Bayern Munich are reportedly mulling over a potential swoop for Manchester United defender Raphael Varane.
10.11.2023 - 20:31 / thefader.com
The rap game is built on hustle. Sometimes that hustle is just hard work and sweat equity, but the industry’s emphasis on making money at any cost can sometimes make it a target for shadier operators.
The latest main character caught up in questionable financial endeavors is The Breakfast Club’s DJ Envy, who has been the subject of countless jokes on Twitter and Joe Budden podcast episodes since last month’s arrest of one of his associates. On October 18th, the New Jersey district of the U.S.
Attorney’s Office announced that it had charged real estate investor and influencer Cesar Pina with “committing a multimillion-dollar Ponzi-like investment fraud scheme.” In their breakdown of the case, the attorney’s office explains that Pina “partnered with a celebrity disc jockey and radio personality to conduct real estate seminars around the country. Through these seminars, self-promotional efforts, and other marketing strategies, Pina developed a significant social media following.” Pina courted money from investors, which he claimed would be used for “the alleged purchase, remodel, and sale of specific real estate projects in New Jersey,” promising a generous and fast rate of return.
Bayern Munich are reportedly mulling over a potential swoop for Manchester United defender Raphael Varane.
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Will Tizard Contributor Cinematographer and director Warwick Thornton scored top honors Saturday at the Camerimage cinematography film festival for his magical tale of an aboriginal youth, “The New Boy,” which film jurors called a distinctive “portrait of an extinguished spirituality.” Thornton, in accepting the Golden Frog, said he had been so moved by the cinematography work onscreen at the fest, a top global event for directors of photography, he’d been “tearing for a week.” Ed Lachman, director of photography for Pablo Larrain’s horror fantasy “El Conde,” inspired by the life of Chilean tyrant Augusto Pinochet, won the Silver Frog for what the jury called “cinematic high poetry,” while the Bronze Frog and Audience Award went to cinematographer Robbie Ryan for his Gothic dream-like imagery in Emma Stone-starrer “Poor Things,” directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Actor Peter Dinklage, honored with a festival director’s prize, expressed his gratitude for the Frog statuette, noting actors are “nothing without our collaborators,” followed onstage by cinematographer Mandy Walker, who also served as main jury president, also honored for her work on films such as “Elvis” and “Mulan.” Polish director Krzysztof Zanussi, one of the founders of the European Film Academy, was also feted for lifetime achievement in directing, as was cinematographer Peter Biziou (“The Wall,” “The Truman Show”) in the closing gala, held in Camerimage’s cavernous Jordanki screening hall.
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Air have announced a 2024 UK and European tour that will see the French duo perform their debut album ‘Moon Safari’ in its entirety for the first time.Having celebrated its 25th anniversary earlier this year, Air will tour their ‘One Night Only’ experience for ‘Moon Safari’ in February and March, which will include a show at London’s Coliseum.The tour – which will be the first time ever the duo have performed the 1998 album live – will kick off at Anitgel at Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland, continuing on to Milan, Vienna, Belgium, Berlin, Paris and Amsterdam, before concluding in London.Pre-sale starts this Thursday (November 16) at 10am local time, while general sale goes live Friday (November 17) at 10am local time. You can buy tickets for the London show here, and all remaining dates here.“We were a duo doing some electronic thing, dreaming of selling 10,000 copies and being recognised by other musicians as cool,” said Jean-Benoît Dunckel of the record in a press statement.
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TMZ that he was hospitalised in mid-October after his blood sugar was at a “scary level” due to his diabetes.While receiving dialysis in the hospital, Blout suffered a stroke and went into cardiac arrest. He’d been hospitalised ever since.A family member confirmed the news of C-Knight’s death to TMZ after he was left in an unresponsive state from the stroke and cardiac arrest.Blout was a founding member of the Long Beach, California-based hip-hop trio The Dove Shack along with rappers Bo-Roc and 2Scoops.The Dove Shack are synonymous with the West Coast G-funk movement of the ’90s and are best known for their 1995 hit ‘Summertime In The LBC’.Bo-Roc had commented on C-Knight’s health problems in a social media post last month, saying that he was praying for “one of my closest friends in the world”.The rapper has since posted to Instagram, writing that his bandmate’s death is a “nightmare”.“This is like fucking nightmare I swear this shit hurt different and I don’t want to talk about shit to nobody so please just let me be and pray for us… On my soul I love you bro and I already don’t know what the fuck to do wit u being gone…,” he wrote.The Dove Shack released two albums, 1995’s ‘This Is The Shack’ and 2006’s ‘Reality Has Got Me Tied Up’.
The Devil’s Plan.Netflix announced that it would bring The Devil’s Plan back for a second season in a new press release. the reality show originally premiered in September this year with a star-studded cast of contestants, including SEVENTEEN‘s Seungkwan, actress Lee Si-won, Esports player Guillaume Patry and more.In its press release, Netflix noted that The Devil’s Plan had “shot to the top of Netflix’s Top 10 TV series in South Korea” following its release.
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