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‘Reacher’ Devotees Can Now Watch Their Guy Punch Through A Window Earlier Than Expected

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December will be slower than usual for TV releases, but fortunately, Reacher will be back on Amazon to fill multiple voids. Alan Ritchson was the proper man for the role, even if his hands aren’t quite as large as plates as originally envisioned by author Lee Childs. As well, new dynamics will surface this season since we’ll get to see Jack Reacher alongside members of his old U.S. Army Special Investigations unit

The original release date from Amazon on Season 2 was set as December 15, and there has been a slight update. It’s a tiny one, but it will make the difference between watching on Thursday evening and wishing that you could watch the show on Friday while you’re at work. Yep, that means Reacher has been quietly bumped up a day, as revealed on Amazon’s website: “Coming soon — December 14, 7:00 PM ET”

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This season is based upon Lee Child’s 11th book in this series, Bad Luck and Trouble, which means that it departs from the second Tom Cruise movie, and that’s good news, but not as good as learning that Ritchson pulled a fast one with his diet while preparing to play a brick sh*thouse who doesn’t work out.

From the synopsis:

Reacher reunites with three of his former teammates turned chosen family to investigate, including Frances Neagley (Maria Sten); Karla Dixon (Serinda Swan), a forensic accountant for whom Reacher has long had a soft spot; and fast-talking, switchblade-wielding family man David O’Donnell (Shaun Sipos) … Reacher will stop at nothing to uncover the truth and protect the members of his unit. If there’s one thing Reacher and his team know for certain, it’s that you do not mess with the Special Investigators. This season, get ready for Reacher and the 110th to hit back hard.

Reacher returns on December 15 14 with three episodes and subsequent weekly check-ins.

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What Is Tate McRae’s ‘Think Later’ Tracklist?

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Uproxx cover star Tate McRae is returning with her sophomore album, Think Later, later tonight when the clock hits midnight on the East Coast.

“Writing this whole thing was one of the most stressful, exciting, nerve racking, and fun things I’ve ever gone through,” she shared on Instagram. “For the first time in my life I lived this year a little less with my head and a little more with my intuition – and I rlly hope u guys can feel that through the music.”

Given the success of McRae’s early singles — “Greedy,” “Exes,” and more — fans are likely hyped to see the rest of what she has in store for the record’s tracklist. Here’s what to know.

What Is Tate McRae’s Think Later Tracklist?

Right now, McRae’s Think Later album will span 14 tracks, with her two singles being placed at spots 2 and 7 — which the pop star had teased before the official reveal.

Continue scrolling to view the complete tracklist.

1. “Cut My Hair”
2. “Greedy”
3. “Run For The Hills”
4. “Hurt My Feelings”
5. “Stay Done”
6. “Grave”
7. “Exes”
8. “We’re Not Alike”
9. “Calgary”
10. “Messier”
11. “Think Later”
12. “Guilty Conscience”
13. “Want That Too”
14. “Plastic Palm Trees”

Think Later is out 12/8 via RCA Records. Find more information here.

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‘The View’s Whoopi Goldberg Dragged Kevin McCarthy’s Baffling Resignation Speech: ‘I’m Still Not Sure What The Hell You Did’

The View had a field day with Kevin McCarthy‘s oddly congratulatory resignation speech after the former Speaker of the House basically announced that he was quitting Congress at the end of the year. Whoopi Goldberg, in particular, had some blunt words for the outgoing congressman.

“When the stakes were the highest, we rose to the challenge,” McCarthy said in a video message posted to Twitter. “We were willing to risk it all, no matter the odds, no matter the personal cost. Simply put, we did the right thing.”

Whoopi couldn’t believe what she was hearing as her jaw dropped during McCarthy’s message. The View co-host noted that he was only Speaker of the House for a few months before being ousted and he did not do much during that short time. More pointedly, McCarthy is definitely not accomplishing much by quitting either, but she’ll take it.

Via The Wrap:

“I’m just trying to figure out what you think you actually did!” she exclaimed. “You had what, 19 tries to get the job? Fifteen. And then you got the job, and I’m still not sure what the hell you did while you were there! What are you doing? Goodbye, though!”

However, Sara Haines and Alyssa Farah Griffin argued that McCarthy is accomplishing something: Being petty as hell.

“This was like the biggest middle finger to the Republicans. The fact that he just ousted himself, and was like ‘Peace!’” Haines said about McCarthy resigning right after George Santos was expelled. “Like, that’s a 2-vote — they’re gonna have to do everything bipartisan.”

