Categories
News Daypop

Donald Trump found guilty on all 34 counts in ‘hush money’ criminal trial

Former President Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts by the jury in his “hush money” trial in New York on Thursday, making him the first former president in U.S. history to be convicted of a crime. At the end of their second day of deliberations the 12 person jury found Trump guilty on all counts.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office brought the unprecedented case against Trump, aiming to prove he falsified financial records – “with intent to defraud” – to mask a $130,000 hush money payment his former-attorney Michael Cohe nmade to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in the final days of his 2016 presidential election, and also that he did so in order to conceal a second crime (elevating the charges from misdemeanors to felonies). Trump pleaded not guilty to the 34-count indictment.

New York Judge Juan Merchan set a sentencing date of July 11, just four days before the start of the Republican National Convention, where Trump will be formally nominated. He could face up to four years in prison and a $5,000 fine for each count, but Merchan could limit the punishment to a fine, probation or home confinement.

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com

Categories
Entertainment Daypop

Actor Nick Pasqual arrested at U.S.-Mexico border after stabbing of estranged girlfriend

Actor Nick Pasqual has been arrested and charged with stabbing his estranged girlfriend. According to prosecutors, Pasqual, 34, allegedly attempted to kill his ex-girlfriend by stabbing her multiple times on May 23 at her home in the Sunland neighborhood of Los Angeles.  Pasqual allegedly fled the scene and was later apprehended at a U.S.-Mexico border check point in Texas.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday that Pasqual, 34, had been charged with one count of attempted murder, a count of first-degree residential burglary with a person present, and one count of injuring a spouse, cohabitant, fiancé, boyfriend, girlfriend or child’s parent. The actor was detained at a check point in Sierra Blanca, Texas, and will be extradited to Los Angeles County, where he faces a maximum sentence of life in state prison if convicted.

District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement: “My thoughts and heartfelt sympathies are with the victim in this horrific incident. Our office, including our Bureau of Victim Services, extends our support and resources to her as she embarks on the long and difficult journey of healing from both the physical and emotional trauma inflicted upon her. This heinous incident is a stark reminder of the dangers of domestic violence. We will ensure that the individual responsible for this egregious act is held accountable for their actions.”

The DA’s office did not identify the victim by name, but Entertainment Tonight reported that the victim is makeup artist Allie Shehorn. A GoFundMe account has been launched and verified by the platform to help cover Shehorn’s medical expenses. Shehorn, who recently filed a restraining order against Pasqual, was hospitalized with critical injuries. Friends said she has already gone through multiple surgeries and is expected to have an extended hospital stay as part of her recovery.

Pasqual has appeared in film and TV projects including “Rebel Moon: Part 1,” “Mean Girls” “How I Met Your Mother” and “Archive 81. ”

Editorial credit: Photo Works / Shutterstock.com

Categories
News Daypop

Actor Nick Pasqual arrested at U.S.-Mexico border after stabbing of estranged girlfriend

Actor Nick Pasqual has been arrested and charged with stabbing his estranged girlfriend. According to prosecutors, Pasqual, 34, allegedly attempted to kill his ex-girlfriend by stabbing her multiple times on May 23 at her home in the Sunland neighborhood of Los Angeles.  Pasqual allegedly fled the scene and was later apprehended at a U.S.-Mexico border check point in Texas.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday that Pasqual, 34, had been charged with one count of attempted murder, a count of first-degree residential burglary with a person present, and one count of injuring a spouse, cohabitant, fiancé, boyfriend, girlfriend or child’s parent. The actor was detained at a check point in Sierra Blanca, Texas, and will be extradited to Los Angeles County, where he faces a maximum sentence of life in state prison if convicted.

District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement: “My thoughts and heartfelt sympathies are with the victim in this horrific incident. Our office, including our Bureau of Victim Services, extends our support and resources to her as she embarks on the long and difficult journey of healing from both the physical and emotional trauma inflicted upon her. This heinous incident is a stark reminder of the dangers of domestic violence. We will ensure that the individual responsible for this egregious act is held accountable for their actions.”

The DA’s office did not identify the victim by name, but Entertainment Tonight reported that the victim is makeup artist Allie Shehorn. A GoFundMe account has been launched and verified by the platform to help cover Shehorn’s medical expenses. Shehorn, who recently filed a restraining order against Pasqual, was hospitalized with critical injuries. Friends said she has already gone through multiple surgeries and is expected to have an extended hospital stay as part of her recovery.

