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· Carl Samson
Oli London says he’s now ‘living as Ken’ after detransitioning from ‘Barbie’ look
After trying to look like a Barbie doll, British internet personality Oli London says he is now happily “living as Ken.” Background: London, 33, rose to fame in 2018 after undergoing dozens of surgeries to resemble BTS member Jimin. Last year, he apologized to the K-pop idol and…
· Ryan General
Vietnamese commander becomes 1st non-white police chief in London, Ontario
“I believe in leading from the heart with kindness and compassion”
· Carl Samson
Oli London tackles gender, identity struggles in new memoir ‘Detransition’
British influencer Oli London has announced the pre-release of his memoir, “Detransition,” on Friday. London, 33, became known after undergoing nearly three dozen surgeries to resemble K-Pop idol and BTS member Jimin. He has since made headlines over other controversies,…
· Carl Samson
Oli London says he received death threats after backtracking on reassignment surgery
Oli London, 32, said he received death threats after canceling his plan to undergo gender reassignment surgery in Bangkok. The British-born influencer, who now identifies as a Korean man, made the allegations in a new interview with the Daily Star. London said the “awful” abuse…
· Iris Jung
Oli London detransitions from ‘Korean’ woman to British man
Influencer Oli London has announced his detransition from a "Korean" woman to a British man, citing God and Christianity as the reasons for the change. Although London previously identified as genderfluid, he said, “I’ve come to realize, actually, I am a man. And I want to stay…
· Ryan General
Report: China’s unofficial ‘police stations’ operating under the radar in London, other parts of the world
Spain-based nonprofit Safeguard Defenders released a report on Sept. 12 accusing China of setting up unofficial police stations in London and other parts of the world. According to the report, China has set up 54 “overseas police service centers” worldwide operated by Chinese…
· Carl Samson
Oli London apologizes to BTS’ Jimin, Asian community for ‘unhealthy’ obsession
Oli London, 32, has apologized to BTS member Jimin and the larger Asian community for their “unhealthy” obsession with Jimin and nearly three dozen plastic surgery procedures to look like the K-pop idol. London rose in popularity in 2018 after appearing in a documentary series…
· Jane Nam
‘Trans-Korean’ influencer Oli London to pay for surgery to make their partner look like BTS’ Jimin
Plastic surgery fanatic and K-pop superfan Oli London, 32, is paying for their partner’s surgeries so they can also look like BTS member Jimin. London, who identifies as non-binary, married Danny Richardson, 19, in a plastic-surgery-themed wedding in London, U.K., last month…
· Carl Samson
‘I’m Korean, people need to accept that’: Oli London defends ‘transracial’ identity against Black woman
British personality Oli London, 31, has defended transracialism in a Channel 4 documentary series called “Would You Rather?” after identifying themself as Korean. London, who underwent multiple surgeries to resemble BTS member Jimin, sat down for the show with a Black woman, who…
· Rebecca Moon
‘Everyday being transracial is a struggle’: Oli London hits back at Bill Maher over penis reduction joke
Oli London, a British influencer who identifies as a transracial Korean, spoke out against Bill Maher’s “belittling” comments over London’s plans to receive a penis reduction procedure. During Friday’s episode of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher”, Maher commented on London’s…
· Ryan General
‘Transracial’ influencer Oli London says they plan to undergo penis reduction procedure to be ‘100 percent Korean’
“Transracial” internet personality Oli London said they plan to undergo a penis reduction procedure to be “100 percent Korean.” According to London, they are willing to go under the knife to get “the Korean average,” which they approximate to be 3.5 inches. London said that they…
· Editorial Staff
What happened to Jimin?: ‘Trans-racial’ Oli London picks TikToker Hoshin as their new ‘Oppar’
British influencer Oli London, who identifies as "Korean," has posted a video to TikTok claiming they have a new "oppar [sic]" to replace BTS' Jimin. “Meet my new Oppar [sic]," they wrote in a video featuring pictures of TikToker @Vlad.Hoshin. Hoshin has since reacted to the…
· Sarah Yukiko
Ariana Grande accused of ‘Asianfishing’ in new photos, praised by Oli London for looking ‘cute and oriental’
Ariana Grande was accused of “Asianfishing” after photos of her surfaced on the internet in which she appeared to have different facial features. The photos were posted by New York-based photographer Katia Temkin on Instagram and were widely circulated on Twitter. In them,…
· Bryan Ke
Police Find Body of Missing Chinese Doctorate Student in London
Sihong Yan, a Chinese doctorate student at King’s College in London who disappeared about two weeks ago, was found dead at a Westminster address on Wednesday, according to the authorities. The 35-year-old student, originally from Shenyang in Liaoning Province, was last seen at…
· Carl Samson
US man convicted of murdering Chinese woman in London
A 26-year-old U.S. man has been convicted of murdering a 31-year-old Chinese graduate student in her south London flat after a violent confrontation over sexual health testing. What happened: Joshua Michals visited Zhe Wang’s flat in Manor Park, Hither Green, on the evening of…
· Carl Samson
Chinese police are arresting ‘boys’ love’ writers
Chinese authorities have arrested dozens of gay romance writers in recent weeks, escalating the country’s crackdown against the “boys’ love” genre amid efforts to improve its falling birth rates. The latest: Police in the northwestern province of Gansu reportedly apprehended as…
· Michelle De Pacina
All charges dropped against suspect in Oakland police officer’s killing
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office dismissed all charges against Marquise Cooper, one of four men initially charged in connection with the killing of Oakland police officer Tuan Le. Le, a four-year veteran of the Oakland Police Department, was fatally shot on Dec. 29,…
· Carl Samson
SF Mayor London Breed aims to open Chinese university satellite campus downtown
San Francisco Mayor London Breed is headed to China to present plans aimed at drawing investments into the city, including setting up a satellite campus of a Chinese public university. Key points:
· Carl Samson
SF mayor, police agree to release video of fatal attack on senior Asian woman
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Police Chief William Scott have agreed to release surveillance video believed to show the moments in which an elderly Asian woman was shoved to her death last year. Key points:
· Michelle De Pacina
SF Mayor London Breed faces loss of support from Asian American community
San Francisco Mayor London Breed faces declining support among the Asian community as a recent poll revealed that 80% of Asian voters, who are likely to participate in the upcoming November election, expressed disapproval of the current mayor. Key points: