Episode 7 of The Last Dance delves into a couple things relating to Michael Jordan’s first retirement in 1993 that many were curious if they would even discuss. One is the conspiracy theory of Jordan’s first retirement being an 18-month “secret suspension,” which David Stern addresses and insists is totally false.

The other is speculation that the murder of James Jordan, Michael’s father, in the summer of 1993 was in some way related to his gambling. It was something theorized almost immediately, as Jordan’s gambling had come into focus during the 1993 playoffs, and remains something people still believe.

Jordan addressed it quickly in the documentary, noting that at the time it did hurt but he believes it was only coming from people that didn’t know him and wanted to hurt him.

“It did hurt, but you had people who were throwing darts that wanted to hurt me anyway,” Jordan said. “It wasn’t from the people I love or the people that knew me or the people that cared. It was the people that got tired of me being on top.”

Others like Sam Smith and Bob Costas called the public speculation of that in the papers “cheap shots” and noted there was no evidence to link the two things.

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News has come out that Jose A. Rodriguez Chucuan, better known to the wrestling world as former WWE World Champion Alberto Del Rio, was arrested in San Antonio on charges of sexual assault. News4 San Antonio is reporting that Chucuan allegedly assaulted a woman on May 3. She then reported the assault to local police on May 4, who have since arrested Chucuan.

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When reporting the crime to police, the victim also said Chucuan slapped her across the head. When she asked him what he was doing, he allegedly slapped her over the head again.

The victim told police they walked downstairs and he forced her to wear a dress and dance for him. She told him she didn’t want to and he said not to cry because if she did, he would take her son and drop him in the middle of the road somewhere.

According to an arrest affidavit, the woman told police Chucuan allegedly sexually assaulted her and had her injuries photographed.

This isn’t Del Rio’s first run-in with the law; in 2017, he was involved in a domestic dispute with his then-girlfriend, WWE Superstar Paige, at Orlando International Airport, though police later decided he was not a suspect.

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The first SNL At Home episode featured a Masterclass segment that allowed Chloe Fineman to expand her on-air impression catalog to include Jojo Siwa and Carole Baskin. She was back with more gems in the final SNL At Home of the season, but it was Melissa Villaseñor who stole the show with an impressive impression of John Mulaney.

Fineman said earlier in the week that she had a garage full of wigs to help her make content for SNL At Home, and she’s used it to break out some wacky characters along the way. It turns out she has a wig for Phoebe Waller-Bridge, too, doffing a British accent to explain journaling for the masses.

“I keep all sorts of journals — one for violent female rage, and this one is full of my naughty little secrets,” Fineman’s Waller-Bridge said, a clear implication of work-life balance with two shows involving very different topics like Killing Eve and Fleabag.

Villaseñor was next up, this time as John Mulaney teaching you how to wear a suit. She was thrilled to be included in the episode dressed as another comedian.

It’s really something to be seen more than described, but the mannerisms here are pretty spectacular. Villaseñor no doubt had time to take note of the real Mulaney when he hosted SNL twice during season 45, so good on her for making the most of that face time and turning it into an impressive bit.

The third Masterclass coach was once again Fineman, this time as Britney Spears making the most of her quarantine. It seems unlikely they will do another Masterclass sketch outside of quarantine, but it certainly has been a way to get some strong impressions into the SNL mix lately.