(Via The Wrap)

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The Uproxx 2023 Gift Guide For The Home

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This year’s Uproxx Gift Guides are brought to you by Sirius XM. Check out their site to find all the holiday music and content you need to get into the giving spirit.

Who knows exactly when it happened but there seem to be way more people with good taste now. The rise of Instagram certainly played a huge part in sparking this sea change — earthenware lamps, enamel bowls, and satin sheets certainly look cooler in the feed than impossible-to-assemble IKEA housewares. Oh and also, house prices are insane and pushing ever higher so… better to just forget about buying and dial in your apartment.

A record player, a griddle, and some greens growing in the corner? That’s a space you want to spend time in.

Last year’s Uproxx Gift Guide for the Home was such a hit that we’re running it back this year. But this time around, it’s all splurges straight through til the end. Why? Well, in short… everyone has enough junk. Amazon has been around for 30 years. We can all order trinkets and have them on our doorstep (or our neighbors’ doorsteps since UPS seems to have about a 45% accuracy rate this time of year) before dinner.

No junk in 2023. This is the all bangers all the time home gift guide. If you get someone something we’ve tested, reviewed, and featured below, it’s sure to leave your giftee hyped. We promise.

Andover-One All-In-One Record Player

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ANDOVER

Price: $1,999

This is, quite simply, the best all-in-one record player on the market. Trust me, I’ve burned through plenty of others.

Why? Well, it starts and ends with sound quality.

If you don’t have space for a component system, this is the richest, deepest sound you can get. It can fill any room and never sounds tinny, like so much of the competition. The quality is clear in every single element.

Beyond that, it’s also incredibly easy to use, both as a record player and a Bluetooth speaker (you don’t need to have another living room speaker, this can give you all the power you need). There’s only one dial and it’s intuitive to use. Design-wise, this is as cool as it gets — the hardwood cabinet is sleek and stylish while also being sturdy. I have mine on a simple record stand and get a constant stream of comments about how nice it looks. (With that said, I wish I’d dropped the extra money for the matching record stand.)

Taken all together, this is the GOAT in its category. It’s a high-end listening experience without all the components.

BUY IT FOR:

Buy it for someone who craves a quality vinyl listening experience without the desire or space to build out a full sound system.

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Meze Audio 99 Classics

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MEZE

Price: $309

This is a nice full-circle moment because I’ve got the Meze headphones on my ears right now. To help me focus, I’ve worn over-the-ear headphones every day for work for 15 years. All day; every day. Burned through countless pairs.

These are the most comfortable, bar none. They don’t clamp too hard on your head, even if you have them on eight hours per day, as I often do. In fact, they feel light and almost delicate. The headband distributes the pressure evenly so you never have that “I’m being squeezed” feeling.

As far as the sound goes, these plug-in headphones are high quality — rich and luxurious, deeply resonant, and perfectly balanced. When I’m not working I plug them into the Andover record player featured above and sprawl on the couch for long listening sessions. There are few ways better to relax and unwind on the planet, in my opinion.

BUY THEM FOR:

If these were stolen from me tomorrow, I would have another pair ordered that same day. I like them that much. Buy them for anyone who craves a high-level music-listening experience and is willing to be plugged in.

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Klipsch The Three Plus Premium Bluetooth Speaker

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Price: $399

While the Andover record player acts as my Bluetooth in my living room, in my bedroom I love this Klipsch The Three Plus speaker. Like the Andover, it’s sleek and made with real wood (the Meze headphones have real wood too, I’m a big wood guy). It also has actual dials instead of relying on buttons. That feels more solid to me; more tangible.

Sound-wise, this little box is big. The sound is clear and not the least bit tinny, filling the bedroom when I want to go loud or offering a rich ambiance when I want to go soft. The other reason I spent money on it? It’s… not so portable. I find that a house only really needs one big portable speaker and that’s likely to get banged up, etc. This speaker stays in one place, is always there when I need it, and has retained the sleek, cool look since I bought it. I can’t imagine a reason I wouldn’t still have this in 10 years — unless the tech around speakers completely changes again (which is, obviously, totally feasible).

BUY IT FOR:

Sharp-looking meets sharp sound meets real components that feel solid (the rolling volume dial charmed the hell out of me). Buy it for someone with good taste who has too many speakers banging around their house.

