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The Billionaires Boys Club for Black notable athletes just got its fourth member, and it’s none other than Magic Johnson.
According to the financial bible, Forbes, Magic Johnson is now a billionaire. The NBA champion and Pro Basketball Hall-of-Famer reached the wealth milestone thanks to a combination of all of his lucrative investments in “professional sports teams, movie theaters, Starbucks cafes, and a health insurance provider,” according to the website.
Johnson becoming a billionaire makes him only the fourth professional athlete to do so, joining his buddy Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Tiger Woods.
Forbes reports Johnson’s minority stake in the Washington Commanders after billionaire Josh Harris’ $6.05 billion purchase of the team in May, stakes in the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks, MLB’s Los Angeles Dodgers, and the MLS’ LAFC, plus other major investments pushed his net worth to $1.2 billion.
While Johnson’s investments in sports franchises, Starbucks, and Loews get all of the attention, Forbes points to his investment in Iowa-based life insurance company EquiTrust as the one that makes up the most significant portion of his net worth.
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Forbes now estimates his net worth to be $1.2 billion—the result of his stakes in those teams, and major investments in a slate of industries, including a 60% stake in Iowa-based life insurance company EquiTrust he purchased in 2015.
EquiTrust makes up the largest portion of Johnson’s personal net worth—since the purchase, the Iowa-based company’s assets have skyrocketed from $16 billion to $26 billion, with annual revenues of roughly $2.6 billion.
Magic Johnson Could Have Been A “Trillionaire” Already
While Johnson has nothing to be upset about regarding his net worth, he could have already been a trillionaire if he had made one investment back in his playing days, and that’s taking Nike’s offer of stock options instead of the cash with Converse.
According to the numbers, Johnson missed out on $5.2 billion.
Still, being worth $1.2 billion is nothing to sneeze at. Congrats to the Magic man on the accomplishment.
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Basketball Wives star Brittish Williams is learning the hard way that if you do the crime, you will have to do time.
Spotted on the Riverfront Times, Williams will have to do time and was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to 15 counts of “various types of fraud.”
According to the RFT, Williams’ crimes she was accused of included not paying taxes and under-reporting the income of her businesses.
Williams also allegedly used other people’s identities to open bank accounts without their knowledge.
Williams, who starred in Basketball Wives and Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars and former co-host of the St. Louis radio station Hot 104.1, asked a judge for leniency during her sentencing, but Judge Henry Autrey was like nah.
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In court today, Williams and her attorney Beau Brindley asked Judge Henry Autrey for leniency in sentencing.
“I knew better, and I did wrong anyway,” Williams said, adding that the idea of being separated from her daughter was “heartbreaking.”
Judge Autrey seemed largely unswayed, telling Williams that he believed she possessed a “fraudster mentality.” He pointed out that in total, WIlliams’ various frauds led to her taking in $150,000 a year from 2017 to 2020.
“That’s a pretty damn good wage,” he said.
Autrey also suggested that Williams’ fame impacted his sentencing decision, saying, “Not only are you out there for people to watch your entertainment, but also for people to watch you. … That’s a big obligation.”
The website reports Williams dodged a bullet because it was recommended she do 63 years in prison. Still, her punishment was significantly more than the 18 months in jail or probation suggested by her attorney.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Diane Klocke pointed out that Williams was still committing fraud well after she was indicted and counseling people, telling them they don’t have to pay taxes the first few years of running a business.
After her indictment, she was still collecting pandemic-related rent relief under false pretenses and submitting bogus medical bills to an insurance company.
Williams also traveled without permission while still on pretrial monitoring, according to Klocke, who also notes that her wearing of an ankle monitor was subplot during a season of Basketball Wives.
Following her sentencing, one of her friends lunged at a reporter as they filmed her leaving court.
Welp.
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Besides being a rapper and a father of two, with Rihanna, A$AP Rocky has a new job on his resume. The Harlem rapper has been named the creative director of Puma x F1.
