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The rapper, real name Taymor McIntyre, was found guilty on April 14 on a lesser charge of murder and faces five to 99 years or life in prison with the possibility of parole, according to county records. The 24-year-old was acquitted of capital murder, which would not have given him the option for parole.

McIntyre’s conviction stems from the 2017 killing of 23-year-old photographer Mark Anthony Saldivar, which occurred while he was wanted in connection to the 2016 murder of 21-year-old Ethan Walker, the San Antonio Express-News, KSAT, and Rolling Stone reported. The rapper was sentenced to 55 years in prison for charges related to Walker’s death, which occurred during a robbery at a Mansfield, Texas home.

Saldivar’s murder happened outside of a San Antonio Chick-fil-A as McIntyre and his associates were in a vehicle with the photographer, who was eventually shot and killed following a physical altercation, KSAT and the San Antonio Express-News reported. The group picked Saldivar up for a photo shoot and robbed him, according to the outlets.

“The Perfect Marriage” follows a seemingly copacetic couple, Sarah and Adam Morgan, whose lives turn upside down when Adam is accused of murdering his mistress and top-dog attorney Sarah decides to represent him. “The Perfect Divorce” (Blackstone Publishing, out now) adds even more twists to the murder mystery that’s sold over one million copies and has been acquired for a film adaptation.

Rose wrote “The Perfect Marriage,” published in 2020, on weekends and evenings as a passion project outside of her full-time job. Now that she’s got a fanbase of hungry readers, several other thrillers under her belt and three (that’s right – three) books coming out in 2025, Rose says the pressure is on. Stepping back into the world of Sarah for the first time in years, she didn’t want to let her readers down. But as early reviews for the book poured in, her anxieties eased.  

“People are saying it’s better than ‘The Perfect Marriage,’ I’m a little offended by that,” Rose says, laughing. 

In a TikTok posted Monday, model and actress Emily Ratajkowski spoke out against a mission that same morning that sent stars like Gayle King and Katy Perry into space.

“That space mission this morning? That’s end times (expletive),” she told followers. “This is beyond parody.”

Perry and King joined journalist Lauren Sánchez and three others Monday for a brief flight to space in a capsule built by Blue Origin, the intergalactic exploration company founded by Sánchez’s billionaire fiancé Jeff Bezos.

The Duchess of Sussex addressed her heartbreaking experience on the Tuesday episode of her “Confessions of a Female Founder” podcast with Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani.

The pair, who met under “different circumstances” in 2018 when Meghan was pregnant with Prince Archie while living as a working royal in the United Kingdom, discussed their individual experiences with miscarriages during the episode.

“I’ll bring this up if you’re comfortable talking about it, because I know you’ve spoken publicly about, as you’re doing Girls Who Code, all the interpersonal things that are happening for you at that time and the miscarriages that you’ve experienced,” Meghan said.

Duchess Meghan shares she had a miscarriage in July, writes about loss, need for healing

Meghan shares 5-year-old son Archie and daughter Princess Lilibet, 3, with her husband Prince Harry. 

During an Access Hollywood segment that aired Friday, fellow “Today” anchors Al Roker, Craig Melvin and Dylan Dreyer offered an update on their colleague who stepped back over three months ago to deal with “a family health matter.”

“Just talked to her a couple of days ago,” Melvin said, “she’s taking some time to be with her family and we talk to her all the time. And we love our girl. It’s been nice to see how much everyone else loves her too.”

The beloved co-anchor of the NBC morning show’s third hour paused hosting duties in December but did not appear to be stepping back permanently from her role. She first raised eyebrows with an absence during the high-profile exit of former “Today” main co-anchor Hoda Kotb in January. The celebrations, dubbed a “Hoda-bration,” featured messages from “Today” personalities sans Jones.

The “Old Town Road” rapper posted an Instagram video of himself from a hospital bed late Monday night, telling his followers he “lost control of the right side” of his face.

“This is me doing a full smile by the way,” he said in the video, laughing in disbelief. “I can’t even laugh right, bro. Oh my God!”

The 26-year-old singer joked about his condition on his Instagram stories, but assured fans he was OK. “Stop being sad for me!” he wrote.

“Imma look funny for a lil bit but that’s it,” he added with crying emojis.

What causes partial face paralysis? Bell’s palsy, Lyme disease, more

Partial face paralysis is usually caused by swelling or damage of the facial nerve, damage to the part of the brain that signals the muscles of the face, or weakness caused by diseases like myasthenia gravis and some muscular dystrophies, according to Penn Medicine. Face paralysis can also be caused by Bell’s palsy – a somewhat common condition when the facial nerve becomes inflamed – stroke, Lyme disease, shingles or as a side effect of certain medications.

Weinstein’s retrial begins in New York court Tuesday with jury selection. The legal redo, a proceeding that will largely mimic Weinstein’s original state trial, is expected to last four to six weeks.

A New York appeals court overturned Weinstein’s original conviction last April, finding that the judge in his case erred by admitting “irrelevant” testimony from women whose allegations were not part of the case. He was granted a retrial and pleaded not guilty in September.

The commencement of jury selection, which Judge Curtis Farber previously said may last up to five days, according to ABC News, comes a week after the retrial’s start date was reportedly challenged in court due to a dispute over witness selection. Prosecutors and Weinstein’s attorneys argued over the trial participation of an assistant district attorney, who allegedly took notes during a 2020 interview with a third woman now testifying against the disgraced producer, according to The Associated Press.

The actor, among the founding fathers of the musical itself, will return to his role as constitutional framer Aaron Burr starting in September, he revealed in a Monday appearance on the “Today” show. A brief stint in his most defining character, Odom will embody the former vice president for just 12 weeks.

“You don’t get shows that run 10 years,” Odom told host Savannah Guthrie, remarking on the longevity of “Hamilton” as a Theatre District favorite. “There’s a lot of shows we love, great shows, that you know they come and they go. That’s the nature of the theater.”

‘Hamilton’ producers cancel shows at Kennedy Center after Trump administration takeover

“For something to be embraced by the public and the culture in the way that ‘Hamilton’ has … it’s twice in a lifetime,” he added.

Odom, who originated the role in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash hit, won a Tony Award for his performance in 2016. Now, he’s celebrating the show’s 10th anniversary in style and, while stopping short of revealing the details, teased in his appearance on “Today” that there are plenty more surprises in store for audiences heading to a performance any time over the course of the year.