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Traeger Flat Top Grill Flatrok

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TRAEGER

Price: $899.99

I have a Traeger smoker. I like it. I use it relatively often and it’s fully replaced my propane grill. But with all that said… using it is a little bit of a project. There are pellets to buy. There are rotors to vacuum. I use it pretty often! But I don’t have the time to use it daily.

This Traeger flat-top griddle? I use that daily. Sometimes twice daily.

I have never adored a cooking implement so deeply. It is like — and I don’t mean “sorta like” or “similar to,” I mean “exactly like” — having a restaurant flat top in your backyard. I can cook burgers for 20 people in 10 minutes. I can make the best carne asada tacos I’ve tasted outside of Mexico for a whole dinner party without stress. It’s just a really special product.

It runs on propane and is easy to clean. Just scrape all the detritus into the grease trap! (It’s kind of fun, even.)

A few months ago, I threw a party. At about 2 am, my buddy raided the fridge, tossed huge hunks of pulled pork on this griddle, added some pan drippings, pushed it in the corner, tossed on some tortillas, loaded them with cheese, added back the pork, and made 10 of the best quesadillas I’ve ever tasted. It took him 10 minutes. The griddle did not need cleaning afterward. Friends still call it “the midnight miracle.”

BUY IT FOR:

If I could only afford a grill, smoker, or this flat-top, I would buy the flat-top every time. Get it for the chef who is ready to entertain and level up.

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Houseplant Gloopy Candle By Seth

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HOUSEPLANT

Price: $150

I like Seth Rogen a ton. But not so much that I need to further enrich this wildly rich man by buying his candle after getting drawn like a moth to the flame of his celebrity. And yet here I am… with a $150 candle in my living room.

Why?

Marie Kondo, baby! It sparks joy!

It’s cool. It looks great. I’ve burned through it already and fit other (less fragrant, more generic) candles inside. So in reality, this Houseplant candle is more like a vase. A vase for candles. And, as such, it’s lovely. It’s a perfect punch of brightness in my living room — which takes the hipster earth tones trend to the furthest possible place and needs some damn color. People comment on it. We discuss — maybe riff on how good Superbad is or how Rogen’s North Korea movie led to an international incident and how fascinating that is or how he’s a legit potter alongside being a movie star.

But regardless of those conversations, I have this object that brings me some degree of pleasure. That’s all I need from it and well worth my $150.

BUY IT FOR:

Buy it for someone (maybe a Rogen fan!) who will keep it as a vase and treasured object long after the candle is burnt down.

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Crow Canyon Enamelware

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CROW CANYON

Price: Varies. $130 for all three elements shown.

Do you like enamelware? I definitely do. They can bang around a little, work outdoors and indoors, look cool, and they don’t create the fear in their owners that ceramics do. Maybe it’s the fact that I grew up sipping from chipped enamel cups around the campfire but I just love the look of them. I have gotten absolutely lost on the Crow Canyon website multiple times.

Even when I made my purchase, I had to keep going back to my cart because I was overdoing it. Seriously.

The splatter design is my go-to (I bought all of the items pictured) — it feels earthy but still like a design piece that people take note of. Everything can go in the dishwasher and I feel no fear packing the dishes or cups up for a stylish picnic date or using them for one of my more chaotic parties. One more upside for anyone like me who leaves things out way too often — the enamel doesn’t crust over, making these dishes incredibly easy to clean even if you accidentally leave them around the house with food in them for a day or two.

BUY THEM FOR:

Grab these for someone who has serious style but isn’t ready for dishes that can easily shatter (and who among us is?).

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Soundboks 4

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SOUNDBOKS

Price: $999

When the first Sounboks dropped, it was clear that the brand was trying to shift the conversation around portable speakers. The first edition was a powerhouse — huge sound in a portable format. This was not for “me and you on a beach blanket” listening — it was for family reunions and cookouts.

Soundboks 4 takes that notion further. Way further.

This feels like a concert component speaker. It feels like your buddy who is a roadie for Travis Scott stole it from the sounbank and kicked it to you for a grand. The sound is massive and it can connect to other speakers or components. I recently had a DJ use this at a house party I threw (this guide really reveals my love for parties) and it was more than enough sound to fill up the house.

I’m not talking about “enough to bob your head to”-type sound. I’m talking “lost in the music, can’t-talk-now-the-beat-is-in-my-body”-type sound. It’s a beast and also sleek enough to sit in the house for the “between cookouts and house parties” times as your main-room Bluetooth speaker.

BUY IT FOR:

The person who loves to create the party — whether at the beach, the park, or in their homes. Warning: Anyone who owns this will have a whole lot of friends asking to borrow it for their own events!

