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Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Published on: Feb 15, 2022, 8:00 AM 50 Cent made a surprise appearance during the Super Bowl LVI Pepsi Halftime Show on Sunday night (February 13) as the Los Angeles Rams took on the Cincinnati Bengals. For his portion of the roughly 12-minute performance, 50 Cent spit a few bars from his 2003 mega-hit “In Da Club.” As he hung upside down rapping his verses, people thought the Power mogul appeared to have put on a few pounds. #NFL 50 Cent – In Da Club | Pepsi Halftime Show | Super Bowl LVI#PepsiHalftime still dre pic.twitter.com/4cEbtm3Ie4 — Bouhalli Houssem (@HoussemBouhalli) February 14, 2022 Wearing a white tank top and black pants, 50 Cent blazed through his set with ease. Even so, Twitter instantly started to pick apart his appearance, despite the 46-year-old rap legend looking relatively fit. True, he’s not the cut 28-year-old featured on the Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ album cover, but nobody looks like they did almost 20 years ago. As fat jokes began to fly, several of 50 Cent’s fans came to his defense, as did others who don’t really care about him either way. The notion he was “fat” just didn’t sit…

Billboard president Julian Holguin added, “We're thrilled to continue our close relationship with Twitter to livestream Billboard's first in-person ...

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It’s advertising’s biggest day on the calendar. The Super Bowl ad spots cost in excess of $7 million USD, but it’s also a time for brands to flex funny muscles on Twitter. Taking to the microblogging platform, brands use Twitter to spark conversation and be part of the cultural phenomenon. Each year, social media managers across the United States and beyond use the sporting event to drum up engagement. From Oreos to Burger King and even Twitter itself, what was being said this Super Bowl? Here’s a thought: Replace the ball with an OREO cookie — OREO Cookie (@Oreo) February 14, 2022 Yelling at the TV like you’re the head coach? Maybe you just need a SNICKERS. #SuperBowl — SNICKERS (@SNICKERS) February 14, 2022 did you see that play for the points? wow. -tostitos community manager — Tostitos (@Tostitos) February 14, 2022 What’s the best game day snack? Asking for no particular reason whatsoever… — Coca-Cola (@CocaCola) February 13, 2022 PIZZA​ AND​ FOOTBALL​ AND​ PIZZA​ AND​ FOOTBALL​ AND​ PIZZA​ AND​ FOOTBALL — Domino’s Pizza (@dominos) February 13, 2022 Ketchdown (noun): The celebratory ketchup dip for tonight’s first touchdown. — H.J. Heinz & Co. (@HeinzTweets) February 13, 2022 this Tweet is…

February 13, 2022 12:57 am ET Israel Adesanya maintained his position as the world’s best middleweight on Saturday when he defended his title against Robert Whittaker in the UFC 271 main event. Adesanya (22-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC) recorded a fourth defense of the 185-pound title when he defeated the man he originally took it from. “The Last Stylebender” earned a unanimous decision victory over Whittaker (23-6 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in their rematch, which took place at Toyota Center in Houston. Check below for the top Twitter reactions Adesanya’s title defense over Whittaker at UFC 271. Khabib Nurmagomedov My heart with Robert but my mind with Adesanya — khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) February 13, 2022 Related Kevin Iole Adesanya firing tons of kicks — Kevin Iole (@KevinI) February 13, 2022 Related Andreas Hale Whittaker lunges forward. Nothing. Izzy chopping Whittaker's lead leg with ease. Izzy barely misses a high kick. Straight left drops Whittaker. Flash knockdown. Whittaker is back up. — Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) February 13, 2022 Related Marvin Vettori Man give me any of these guys.Any. Any time. — Marvin Vettori (@MarvinVettori) February 13, 2022 Whittaker is fighting scared# — Marvin Vettori (@MarvinVettori) February 13, 2022 Related John Hyon Ko Adesanya…

CNN contributor Juliette Kayyem said her tweets calling for The Freedom Convoy truckers tires to be slashed were misconstrued. Boston Globe via Getty Images A CNN contributor and former Obama administration official is switching gears after publishing a pair of incendiary tweets in which she called for aggressive actions to end the Freedom Convoy. Juliette Kayyem said there should have been no mercy for the truckers who blocked the Ambassador Bridge connecting the US and Canada. “The Ambassador Bridge link constitutes 28% of annual trade movement between US and Canada. Slash the tires, empty gas tanks, arrest the drivers, and move the trucks,” Kayyem said in a Thursday twitter rant to her nearly 200,000 followers, calling it an “economic and security issue.” Border-crossing Canadian truckers have snarled traffic and commerce for weeks to protest the country’s vaccine mandate. The movement has attracted significant grassroots support and many truckers say they won’t go home until all coronavirus restrictions are lifted. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has so far refused to meet with the protesters in Ottawa, the nation’s capital. Freedom Convoy truckers have blocked The Ambassador Bridge which connects The US to Canada and say they won’t stop protesting until Canada lifts all COVID-19…

