Cameras caught Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow ignoring an autograph request from a young fan in public.

There’s no shortage of stories involving celebrities ignoring fans’ pleas for autographs, selfies, etc. It’s been going on forever, but we see more instances of it these days because of cellphones and social media.

The complex reality for fans is that celebrities simply don’t have time to stop and greet every fan that sees them walking in public, especially one of America’s most beloved athletes like Joe Burrow.

Nonetheless, some fans are ripping on Joe Burrow for ignoring a young fan’s autograph request while walking around in an undisclosed location in the evening. Other fans stood in front of Burrow to get a selfie (he clearly wasn’t thrilled), ignoring the autograph request as he made his way into a vehicle:

If you go through the reactions on the two X/Twitter posts above, you’ll see conflicting responses from fans. Some thought he should have taken a few seconds to make the kid’s day, but others defended Burrow and cited his right to privacy and peace.

But folks shouldn’t let this one instance shape their belief about how Joe Burrow treats his fans. Jay Morrison of Bengals Talk snapped a photo of Burrow giving autographs to a few fans at Wednesday’s practice:

Also, considering that Burrow was one of several prominent athletes to have their homes burglarized last year, it’s understandable that he might be extra low-key and private when he’s out in public.

Joe Burrow & Bengals Open 2025 Season At Browns

Burrow and the Bengals have been notoriously slow starters since his 2020 rookie year. A 0-3 start in 2024 proved costly, as the Bengals’ 9-8 finish kept them out of the postseason by one game.

The Bengals will try to avoid another sluggish start when they visit the AFC North rival Cleveland Browns on Sept. 8.

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CHARLOTTE, NC — Daniel Naroditsky is a chess king in the Queen City. He’s currently ranked 150th in the world. He’s so good he can play the game blindfolded and so he did.

A sightless Naroditsky beat his competition in a game of Bullet Chess in just 44 seconds.

The video posted last month, has been viewed 5.5 million times on Instagram.

“I’m a pretty private person. Total introvert, chess player but, it is still crazy. Like when you think about the scale of people who’ve seen it and all the positive comments,” said Naroditsky of the video.

Naroditsky achieved the title of Grandmaster at 18. Which he says is actually quite old for the sport. At the ripe of old age of 29, he know considers himself semi-retired from classical chess.

He now focuses his attention on the faster forms of chess like in the video. He also is a Youtube hit with 475k followers.

“It’s nice to see that chess has this positive association in people’s mind instinctively, rather than this negative association of like old men sitting in basements,” said Naroditsky of the renewed interest in chess.

The Grandmaster now acts as a bit of an Ambassador for chess, especially here in Charlotte and for the Charlotte Chess Center, a group that is also working to grow the game by doing anything from hosting chess nights at local breweries to putting on tournaments of 700 in the Queen City.

A spokesperson for the the charlotte chess center says since Naroditsky’s video went viral, they have seen more people showing up to local events.

If it’s your lucky day, you could spot a celebrity walking on the street, sipping coffee, or sitting at the table next to you in a café you visit every other day. Something similar happened with a woman named Jony who was walking on the street, looking forward to having a regular day, when she met someone unexpected. The advertising agency The Attention Seeker — which goes by the username @theattnseeker — posted a video on their Instagram page where Jony goes up to a stranger and randomly asks him out for a cup of coffee. She didn’t quite realize in that moment just how famous he was.

Jony, who is shooting on the camera, spots a stranger, asks him out for coffee, and informs him that he’s being recorded, to which he doesn’t resist. After exchanging names, she proceeds with her next question, “Lewis, what do you do?” He replies after a brief pause, “I like to swim… I try to make a living [of it].” Jony wonders if he is a teacher, but Lewis quickly replies, “I jump in the pool and try to race other people and beat them.” She is taken aback when he reveals that he is an Olympic athlete representing New Zealand. Surprised, she says, “Oh, so you are a swimmer swimmer” — the double emphasis meant to denote his high league.

When Jony asks him about his favourite swimming style, he replies that he can’t choose one. Usually, he goes for a “medley,” cycling through all four of them. He also talks to her about his work week, how he wakes up in the morning, goes for a swim, takes a nap, then goes for a swim again in the evening. She further asks him about his coffee order — a flat white with beef milk — and places it for him, following up with a request of her own: If he talked to her boss, Stanley, she could get a pay raise on account of him being famous. Said in jest, it cracked the moment of tension between the two, further propelled by him agreeing with her under pressure.

According to the Olympics New Zealand team’s website, Lewis Clareburt is a “swimming World Champion, Olympic finalist and four-time Commonwealth Games medalist.” He has been a member of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth teams since his first competition at the Bahamas Commonwealth Youth Games in 2017, where he bagged seven medals.

He first competed in the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, where he reached the finals of the 400m IM and 200m IM — he was placed seventh and eighth, respectively. He also competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

After watching the video, here’s what people have to say: @radishhgirl wrote, “I like how he didn’t want to come right out and say it but let you get there yourself,” and @oriental.sweet expressed, “Love how he’s so humble about this, like most guys would be bragging from the start lol but he gives off such green flag energy.” @yourpalhenry2007 guessed, “He probably loved that. A lot of famous people like it when they aren’t recognized and they get to be human,” while @reneeschaefer jokingly commented, “Beef… milk? Not just regular milk? I have never in my life heard it called beef milk, that makes it sound so disgusting, but I am lactose intolerant, so there’s that.”

This article originally appeared 2 months ago.

A New York high school girls’ basketball championship game has led to a lawsuit that’s making headlines across the state.

What should have been the proudest night of the season for one upstate New York girls’ basketball team is now at the center of a lawsuit. A player says her coach turned a championship game into a public scene of aggression, one she says was caught on video and shared across social media.

The Allegations Against Coach James Zullo

According to court filings, former Northville Central School District girls’ basketball coach James Zullo is accused of assaulting one of his players, Hailey Monroe, during the New York State Class D championship game on March 21, 2025, at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy.

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Monroe’s attorneys claim the confrontation happened at the end of the game, when Zullo allegedly became enraged, yelling and screaming at her in front of teammates and spectators. The lawsuit says he then grabbed Monroe by the hair and yanked it,  an incident caught on video and later shared on social media, going viral.

A Pattern of Behavior?

The complaint also alleges that Zullo has a history of “inappropriate, aggressive, and dangerous conduct” toward his players, including Monroe. It further claims the Northville Central School District knew about Zullo’s behavior but failed to take action to protect its student-athletes from physical and emotional harm.

What the Lawsuit Seeks

The lawsuit demands damages for injuries and expenses Monroe says she’s suffered since the incident. It accuses both Zullo and the school district of negligence and asks the court for a judgment against them.

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The district and Zullo have 20 days from the date they were served to respond. If they fail to do so, the court could issue a default judgment in Monroe’s favor.