Sabtu, 14 September 2019
Felicity Huffman sentenced to 14 days in prison in 'Varsity Blues' case I Nightline - ABC News
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2019-09-14 09:57:32Z
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All of Jennifer Lopez's bombshell looks while promoting 'Hustlers': Photos - AOL
"Hustlers" is finally here!
The highly-anticipated stripper crime movie, co-starring Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu, hits theaters this weekend and, while the film is sure to feature more than a few notable style moments from the cast, which also includes Keke Palmer, Lizzo and Cardi B, it's the wide-array of looks that J.Lo, 50, has rocked while promoting "Hustlers" that we can't stop thinking about.
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Between the multi-faceted gold gown she wore at the Toronto International Film Festival, the head-to-toe maroon leather look she rocked at the film's first junket and the denim bodysuit she donned for a special screening in New York City, Lopez has proven once again that she is a style chameleon who can pull off ensembles that nobody else could ever dream of wearing.
See "Hustlers" in theaters now, and check out Jennifer Lopez's promo looks in the gallery below:
https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2019/09/14/all-of-jennifer-lopez-bombshell-looks-while-promoting-hustlers-photos/23812426/
2019-09-14 09:00:00Z
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Felicity Huffman's Prison Life Will Include Tanning and Bed Making - TMZ
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GettyFelicity Huffman won't be doing hard time when she spends 2 weeks behind bars, but it ain't Hollywood glamour either ... she can do some sunbathing, but only after she makes her bed.
The actress is turning herself in to FCI Dublin Oct. 25, where she will serve her 14 days for her role in the college bribery scandal ... and we've got an inside look at what Felicity's life will be like.
Upon entry, Felicity will be stripped searched and then she'll get a jumpsuit, with 3 pairs of underwear. She'll get a hygiene kit with a comb, deodorant, toothbrush and some crappy toothpaste, plus a roll of toilet paper. She better conserve her squares -- Felicity gets one roll of TP every other week, which in her case means the roll needs to last her entire stay.
Felicity will be required to make her bed by 6:30 AM every weekday morning. On the weekends, she'll have to straighten up her prison cot by 10 AM. No maids, of course.
Most of her time will be spent inside, but Felicity can still catch some rays. Sunbathing is allowed at FCI Dublin, but only on the sun decks from 4 PM Friday until 8:30 PM Sunday. BTW ... inmates get at least 1 hour of recreation time each day.
As we reported ... Felicity was sentenced Friday, in what is clearly a spectacular loss for prosecutors.
Prison food generally sucks -- just ask Bill Cosby -- and Felicity will sit down for lunch from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM every day, but she can't leave the mess hall with anything more than a piece of fruit.
Felicity will mix with the rest of the prison pop ... the inmates have a common area complete with TVs, cards and board games. Fair to guess ... she'll be Mrs. Popular.
Hear that??? It's Lori Loughlin breathing a huge sigh of relief.
https://www.tmz.com/2019/09/14/felicity-huffman-prison-fci-dublin-college-bribery-scandal/
2019-09-14 08:00:00Z
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Jumat, 13 September 2019
Felicity Huffman is set to become the first parent sentenced for the college admissions scandal Friday - CNN
Huffman, who along with fellow actress Lori Loughlin are among the most high-profile parents to be caught up in the admissions scandal, will be sentenced on Friday.
And while the former "Desperate Housewives" actress is expected to address a packed courtroom during her sentencing, Huffman already submitted a letter to Judge Indira Talwani last week in which she tried to explain why she gave the scam's mastermind $15,000 to boost her daughter's SAT scores.
"In my desperation to be a good mother I talked myself into believing that all I was doing was giving my daughter a fair shot," Huffman said in the three-page letter. "I see the irony in that statement now because what I have done is the opposite of fair. I have broken the law, deceived the educational community, betrayed my daughter and failed my family."
Huffman's letter adds yet another dimension to the sentencing decision that will await Talwani.
Prosecutors and the defense differ on sentence length
After Huffman pleaded guilty this year to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud, prosecutors, defense attorneys and even US Probation and Pretrial Services officials have been battling over how the mother of two should be punished.
Prosecutors have suggested one month in prison and a $20,000 fine for Huffman.
Her lawyers are asking for no jail time, one year of probation, 250 hours of community service and a $20,000 fine.
In a motion filed Wednesday, Huffman's defense team says the government's sentencing memo cited examples of previous cases that are "very different" than hers, and any comparison is "apples to oranges."
Huffman's lawyers argued that the sentencing guidelines in those cases were much higher and reserved for the mastermind of schemes, not mere participants.
