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21 Dec 2022

You Promise?: Chief Twit Elon Musk Says He Will Step Down As CEO After He Finds A Successor

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Elon Musk Says He Will Step Down As Twitter CEO Following Poll

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It looks like Elon Musk will honor the results of his Twitter poll, well, sort of.

The Chief Twit, Elon Musk, announced on his Twitter account Tuesday, Dec.20, that he would “step down” as CEO as soon as he finds “someone foolish enough to take the job.”

Musk’s announcement comes two days after a poll he posted on his Twitter account asking his 122 million followers if he should step down as the chief operating officer of the social media company he spent $44 billion on.

As expected, a majority of the people who cast a vote in the poll voted yes and wanted him out of the position.

Bootleg Tony Stark, oops, Elon Musk decided to ask the question after Twitter announced a dumb content moderation policy forbidding users from sharing links to other social media platforms and using services like Linktree.

The new policy was met with intense backlash, and Musk and Twitter scrapped the whole idea. It was so bad that even some of Musk’s biggest supporters thought he went too far this time.

After sharing the poll that 17.5 million people partook in, with a whopping 57 percent agreeing he needs to step down, the very socially active Musk was eerily silent after finding out people don’t f*ck with him like that.

When he broke his silence, as expected, he only spoke to people who didn’t believe the poll results and entertained the idea that only “verified users” should be able to vote.

Tuesday, he finally seemed to abide by the poll results, saying he’s planning on stepping down as CEO but “will just run the software & servers teams.”

Elon Musk Has No Idea What He Is Doing

Musk “running the software and servers teams” has also come into question after his knowledge of running the platform after a Twitter user had some basic engineering questions for Musk, and the struggle was apparent.

We want Elon Musk to remove himself from Twitter altogether. Just saying.

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21 Dec 2022

Kid Cudi Says The Scotts Album With Travis Scott Is No Longer Happening: ‘The Moment Has Passed’

On Wednesday (Dec. 21), Kid Cudi shut down the idea of a collaborative album with Travis Scott.

A fan posed the question directly to the rapper on Twitter, asking, “Is The Scotts album still on the cards?” after Cudi tweeted that he was “workin on something special” for his fans and promised he’d have “more news next year!”

“Naw I’m not doin that,” Cudi said in reference to The Scotts album, adding, “The moment has passed.”

The super-duo first dropped their single “The Scotts” back in spring 2020. With the track debuting atop the Hot 100 upon its release, Cudi earned his first-ever No. 1 on the chart, while Scott notched his third after “Sicko Mode” and “Highest in the Room.”

More than a year later, Cudi confirmed via Twitter that he and Scott were planning to record a full album under their new moniker, claiming it would happen eventually though he wasn’t sure when.

Of course, since then the “Day N Nite” rapper has released his long-awaited album Entergalactic, embarked on his career-best To the Moon Tour across North America, and hinted that he’s nearing the end of his music career — though not before recording one final album for his fans.

Scott, meanwhile, has remained embroiled in the legal fallout from the deadly crowd crush at his 2021 Astroworld Festival, which left 10 attendees dead and hundreds more injured. He also recently dropped a new Nike collaboration and directed Future’s “712PM” music video.

Read Cudi’s tweet putting The Scotts’ album to pasture below.

21 Dec 2022

Manuel Turizo’s ‘La Bachata’ Holds Atop Billboard Argentina Hot 100 for 14th Week

Manuel Turizo adds a 14th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart (dated Dec. 17). In addition to becoming 2022’s longest domination, it breaks a tie from Sech, Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna & Anuel AA’s “Otro Trago” for the third-most weeks atop the ranking since the chart launched in 2018. Here’s the leaderboard:

Weeks at No. 1, Title, Artists
25 weeks, “Tusa,” Karol G & Nicki Minaj
16 weeks, “Entre Nosotros,” Tiago pzk, Lit Killah, Nicki Nicole & Maria Becerra
14 weeks, “La Bachata,” Manuel Turizo
13, weeks, “Otro Trago,” Sech, Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna & Anuel AA
12 weeks, “Hawai,” Malum & The Weeknd
12 weeks, “Calma (Alicia remix), Pedro Capó & Farruko

Argentinian La Mosca Tsé -Tsé is in double celebration of chart achievement and victory after Argentina beat France to become the 2022 World Cup champions. In addition to securing its first top 10, the ensemble takes the Greatest Gainer trophy of the week as its latest single, “Muchachos, Ahora Nos Volvimos a Ilusionar,” surges 55-2 in its second week.