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Specifically, Pretty Flacko and the OG German sports company have entered into a creative partnership that will see him adding flavor to it motorsports business. The “Peso” rapper’s official title is Creative Director and he is tasked with guiding Puma’s partnership with Formula 1 (F1) and will be creating seasonal capsule collections.
As announced earlier in 2023, Puma is now the exclusive outfitter at all F1 races. Puma hopes Rocky’s tastes will bring more streetwear and fashion sensibility to their longterm partnership with F1. Rocky’s first campaign for Puma x F1 will spotlight American car culture and it’s influence on streetwear. Also, later this year there will be a limited Puma x F1 collection that will include apparel and accessories that will serve as a hint of all the multiple capsule collections set to drop in 2024. Part of next year’s initiatives are focusing on Grand Prix races, starting in Miami, and will include Rocky creating activations and marketing campaigns to promote the collections.
“Working with brands as iconic as PUMA, and as innovative as F1, has been truly inspiring,” said A$AP Rocky in a statement. “When the world sees what we’re doing, I believe a shift will happen with how brand’s approach taking risks and working with diverse creatives.”
Can’t say he ain’t confident. Also worth noting is that earlier this year Puma linked back up with Rihanna’s Fenty brand. So it’s a family affair.
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Day 3 of New York Comic Con 2023 came and went; you guessed it, there was more cosplay to take in.
The rain and fall temperatures didn’t stop cosplayers from showing up in droves to the Jacob K. Javits Center on Saturday, October 14.
Keeping that same energy from Day 1 and Day 2, blerds and nerds came together to celebrate geek culture. It’s a known fact amongst the NYCC faithful that cosplayers usually save their best cosplay drip for the weekend, and that continues to be the case.
On Friday, we were stuck in the Spider-Verse with plenty of takes of arguably Marvel’s most popular superhero in the building. Saturday saw more Spideys, but his foes took centerstage this time, like Spot from Across The Spider-Verse.
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Another Across The Spider-Verse “villain” who showed up was Miles Morales as The Prowler. We strongly lean toward this take on the character as our favorite cosplay from the day.
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Marvel Was Everywhere At New York Comic Con
Other Marvel characters we spotted were Jane Foster as Thor, a spin on Wolverine in a tuxedo, another Spidey villain, Mysterio, Mile’s homie and possible love interest Spider-Gwen, Bishop from the X-Men (pictured at the top of the post), Namor from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and, of course, Loki variants.
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Day 4 is underway, and if you are at The Javits Center, enjoy all the cosplay and scoop all the collectibles you can.
We will be back next year, but until then, you can see more cosplay photos in the gallery below.
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Photo: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz/ @BeanzGotGamez / New York Comic Con
1. Black & White Ninjetti Rangers (Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers)
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2. Luke Skywalker & Grogu
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3. Star Wars
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4. Sith (Star Wars)
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6. Blue Beetle
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7. Mysterio
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8. Wolverine
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9. Thwomp (Super Mario Bros.)
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10. Tifa Lockhart & Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII)
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11. Nightmare Springtime Bonnie (Five Nights At Freddy’s)
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12. Bender (Futurama)
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13. Sentinel (X-Men)
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14. Krillin (Dragon Ball Z)
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15. 2B (Nier Automata)
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16. Thor/ Jane Foster
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17. President Loki and Sylvie
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18. Spider-Punk (Hobie Brown)
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19. Namor (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
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20. Titan Shifter (Attack on Titan)
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21. Aunty Entity (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
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22. President Barbie (Barbie Movie)
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23. Ghost Rider
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24. Nurse (Silent Hill)
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25. Loki Miss Asgard Variant
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26. X-23
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27. Aloy (Horizon Zero Dawn / Forbidden West)
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28. Macho Man / Beetlejuice
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29. Samurai Leonardo
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30. The Mandalorian/ Din Djarin
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31. Spider-Man Group Shot
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32. Spider-Gwen
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33. Captain America / Venom
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Along with Hip-Hop, Nas also turned 50 years old this year and the rapper teamed with Hennessy to celebrate the milestone with a party that featured a gang of high-profile guests including Kendrick Lamar, Diddy, Fat Joe and more.
