Month: July 2021

This year is building up to be the year of Nicki Minaj and in just a matter of months, the rapper already has a number of memorable moments to be proud of. Her latest one comes through a surprise remix of BIA’s viral track, “Whole Lotta Money.” The track that has helped greatly in boosting the Boston native’s popularity, but the new remix with Nicki will only increase that exponentially. On it, the two rappers deliver verses of their own before going back and forth on a third verse for the remix that maintains the song’s original production.

The remix comes after Nicki teased something big for fans in the days leading up to the track’s arrival. “There’s something I URGENTLY need to share w you guys,” she tweeted, promising to go on Instagram Live to share it. She added, “This is VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT. Love you guys so much.” As promised, Nicki held the Instagarm Live, which featured a live appearance from BIA who sat beside Nicki for the last 20 minutes of the livestream. Here, Nicki and BIA discussed how the remix came together and their prior interactions before engaging in a game of “f*ck, marry, kill.”

The remix arrives after BIA stopped by UPROXX Sessions to before the original version of the track which can be found on her 2020 project, For Certain.

You can check out the remix to “Whole Lotta Money” in the video above.

The Phoenix Suns held homecourt with a 112-102 win in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Thursday thanks, once again, to their incredible ability to make timely shots.

Throughout this postseason, the Suns have shown a knack for recognizing the big moments of a game and stepping up to them, thanks in large part to the ruthless nature of their star guards, Devin Booker and Chris Paul. Game 2 was, overall, defined by Phoenix’s outside shooting, as they were 20-of-40 from deep, making the difference against a 9-of-31 night from the Bucks from three-point range. However, it wasn’t just the volume of makes but the timeliness of them that allowed the Suns to always maintain a fairly comfortable edge against Milwaukee.

On multiple occasions in the second half, the Bucks made runs to cut the Suns lead down to two or three possessions, but every time they did, the Suns — and often, specifically, Devin Booker — had a response. On three occasions in the second half Booker hit a contested three-pointer to push Phoenix’s lead back to nine or ten points, refusing to let Milwaukee completely close the gap.

Booker would follow that last one up with another three — this time getting wide open off the ball — to push the Suns lead to 13, as the Bucks simply had no answers for the Phoenix shot-making display.

Late in the fourth, it was Paul’s turn to put a dagger of his own in the Bucks, who should be commended for their resiliency even if they could never quite reel the Suns in, knocking down a corner three off of some tremendous glass work from Deandre Ayton to get a second possession for Phoenix while up six.

Part of what makes the Suns so frustrating to play against is these types of showings from Paul and Booker aren’t outliers. Sure, Phoenix can’t shoot 50 percent from three as a team every night, but the shot-making abilities of their two stars have been proven to be sustainable. There are so many possessions where you can apply the “great offense beats great defense” axiom to the Suns, as Paul and Booker leave defenders shaking their heads, wondering what else there is to do. The answer is nothing and to just keep trying to play good, solid defense, but the more those shots go in, the more defenses get frustrated and try pressing the action, which is when someone shakes free for a wide open look.

Against a Bucks team where consistent shot-making is the Achilles heel, that skill very well could be the difference in the series, as Paul and Booker are capable of regularly making contested shots over good defense — a necessity against a team as good on that end as Milwaukee. The adjustments for Milwaukee going forward will probably be subtle ones. The small lineup got punished on the offensive glass in the fourth, allowing too many second chance opportunities to a team that takes full advantage of them, which likely means more Brook Lopez down the stretch in Game 3. Otherwise, much of what the Bucks did defensively worked how it’s supposed to, it’s just that Booker and Paul were better.

As hard as that is to accept sometimes, it’s the truth. You just tip your cap and move on. The concern for Milwaukee going forward has to be that those two are capable of doing that again, and two more efforts like that will send the Larry O’Brien trophy to the desert rather than Wisconsin.

The Phoenix Suns held serve in Game 1 of the 2021 NBA Finals, riding a spectacular performance from Chris Paul and strong support from Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton to a double-digit victory at home. Just 48 hours later, the Suns hosted the Milwaukee Bucks for Game 2, with the visitors unquestionably entering with a sense of urgency as Mike Budenholzer’s team aimed to avoid a dreaded 0-2 deficit. In a back-and-forth affair that featured memorable moments on both sides, the Suns emerged victorious by a final score of 118-108 to take a 2-0 series advantage.

