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A California couple, both fugitives, have been sentenced to federal prison time in connection with a multimillion-dollar pandemic relief fraud plot. Per a KTLA report, the couple—identified as 43-year-old Richard Ayvazyan and 37-year-old Marietta Terabelian—are alleged to have removed their monitoring bracelets prior to this week’s sentencing. Over the summer, the two were among those convicted for […]
Los Angeles’ Staples Center is getting a name change. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports that Staples Center will officially become Crypto.com Arena starting on December 25. Charania writes that the deal to rename the arena is “believed to be the largest U.S. venue naming rights deal to date.” According to the Los Angeles Times, the deal between building owners Anschutz […]
Travis Scott’s legal woes continue as an attorney has just outlined a $750 million lawsuit brought against him, Drake, Apple, and Live Nation by 125 Astroworld Festival attendees. The family of Axel Acosta, a 21-year-old who died after attending Astroworld, is also included in the suit, TMZ reports. Houston attorney Tony Buzbee took to Instagram to lay out […]
While chatting with TMZ over the weekend, Beanie Sigel revealed he’s no longer interested in being compensated for coming up with Kanye West’s “Yeezy” nickname. On a recent episode of Drink Champs, Kanye admitted that he owed his fellow Roc-A-Fella alum a check for creating the famous moniker. “I still owe Beanie money and I’ve been trying to give […]
A fairly mild tweet from Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was all it took over the weekend to inspire Elon Musk to deliver a troll-esque response of his own. That response, expectedly, has since spurred another revival of the broader discussion around everyday people going out of their way to passionately defend billionaires. First, Sanders on Saturday shared […]
Even when Marvel loses, it wins. Despite some extremely tepid reviews, Eternals earned $27.5 million this weekend, placing it atop the domestic box office once again, Variety reports. That number was just enough to stave off the $22 million amassed during the five-day theatrical release of the Paramount family film, Clifford the Big Red Dog. Eternals saw a steep decline of […]
The owner of solar energy company based in California was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison for swindling investors as part of a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme, the Department of Justice announced. U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez handed down the sentence after Jeff Carpoff, 50, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering […]
Toro y Moi announced via Instagram that he will be donating all profits from his appearance at Astroworld to the families of the people who tragically died last week. “I’d like to send my condolences to the families of those who were killed at AstroWorld last week,” the post reads. “The loss of life at a […]
Will Ferrell’s costume from the 2003 cult holiday classic, Elf, was recently sold at a Hollywood memorabilia auction for almost $300,000. TMZ reports the sale occurred at the Prop Store Entertainment Memorabilia auction in the United Kingdom. While Ferrell’s outfit was reportedly expected to get something in the ballpark of $27,116 to $41,000, the winning bidder, who is choosing to […]
Kanye West’s Yeezy brand has been ordered to pay nearly a million dollars. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced on Tuesday, via a release, that Yeezy Apparel LLC and Yeezy LLC have to pay a total of $950,000 to settle a recent civil suit. The lawsuit, which argues that Ye’s company took part in unlawful […]