Rosalía’s “Despechá” remains at No. 3, Bizarrap and Quevedo’s “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52” drops 2-4, while La Joaqui, Gusty DJ Salsatkbron’s “Dos Besitos” dips 4-5.

Further, the week’s Hot Shot Debut goes to Maria Becerra’s “La Nena de Argentina” as the song arrives at No. 24. The tune is the title track of Becerra’s second studio album under the same name. Plus, Becerra boasts another entry from the same set: “Adios,” which opens at No. 79. With both new entries, the singer adds 35 total career entries, tying with Anuel AA, Duki, Ozuna and Rauw Alejandro for the fourth-most overall. Here’s the scoreboard:

54, Bad Bunny
49, J Balvin
40, Bizarrap
35, Anuel AA
35, DuKi
35, Maria Becerra
35, Ozuna,
35, Rauw Alejandro

Four other songs debut this week, starting with Nacho and Marama’s “La Culpa” at No. 91, Juanes follows with “Amores Prohibidos” at No. 92, MYA’s “Bikini” at No. 94 and lastly, Camilo and Myke Towers team-up with “Bebiendo Sola” at No. 98.

21 Dec 2022

Oscars 2023: Music Docs About David Bowie & Leonard Cohen Make Documentary Film Shortlist

Moonage Daydream, which explores David Bowie’s creative and musical journey, and Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, A Song, which looks at the life of Leonard Cohen through the prism of one of the most beloved songs of modern times, are among the 15 documentaries that were shortlisted for the Oscar for best documentary film on Wednesday (Dec. 21).

A total of 144 films were eligible in the category.  Members of the documentary branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

Here’s a complete list of the films that were shortlisted for best documentary film, listed alphabetically by title.

All That Breathes, HBO Documentary Films/Sideshow

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Neon

Bad Axe, IFC Films

Children of the Mist, Varan Vietnam/CAT& Docs

Descendant, Netflix

Fire of Love, National Geographic Documentary Films/Neon

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song, Sony Pictures Classics

Hidden Letters, Cargo Film & Releasing

A House Made of Splinters, Madman Entertainment

The Janes, HBO Documentary Films

Last Flight Home, MTV Documentary Films

Moonage Daydream, Neon

Navalny, CNN/Warner Bros.

Retrograde, National Geographic Films

The Territory, National Geographic

Eligible music docs that failed to make the shortlist (with capsule descriptions for films whose topic is not self-evident in the titles) include The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s American Pie; Fanny: The Right to Rock; Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen (about the stage-to-screen transfer of Fiddler on the Roof); Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story (about the annual music and cultural festival); Killing Me Softly With His Songs (a look at Grammy-winning songwriter Charles Fox); Look at Me: XXXtentacion; Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues; Nothing Compares (tracing Sinéad O’Connor’s turbulent career path); The Return of Tanya Tucker – Featuring Brandi Carlile; Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me; and ¡Viva Maestro! (a portrait of Los Angeles Philharmonic music and artistic director Gustavo Dudamel).

Nominations for the 95th Oscars will be announced on Tuesday Jan. 24, 2023. The telecast, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will take place on Sunday, March 12, 2023, airing live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.

21 Dec 2022

Elon Musk Says He’ll Remain Twitter CEO Until He Can Find Someone ‘Foolish’ Enough to Replace Him

Elon Musk said Tuesday that he plans on remaining as Twitter’s CEO until he can find someone willing to replace him in the job.