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The Farmstand Nook

The Farmstand Nook
LETTUCE GROW

Price: $699

I am a Lettuce Grow legionnaire — or whatever they call their fans. I have dutifully purchased three of their Farmstands and keep them growing year-round. I know the brand better than probably anyone who doesn’t work there. But the “Nook” is my first indoor stand.

I love it. It’s straightforward (to be honest, I tried another indoor brand this year and sent it back after a week — too many chemicals to mix and test, etc). And the production is great.

The food that comes off the Nook is delicious (the electricity increase is negligible as far as I can tell). And there’s something really special about making juice for someone with the greens you grew, seasoning a meal with your own herbs, and eating veggies that were plucked five minutes before eating. Does growing your food in-house save money? After a whole lot of repetitions, I’ll say… Doubtful.

Farms know what they are doing and they do it at scale. It probably is some level (minimal) of financial loss for me to grow my own food in the Farmstand or out in my planter boxes. But it’s so fun and it saves on store runs and the agony of seeing lettuce wilt in the fridge is eradicated — all of which makes this a huge win for me and my kitchen-centric lifestyle. Plus, on a philosophical level, being part of your food production fundamentally shifts how you treat the food you make.

That alone makes this well worth it. Combine that with the minimalist look and it’s wins all around.

BUY IT FOR:

Anyone who cares enough about food to grow their own greens and veggies. Even if they claim to be incompetent in a garden, they can handle the Nook — it’s that easy!

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Notary Lamp

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NOTARY CERAMICS

Price: $955

It’s not often you find your new favorite ceramics shop on HBO, but here we are. I learned about Notary Ceramics when it was profiled on HBO’s Storefront Stories and fell in love with the look of these lamps. Owner/ potter Sarah Van Raden just seems to innately understand the sweet spot between minimalism and eye-pleasing design. She’s never so stark that her work feels brutalist — it’s minimal but still evokes genuine feeling.

“I am drawn to simple, quiet forms that are humble yet unique,” Van Raden told me via email when I asked about her design ethos. “My color palette is inspired by the natural beauty of Oregon and my childhood growing up in the countryside.”

I see all of that in her work. And the smaller touches just scream quality. It’s got a thick, vintage feeling chord, the light base is heavy and solid, and the accordion shade — which I found absolutely maddening to figure out (don’t be like me, just watch the tutorial and it’s suddenly simple) — looks even better in the home when the light is “on” than it does in the image above.

This is a subtle-yet-room-defining piece. I admire its grace every time I walk past.

BUY IT FOR:

The person who cares about style but also has nothing to prove — the confident minimalist who savors well-made things.

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Ettitude Signature Sateen Sheet Set

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ettitude

Price: $229

These sheets are a treasure — they’ve ruined me! Anything else is like sleeping on hay and burlap. These are delicate and soft and sensual.

They feel inherently sexy. You want to roll around in them. Also… this exact color (saffron) is just incredibly pleasing to the eye.

I can tell you the specs on this sheet set —

  • Sustainable “CleanBamboo” fabric in a sateen weave.
  • Hypoallergenic.

Those are the biggies. They run down everything on the website but… that’s not why you drop $229 on sheets, right? It’s because of how they feel on your body. How they look on your bed. What they evoke.

In my experience, these sheets are the absolute top-of-the-line when using those parameters. They are sexy and sensual and feel fantastic against your skin.

BUY IT FOR:

The person you want to have sex with. The person you want to lounge in bed with. The person whose sleep you value. If you have that person, this gift will hit — I promise.

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What Is Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday 2’ Tracklist?

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Nicki Minaj is just a bit away from releasing her highly anticipated Pink Friday 2 album at midnight ET tonight, where it will be available to stream on Apple Music and Spotify. Given the rap icon has been pretty quiet about details surrounding the record, fans are wondering what the tracklist will be.

Here’s what to know so far.

What Is Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 Tracklist?

Minaj’s full tracklist for Pink Friday 2 is still yet to be announced. However, this hasn’t stopped online speculation. According to an unconfirmed partial list from Genius, it has her previously released “Red Ruby Da Sleeze” and “Super Freaky Girl” both reportedly making the cut. Other songs include “Big Difference” as track 2, and “Last Time I Saw You” as track 7.

Additional unconfirmed titles right now are “Let Me Calm Down,” “Memories,” and “Roman In Malibu.” The latter seems to tease that Minaj will be reprising her altar ego that fans got to know with the original Pink Friday in 2010.

