- Samuel L. Jackson shared that he deserved to win the Oscar for best supporting actor over Martin Landau (“Ed Wood”) at the 1995 Academy Awards.
- The actor said he was robbed of a second chance to win an Oscar just a couple years later with Joel Schumacher’s 1996 legal drama “A Time to Kill,” co-starring Matthew McConaughey and Sandra Bullock.
- The John Grisham adaptation starred Jackson as a man on trial in Mississippi for killing the two men who raped his daughter.
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- Taylor Swift agreed to a partnership with FTX, despite public claims to the contrary, but FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was ultimately counseled out of proceeding, according to a person familiar with the matter.
- The nature of the agreement contradicts prior public statements from a high-profile attorney that suggested that Swift pulled out of the contract.
- The deal was reportedly valued at $100 million.
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- MrBeast, the hugely popular YouTube creator known for his over-the-top stunts and challenges, said he had been invited on OceanGate’s submersible earlier in June but ultimately declined the offer.
- “I was invited earlier this month to ride the titanic submarine, I said no. Kind of scary that I could have been on it,” MrBeast tweeted Sunday morning.
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- Hunter Biden has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal tax charges, a court filing revealed.
- Hunter Biden also has agreed to enter a so-called pretrial diversion agreement in connection with a charge of possession of a firearm by a person who is a user or addict of illegal drugs.
- U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss, who was appointed by then-President Donald Trump, agreed to recommend Hunter receive a sentence of probation for the tax crimes.
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- Jim Trusty, a former U.S. Justice Department official, filed a notice in Florida federal court asking a judge for approval to withdraw from the CNN case.
- Trusty said he “can no longer effectively and properly represent” the former president.
- Trusty did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
- A spokesperson for Trump thanked Trusty for his work on the case and said the lawsuit is "entering a new phase."
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