Prosecutors, meanwhile, have argued that universities and testing companies were the victims of the schemes, and the amount that parents paid should correspond to the penalties' severity.
But US Probation and Pretrial Services, which prepares pre-sentence investigation reports for each defendant, has argued overall, that the universities and testing companies suffered no monetary harm, and the price of the parents' bribes is therefore not relevant to any sentences. And if Talwani sides with this argument, that could mean more lenient sentences for parents including Huffman.
Huffman explains her actions
More than 50 people -- parents, coaches, test administrator and conspirators -- were charged in the scandal, in which prosecutors said mastermind William "Rick" Singer either facilitated cheating on standardized tests or bribed college coaches to give students an advantage in the admissions process.
Of those charged, more than 30 are parents, accused of conspiring with Singer. More than a dozen of those parents, including Huffman, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud.
Huffman is expected to be the first parent sentenced in the case.
So far, only one person has been sentenced: Former Stanford sailing coach John Vandemoer, who served no jail time.
Huffman has written that before she paid $15,000 to rig her daughter's SAT test, she worked with Singer's college counseling and preparation business legitimately for a year to try to improve her eldest daughter's math SAT scores.
But the scores didn't improve, and Singer warned her that none of the colleges her daughter was interested in would consider her auditions to their acting programs, Huffman wrote to the judge.
She wrote that Singer eventually offered to have a proctor boost the daughter's scores after she took the test, without the daughter ever knowing. Huffman struggled with the offer for weeks before relenting, she wrote.
Huffman recalled the moment her daughter "looked at me and asked with tears streaming down her face, 'Why didn't you believe in me? Why didn't you think I could do it on my own?'"
"I had no adequate answer for her," Huffman wrote.
Singer pleaded guilty to four charges in March related to cheating on standardized tests and bribing college coaches and administrators.
Her loved ones wrote letters of support to the judge
Huffman's husband, actor William H. Macy, and other loved ones submitted letters to Talwani on Huffman's behalf, pleading for leniency.
Each letter outlined Huffman's loyalty and commitment to the writer -- an attempt to show her role in the admissions scam was an outlier in her life.
Macy also shed some light on the immediate aftermath of Huffman's early morning arrest by the FBI in March.
Two days after the arrest, Macy wrote, their eldest daughter was headed for an audition at a school she had her heart set on -- one that didn't require SAT scores. But when she got off the plane, the school emailed her, formally rescinding its audition invitation because of the scandal.
Macy wrote their daughter "called us from the airport in hysterics," begging them to "do something, please, please do something."
Macy also said his daughter still was traumatized from watching her mother's arrest.
Eva Longoria, Huffman's former "Desperate Housewives" castmate, also wrote a letter, saying she remembered Huffman always helping with Longoria's charity aimed at helping poor Latino children.
And she especially remembered Huffman's help during contract negotiations. Longoria was set to be paid less than the other main performers, until Huffman stepped in and made them all negotiate for the same pay, she wrote.
"It wasn't about the money for me; it was the fact that I was seen as an equal, which is how Felicity had always seen me," Longoria wrote.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/13/us/felicity-huffman-sentencing/index.html
2019-09-13 11:21:00Z
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‘SNL’ new hire Shane Gillis apologizes for racist, sexist, anti-gay slurs in video, podcasts - Fox News
Soon after being named a new cast member of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” on Thursday, comedian Shane Gillis was facing accusations of racism, sexism and homophobia.
Whether the charges will cost him a spot on the network’s long-running late-night show remained to be seen.
Not long after NBC announced that Gillis – along with comedians Bowen Yang and Cloe Fineman – had been added to the cast, Variety reported that a since-deleted YouTube video, as well as Gillis podcasts, include frequent comments against Asians, Muslims, women, gays and other groups.
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The backlash on social media was swift and severe – especially from the Asian community, which responded to Gillis’ video comments such as “Chinatown’s f---ing nuts,” and “Let the f---ing ch---s live there.”
The newest cast members of "Saturday Night Live" are, from left, Shane Gillis, Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman. (Associated Press)
Many noted that the Gillis hiring seemed to detract from the fact that Yang will be the show’s first Asian-American regular.
“If you’re a comic & you think calling Chinese ppl ch---s is funny, you’re a hack AND a racist,” actress Cindy Chu wrote. “Oh, & you’re going to make fun of Chinese accents by replacing Ls w/ Rs? For every untalented Shane Gilis there are hundreds of talented Bowen Yangs who have had to fight tooth & nail.”
Others noted that “SNL” attitudes toward Asians haven’t always been generous.
“You realize this is a show that had Belushi play a samurai, right?” another Twitter user commented.
