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Part-time grifter Anna Delvey has just been released from prison and is now out and about for the first time since her story was portrayed in a hit Netflix series earlier this year. Inventing Anna told the (mostly) true story of Delvey (also known as Anna Sorokin) who racked up a hefty $275,000 bill around various New York hotels and banks after claiming she was an heiress waiting for her father to wire over some money. Spoiler alert: he never did, and Delvey was charged with fraud and intentionally deceiving major financial institutions.

After going to jail in 2017, Delvey was then taken into immigration custody where she has been for the last 18 months. Today, the fake heiress is a free woman, so naturally, her first step is to do a tell-all interview with CNN. Only the “Telling” is more like Delvey still insisting she didn’t do anything wrong, and Jake Tapper wasn’t having it.

While speaking with Delvey, Tapper attempted to find even a small hint of remorse coming from the grifter, though she stood her ground. Tapper then asked if Delvey ever apologized, to which she said she apologized in court, but not to anyone personally…including her friend who she stole $62,000 from. “Well, I didn’t steal any money from friends,” she said. “And everybody else is a financial institution.” Tapper then said there was no way that this was a “victimless crime” because she took advantage of people, “I definitely did,” she noted. “And I was younger, and I’ve learned from my mistakes.”

Despite a vague statement about making mistakes, Delvey still thinks that she is owed another shot in the spotlight. “I feel like a deserve a second chance, it was my mistake that I made,” the con artist/sometimes real artist said. “I served my time and I feel like I should deserve a second opportunity.”

Tapper then asked a loaded question about how Americans responded to Delvey’s fame. “Do you think there is something about the US where we are fascinated by con artists, grifters, liars?” This was proven by the fact that Inventing Anna became a huge streaming hit as part of the Summer of Scammers.

“I would say so, yes,” Devley said. “If I were to be prosecuted for similar crimes in Germany, I don’t think people would really care,” she noted. “I never really wanted to be famous…I just wanted to work on my business.” Delvey was open about the influx of marriage proposals and fans she made while in jail, so Americans are definitely fascinated with her crimes. It’s only a matter of time before she has a reality show or begins dating Pete Davidson.

(Via CNN)

The Dinote family of San Antonio, Texas, inadvertently started a tradition in 2020 when they purchased two human skeletons and a skeleton dog to decorate their lawn for Halloween. Steven Dinote told KSAT they jokingly propped one up against a lawnmower, which gave his wife, Danielle, the idea of making the skeleton walk the dog the next day.

This led to a competition where the family members try to outdo one another with funny ideas.

“It started as a joke in October 2020 when everyone was home during the pandemic,” Steven told Today. The displays became must-sees for the people in the neighborhood who would stroll by their house to see what the skeletons were up to each day.

“We didn’t realize how popular it got … we had neighbors all of a sudden walk on up and say ‘We love your display, we purposely change our walks just to see what you got,’” Dinote said. Since 2020, the skeleton display has expanded to four adults, a kid, a dog, a cat and a piranha-like fish.

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The family says it takes between 20 minutes to an hour to set up the scenes daily. They put everything together in the morning, but sometimes have to do a bit of preparation the night before.

The family has even set up a Facebook page, Skeleton House of San Antonio, where people around the world can keep up with the family’s antics. Last year’s scenes included couples’ yoga, a rock band and painter Bob Ross giving a painting lesson.

This year started with a scene of the skeleton family returning from vacation to celebrate the holiday. “Boo!! We’re back!!!” a sign on the lawn read. What a great way to kick off the season.

This scene of the skeletons golfing was so detailed that the Dinotes’ neighbor, Oscar Carrero, could only do it justice by taking a video. The golf balls in the scene go all the way to the neighbor’s lawn where another skeleton is holding the pin.

Here’s a scene from “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” They did a perfect job of recreating the ghost costumes worn by the “Peanuts” kids.

A Texas-style BBQ! “Bone appetit, y’all!”

A lucha libre match. This scene could also work to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos.

The boney break dancers. I wonder if they’re listening to Bone Thugs-N-Harmony? “See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads …”

In the end, for the Dinotes, it’s all about spreading some cheer during times that have been challenging for a lot of people.

“We’re getting a lot of people coming up and thanking us and bringing a little joy. We had one person say there’s so much negative stuff going on in the news, everyone’s bitter with each other and it makes their day just to come over and see a little bit of humor,” he said. “If that helps, that makes us happy.”

