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   O.J. Simpson Tells Donald Trump to Shut Up About His Indictment: 'That   
   Cannot Help Him'   
      
   O.J. Simpson Tells Donald Trump to Shut Up About His Indictment: 'That   
   Cannot Help Him'   
   As the former president faces federal indictment in Florida, Simpson   
   offered him some unsolicited legal advice on how to appear less guilty.   
   By   
   Caitlin Cruz   
      
      
   “Hey Twitter world, yours truly here,” Simpson says in a video he tweeted   
   Friday morning. He goes on to say that while “scrolling” TV he saw reports   
   about “The Donald” admitting to having “secret” military information after   
   leaving the White House. “I don’t know whether it’s bluster or not,”   
   Simpson says...but thinks maybe Trump shouldn’t be waving around or   
   admitting to having classified documents.   
      
      
   Seriously, the recording Simpson is referencing, according to several CNN   
   sources, includes Trump “waving” a document around. At some point during   
   the recording, Trump says, “Secret. This is secret information. Look, look   
   at this. This was done by the military and given to me.”   
      
   Later on Friday, the former president was indicted on 38 federal counts,   
   according to an unsealed federal indictment. The indictment includes 31   
   counts of willful retention of national defense information; a count of   
   conspiracy to obstruct justice; a count of withholding a document or   
   record; a count a corruptly concealing a document or record; a count of   
   concealing a document in a federal investigation; a charge of scheme to   
   conceal; and two charge of false statements and representations, as a part   
   of the special counsel’s investigation into classified documents at   
   Trump’s Florida resort.   
      
   Simpson says continuing to talk about the investigation publicly will only   
   hurt Trump. “All I know is that cannot help him. I’m going to share some   
   advice that I got from some of the greatest legal minds of our generation,   
   of my lifetime, F. Lee Bailey [editor’s note: Bailey was disbarred for   
   financial misconduct], Alan Dershowitz [editor’s note: Dershowitz is a   
   noted friend of Jeffrey Epstein], Johnny Cohran, Bob Shapiro, the great   
   Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld, Malcom LaVergne in Vegas. The one thing   
   they all told me and stressed to me: Do not talk about the case publicly.   
   Do not do interviews about the case. The Bakers [editor’s notes: Phillip   
   and Robert Baker of the Goldman civil suit] threatened to quit if I did   
   that,” Simpson said. “My point is, I don’t know if Donald’s lawyers are   
   stressing this to him. If they’re not, they should be fired and he should   
   sue ‘em.”   
      
   It’s generally the best advice you can give someone going through the   
   legal system: Shut the hell up and only talk to your lawyers. The problem   
   is that Trump is a Poster™? through and through. He built his own dumb   
   version of Twitter after he got kicked off because he missed being able to   
   deliver all capital letter diatribes to his rabid fanbase. The man loves   
   to post!   
      
   The Florida indictment is truly just the latest in a string of legal   
   investigations into the former president. The special counsel’s office is   
   also investigating Trump’s role in the January 6th insurrection at the   
   U.S. Capitol. He was indicted in New York state back in March related to   
   bad business practices relating to the Stormy Daniels hush money payment.   
   That made him the first ex-president to face criminal charges. The Florida   
   indictment makes him the first former president to face federal criminal   
   charges. On top of all of that, the Fulton County district attorney is   
   investigating Trump and his circle’s attempts to “find” more votes in the   
   state after he lost Georgia in the 2020 election.   
      
      
   So, Trump’s got a lot going on. A smarter person might listen to O.J.   
   Simpson’s counsel (talk about a sentence I never expected to type in my   
   life) and, you know, not willfully go around bragging about doing illegal   
   things. On second thought...you do you, Trump! Tell us everything!   
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   In the gaming world, FaZe Clan is, if anything, a hype machine. The   
   ubiquitous esports organization has its hands in nearly every bucket of   
   pop culture—from partnerships with Beats by Dre and the NFL, memberships   
   with stars like NBA player Ben “FaZe Simmo” Simmons and Stranger Things   
   breakout Grace Van Dien, to a glut of high profile investors including   
   rappers Offset, Lil Yachty, and Mr. Worldwide himself: Pitbull.   
      
   Despite recent eyebrow-raising headlines, FaZe still claims to be rocking   
   its original swagger: The company’s website triumphantly calls itself “one   
   of the world’s most prominent and influential gaming organizations.”   
   Indeed, hundreds of millions of people play and watch FaZe   
   worldwide—whether the hype is worth believing or not is entirely up to   
   you.   
      
   In March, nearly 13 years after its founding, FaZe made history, signing   
   its first all-women’s esports team: Jennifer “refinnej” Le, Emma “emy”   
   Choe, Vannesa Emely “panini” Emory, Madison “maddiesuun” Mann, and Diane   
   “di^” Tran—most of whom are also women of color. The following month, they   
   competed in the 2023 Valorant Champions Tour Game Changer Series, an   
   initiative launched by Riot Games in 2021 to raise the profiles of women   
   and nonbinary esports athletes. FaZe signed their second solo female   
   content creator, Stranger Things actor Grace Van Dien, last month—but it   
   already appears that she’s no longer working with the company, after one   
   of FaZe’s male creators attacked her almost immediately. (FaZe issued a   
   statement in support of Van Dien.)   
      
   But for Tran, who chatted with Jezebel for our Makers of Now series, it’s   
   all eyes on the prize. The Houston-based 28-year-old hopes to make FaZe   
   proud that this particular group of women were “the chosen ones:” At the   
   end of the day, all she wants is “to win.” It’s the only outcome that will   
   muzzle anonymous naysayers online, though Tran has already more than   
   proven her place in professional esports.   
      
   It’s been well-documented that better representation for women and   
   nonbinary folks—especially those from marginalized backgrounds—is urgent   
   in gaming. Not only does Kotaku describe FaZe as a sort of “bro clan,” but   
   gender equality in the larger esports apparatus is sorely lacking. Though   
   nearly half of gamers worldwide identify as women, women make up just 8   
   percent of professional players. Given that online spaces can be   
   particularly hostile towards minority groups, some players disguise   
   themselves or refrain from using their microphones to avoid gender-based   
   harassment, often sexual in nature. To combat this climate, as well as to   
      
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