An L.A. Dodgers fan is managing to look on the bright side despite four operations and counting to repair a gruesome injury he suffered setting off fireworks to celebrate his team’s World Series victory. Kevin King, 25, lost a large part of his left hand—including his index and middle fingers—after a random person handed him a firework, which he then lit, as fans took to the streets following the Dodgers’ Game 5 win over the New York Yankees in late October. King has undergone several surgeries, including skin grafts and other reconstructive procedures, and will eventually need to be fitted with a prosthetic, according to a GoFundMe his sister started to help pay his medical bills. He has also suffered hearing loss because of the accident. Despite it all, King remained upbeat during a recent interview with TMZ. “If you’re only losing a couple of fingers, don’t worry about it,” he said. “Thankful it wasn’t my face, eye or ears.” In her GoFundMe post, Gloria Nuno described her brother as “kind hearted,” saying he loves to make people smile and enjoys his job working in oil fields. “Our family is so grateful to still have him in our lives today,” she wrote, adding that he had lit the firework without thinking. King told TMZ he isn’t looking for sympathy but that he hopes to serve as an example to others—and to encourage them not to light fireworks.

Pete Hegseth plans to let a woman who accused him of sexual assault out of a confidentiality agreement, according to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Former Fox News star Hegseth—President-elect Donald Trump’s embattled pick to lead the Department of Defense—said during a private meeting last week that he would release the woman from the deal barring her from discussing her allegations publicly, Graham told NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday. The woman accused Hegseth in 2017 of trapping her in a hotel room at a conference in Monterey, California, and forcing her to have a sexual encounter even after she repeatedly said “no,” according to a police report. Hegseth says the encounter was consensual and no charges were filed, with his attorney claiming that he later reached a settlement with the woman that included a confidentiality clause out of fear that her claims could cost him his job at Fox. “He told me he would release her from that agreement,” Graham told NBC, adding that those making allegations against Hegseth should do so in public. “Right now, he’s being tried by anonymous sources. That will not stand,” the lawmaker added. Hegseth’s lawyer, Timothy Parlatore, has previously said the confidentiality agreement is no longer in effect, but threatened to sue the woman for defamation if she makes “false statements” about his client.

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Melania Trump on Sunday attended a private dinner at Mar-a-Lago with her husband, President-elect Donald Trump, and Akie Abe, the widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Reports of the upcoming meeting circulated last week, with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins first reporting the private dinner was in the works via “a person familiar” with the plans. Trump and Shinzo reportedly became fast friends during Trump’s first term, though their friendship was cut short after the latter was assassinated at a political rally in 2022. CNN reported Akie and the president-elect have remained close since. Melania’s Sunday night post appears to confirm that, describing the meeting as a “privilege.” Melania can be seen to Akie’s left, while Donald is on her right, giving a thumbs-up. Melania added: “We fondly remembered her late husband, former Prime Minister Abe, and honored his remarkable legacy.”

Despite building off beloved Spider-Man IP, J.C. Chandor’s Kraven the Hunter had a rather disappointing start at the domestic box office this weekend, earning only $11 million, per AP. Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, the film reportedly cost around $110 million to make and currently stands as one of the worst openings for Sony’s Spider-Verse roster, trailing behind Madame Web’s $15.3 million opening. Moana 2 and Wicked are finding more luck at the box office however, with the former topping the chart for yet another weekend and adding $26.6 million to its domestic total. Moana 2 has so far made a global revenue of $717 million, surpassing Dune: Part Two to become the fourth-highest-grossing film of the year. Meanwhile, Wicked brought in $22.5 million in its fourth weekend, and has grossed over $500 million worldwide. Elsewhere, Warner Bros.’ animated The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim had an even more disappointing start at the box office than Kraven, earning only $4.6 million against its almost $30 million budget.

