Three members of a reportedly wealthy family were found dead inside of their suburban home.
A former Bloomberg executive, along with his wife and one of their children, was found dead inside of their South Carolina home last week. Police had responded to a call about the house on Friday, March 28. There was initially a language barrier with a neighbor, but after getting through that, they were able to get into the home, where they found three people dead.
The three people found dead were 54-year-old Richard Samarel, 45-year-old Lina Maria Samarel and their 9-year-old daughter, Samantha Samarel.
A cause of death has yet to be released.
Local South Carolina media outlet WYFF 4 reports that the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a neighbor to respond to an incident at Marilyn Perry Lane off Reidville Rd. in Greer about 11:30 a.m. Friday.
The time of death for the three people found dead is believed to be between 10:20 a.m. and 11:29 a.m.
An investigation into the deaths is ongoing. Police do not believe there is an active threat to the community.
“At this initial stage, this agency doesn’t feel like there is any threat to the public,” the sheriff’s office said.
The three people were reportedly not the only ones living in the home. It is believed that the couple had other children who were in school at the time of the deaths.
The husband was a former Equities Manager at Bloomberg LP, while his wife, Lina, worked at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, according to reports.
An investigation into the deaths is ongoing.
“Our investigation remains active, and we will release more information when appropriate.” the sheriff’s office said in a statement this week.
University of Florida student Talia Baia is beside herself with all the attention she’s getting after a short interview with Gators basketball player Bennett Andersen. But she vows to strike while the iron’s hot.
Baia, a student reporter with ESPN Gainesville’s WRUF, was simply doing her job last week covering the Gators’ Sweet 16 win over Maryland in the NCAA Tournament. Andersen was the coveted interview, given his incredible rise — from serving as the team’s manager for three seasons before making the roster as a walk-on this season. He got a taste for March Madness last week in the waning seconds against Maryland, but he made the most of it with a putback to record his first bucket in NCAA Tournament play.
After the game, Baia interviewed Andersen, who was sitting in front of his locker with a seemingly doting look in his eyes while staring up at the student reporter. The interview captured the nature, with many chiming in on Baia’s interview.
Caught up with Bennett “Buckets” Anderson after the game on what he looks forward to in the Elite 8!
“Hopefully these guys take care of business so I can play again, hopefully I can get another bucket” pic.twitter.com/bo31tHqabg
“This man is in love lol,” one person tweeted. Another added, “Bro better than me, I would’ve folded.”
After the interview went viral, Baia reacted by tweeting a collage of headlines her interview made. She also tweeted, “This is absolute madness,” along with a laughing emoji.
Talia Baia and Bennett Andersen’s T-shirt sells for $35 (Talia Baia/Instagram)
With her interview still all the rage, it appears Baia is looking to capitalize on her newfound fame. After Florida beat Texas Tech over the weekend to advance to the Final Four, Baia took to Instagram to hawk a T-shirt featuring a cartoon drawing of the viral interview. The cartoon features Andersen with hearts over his eyes.
“Go check out the new shirt Bennett and I dropped!” Baia wrote on her Instagram Story. “Don’t be shy, show some love.”
Baia and Andersen, who is nicknamed “Buckets,” purportedly partnered up to benefit from T-shirt sales.
“Celebrate the viral moment with our latest tee featuring Bennett Andersen and Talia Baia! This fun shirt showcases the iconic ‘GatorsBoys Stay Hot’ phrase, making it a must-have for fans and followers alike,” a description of the T-shirt reads. “Crafted with high-quality materials, this tee combines comfort with style, perfect for showcasing your Gator pride. Whether you’re heading to a game, hanging out with friends, or just enjoying some casual wear, this shirt is sure to spark conversation. Get yours today and join the fun!”
ESPN star Pat McAfee aims to keep his show on the network lighthearted and entertaining. However, it’s become clear that he recently stepped over the line and caused some real hurt by amplifying a false story, and now the victim is speaking out.
During an episode of “The Pat McAfee Show” on ESPN in February, the sports media personality shared a baseless rumor that he said “captivated the internet.”
“Some Ole Miss frat bro, k? Had a K-D (Kappa Delta) girlfriend,” McAfee said on the show. He then stressed the word “allegedly,” presumably recognizing that the story was unverified and could be untrue before sharing it anyway.
“At this exact moment, this is what is being reported by … everybody on the internet: Dad had sex with son’s girlfriend,” McAfee said. “And then it was made public … that’s the absolute worst-case situation.”
The problem is, the story was completely and unequivocally false, and McAfee played a big part in spreading it.
While McAfee never mentioned the 18-year-old college freshman at the center of the rumor by name, he amplified the story to millions of people watching on ESPN as well as his 2.8 million YouTube subscribers. And now the victim of the baseless rumor is speaking out.
