Billionaire currency trader Joe Lewis is building quite a reputation for himself in another financial field: Art collecting. Bloomberg reports he recently made a strong bet on the value of a work by artist David Hockney, and its sale for $90.3 million – in addition to representing a strong profit for Lewis – also makes Hockney "the most expensive living artist at auction."
The work in question is entitled Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), and was purchased by Lewis back in 1995 for an undisclosed price from entertainment exec David Geffen, but his betting instincts came not just in whatever profit margin he made but the fact that he declined to offer the painting up to bidders with any reserve, which would have locked in a minimum price. Read More...
Just days before BTS band member Jung Kook becomes a pop solo artist, he pays tribute to Michael Jackson in a new music video. The BTS star shared a teaser of the music video for one of the singles from his upcoming debut solo album "Golden." "Standing Next to You" is the song in which he seems to pay tribute to Michael Jackson.
The teaser released this Wednesday, November 1 shows Jung Kook dressed in a Jackson-style military jacket with metallic embellishments as he emulates some of the late pop legend's signature moves. Read More...
Instagram model Courtney Tailor was detained and taken into a mental institution after killing her boyfriend Christian Toby Obumseli. Law enforcement believed that a domestic dispute occurred between the two. In light of the 27-year-old’s death, family and friends are not only grieving the loss of a loved one, as the internet seems to be invested in the case as well.
Christian Toby Obumseli's racist tweets resurface post his death A slew of tweets by Obumseli have resurfaced online since his passing where he had criticized Black women. Read More...
