GoneTrending

The trial against Eric Holder, the man accused of shooting and killing Nipsey Hussle, is about to commence, and the jury has been selected according to Los Angeles’ ABC News affiliate. The jurors were sworn in on Monday, with the six alternate jurors chosen on Tuesday should any of the originals need to be replaced. The jury will hear opening statements today.

The trial has been a long time coming, with multiple delays due to COVID-19, Holder’s own stubbornness, and changes to personnel including the assigned judge and Holder’s defense lawyer. Holder pled not guilty to one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, and one count of felony possession of a firearm in the case back in 2019.

Holder was accused of murdering the Los Angeles rapper in front of his Marathon Clothing store on the corner of the streets Nipsey avidly affirmed in his music: Crenshaw and Slauson. Prosecutors say that Nipsey and Holder had a disagreement, and Holder returned to the store, firing with two handguns, hitting Nipsey and a pair of bystanders. Nipsey was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Nipsey Hussle is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

The Detroit Pistons look like they struck gold in the 2021 NBA Draft when they selected Cade Cunningham No. 1 overall. Despite some growing pains, Cunningham appears to be the kind of player around who the franchise can build for the next decade-plus, and next week, the Pistons will try to use the fifth pick in the 2022 Draft to find a running mate alongside him.

Whatever Detroit looks like next season, it appears one prominent member of its 2021-22 roster won’t be around. In his latest mock draft, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony wrote that the expectation is that the Pistons will part ways via trade with veteran forward Jerami Grant at some point this offseason.

“The incumbent is widely expected to be on the move this summer, as he’s entering the final year of his contract and doesn’t look to be on the same timetable as the rest of the Pistons’ roster,” Givony wrote.

Grant’s name has been kicked around in recent months in trade rumors, and while he stuck around after the deadline last year, there were reports indicating that the team was willing to listen to offers for the 28-year-old. Grant joined the team in free agency during the 2020 offseason after thriving in a reserve role for the Denver Nuggets, and is entering the final year of his deal this season.

Some of the greatest talents throughout music’s existence have been unorthodox in a variety of ways, which truly speaks to how creativity isn’t linear. No one can predict inspiration as it comes when it comes. Post Malone reaffirmed this wide-spanning reality on Monday (June 13) when he admitted on Howard Stern’s show that he writes a good portion of his songs while on the toilet.

He discussed many topics with the SiriusXM host, most notably his daughter, fiancee, and what he does for fun, but was especially enthused to share this tidbit about his creative process. “No one wants to come and talk to you while you’re taking a sh*t,” the “White Iverson” artist stated while advocating for the solitude that is inherent in that environment. He actually provided numbers too, saying 30% of his albums and 60% of his lyrics have been completed while on the can.

The 26-year-old has multiple No. 1 albums and singles, so evidently, the stench isn’t turning listeners away. The latest, Twelve Carat Toothache, was released on June 3 with features from The Weeknd, Doja Cat, Roddy Ricch, Gunna, and more, selling 121,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.

Check out Post Malone’s conversation with Howard Stern in the snippet above.

Kid Cudi’s been promoting his cross-media project Entergalactic for some time now. First announced in 2019, the title applies to both a Netflix animated series and an album that will accompany it. While he released the first single from the album, “Do What I Want,” a week ago, the trailer for the series dropped a few days before. Meanwhile, in all that, we still had no idea when either was actually coming out. But now we do.

Cudi announced the shared release date, September 30, with a tweet featuring a short clip showing off the series’ unique animation style, as his character lights up a joint and blows a cloud of smoke into the air in the shape of the project’s title. The clip also plays a snippet of one of the songs that will presumably appear on the album.

In addition to Entergalactic, Cudi’s taken on a number of other film projects in varying capacities in the past few months, from an acting role in John Woo’s upcoming action thriller Silent Night to his first-ever directorial one for Teddy, a film Cudi wrote that is co-produced by Jay-Z. He’ll also appear in X co-star Brittany Snow’s directorial debut September 17th. Mr. Mescudi’s got a busy schedule ahead of him.

Watch the trailer for Entergalactic above.

Richard Spencer, the Nazi/white supremacist leader who led a 2017 flash mob (full of brandished tiki torches and everything) in Charlottesville, North Carolina, wants everyone to believe that he’s turned over a new leaf. He’s apparently motivated by a desire to find love again after his marriage dissolved amid allegations of domestic violence on his behalf. Never mind that his far-right fan base has turned on him, and he was greeted by an audience of hecklers while touring universities. He’s also admittedly broke and had his gym membership revoked due to his confrontational nature, but The Spence won’t let that stop him.