In an interview with The Athletic, Mary Kate Cornett broke her silence as she called out McAfee for “ruining my life” and wants him held accountable.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – FEBRUARY 05: Former NFL player Pat McAfee is seen on the set of The Pat McAfee Show along Radio Row on February 05, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Cornett said that after McAfee shared the rumor on his story, appearing to add some legitimacy to the story, she began to receive a lot of harassment and threats.
“When the more popular people started posting, that’s when it really, really changed,” Cornett said.
She says she received harassing and threatening notes under her dorm room door, causing her to have to move out of her dorm and take online classes for her own safety. She also began to receive distributing and threatening calls and texts when her phone number was made public online.
Cornett has engaged legal representation and now plans to take action against the ESPN star.
“I would like people to be held accountable for what they’ve done,” she said. “You’re ruining my life by talking about it on your show for nothing but attention, but here I am staying up until 5 in the morning, every night, throwing up, not eating because I’m so anxious about what’s going to happen for the rest of my life.”
McAfee did not offer a comment on the incident, and The Athletic reports that ESPN declined to make a statement.
When I found myself in Louisville for a work trip, I was determined to take the golden opportunity to squeeze in some bourbon-fueled exploration while I was there. The Evan Williams Experience was just a short walk from my downtown hotel, and for just $20, I decided to give it a shot. I expected a decent tasting and tour, but I didn’t expect to walk away with a new go-to bourbon. I definitely didn’t expect my top choice to be the cheapest in the lineup either.
The tour guide, Grace, led my group into an immersive experience consisting of floor to ceiling screens that gave me the opportunity to learn about Kentucky’s first licensed distiller, Evan Williams.
As I journeyed back into bourbon’s history, the experience made me feel like I was stepping back in time. I had the chance to learn about how bourbon was made in the late 1700s versus how it’s made today.
Most of the Evan Williams portfolio is produced offsite, but the Square 6 line is made in an artisanal distillery located within the building. I saw firsthand where it’s created and got to sample 125 proof new make spirit before it went into the barrel. The line is named after the plot of land where Evan Williams built the first commercial distillery in Kentucky in 1783. It was located on the exact same block where the Evan Williams Experience is today.
Although the tasting lineup varies, there were four great bourbons that were showcased on the day I visited.
I tried four expressions of Evan Williams back to back.
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Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage is a smooth 86.6 proof bourbon. It’s bottled solely from one barrel that’s hand-selected by master distillers. On the back of the bottle I saw the exact dates it was barreled and bottled, as well as the exact barrel number.
Evan Williams Master Blend is a 90-proof blend that combines Evan Williams 23-Year-Old, Evan Williams Single Barrel, Evan Williams 1783, Evan Williams Bottled-In-Bond, and Evan Williams Black. It has a sweet taste with hints of honey, citrus, and butterscotch.
Square 6 High-Rye Bourbon is the finished result of the new make I tried during the tour. The 95-proof finished product had an earthy flavor with notes of cinnamon.
Evan Williams 12-Year-Old Red Label is an extra-aged line extension of Evan Williams Black. More years in the barrel gives this 101 proof bourbon a bold flavor with hints of brown sugar, vanilla, and licorice.
I enjoyed the diversity of the ones that I tried, but my clear favorite was Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage Bourbon. It was smooth and balanced, and the sweet notes of honey and vanilla really stood out to me. Judging from its long list of awards, it shouldn’t be a surprise that this was my top pick.
One thing did surprise me though. The prices weren’t revealed until the end of the tasting. I was a shocked to find that of all of the ones I tried, the one I enjoyed most happened to be the cheapest. It sold for $55 at the gift shop, but I’ve found this for less at local liquor stores. The Evan Williams Master Blend and Square 6 High-Rye Bourbon were both priced at $80 per bottle, and the Evan Williams 12 Year had a $150 price tag. This was an eye-opening experience that proved to me it’s possible to find a good, quality bourbon at a value price.
At the end of my tasting experience, there was one more special treat. I sampled the rich, velvety deliciousness of a chocolate bourbon ball. That wasn’t the last bourbon ball that I devoured on that trip, but it was the best. I later found out from general manager Ashley Cuyjet-Fetter that there was a reason I found these to be the most delectable of all the bourbon balls I tried in Louisville. They’re made with the same bourbon I had chosen as my favorite during the tasting: Single Barrel Vintage.
Morgan Wallen made all kinds of headlines for his behavior on the “Saturday Night Live” stage this weekend.
The country music star was the musical guest for the Saturday, March 29 episode of the comedy sketch show, airing on NBC. Wallen, 31, performed two songs from his upcoming album, “I’m The Problem,” before quickly departing the stage as the end credits rolled on NBC.