Musk’s announcement came after millions of Twitter users asked him to step down in an unscientific poll the billionaire himself created and promised to abide by.

“I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job!” Musk tweeted. “After that, I will just run the software & servers teams.”

Since taking over San Francisco-based Twitter in late October, Musk’s run as CEO has been marked by quickly issued rules and policies that have often been withdrawn or changed soon after being made public.

He has also alienated some investors in his electric vehicle company Tesla who are concerned that Twitter is taking too much of his attention.

Some of Musk’s actions have unnerved Twitter advertisers and turned off users. They include laying off half of Twitter’s workforce, letting go contract content moderators and disbanding a council of trust and safety advisors that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform.

Musk, who also helms the SpaceX rocket company, has previously acknowledged how difficult it will be to find someone to take over as Twitter CEO.

Bantering with Twitter followers last Sunday, he said that the person replacing him “must like pain a lot” to run a company that he said has been “in the fast lane to bankruptcy.”

“No one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive. There is no successor,” Musk tweeted.

As things stand, Musk would still retain overwhelming influence over platform as its owner. He fired the company’s board of directors soon after taking control.

21 Dec 2022

Offset Reflects on Son Jordan’s 13th Birthday: ‘You Turned Me Into a Man’

How time flies! Offset is looking back on his journey through fatherhood as his oldest child becomes a teenager.

The Migos rapper, 31, celebrated his first born son Jordan’s 13th birthday on social media Tuesday (Dec. 20) with a gallery of sweet family photos.

“Can’t believe I have a 13yr old my first born my King you turned me into a man at 17 I love you son,” Offset captioned the carousel of images on Instagram.

In the nostalgic post, the Grammy-nominated artist takes his nearly 21 million followers on a trip down memory lane, with numerous snapshots of the father and son posing alongside each other at various stages in the young man’s life. One picture shows Offset flashing a big stack of cash while his little boy smiles for the camera, while another finds the pair looking stylish in Gucci.

Offset and his wife, Cardi B, share two other children together — daughter Kulture, 4, and son Wave, 15 months. In addition to Jordan, he also has a young son and daughter from previous relationships.

In the title track of his 2019 debut solo album, Father of 4, Offset touches on becoming a father to Jordan at a young age.

“I was 17 years old when I had you/ Tryna find my soul when I had you/ I was oh so broke when I had you/ Locked up down the road when I had you/ Jordan, sorry I wasn’t there for all your birthdays/ I tried to hit, and I wasn’t rich, I had no workplace,” he rhymes.

The Atlanta-born rapper also opened up about fatherhood and the importance of blending his family in an interview earlier this year with Essence.

“It’s a blessing to be able to have them all together, and to have a wife who’s open and treats them as if they’re her kids,” Offset told the publication. “It could be an issue, but I don’t have to go through that, and that’s beautiful.”

21 Dec 2022

How Much Is a Billion YouTube Streams Worth?

Exactly one decade ago, on Dec. 21, 2012, Psy‘s “Gangnam Style” made history as the first music video to reach 1 billion YouTube views. As a result, YouTube’s Billion Views Club was born. A way to celebrate official videos that have achieved peak virality, the club is now home to over 300 music videos, including many of the most iconic hits from the past 10 years — from Adele‘s “Hello” to Luis Fonsi‘s “Despacito” feat. Daddy Yankee.

But how much do artists get paid for crossing the billion-view threshold for a music video on YouTube? The royalties are dependent on a few factors. Label affiliation, location and type of view affect these rates significantly. For example, artists signed to major labels — which represent the vast majority of members of the Billion Views Club — earn higher rates on the platform than those who are unsigned or affiliated with an indie label.

But location is possibly the biggest determining factor of all: in the U.S., rates are generally higher than in other countries. So while an official YouTube music video for a major-label artist could generate a blended average of $0.0038 per stream in the U.S., globally — which is how YouTube counts its views — Billboard estimates that rate at $0.0026 per stream. YouTube Premium video streams (views from customers who subscribe to YouTube’s ad-free video-watching tier) are also higher than plays from users on the ad-supported tier, both in the U.S. and globally.