When it comes to Halloween songs, we’ve all heard the classics. Tracks like Michael Jackon’s “Thriller” or the classic novelty song “Monster Mash” seemingly play on repeat during the month of October. But when it comes to Halloween music in the indie genre, there are some consistently overlooked tunes that fit right in with the spooky season. That’s where Making A Mixtape comes in. In the 11th episode of the series, Thursday vocalist and Making A Mixtape host Geoff Rickly is joined by Norwegian songwriter Anna Of The North to share their picks for the best indie Halloween songs.

Anna Of The North, whose new album Crazy Life drops November 4, is well-versed when it comes to making eerie and haunting indie pop tracks. Her song “Lover Ghost” is both angelic and soul-stirring, and definitely evokes the sweater weather season that’s upon us. And since it’s now time to cozy up with a scary movie and stuff your face with candy, Anna and Rickly put together a killer list of spooky-adjacent indie songs by artists like Phoebe Bridgers, Band Of Horses, Wolf Parade, Laura Les, and more.

Check out the 11th episode of Making A Mixtape above, listen to the “Halloween” playlist below, and check out more of Uproxx’s Making A Mixtape series here.

Phoebe Bridgers — “Halloween”
Dead Man’s Bones — “Lose Your Soul”
Band Of Horses — “Is There A Ghost”
Cherry Glazerr — “Trick Or Treat Dancefloor”
The National — “Conversation 16”
Chromatics — “Candy”
Laura Les — “Haunted”
Wolf Parade — “Dear Sons And Daughters Of Hungry Ghosts”
The Rural Alberta Advantage — “Don’t Haunt This Place”
Orville Peck — “Dead Of Night”
Anna Of The North — “Lover Ghost”

Some of the artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Eastern Michigan University guard Emoni Bates‘ felony gun charges are slated to be dismissed next week as part of a plea deal negotiated by his lawyer, Steve Haney, according to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello. Haney also said Bates is in the midst of being reinstated by the university, athletic department, and school president after being suspended the past three weeks while his case was being resolved.

Eastern Michigan University sources confirmed to Borzello that Bates is cleared to return to basketball practices and will soon return to campus for classes as well.

“”It’s my understanding he’s actively being cleared by the school administration to return to campus today to resume his studies and his basketball career,” Haney said Thursday. “I’m very pleased this matter has been resolved so Emoni can get back to school and join his teammates.”

Last month, on Sept. 18, Bates was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapon and “altering ID marks” on a firearm.

“Haney told ESPN that the arrest came after a routine traffic stop when Bates was driving a borrowed car that had a gun in it,” Borzello wrote. “Bates is expected to plead to one misdemeanor count of attempted illegal transportation of a weapon. It will be entirely dismissed upon completion of a misdemeanor diversion program.”

DDG and Offset take fans on a lavish ride through the gritty streets of New York City in their latest video, “Bulletproof Maybach.” Throughout the video, the duo offers a lush lifestyle while featured in the back of (if it wasn’t obvious) Maybachs.

The new track is off DDG’s latest project, It’s Not Me It’s You (Deluxe), which features a slew of the hottest artist out right now like Gunna, Coi Leray, Lakeyah, Polo G, NLE Choppa, Babyface Ray, and more.

“Forgis on the Lambo, we got cameras on the bando / Backseat of the Phantom, this the mob just like Sopranos / Hot just like a candle, we had opps and I bought ammo / We got Glocks and you get popped, life a gamble / Bulletproof Maybach, chopper on the seat,” Offset raps from the back of ‘bach.

DDG later joins the rapper and shares his thoughts on people using him for clout and his experience partying it up with Beyoncé and Drake in Vegas.

“Beefing over interviews for streams, can’t get into that / N****s really pussy when they see me, it ain’t none of that / N****s out here fiendin’ for my b*tch, but you ain’t touchin’ that,” DDG raps. “I just came from Vegas, I just lost another fifty / At Beyoncé party, I just chopped it up with Drizzy / N****s say, ‘You switched up,’ but I didn’t, I’m just busy / Lookin’ at these diamonds way too long will make me dizzy.”

Check out DDG and Offset’s “Bulletproof Maybach” above.

It’s been two years since 2K made its debut in the golf video game business, and as such, there was some excitement about how they would build off of their very strong first entry, PGA Tour 2K21.

They got Tiger Woods to be the cover athlete, added more PGA Tour and LPGA Tour pros to their roster to be available to play in the game, and struck deals with a few more club and apparel companies, but the hope that the game would really expand in its second edition two years later just didn’t materialize. PGA Tour 2K23 is very similar to the first offering, with the same positives and negatives to the last edition.