“Saturday Night Live” fans accused Wallen of being “disrespectful” for leaving while the end credits were rolling. Typically, the celebrity guest host, the musical guest and the cast and crew hang out and chat on stage while the credits roll.
Morgan Wallen dipped out early.
SNL.
Wallen said a couple of words to guest host Mikey Madison, who starred in Academy Award-winning “Anora,” before leaving the stage. He walked right past the audience toward the exits before hopping onto a private jet home. Wallen posted from his private jet, saying “get me to God’s country,” seemingly taking a shot at “SNL” and New York City.
But what did Wallen say on stage to Madison before departing from the show?
A lip reader has attempted to reveal what he said.
“Thank you all so much,” he said, lip reader Nicola Hickling told UNILAD. “I had a wonderful time.”
Madison then replied: “Chatting to you was really good.”
The lip reader also tried to decipher what Colin Jost said to someone else on stage as Wallen departed.
“You gotta remember how he is feeling,” the 42-year-old “Weekend Update” co-host said, per the lip reader.
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1879 — Pictured: Musical guest Morgan Wallen, host Mikey Madison, and Chloe Fineman during Promos in Studio 8H on Thursday, March 27, 2025 — (Photo by: Rosalind O’Connor/NBC via Getty Images)
Longtime “SNL” star Kenan Thompson, meanwhile, wasn’t happy with Wallen’s “God’s country” post.
“What are you trying to say?” he said to Entertainment Weekly.
“I don’t know what goes through people’s minds when they decide to do stuff like that. I don’t know if he understood the assignment or not, or if he was really feeling a certain kind of way… I thought maybe he had to go to the potty or something,” Thompson added. “It’s definitely a spike in the norm. We’re so used to everybody just turning around and high-fiving us, everybody’s saying, ‘Good job, good job, good job.’ So when there’s a departure from that, it’s like, hmm, I wonder what that’s about?”
“The ‘God’s country’ of it all is strange because it’s like, what are you trying to say? You trying to say that we are not in God’s country? We’re not all in God’s country? We’re not all under God’s umbrella? That’s not necessarily my favorite.”
Wallen, outside of his cryptic social media posts, hasn’t said much about his time on the show.
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Amazon just wrapped up its annual Big Spring Sale, which proved to be a DIYer’s delight filled with thousands of fantastic deals on tools. If you missed the week-long event, you might be in luck—select products are still displaying sale prices, including a handful of Craftsman and DeWalt power tools. Some Makita tools are also still on sale, but no deal is sweeter than the brand’s drill bit set that’s still under $30.
The Makita ImpactX 100-Piece Driver Bit Set is just $25 right now on Amazon, thanks to its 55% discount on its normal price of $55. This set is one of Amazon’s bestselling screwdriver bit sets and has an impressive 900-plus five-star ratings from shoppers who have dubbed it an “amazing selection of the bits you’ll actually use.”
Makita ImpactX 100-Piece Driver Bit Set, $25 (was $55) on Amazon
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With a discount of over half off, this Makita ImpactX 100-Piece Driver Bit Set needs to be in every man’s shop. It has been bought more than 500+ times this month, so grab yours before it’s gone.
Last month the causes of death for actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were revealed.
Chief Medical Investigator Dr. Heather Jarrell announced, “Mr. Hackman showed evidence of advanced Alzheimer’s disease. He was in a very poor state of health. He had significant heart disease, and I think ultimately that’s what resulted in his death.”
Dr. Jarell’s autopsy of Hackman revealed he suffered from “severe heart disease, including multiple surgical procedures involving the heart, evidence of prior heart attacks, and severe changes of the kidneys due to chronic high blood pressure.”
Arakawa, meanwhile, died a week before Hackman from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare respiratory illness. Nearly two months after her death, Arakawa’s mother, Yoshie Feaster, 91, broke her silence on her daughter’s death while appealing the court to withhold photos and video footage of the bodies of Hackman and Arakawa.
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa during Gene Hackman Sighting at Spago – September 5, 1986 at Spago in West Hollywood, California, United States.
“I humbly come before this court to request that this court respect my right to grieve in peace and find that I have a constitutional right to avoid seeing images of my daughter’s home, her dead body, her husband’s dead body, and their dog’s corpse,” she said in court documents obtained by People on Monday, March 31. “The public spectacle surrounding my daughter’s death is one that no parent should have to live through.”
Judge Matthew Wilson eventually ruled that redacted police body camera video and other investigative materials, including images of the couple’s dead dog, could legally be released – as long as all depictions of Hackman and Arakawa are censored.
Feaster fought to have the images censored in an effort to avoid reliving her daughter’s death.
