accepted his bid to take over the company. Mr Musk, said to be worth around $219 billion and the 'world's richest man' according to Forbes' magazine, struck a deal to buy the 16-year-old business for roughly $44 billion (£36. 2bn).
08.04.2022 - 22:37 / variety.com
Selome Hailu “I’m a sensitive man,” says Magic Johnson. “Man, I shouldn’t be telling my weaknesses … but I do cry at movies. I will admit that.
I’m giving too many secrets away!”In a new interview for this week’s cover story of Variety, Johnson expanded on some untold stories from his upcoming docuseries “They Call Me Magic,” premiering on April 22 on Apple TV Plus.Here are some things we learned from one of the most influential basketball players in history.Rivalry on the Court: “It’s no question: Larry Bird. We’re linked together forever,” Johnson says when asked to name his fiercest basketball competitor. Their rivalry began before either of them had made it to the NBA in the ’80s.
They played each other — Johnson for Michigan State University and Bird for Indiana State University — in the NCAA Championship, which Michigan won. “Who ever thought that game in 1979 — this is over 40 years ago — would still be the No. 1 watched college basketball game in history?” “And after that, we go in in the two most storied franchises.
He ends up in Boston [with the Celtics], I end up in L.A. It’s Hollywood stuff, right? I still hate that blonde-head dude,” Johnson continued, laughing.Who Wears Short Shorts?: “Them shorts were real short back in the day, you got that right,” Johnson says, recalling how differently basketball players were outfitted during his time in the NBA. “The other day, I pulled out a box — sometimes I like to look at my uniform.
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Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic“I needed to hear the roar of the crowd one more time — and I heard it.”That’s how Magic Johnson describes his 1991 appearance on Arsenio Hall’s talk show in the new documentary “They Call Me Magic.” It was a key moment in Johnson’s public life, coming just after the basketball star’s announcement that he had contracted HIV. And it’s slightly telling that what Johnson recalls is not any particular thing he said but the applause of the audience for whom he was putting on a show.Johnson, throughout both his athletic and business careers, is as close to an entertainer as an athlete gets.
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came out to the former basketball player, 62, in 2010 and at first, the latter wasn’t too keen about the decision.EJ and his pops looked back on the experience with Variety and candidly opened up about their relationship following the news.“The Rich Kids of Beverly Hills” star noted that while his friends knew of his sexuality at the time, his parents were “the last people” he told.“It wasn’t new for me, but they had to really take that in and digest it,” EJ told the outlet.“Especially my dad, because he was really the last person to talk to. I think it was just a lot for him to swallow in that conversation. A lot of just going back and forth.
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