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Wall Street Journal
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
‘The Naked Gun' Review: Liam Neeson Is Leslie Nielsen's True Heir
A few things have changed since 'The Naked Gun' was unholstered in 1988: Ronald Reagan is no longer president, if someone calls you the GOAT you no longer want to punch him, and the movie's beloved supporting player O.J. Simpson is no longer alive, or even beliked. That loony spoof of '70s-style cop shows and its first sequel, 'The Naked Gun 2½,' are among the funniest movies ever made. The latest edition, also called 'The Naked Gun,' is a delayed sequel in which Liam Neeson takes on the deadpan duties of playing Frank Drebin Jr., son of Leslie Nielsen's lovable bumbler. Frank Sr. is back, too, although this time he's an owl. Mr. Neeson's picture isn't a hall-of-famer like the first two films; it's more like the lesser, third entry 'Naked Gun 33⅓'—wobbly here and there, but intermittently great. In these days when flat-out comedy features are scarce, it's one of the most welcome tenants at the summer multiplex. A mid-movie snowman gag puts the new one over the top, bestowing on it the honor of being mentionable alongside its predecessors. It sets the lunacy level to 'inspired.'
The Herald Scotland
24-07-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Bills' helmets: Buffalo to use 2 throwbacks in 2025, including red one
"There's no better way to celebrate our fans and honor our team's history by bringing back the red helmets. The Bills provided this region with some of the most incredible moments in franchise history in the 1990s wearing these helmets and we feel this is a great way to commemorate the closing of Highmark Stadium in our regular season finale," the club's chief operating officer, Pete Guelli, said in a statement. The Bills are scheduled to move into their new building for the 2026 season. In addition, Buffalo is bringing back the red 'Standing Buffalo' logo that served as the franchise's primary emblem from its AFL days in the 1960s until 1973, Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson becoming the first player to break the 2,000-yard rushing barrier in that insignia's final game as the Bills' main one. It was last used as a throwback during the 2021 season. The grazing buff will return at Atlanta for a Monday night game against the Falcons on October 13. The Bills will also use it at home on November 16 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. All NFL news on and off the field. Sign up for USA TODAY's 4th and Monday newsletter.
San Francisco Chronicle
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Diddy's trial was the latest in a line of high-profile celebrity criminal cases
A New York City jury's decision Wednesday to convict Sean 'Diddy' Combs on prostitution-related offenses and acquit the music mogul on sex trafficking and racketeering charges was the latest in a line of high-profile celebrity criminal cases that garnered widespread attention. O.J. Simpson In 1995, football star and actor O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder in the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman after the 'trial of the century.' Two years later, a civil trial jury found him liable for the deaths and ordered him to pay $33.5 million to relatives of Brown and Goldman. Simpson died in 2024 at age 76 of prostate cancer. Michael Jackson Michael Jackson was acquitted in 2005 of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor at his Neverland Ranch. The King of Pop was also accused of plying the boy with alcohol and conspiring to hold him and his family captive. Jackson had faced nearly 20 years in prison. Jackson died in 2009 at age 50 of an overdose of the anesthetic propofol. R. Kelly R. Kelly is serving time at a prison in North Carolina. This year, a federal appeals court upheld the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer's 2021 racketeering and sex trafficking convictions, along with a 30-year prison sentence. The court concluding that the singer exploited his fame for over a quarter century to sexually abuse girls and young women. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a 20-year sentence Kelly received after his 2022 conviction on child sex charges including charges of producing images of child sexual abuse in Chicago. Bill Cosby Bill Cosby was convicted in 2018 of sexual assault and sentenced to up to a decade in prison. But three years later the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said the district attorney who made the decision to arrest Cosby was obligated to stand by a predecessor's promise not to charge Cosby, though there was no evidence that agreement was ever put in writing. The former 'Cosby Show' star was the first celebrity tried and convicted in the #MeToo era and spent nearly three years at a state prison near Philadelphia before the higher court overturned his conviction and released him in 2021. Alec Baldwin Last year, a judge decided halfway through Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial to dismiss the charge. Baldwin had been charged in the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie 'Rust.' The judge dismissed the case on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense. This year, Baldwin sued for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations. Baldwin also alleged defamation, saying that prosecutors and investigators intentionally mishandled evidence. A$AP Rocky A Los Angeles jury acquitted A$AP Rocky in February after a trial on two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. The hip-hop star was accused of firing on a former friend in Hollywood in 2021. Rocky, who rejected a plea deal that would have involved very little jail time, opted not to testify at trial. Harvey Weinstein Former Oscar-winning movie producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and other charges in 2022 by a Los Angeles jury. He was sentenced then to 16 years in prison and is appealing that conviction. Weinstein, 73, also was found guilty last month during the retrial of a rape case in New York City. The charges against Weinstein have been pivotal for the #MeToo movement. The anti-sexual-misconduct campaign was fueled by allegations against him. Martha Stewart Homemaking icon and media personality Martha Stewart was convicted in 2004 of lying to the federal government about a 2001 stock sale. She served five months in prison. Her brand rebounded following her release. In 2023, at the age of 81, Stewart was chosen as one of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit cover models. Kevin Spacey In 2023, a London jury acquitted Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey on sexual assault charges stemming from allegations by four men dating back 20 years. Spacey had denied the allegations against him and told the jury how they had destroyed his acting career as the #MeToo movement gained momentum in the U.S. Spacey told British broadcast host Piers Morgan last year that he was millions of dollars in debt, largely because of unpaid legal bills.
