What's Trending 3/11/22: Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in a county jail

Also Trending: Tin Man's oil can in the Wizard of Oz is up for auction and Van Leeuwen ice cream is coming to Las Vegas!
Jussie Smollett
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What’s Trending: Friday, March 11th, 2022

#JussieSmollett

o    The 39-year-old actor learned his fate yesterday following a lengthy hearing.

o    His lawyers unsuccessfully argued for a judge to throw out his conviction or grant a new trail.

o    Instead, he was sentenced to 150 days in county jail for staging his own hate crime and filing a false report with police.

o    In addition to his sentence, Smollett will pay $120,106 in restitution and receive the maximum fine of $25,000.

#TinMan

o    There’s a cool piece of movie history hitting the auction block: the Tin Man's oil can from "The Wizard of Oz.”

o     But it sounds like you will need gold bricks for the winning bid!

o    The oil can is remembered for its use in the scene where the Tin Man is set free from his rusted state, and it's said to be the only original item left from the iconic character's costume.

o    This rare piece of movie memorabilia is going up for auction for the first time ever via Kruse GWS Auctions and it's expected to fetch at least $200,000.

o    The Tin Man's oil can is right up there with Dorothy's ruby red slippers in terms of 'Wizard of Oz' significance ... and it's currently on display at the Academy of Motion Pictures Museum which should make for some big bids.

o    BTW there were actually 4 pairs of slippers, and one was auctioned for $2 million.

#VanLeeuwen

o    Starting Monday, March 14th ice cream lovers in Las Vegas will have access to Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, exclusively at local Walmart stores.

o    The cult-favorite NYC-based brand is known for making decadent and delicious dairy and vegan ice cream with high quality, simply ingredients.

o    Their seven exclusive pint flavors will be available online and in Walmart locations for a 10-week rotation and their first seven flavors have been announced. They are:

§  Kraft Macaroni and Cheese: Said to remind you of the comforting bowl that you grew up with but in an ice cream.

§  Planet Earth: A flavor that is out of this world because it looks like planet Earth with blue spirulina almond ice cream and pieces of matcha green tea cake.

§  Pizza: Delicious cream cheese and mozzarella ice cream with a tomato jam swirl and basil crust cookies.

§  Hot Honey: Vanilla ice cream with honeycomb and swirls of hot honey.

§  Royal Wedding Cake: Inspired by the cake served at a certain royal wedding in 2018, floral sweet cream cheese ice cream with chunks of lemon sponge cake with layers of elderflower frosting.

§  Bourbon Cherries Jubilee: Sweet ice cream with swirls of bourbon cherry compote.

§  Wild Blueberry Shortcake: Vanilla ice cream with will blueberries and chunks of shortcake.

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