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Tupac Shakur was shot on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada on September 7, 1996. 30 years later, some justice has been served.

A jury in Nevada has found Duane “Keff D” Davis guilty of first-degree murder. Davis, now 63, was previously the leader of a gang in Compton.

Once the verdict was read, Davis wasted no time saying, “I would like to appeal this matter.” Most appeals take at least a year, and there is no guarantee that anything will change. Davis will be held until sentencing on October 13. Because of the severity of the charge, life in prison is still on the table. Judge Carli Kierny will decide the sentence.

Davis was arrested in Las Vegas in late 2023. He pleaded not guilty to one count of murder with use of a deadly weapon.

Despite how high-profile the case is, jurors took less than three hours to deliberate before returning a verdict on Monday. Although there is no set average for jury deliberation times, more intense cases like this can often result in longer deliberations, as true crime enthusiasts have seen recently with the Lindsay Clancy case, which has gone on for 17 hours as of August 31. However, Davis’ case has been pretty cut-and-dry.

Davis admitted that he was in the Cadillac where the shots originated during the drive-by, something he has admitted publicly in both interviews and his own memoir, Compton Street Legend.

The closing arguments were heard earlier on Monday. The trial lasted three weeks.

Francis Ford Coppola is Hollywood royalty on the filmmaker front (Megalopolis is a mad fever dream we all had, right?). From The Godfather and The Conversation to The Outsiders and Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the famed writer-director had some heavy hitters in his heyday.

‘Apocalypse Now’ Is One of Francis Ford Coppola’s Best Works

However, one film is widely regarded as Coppola’s magnum opus: Apocalypse Now. The anti-war film was loosely inspired by Joseph Conrad‘s 1899 novella, Heart of Darkness. For the uninitiated, the movie follows a US Army officer serving in Vietnam who’s “tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.”

Apocalypse Now boasts a star-studded cast, including Marlon Brando as Colonel Kurtz, Robert Duvall as Lt. Colonel Kilgore, Martin Sheen as Captain Willard, Frederic Forrest as Chef, Albert Hall as Chief, Sam Bottoms as Lance, Laurence Fishburne as Clean (credited as Larry Fishburne), Dennis Hopper as Photo Journalist, and Harrison Ford as Colonel.

Coppola directed from a script he co-wrote with John Milius. Interestingly, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg encouraged Milius to write a Vietnam War movie while the latter worked as Coppola’s assistant on The Rain People in 1967.

The movie premiered on Aug. 15, 1979, in only three theaters in North America that were equipped to play the 70 mm film with stereo surround sound. While Apocalypse Now received mixed reviews at the time of its release, retrospectives have painted it in a better light.

Empire ranked it at No. 20 on its list of “The 301 Greatest Movies of All Time” in 2014, while The Guardian declared it “the best action and war film of all time” in 2010. On Rotten Tomatoes, Apocalypse Now boasts 91% on the Tomatometer and 94% on the Popcornmeter.

Stream ‘Apocalypse Now’ for Free

And if you’re champing at the bit to watch Apocalypse Now, specifically the Redux (an extended version that has 49 minutes of cut scenes from the original), you can stream it for free with ads on Fandango.

A Las Vegas jury took less than three hours to convict Duane “Keffe D” Davis of first-degree murder on August 31, nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was killed in a 1996 drive-by shooting.

Davis, 63, was found guilty of orchestrating the attack as a leader of the South Side Compton Crips. But the case against him wasn’t built on new forensic evidence or a surprise witness … it was built largely on a book he wrote himself.

Keffe D’s Memoir About the Tupac Shakur Murder

In 2019, Davis co-authored a tell-all memoir called Compton Street Legend, laying out his account of the night Tupac was killed. In it, he placed himself in the car during the shooting and named his nephew, Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson, as the triggerman. Anderson, who was never charged, died in an unrelated shooting in 1998.

The book wasn’t Davis’s first time discussing his role. Years earlier, in 2008 and 2009, he’d given confidential proffer sessions to the LAPD, telling investigators, “I sang because they promised I would not be prosecuted.”

That immunity was conditioned on the conversations staying private. Once Davis started talking publicly — through the memoir, and later through an appearance on BET’s Death Row Chronicles — prosecutors argued the deal no longer applied. As the chief deputy district attorney on the case put it: “Had he decided to never write the book, he would not, probably, have ever been prosecuted.”

Davis Said He Made Everything Up

By the time the case reached trial this year, Davis changed his story. He told FOX5 Vegas that he hadn’t actually written Compton Street Legend at all: “I did not write that book. A ghostwriter wrote that,” adding that it had been “fictionalized to make a profit.” He also claimed his 2008 statements to the LAPD weren’t a real confession, saying his lawyer had handed him “a script to read” for that interview too.

The judge wasn’t convinced either version should be kept from the jury. Both the memoir and the police interviews were ruled admissible, and jurors ultimately convicted Davis on both first-degree murder with a deadly weapon and a gang enhancement.