While Giannis Antetokounmpo returned in productive fashion for Game 1, the two-time NBA MVP wasn’t quite himself physically, but another stretch of treatment seemed to have its desired impact early in Game 2. He threw down a monster dunk on the first possession of the game and had two more dunks, plus a steal and a blocked shot, to spur the Bucks to an early lead.

Most of the first quarter occurred with reasonable flow, as the first foul of the game did not occur until the 2:49 mark of the first quarter. Phoenix kept their offense afloat with a whopping eight three-pointers on 14 attempts, with the Bucks out-scoring the Suns by a 20-0 margin in the paint during the entire opening period. The result was a three-point Milwaukee lead, even with Phoenix shooting just 1-for-9 inside the arc.

Early in the second quarter, the Suns enjoyed a period of sustained success, using a 9-2 run to take a 39-35 lead. Though a chase-down block from Jrue Holiday was notable, Phoenix’s energy was considerable, as evidenced by the the follow from Ayton in transition to force Milwaukee into a timeout.

The Bucks fought back to tie the game at 41-41, but the remainder of the first half went to Phoenix. The Suns closed the second quarter on a 15-4 run, capped by a beautiful possession that ended with a three-point play by Ayton to push their advantage to double-digits at halftime.

Phoenix was excellent on the offensive end in the first half, converting 11 three-pointers and deploying a balanced attack. Mikal Bridges led the way with 13 points, out-scoring Holiday and Khris Middleton combined, and the Suns held the Bucks to just 36 percent shooting and 4-for-16 from three-point distance.

In keeping with their first half showing, the Suns scored on the first four possessions after halftime, extending their lead to 15 points in a hurry. Then, however, Antetokounmpo settled into a rhythm, scoring 13 points in less than five minutes and giving the Bucks a jolt as they eventually cut the margin to five points.

Phoenix closed the third quarter in improved fashion, though, and they had control of the proceedings as a result. Despite the best efforts of Antetokounmpo (who scored 20 points in the period), the Suns led by 10 points with 12 minutes to go, with Milwaukee’s supporting cast combining to shoot a hideous 33.9 percent from the floor through three quarters.

The Bucks did start the fourth quarter well, as they continued to ride Antetokounmpo’s individual brilliance on both ends. After a highlight-worthy block, Milwaukee climbed back within five.

In on-brand fashion, the Suns continued to make big shots, taking advantage of Milwaukee’s struggles outside of Antetokounmpo. Booker made two more three-pointers in timely fashion, giving Phoenix a 13-point lead with 7:18 on the clock.

The Bucks did make one final push, scoring seven straight points right as things were teetering. That brought Milwaukee within a six-point margin at 103-97 with plenty of time to continue their comeback.

Milwaukee then had a three-pointer in the air that would’ve cut the deficit to three, but that was as close as the Bucks would get. The backbreaker may have been a possession in which the Suns generated two offensive rebounds before Paul buried a triple and, after a stop, the Suns scored again to take an 11-point edge and effectively put the game on ice.

Phoenix’s lead never dipped below eight points in the final seconds, and it was another resilient performance for the home team. The three-point line was heavily responsible for the Suns’ success, as they were 20-for-40 from beyond the arc. Phoenix also produced 26 assists, illustrating their ball movement, and they put together a strong defensive effort.

Individually, Booker led the way with 31 points, six assists and five rebounds, with Paul adding 23 points and eight assists. Bridges also enjoyed a breakout moment, scoring 27 points, grabbing seven rebounds and flashing his tremendous defensive upside.

For the Bucks, Antetokounmpo was brilliant from wire-to-wire. He finished with 42 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks in just his second game back from a significant knee issue, and his performance shouldn’t be overlooked despite the result. Milwaukee struggled from three-point range (9-for-31) as a team, and the duo of Holiday and Middleton combined to shoot just 12-for-37 from the floor and 2-for-9 from deep.

With the win, the Suns improve to 13-0 during the playoffs when leading by double figures at any point, and they also take further control of the series. It is often noted that the series doesn’t begin until the home team loses but, for Phoenix, home wins would be enough, and the Bucks have no margin for error as they return home for Game 3 on Sunday evening.