Pasqual has appeared in film and TV projects including “Rebel Moon: Part 1,” “Mean Girls” “How I Met Your Mother” and “Archive 81. ”

Editorial credit: Photo Works / Shutterstock.com

Categories
Country Daypop

Carly Pearce reveals heart condition, shares plans to adjust upcoming shows

Carly Pearce took to social media Thursday to share a health update, revealing that she has been diagnosed with the heart condition pericarditis. Pearce, 34, said she plans to tone down her performances as she recovers, and that while she plans to fulfill the upcoming dates on a current tour, she needs to follow doctor’s orders.

In a video to fans on Instagram captioned “health update. love y’all 💛, Pearce shared: “You guys know that I’ve been dealing with some health issues and through that, I have developed something called pericarditis, which is a heart issue. I’ve been working with doctors and talking to my cardiologist, and I still want to be out on the road — it’s really important to me — but we have all decided that it’s in my best interest as I’m healing to alter my shows a little bit.” Pearce added: “So if my shows look a little bit different, just know it’s because I have to keep my heart rate under control right now. And the doesn’t mean I’m not going to be completely fine, it just means right now I’ve got to really take this seriously. So if you’re coming to the shows … It is all going to be great, it just might look a little different. So I’m asking for a little bit of grace.”

Pearce is currently on the road as special guest on Tim McGraw’s Standing Room Only tour which kicked off in March, with dates scheduled through June. The singer has a new album, “Hummingbird,” out June 7, which drops just two days before she is scheduled to appear on the main stage at the CMA Festival in Nashville.  Aside from some summer festival dates planned, Pearce’s next scheduled headlining tour is set for early 2025.

Editorial credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com

Categories
Country Daypop

Take a listen to Kane Brown and Marshmello’s latest song, ‘Miles On It’

Kane Brown reunited with Marshmello for their first collaboration together in five years, titled “Miles On It.”  The duo’s last collaborated on the song “One Thing Right” in 2019.

“Miles On It” is the follow-up to Brown’s latest singles, “Fiddle in the Band,” and his Phil Collins-inspired single, “I Can Feel It.”

Brown also recently kicked off his headlining “In The Air Tour” (a nod to his “I Can Feel It” lyrics) in late March, featuring special guests Tyler Hubbard, Jon Pardi, Chris Young, Bailey Zimmerman, Cole Swindell, Parmalee, LOCASH and RaeLynn.

Take a listen to “Miles On It” – here.
To stream, head here.

Editorial credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com

Categories
Entertainment Daypop

Trailer for new ‘Twisters’ film features stars Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones

Universal Pictures has shared a trailer for the upcoming film Twisters, featuring Glen Powell (Anyone But You) and Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People).

Twisters, a standalone sequel to the 1996 film Twister (starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton) follows Kate Cooper (Edgar-Jones), a former storm chaser, and Tyler Owens (Powell), a self-titled “tornado wrangler” and social media superstar, as they weather “a once in a generation tornado outbreak” in Oklahoma.

A film synopsis reads: “As storm season intensifies, terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed, and Kate, Tyler and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.”

“Twisters” also stars Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, Sasha Lane, Kiernan Shipka, David Corenswet, Daryl McCormack, Katy O’Brian and Nik Dodani.  The film opens in theaters July 19; take a look at the trailer: here.

Editorial credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com

Categories
News Daypop

3 Black men sue American Airlines alleging racial discrimination after being kicked-off flight

Three Black men are suing American Airlines after alleging employees from the company removed them, as well as five other Black men, from a flight in January due to a complaint about a passenger with “offensive body odor.”

The three men — Emmanuel Jean Joseph, Alvin Jackson and Xavier Jones — were flying separately and did not know one another, and were on a connecting flight from Los Angeles..  The plaintiffs said in their complaint, filed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, that as American Airlines Flight 832 from Phoenix to New York was boarding in January, employees removed eight Black men from the plane. The three allege that at no point throughout the other flight did any employee from American Airlines say anything to them about an offensive odor, and according to their lawsuit, they were the only Black passengers on the flight.

Video central to the lawsuit displayed the group of Black men being removed from the flight, with Jean Joseph telling CBS News that as he gathered his belongings and walked to the jet bridge, he noticed that only Black men were being removed from the flight and decided to record the incident on his phone. The lawsuit claims that the men were held in the jetway for about an hour and then moved to the gate area where they were told they would be rebooked on another flight to New York later that day. A gate agent seen in the video at one point seemed to agree that race was a factor in the decision to remove the men from the flight. According to the lawsuit, an American Airlines employee indicated that the complaint about body odor came from a “white male flight attendant.”