The festivities went down at The Grill in New York City and featured Nas being presented with a sculpture from artists Kennedy Yanko that was commissioned by Hennessy. The copper sculpture was partially inspired by Nas’ collab with Hennessy on his special 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop Hennessy V.S. bottle.
At the party, the music was in the best of hands with DJ Jazzy Jeff on the turntables and The Roots holding down the stage. In attendance was a who’s who of Hip-Hop and R&B celebrities including Mary J. Blige, NORE, DJ Premier, The Lox,Havoc, AZ, Raekwon, Slick Rick, Q-Tip, Ralph McDaniels, and more. Oh yeah, former NBA star Carmelo Anthony and actor Robert DeNiro were there, too.
Also, you know you’re solid when Raekwon takes time to big you up on your born day.
Check photos from the party in the gallery.
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Jadakiss and Dave East get together for a special edition of the popular I Got Questions interview series to mark Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary.
The celebration of Hip-Hop turning 50 is still going strong, and many have come together to talk about their experiences and love for the different aspects of the culture. In that light, two of the greatest MCs in rap music in Jadakiss and Dave East linked up to share their stories in a new episode of the iONE Digital series to mark the occasion.
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As both artists hold court in a luxurious speakeasy lounge, Dave East kicks things off by asking The LOX veteran if he remembered the first time they met. “Not at all”, Jadakiss stated. “Every time you’d come up to D-Block, I wouldn’t be around. But I heard about you and heard your music way before I met you.”
The conversation turn to focus on when both rappers felt that they were among the best in the game. For Jadakiss, it was being beloved by The Notorious B.I.G. “We used to write rhymes that we wanted him to hear. Then after being signed to Bad Boy, having him tell us “I’m glad y’all are down with me…”that’s a cream-of-the-crop moment right there.” Dave East concurred, citing a co-sign from Nas as his moment. “Having Esco co-sign me, then it was Rae, Meth and the Wu?,” he said. “Gotta cherish that moment man.”
They also spoke about the love they receive from fans on the road, with Dave East recounting how amazed he was on a recent tour date in Canada seeing fans recite songs word for word. It prompted Jadakiss to recall what he called “the worst show ever in life” involving him and a lack of comfortable boxers.
For more insightful gems, check out the rest of the I Got Questions HipHop 50 Edition episode above.
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Cathy Hughes is a G on all levels. The Urban One founder has been named one of the “50 Greatest Hip-Hop Executives of All Time” by Variety.
The latest acknowledgment should be no surprise to anyone familiar with the Black radio pioneer. Hughes is in some historic alongside the likes of Bad Boy Records founder and current Revolt CEO Sean “Diddy” Combs, Epic Records Chairperson Sylvia Rhone and rapper turned mogul Jay-Z, amongst others. Considering Hip-Hop’s 50-year legacy of hustle, including Hughes was a no-brainer.
Per Variety:
She may not be a household name, but Hughes is a trailblazer for both female music executives and hip-hop culture. As the first female VP and general manager at WHUR in Washington, D.C., she pioneered the “Quiet Storm” format. She then founded Urban One (originally known as Radio One) in 1980, which became the largest Black-owned and -operated radio and television broadcast company in the U.S., and in 1999 was the first Black female to head a company listed on NASDAQ; by 2007, the company owned 70 stations in 22 markets. She has been listed as the second-richest Black woman in the United States — after Oprah Winfrey.