“I believe a parent’s right to choose how to care for a child during their life should reasonably extend to a parent’s decision in dealing with a child’s death,” she said. “This right should extend to protect against the release of the autopsy photos and autopsy reports of my daughter. This right should extend to permit me to control the physical remains of my daughter, her memory, and images of her deceased body; including, but not limited to, images demonstrating how my daughter was residing during her final days.”
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Often overlooked, the slipper is the perfect house shoe and should be in every man’s rotation. While most brands craft theirs with comfort solely in mind, Huckberry decided to add functionality to some of its models, and you can score a pair that highlights both traits for nearly half off right now.
The Greys Ripstop Mule Slippers are on sale for just $59 at Huckberry, a rare 45% discount off their full price of $108. This pair has received some mixed reviews, but those who seemed to take issue with them mainly mentioned that they run a little small, which can be circumvented by ordering a size up. Those who did order the correct size loved them, noting that they’re “super warm and comfy.” They are currently available in green and navy in sizes 4 to 13, but when shoes go on sale at Huckberry, they tend to disappear fast, so grab the one you want ASAP.
Greys Ripstop Mule Slippers in Olive/Black, $59 (was $108) at Huckberry
Crafted for comfort, these slippers are ready to go anywhere. Their durable build features a tear-resistant, sturdy upper nylon that breathes surprisingly well. They are built with synthetic down insulation that keeps them very lightweight without making your feet overly sweaty if you decide to wear them outside. Their rubber soles provide excellent traction, while the cushioned cork-lined insoles provide a perfect, plush feel. They also have a stub-proof toe box, which comes in handy when walking around in the dark.
“Excellent—I really enjoy the Ripstop Mule Slipper,” exclaimed one shopper. “The slippers are well-made, light but substantial, and are perfect for the home and yard.”
Greys Ripstop Mule Slippers in Navy/Black, $59 (was $108) at Huckberry
“Great slippers that provide excellent traction and sufficient warmth—a welcome addition,” stated another buyer.
When Huckberry marks down some of its fan-favorite gear, it tends to sell fast. With a discount like this, the Greys Ripstop Mule Slippers won’t be around forever—make sure you grab your pair today.
It’s been nearly six months since Marvel announced that Tom Holland would be returning for a fourth standalone Spider-Man film. Now we’re finally starting to get some details.
This week is going to be a big one for movie details, as CinemaCon—where studio executives, movie stars, and cinema owners from around the country descend on Las Vegas to offer details on Hollywood’s upcoming slate of movies—is taking place between March 31 and Thursday, April 3. And we’ve already received one great piece of MCU intel: the name of next year’s new Spider-Man movie.
Peter Parker himself (at least the latest incarnation) delivered some exciting news to CinemaCon goers on Monday evening. As The Hollywood Reporter shared, Holland was on hand—via video—to share the official title of the upcoming film with the crowd: Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
The upcoming MCU film, which will web-sling its way into theaters on July 31, 2026, is being directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, who was in Vegas to share a few very minor details about the project. (Those Marvel types like to keep things secretive.)
Cretton—who directed MCU stars Michael B. Jordan and Brie Larson in 2019’s Just Mercy, and also stood behind the camera on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)—was clearly thrilled to be at the event, even after he admitted he had just lost $200 at a roulette table.
“To say that it’s an honor to be standing on this stage is a pretty big understatement,” Cretton said, before sharing his lifelong affinity for Peter Parker/Spider-Man character, due to the character’s “humor” and “messy humanity.”
While you’ve got more than a year to wait for the new Spider-Man movie, there should be plenty of Marvel fare to tide you over. Thunderbolts*, the final film in Phase Five of the MCU, will arrive in theaters on May 2, followed by The Fantastic Four: First Steps in on July 25.
After a disappointing loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX in February, Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce decided to return for another season with the team, where he will once again be one of the faces of the franchise. Fittingly, a close-up photo of his face is now going viral on social media.
In February, Kelce announced that he would be returning for the 2025 season with the Chiefs as he made it clear that he still thinks he is capable of playing at a high level.
“I still feel like I can play at a high level and possibly at a higher level than I did last year,” Kelce said on the podcast back in February. “I don’t think it was my best outing, you know? I think I let my guys down in a lot more moments than I helped them, especially if you look at my track record and how I’ve been in years past. You know, I want to give it a good run. I got a bad taste in my mouth about how I ended the year and how well I was playing, and how accountable I was for the people around me.”
This week, the Kansas City Chiefs shared a series of photos on social media showing some close-up shots of several members of the team taken throughout the 2024 season. Kelce’s, in particular, turned heads from fans.
In the black-and-white photo shared on Instagram, Kelce stared directly into the camera with clear and bright eyes as his messy hair, mustache and stubble were all shown in great detail in the high-resolution image.