Sue Huhta, attorney for the plaintiffs, said that American Airlines declined to provide her clients any answers about the incident and said it seems “fairly apparent that race was part of this dynamic …It’s almost inconceivable to come up with an explanation for that other than the color of their skin, particularly since they didn’t know each other and weren’t sitting near each other.”

American Airlines said in a statement to CBS News: “we take all claims of discrimination very seriously and want our customers to have a positive experience when they choose to fly with us. Our teams are currently investigating the matter, as the claims do not reflect our core values or our purpose of caring for people.”

Editorial credit: Philip Pilosian / Shutterstock.com

Categories
News Daypop

Nissan issues “do not drive” warning for nearly 84,000 select 2002-2006 vehicles

On Wednesday, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a “Do Not Drive” alert for nearly 84,000 Nissan-made vehicles produced between 2002-2006 that were equipped with defective, recalled Takata airbags.

The warning covers certain model year 2002-2006 Nissan Sentras, 2002-2004 Nissan Pathfinders and 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4s that are subject to open Takata airbag recalls under past NHTSA recall campaigns. Recall notices from the NHTSA stated that a vehicle’s frontal passenger airbag inflators may explode due to “propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.” According to a news release, the NHTSA “is urging all vehicle owners to immediately check to see if their vehicle has an open Takata airbag recall,” and if so, should schedule a free repair at their dealerships and follow warnings from the manufacturer. NHTSA’s press release added that “even minor crashes can result in exploding Takata airbags that can kill or produce life-altering, gruesome injuries. Older model year vehicles put their occupants at higher risk, as the age of the airbag is one of the contributing factors.”

Nissan said on its website: “Due to the age of the vehicles equipped with defective Takata airbag inflators, there is an increased risk the inflator could explode during an airbag deployment, propelling sharp metal fragments which can cause serious injury or death.” Nissan and Infiniti are offering free towing, mobile repair and, in some places, loaner vehicles.

An estimated 67 million Takata airbags across vehicles from multiple automakers have been recalled because exposure over time to heat and humidity can cause metal parts inside the air bag to shoot out at drivers or passengers when deployed, according to NHTSA, who added that 27 people have been killed by a defective Takata airbag and over 400 people have been injured. Approximately 50 million defective Takata airbag inflators had been repaired as of 2021.

Editorial credit: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com

Categories
Country Daypop

Shania Twain to release vinyl ‘Greatest Hits Summer Tour Edition 2024’

In celebration of Shania Twain’s biggest summer tour across the UK and Ireland, the superstar will release a special edition vinyl release titled Greatest Hits Summer Tour Edition 2024.

The new super limited edition vinyl highlights a variety of Shania’s best-selling records, including the 2024 remastered versions of multi-platinum chart smashes such as “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!,” “That Don’t Impress Me Much,” and “You’re Still The One,” as well as the single “Giddy Up!” from her latest album, Queen Of Me.

The album will be available on super limited edition single LP vinyl, and the release of Greatest Hits Summer Tour Edition 2024 will come just days before Shania’s highly anticipated performance on the iconic Glastonbury Pyramid Stage in the “Legends” slot, as part of her extensive UK and Ireland summer tour. The tour also includes stops in Cork, Belfast, Dublin, Stirling, Lytham St Annes, and Chepstow, which marks Twain’s first performance in Wales. Twain will then bring her UK and Ireland summer shows to an epic close in London for BST Hyde Park with support from highly acclaimed Irish icons The Corrs plus more names to be announced.

Greatest Hits Summer Tour Edition 2024 will be available on June 28 and is available to pre-order now; head here for details.

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com

Categories
Entertainment Daypop

Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer to star in new film ‘The Death of Robin Hood’

Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer will star in the new film The Death of Robin Hood, with Deadline reporting that Jackman and Comer have joined the upcoming project from director Michael Sarnoski (‘A Quiet Place: Day One.’)

Said Sarnoski: “It has been an incredible opportunity to reinvent and freshly innovate the story we all know of Robin Hood. Securing the perfect cast to transform the script to screen was essential. I could not be more thrilled and trusting in Hugh and Jodie to bring this story to life in a powerful and meaningful way.”

The Death of Robin Hood is a darker reimagining of the classic Robin Hood tale, and will see the title character “grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, a battleworn loner who finds himself gravely injured and in the hands of a mysterious woman who offers him a chance at salvation.”

Production is due to begin in February 2025.

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com