A brave Jezebel writer (Laura Bassett) went into investigative mode after receiving a tip that Spencer’s cruising Bumble in the Dallas, Texas area. She gathered screencaptures of a man who remarkably looked like Richard Spencer and claimed to be 6’1″ tall and a Taurus who’s seeking a relationship (not a hookup!). He also, curiously, labeled himself as “moderate” and “vaccinated.”

You might be raising your eyebrows at those last two claims, too. Bassett took the plunge and contacted Spencer after wondering if someone was using his photos as a catfish. And that’s a fair question, given that Spencer’s photos are projecting a man who’s putting on the full “Christmas tree photo” airs (really, you must see these photos), but Spencer (as contacted through his phone number) confirmed that, yes, that’s his Bumble profile, and he’d “appreciate your respecting my privacy.” He texted, “This is obviously not newsworthy. I’m simply living my life.”

Spencer continued to respond to Bassett while declaring (in a series of texts), “I’m not a white supremacist leader any more. The entire right generally hates me. The feeling of [sic] mutual / On basic issues, I’m pretty much a liberal: Gun control, abortion, etc / I don’t lie or deceive anyone.” He neglects to mention his love of Confederate statues, but whaddya gonna do? Man, online dating is full of people pretending not to be themselves, but it sure sounds like this would make for one hellaciously awkward first date.

Ladies, imagine showing up and meeting the man who the Southern Poverty Law Center describes as “a suit-and-tie version of the white supremacists of old, a kind of professional racist in khakis.” He’s also the guy, as SPLC notes, who invented the “alt-right” term to downplay straight-up white supremacist beliefs and make them seem a little more friendly. Yup, that’s a hard Swipe Left!

(Via Jezebel)

Is it time to stop worrying about Kim Wexler?

Probably — but then I read Variety‘s very good profile of Rhea Seehorn, the actress who tragically hasn’t been nominated for an Emmy (let alone Emmys) for her performance on Better Call Saul, and my anxiety soars. It begins:

Rhea Seehorn’s fiancé doesn’t know if Kim Wexler lives. Neither do her stepchildren, who recently became Better Call Saul fans — and now demand similar answers about her fate. There are just six episodes left before the Breaking Bad prequel wraps up its six-season run in August. How it all ends is a closely guarded secret.

Seehorn obviously doesn’t reveal anything about Kim’s fate in the profile, although she does tease, “Death is not the only tragic end.” Bob Dylan was right.

Ahead of the final season, Bob Odenkirk laid out a future in which Kim is “a super-powered lawyer with the white-shoe law firm” and Saul is a “complete scumbag ambulance chaser across town,” and every night, “they go home, take off their disguises and be kind to each other.” But, he added, “I don’t think that’s where we’re going to go.”

Based on Seehorn’s comment, a more likely scenario is that she’s in prison during the events of Breaking Bad, which is why Saul turns into a complete guilt-riddled scumbag. Or Saul and Kim are both free but they can’t interact (or have sex while scheming) out of fear for the other’s safety, for whatever reason. Or Seehorn is messing with us, and Kim is for sure going to die. I don’t like either of these options. Or this ominous teaser.

Better Call Saul returns on July 11.

While some actors really want that monumental Oscar moment (think Leonardo DiCaprio in every movie he was in from 2000-2015) others would rather have fun than play a stuffy old man living in the woods while being stalked by a bear. That includes Samuel L Jackson, who is known for both his serious roles and his…less serious ones.

While Jackson has an honorary Academy Award, the actor recently spoke to the Los Angeles Times and explained that he doesn’t really feel like acting in Oscar-bait movies anymore. After so many years in the industry, he has that authority. And the money. “As jaded as I wanted to be about it, you know thinking, ‘Well, I should have won an Oscar for this or should have won for that and it didn’t happen,’ once I got over it many years ago, it wasn’t a big deal for me,” Jackson said. “I always have fun going to the Oscars. I always look forward to getting a gift basket for being a presenter. [Laughs] I give stuff to my relatives; my daughter and my wife would take stuff out. It’s cool… But otherwise, I was past it.”

While he will probably still kill it in all of his roles, he prefers to do the big-budget superhero movies that barely get Oscar buzz, but get a lot of money. “I was never going to let the Oscars be a measure of my success or failure as an actor. My yardstick of success is my happiness: Am I satisfied with what I’m doing? I’m not doing statue-chasing movies. You know [whispers]: ‘If you do this movie, you’ll win an Oscar.’ No, thanks. I’d rather be Nick Fury. Or having fun being Mace Windu with a lightsaber in my hand.” He is ready for his Star Wars redemption arc!