The Associated Press notes that former “SNL” cast members Fred Armisen and Rob Schneider are both one-quarter Asian, while entertainers Awkwafina, Aziz Ansari and Jackie Chan are among the few to have guest-hosted the show, which started in 1975.
Late Thursday, the comedian posted an apology on Twitter, “to anyone who’s actually offended by anything I’ve said.”
“I’m a comedian who pushes boundaries,” he wrote. “I sometimes miss. If you go through my 10 years of comedy, most of it bad, you’re going to find a lot of bad misses.”
“My intention is never to hurt anyone,” he added, “but I am trying to be the best comedian I can be and sometimes that requires risks.”
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NBC didn't immediately respond to a request for comment, according to the AP.
Previously, “SNL” announced that cast member Leslie Jones would not be returning to the series.
The newest season of “SNL” is scheduled to begin Sept. 28.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/snl-new-hire-shane-gillis-apologizes-for-racist-sexist-anti-gay-slurs-in-video-podcasts
2019-09-13 08:36:19Z
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Official Video of 'Don't Call Me Angel' (Charlie's Angels) Out Now - INQUIRER.net
When Charlie’s Angels hits theaters this November – for the first time in the entire history of the franchise, films and television, directed by a woman, Elizabeth Banks – the new Angels will move to the beat of Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, and Lana Del Rey as Republic Records and Sony Pictures Entertainment release their song “Don’t Call Me Angel (Charlie’s Angels)” and the song’s official music video. The track, which features co-writing credits from all three of the artists, was recently featured in the film’s trailer and is the lead single from the upcoming Charlie’s Angels (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). The soundtrack is co-executive produced by Ariana Grande, Savan Kotecha, and Scooter Braun and will be available November 1, 2019 via Republic Records, two weeks prior to the films November 14, 2019 release.
Check out the official video of “Don’t Call Me Angel (Charlie’s Angels)”.
Director Elizabeth Banks stated, “It was important to me to kick off Charlie’s Angels with a huge female-powered anthem driven by a big voice – but to get three of the biggest voices out there? It’s a dream come true! What Ariana, Miley and Lana have delivered surpasses even my high expectations. Their song is resonant and meaningful, and it kicks major ass.”
“Don’t Call Me Angel (Charlie’s Angels)” features three of the best voices in music who have joined forces to deliver this undeniably empowering, female-focused collaboration. “Don’t Call Me Angel (Charlie’s Angels)” is written by Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey, Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Ilya Salmanzadeh, and Alma-Sofia Miettinen. Producers are Max Martin & ILYA for Max Martin Productions. The song was first teased in the movie’s official worldwide trailer earlier this year to a flood of speculation and excitement amongst media and fans.
In Philippine cinemas November 13, Charlie’s Angels is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.
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2019-09-13 08:32:57Z
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Kamis, 12 September 2019
'Jersey Shore' star Mike Sorrentino freed from prison after tax-evasion conviction - NBC News
"Jersey Shore" star Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino was released from prison Thursday after serving time for tax evasion.
Sorrentino, 37, was freed from federal prison in Otisville, New York, on Thursday morning and driven away in a black SUV.
"We are elated to finally close this chapter of our life. Thank you to our family, friends and fans for the continuous love and support during this time, it brought us so much peace and comfort," said a statement from a spokesperson for the reality TV personality.
Sorrentino was sentenced in October to eight months in prison after he pleaded guilty in January 2018 to one count of tax evasion. He and his brother were accused of filing falsified tax returns on nearly $9 million in income.
Sorrentino was also sentenced to two years of supervised release, 500 hours of community service and a $10,000 fine. He also paid $123,000 in restitution, federal prosecutors have said. He did not immediately start the prison term when he was sentenced but arranged for a surrender date with federal authorities.
His brother, Marc Sorrentino, was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in the fraud. He pleaded guilty to one count of aiding in the preparation of a fraudulent tax return.
Michael Sorrentino skyrocketed into fame in 2009 after being cast in MTV's reality series "Jersey Shore."
The show featured a group of young men and women living in a house in Seaside, New Jersey, while working at a local t-shirt printing business.
Among the allegations against Sorrentino was that he took steps to conceal his income from being fully taxed and that he made cash deposits of less than $10,000 into bank accounts in an attempt to hide those deposits from the IRS.
The entire cast of "Jersey Shore" went to Sorrentino's sentencing in a show of support. At his sentencing, Sorrentino told the judge that he was trying to overcome years of drug and alcohol abuse, The Associated Press reported.
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/jersey-shore-star-mike-sorrentino-set-be-freed-prison-after-n1052926
2019-09-12 14:14:00Z
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