It’s also unclear if any collaborations will be included on the rest of the tracklist, let alone how long the record will be, making it truly a surprise to take place once it drops.

Pink Friday 2 is out 12/8 via Republic Records. Find more information here.

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After Some Time Away, Ariana Grande Made It Clear She’s Back In The Studio And Fans Are Over The Moon About It

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Ariana Grande was perhaps the biggest pop star in the world when she released her two latest albums, 2019’s Thank U, Next and 2020’s Positions: In 2019, she became the first artist in 50 years to have the top 3 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 (Drake and Taylor Swift have both since matched and surpassed that feat, by the way), and Positions did a good job at riding the Thank U, Next momentum.

Except for the odd single here and there, though, Grande has been mostly quiet since then (although two of those “odd singles,” remixes of The Weekend’s “Save Your Tears” and “Die For You,” went No. 1). That’s because she’s been busy, primarily with working on a Wicked film adaptation. She’s been totally focused on that, so much so that in 2022, she said she wouldn’t start work on a new album until she was finished with Wicked.

All of that preamble was to set up the following news: Grande is back in the studio and fans are losing it.

In an uncaptioned Instagram post shared today (December 7), Grande shared some photos and videos of herself in a recording studio, sitting in front of a mixing board and computers. People, of course, were excited, including some familiar faces.

Victoria Monét commented, “She’s HOME!!!” Ty Dolla Sign wrote, “She backkkk.” It seems Cynthia Erivo has even heard some of Grande’s new material, as she commented, “Love you sweetheart, no one is ready, I’m so freaking proud of you!! This project is so freaking special!!!”

Grande became a trending topic on X (formerly Twitter) following her post, so check out some tweet reactions below.

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Hugh Grant’s Children Were Rightfully ‘Alarmed’ Over A Naked Oompa Loompa (?) Image During The Making Of ‘Wonka’

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Even though he is a 63-year-old Brit, Hugh Grant really is the people’s princess! He is not afraid to tell it like it is, even if it’s moderately rude. So it’s about time we got used to him saying out-of-pocket stuff and being generally grumpy because every once in a while we are blessed with a small anecdote from the man himself, and it only makes him more mysterious.

Grant’s latest complaint is about his “stark naked” Oompa Loompa mock-up, that was sent to him during post-production. Luckily, he didn’t provide image proof, but it probably would not be publishable anyway.

The actor told People that director Paul King sent over some images of the CGI Loompa before the final product. “Paul quite early on in the editing process, sent me a mock-up of the Oompa Loompa stark naked. And my little children were a little alarmed at that,” Grant admitted. Grant has five kids, which is conveniently the same amount of golden tickets that Wonka himself offered. Coincidence? Probably!

The actor admitted that the mock-up was so he could get a better feel for the character, which included “the color of the skin and the way the hair works and on all the kind of details of it,” Grant explained before adding the little tidbit that he “had no clothes” on. An important part to mention.

Earlier this year, King told Variety that he wrote an “apology” letter to Grant after he agreed to star. “I had to write him this awkward letter, saying, ‘You’re good at playing washed-up, old hams…’” King warned him, before ensuring that it would be all worth it in the end. “Once you see Hugh Grant as an 18-inch high orange man with green hair, you go, ‘Ah, yes. I know what Oompa Loompas are. It all makes perfect sense.’” Was it worth it? Only time will tell!

Wonka hits theaters on December 15th.

(Via People)

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Kodak Black Was Reportedly Arrested For Possession Of Cocaine In His Home State, Florida

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Kodak Black has reportedly been arrested for possession of cocaine in his home state, Florida. XXL has posted records from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office showing the controversial rapper’s arrest status and charges. As yet, no bond has been set and the charges against him are pending trial.

Kodak, whose real name is Bill Kapri, has an extensive history of run-ins with law enforcement going back to his first brushes with fame in 2015. In 2016, he was charged with felony criminal sexual conduct stemming from an incident follow a concert in Florence, South Carolina. He pled guilty in 2021, receiving a sentence of probation.

In 2018, he was charged with child neglect, grand theft of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and marijuana possession after an Instagram Live feed showed him passing weed and a gun around a small child. While three of the charges were dropped, he was convicted of both possession charges and sentenced to a year in prison. He was released in August that year thanks to credit for time served.

