Aaron Taylor-Johnson Some news items you might have missed: • Instinct Magazine: A shirtless Aaron Taylor-Johnson stopped traffic on the Twitters when snaps of him on the set of the upcoming reboot of The Fall Guy hit the web. https://twitter.com/cravemedia_/status/1592042872387563521 • Out: Queer Eye star Antoni Porowski announced his engagement to longtime boyfriend Kevin Harrington in an oh-so-casual way. • The Advocate: Russia has repeated that its willing to participate in a prisoner exchange with the U.S. for the freedom of Brittney Griner. The news comes only a day after Griner’s legal team confirmed that the out basketball star has been moved to a penal colony. https://twitter.com/TheAdvocateMag/status/1593710641121882112 • Gay Times: Check out this round-up of all the LGBTQ artists who were nominated for Grammy Awards this week including Brandi Carlile who scored seven nods. • JoeMyGod: Belgium is banning conversion therapy – the debunked practice of trying to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity. As Joe points out, Brussels is the de facto capital of Europe as host to European Union headquarters. https://twitter.com/JoeMyGod/status/1593697866790248448 • NBC News: Dustin Thompson stole a bottle of liquor and a coat rack from the U.S. Capitol during the violent January 6 insurrection, and told jurors he thought he was “following presidential orders” from the Donald. Now he’s going to prison for three years. • Sky News: 48 hours before the beginning of the World Cup Games, Qatar has announced no beer is to be sold during the tournament. Note: Budweiser reportedly paid $75 million to be a sponsor of the event. #oops • Axios: Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison for defrauding investors in her failed blood-testing company, Theranos. • Twitter: The Tom Petty estate is exploring legal actions against Kari Lake’s failed gubernatorial campaign for using Petty’s classic rock anthem, “I Won’t Back Down,” in campaign videos. https://twitter.com/tompetty/status/1593445580746784769
• Axios: Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison for defrauding investors in her failed blood-testing company, Theranos. • Twitter: The Tom Petty estate is exploring legal actions against Kari Lake’s failed gubernatorial campaign for using Petty’s classic rock anthem, “I Won’t Back Down,” in campaign videos. https://twitter.com/tompetty/status/1593445580746784769