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To the surprise of no one, Rudy Giuliani was reportedly up to some shady business during the 2020 election. According to a new lawsuit, the former attorney for Donald Trump allegedly solicited investors for a documentary that would bring down Joe Biden by exposing his alleged business dealings in Ukraine.

Giuliani, who is now allegedly broke, and two of his associates made the bold claim in 2019 to “California fruit-and-nut farming magnates and brothers Baldev and Kewel Munger” who reportedly forked over $1 million for the project. The brothers believed their investment would help Trump secure a second term.

Via Insider:

The lawsuit claims that the three men pitched the farmers on a film that would be “a possible ‘kill shot’ to Biden’s presidential campaign.” The three men “all represented that they possessed key documents that were ‘smoking guns’ that would establish that the Ukrainian government engaged in a quid pro quo exchange with the Biden family to benefit Burisma,” the complaint continues.

To the surprise of no one, the documentary was never made and Giuliani is accused of pocketing $300,000 in the brother’s lawsuit. As for why America’s Mayor didn’t deliver the goods, it turns out he did not already possess a “smoking gun” implicating Biden. Even more damning, Giuliani failed to locate one when he personally traveled to Ukraine and interviewed “various officials.”

According to Insider, Giuliani turned his attention to Hunter Biden’s laptop, which also failed to be a “kill shot” to Joe Biden’s campaign.

(Via Insider)

The 2023-24 NBA regular season schedule was released on Thursday afternoon, with all 30 teams getting the dates for their 82-game season (plus a possible two extra games if they can make the finals of the In-Season Tournament).

From a national perspective, the schedule release is best for seeing the games for key dates during the year — Christmas Day, MLK Day, etc. — as well as learning what matchups we will be seeing on national television. This year will look and sound a bit different on ESPN and ABC broadcasts, where Doc Rivers and Doris Burke join Mike Breen in the lead broadcast booth and Ryan Ruocco, Richard Jefferson, and J.J. Redick make up the new No. 2 national team for the four-letter.

As always, ESPN will broadcast games mostly on Wednesday and Friday nights, with ABC beginning Saturday primetime and Sunday showcase games once the NFL season has concluded.

For those interested, here are how many times each team will appear on ESPN/ABC broadcasts, unsurprisingly led by the Lakers and Warriors.

Lakers: 17
Warriors: 17
Suns: 15
Celtics: 15
Nuggets: 13
Knicks: 13
Bucks: 12
76ers: 11
Mavericks: 11
Heat: 10
Grizzlies: 8
Spurs: 7
Clippers: 6
Cavaliers: 6
Kings: 5
Hawks: 4
Pelicans: 4
Thunder: 4
Nets: 3
Bulls: 3
Timberwolves: 3
Jazz: 1
Hornets: 1
Rockets: 1
Pistons: 1
Wizards: 1
Raptors: 0
Blazers: 0
Pacers: 0
Magic: 0

And here are the full schedules for the NBA on ESPN and ABC this coming season (all times Eastern):

NBA on ABC Schedule

12/25
Warriors at Nuggets (2:30 p.m.)
Celtics at Lakers (5:00 p.m.)

1/27
Heat at Knicks (3:00 p.m.)
Sixers at Nuggets (5:30 p.m.)
Lakers at Warriors (8:30 p.m.)

2/3
Lakers at Knicks (8:30 p.m.)

2/10
Suns at Warriors (8:30 p.m.)

2/11
Celtics at Heat (2:00 p.m.)

2/24
Celtics at Knicks (8:30 p.m.)

2/25
Bucks at Sixers (1:00 p.m.)
Lakers at Suns (3:30 p.m.)

3/2
Nuggets at Lakers (8:30 p.m.)

3/3
Sixers at Mavs (1:00 p.m.)
Warriors at Celtics (3:30 p.m.)

3/9
Celtics at Suns (8:30 p.m.)

3/16
Warriors at Lakers (8:30 p.m.)

3/17
Suns at Bucks (1:00 p.m.)
Nuggets at Mavs (3:30 p.m.)

NBA on ESPN Schedule

10/25
Celtics at Knicks (7:00 p.m.)
Mavs at Spurs (9:30 p.m.)

10/27
Heat at Celtics (7:30 p.m.)
Warriors at Kings (10:00 p.m.)

