U.S. Offers to Release Convicted Arms Dealer in Exchange for Brittney Griner

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Halle Bailey confirms her love for rapper DDG in the September/October cover story for . The singer tells the magazine she is «for sure» in love after following DDG's career for years now.«I grew up being on YouTube and would always see the young Black creators and was constantly inspired by them. He was one of them,» Halle says.

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Chrissy Teigen is bumping around vacation! On Monday, the model showed off her baby bump in a photo/video dump from her recent family getaway.Teigen, who is expecting a child with husband John Legend, simply captioned the post with a red heart emoji.She led with a picture of her and Legend’s oldest child, Luna, 6, resting her head on her mommy’s belly while they pose for a picture. Giving fans a closer look, the author shared an image of her baby bump while laying out by the pool. Teigen’s post also includes pictures of Luna and her little brother, Miles, 4, eating dinner and posing with their mom by the pool, before she ends it with a mirror picture featuring her holding her growing baby bump while wearing a neon bikini. A post shared by chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen)The star's post comes after she gave Miles some shine on Sunday, with a picture of him sleeping on her bump while they took a ride in the water.

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Tom Brady is back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after taking 11 days off to deal with a “personal issue” as NFL preseason is underway.

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Madelaine Petsch is closing one chapter of her career with the upcoming final season of The CW announced in May that the hour-long Archie Comics drama would wrap up after seven seasons, with the last episodes premiering some time in 2023. For Petsch, who stars and executive produces the new thriller, , being a part of the roller coaster that is over the last several years — with storylines involving cults, Gargoyle Kings and superpowers -- has been an unforgettable ride.«I've learned with that we really lean into what the least expected route is.

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Shakira and longtime beau Gerard Pique split earlier this year, they reportedly made a pact that neither would be seen publicly with a love interest for a least a year. Now, just three months after that alleged agreement, Gerard has seemingly disregarded that deal.Over the weekend, Spanish media outlet Socialite published a video of the 35-year-old soccer star blatantly making out with new girlfriend Clara Chia Marti, 23, at the Summerfest Cerdanya festival in Catalonia, Spain.A source close to the Grammy winner said Shakira is livid about the loved up images, saying, she's "very angry to see the father of her children with his girlfriend in public."Amid cheating claims in June, Shakira and Gerard — who share sons Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7 — announced the end of their 11-year relationship.

Two-time Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield has come out in defense of method acting, making the case that the craft is misunderstood. His comments come following those of such actors as David Harbour, Mads Mikkelsen and Sebastian Stan, who have respectively referred to the method as “dangerous,” “bullsh*t” and “self-indulgent.”

The United States government has proposed a prisoner swap with Russia that would see the return of Brittney Griner, CNN reports. Griner is an American basketball player with the Phoenix Mercury currently facing 10 years in prison in Russia for possession of cannabis – Griner has said during her trial that the cannabis was prescribed for chronic pain and that she brought it into Russia by accident.

Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday, offering the first public glimpse at U.S.

Brittney Griner continued in Moscow on Tuesday, with her defense team presenting additional evidence to support their position that the basketball player brought cannabis-infused oil cartridges to Russia by accident.Griner's lawyers presented negative drug tests, and a drug expert testified that frequent marijuana users would continue testing positive long after the last use.The expert, Mikhail Tetyushkin, said that medical marijuana is increasingly common in countries around the world, including the United States. He said it is often used by athletes to alleviate pain after sustaining physical trauma, supporting the defense's argument that Griner only used cannabis for medical purposes under doctor's supervision.«It is clear that if the use is constant, it affects the nervous system, decreases the speed of reaction and thinking, decreases physical activity and the ability to perform highly coordinated movements, so professional athletes cannot use them all the time,» Tetyushkin told journalists after the hearing.«The position of the defense is not that Brittany was allowed to bring banned substances into Russia.

Vladimir Putin because they fear further health scares. Rumours have been circulating about the Russian tyrant's health since he launched his invasion of Ukraine in February. There have been suggestions of cancer, Parkinson's disease or both, and intelligence sources have claimed he has undergone major surgery in recent months.

winning the competition in 2022.The European Broadcasting Union said the Russian invasion of Ukraine forced them to look at other potential host countries, the BBC reported. Several cities including London, Manchester and Sheffield have put their names in to host the competition due to their suitable arenas, accommodation and international transport links.“We are grateful to our BBC partners for showing solidarity with us,” said Mykola Chernotytskyi, head of Ukraine’s public broadcasting.

Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia for months after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage, and it is unclear when she will be able to return to the United States.The Phoenix Mercury player is currently in the middle of a trial in Moscow and faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison if found guilty. Brittney has an uphill battle to have her criminal case acquitted in a trial that experts say is unlikely to be fair and that Russian authorities are using her as a diplomatic bargaining chip amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.The Olympic gold medalist has played in Russia for the last seven winters, earning more than $1 million per season -- more than quadruple her WNBA salary, according to the Associated Press.

Megan Rapinoe took a brief moment at tonight’s ESPYs during her acceptance speech for Best Play honors to acknowledge the plight of the WNBA’s Brittney Griner, currently being held in Russia on drug possession charges.

Stephen Curry is calling for the release of Brittney Griner.

2022 ESPY Awards, Steph Curry used his platform to deliver an impassioned message about Brittney Griner, the imprisoned WNBA star who has spent the past five months behind bars in Russia.Joined by Griner's teammate Skylar Diggins-Smith and fellow WNBA star Nneka Ogwumike, Curry explained said that, amid the night's celebration, they needed to «acknowledge one [athlete] who isn't here» — Griner.«Because Brittney isn't just on the Phoenix Mercury, she isn't just a member of her team in Russia, she isn't just an Olympian, she's one of us — the team of athletes in the room tonight and all over the world, a team that has nothing to do with politics or global conflict,» Curry shared.Ogwumike detailed all of Griner's innumerable accomplishments, sharing, «BG is a WNBA champion, she's an eight-time WNBA all-star, a national champion in college, an Olympic Gold Medalist, an athlete who has fans all over the world, and a human being whose predicament commands our attention.»«It's been 153 nights now that BG has been wrongfully detained thousands of miles away from home, away from her family, away from her friends, away from her team,» an emotional Diggins-Smith shared. «All throughout that time, we've kept her in our thoughts and in our hearts, even though we know that's not nearly enough to bring her home.»«We cannot stop fighting for her, we cannot believing for her, and we will not stop hoping for the day we can welcome her home safely,» Curry concluded, before all three declared in unison, «We are BG.»Later in the evening, Megan Rapinoe took home the ESPY Award for Best Play, and used her acceptance speech to also show her love for Griner, and emphasize the importance of keeping the fight going.«BG deserves to be free.