Bond

Yak Gotti is attempting to clear his name.The 29-year-old rapper, born Deamonte Kendrick, was hit with snitching allegations after he was denied bond in the massive RICO case against dozens of YSL members and affiliates. According to AllHipHop, prosecutors objected to Gotti’s release, claiming he was a threat to potential witnesses. They pointed to the rapper’s criminal history, including his alleged involvement in the death of Donovan “Big Nut” Thomas.Gotti and Martinez Arnold, aka YSL Duke, were charged in connection to…

Young Thug’s bond hearing is taking place today.Joe Coscarelli of The New York Times reports that the hearing faced some delays as prosecutors argued that Thug’s lawyer Brian Steel should be removed from the case due to an alleged conflict of interest. After some back and forth Steel was allowed to continue to act as Thug’s attorney. After that was settled, Thug’s team asked for their client to be released to home confinement. People who asked the court to allow for Thug to be released on bond included Machine Gun Kelly…

Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images As one of the biggest stars in Hollywood throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and even into the 2000s before his highly-publicized personal issues made headlines around the world for all the wrong reasons to derail his mainstream career, Mel Gibson would have been fielding high-profile offers left, right, and center on either side of the camera. That comes with the territory when you’ve got a proven track record of box office success, not to mention an ability to seamlessly…

The prospect of losses on the Federal Reserve’s holdings of securities is a real issue for U.S. taxpayers, a former top central bank staffer wrote in a research note Wednesday. Bill Nelson, who now works as chief economist for the Bank Policy Institute industry group, was responding to a report released by the New York Fed on Tuesday. In that report, the bank said the Fed likely suffered paper losses on bonds it owned this year and that those paper losses could be substantial over time depending on how…

NLPC Pension Fund Administrator (NLPC PFA) Limited has said that it is repositioning for greater market share amid plans to consolidate on positive bond returns in the year. The managing director of the firm, Samuel Abolarin, who made this known in Lagos while commenting on the performance of the company in 2021, noted that its returns on investment last year was significantly affected by the downturn in the bond market. However, he explained that by the end of the first quarter of the…

The James Bond movies are home to some of the most spectacular stunts anyone has ever seen captured on film. Whether it’s record-setting explosions like the one in No Time To Die, or even just Daniel Craig fighting his opponents, it’s a beautiful thing to see what each 007 movie does to push the envelope. Keeping that in mind, if you’ve ever wondered how Craig’s big swan song pulled off part of its epic opening, trainer Simon Waterson has you covered. Simon Waterson certainly knows a thing or two about the physical…

A judge has reportedly denied bond for Gunna and set a trial date for early next year.According to reporter Jewel Wicker, who was at Monday’s hearing, Gunna’s trial date has been set for Jan. 9, 2023. As for the issue of bond, Gunna’s lawyer has the option of filing another motion in the future.Both Gunna and Young Thug were among those named in an 88-page RICO indictment this month. The 56-count indictment names 28 people in connection with charges including conspiracy to violate RICO, murder, armed robbery, aggravated…

Dynamite has announced 007, a brand new James Bond comic series by critically acclaimed writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Action Comics, Alien, The Last God) and artist Marco Finnegan. Issue #1 is set to debut this August. Take a look at details below: “The most famous spy in fiction returns to heat up the summer comics season with a thrilling tale of double agents, assassins, old flames, and heaps of intrigue. James Bond finds himself outplayed with a metaphorical bad hand on a Russian excursion, forced to eliminate an…

One of the most loved Indian authors across generations, Ruskin Bond turns 88 today! And the round shapes in the number 88 quite appeal to the Landour-based littérateur. “Two eights look like jalebis, don’t they? Jalebis are my favourite Indian sweet, so I shall have them on my birthday! My family makes sure there’s lots of cake each time,” says the author, who usually likes to start a new book or story around his birthday. And so he has, this time too! “I have started one already, about my walking days,” he…

The actors that almost found themselves cast in the James Bond movies are as interesting as the ones who actually land the gig. Among the names of those considered as a potential 007 in the past, some stick out out for the fact that, like Pierce Brosnan, the first time isn’t exactly a charm. Those memories of when the Irish actor almost was cast in The Living Daylights are freshly resurrected today, as Brosnan’s birthday seems to have brought out a flashback photo that has fans speculating about the version of that movie…