If you watched Bridgerton on Netflix and wished you could find yourself in an immersive, steamy world where virtual members of the upper crust burned for you, well, Thursday brought some intriguing news. You know, kind of.

Deadline reported that showrunner Shonda Rhimes’ deal with Netflix has not only been extended, but expanded in some interesting new areas. Added to her Shondaland production company’s deal with Netflix is the addition of movies, some live events and, interestingly, “gaming and VR content.”

The deal, which extends the multi-million dollar deal she signed in 2017, covers Rhimes, her production company Shondaland and her producing partner Betsy Beers.

In addition to television, it will cover feature films as well as potential gaming and VR content. The deal also includes a branding and merchandise deal for Shondaland, which will add live events and experiences.

This is, we must absolutely stress, not a report indicating that a Bridgerton game is actually in the works. In fact, the report makes no reference to any specific property at all. And the bigger deal here is that Shondaland movies are likely on the way and would be much more possible to actually see the light of day.

But a Bridgerton video game is now technically possible given the reworked nature of her deal. And considering Netflix has been toying with potential forays into the gaming and interactive sphere and reportedly wants to take a serious look at game development, anything is possible. Reports about Netflix entering the video game sphere have persisted for years — with little to show for it unless you count the Black Mirror interactive episode, Bandersnatch.

Other rumblings about an interactive Minecraft story on Netflix and Telltale Games’ development of a Stranger Things title have gone nowhere, the latter company essentially evaporating shortly after that game’s existence was made public. Every major company from Disney to Microsoft has tried to make a splash in gaming, and while some clearly can find success many others never seem to make it work.

That’s because breaking into traditional video games is hard for any company that hasn’t done it before. Plenty of companies own development rights like this and little to show for it. Mostly because developing any kind of video game is hard, takes years of effort and creative production and lots of money for much of that time with little to show shareholders for the effort.

Still, Netflix announced a big swing at developing streaming content based on video game franchises in recent weeks, so a plan to make the inverse happen is also certainly possible for the streaming giant. And the money to throw at a problem like Shondaland games can certainly be there on paper. But making games — let alone good ones, of course — takes a lot more work (and time and money) than some language in a contract.

[via Deadline]

National Parks are the go-to summer vacation destination for 2021. At the top of many bucket lists is one park in particular: Glacier. With sweeping vistas, incredible hiking, abundant wildlife, and cool alpine lakes, it’s no wonder this particular slice of the great outdoors has seen an increase in visitation this summer. In fact, to mitigate the crowds, there is a reservation system currently in place for much of the park.

It’s provel useful. But more than a little frustrating.

I’ve visited Glacier three times now and just got back from my latest solo visit. I’m not great at pre-planning and, in dealing with the reservation system, I learned a lot. I didn’t quite figure it all out quickly enough for me to have a perfectly smooth visit, but I can help you have one.

Because you definitely should still visit. The crowds are there for a reason.

Know before you go:

Reservations:

The most crucial thing to know before a trip to Glacier NP this summer is that you will need a reservation to access most of it. The jaw-dropping (and crowded) Going-to-the-Sun Road is reservation-only between 6 am and 5 pm every day. Sure, it’s just one road in a park of nearly 1,600 square miles, but it’s not to be missed.

One, because it looks like this:

And two, because it’s the only road to access anything between the West Glacier and St. Mary’s entrances — the two most popular. The 50-mile road winds through some of the most amazing scenery in North America. From lakes to mountain passes, lodges, hikes, and boat tours.

Let me be crystal clear: you want to drive this road at least once in your life.

Not surprisingly, reservations are extremely hard to come by. About ¾ of the entry tickets are released 60 days in advance here. The rest are distributed on a rolling basis two days before your park entry date at 8 am MST sharp.

The tickets go fast. Really fast. I’ve talked to several people who were never able to secure one and I had to try for several days before I did. Some tips:

• Start trying to secure a reservation earlier than your estimated arrival date. The entry tickets are valid for 7 days and you can enter at any time during that period. So, for example, if you wanted to be on the road July 23 and 24, you could start trying for a reservation on July 16 for a reservation that would be valid July 18-24.
• Have an account set up on recreation.gov in advance, be logged in, and have your payment info saved. Then you’re ready right at 8 am.
• Refresh, refresh, refresh. I got the error message “too many people are attempting to make this reservation” over and over, but I just kept refreshing and trying again. It took until the 4th day of trying that I finally somehow went from an error message to a ticket in my cart. It was stressful but worth it.

