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Justin Tucker looks to make NFL comeback after spa allegations, works out with the Jets
Justin Tucker was among three kickers who worked out for the New York Jets on Wednesday, according to The Ringer’s Tom Pelissero. Michael Badgley and Joshua Karty also participated in the workout.
Tucker, who is widely considered the greatest kicker in NFL history, has not played since the 2024 season. Last season, Tucker did not sign with a team after serving a 10-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
In January 2025, The Baltimore Banner reported that 16 female massage therapists had accused Tucker of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior during sessions between 2012 and 2016 at eight spas in and around Baltimore.
The Baltimore Ravens released Tucker in May of that year, after 13 seasons with the franchise.
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Tucker was never criminally charged or sued civilly over the allegations. He has vehemently denied any wrongdoing.
Tucker, his wife, Amanda, and his legal team spoke exclusively to OutKick the following month. His attorneys, led by Joe Terry of Williams & Connolly, provided information they said cast doubt on the accusations.
Among the material cited by Tucker’s legal team was an email from one accuser who told Tucker it had been "a pleasure working with you" when he canceled his membership at one of the spas in 2016.
That information does not, by itself, prove Tucker’s innocence.
The allegations prompted comparisons to those made against Deshaun Watson. Both cases involved allegations from multiple massage therapists. Watson faced allegations from more than two dozen women and ultimately settled 23 civil lawsuits. He received an 11-game suspension in 2022.
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Despite the allegations, Watson signed the NFL’s first multiyear, fully guaranteed contract with the Cleveland Browns. Five years and $230 million, to be exact.
The Ravens, by contrast, released Tucker after the allegations became public. His future in the NFL is now in doubt.
The difference is that the Browns believed Watson was still a franchise quarterback in his prime. The team was wrong. Watson has never returned to his previous level of play and has become one of the league’s most disappointing starting quarterbacks since.
Tucker’s situation is different. He is a kicker who turns 37 in November and is coming off the worst statistical season of his career. In 2024, he made only 73.3% of his field-goal attempts, a career low.
As usual, multiple statements can be true at once.
In any case, NFL teams weigh a player’s baggage, even if unproven, against his performance. To this point, teams have not considered Tucker worth it.
Tucker worked out for the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts, both of which opted not to sign him.
Justin Tucker did not respond to a request for comment from OutKick on Wednesday. We will update this story if we hear back.
'We need to return immediately,' flight crew warns as pilot health emergency unfolds
A Delta Air Lines flight returned to an airport within minutes of takeoff after the crew reported a medical emergency involving a pilot.
Delta Flight 1208 returned to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) shortly after departing for Orlando, Florida, because of a reported medical issue involving a pilot, the airline told Fox News Digital.
"The crew followed established procedures to return to MSP where the aircraft landed safely," Delta said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital.
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"As safety comes first at Delta, we are focused on supporting the pilot and our customers to ensure onward travel."
The Boeing 757-300 was carrying 178 passengers and seven crew members on the Aug. 31 flight, according to a Delta spokesperson.
The plane took off at about 11:29 a.m., and the crew requested a return roughly four minutes later, according to FlightAware data.
"We need to return to the field," a crew member said in an air traffic control recording, according to reports. "Nature of the emergency: We have a potential pilot incapacitation. … We would like to return immediately."
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The crew declared an emergency to receive priority handling from air traffic control, the Delta spokesperson said.
After landing safely in Minneapolis, Delta arranged for a new flight crew so that the flight could continue to Orlando.
The flight arrived in Orlando later that evening, according to the airline.
Fox News Digital previously reported on another in-flight medical emergency involving multiple crew members.
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A Frontier Airlines flight from Cleveland to Fort Lauderdale declared a medical emergency a couple of weeks ago after four flight attendants developed headaches and nausea shortly before landing.
The pilots asked for emergency medical personnel to meet the Airbus A321 at the gate at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, according to air traffic control communications.
The aircraft landed without incident and emergency responders waiting at the airport.
The cause of the flight attendants' illnesses was not immediately known.
Michael Sinkewicz of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.
'Wheel of Fortune' announcer Jim Thornton's attorney speaks out after game show suspension
"Wheel of Fortune" announcer Jim Thornton is defending himself through his lawyer after he was suspended this week.
His attorney told TMZ Tuesday that the 61-year-old "did not engage in any illegal conduct, was not arrested, and has not been charged with any crime."
"We have recently been made aware of allegations concerning Jim Thornton," a spokesperson for Sony Pictures Television Studios told Fox News Digital Tuesday.
"He has been suspended from ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ and we are recasting while we conduct a thorough investigation."
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Thornton was hired as an announcer for the game show in 2011.
