Bear Stearns

American investment bank

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March 2025 Reported to be developing a live-action animation hybrid series based on Oswald The Lucky Rabbit for Disney+ as writer and producer.
2024 Becomes vice chair of the board of the America First Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank focused on developing policies for the potential second Trump presidency.
2024 Clayton McCullough, who previously served as Dodgers' first base coach, was named manager of the Miami Marlins.
2024 Led the Dodgers to win their eighth World Series in franchise history, with Shohei Ohtani winning the NL MVP and becoming the first player to break the 50 home run, 50 stolen bases barrier.
December 2024 Signed two-way star Shohei Ohtani to a record 10-year, $700 million contract and Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a 12-year, $325 million contract. Also signed outfielder Teoscar Hernandez and traded for All-Star pitcher Tyler Glasnow.
July 2024 Reprised his role as Happy Hogan in Deadpool & Wolverine.
April 2024 Lewis was sentenced to probation and fined $5 million for insider trading, avoiding jail time after admitting to the charges.
January 2024 Lewis pleaded guilty to insider trading charges.
January 2024 Lucasfilm announced Favreau will direct, write, and co-produce The Mandalorian & Grogu feature film, scheduled for theatrical release on May 22, 2026.
2023 Listed on the Sunday Times Rich List with a net worth of £5.096 billion, representing an increase of £811 million from the previous year.
2023 Produced Ahsoka and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew television shows with Lucasfilm.
December 19 2023 New York judge Loretta Preska ordered a list of over 170 Epstein associates to be unsealed on January 1, 2024, with the opportunity for those named to appeal to have their name removed.
July 26 2023 Joe Lewis surrendered himself to Manhattan authorities in connection with the insider trading investigation.
July 25 2023 U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announced insider trading charges against Joe Lewis, accusing him of sharing non-public information with employees, associates, friends, and romantic interests.
February 13 2023 Favreau received his 2,746th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, recognizing his significant achievements in the entertainment industry.
October 2022 Majority ownership of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is passed from Lewis to the Lewis Family Trust, managed by two independent professional trustees.
May 2022 Produced the documentary series Prehistoric Planet for Apple TV+ alongside BBC Studios Natural History Unit.
2021 Completes his tenure as Director of the National Economic Council.
2021 All four final postseason team executives had previously worked under Andrew Friedman during their careers.
2021 Received multiple nominations across various awards including Directors Guild of America Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Hugo Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards, Producers Guild of America Awards, and Writers Guild of America Awards, primarily for his work on 'The Mandalorian'
2021 Produced The Book of Boba Fett television show in collaboration with Lucasfilm.
December 2021 Reprised his role as Happy Hogan in Spider-Man: No Way Home.
May 25 2021 Thomas and Noel pleaded guilty to falsifying records and conspiracy to defraud the United States, receiving six months supervisory release and 100 hours of community service.
May 22 2021 Guards Michael Thomas and Tova Noel admitted to falsifying records and were spared from jail time under a deal with federal prosecutors.
February 2021 Epstein's estate was valued at approximately $240 million, down from $630 million the previous year, prompting the U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General to seek an immediate asset freeze.
February 2021 Joined Fox Business Network as a host, launching a weekday show titled 'Kudlow' and declining an offer to serve in Trump's second administration.
2020 Traded for and signed Mookie Betts to a 12-year, $365 million contract. Led the Dodgers to a 43-17 record in the COVID-19 shortened season and won the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays in six games. Named MLB Executive of the Year by Baseball America.
2020 All four final postseason team executives had previously worked under Andrew Friedman during their careers.
2020 Nominated for multiple awards including Grammy Awards for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for 'The Lion King', Directors Guild of America Awards for 'The Chef Show', and Primetime Emmy Awards for 'The Mandalorian' (season 1)
June 2020 Epstein's estate began paying out nearly $50 million to over 100 women through the Epstein Victims Compensation Fund by December 2020.
June 2020 During the George Floyd protests, Kudlow stated he does not believe systemic racism exists in the U.S.
February 25 2020 Kudlow stated that the coronavirus pandemic was 'contained, pretty close to airtight', as the global outbreak was emerging.
2019 Guided the Dodgers to their seventh straight NL West title, winning a franchise record 106 games, but losing to the Washington Nationals in the NLDS.
2019 Co-created The Mandalorian Disney+ series with Dave Filoni, marking his significant entry into the Star Wars franchise
2019 Won the Visionary Award at the Saturn Awards
November 19 2019 Federal prosecutors in New York charged Metropolitan Correctional Center guards Michael Thomas and Tova Noel with creating false records and conspiracy after video footage revealed Epstein was unchecked for eight hours prior to being found dead.
November 12 2019 The Mandalorian premiered on Disney+ simultaneously with the streaming service's launch.
October 2019 Michael Baden, an independent pathologist hired by the Epstein estate, publicly stated that Epstein's injuries were 'extremely unusual in suicidal hangings' and suggested the evidence more likely pointed to homicide.
August 29 2019 A judge dismisses all criminal charges against Epstein following his death.
August 23 2019 The Paris prosecutor's office opened a preliminary investigation into Epstein following a complaint by Yael Mellul, focusing on potential rape, sexual assault of minors, and criminal association across international jurisdictions.
August 16 2019 New York City medical examiner Barbara Sampson officially ruled Epstein's death a suicide by hanging, despite only reviewing nine minutes of security camera footage.
August 14 2019 Manhattan federal court Judge Richard M. Berman wrote to the Metropolitan Correctional Center warden inquiring about an investigation into Epstein's prior injuries from July 23 and the circumstances of his apparent suicide.
August 11 2019 Autopsy performed on Jeffrey Epstein, revealing multiple broken neck bones, including the hyoid bone. The preliminary findings raised questions about the cause of death, as such bone breaks are more commonly associated with homicide by strangulation than suicide.
August 10 2019 Dies in his jail cell; medical examiner rules the death a suicide by hanging.
July 2019 Directed The Lion King, which surpassed The Jungle Book as his highest-grossing film.

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