11/1
Pelicans at Thunder (7:30 p.m.)
Clippers at Lakers (10:00 p.m.)

11/3
Knicks at Bucks (7:30 p.m.)
Mavs at Nuggets (10:00 p.m.)

11/8
Spurs at Knicks (7:30 p.m.)
Warriors at Nuggets (10:00 p.m.)

11/10
Nets at Celtics (7:30 p.m.)
Lakers at Suns (10:00 p.m.)

11/15
Celtics at Sixers (7:30 p.m.)
Kings at Lakers (10:00 p.m.)

11/17
Kings at Spurs (7:30 p.m.)
Suns at Jazz (10:00 p.m.)

11/22
Bucks at Celtics (7:30 p.m.)
Warriors at Suns (10:00 p.m.)

11/24
Heat at Knicks (7:30 p.m.)
Spurs at Warriors (10:00 p.m.)

12/1
Grizzlies at Mavs (7:30 p.m.)
Nuggets at Spurs (10:00 p.m.)

12/6
TBD at TBD (7:30 p.m.)
TBD at TBD (10:00 p.m.)

12/15
Lakers at Spurs (7:30 p.m.)
Knicks at Suns (10:00 p.m.)

12/22
Wizards at Warriors (7:30 p.m.)
Bucks at Knicks (10:00 p.m.)

12/25
Bucks at Knicks (12:00 p.m.)
Sixers at Heat (8:00 p.m.)
Mavs at Suns (10:30 p.m.)

1/3
Bulls at Knicks (7:30 p.m.)
Heat at Lakers (10:00 p.m.)

1/5
Knicks at Sixers (7:30 p.m.)
Grizzlies at Lakers (10:00 p.m.)

1/10
Sixers at Hawks (7:30 p.m.)
Pelicans at Warriors (10:00 p.m.)

1/12
Rockets at Pistons (7:30 p.m.)
Hornets at Spurs (10:00 p.m.)

1/17
Bucks at Cavs (7:30 p.m.)
Mavs at Lakers (10:00 p.m.)

1/19
Nuggets at Celtics (7:30 p.m.)
Mavs at Warriors (10:00 p.m.)

1/24
Thunder at Spurs (7:30 p.m.)
Suns at Mavs (10:00 p.m.)

1/31
Suns at Nets (7:30 p.m.)
Nuggets at Thunder (10:00 p.m.)

2/4
Grizzlies at Celtics (6:00 p.m.)

2/7
Hawks at Celtics (7:30 p.m.)
Pelicans at Clippers (10:00 p.m.)

2/14
Bulls at Cavs (7:30 p.m.)
Clippers at Warriors (10:00 p.m.)

2/23
Cavs at Sixers (7:30 p.m.)
Heat at Pelicans (10:00 p.m.)

2/25
Nuggets at Warriors (7:00 p.m.)
Kings at Clippers (9:30 p.m.)

2/28
Grizzlies at Timberwolves (7:30 p.m.)
Lakers at Clippers (10:00 p.m.)

3/1
Mavs at Celtics (7:30 p.m.)
Bucks at Bulls (10:00 p.m.)

3/3
Knicks at Cavs (7:30 p.m.)
Thunder at Suns (10:00 p.m.)

3/6
Grizzlies at Sixers (7:30 p.m.)
Bucks at Warriors (10:00 p.m.)

3/8
Hawks at Grizzlies (7:30 p.m.)
Bucks at Lakers (10:00 p.m.)

3/10
Nets at Cavs (7:30 p.m.)
Timberwolves at Lakers (10:00 p.m.)

3/13
Nuggets at Heat (7:30 p.m.)
Lakers at Kings (10:00 p.m.)

3/18
Heat at Sixers (7:30 p.m.)
Knicks at Warriors (10:00 p.m.)

3/20
Bucks at Celtics (7:30 p.m.)
Grizzlies at Warriors (10:00 p.m.)

3/27
Clippers at Sixers (7:30 p.m.)
Suns at Nuggets (10:00 p.m.)

4/3
Grizzlies at Bucks (7:30 p.m.)
Cavs at Suns (10:00 p.m.)

4/10
Mavs at Heat (7:30 p.m.)
Timberwolves at Nuggets (10:00 p.m.)

4/14
TBD at TBD (1:00 p.m.)
TBD at TBD (3:30 p.m.)