Gehraiyaan has inspired a variety of reactions on Twitter. Many are still shocked at the sudden twist that arrives at midway mark. Deepika Padukone plays Alisha in Shakun Batra's movie. Almost 36 hours since its release, Shakun Batra's Gehraiyaan has emerged as the most popular desi movie on Amazon Prime Video. While the hype around the film had never been low, fans are divided after finally watching it.While some cannot help but sing praises for the film, Deepika Padukone's performance and Shakun's direction, others are not so sure. Many have criticised how the film's tone suddenly and drastically changes an hour into the movie, which was marketed as an intimate film about love and relationships and dealing with infidelity.Mild spoilers for the film follow.Nonetheless, the film's multiple twists: from the murder yacht to infidelity breaking families and hearts, have inspired many tweets. One person wrote, “Deepika has delivered such an impactful performance in this emotional, Romantic, complicated relationship drama …Last 45 min and the unexpected twist makes the movie a worth watch after the slow start. For sure a good watch but not for everyone!!” Another tweeted, “Somebody please explain the last cliffhanger of #gehraiyaan kya tha woh (What was…

Twitter's outage was trending on Twitter. Sarah Tew/CNET Twitter appeared to experience a widespread service disruption Friday, with many people reporting that they couldn't log in or post messages on the social network. The social network said the issue was due to a "technical bug" but service should now be restored. "We've fixed a technical bug that was preventing timelines from loading and Tweets from posting," wrote the official @TwitterSupport account. "Things should be back to normal now. Sorry for the interruption!" We’ve fixed a technical bug that was preventing timelines from loading and Tweets from posting. Things should be back to normal now. Sorry for the interruption!— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) February 11, 2022 Problems started at the social network around 9 a.m. PT, according to outage monitoring site Down Detector. People in the US as well as many other countries around the world were reportedly impacted.Outages are nothing new in the online world, and services often go offline or experience slowdowns. "Twitter Down" was the top trending item on the social network Friday amid the outage. Stay in the know. Get the latest tech stories from CNET News every weekday.

WARNING: This story contains graphic language which has been edited for publication.***Singer Richard Marx didn’t know what he was starting Thursday night when he tweeted about actor Ricky Schroeder, who was backing U.S. truckers supporting their Canadian counterparts by using their vehicles as blockades to protest COVID-related restrictions.First, the original post on Thursday morning, with Schroeder’s video shared on Twitter by @patriottakes:Former Silver Spoons child actor Ricky Schroder hopes “our truckers” will “shut down DC, shut down Sacramento, shut down Albany, shut down these states, and this capital” to “root out this evil.”Marx’s reaction: “Ricky Schroeder needs to shut down his mouth.”Among those picking up on the thread Friday was former New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Lenny Dykstra: “LOL. #MarxistD**k”And Dykstra was just getting started:Eh, shut the f**k up, Marxist D**k. At least he/him doesn’t have to worry about the badass #TruckersForFreedom2022 getting fired up by playing any of his awful, calculated-to-be-radio-friendly “music.” Real men hate that crap, just like no one ever performs it in karaoke.Though it would be funny to hear them playing “Satisfied” (BADASS!!!!) or “Should’ve Known Better” (the ones where he/him “rocks”) as an ironic joke. Gotta love “Don’t Mean Nothing,” where he/him KEEPS…

Twitter appears to be back online after experiencing a widespread outage on Friday afternoon, with many users reporting issues accessing or using the site. The trouble began around 12 p.m. ET, when the first user reports began trickling in at outage tracker DownDetector. As of 1 p.m. ET, more than 45,000 people reported problems with Twitter. Some users said they were having issues logging into the platform or posting tweets. Twitter said the problem was resolved. “We’ve fixed a technical bug that was preventing timelines from loading and Tweets from posting. Things should be back to normal now. Sorry for the interruption!” the company said. Twitter’s status page noted the site was “experiencing an elevated level of API errors” that were being investigated. “The presence and scope of any customer impact has not been determined at this time, but we will provide an update as soon as we know more,” a message on the status page said. DownDetector reported a spike in outages around 12 p.m. ET.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett In the US, the outage appeared concentrated on the West Coast, according to DownDetector’s live map tracking report locations. Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles appeared to be hotspots.