Consequently, for major-label artists, 1 billion video streams on an official music video would generate about $2.6 million globally. That’s, of course, before the label takes their cut of royalties, which varies widely based on each artist’s individual deal, and before the artist takes into account what, if anything, they owe to their featured artists or producers on the track.

For non-official videos that use music — like a user-generated video of someone’s visit to the zoo, set to a song by a major-label artist — that global blended stream estimate would drop down to $0.0021, given lower payouts on UGC videos and the over-indexing of UGC viewership vs. that of official videos. So for a major-label song on YouTube that generates 1 billion views across all videos that use it, the label and artist would generate closer to $2.1 million.

Of the more than 300 music videos on YouTube to hit 1 billion views, the fastest to reach the benchmark is “Hello” by Adele, which took just 88 days from release to amass such a viewership. Next is a tie between “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran and “Despacito,” both of which took 97 days. The third and fourth places on the list are also both held by Spanish-language songs, with “Mi Gente” by J Balvin and Willy William earning the title in 103 days and “Échame La Culpa” by Luis Fonsi and Demi Lovato taking 111 days.

Additional Reporting by Ed Christman.

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21 Dec 2022

Oscars 2023: Rihanna, Taylor Swift & Lady Gaga Make Original Song Shortlist

Three of the biggest female music stars on the planet – Rihanna, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga – were shortlisted for Oscars for best original song on Wednesday (Dec. 21), for “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, “Carolina” from Where the Crawdads Sing, and “Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick, respectively.

The three stars had previously been nominated for Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards in the same category for the same songs. These would be the first Oscar nominations for Rihanna and Swift; the fourth for Gaga, who was previously nominated in this category for “Til It Happens to You” from The Hunting Ground (2015) and “Shallow” from A Star Is Born (2018), which won the award. She was also nominated for best actress for the latter film. “Take My Breath Away” from the original Top Gun won the 1986 award in this category.

The Weeknd was shortlisted for co-writing “Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” from Avatar: The Way of Water. This could bring The Weeknd his second Oscar nomination. He was nominated seven years ago for co-writing “Earned It” from Fifty Shades of Grey.

“Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” has five credited songwriters. A second shortlisted song, “My Mind & Me” from Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, has six. If either song wins the Oscar, the songwriters would receive a single statuette, which they would somehow have to share. The Academy will present no more than four Oscar statuettes for best original song.

Drake could be headed for his first Oscar nomination with “Time,” which he co-wrote for the film Amsterdam. Depending on how the nominations shake out, the 2023 Oscar telecast could be as studded with top pop hitmakers as this year’s broadcast was when Beyoncé opened the show with “Be Alive,” Megan Thee Stallion guested on “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” and Billie Eilish performed “No Time to Die.”

Two of the shortlisted songs were co-written by the directors of the films that spawned the songs. Ryan Coogler, the director of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, is among the co-writers of “Lift Me Up.” Guillermo del Toro, who co-directed Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio with Mark Gustafson, is among the co-writers of “Ciao Papa.”

Diane Warren was shortlisted with “Applause” from Tell It Like a Woman. With this song, Warren vies for her 14th nomination in the category. She would be the first songwriter or songwriting team to be nominated six years running since Marilyn & Alan Bergman’s 1968-1973 streak. Warren received a Governors Award from the Academy on Nov. 19.

Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II was shortlisted for co-writing “Stand Up” from Till with Jazmine Sullivan. D’Mile won in this category two years ago with “Fight for You” from Judas and the Black Messiah. Should he win again, he’d become the first Black songwriter to win twice in this category.