One major question that pops up on the day of the NBA’s schedule release every year is which teams will get on national television the most? The NBA allocates national games out on a few channels — ABC, ESPN, NBA TV, and TNT — in an effort to put teams under a brighter spotlight than their usual local broadcasts, and unsurprisingly, there’s quite the gap between the teams that get on there the most and those who don’t.

With that in mind, here’s how many times each team will get on national television this season.

Atlanta Hawks: 15
Boston Celtics: 34
Brooklyn Nets: 11
Charlotte Hornets: 4
Chicago Bulls: 7

Cleveland Cavaliers: 17
Dallas Mavericks: 28
Denver Nuggets: 30
Detroit Pistons: 4
Golden State Warriors: 41

Houston Rockets: 4
Indiana Pacers: 6
Los Angeles Clippers: 22
Los Angeles Lakers: 40
Memphis Grizzlies: 19

Miami Heat: 24
Milwaukee Bucks: 30
Minnesota Timberwolves: 10
New Orleans Pelicans: 12
New York Knicks: 25

Oklahoma City Thunder: 13
Orlando Magic: 5
Philadelphia 76ers: 29
Phoenix Suns: 37
Portland Trail Blazers: 6

Sacramento Kings: 22
San Antonio Spurs: 19
Toronto Raptors: 4
Utah Jazz: 9
Washington Wizards: 4

Unsurprisingly, the NBA is placing its largest bets on two teams that usually end up on TV more than anyone else: the Warriors and the Lakers. While the Warriors have more than anyone else, the Lakers will be fascinating due to LeBron James’ impending free agency and the fact that he floated retirement last offseason. The rest of the top-5 will be rounded out by the Suns, the Celtics, and a tie between the defending-champion Nuggets and Bucks.

Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North Of Richmond” is one of the biggest songs in the country. So, what’s going on here?

Who Is Oliver Anthony? Meet The “Rich Men North Over Richmond” Singer

Prior to the success of “Rich Men North Over Richmond” upon its August 11 release, Anthony was a relatively unknown country singer and former factory worker from Virginia (as Billboard notes). He described himself in a video shared recently (above), saying, “I sit pretty dead center down the aisle on politics and always have. I remember as a kid the conservatives wanting war, and me not understanding that. And I remember a lot of the controversies when the left took office, and it seems like, you know, both sides serve the same master. And that master is not someone of any good to the people of this country.”

Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North Of Richmond,” Explained

The song’s title presumably refers to politicians in Washington, DC, since the US capital is just north of Richmond, Virginia. On the song, Anthony laments the current state of the world. His lyrics go after both the elite (“I wish politicians would look out for miners / And not just minors on an island somewhere”) and those who aren’t as well off (“Lord, we got folks in the street, ain’t got nothin’ to eat / And the obese milkin’ welfare / Well, God, if you’re 5-foot-3 and you’re 300 pounds / Taxes ought not to pay for your bags of fudge rounds”).

Anthony says the track is “first song to get out there that has been recorded on a real microphone and a real camera, and not just on my cell phone.”

In a video shared on August 14, he reflected on the song’s success and on his own musical abilities, saying, “I mean, look: I appreciate the compliments, but I’m no… I’m not a good musician. I hardly know my way around the guitar, my singing’s OK. That’s not what made this: It’s you, and the struggles in your life. That’s what’s made this what it is.”

How Did “Rich Men North Of Richmond” Get So Popular?

The song initially gained the attention of conservative-minded listeners. A tweet about the track shared on August 10, announcing its then-imminent arrival on streaming platforms, has racked up over 140,000 likes and 25 million views.

Will “Rich Men North Of Richmond” Go No. 1?

Some reports/predictions (like this one and this one) indicate that the song is expected to debut in the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart set to be unveiled next week (the chart dated August 26).

The song has spent time atop the US Apple Music and iTunes Country charts. On August 15, it was the most streamed song on Spotify in the United States.

Who Supports Oliver Anthony & “Rich Men North Of Richmond?”

Controversial Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted, “This is the anthem of the forgotten Americans who truly support this nation and unfortunately the world with their hard earned tax dollars and incredibly hard work. This song represents my district and the people of America I know and love. I will fight for the forgotten American every damn day.”

Conservative commentator Matt Walsh also wrote, “The main reason this song resonates with so many people isn’t political. It’s because the song is raw and authentic. We are suffocated by artificiality. Everything around us is fake. A guy in the woods pouring his heart over his guitar is real.”