We’ll start with the positives. The one thing that really makes this game stand out to its competition is the course creator. It’s the star of 2K and HB Studios’ offering, the best part of the game for every golfer who has believed they could construct a great course — or for those who want to get really weird. You can get lost in the course creator for days changing the smallest details in an effort to create your masterpiece, and it really is an impressive course building engine.

From a gameplay perspective, it’s still a game that can be as difficult as you want it to be, mirroring the maddening line all golfers toe between playing well and playing poorly. That remains a positive, to me, as it’s a game that keeps you coming back to try and improve in a way previous golf games didn’t because of how easy they are to master. You truly do have to think your way around a course and consider everything from the slope of the fairway to the wind to the elevation, which is what makes golf … golf.

However, 2K23 still has the same issues on the course as the previous game, where the rough and sand are far too penalizing and every course playing as if it were a US Open venue. Being able to hit shots only 65-70 percent of your normal distance out of the rough isn’t realistic on most PGA Tour courses, and if they just bumped that to 75-80 percent for heavy rough, it’d remain a challenge but not make some approaches impossible in a way that’s just not the case for PGA Tour players.

The swing system is almost identical to what was in 2K21, with the same issue of not being able to build a unique swing, just working within the one stock swing built into the game. It’s a disappointment considering the additions of so many pros to the game, as there’s nothing about their golf games that differentiate them. The tempo changes from full swings to the varying shot types you’ll hit around the green are maddening to figure out. That may not be a terrible thing, but beware that you’ll chunk some chips and bunker shots in baffling ways when you thought you made a decent stroke.

Overall, it’s still a good golf game with a few flaws, but for fans hoping for something like more expansion of the career mode, there’s not a ton. The best improvement is the addition of a badge system similar to NBA 2K. Figuring out your player and club builds are, genuinely, a great part of the game, as you can tinker with varying elements to try and make your player fit your style as best as possible—- it’s something of a middle ground for the inability to build a unique swing.

Beyond that, though, there’s not much to say about the career mode. You still play your “rival” heads up, one tournament at a time, trying to beat them to win some gear. Your sponsors don’t even so much as provide you with a base set of gear, but after you reach each tier, you get a random piece of equipment or accessory. The lack of majors — which all have a deal with EA Sports — remains a bit of a bummer, as does the lack of diversity of courses, as you have the various TPCs and then a bunch of created courses that fill in the gaps on the schedule.

The reality right now is that we have two golf games that have half of the formula for a great game, and as long as exclusive rights deals exist, I’m not sure we’ll ever get the complete experience. EA Sports’ return to the golf gaming arena will bring the four majors back as well, including all of the major championship courses we’re accustomed to playing in a game, headlined by Augusta National. 2K, meanwhile, has an incredible course creator engine and far superior gameplay to the EA games of the past, which leaves one to wonder if EA’s offering will be able to match that quality when it returns next spring.

All told, PGA Tour 2K23 is a good but incomplete golf game. If you have 2K21, you’re really not missing out on anything other than you can play as Tiger (or Michael Jordan or Stephen Curry) in quick play — but even then, it’s just a Tiger skin of the same golfer as all the rest. If you don’t and want to get a golf game, it’s a more than worthwhile investment. Maybe their next edition will open up the world further, but right now, we have a very similar game with a few updates and new faces.

50 Cent and his now 26-year-old son have been at odds for years. A recent spat online between the father and son duo played out for a global audience, exacerbating their ongoing division.

Disagreements about finances have been a common thread between the two. In recent years, his son, Marquise Jackson, has taken to social media to share his disdain for his father and the lack of respect he has felt from 50 over time.

Through several viral posts, Jackson has alleged that the child support he received — nearly $7k — was not enough. Boldly attempting to grasp his father’s attention, Jackson said he would pay the rapper “In Da Club” rapper that amount to spend time with him.

Jackson continued to troll his father with various memes, even one where he juxtaposed his face on a poster for the rapper’s popular show Raising Kanan, changing the title to Rasing Marquise.

Only recently has 50 Cent responded to his son’s social media posts with a less than sympathetic reply. First, in a subliminal post on Twitter, the rapper posted a clip of him appearing on an episode of STARZ’s Power as Kanan fatally shooting his son.

“No caption needed,” the rapper wrote.

Even BMF star and son of Detroit kingpin Big Meech, Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr., offered his throughs on the situation, seemingly siding with 50. Then, in a clip posted to the Queens rapper’s Instagram account Thursday, 50 is seen working out and relaxing in a luxurious bubble bath as news plays in the background.