Nothing but respect, Cathy Hughes. Learn a bit more about her incredible and inspiring career in this 2019 feature in the PBS special BOSS: The Black Experience in Business below:
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Steph Curry makes shots, no matter the sports. The NBA superstar made a hole-in-one during a celebrity golf tournament, adding another clip to his already impressive highlight reel.
On Saturday (July 15), Chef Curry made a hole-in-one at the American Century Championship celebrity tournament in Stateline, Nevada. Of course, a clip of the shot made it online and Curry can be seen hitting the golf ball, watching the drive and then excitedly sprinting down the fairway at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course to the green while celebrating like he just hit one of his NBA game-winners. He also slapped the flagstick for good measure.
“That was wild,” Curry told ESPN about the shot. “It was good contact, right at the stick, but even if you’re painting the flag and it looks good, you never really expect it to go in. I just saw a bunch of hands go up, and then you just kind of black out.”
When golf and Black people are involved, we thoroughly approve.
“Shooters Shoot!!! Hole In One vibes out here in Lake Tahoe,” wrote Curry on Twitter along with a photo of his scorecard after his feat.
Other celebrities participating in the golf tournament include Charles Barkley, Patrick Mahomes, Aaron Rodgers and Tony Romo.
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Y’all already know that some of your favorite celebrities got lit during the Fourth of July holiday weekend, but someone you might’ve never heard of hosted damn near every A-list name to his pre-Independence Day celebration.
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On Monday (July 3), Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin and his girlfriend Camile Fishel held their annual star-studded white party in the Hamptons. And though you might not be too familiar with their names, their guestlist featured some of the most famous music artists, actors and sports stars in the world. Attending their ultra-exclusive in-home blowout were the likes of Jay-Z and Beyoncé, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joel Embid, Travis Scott, Kevin Hart, Odell Beckham Jr., Jennifer Lopez along with her man, third best Batman (Ben Affleck), and many others.
Was attending this party an order from the Illuminati or something?! Just having one or two of these names in your house is a sign that you’re a big deal but all of them plus more? How is this man not a household name? Usher and Ne-Yo took the stage for a surprise performance for God’s sake! Who catered this event? Gordon Ramsay? Bobby Flay? Salt Bae? We wanna know!
Check out pics and video of Michael Rubin and Camile Fishel’s pre-July 4th event in the gallery, and let us know if you’ll be having these two on your radar going forward in the comments section below.
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Of course DJ Khaled was on the list.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs is making sure his fans have the fastest access to his spirits. On Tuesday (May 23), the Hip-Hop mogul announced Diddy Direct, a platform aimed at helping consumers, and retailers, have access to his brands like DeLeón, Ciroc and more.
The launch features a digital ad campaign that features DJ Khaled, of course. In a digital short, Diddy and Khaled are seen on the links playing golf, and while clubs and carts are seen, the focus is more on the reveal of Diddy Direct. The platform allows access for consumers and retailers to find out about or purchase the Combs Spirits portfolio that includes CÎROC Vodkas, CÎROC Spritz, CÎROC VS & DeLeón Tequila varieties. Most recently launched is the limited edition Cîroc Honey Melon, which Diddy Direct makes easy to pinpoint yourself a bottle.
“This platform is a game-changer for the spirits industry, and we’re proud to offer consumers (all you lushes out there) and retailers (nightclubs, restaurants, and liquor stores) direct access to our portfolio of premium spirits,” said Combs, Chairman of Combs Global, in a statement. “With Diddy Direct, we’re setting a new standard for direct to retailer & direct-to-consumer experiences and bringing the best of Combs Spirits directly to anyone, anywhere in the country.”
The idea is that you can be out of town and Diddy Direct’s search functionality will allow to locate a bar, club or restaurant that serves your favorite DeLeón Tequila, for example.
Diddy Direct is available now, if you’re over 21, and you can get more information right here: www.diddydirect.com. Watch the hilarious campaign spot featuring Diddy and DJ Khaled below. Looks like Diddy’s golf game needs work, respectfully.