Big & Rich’s John Rich has also shown support, and Billboard confirmed that he offered to produce Anthony’s debut album.

Let’s face it, Ole Pudding Fingers Ron DeSantis is floundering. Someone should probably roll the Meatball extraordinaire off the campaign trail and let him take a vacation from governing, too. His recent deflated efforts include a confused-mic reaction, banning Shakespeare in schools, and attempting to argue that slavery was kind-of beneficial to slaves themselves. Then there’s the uptick in his attempt to be more Trump-y, which is probably why he recently waved around Mafia-like verbiage to try and woo a few MAGA crowd members.

The main problem with this latter approach is that DeSantis is essentially a bobblehead with no Trump-like charisma (such as it is). So and as the New York Times relayed, the DeSantis-focused super PAC conjured up a reported list of debate points which was published to and has since disappeared from Axiom Strategies website, which is notable since the company’s founder (Joe Roe) heads up the aforementioned super PAC. Here are the four main suggestions from that list:

“1. Attack Joe Biden and the media 3-5 times. 2. State GRD’s positive vision 2-3 times. 3. Hammer Vivek Ramaswamy in a response. 4. Defend Donald Trump in absentia in response to a Chris Christie attack.”

The guidelines also suggest that DeSantis use up a nickname like “Vivek the Fake” or “Fake Vivek” to attack Ramaswamy’s credibility in the eyes of the GOP. And those are some lazy nicknames. Trump could do a lot better (i.e., worse) obviously, and it looks like Vivek the Fake is very amused. In response, Ramasamy had a nickname, too, which he tweeted, “Another boring, establishment attack from Super PAC-creation ‘Robot Ron’ who is literally taking lame, pre-programmed attack lines against me for next week’s debate. Hammer Ramaswamy.”

“Robot Ron” is catchier than “Fake Vivek” for sure. Additionally, NBC News quotes his spokesperson, Tricia McLaughlin, who swung at the pudding rumors: “If DeSantis struggles to use a spoon, I can’t imagine he is particularly agile with a sledgehammer.”

The first GOP primary debate will take place on August 23. The list of likely participants include Meatball, Ramaswamy, Tim Scott, and Nikki Haley, along with Chris Christie. The Meatball also has a reported “rider” of demands, which sound as absurd as you’d expect. Should be fun!

(Via New York Times & NBC News)

The 2023-24 NBA regular season schedule was released on Thursday afternoon, with all 30 teams getting the dates for their 82-game season (plus a possible two extra games if they can make the finals of the In-Season Tournament).

From a national perspective, the schedule release is best for seeing the games for key dates during the year — Christmas Day, MLK Day, etc. — as well as learning what matchups we will be seeing on national television. This year will look and sound a bit different on ESPN and ABC broadcasts, where Doc Rivers and Doris Burke join Mike Breen in the lead broadcast booth and Ryan Ruocco, Richard Jefferson, and J.J. Redick make up the new No. 2 national team for the four-letter. Over on TNT, things are less in flux, as everyone’s favorite studio show, Inside the NBA, will be back in full force and the lead broadcast teams remain the same from last year.

As has been the case for a few years now, TNT will carry Tuesday night games until the end of the NFL regular season before shifting the Inside crew back to Thursday nights. The TNT crew will also handle the opening night festivities, as always, with the Nuggets getting their rings before a Western Conference Finals rematch with the Lakers, followed by Warriors-Suns on October 24.

For those wondering, here are how many times each team will be featured on TNT broadcasts this season:

Lakers: 15
Warriors: 12
Celtics: 10
Suns: 10
Nuggets: 9
Bucks: 8
Mavericks: 8
Knicks: 7
76ers: 7
Heat: 6
Kings: 6
Clippers: 6
Grizzlies: 5
Spurs: 4
Thunder: 4
Cavaliers: 3
Pelicans: 2
Timberwolves: 2
Hawks: 2
Nets: 2
Raptors: 1
Bulls: 1
Jazz: 1
Blazers: 1
Magic: 1
Pacers: 1
Hornets: 0
Wizards: 0
Pistons: 0
Rockets: 0

And here is the complete NBA on TNT schedule for the 2023-24 season (all times Eastern):

10/24
Lakers at Nuggets (7:30 p.m.)
Suns at Warriors (10:00 p.m.)

