Adnan Syed Conviction In ‘Serial’ Case Reinstated By Appellate Court

purchased by Allen in 2022 for $11 million and immediately rebranded as theGrio Television Network. Prior to the Black News Channel, Hair was senior vice president and general manager for NBC Sports Boston, where he strengthened relationships with the Boston Celtics, New England Patriots, the Major League Soccer franchise The New England Revolution, and the WNBA franchise The Connecticut Sun.

Ahmad Jamal, the jazz pianist best known for his arrangement of "Poinciana," has died at 92. News of his passing was first confirmed to The Washington Post by Jamal's wife, Laura Hess-Hey, on Sunday. His daughter, Sumayah Jamal, later confirmed to the New York Times that the cause of death was prostate cancer.

Maggie Rogers is hitting the road on tour, and she has a plan to make it easier for fans to get tickets.

The man, the myth, the legend. Michael Jordan rose to stardom for his time with the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards — which was only the beginning of his professional career.

The Italian embassy got dressed up Monday night, April 3, to celebrate Signature Theatre’s 2023 Sondheim Award honoree, theater legend, and homegrown D.C. icon, Chita Rivera.

sticks to his announcement from earlier this month, then at some point on April 1 — which on the west coast, as of this writing begins in approximately 45 minutes — Twitter’s account verification system will end; at that point, all so-called “legacy” verified accounts will lose their blue checkmarks, and only people willing to pay $8 a month for a subscription to Twitter Blue will get to have them.But as we’ve seen all week, the plan to convert “legacy” verified account holders into paid subscribers doesn’t appear, so far, to be a rollicking success. Case in point, Musk’s apparent social media rival, President Joe Biden.

Elon Musk announced earlier this month, all “legacy” verified accounts will lose their blue check. Henceforth, only people who pay $8 a month to subscribe to “Twitter Blue” will receive one.This change also comes with further inconveniences for previously verified users who won’t sign up.

Adam Sandler will soon be celebrating his 20th wedding anniversary with wife Jackie Sandler, and the star has nothing but praise for his supportive spouse.Sandler walked the red carpet at the premiere of his new comedy, held at the Regency Village Theater in West Hollywood on Tuesday, and he spoke with ET's Nischelle Turner about attending the premiere with his ladylove.When asked about the forthcoming anniversary, Sandler explained, «Well, we've been together for 25 [years], so we always act like that's our anniversary, the night we met.»«But 20 is good,» he added with a contented nod. «Yeah, 20 years of marriage, that's nice.»Sandler dressed casual for Tuesday's red carpet, rocking a white Knicks hoodie and tan slacks with blue sneakers — a far cry from the sharp suit he wore earlier this month when honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in Washington, DC.Meanwhile, his wife stunned in a black dress and large black suit blazer, and Sandler couldn't help but marvel at her beauty.«She's got good legs, yeah,» Sandler praised. «She's got better legs then me, I'll give her that!»«I think I have, you know, a better profile,» he joked, before laughing at himself.The fun date night came as Sandler geared up for the release of his new Netflix comedy,, in which he stars alongside Jennifer Aniston, who plays his on-screen wife. Looking toward the future, Sandler addressed who he might want to have join the cast if they end up making a third installment in the spy comedy series, and teased why it would be a great gig for whatever star might be interested.«Me and Aniston always have a great time, and so whoever wants to get murdered, hang out for six, seven weeks, or eight weeks somewhere, it's a good time,» Sandler

Adnan Syed, the subject of the hit 2014 podcast Serial, was released from prison last September after 23 years, but now his murder conviction has been reinstated.

 was released from prison in September 2022 after serving more than 20 years for the murder of his Woodlawn High School classmate and ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.Lee was killed in 1999.In January, Lee's brother, Young Lee, filed a motion centered around the October 2022 hearing in which the charges were dropped against Syed. The Lee family argued that prosecutors infringed upon Maryland victims' rights and the short notice Lee's brother received ahead of the hearing.Young Lee said the court «denied him his rights as the representative of a crime victim.»    Lee's family attorney, Steve Kelly, said the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office gave his client less than one business day's notice for the hearing, and that he was denied the right to fully participate in the proceeding because he wasn't provided with adequate notice, facts, or evidence. The decision released Tuesday from the Court of Special Appeals granted a new hearing where Young Lee is given notice of the hearing that is sufficient to allow him to attend in person.

Jordan Moreau Adnan Syed’s murder conviction — which gained worldwide attention from the hit podcast “Serial” in 2014 — has taken another turn. A Maryland court has reinstated Syed’s conviction after it was previously overturned in September 2022 and Syed was released from prison. The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled on Tuesday that a lower court had violated the right of Young Lee, the brother of the late Hae Min Lee — whom Syed was found guilty of murdering in 2000 — to have been notified of and attend a hearing on the state’s motion to vacate Syed’s conviction. The Maryland court ordered a new hearing on the motion to vacate Syed’s murder conviction in a 2-1 decision.

John Mayer is continuing his successful acoustic tour!

Oscar winner Adam McKay has lined up Rob Pattinson, Amy Adams, Robert Downey Jr, Forest Whitaker and Till‘s Danielle Deadwyler to head the ensemble cast of his next directing vehicle. Titled Average Height, Average Build, the script and package is out to studios and streamers, and the intention is to get it into production by late summer or early fall.

Tennis star Reilly Opelka and former tennis pro Tommy Haas attend “FILA’s 50 Years in Tennis” celebration held at the Holloway House on Wednesday (March 22) in West Hollywood, Calif.

Revenge is a dish best served cold, or maybe as a vodka sauce pasta for Sofia Coppola's teenage daughter. The "Lost in Translation" director and daughter to "The Godfather" mastermind Francis Ford Coppola inadvertently went viral via her 16-year-old daughter Romy, who candidly revealed the outrageous reason she was grounded. "Make a vodka sauce pasta with me," Romy said to the camera, in a since deleted TikTok.

When the parents are away! Sofia Coppola‘s 16-year-old daughter, Romy, defied her parents’ social media ban and posted a TikTok video about her recent grounding that went extremely viral.

Like all of Us, Zendaya was shocked when Law Roach announced his decision to retire as a celebrity stylist. The fashion guru revealed that he announced the big news without talking to the actress first.   

Drew Barrymore is itching for another collab with longtime friend and frequent co-star, Adam Sandler. Barrymore spoke to ET's Rachel Smith at the Mark Twain Honors in Washington D.C.

Drew Barrymore is itching for another collab with longtime friend and frequent co-star, Adam Sandler. Barrymore spoke to ET’s Rachel Smith at the Mark Twain Honors in Washington D.C. Sunday, where she said that the pair are actively seeking their next project together.

Jennifer Aniston has a polarizing opinion about what she deemed one of Adam Sandler‘s “funniest” movies.