Kendrick Lamar just broke his own record. “luther” spent a record 23 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, passing the 22-week mark his own “Not Like Us” set — and BMI just named him its 2026 R&B/Hip-Hop Songwriter of the Year for it.

For anyone who thought “Not Like Us” was just a diss moment, they missed the point. Kendrick Lamar turned battle rap into a cultural anthem, with its cadence and language escaping hip-hop and showing up everywhere from schools to churches. Then he performed it at the Super Bowl—the Super Bowl.

For those of us who respect battle rap as one of hip-hop’s purest forms, watching that energy command America’s biggest stage felt revolutionary.

Kendrick Lamar’s Versatility Is the Real Flex

I respected Kendrick early because his flow and delivery didn’t sound like any West Coast rapper I had heard before. He was immediately set apart. I’m not a Kendrick superfan, either. I admire the craft and, maybe even more, his refusal to fit inside whatever box the music industry builds for him.

His versatility is just as powerful as his voice, and that’s where his victory lives.

We had gotten used to battle Kendrick and reflective Kendrick when “luther” arrived with SZA and completely changed the temperature. It reminded me of hearing Tupac make “I Get Around” and “Keep Ya Head Up.” Wait—this is the same dude?

Kendrick had already shown vulnerability on records like “Mother I Sober,” but “luther” brought warmth and romance without sacrificing his identity.

The song, built around Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn’s version of “If This World Were Mine,” became another example of a catalog that refuses to stay in one lane.

Kendrick Lamar Is Breaking Kendrick Lamar’s Records

Now the numbers are catching up with the argument.

That BMI honor didn’t come from “luther” alone. Lamar earned it for co-writing six of the previous year’s most-performed songs — proof the run extends well past one record-breaking single.

Whether Kendrick is No. 1 on your personal rapper list almost doesn’t matter anymore. The respect is undeniable.

Streams and trophies can measure popularity. Kendrick’s best work reaches for something bigger: social value, conversation and the pulse of the culture. At his best, he doesn’t feel like simply a rapper. He feels like a great American writer who happens to rap.

And every time we think Kendrick Lamar has reached his ceiling, K. Dot builds another floor.

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Chris Rock returns to filmmaking for the first time in over a decade in this new A24 film, in which the iconic comedian takes a serious turn with a drama about Hollywood and humanity.

Misty Green, set for theatrical release in the U.S. on October 9, details the premise, “Years after her Hollywood breakthrough, a talented actress whose career has stalled fights for her second act.”

Rosalind Eleazar plays the titular role in the upcoming film, with supporting roles portrayed by Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, Anna Kendrick, Topher Grace, and Rock himself. Ahead of the film’s premiere, Misty Green’s future has already been determined, thanks to a streaming deal between A24 and HBO Max.

‘Misty Green’ HBO Max Release Window, Explained

HBO Max has a “Pay-1” rights deal with A24, through its parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, which was renewed in 2026, thanks to the films’ high viewership across the studio’s catalog on the platform. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the terms of the agreement state that HBO Max will hold streaming rights for A24’s film releases, and they will join HBO’s library after their theatrical and PVOD (Premium Video on Demand) release periods have ended.

Based on data from A24 films that have gone to HBO Max through this deal, the theatrical-to-streaming window for HBO and A24 under this agreement is approximately 119 days, which is around 17 weeks, or 4 months at most. Recent A24 hits, such as the record-breaking Backrooms, arrived on HBO Max exactly 119 days after their theatrical premiere date.

If Misty Green goes ahead with its planned premiere date of October 9, the new film should be available for streaming on HBO Max by Friday, February 5, 2027. These projections, as it should be noted, are based on theatrical and streaming dates in the U.S., and international versions of HBO Max will likely vary in accordance with their equivalent theatrical debut.

College football is just getting srarted, but Matt Leinart is asking fans to think beyond what happens on the field. For the third consecutive year, the former USC star is teaming up with Abbott and the Big Ten for the We Give Blood competition, an initiative aimed at addressing the country’s ongoing blood shortage.

For Leinart, the cause hits close to home. His mother had a rare blood disorder called polycythemia and ultimately required multiple blood transfusions before her death after the condition progressed to leukemia.

“So I just, when this partnership came about, it just meant a little more to me,” Leinart told Men’s Journal. “I understand the need for blood. I understand how important it is to be able to donate if you can, and because it saves lives.”

The We Give Blood competition brings together all 18 Big Ten schools in a battle to see which university can inspire the most blood donations. Abbott will award the winning school a $1 million grant to advance student health. Over the first two years of the competition, donations have helped save up to 300,000 lives.

Leinart has participated himself, donating blood for his alma mater, USC, during the first two years of the competition. And with USC now competing in the Big Ten, he has another reason to hope his fellow Trojans fans turn out in force.