A total of 81 songs were eligible in this category. Members of the music branch will vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

Here’s a complete list of the 15 songs that were shortlisted for best original song. Per Academy custom, they are listed alphabetically by film title:

“Time”

Drake, Giveon Evans, Jahaan Akil Sweet, Daniel Pemberton

Amsterdam, 20th Century Studios

“Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)”

The Weeknd, Steve Angello Josefsson, Sebastian Ingrosso, Axel Hedfords, Simon Franglen

Avatar: The Way of Water, 20th Century Studios

“Lift Me Up”

Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, Rhianna, Tems

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Marvel Studios

“This Is a Life”

David Byrne, Ryan Lott, Mitski

Everything Everywhere All at Once, A24

“Ciao Papa”

Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Netflix

“Til You’re Home”

Rita Wilson

A Man Called Otto, Sony Pictures

“Naatu Naatu”

Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj

RRR, Variance Films

“My Mind & Me”

Amy Allen, Jonathan Bellion, Selena Gomez, Jordan K Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Michael Pollack

Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, Apple Original Films

“Good Afternoon”

Benj Pasek, Justin Paul

Spirited, Apple Originals

“Applause”

Diane Warren

Tell It Like a Woman, Samuel Goldwyn Films

“Stand Up”

Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II, Jazmine Sullivan

Till, Orion/United Artists Releasing

“Hold My Hand”

BloodPop (Michael Tucker), Lady Gaga

Top Gun: Maverick, Paramount Pictures

“Dust & Ash”

J. Ralph

The Voice of Dust and Ash, Matilda Productions

“Carolina”

Taylor Swift

Where the Crawdads Sing, Sony Pictures

“New Body Rhumba”

Pat Mahoney, James Murphy, Nancy Whang

White Noise, Netflix

Inevitably, several high-profile songs were passed over for the shortlist. Among them: “Love Is Not Love” (Marc Shaiman, Billy Eichner) from Bros; “(You Made It Feel Like) Home” (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross) fromBones and All; “Not Alone” (Joe Jonas, Ryan Tedder, HARV, Khalid)from Devotion; “Turn Up the Sunshine” (Jack Antonoff, Patrik Berger, Sam Dew, Kevin Parker)from Minions: The Rise of Gru; “Ready As I’ll Ever Be” (Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker)fromThe Return of Tanya Tucker featuring Brandi Carlile; “I Ain’t Worried” (Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle, Tyler Spry, John Eriksson) from Top Gun: Maverick; and “Nobody Like U” (Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell) from Turning Red. Eilish and Finneas are the reigning champs in the category for co-writing the title song from No Time to Die.

“Vegas,” the biggest hit from Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, had previously been ruled ineligible because it borrows so heavily from “Hound Dog,” the 1950s classic co-written by Mike Stoller and the late Jerry Leiber.No one expected to see Leiber and Stoller shortlisted, but the song’s proponents hoped the song’s other writers – Doja Cat, Rogét Chahayed and Yeti Beats – would be honored.

Nominations for the 95th Oscars will be announced on Tuesday Jan. 24, 2023. The telecast, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will take place on Sunday, March 12, 2023, airing live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.

21 Dec 2022

Oscars 2023: John Williams, 90, Makes Original Score Shortlist (Yep, That’s a Record)

John Williams’ score for The Fabelmans made the shortlist of 15 original scores that are vying for Oscars on Wednesday (Dec. 21). If it is nominated, it would be Williams’ record-extending 48th nomination in a scoring category. Moreover, it would give him scoring nods in seven consecutive decades.

Should he win, Williams, 90, would become the oldest winner in any competitive category, topping James Ivory who was 89 when he won best adapted screenplay for Call Me By Your Name.

Two scores by female composers – Hildur Guðnadóttir’s Women Talking and Chanda Dancy’s Devotion – were shortlisted. This would be Hildur’s second scoring nod. She won three years ago for Joker. The Icelandic composer would become just the third woman to receive multiple nominations in this category, following the late Angela Morley (who had two nods) and Rachel Portman (who has had three).

Ludwig Göransson was shortlisted for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Göransson won in this category four years ago for the original Black Panther. Should he win for this sequel, he’ll become the second composer to win for two installments of the same franchise. Howard Shore won for two films in The Lord of the Rings franchise.