10/26
Sixers at Bucks (7:30 p.m.)
Suns at Lakers (10:00 p.m.)

10/31
Knicks at Cavs (7:30 p.m.)
Spurs at Suns (10:00 p.m.)

11/14
Spurs at Thunder (7:30 p.m.)
Clippers at Nuggets (10:00 p.m.)

11/21
Cavs at Sixers (7:30 p.m.)
Jazz at Lakers (10:00 p.m.)

11/28
Bucks at Heat (7:30 p.m.)
Warriors at Kings (10:00 p.m.)

12/12
Lakers at Mavs (7:30 p.m.)
Warriors at Suns (10:00 p.m.)

12/19
Grizzlies at Pelicans (7:30 p.m.)
Celtics at Warriors (10:00 p.m.)

1/4
Bucks at Spurs (7:30 p.m.)
Nuggets at Warriors (10:00 p.m.)

1/11
Celtics at Bucks (7:30 p.m.)
Suns at Lakers (10:00 p.m.)

1/15
Spurs at Hawks (3:30 p.m.)
Warriors at Grizzlies (6 p.m.)

1/16
Nuggets at Sixers (7:30 p.m.)
Thunder at Clippers (10:00 p.m.)

1/18
Bulls at Raptors (7:30 p.m.)
Grizzlies at Timberwolves (10:00 p.m.)

1/23
Knicks at Nets (7:30 p.m.)
Lakers at Clippers (10:00 p.m.)

1/25
Celtics at Heat (7:30 p.m.)
Kings at Warriors (10:00 p.m.)

1/30
Pacers at Celtics (7:30 p.m.)
Sixers at Warrors (10:00 p.m.)

2/1
Lakers at Celtics (7:30 p.m.)
Cavs at Grizzlies (10:00 p.m.)

2/6
Mavs at Nets (7:30 p.m.)
Bucks at Suns (10:00 p.m.)

2/8
Mavs at Knicks (7:30 p.m.)
Nuggets at Lakers (10:00 p.m.)

2/13
Thunder at Magic (7:30 p.m.)
Kings at Suns (10:00 p.m.)

2/15
Bucks at Grizzlies (8:30 p.m.)

2/22
Suns at Mavs (7:30 p.m.)
Lakers at Warriors (10:00 p.m.)

2/27
Sixers at Celtics (7:30 p.m.)
Heat at Blazers (10:00 p.m.)

2/29
Warriors at Knicks (7:30 p.m.)
Heat at Nuggets (10:00 p.m.)

3/5
Hawks at Knicks (7:30 p.m.)
Suns at Nuggets (10:00 p.m.)

3/7
Heat at Mavs (7:30 p.m.)
Celtics at Nuggets (10:00 p.m.)

3/12
Sixers at Knicks (7:30 p.m.)
Timberwolves at Clippers (10:00 p.m.)

3/14
Suns at Celtics (7:30 p.m.)
Mavs at Thunder (10:00 p.m.)

3/26
Lakers at Bucks (7:30 p.m.)
Mavs at Kings (10:00 p.m.)

4/2
Warriors at Mavs (7:30 p.m.)
Clippers at Kings (10:00 p.m.)

4/4
Sixers at Heat (7:30 p.m.)
Nuggets at Clippers (10:00 p.m.)

4/9
Celtics at Bucks (7:30 p.m.)
Warriors at Lakers (10:00 p.m.)

4/11
Knicks at Celtics (7:30 p.m.)
Pelicans at Kings (10:00 p.m.)

In 2018, Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy published his debut book Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back). It was followed by 2020’s How To Write One Song. He recently announced his forthcoming book World Within A Song: Music That Changed My Life And Life That Changed My Music, and now he’s shared dates for a book tour.

The book, arriving in November, is, in Tweedy’s words, “the one I probably would have written first if I were more ambitious, and if I had been a little more clear-eyed about what I care most for in this world…Other people’s songs.” In the book, he rhapsodizes about songs by he Replacements, Joni Mitchell, Otis Redding, Billie Eilish, Mavis Staples, the Velvet Underground, and more.

Find the book tour dates below.

