Tupac-Related Vegas raid… Vanna White deal for ‘Wheel of Fortune’… Ed Sheeran shows love… SKIMS is worth $4 billion… and ‘Wicked’ had 10 days left of filming

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A search warrant was served on a Las Vegas home this week in connection to the murder of Tupac Shakur and TMZ has some updates. The house belongs to the wife of a man who’s done interviews claiming that he was in the car with the people who shot Tupac. In case you’re unfamiliar, on the night of September 7, 1996, Tupac went to the Mike Tyson vs. Bruce Weldon boxing match at the MGM Grand. According to TMZ’s recap, a Crip named Orlando Anderson was also at that fight. Reportedly, Orlando previously had a fight at the mall with a member of Death Row and stole that person’s chain. When Tupac found out Orlando was at the fight, he rounded up fellow Death Row members who were also there and jumped him. Later, Orlando reportedly rounded up his buddies and found Tupac and Sug Knight at a stop light and shots were fired, killing Tupac. , and he previously had had gotten into a fight with a Death Row member at a mall and took that person’s chain. Once Tupac found out Orlando was there, he and other Death Row members reportedly jumped him. And many people believe that later that night, Orlando rounded up some buddies, found Tupac and Sug Knight at a stoplight and shots were filed. Crip member Keefe D confessed that he was the one who killed Tupac, but in a recent interview, he said it was actually his nephew Orlando Anderson who pulled the trigger. So back to this week — the Las Vegas house raided Monday night is owned by Keefe D’s wife. TMZ has video of the SWAT team moving in with an officer on a bullhorn ordering the people inside to come out with their hands up. According to ABC News, officers seized hard drives and photos of possible suspects in Tupac’s murder.

Vanna White has a list of demands, but Sony is basically telling her, “You get what you get and don’t throw a fit.” Both Vanna and Pat Sajak have one year left on their deals for the syndicated version of “Wheel of Fortune.” But unlike Pat, Vanna doesn’t want to leave when her deal is up. And while Vanna reportedly has earned $3M/year for the past 18 years, Pat is earning $15M. She believes she at least half of Pat’s salary, but Sony doesn’t feel the same. In fact, they are FAR apart on numbers. However, negotiations are stalled because of the writers’ strike. They were able to come to an agreement for “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune.” Vanna’s contract for that was up, and her lawyer negotiated $100K/episode.

Six-year-old Ren loves Ed Sheeran so much, his mom is throwing him an Ed Sheeran-themed birthday party. Mom thought it would be so fun to have Ed pop up as a birthday surprise, so she spent weeks posting TikTok videos about it. Fans started tagging her posts, hoping Ed or someone from his team would notice, and they did! Someone from Ed’s team reached out to Ren’s mom and said while Ed couldn’t make the party, he would love to send Ren some gifts. And for his birthday, Ren got a massive gift basket filled with a T-shirt, guitar, microphone, notebook, and a signed copy of Ed’s “Subtract” album.

Kim Kardashian and her business partner Jens Grede launched Skims four years ago, and the company is now valued at $4B! According toe the New York Times, Skims has been turning a profit since it launched in 2019, but is only becoming profitable now. In fact, the company is set to make $750M in sales this year, up from $500M last year. When they launched four years ago, Skims was exclusively shape wear, but now it’s just a small part of what they do. The brand quickly expanded to include loungewear and swimsuits, with plans to sell men’s clothing this fall. Not only that, Skims storefronts will open in LA and NYC sometime next year with more to come! As of right now, Kim and Jens are the biggest stakeholders, but they do plan on going public with their company at some point.

All of Hollywood shut down once the actors went on strike, and that included projects across the pond. “Wicked” composer Stephen Schwartz told Variety that they were just 10 days away from completing filming on Parts 1 and 2 of “Wicked” when the strike hit, and sent production to a grinding halt. Yes, he said the timing is very frustrating, but he still stands with the strikers. Director Jon M. Chu posted on his IG Story, “We were only a few days away from being done so we were SO close. It’s been very painful to put a halt to it all but we will be back! We stand with you.” But he also said this temporary delay shouldn’t affect the release dates. “Wicked Part 1” is still scheduled to open on Nov. 27, 2024, with “Part 2” hitting theaters on Nov. 26, 2025.

 

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