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A court jury found Northern California sheriff’s deputies guilty of wrongly detaining a Black family at a Starbucks. They were granted $8.25 million in compensation for the injustice detention. According to NBC News, Aasylei Loggervale and her two daughters, Aaottae Loggervale and Aasylei Hardge-Loggervale, went to Starbucks located in Castro Valley in September 2019, which is located […]
Kehlani refused to lose their cool. The singer-songwriter began trending Wednesday after being confronted by a right-wing influencer while waiting in a Starbucks drive-thru. A portion of the incident was captured in a now-viral video filmed and shared by Christian Walker, the 22-year-old son of GOP politician and former NFL player Herschel Walker. The clip begins with the Christian shouting […]
Starbucks will reimburse employees for travel expenses related to seeking abortions or gender-affirming procedures, the company announced this week. The move was announced via a letter to Starbucks partners from Sara Kelly, who currently serves as the company’s acting executive vice president of partner resources. As the Associated Press noted in its report, the Seattle-headquartered coffee […]
Besides acting, James Cromwell is a recognized animal rights activist—and on Tuesday, he was protesting the extra cost of vegan milk in a New York City Starbucks. Footage shared by PETA shows the 82-year-old actor with his hand glued to the register counter of a Starbucks. He’s seated next to another man and a woman […]
Hundreds of Starbucks customers in New Jersey are being told to get vaccinated against Hepatitis A after an employee was found to have worked while infected. According to the Camden County Department of Health, officials were notified last Wednesday that a Starbucks employee in Clementon, NJ tested positive for hepatitis A earlier this month and may have […]
“Edward” has no regrets. The 31-year-old California resident, who declined to give his last name, has identified himself as the customer behind the now-viral 13-ingredient Starbucks order. You’ve probably seen it: the double-blended Frappucino that included five bananas, seven pumps of dark caramel sauce, extra salted brown butter topping, Frappuccino chips, one pump of honey blend, and extra whip cream? […]
A barista in a Southern California Starbucks kept her cool as a Trump-supporting customer went on an anti-mask tirade. The 19-year-old’s handling of the customer’s freakout went viral on TikTok. In the video, the person in question can be heard yelling “Trump 2020!” and “fuck Black Lives Matter” after she was told by employee Alex Beckom […]
An Oklahoma police chief is upset after a Starbucks employee allegedly labeled officers’ coffee order as belonging to a “Pig.” A police officer made a coffee run to Starbucks for themselves and other officers who were working the Thanksgiving shift with them. Yet when the officer got the beverages, they noticed that the word “Pig” was placed where Starbucks usually writes […]
Following the series finale on Game of Thrones, showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss were nowhere to be seen. The creators joked they would be “drunk and very far from the internet” as Season 8 of the HBO epic came to an end, and they stayed true to their word. There’s been a divisive but loudly negative response […]
Coffee cup-gate won’t go away. During a recent appearance on Conan, actress Sophie Turner was asked about the infamous blunder in episode 4 of Game of Thrones‘ final season. You remember the scene: A modern-day disposable coffee cup appeared on a table in front of Emilia Clarke‘s character Daenerys Targaryen—a gaffe that resulted in many memes and an estimated $2.3 […]