11/05 — Chicago, IL @ The Athenaeum Theater
11/06 — New York, NY @ Congregation Beth Elohim *
11/07 — Jersey City, NJ @ White Eagle Hall
11/08 — Washington, DC @ Sixth & I
11/09 — Cincinnati, OH @ Walnut Hills High School Auditorium ^
11/10 — Ann Arbor, MI @ Rackham Auditorium %
11/11 — Milwaukee, WI @ The Pabst Theater
11/13 — Live Talks LA [VIRTUAL] #

* with Amanda Petrusich
^ with Nathan Salsburg
% with April Baer
# with Nick Offerman

World Within A Song: Music That Changed My Life And Life That Changed My Music is out 11/7 on Dutton. Find more information here.

It has been a little over a year since we last saw ZelooperZ grace the UPROXX Sessions stage, and today, we see him take on another of his off-kilter, avant-garde underground rap tracks, “Climate Change.” Rapping in a stream of consciousness over a thundering, triumphant beat, the Detroit native cuts through the chaos with a laconic flow that highlights his go-against-the-grain music-making philosophy.

The Bruiser Brigade member is a couple of months removed from his Traptastic tour, which saw him hit the Pacific Northwest, Los Angeles, Texas, New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago before wrapping up in his hometown at the legendary venue, Shelter. Since his last UPROXX Sessions appearance, he has released a pair of projects: January EP Might Not Make It and the March full-length Microphone Fiend, which featured appearances from 454, Jessie Robbie, and Young Coco, and on which you can find “Climate Change.”

Watch ZelooperZ’s UPROXX Sessions performance of “Cyborg” above.

UPROXX Sessions is Uproxx’s performance show featuring the hottest up-and-coming acts you should keep an eye on. Featuring creative direction from LA promotion collective, Ham On Everything, and taking place on our “bathroom” set designed and painted by Julian Gross, UPROXX Sessions is a showcase of some of our favorite performers, who just might soon be yours, too.

Prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike, David Harbour stopped by the Happy Sad Confused podcast where he dropped some hints about what to expect from the highly-anticipated Stranger Things 5.

The fifth and final season will wrap up the Stranger Things saga that has been a massive hit for Netflix thanks to the well-received Stranger Things 4 putting up huge numbers with its blockbuster showdown between Eleven’s past and the Hawkins crew. That season also ended with one heck of a cliffhanger as the Upside Down smashed its way into the real word, leaving our young heroes’ hometown a smoldering mess.

“When you watch us on that hill looking at the ash and the smoke fires — we’re going to start somewhere after that,” Harbour told Happy Sad Confused via Variety. “So you’ve gotta imagine the world is a different place.”

According to the actor, who’s played Chief Jim Hopper since the first season melted genre fan’s minds, Stranger Things 5 is going to have a “very, very moving” ending.

“I’m excited to go back. I’m excited to wrap it up in a bold, amazing way,” Harbour said. “I’m excited to really swing with this character, because you know they’re going to pay off these OG characters: Eleven, Hopper, Joyce, Will, Mike. They’re going to pay them off in big ways because they’ve lived with you for the past eight years.”

Unfortunately, like Stranger Things 4, fans are in for a wait. The dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes have already delayed production, which will apparently take some considerable time to complete.

“It’ll take a while to shoot, which will be tough since we can’t get started yet,” Harbour revealed. “But it is what it is.”

(Via Happy Sad Confused, Variety)

Over the past couple days, it has seemed that things are not going well between Britney Spears and husband Sam Asghari. It was reported yesterday (August 16) that Asghari is ready to file for divorce and the two are currently separated. Asghari apparently believes Spears cheated on him, but it turns out that may not be the only potential issue at play: TMZ reports that according to “sources,” Spears once attacked husband Asghari while he was sleeping, leaving him with a black eye.

During their seven years together, Asghari apparently had “frequent” complaints about Spears getting physical with him. As for the black eye incident, TMZ notes, “We’re told that alleged incident went down early this year, right around the time Sam was photographed with a black eye and bite marks on his forearm. Paparazzi noticed the bruising and tried to ask Sam about it, but he tried to play it off … asking photogs not to shoot him.”

The publication further reports, “Our sources say Sam was particularly concerned because Britney had a fascination with knives. We’re told there were knives all over the house, including in their bedroom. […] The sources add Britney tended to ‘fly off the handle’ at the smallest slight, and that terrified Sam.

So far, neither Spears nor Asghari have offered any public comment about their supposed relationship troubles.