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by tomhoward 2401 days ago
“Interesting new phenomenon”, not “new evidence [in a mainstream news story about a celebrity scandal]”. They’re very different concepts.

Dang isn’t saying it’s not a big/important story; it’s just not on-topic for HN. The guidelines are clear and long-established on that.

There’s the whole rest of the internet for discussing mainstream news scandals.