The actor added that he doesn’t care about Oscars, but he does care about the fans. Specifically, the ones who read lines back to him. “I’m the guy who does the lines that people see on T-shirts. There’s actors who go their whole careers and no one can quote a line they’ve said in a movie. People go to watch my movies to see how crazy I’m going to be or see how many times I say motherf*cker. Whatever gets them in the seats.” And boy those fans sure do get in those seats!

(Via Los Angeles Times)

Gunna might be locked up while he awaits trial on racketeering charges along with Young Thug and YSL, but that isn’t stopping him from promoting his new album DS4EVER. While he may have been booed up with pop-R&B star Chloe Bailey in real life — no matter how much he tried to deny it — he still has an image to maintain as the primary pusher of P, and so in his new video for “Banking On Me,” he projects the consummate image of a coast-to-coast player, keeping a baddie in each major city as he jet sets around the country living that rapper lifestyle.

It helps that the video is self-directed; who wouldn’t want to cast himself as the centerpiece of a nationwide rotation of pretty women? However, the video also fits the song’s subject as well; Gunna has to keep swapping them out — after all, he doesn’t want to get bored.

Unfortunately, Gunna may not get the chance to enjoy the fruits of his labor for a while. In May, he and the rest of the YSL crew were arrested as part of a sweeping RICO case that alleged they were a hybrid gang responsible for dozens of violent acts in the Atlanta area. He goes on trial early next year.

Watch the “Bank On Me” video above.

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari got married a few days ago now, and initial reports indicated that while Spears’ father Jamie Spears, mother Lynne Spears, and sister Jamie Lynn Spears were not invited to the wedding, her brother Bryan Spears was expected to attend. Now, Spears has debunked that, insisting that Bryan was not invited while offering some choice words about her brother.

Referencing a 2020 interview Bryan gave on the As NOT Seen On TV podcast, Spears wrote in a now-deleted Instagram post, “Your podcast interview was so SPECIAL [eyes rolling emoji] !!! I know you and the family had no bad intentions at all whatsoever taking all those years away when I wanted to honestly just be a respected individual with a glass of red wine … but like you said in your interview … Bryan when asked by that incredibly kind man ‘why doesn’t your family just let her be ???’ Your response was …’she can’t even make a dinner reservation …’”

She continued, “You were never invited to my wedding so why even respond ??? Do you honestly think I want my brother there who told me no to a Jack and coke for 4 years … what ???.” Spears later concluded, “I know you’re my blood and yes blood runs deep but no family of mine would do what you guys did to me … Pssss … I liked your post, brother !!! Happy Britdependece Day !!! Congratulations Brit Brit !!! GO F*CK YOURSELF Bryan – F*ck you [middle finger emoji] …”

Read Spears’ full post below.

“I got my happy on y’all !!! Happy, happy, happy !!! My friend watched the video of the party and to be exact Madonna fell 3 times … Selena Gomez fell 2 times and I fell once all because of the rose petals … I’m surprised I didn’t fall every 5 minutes … and no, I didn’t drink one sip of alcohol !!! I can’t drink a lot …

true story – the 13 years of being in the conservatorship I was drug tested at least 3 times a week … I don’t even really like alcohol … meanwhile I heard that my dad would go to bars every night . and my brother had his shrimp salad with a Jack and coke every night in Vegas after my show and even sometimes before !!! He would never even let me have a sip … you let your 5-year-old daughter put her hand in her mother’s wine and be silly yet when I just get off the stage for the 3rd time that week and my little feet have been in heels I walk to the only table in my suit and you tell me no my question is this WHY????

Let’s talk about it … is it the powerful feeling dad got my whole life in literally making me feel like absolutely nothing … I’m sorry but cops are kind of the EXACT same way … just because they wear a star on their shirt every day they think that gives them the opportunity to bully people … end of that story

so I was so excited when I went to Vegas last month … I’m such a badass … NOT !!! But I actually could drink a lot when I was younger … my girlfriend and I could hold 2 bottles of champagne by ourselves at her beach house, then go to dinner that night and I would end up taking care of everybody at night … so in Vegas, I was ready to have my first vodka and Sprite !!! No lie, I literally drank half the cup and suddenly my stomach went into a knot so my friend finished the drink … at the restaurant, I was like ‘OUCH OUCH OUCH OUCH’ my stomach felt like a freaking brick !!! To make a long story short … I basically couldn’t leave my room for 2 days because it upset my stomach … ok, so I’m older and more sensitive now and yes, I’m a little bitter because I used to be able to have fun when I would drink but now I either get too sick or I go straight to sleep !!! It’s pretty funny my family doing what they did to me with drug testing me that whole time and yet I can’t stand most alcohol !!! Nope, I’m not cool … I wish I could play that bad girl my family wants me to play but honestly .. I’m too old for this sh*t !!!

