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Who Is Alex Spiro? All We Know About Lawyer Appointed By Tupac Shakur’s Family To Investigate P Diddy’s Connection To His Death
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Who Is Alex Spiro? All We Know About Lawyer Appointed By Tupac Shakur’s Family To Investigate P Diddy’s Connection To His Death

Trigger Warning: This article contains mentions of murder and violence, which could be triggering for some readers.

Tupac Shakur’s family is taking all the measures in order to find the answers surrounding the person who murdered the late vocalist. Now, they have hired lawyer Alex Spiro to investigate Sean ‘Diddy’ Comb’s connection to his death, per US Weekly.

Spiro has a very impressive career background, mostly because of his clientele, consisting of multiple high-profile individuals who have trusted him with their respective cases.

He was born and brought to Boston by his mom, who worked as a clinical psychologist and a father who was a dentist. As per Wikipedia, he is the oldest child and has three siblings. 

However, he seemingly considered a career in psychiatry initially, enrolled in Tufts University to study biopsychology and graduated summa cum laude. He also reportedly worked at McLean Hospital’s adolescent psychiatry unit.

In 2008, the Boston native completed his further studies by receiving a Juris Doctor from Harvard University. While he was in the program, he did a fellowship at the Central Intelligence Agency.

Spiro’s career in law has been nothing but impressive. He has successfully taken high-profile and controversial cases and has also represented many famous figures, including Jay Z, Elon Musk, and Alec Baldwin.

When it comes to famous cases, the Crazy In Love rapper and Roc Nation asked him to assist in the immigration case involving rapper 21 Savage’s arrest in 2019.

He also represented Alec Baldwin in the infamous Rust case, in which the actor allegedly used a real gun for rehearsal at the set of the movie, which resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The case against Baldwin was dismissed in July.

Along with representing Musk in several cases, he has also been a part of the legal team when the tech entrepreneur took over Twitter. Spiro also led the discussions of the layoff of employees during that time, per the website.

The lawyer’s list of clients also includes Mike Jagger, Bobby Shmurda, Jimmy Donaldson (aka Mr. Beast), Aaron Hernandez, Robert Kraft, Don Lewis, Julian Edelman, and Charles Oakley. 

Apart from that, he has also prosecuted Rodney Alcala, who was famously known as the Dating Game Killer, accused of committing two murders in the 1970s in New York, per the outlet.

The public interest in Tupac’s case has always been very high, so it will be interesting to see what kind of revelation may come forth.

For the unversed, the later artist was shot in 1996. The person behind this has not been found, but according to US Weekly, Duane ‘Keefe D’ Davis was arrested by Las Vegas police in September.

He was not accused as the one who pulled the trigger but was reportedly described as a “shot caller” during a police press conference. Davis, who has pleaded not guilty, will face a trial next year.

Court documents obtained by NewsNation suggest that Davis has previously alleged that Diddy offered USD 1 million for Tupac’s killing. 

But the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said to People magazine in July, “Sean Combs has never been considered a suspect in the Tupac Shakur homicide investigation.” They also stated to the outlet that he has not been charged with his link to the murder. 

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Was Netflix’s Kaos Canceled After One Season? All We Know About Potential Future Of Jeff Goldblum Starrer
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Was Netflix’s Kaos Canceled After One Season? All We Know About Potential Future Of Jeff Goldblum Starrer

While streaming giant Netflix is known for saving our mundane weekends with its diverse lineup, some shows still don’t cut. One such series is Kaos, the Greek mythology comedy that premiered in late August 2024 and has now been canceled for renewal, as reported by Variety.

This cancellation is primarily due to its inability to attract a significant audience, despite spending four weeks in the top 10 charts. The show peaked at number three on the English-language TV chart during its second week but only achieved a peak viewership of 5.9 million views.

For context, Netflix defines a view as total runtime divided by total hours viewed.

In a now-deleted Instagram post, actor Aurora Perrineau originally broke the news to fans that Kaos was canceled, as he wrote everything in detail. “For one of the first times in my life, I have found myself really proud. I’m, of course, proud of everyone’s work and the care they gave to this project,” he wrote. 