If you get that reservation:

Even with an entry ticket, you’ll still need to pay the vehicle fee or present your America the Beautiful pass in addition to the $2 entry reservation. Have the pdf saved on your device and a screenshot that clearly shows your name and entry date.

The rangers have a pretty organized system when you arrive, so you won’t be able to work your way in without it. I’d say at least half of the cars in line each time I entered were turned around because they didn’t have the reservation.

If you don’t get a reservation:

Bummer. But all is not lost. There are some workarounds and other options.

If you have accommodations or a guided tour somewhere along the road you don’t need an entry ticket. This includes camping, lodging, boat tours, etc. Although, as you might imagine, many of these are fully booked for at least a month out.

If you are on foot or bike you don’t need a reservation. I wouldn’t recommend walking in, as the road is 50 miles, but biking is a great option. Some parts of the road are closed to biking between 11 am and 4 pm though — so make sure you have a plan.

Another option is to just enter the park before 6 am or after 5 pm. The sun rises before 6 am in West Glacier and after 9 pm in July, so you’ll still have plenty of daylight either way.

There are also other entrances in Glacier! They don’t link up to the Going-to-the-Sun road, but they are similarly gorgeous, with plenty to do. Entrances at Many Glacier, Two Medicine, Polebridge, or along Highway 2 do not require any reservations.

How to get there:

GNP is remote. Like, “part of the park is on the Canadian border”-remote. The nearest airport is in Kalispell (just over 30 miles from the West Glacier entrance) but many people opt for a road trip or train ride. Amtrak is incredibly convenient in Glacier. It stops in West Glacier, Whitefish, and East Glacier. In fact, the Amtrak station was directly outside of my hotel, Glacier Park Lodge in East Glacier. I’d love to ride the rails next time.

And of course, a long road trip across the west to an iconic National Park is about as quintessentially “American summer” as you can get. You will need a car in Glacier so driving is a great option if you are anywhere near. It’s about 10 hours from Seattle, 14 from Denver, and just under 20 from San Francisco.

Accommodations:

While there are more boutique accommodations opening up all the time around Glacier, it can still be tricky to find some that are available. I camped during my previous trips to Glacier (outside of the park due to quick filling campsites). There are nine campgrounds open within the park this season, with two being reservation only. The others are first-come-first-serve, but I heard from everyone I talked to that there is a line each morning at 6 am for those.

In short: get up early or reserve one of the many private campsites outside of the park.

This year I stayed in two Pursuit Glacier Park properties during my latest stay. One in Whitefish and one in East Glacier. Pursuit runs eleven properties in and outside of the park along with other shops, restaurants, and activities. I was also super grateful to be able to snag a room at Glacier Park Lodge at the last minute, a historic lodge that was built over 100 years ago by the Great Northern Railway.

Once you’ve got a plan for entry and accommodations there is a never-ending list of things to do within the park. So many that I’ll be detailing them in another piece. But you truly cannot go wrong here. Just make sure you get in.

Donald Trump is collecting new enemies in his quest to remain in the news with a potential run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. The twice-impeached former head of state and failed blogger is apparently furious with Florida governor Ron DeSantis for even thinking about campaigning for the gig himself. And as it turns out the Twitter-less Trump has frustrated even his closest allies well before the January 6 insurrection attempt that made him a disgrace among all but his biggest supporters.

In a lengthy inside look at the final days of his presidency from the Wall Street Journal, new details about a fiery interaction between Trump and then-vice president Mike Pence emerged on Thursday. The piece is full of the usual Trump bizarro world things like potentially hiring people with neo-Nazi ties and “crazies” taking over his administration in the waning months as he tried in vain to find ways to overturn his election loss. But there was also a description of a conflict that showed just how off-base Trump was from reality years before he convinced himself he won an election he lost by millions of votes and a sizable margin in the Electoral College.

By January, Mr. Trump’s attention had turned to his vice president, who was responsible for presiding over the Jan. 6 congressional certification of the election. The two men had debated for weeks whether Mr. Pence could reject the results.