The alleged incident was related to an American Airlines flight Thornton took in May in which another passenger complained about Thornton’s behavior, according to TMZ. He was met by law enforcement at a gate.
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"On May 14, American Airlines Flight 1276 was met by law enforcement upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport following concerns reported by a customer onboard," the airline told Fox News Digital on Tuesday.
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"When questioned about the complaint made by a fellow passenger on the flight, law enforcement spoke to him for five minutes or less, immediately determined that no wrongdoing had occurred and told my client he was free to go," his lawyer added to TMZ.
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Thornton replaced iconic "Wheel of Fortune" announcer Charlie O’Donnell after O’Donnell's death in 2010.
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Before joining "Wheel of Fortune" and "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune," he provided voices for shows like "Celebrity Death Match," "The Cleveland Show" and Pixar’s "Monsters, Inc."
He has also announced on "The Price is Right" and "Jeopardy!" And he’s worked for KNX 1070 news radio since 1985.
Thornton has received numerous awards during his career, including the Edward R. Murrow award and an Emmy, according to his "Wheel of Fortune" biography.
The primary is over; now come the primetime mistakes
There’s a reason football great Deion Sanders was known as "Primetime." Sanders epitomized his sobriquet with electric performances on "Monday Night Football" and in the playoffs.
But not every political candidate is ready for primetime.
The roadside is littered with political failures from both sides. Candidates are better suited for late-night public access in the suburbs.
Consider for a moment someone else who also wasn’t bad in primetime: former football star Herschel Walker. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1982. But when Walker ran for the Senate in Georgia in 2024, his political acumen could barely qualify him for a political practice squad.
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This year, Democrats trotted out political novice Graham Platner to try to defeat 30-year veteran Sen. Susan Collins, R-Man. But his Nazi-era tattoo and allegations of rape and sexual abuse revealed that Platner was more downtrodden than Down East.
So, how will some of this year’s political hopefuls fare?
Platner would have been the Democrats’ most controversial candidate of the 2026 Senate election cycle. But Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed has eclipsed Platner.
El-Sayed is progressive. He holds extreme views and previously associated closely with left-wing influencer Hasan Piker.
During an appearance on Fox, El-Sayed compared Sharia law to canon law in the Catholic Church, pitched ditching the Second Amendment and somehow wound up discussing private parts.
El-Sayed’s performance scored headlines. But he also created headaches for Democrats. The party needs to hold the Michigan seat to flip the Senate. And El-Sayed is exactly what Republicans were looking for.
Since El-Sayed captured the Democratic nomination to face former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., Republicans hope to use him to nationalize the midterms. They want to portray El-Sayed as "what’s wrong" with the Democratic Party and why he’s not aligned with mainstream voters.
The GOP believes that message will trickle down to other Democratic candidates around the country.
In other words, could El-Sayed’s echo undercut Democratic candidates beyond the Wolverine State?
When campaigning, El-Sayed promoted polished policy positions.
"You deserve good health care," said El-Sayed. "You deserve protections at your job."
But when asked on Fox about boys playing sports with girls and sex changes for kids, his rhetoric devolved to this:
"Circumcision is surgery on a kid's ding-a-ling. So, you really want to bring that up? I just think you guys are really selective about how you guys want to talk about things," El-Sayed told Fox’s Jesse Watters.
Political consultants on both sides of the aisle will likely agree. If a candidate finds himself on national television using euphemisms for private parts and not discussing the war in Iran or the cost of groceries, something is wrong.
El-Sayed also backs Medicare-for-all and slavery reparations.
"I just think it's past time to have that conversation. That shouldn't be a crazy thing," said El-Sayed.
Republicans are clamoring to hear more from El-Sayed.
"It's common sense versus communist crazy. And don't believe my word. Listen to what El-Sayed says," House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain, R-Mich., told Fox Business.
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El-Sayed’s association with Piker worries Democrats because Piker espouses antisemitic views.
"Those comments were dangerous, malicious and antisemitic and shouldn't be tolerated by anyone in the public square," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said.
But now El-Sayed is distancing himself from Piker.
"I got so much exposure and empowerment from the Jewish community," said El-Sayed at a rally. "Jewish people are a light unto the world."
But not everyone is buying it.
"His response was pathetic, and it did not answer the call," Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., one of the most pro-Israel Democrats in the House, said on Fox. "This is not a guy who any of us should embrace."
In fact, the campaign of Rogers went as far as to say that El-Sayed was making the case for their candidate.
President Trump recently escalated the trade war with Canada. He renamed Lake Ontario as "Lake America."
El-Sayed vanquished moderate Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., in the primary. With all of this tumult, one wonders if Democrats would feel better wrestling with the president over trade with Stevens as their nominee versus El-Sayed.
