Thursday May 4 Daily Links

THURSDAY 5.4


NEWS STORIES

 



Billionaire Buys Epsteins Islands

Stephen Deckoff just bought two Epstein islands through an investment group for $60 million- a bargain about about half the original asking price.

This guy is either really confident or really creepy.

Read more at CNBC.



SPORTS



JJ Redick Says Media is Using Dillon Brooks as Scapegoat

After the Grizzlies front office announced that Dillon Brooks would not return to the Grizzlies under any circumstances, Redick says they’re trying to make Brooks the scapegoat, and accuses the team and the media for worrying more about engagement than the game. “There’s other issues besides Dillon Brooks and him poking a bear.”

JJ Redick is the first hated athlete who became a beloved announcer.

Read more at SI


Dallas Cowboys Documentary Series in the Works

NFL Films is working on a series documenting the Dallas Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones who bought the team in 1989 for 140 million dollars.

The name of it is, “We’ll Always Find a Way to Eat Shit.”

Read more at THR


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CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Kevin Costner Gets Served...With Divorce Papers

Costner has the hot hand and the hottest series on television, but he still got “blindsided” upon finding out his wife started divorce proceedings. A statement released from his camp said, “It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. Costner having to participate in a dissolution of marriage action.”

Someone wasn’t paying attention at home.

Read more at TMZ


Succession Will Have a 90 Minute Finale

If you’re sad that Succession is ending, this is something to look forward to. The final episode will basically be a feature film. The episode will be directed by “Succession” executive producer Mark Mylod, and will air on the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend, May 28.

They need that extra 30 to kill off the entire cast.

Read more at Variety.


Jameela Jamil Calls Met Gala Attendees Hypocrites

She’s not letting go of her disapproval of this year’s Met Gala theme. Karl Lagerfeld
“Last night, Hollywood and fashion said the quiet part out loud when a lot of famous feminists chose to celebrate at the highest level, a man who was so publicly cruel to women, to fat people, to immigrants, and to sexual assault survivors,” she wrote. “And all the women’s publications, and spectators online, chose to gleefully ignore it.” She went after everyone for selective cancellation, and picking and choosing when you can separate art from artist. She also slammed the general public for lapping it up.

So now we’re trying to cancel dead people.

Read more at buzzfeed.


Is Jamie Foxx Posting on IG?

After weeks with no word on the actor’s condition, everyone’s celebrating an Instagram post that appeared on his IG that says “Appreciate all the love!!! Feeling blessed.”

Of course this text could have been written by his stand in, Nick Cannon.


Fallon and Meyers Say They Will Pay Their Staff

The network is allegedly covering the staffers pay while the writers strike continues, but don’t expect that to last long. And they’ll have health insurance extended till September.

That’s really going to cut into the coke money.

Read more at TMZ


Gwyneth Ranks Her Exes in Bed

On a podcast appearance, Gwyneth revealed that Brad Pitt was every bit the fantasy you want him to be, Chris Martin was a good guy and Ben, well he was “technically” good.

So this is marry fuck kill and Ben gets killed? Sorry Ben

Read more at Page Six.


Who the Fuck is Michael Braun?

Variety tried to profile the mystery man who seems to be the Jeffrey Gurian of Hollywood. He knows everyone and nobody is quite sure how or why.

Either he deals drugs or he’s a really nice guy.

Read more at Variety.


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VIRAL & TRENDING



Dude Turns Delivery Robot Into Singing Cruising Puppet

The future is here and it’s ridiculous.


Get In on the Peppa Pig Coin

By creating a cryptocurrency project centered around this meme-worthy character, the team has tapped into a huge audience of existing Peppa Pig fans who are also interested in investing in cryptocurrencies.

Let’s you know how serious this whole crypto thing is.

Read more at The Bit Times.



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