Trump, as you likely recall, wanted Pence to overturn the election and declare him the winner instead of certifying the Electoral College results on January 6, which was generally seen as a ceremonial job more than anything until Trump’s wonky constitutional scholars started looking for long shots. Pence, of course, said no and got a crowd of Trump-fueled insurrectionists storming the US Capitol trying to find and kill him for his efforts. But it apparently wasn’t the first time he’d stood up to Trump.

The only example some administration officials could remember was in 2018, when Mr. Pence’s political committee hired Corey Lewandowski, the president’s ubiquitous adviser. Mr. Trump was holding a newspaper article about the hiring and said it made him look weak, like his team was abandoning him as he was probed for his campaign’s role in Russian election meddling. He crumpled the article and threw it at his vice president. “So disloyal,” Mr. Trump said.

Mr. Pence lost it. Mr. Kushner had asked him to hire Mr. Lewandowski, and he had discussed the plan with Mr. Trump over lunch. Mr. Pence picked up the article and threw it back at Mr. Trump. He leaned toward the president and pointed a finger a few inches from his chest. “We walked you through every detail of this,” Mr. Pence snarled. “We did this for you—as a favor. And this is how you respond? You need to get your facts straight.”

It’s certainly the most animated report we’ve seen about Pence’s behavior, as he’s distanced himself from Trump in recent months to say the least but not said anything notably critical of him publicly. The report, which has plenty of behind-the-scenes details about the final days in Trumpworld, certainly makes it clear that Trump was frustrating just about everyone who worked with him. Even well ahead of his spiral into delusion about the election that’s continued into the present.

One of the biggest NBA stories in recent weeks was the Portland Trail Blazers hiring Chauncey Billups as head coach. It was a big story mostly due to rape allegations against Billups from 1997 (when he was playing for the Boston Celtics) and whether or not that should disqualify him for being a head coach. The Blazers only added fuel to the fire when they shut down questioning at Billups’ introductory press conference about the allegation and general manager Neil Olshey say said, “You’re just going to have to take our word,” when asked about the investigation the team ran about the incident during the hiring process.

On Thursday, in his first public comments in a media setting since the hiring, Portland star guard Damian Lillard shared his thoughts on the hire and how he felt about it after the allegations came back to light. Speaking after USA Basketball practice, Lillard said he didn’t know about the allegations when the search process started, and that it wasn’t his place to tell the team who to hire and who to not.

“When I said that I didn’t know, I meant, right away when we let Terry go, I was asked about names that had been floated out there. And of the ones that had been floated out there, I said I like J-Kidd and I like Chauncey,” Lillard said, per Bleacher Report’s Sean Highkin. “At that time, I had no idea of any of it. When I did learn of it and the process continued, I never felt like it was my job or my duty to say ‘do this’ or ‘don’t do this.’ I do my job, I improve my game and show up as the point guard of the team. In the past, I’ve never stepped on anybody’s toes or demanded anything or told anybody what to do and it was no different in this situation. That’s all I can really say. I’ve known Chauncey before and I never knew of that until this coaching process came into play. Our organization said they did a thorough investigation and went through everything, they went through the process of hiring a coach as they did, in a comfortable way. That’s not my decision or my job to say ‘This guy is hired ‘ or ‘This guy’s not hired ‘ or anything. This is what it is now. So here we are.”

Lillard’s comments are notable in that he seems to be distancing himself from how the Blazers handled the hiring and the reaction to it, particularly after his interactions with some fans on Twitter over the situation garnered plenty of attention and led to murmurs of him potentially looking to get out of Portland. He now seems to be trying to indicate he plans on moving forward with Billups regardless. But Lillard is also a star player with the clout to have his voice heard on this if he wanted to. As he himself said in the same scrum, if he had something to say, he’d say it directly.

Dua Lipa may have to hand over a large amount of cash after she was sued for posting a photo snapped by the paparazzi to her Instagram page. Integral Images filed an eight-page complaint in California court on July 6 that accuses the Future Nostalgia singer of copyright infringement. It adds that Lipa shared an image owned by Integral Images to her Instagram page in February 2019 “without permission or authorization.” The company also pointed out that she uses her Instagram account as a marketing tool to bring in more revenue.