Terence Blanchard was shortlisted for The Woman King. This would be Blanchard’s third nomination in this category, which would put him in a tie with Quincy Jones as the Black composer with the most scoring nods. Jones was nominated for In Cold Blood, The Wiz and The Color Purple.

Alexandre Desplat was shortlisted for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. Desplat won for The Grand Budapest Hotel (2004) and The Shape of Water (2017). Should he win again, he’ll tie the late Maurice Jarre as the Frenchman with the most scoring Oscars. Jarre won for Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and A Passage to India.

A total of 147 scores were eligible in this category. Members of the music branch will vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

Here’s a complete list of the 15 scores that were shortlisted for best original score, listed in alphabetical order by film.

All Quiet on the Western Front, Netflix

Volker Bertelmann

Avatar: The Way of Water, 20th Century Studios

Simon Franglen

Babylon, Paramount Pictures

Justin Hurwitz

The Banshees of Inisherin, Searchlight Pictures

Carter Burwell

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Marvel Studios

Ludwig Göransson

Devotion, Sony Pictures

Chanda Dancy

Don’t Worry Darling, Warner Bros.

John Powell

Everything Everywhere All at Once, A24

Son Lux

The Fabelmans, Universal Pictures

John Williams

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Netflix

Nathan Johnson

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Netflix

Alexandre Desplat

Nope, Universal Pictures

Michael Abels

She Said, Universal Pictures

Nicholas Britell

The Woman King, Sony Pictures

Terence Blanchard

Women Talking, MGM/United Artists Releasing

Hildur Guðnadóttir

Inevitably, several high-profile scores were passed over for the shortlist. Among them: The Batman (Michael Giacchino), Emancipation (Marcelo Zarvos), Empire of Light (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross), Living (Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch), A Man Called Otto (Thomas Newman), RRR (M.M. Keeravaani), The Son (Hans Zimmer), Strange World (Henry Jackman) and White Noise (Danny Elfman). Zimmer is the reigning champ in the category. He won in April for Dune.

Two other high-profile scores – Tár (composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir) and Top Gun: Maverick (composed by Hans Zimmer, Harold Faltermeyer, Lorne Balfe and Lady Gaga) had earlier been ruled ineligible.

Sources told Variety that Tár was deemed ineligible because the amount of original, audible music was insufficient, and ran afoul of a second rule that “a score shall not be eligible if it has been diluted by the use of pre-existing music.” Sources said that Top Gun: Maverick failed to qualify for two reasons: it fell short of the amount of original music required (a sequel “must consist of more than 80% newly composed music”) and it was “assembled from the music of more than one composer.”

Nominations for the 95th Oscars will be announced on Tuesday Jan. 24, 2023. The telecast, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will take place on Sunday, March 12, 2023, airing live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.

21 Dec 2022

Cop Who Killed Atatiana Jefferson Gets Nearly 12 Years Behind Bars

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The Texas police officer who shot and killed Black woman Atatiana Jefferson in 2019 was hit with an 11-year, 10-month prison sentence on Tuesday (Dec. 20). Forth Worth police officer Aaron Dean entered the home of Jefferson’s mother for a wellness check where the biology graduate was watching her nephew.

The tragic shooting of Atatiana Jefferson occurred when a neighbor called in a nonemergency request to check in on the home. Upon approaching the home, Dean, 38, opened fire, striking Jefferson while her 8-year-old nephew was in the room. Days after the shooting, Dean resigned from the Fort Worth Police Department. According to several accounts, Jefferson and her nephew were up late playing video games.

Local outlet KERA shared in its reporting that the family of Jefferson addressed Dean, with the former officer, who is white, showing little to no remorse.

“I have loathed the idea of you with your family during the holiday seasons for the last three years. Today, I have just arrived at pity,” Ashley Carr, the sister of Jefferson, said.

Jefferson was reportedly saving money to attend medical school in order to assist others, this after obtaining a degree in biology in 2014 from Xavier University.

Dean will be eligible for parole after he serves half of his sentence.

Atatiana Jefferson was 28 at the time of her passing.

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