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OREGON
A traffic stop by the FBI Oregon State Police led to a shootout that killed one LaVoy Finicum and injured another as police arrested brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy, the leaders of the armed occupation at an Oregon wildlife refuge. Others are being advised to leave but so far they haven’t. [WASHINGTON POST]
SNIPPETS
• John Bills, the former managing deputy commissioner of transportation in Chicago, has been found guilty of more than 20 counts of accepting cash and gifts to steer more than $100 million in red light camera contracts to Redflex …
•The Australian Open will see Serena Williams go up against #4 Agnieszka Radwanska and Novak Djokovic playing Roger Federer. In the match fixing/betting controversy, doubles player David Marrero has been named as someone on a secret blacklist of professional tennis players who have played in matches bookmakers deemed to be suspicious….
•A meal for four at Shake Shack is probably more expensive than a barrel of oil right now ($31.09/barrel). Oil prices have been falling and OPEC is looking to cut output enough to stem a 19-month-long price slide.
ENTERTAINMENT
Nate Parker wrote, directed and stars in “The Birth of a Nation” a highly praised film based on Nat Turner’s 1831 slave rebellion that ensued a bidding war with Fox Searchlight paying $17.5 million, the biggest sale in Sundance history, edging out Netflix’s $20mil bid…Kanye West’s anticipated new album will now be called WAVES not SWISH and will be released alongside a concert +fashion show in Madison Square Garden; he is calling it the ‘album of life.’ Speaking of Kanye West, picture of his wife, sisters and Larsa Pippen from an album listening event surfaced with a Godfather quote and there’s controversy over whom her brother might or might not be dating, who used to be married to their half-sister’s now on/off boyfriend, too darn much!…Rihanna’s album ANTI is due to be released before Friday, after the singer tweeted a photo of herself wearing $8,895 Dolce & Gabbana headphones, but no set date yet…Chicago’s Chance The Rapper, real name Chancelor Bennett, was spotted out on the town in Hollywood with actress Chloe Grace Moretz. Bennett just welcomed a baby with his girlfriend last September.
FASHION
The new Calvin Klein ads featuring Kendall Jenner, Justin Beiber, Kendrick Lamar & FKA Twigs are steaming up the internet…Eight pieces from Chicago based designer Azeeza Khan’s line AZEEZA will be available at Barney’s Beverly Hills. She has dressed Hannah Bronfman, Jillian Harvey to name a few…Claudia Schiffer is launching her own 40-piece ready-to-wear collection, Claudia Schiffer Made By Tse, with TSE.
Celeb sightings on the scene: Director Spike Lee was at the Thompson hotel’s Nico Osteria last week. Taraji P. Henson with male friend Kelvin Hayden and friends had some fun at Kings Bowl in NewCity over the weekend.
“If there is a message at all, it’s probably that we have to recognize in ourselves how we feel morally about certain things and make sure we follow that up with our actions..” ― Estee Lauder