Winnipeg Free Press
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Diddy's trial was the latest in a line of high-profile celebrity criminal cases
A New York City jury's decision Wednesday to convict Sean 'Diddy' Combs on prostitution-related offenses and acquit the music mogul on sex trafficking and racketeering charges was the latest in a line of high-profile celebrity criminal cases that garnered widespread attention. O.J. Simpson In 1995, football star and actor O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder in the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman after the 'trial of the century.' Two years later, a civil trial jury found him liable for the deaths and ordered him to pay $33.5 million to relatives of Brown and Goldman. Simpson died in 2024 at age 76 of prostate cancer. Michael Jackson Michael Jackson was acquitted in 2005 of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor at his Neverland Ranch. The King of Pop was also accused of plying the boy with alcohol and conspiring to hold him and his family captive. Jackson had faced nearly 20 years in prison. Jackson died in 2009 at age 50 of an overdose of the anesthetic propofol. R. Kelly R. Kelly is serving time at a prison in North Carolina. This year, a federal appeals court upheld the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer's 2021 racketeering and sex trafficking convictions, along with a 30-year prison sentence. The court concluding that the singer exploited his fame for over a quarter century to sexually abuse girls and young women. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a 20-year sentence Kelly received after his 2022 conviction on child sex charges including charges of producing images of child sexual abuse in Chicago. Bill Cosby Bill Cosby was convicted in 2018 of sexual assault and sentenced to up to a decade in prison. But three years later the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said the district attorney who made the decision to arrest Cosby was obligated to stand by a predecessor's promise not to charge Cosby, though there was no evidence that agreement was ever put in writing. The former 'Cosby Show' star was the first celebrity tried and convicted in the #MeToo era and spent nearly three years at a state prison near Philadelphia before the higher court overturned his conviction and released him in 2021. Alec Baldwin Last year, a judge decided halfway through Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial to dismiss the charge. Baldwin had been charged in the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie 'Rust.' The judge dismissed the case on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense. This year, Baldwin sued for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations. Baldwin also alleged defamation, saying that prosecutors and investigators intentionally mishandled evidence. A$AP Rocky A Los Angeles jury acquitted A$AP Rocky in February after a trial on two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. The hip-hop star was accused of firing on a former friend in Hollywood in 2021. Rocky, who rejected a plea deal that would have involved very little jail time, opted not to testify at trial. Harvey Weinstein Weekly A weekly look at what's happening in Winnipeg's arts and entertainment scene. Former Oscar-winning movie producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and other charges in 2022 by a Los Angeles jury. He was sentenced then to 16 years in prison and is appealing that conviction. Weinstein, 73, also was found guilty last month during the retrial of a rape case in New York City. The charges against Weinstein have been pivotal for the #MeToo movement. The anti-sexual-misconduct campaign was fueled by allegations against him. Martha Stewart Homemaking icon and media personality Martha Stewart was convicted in 2004 of lying to the federal government about a 2001 stock sale. She served five months in prison. Her brand rebounded following her release. In 2023, at the age of 81, Stewart was chosen as one of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit cover models. Kevin Spacey In 2023, a London jury acquitted Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey on sexual assault charges stemming from allegations by four men dating back 20 years. Spacey had denied the allegations against him and told the jury how they had destroyed his acting career as the #MeToo movement gained momentum in the U.S. Spacey told British broadcast host Piers Morgan last year that he was millions of dollars in debt, largely because of unpaid legal bills.
San Francisco Chronicle
09-06-2025
- Politics
- San Francisco Chronicle
Today in History: June 17, O.J. Simpson charged with murder following highway chase
Today is Tuesday, June 17, the 168th day of 2025. There are 197 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 17, 1994, after leading police on a slow-speed chase on Southern California freeways, O.J. Simpson was arrested and charged with murder in the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. (Simpson was acquitted of the murders in a criminal trial in 1995, but held liable in a civil trial in 1997.) Also on this date: In 1775, the Revolutionary War Battle of Bunker Hill resulted in a costly victory for the British, who suffered heavy losses. In 1885, the Statue of Liberty, disassembled and packed into 214 separate crates, arrived in New York Harbor aboard the French frigate Isère. In 1930, President Herbert Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, which boosted U.S. tariffs to historically high levels, prompting foreign retaliation. In 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Abington (Pa.) School District v. Schempp, struck down, 8-1, rules requiring the recitation of the Lord's Prayer or reading of biblical verses in public schools. In 1972, President Richard Nixon's eventual downfall began with the arrest of five burglars inside the Democratic headquarters in Washington, D.C.'s, Watergate complex. In 2008, hundreds of same-sex couples got married across California on the first full day that same-sex marriage became legal by order of the state's highest court; an estimated 11,000 same-sex couples would be married under the California law in its first three months. In 2015, nine Black worshippers were killed when a gunman opened fire during a Bible study gathering at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. (Dylann Roof, a white supremacist, was captured the following day; he would be convicted on state and federal murder and hate crime charges and sentenced to death.) In 2021, the Supreme Court, in a 7-2 ruling, left intact the entire Affordable Care Act, rejecting a major Republican-led effort to kill the national health care law known informally as 'Obamacare.' In 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law, creating the first new national holiday since the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Today's Birthdays: Filmmaker Ken Loach is 89. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is 82. Musician Barry Manilow is 82. Comedian Joe Piscopo is 74. Actor Jon Gries is 68. Filmmaker Bobby Farrelly is 67. Actor Thomas Haden Church is 65. Actor Greg Kinnear is 62. Olympic speed skating gold medalist Dan Jansen is 60. Fashion designer Tory Burch is 59. Actor Jason Patric is 59. Actor-comedian Will Forte is 55. Latin pop singer-songwriter Paulina Rubio is 54. Tennis Hall of Famer Leander Paes is 52. Tennis star Venus Williams is 45. Actor Jodie Whittaker is 43. Rapper Kendrick Lamar is 38. Actor KJ Apa is 28.
