An Australian influencer claims he was deported from the United States due to actions taken by singer Billie Eilish, while other news stories cover a court appearance related to a mass shooting in Australia, a plea for a missing woman's release, and developments in the tech world.
Drew Pavlou, the Australian influencer, alleged that Eilish was behind his removal from the U.S. after he mocked her Grammy Awards speech. Pavlou wrote on X that he believed Eilish's legal team contacted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He claimed he spent 30 hours at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) immigration trying to explain that his social media posts were jokes and that he did not intend to move into Eilish's mansion.
In other news, Naveed Akram, accused of the Bondi Beach shooting, faced court for the first time. The 24-year-old appeared in a Sydney court via video link and faces 59 charges, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist attack, according to BBC World. The shooting, which occurred on December 14th, allegedly involved Akram and his father, Sajid, who attacked a Hanukkah event, resulting in 15 deaths and over 40 injuries. Sajid was shot dead by police at the scene.
Meanwhile, Savannah Guthrie, a US TV anchor, issued a plea for the release of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, who disappeared two weeks prior in a suspected kidnapping. Guthrie addressed "whoever has her, or knows where she is," stating that her loved ones "still have hope." Investigators are analyzing DNA found on a glove recovered during the investigation, which appears to match one worn by a suspect in doorbell-camera footage.
In the technology sector, Sir Keir Starmer pledged to crack down on "addictive elements" of social media, including AI chatbots. He stated that the government would address AI bots similarly to how it dealt with X, after threatening the platform over its AI assistant Grok creating non-consensual sexual deepfakes. Government proposals also include requiring tech giants to preserve all data on a child's phone if they die.
Additionally, Chinese tech giant ByteDance pledged to curb its AI video-making tool, Seedance, following legal threats from Disney and complaints from other entertainment companies. Disney accused ByteDance of copyright infringement, leading to the cease-and-desist letter. Videos created using Seedance have recently gained popularity online, but have also raised concerns about copyright violations.
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