Despite the She-Hulk season finale taking a massive, fourth wall-breaking swing at the entire Marvel formula, the Disney+ series still couldn’t escape a MCU tradition: Introducing a shocking new character in the final moments.

After jetting off to space in the show’s second episode, Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk made his inevitable return and he wasn’t alone. While arriving at a Walters family dinner (with special guest Daredevil), the Hulk introduced everyone to a new person in his life: His son, Skaar, played by actor Wil Deusner.

While the Hulk having a son might seem like a random event to toss out in the She-Hulk finale, it completely tracks with Skaar’s comic book roots. After Hulk took off to space earlier in the season, Marvel fans assumed the show was laying the groundwork for a World War Hulk movie. In that storyline, Hulk is rocketed into the space by the Illuminati and lands on Sakarr where he becomes the ruler of the planet and fathers a son. However, when his family is seemingly killed, Hulk returns to Earth to fight basically every single Marvel hero in a murderous rampage. Obviously, they work things out, and surprise, Skaar is still alive.

The MCU is going a different route. Sakarr was first featured in Thor: Ragnarok, which very loosely pulled elements from the Planet Hulk storyline that sets up World War Hulk. After a Thanos-sized detour, Hulk eventually makes it back to Sakarr in She-Hulk, where he clearly had a surprise waiting for him in the form of a son. However, when Hulk returns to Earth, he noticeably does not fight the entire planet. Instead, he cordially introduces his extended family to Skaar and sits down for a Fast & Furious style cookout.

As for where Skaar could pop up next is anybody’s guess. The MCU has been laying the groundwork for a new generation of heroes with Ms. Marvel, Florence Pugh’s Black Widow, Thor’s daughter in Love and Thunder, and now, an offspring for Earth’s strongest Avenger. Or Skaar could fight the whole planet in a World War Hulk movie that skews wildly from the comics. That’s the beauty of the MCU right now. It can go anywhere.

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is available for streaming on Disney+.

Lil Yachty has come a long way from “Minnesota” — figuratively, and potentially, literally. The Atlanta rapper’s new single “Poland” has taken off, courtesy of some truly hilarious memes and a viral breakout on TikTok, as well as confused fans asking just what the heck “wock” is (they obviously haven’t been paying attention — or maybe they thought Moneybagg Yo’s “Wockesha” literally about a woman, despite its very literal and hilarious music video).

The song’s so popular that not only did Yachty end up shooting a second music video for it, but it’s also apparently reached the ears of Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who apparently contacted Quality Control CEO P Thomas and is interested in having Yachty visit. At least, that’s how it appears in a text conversation that P shared on social media.

“Thank you for the call,” Pee wrote. “Let’s make arrangements to get Mr. Yachty to [your] country to celebrate.” The Prime Minister replied, “Will check the schedule and get back with you. Thank you for your time.”

Of course, once they actually figure out what the wock is, they’ll probably ask him to leave it at home — effectively undermining the song’s ear-catching hook. Still, it’s a pretty impressive accomplishment for the 25-year-old rapper, whose career keeps humming along, expanding into such domains as frozen pizza and film.

Ben Simmons‘ ability to shoot the basketball has been under scrutiny for years now. It was a work in progress when he came into the league, and whether it’s been his struggles from the free throw line or his near-complete aversion to letting it fly from three, Simmons has just never gotten better at this.

There is a frequent debate about whether he needs to improve his shooting — Steve Nash has made clear that the Brooklyn Nets don’t care if he shoots — and as a result, people pay attention to just about anything related to this subject. An example came earlier this week when Simmons airballed a shot at a public event with his teammates.

Now, one (admittedly bad) airball from an outdoor event wouldn’t be a huge deal for most other people in the NBA, but things change when it’s Simmons. And ahead of Wednesday night’s preseason game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Simmons addressed the whole thing to Nick Friedell of ESPN.

“It finds me all the time,” Simmons said. “And it doesn’t f—ing stop. Sometimes I’m even sick of it, but then I’m like, ‘OK, I’m Ben Simmons, you know? It comes with being Ben Simmons right now.’

“Even the other day there was a clip of me air balling a shot at the park. Meanwhile, like 10 guys airballed multiple shots. So it’s like people will find one clip and try to make it that everything — like Ben can’t do [this or that]. Like come on man, you think I’m just airballing every shot? It’s not true. But it comes with it, and you got to have tough skin and I realize that, but nah, I can’t take everything personally. It’s social media.”

The Nets would go on to beat the Bucks, 107-97, with Simmons going for seven points, 10 assists, eight rebounds, and two steals in 28 minutes of work.