“The Account is monetized in that it contains content designed to accumulate followers who are directed to, via link and/or advertisement, consume and purchase Defendant’s content, Defendant profits from these activities,” the complaint reads. As a result, Integral Images is seeking $150,000 in damages or “an award of actual damages and disgorgement of all of Defendant’s profits attributable to the infringements,” whichever is the higher amount. They also seek an order that would instruct the singer from committing any future acts of infringement as well as coverage for litigation costs and attorney fees.

The screenshot of the singer’s Instagram post in question, one that depicts Lipa at the airport while wearing a large hat, was also included in the complaint. According to Billboard, representatives for both Lipa and Integral Images failed to immediately return the publication’s request for comment.

The incident comes after Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber were both sued in 2019 for posting paparazzi-taken pictures of themselves.

Dua Lipa is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Alright, listen, I’m just as mad as you are that this post exists. But here we are, stuck in a world where instant replay is changing how sporting events are officiated all across the globe, and now, the Scripps National Spelling Bee — THE SPELLING BEE — is being taken over by replay. I hate this so much.

Thursday night marked the final of the year’s Spelling Bee, and one of the contestants, Roy Seligman, spelled “ambystoma” wrong. You can probably guess how the misspelling went — the “y” was turned into an “i” — but an issue arose: Seligman was told his misspelled version was correct.

According to Maria Cramer of the New York Times, “The judges are listening to a replay to determine whether he gave it a Y or an I. His father shakes his head as they wait for the judges’ decision.”

THEY WENT TO REPLAY. THEY WENT TO INSTANT REPLAY IN THE SPELLING BEE.

The official Spelling Bee Twitter account went on to apologize for [gestures at everything].

Ok, I am sorry, we do not need this. For one, just, you know, listen to the kids a little better, and if you, the judge, mess up, then too bad, the kid stays in the Spelling Bee, and it is your fault. But more broadly, the Spelling Bee is supposed to be one of the final sporting events that is totally free from the crap we get in all the other sports that we watch where instant replay has ruined everything, all because one slightly incorrect decision could lead to a domino effect that costs people millions. Get this Spelling Bee VAR out of here this instant. I do not like it.

Wendy Williams is certainly no stranger to clips of her show going viral, but a bewildering segment from this week slipped into the truly bizarre. The clip from Wendy is truly something you need to see to believe, as describing what actually happens pales in comparison to what transpires on the next 75 seconds of television.

The clip first circulated on Wednesday but it gained steam in earnest on Thursday, presumably because people actually watched until the end. What was just a weird, somewhat aimless comparison of Williams’ social media following with a TikTok star had a twist that even the best screenwriters and comedians would struggle to come up with for themselves.

The clip begins with Williams setting up her Hot Topics segment, which apparently was about a TikTok star that goes by the name Swavy. Real name Matima Miller, the 19-year-old has more than 2.5 million followers on TikTok and a wide following on other social media platforms. In fact, Williams used an image from his Instagram profile to set up the segment.

For some reason, though, the meandering introduction was framed by Williams’ frustration that Swavy has more followers on TikTok than she does, mostly because she is not on the platform and “as far as TikTok, I don’t use that at all. I don’t know what that is and I don’t want to be involved.”

It’s, well, weird. Because for starters, Williams seems pretty unsure who the person the segment is even about is in the first place.

“I have no idea who this person is,” Williams says. “Neither does one person in this building.”

Williams asks the audience if they knew who he is. It’s a bit uncomfortable, and the cuts to a confused audience going along with the segment adds to the tension. Williams then commands people who know Swavy to cheer, and a few do. She then complains that he has more followers than she does, before a member of her crew reminds her that she has more Instagram followers than he does. Thankfully, her audience cheers the news that she’s beating him on Instagram.

It’s awkward television, for sure, but then it gets even weirder when Williams jumps right into announcing that the 19-year-old Miller was tragically shot and killed this week. It’s entirely unclear why this introduction of a person she had “no idea” existed needed to be brought up on the show, or handled that flippantly. But when the clip circulated online people were shocked by its contents and conclusion to say the least.

Basically, no one could comprehend that this was real and the news was broke that way.

While the reaction on Twitter and elsewhere boiled over, it’s unclear if the segment had reached those who knew the tragically killed young man mentioned in the video above. His family hasn’t seemed to directly address the Williams clip, as they apparently had to fight to get his TikTok page back online in the wake of his death. But they did eulogize Miller on social media.

Miller’s family has set up a GoFundMe, if you’re interested in donating.