In 2019, he was arrested at the US-Canada border by United States Customs and Border Protection for criminal possession of a weapon, released, then re-arrested in Miami ahead of his Rolling Loud performance on additional charges stemming from that arrest, including making a false statement on a governmental form for lying on his purchase documents for the guns confiscated at the border. He was sentenced to nearly four years in prison after pleading guilty; for the original charges, he also pled guilty, receiving a concurrent sentence between two and seven years.

However, in January 2021, as he was leaving office, Donald Trump communted Kodak’s sentence in a bid to curry favor with Black voters for his eventual 2024 election run. That seemingly hasn’t stopped Kodak from continuing to flout authority; in July 2022, he was arrested again for oxycodone trafficking, although his lawyer argued that the pills were prescribed to him.

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A BBC Anchor Is Mortified After Accidentally Flipping The Bird On Camera

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A BBC anchor has apologized after she was caught on camera giving the middle finger before starting a report on Boris Johnson. In the now viral clip, Maryam Moshiri can be seen clearly and undeniably flipping the bird on screen. There’s nothing subtle about it as you can see below:

Not knowing that the silly joke was broadcasted to viewers on Wednesday evening, Moshiri apologized the next morning and explained how the whole thing happened.

“Hey, I’m so sorry about this,” Moshiri wrote on Twitter. “I was having a private joke with the team in the gallery and pretending to count down as the director was counting me down from 10-0… including the fingers to show the number. When we got to 1 I turned finger around as a joke and did not realise that this would be caught on camera.”

Moshiri is clearly mortified by the private gag being seen by viewers, and now, the entire internet. In her defense, the moment does seem like an innocent bit of co-worker mischief that, unfortunately, was the victim of bad timing.

“It was a private joke with the team and I’m so sorry it went out on air!” she wrote. “It was not my intention for this to happen and I’m sorry if I offended or upset anyone. I wasn’t ‘flipping the bird’ at viewers or even a person really. It was a silly joke that was meant for a small number of my mates.”

(Via Maryam Moshiri on Twitter)

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Jonathan Majors’ Lawyer’s Tactics Do Not Appear To Be Winning Over The Judge In The Actor’s Ongoing Assault Trial

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Jonathan Majors‘ assault trial began this week after months of lead-up, including some questionably released text messages, which didn’t present the best look from whomever decided to release them. Actually, that would reportedly be Majors’ lawyer, Priya Chaudhry, who does not appear to be otherwise impressing the judge on Major’s case.

To briefly recap, this case surrounds allegations made by ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari, following a March dispute that turned violent. Cops who attended to Jabbari the next day arrested Majors after observing injuries to her hand and a laceration near her ear, and Jabbari’s court testimony so far has included claims that she hoped police would help her, but she was also afraid of how Majors would be treated if she had initially reported the incident to law enforcement. Jabbari also related how she had taken sleeping pills after being too uncomfortable to sleep due to her injuries, and Majors’ team has insisted that she was the violent participant in the altercation.

Court proceedings have been predictably adversarial, but part of that has to do with the information presumably released by Majors’ team to the press so far. That has included not only those text messages but also a tip-off about police arresting Jabbari on allegations of criminal mischief/assault with the DA declining to prosecute charges. As well, Jabbari made reference during Wednesday testimony to how Chaudhry apparently released photos to the press in an attempt to prove that she was partying (Jabbari insisted that she was seeking comfort from friends) and therefore not injured.

Things got even messier in court on Wednesday when Chaudhry — for reasons unknown — decided to bring up Jabbari’s ex-boyfriend who reportedly committed suicide many years ago. This led Jabbari to leave the courtroom in tears, after which the judge seemed to be completely over Chaudhry’s questioning about the alleged “partying” photos:

Following the question about the high school boyfriend who Chaudhry claimed had died by suicide — the relevance of which was never made clear because the judge ensured the subject was subsequently dropped — Jabbari, who had cried often throughout her two days of testimony, returned to the courtroom, and didn’t exhibit emotion for the rest of the day.

Chaudhry later asked Jabbari if she had seen photos of herself at the nightclub the night after the alleged attack.

“Just the ones you posted,” Jabbari said quietly, to which Chaudhry objected. The judge smiled and shrugged at the defense lawyer: “That answer stands,” he said.

Majors has yet to take the stand, although he has pleaded not guilty to all accusations surrounding the alleged assault and has been carrying a bible into the courtroom. In the meantime, Loki Season 2 went awkwardly due to this elephant in the room, and Disney pulled Magazine Dreams, in which Majors portrays a troubled body builder, from its release schedule.

(Via People, TMZ, Deadline & Rolling Stone)