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An online fundraiser raising money for the legal defense of suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione has raised over $120,000 as of Sunday night. The “December 4 Legal Committee,” the group coordinating the fundraiser, said that they do not condone violence, but were raising money to make sure Mangione gets a fair trial. “In the midst of a heated political climate in which an unbiased jury is almost impossible to imagine, this fundraiser will help to guarantee the suspect’s constitutional right to fair legal representation,” the group said in a statement sent to the Daily Beast last week. The fundraiser is hosted by GiveSendGo, which markets itself as a Christian crowdfunding site that has previously been used to raise money for the legal defense of Kyle Rittenhouse and Daniel Penny. Similar fundraisers posted on GoFundMe were taken down for violating the site’s terms of service, NBC News reported last week. GiveSendGo also told the network that they do not condone “vigilante justice,” but would leave the fundraiser in place. Thomas Dickey, the attorney representing Mangione as he fights his extradition from Pennsylvania, previously told CNN he “probably wouldn’t” accept outside offers to pay for his legal bills. For his charges in New York, Mangione has retained former Manhattan prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo.

One of the people prosecutors are probing in connection with One Direction member Liam Payne’s death is a waiter who admitted to using cocaine with the singer. As part of TMZ’s upcoming documentary, TMZ Investigates: Liam Payne: Who’s to Blame?, waiter Braian Paiz told the outlet that he partied with Payne at his Buenos Aires hotel in October but insisted that he didn’t get paid and isn’t a drug dealer. He added that the pair used cocaine on just two occasions, with the second occurring two days before Payne’s death. Paiz is one of five men prosecutors are investigating in connection with the singer’s passing. On Oct. 16, Payne died at the age of 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Along with Paiz, prosecutors are also investigating Payne’s close friend Roger Nores, who they accuse of abandonment and supplying Payne with drugs. TMZ’s documentary airs Monday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York is fed up with the lack of information surrounding a rash of mysterious aircraft sightings in his state. While the federal government has previously said there is no evidence to prove the drones posed a national security or safety threat, one of the highest-ranking Democrats is not convinced. Schumer held a press conference Sunday telling reporters he wants to pass and co-sponsor legislation to give authorities better detection technology. He also went as far as to ask Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to deploy a “special drone-detecting” system in both New Jersey and New York, where a large chunk of the sightings have been reported. The system has a 360-degree technology, according to Schumer, “that has a much better chance at detecting these drones.” He added: “It’s not a bird, it’s not a plane, it’s a drone.” Mayorkas told ABC’s This Week Sunday that additional resources are on the way. “It is our job to be vigilant,” he said. “If there is any reason for concern, if we identify any foreign involvement or criminal activity we will communicate with the American public accordingly. Right now we are not aware of any.”

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Grant DuBose was stretchered off the field after taking a helmet-to-helmet tackle that left him motionless as his terrified teammates prayed for his safety. DuBose, 23, was struck by Houston Texans safety Calen Bullock as he tried to catch a pass from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. DuBose appeared to clench his fists immediately after the hit—a response common after traumatic brain injuries, the Associated Press reported. He did not move as medical staff treated him on the field for over 10 minutes. Dolphins players surrounded him and later knelt in what appeared to be a prayer circle. Medical staff cut off DuBose’s jersey and placed him in a neck brace before removing him from the field on a spinal board. Sunday’s game was only DuBose’s third appearance since he was claimed off waivers by the Dolphins in August, after sustaining a shoulder injury just two games into the regular season. The Dolphins later confirmed DuBose was in stable condition while undergoing evaluation at a local hospital, and was ruled out with a head injury. Texans safety Calen Bullock was flagged for unnecessary roughness after the hit.

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The Walt Disney Co. has agreed to settle a class-action wage theft lawsuit for $233 million. Initially raised in 2019, the lawsuit alleged that Disney did not adjust the wages for its Anaheim theme park workers after the passage of Measure L, an Anaheim ballot proposition that required any company receiving tax rebates from the city to pay their workers at least $15 per hour. The multimillion-dollar settlement will provide back pay with interest to workers at Disney’s Anaheim theme park, with the city also set to raise its minimum wage to $20.50 per hour in 2025. Disney approved the preliminary settlement on Friday, and a Superior Court Judge is set to review it on Jan. 17. Once approved, workers will be notified on how much money they’ll be receiving. “It’s a big win and we’re happy,” Melissa Partida, a room service employee at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel in Anaheim, told The Los Angeles Times. “The cost of living here is very expensive. I don’t know how much back pay I’m going to get, but whatever it is, I didn’t have it before.”