1 week ago The Liver King story chillingly shows how bad role models are manufactured

Netflix’s new fitness influencer documentary lifts the lid on how we end up looking up to such strange and unhealthy figures, writes Ben Bryant. Let it serve as a cautionary tale

Culture

1 week ago Who is the Liver King's wife? Meet dentist turned 'Liver Queen' Barbara Johnson

Netflix has just dropped a new documentary on highly controversial fitness influencer

Politics

1 week ago Inside Liver King's staggering net worth as influencer's scandal explored in Netflix documentary

Brian Johnson, better known as the Liver King, made headlines for documenting his extreme lifestyle online

Technology

2 w. ago The Liver King – this hilarious exposé is like Tiger King but with way more genital eating

The sly wit of this documentary shines through as it follows a toxically masculine fitness influencer who consumes so many raw animal organs you can almost taste the salmonella. It is frequently hilariousFor many young men, masculinity is sold as an obsession with protein, and a personality that answers the question “What if WWE was real, and all the time?” Which brings us to Netflix’s explosive new documentary. Untold: The Liver King (out Tuesday 13 May), real name Brian Johnson, is a fitness influencer who promotes “ancestral living” as the solution to enervating modernity. This includes a great deal of hollering and extreme workouts, saying the word “alpha” a lot, plus eating a carnivorous diet of raw animal organs, including an unfeasible amount of genitals.Liver King angry that people addicted to phones. Works with marketing agency to pump out stunt videos specifically designed for them. Opening shot shows Liver King pulling truck on chain. Famous caveman activity. Meanwhile, o...

Politics

3 w. ago Influencer Piper Rockelle breaks silence on mom’s abuse allegations following explosive Bad Influence documentary

Rockelle’s momager, Tiffany Smith, was accused in 2022 by 11 plaintiffs of ‘emotional, verbal, physical, and at times, sexual abuse’ in a $22 million lawsuit

Events

3 w. ago Influencer Piper Rockelle addresses mom Tiffany Smith’s abuse allegations for first time since explosive Bad Influence documentary

Rockelle’s momager, Tiffany Smith, was accused in 2022 by 11 plaintiffs of ‘emotional, verbal, physical, and at times, sexual abuse’ in a $22 million lawsuit

Events

4 w. ago Liver King unmasked: Netflix’s explosive documentary reveals truth behind raw meat influencer’s £75m empire

Whether you’re fascinated, horrified, or just curious, this doc about the rise and fall of the star who ate raw liver daily and fooled millions is a must-watch

Economics