“I hope so because we’ve been just not — we have not been good,” Leinart joked when asked whether he expects more USC fans to participate. He pointed to Nebraska and Wisconsin as some of the Big Ten schools that have performed well in the competition, adding that USC and UCLA need to “step up a little bit.”

Why Matt Leinart Wants Younger Fans to Get Involved

The competition’s college football connection is intentional. About 25% of blood donations currently come from people ages 65 and older, according to the campaign, making it increasingly important to encourage younger generations to become regular donors.

For Leinart, using the competitive nature of college sports to encourage people to give blood makes perfect sense.

“Fans are competitive. We know athletes are competitive no matter what they play,” he said. “So it’s like, hey, we can be competitive off the field, but in a super impactful way.”

The campaign is open to everyone, not just current college students or alumni. Anyone can donate at a U.S. blood center and represent their favorite Big Ten school, or simply donate without choosing a school.

And while the $1 million prize gives fans an obvious reason to get involved, Leinart believes the most important incentive is considerably bigger.

“One donation can save up to three lives,” he said. “To me, that’s just as impactful.”

Leinart Has a Front-Row Seat to College Football’s Changing Landscape

Leinart has experienced college football from just about every possible angle. He won the Heisman Trophy in 2004, helped USC capture a national championship, played in the NFL, and now works as a college football analyst.

That makes him particularly well-positioned to assess just how much the sport has changed since his playing days.

The biggest differences, he said, are obvious: NIL and the transfer portal have fundamentally altered the college football experience.

“When I was going to school, there were transfers and all that, but it just was rare,” Leinart said. “You went to school, you committed to that school, you were loyal to that school for the most part, and you finished out at that school for the most part.”

Leinart stressed that he supports players being compensated, but he acknowledged that something has changed along the way.

“I do think there’s a certain level of loyalty and commitment that’s gone,” he said.

His perspective is now also informed by his role as a parent. Leinart’s older son is a quarterback at SMU, giving him a firsthand look at the modern college football system from the other side of the recruiting process.

“It’s not their fault. This is the world they’re growing up in,” Leinart said of the changes.

Matt Leinart Is Ready for Another College Football Season

Despite all the changes, Leinart’s enthusiasm for the sport hasn’t faded. If anything, he still sounds like the same college football fan who once led USC onto the field.

There is one part of the modern preseason experience he could happily do without, though: rankings.

“I hate preseason rankings,” he said. “I think they’re just useless.”

Instead, Leinart is looking forward to seeing teams actually take the field and establish their identities. He specifically pointed to early-season matchups such as Michigan vs. Oklahoma and Texas vs. Ohio State as games that could provide an early glimpse at where some of the country’s top teams stand.

He’s also watching for the unexpected teams that emerge as the season progresses. And these days, he has an especially personal rooting interest in SMU, where his son plays quarterback.

But before the games take over, Leinart has one more message for college football fans.

“Just go,” he said when asked what he’d tell someone who has been considering donating blood but hasn’t done it yet. “It’s just very easy to do.”

Fans can learn more about the We Give Blood competition and find information about donating at BigTen.org/Abbott. The competition runs through December 4, giving fans plenty of time to turn their school spirit into something that can make a real difference.

Timothée Chalamet and Selena Gomez will be reuniting once more — this time in the world of animation — for Not Alone, the Illumination film set to premiere early next year.

“When Joe (Chalamet) and Fran (Gomez) are brought together to prepare for the inaugural launch of this revolutionary rocket, there are immediate sparks, but neither is particularly adept at romance,” Sony’s official logline teases.

“Life becomes more complicated when three aliens—tiny, unruly and adorable—take refuge in Joe’s home. Dunk (Rob Brydon), Welly (Diane Morgan) and Shirm (Jamie Demetriou) are on the interplanetary run from a zealous-yet-inept officer of the law named Zandro. The aliens determine that Fran’s rocket could provide their means of getting back home to safety.”

Thanks to a deal between Illumination (as part of Universal), Peacock, and Netflix, the intergalactic romance movie will be taking off to streaming shortly after its theatrical debut.

‘Not Alone’ Streaming Release Window, Explained

As a Universal Pictures production, Not Alone presumably falls under Universal Pictures’ current streaming deal with Peacock and Netflix. The terms of the partnership deal state that films will stay in theaters for a maximum of 120 days, before making their streaming debut on Peacock for 4 months.

Once those 4 months (or 16 weeks/120 days) are over, Netflix adds the Universal film to its library for 10 months, after which Peacock will have the streaming rights to the film once more, for an undefined timeframe. This is a similar streaming journey that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, another Illumination/Universal film, embarked on.

If Not Alone keeps its planned theatrical premiere date of April 16, 2027, the animated film should arrive on Peacock by Saturday, 14 August 2027. 120 days from there, Not Alone should join Netflix’s catalog by Sunday, 12 December 2027 at the latest. After that, it should remain on the streaming juggernaut until fall 2028 — that is, if the constantly shifting world of streaming services and acquisitions stays somewhat stable.