And Bryan … your podcast interview was so SPECIAL [eyes rolling emoji] !!! I know you and the family had no bad intentions at all whatsoever taking all those years away when I wanted to honestly just be a respected individual with a glass of red wine … but like you said in your interview … Bryan when asked by that incredibly kind man ‘why doesn’t your family just let her be ???’ Your response was …’she can’t even make a dinner reservation …’ None of you ever wanted it to end because you all loved telling me what to do and treating me like absolutely nothing !!! What you said right there to that man in that interview said everything, Bryan !!!

You were never invited to my wedding so why even respond ??? Do you honestly think I want my brother there who told me no to a Jack and coke for 4 years … what ??? If we were going to drink together at the wedding and play the classy roles for the children like you and mom do as you people literally hid coffee and alcohol when I would come home … you hurt me and you know it !!!

And I might force myself to drink Jack tonight … look up at the moon and say ‘FUCK YOU [middle finger emoji] !!!’ Psss I have an assistant to make my dinner reservations … DID YOU NOT KNOW ??? I know you’re my blood and yes blood runs deep but no family of mine would do what you guys did to me … Pssss … I liked your post, brother !!! Happy Britdependece Day !!! Congratulations Brit Brit !!! GO F*CK YOURSELF Bryan – F*ck you [middle finger emoji] …”

It’s been nearly 17 months since Donald Trump begrudgingly left the White House—albeit without admitting defeat—and yet the former president still has the ability to surprise us with his unconscionable behavior, particularly toward the very people who have moronically believed his lies. This week we learned that Trump fleeced his supporters under the guise of political justice to the tune of $250 million—a “bombshell” that shook Stephen Colbert.

On Tuesday night, the Late Show host was ready to dig into every dirty detail of the nonexistent entity that allowed the former president to line his pockets with the hard-earned money of the individuals who actually trust him. Colbert admitted that he was still “digesting” the revelation that Trump “demanded his followers donate to something called the Official Election Defense Fund, which raised a quarter of a BILLION dollars. And surprise, surprise: the committee discovered the whole thing was a grift.”

The select committee explained that even though the Trump campaign knew their claims of voter fraud were absolute bullshit, they used the momentum they had going to get the MAGAites all worked up over the possibility of the election being “stolen” from The Donald. They sent out countless emails asking their most ardent supporters to give whatever they could spare to the fund, which the committee further discovered did not actually exist—making it painfully clear that Trump may indeed be playing by George Costanza’s rulebook, as Ari Melber suggested earlier this week. (Remember The Human Fund?) An aghast Colbert broke it all down:

So he duped $250 million from his most passionate supporters, then watched as they all go to prison while he sat in Mar-a-Lago double-fisting coconut shrimp…

So, if there was no Election Defense Fund, where did the money go? Well, according to the committee, there was a $1 million donation to the personal foundation of the former president’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows. Yes, the Meadows Foundation is a charity that raises money to fund research into how much money it can raise.

They also skimmed off over $200,000 for the former president’s hotels, and that was just Giuliani’s bar tab.

But it wasn’t just Trump himself who enjoyed the financial windfall. As we learned earlier this week, Donald Jr.’s fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle (lucky gal!) scored a $60,000 paycheck for introducing her future father-in-law at January 6th’s stop the steal rally—a gig that took her just about two minutes to complete. (Though Colbert contends that, given her past eloquence, she was probably “worth every dime.”)

Given all the despicable—and presumably criminal—behavior that the committee has discovered, Colbert knows the big question on everyone’s mind is: Who is going to jail, and how quickly will it take to stick ‘em there? The answer to those queries, unfortunately, is “no one” and “no time soon.” As the Late Show host explained, committee chair and Mississippi congressman Bennie Thompson said that “members of the panel will not make any criminal referral of the former president or anyone else to the Justice Department.” To which Colbert responded: “Counterpoint: Why not?”

You can watch the full clip above, beginning around the 2:55 mark.