- How’s your week going? Better than Kanye West’s, I bet. Since his antisemitic remarks earlier this month, Ye has been kicked off Instagram, dropped by Adidas, escorted out of the offices of Skechers, dumped by Footlocker and Gap, lost representation by CAA and United Talent Agency, and been dropped by his law firm. The cost to Kanye now exceeds $1 billion, according to economists.
- Denver’s Amethyst Coffee made headlines two years ago when it raised prices 50% to pay its baristas a “living wage” of $50,000 annually. This week, the coffee shop announced it was closing.
- Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen are expected to file divorce papers today, and Brady may become the first NFL quarterback to receive alimony payments.
- Former SNL cast member Chris Redd was transported to the hospital after he was punched in the face outside a comedy club in New York City. Insert your own Will Smith joke here.
- A death at Shotgun Willie’s has forced the postponement of a trial about a death at Shotgun Willie’s.
- Actor Matthew Perry has apologized for unprovoked attacks on Keanu Reeves contained in his newly released biography.
- It turns out the 2022 Miss USA pageant may have been rigged. Maybe FBI Special Agent Gracie Hart will investigate.
- Climatologists predict Colorado will have a warm, dry winter, increasing the odds of wildfires and reducing the chances we climb out of our current megadrought.
- Is Fox31 parent company Nexstar about to go bankrupt?
- ESPN sold the X Games franchise to a private equity firm, raising questions about whether Aspen will continue to be the home of the Winter X Games.
- The Vail Daily has stopped endorsing political candidates, in part because of the threat of violence against the paper.
- Nearly a year after the devastating Marshall Fire in Louisville and Superior, estimates on total damage now top $2 billion. That makes it by far the costliest natural disaster in Colorado history.
- Actor Mark Wahlberg has had to take his $88 million mansion off the market due to rising interest rates. Celebrities, they’re just like you and me!
- Elon Musk now owns Twitter. Buckle up.
So, who won the week?
- Windsor native Sophia Smith won the NWSL MVP award. At 22, she is the youngest to win the award.
- 9News sports reporter Arielle Orsuto told an OutSports reporter that she is living her “best life” in Denver.
- Denver Business Journal publisher Kevin Pitts announced he will retire.
- CBS4 meteorologist Chris Spears has left the business to open a retail shop in Olde Town Arvada, and he has some pointed thoughts for his former employer.
- Airlines have gone from “life support to record earnings” in the last two years.
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