The NBA said they are “investigating” a social media video posted early Saturday morning that appeared to show Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant brandishing a firearm while inside a nightclub. The Instagram Live video — reportedly uploaded onto Morant’s account just hours after the Grizzlies’ Friday night road loss to …
Read More »Alex Murdaugh Found Guilty of Murdering Wife and Son
Alex Murdaugh was found guilty on two counts of murder at his trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C. The disbarred lawyer was convicted of killing his wife Maggie, 52, and son Paul, 22, on the family’s hunting compound in June 2021. Murdaugh, 52, was also indicted and …
Read More »Alex Murdaugh Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Wife and Son
Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison Friday, a day after he was found guilty of the murder of his wife and son. Murdaugh, the scion of South Carolina’s Lowcountry legal dynasty, was convicted of two counts of murder and two counts of possession of …
Read More »Here's How LaRussell and Intuit are Helping Independent Artists Understand How to Achieve Their Financial Ambitions
In many ways, there has never been a better time to be an independent artist. Up and comers can build their own audiences from the ground up on social media without going through gatekeepers and climbing industry ladders. Fans also get a front row seat to see their favorite artist …
Read More »She Used the Bathroom — And Became a Target of the Culture War
“I’ll wipe my hands on my penis.” Essayist and activist Sophie McAllister is confident she’d never uttered those words before this week. Now, she tells Rolling Stone, she must have said them over a hundred times, thanks to a quick encounter in a London pub, which she believes made her …
Read More »Alex Murdaugh Called 'Family Annihilator' by Prosecution in Murder Trial
Closing arguments in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh ended on Wednesday. Prosecutors sought to convince the South Carolina jury that Murdaugh murdered his wife Maggie, 52, and son Paul, 22, and that the disbarred lawyer was a “family annihilator” who used the killings as a way to halt …
Read More »How an HQ Trivia Documentary Started a 'Drama Vortex' Online
Three months. That’s how long it took for HQ Trivia to go from unknown mobile game to household name with a record 2.38 million users at once. Now, six years later, a new documentary, Glitch: The Rise And Fall Of HQ Trivia, aims to tell the scandalous behind-the-scenes story of …
Read More »Jussie Smollett Appeals Hate Hoax Conviction, Seeks New Trial
Lawyers for Jussie Smollett have filed to appeal the former Empire actor’s conviction for lying to police, the latest chapter in the legal battle relating to Smollett’s alleged role in a hate crime hoax. Smollett was sentenced to 150 days and 30 months in prison in March 2022 after being …
Read More »Tennessee Enacts Nation's First Law Restricting Drag Shows
Tennessee became the first state in the country to restrict public drag performances on Thursday. Republican Gov. Bill Lee also signed legislation banning minors from receivinggender-affirming care andprohibiting surgeries and hormone treatments for transgender youth. The Republican governor, who appeared in drag in a 1977 high-school yearbook photo, promised to …
Read More »Vanessa Bryant Settles Lawsuit Over Helicopter Crash Photos for $28.85 Million
Los Angeles County agreed to pay Vanessa Bryant and her three daughters a $28.85million settlement in exchange for ending a lawsuit over the sharing of graphic photos of the Jan. 2020 helicopter crash that killed her husband, NBA star Kobe Bryant, their 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others, according to …
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