The show, which debuted on August 29, starred Jeff Goldblum as the whimsical and insecure Zeus. Set in a modern-day context, the story revolves around Zeus chaining up Prometheus after interfering with his godly rule over humanity. 

Prometheus then attempts to overthrow Zeus with the help of three humans: Eurydice, Ariadne, and Caeneus. The entire eight-episode series was written by Charlie Covell. 

 

 

 

The cast also featured Janet McTeer as Hera, Aurora Perrineau as Eurydice, Cliff Curtis as Poseidon, David Thewlis as Hades, Rakie Ayola as Persephone, Killian Scott as Orpheus, Leila Farzad as Ariadne, Nabhaan Rizwan as Dionysus, Debi Mazar as Medusa, Stephen Dillane as Prometheus, and Misia Butler as Caeneus.

It also has Mat Fraser as Daedalus, Stanley Townsend as Minos, Billie Piper as Cassandra, Suzy Eddie Izzard as Lachesis, and Cathy Tyson as Alecto, amongst others. Furthermore, Variety’s TV critic Aramide Tinubu also penned quite a negative review for the series and called the show ‘a fail to delight’. 

ALSO READ: Netflix Unveils The Night Agent Season 2 FIRST LOOK With Exciting Season 3 Update; Deets

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Haryana Win Festivities Over, PM Targets Congress With Eye On Maharashtra
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Haryana Win Festivities Over, PM Targets Congress With Eye On Maharashtra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi – fresh from celebrating a comeback win in the Haryana election Tuesday evening – was back firing barbs at the Congress this morning, accusing his rival of being an “irresponsible party” and labelling it a “factory to spread hatred”.

The Congress, Mr Modi raged, wants to “create fear among Muslims” so the minority community votes for the party. “BJP won the Haryana election… but in Maharashtra we have to get a bigger victory,” the PM declared as he launched his party’s next poll campaign.

The BJP’s “historic” win – it became the first party to win three consecutive terms in the heartland state – “shows the mood of the country”, he said as he inaugurated infra projects in poll-bound Maharashtra, where his party is allied with factions of the Shiv Sena and NCP.

“The Congress is doing politics of hatred… Congress is bent on destroying the country. We all have to be aware and cautious. I am sure the people of Maharashtra will give a befitting reply to all forces bent on destroying the society,” Mr Modi said via a video link.

“I am sure the people of Maharashtra will unite and vote for the BJP and the Mahayuti government (referring to the BJP-Sena-NCP trio headed by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde).”

Maharashtra (and Jharkhand) are scheduled to hold state elections this year. 

In the former the Congress’ poor showing in Haryana has invited scathing criticism from the Shiv Sena faction led by ex-Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, whose party is expected to sit down to discuss seat-sharing with its two allies – the Congress and Sharad Pawar’s NCP.

The Congress’ Haryana and J&K results will not go down well in these talks.

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister also attacked the Congress for trying to “spread lies among the Dalits”, wagging his finger at the party for looking to “snatch reservation from them (the Dalits) and distribute them to their vote bank”.

“Entire ecosystem of Congress is about misleading the public. They tried to spread lies among Dalits but Dalits realised Congress will snatch reservations from them and distribute them to their vote bank. So Haryana Dalit community gave record support to BJP…”

The PM has frequently lashed out at the Congress on this issue – particularly in the run-up to the general election earlier this year – alleging it plans to tinker with existing quotas to benefit Muslims. The Congress has just as frequently denied the allegation.

The Congress’ manifesto for the Lok Sabha election guaranteed increased reservation for marginalised groups, including Dalits, past the Supreme Court’s 50 per cent cap.

That guarantee was slammed by the BJP as an “imprint of the Muslim League”.

In his speech the Prime Minister also accused the Congress of having “instigated” the farmers of Haryana, who joined their brethren from Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and other states in their lakhs to protest against the centre’s farms laws and insist on legal backing for MSPs.

“Farmers of Haryana are happy with farmer-friendly schemes of BJP. Congress also tried to instigate youth. They all trust the BJP for a bright future… Haryana has shown they will not fall prey to the hatred conspiracies of the Congress and its urban Naxal allies…” the PM said.

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