Did TMZ purposefully stage paparazzo photos of Britney Spears to make her look “crazy”? Did a “digital shopping mall” segregate a house of young Instagram influencers in the Coachella valley? Why is Miss Vanjie shilling Chips Ahoy on Twitter? What the fuck happened between a tech startup and rural computer scientists in West Virginia? Did Lisa Vanderpump reveal she’s finally quitting the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills? Is Alyssa Milano the most tone-deaf person on Twitter right now? Let’s dive in!

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Links: 

• https://twitter.com/vanessavanjie/status/1127616794254962689?s=21
• Britney Arrives in Court (THR)
• YouTubers Say Their Coachella Influencer House Was Segregated (Emily Alford, Jezebel)
• The Decline of The Instagram Influencer (Rosie Spinks, Quartzy)
• Britney Spears claims her father committed her to a mental health facility and forced her to take medication as she pleads with a judge to free her from his control (DAILYMAIL) (VIDEO)
• Author may lose book deal after shaming black transit worker (NY POST)
• Students Claim a West Virginia Nonprofit Promising to Teach Them to Code Was a Scam (Emily Alford, Jezebel)
• Alyssa Milano calls for ‘sex strike’ to protest wave of anti-abortion bills. (PAGE SIX)
• Demi Lovato hires Scooter Braun as her new manager (PAGE SIX)
• EXCLUSIVE: 'Sometimes you have to say OK, enough.' Lisa Vanderpump gives her biggest hint yet that she's quitting RHOBH, following 'hurtful' fallout with Dorit Kemsley and Kyle Richards, as she admits she 'floundered' after brother's death (DAILYMAIL)