The 95th Academy Awards
The 95th Academy Awards, aka The Oscars, was held at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on March 12, 2023 honoring movies released in 2022. Big winners included: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” for Best Picture; Brendan Frazier (“The Whale”) for Actor in Leading Role; Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) for Actor in a Supporting Role; Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) for Actress in a Leading Role; Jamie Lee Curtis (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) for Actress in a Supporting Role; “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” for Costume Design; Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) for Directing; Volker Bertelmann (“All Quiet on the Western Front”) for Music Original Score; “Naatu Naatu” for Music Original Song; “Avatar: Way of the Water” for Visual Effects and more. For a list of all winners, visit: https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2023
Soulja Boy, Lohan and Paul Settle Crypto Promotion
Jake Paul, Lindsay Lohan and Soulja Boy are a few of the celebrities who have settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission over Crypto promotions. The celebs were paid to praise the currency companies and did not disclose they were being compensated. Others charged include Lil Yachty, Ne-Yo, Austin Mahone, Kendra Lust and Akon. The amount of the settlements have not been disclosed.
Trump may face charges in Stormi Daniels payoff
According to CNBC, the grand jury that will weigh a possible indictment of former President Donald Trump will have another day off Wednesday, delaying any action against him until Thursday at the earliest.
The Manhattan District Attorney is investigating whether Trump broke any laws when the Trump Organization reimbursed his then-lawyer Michael Cohen for a payment to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about an alleged sexual encounter she says she had with Trump in 2006. The company recorded the $130,000 payment as a legal expense.
Prosecutors are considering whether to charge Trump in relation to misstating the purpose of the payment in business records, which could be a felony if it was done to cover up another crime.
Cohen previously pleaded guilty to other related federal crimes, including breaking campaign finance laws in facilitating the Daniels payment.
Trump said last week that he expected to be arrested Tuesday, but the day came and went without incident as the grand jury was off. It heard testimony Monday from his ally, former top federal prosecutor Bob Costello.
Trump denies having sex with Daniels.
He has long complained that the probe, and other criminal investigations he faces, are politically motivated.
Woman shot during Takeoff murder shooting owes for medical bills
Sydney Leday, a woman who claims she too was injured by the bullets flying the day Takeoff was killed, has been on the long road to recovery, one that she says has racked up medical bills in the 6-figures.
The 24-year-old spoke to “The Shade Room” on her lingering traumas and revealed she owes over $200k to the hospital where she stayed for a week after slipping into a coma.
Sydney was left with a bald spot where she was shot in the head, and now attends therapy sessions to treat her PTSD … admitting loud events like New Year’s Eve are triggers.
Houston Police arrested a man named Patrick Clark who they believe is responsible for shooting Takeoff but have still not named a suspect for the bullet that struck Sydney.
Tekashi 6ix9ine is beaten in men’s locker room of LA Fitness gym
According to Daily Mail, rapper Tekashi6xine9 was beaten ‘to a pulp’ last night and humiliated in front of other gymgoers at an LA Fitness five years after breaking rank to testify against gangmates and Cardi B.
The artist was jumped as he tried to leave the fitness club by a group of men who later boasted about the attack on social media.
In videos circulating online, they called him a ‘rat’ who wouldn’t be tolerated in their ‘hood’.
The extent of his injuries is not yet known, and it’s unclear whether any of the men involved have been apprehended.
While kicking and punching him, one could be heard yelling to another: ‘Take a picture, take a picture – I am going to be famous now.’
It’s unclear what prompted the attack but Tekashi is not short of enemies; in 2018, he was labeled a ‘snitch’ after testifying for prosecutors against the likes of the Bloods gang and Cardi B.