That said, politics is a funny thing.
This doesn’t mean that El-Sayed is unelectable. Progressives throb with energy inside the Democratic Party right now. Someone like El-Sayed could actually bolster turnout among the left. This could work to the Democrats’ advantage if Republicans stay home because they’re disappointed in President Trump.
Or, as House Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman Ted Lieu, D-Calif., told voters this week, "Just go fu----- vote."
On the Republican side of the aisle, few had heard of Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., until brother Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., died unexpectedly. Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster quickly appointed Darline to her brother’s seat and cajoled her to run for the full term.
Darline Graham was a political neophyte. And despite President Trump tapping her for the permanent gig, it was far from clear that she was ready for primetime. During a debate in the GOP primary runoff with Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Graham stumbled when asked about U.S. interests regarding Taiwan.
"I’m not that informed on national security," said Graham. "But I do support the military."
Of course, foreign policy was her brother’s forte. He died just after jetting back to Washington after meetings in Turkey and Ukraine.
But Darline Graham used the gaffe to pivot. She claimed that voters are more concerned with kitchen table issues.
"You know how many (people) brought up Taiwan or national security?" Graham said when stumping. "Not one. They're talking about the rising cost of health care and affordability."
A reporter pressed Graham for details about harnessing inflation.
"Is there something from you, affirmatively (could do like) a piece of legislation, to help drive down the cost of goods?" a scribe asked.
"We'll see when I get there," Graham replied.
Well, Graham is already "here." She’s been in the Senate since mid-July. Some voters could interpret that response as another blunder, perhaps one better suited for Saturday afternoon syndication compared to primetime.
Norman homed in on economics.
"Prices are still too high. Groceries. Gas," said Norman. "(Voters are) feeling it in their pocketbooks."
Darline Graham vanquished Norman in the primary. And barring a major upset by Democratic South Carolina Senate nominee Annie Andrews, Graham is poised to win a full six-year term in the Senate in November.
That’s primetime. Ready or not.
Emmitt Smith accused of conning Native American investor out of $2.5M in solar farm deal
Emmitt Smith, the Pro Football Hall of Fame running back, has been accused of conning a Native American investor out of $2.5 million, a lawsuit filed in Delaware on Monday read.
The lawsuit states that Kituwah LLC, an investment and economic development sector of the Band of Cherokee Indians, loaned $2.5 million after being convinced to join an alleged solar project by Smith, his business partner David Mosley, and 413 Solutions, Inc. – their real estate company, per Front Office Sports.
Kituwah claims that it has not seen "a penny" from the loan, which is more than two years past due. It also alleged that their money loaned was used to pay back a separate company that previously invested in the project.
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Project Exodus solar farm was the name of the venture that Kituwah invested in with the understanding it would be named a partner. It alleged the U.S. Department of Energy would be funding the project as well.
Kituwah LLC is seeking at least $2.5 million in damages as well as interest, costs, expenses, and anything else determined during a trial.
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"Kituwah poured substantial time, efforts, and resources in the purported joint venture," the suit states. "Not only has Kituwah not seen any returns on its investment, Kituwah has been forced to expend additional costs in efforts to reclaim the amounts it is still owed pursuant to its investment, including to investigate what happened to its money."
Kituwah went as far as to say it was "essentially, like a Ponzi scheme," claiming that "false projections and data" were given to them as they made the loan. They also claim that the loan was supposed to be paid back "in a matter of months."
Kituwah said it did an investigation, finding that the money went to Wilson Holdings, which Smith and the other defendants in the lawsuit have partnered with on separate investments.
Smith is the NFL’s all-time leading rusher, tallying 18,355 yards on the ground during his Hall of Fame career, which mostly was spent with the Dallas Cowboys. Smith won three Super Bowls with the franchise across 13 seasons, while playing his final two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals.
Smith also owns the all-time league rushing touchdowns record (164) and rushing first down record (1,028).
WNBA star will miss playing in FIBA World Cup after her passport goes missing in the mail
One of the biggest stress inducers when you travel is keeping tabs on your passport. I’m a lunatic about keeping track of mine because here’s the thing: When I go places, I like to come home again.
Unfortunately for WNBA star Li Yueru of the Dallas Wings, she didn't even get a chance to worry about knowing where her passport was at all times during the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin.
Why? Because it got lost in the mail.
The 6-foot-7 center, who led the Chinese national team in points at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris (obviously, her passport didn't pull a Houdini in the mail that time), revealed that she will not be on the roster when the tournament gets underway.
"Unfortunately, my passport was lost in the mail and still hasn't been found," she wrote in her Instagram story. "Throughout this time, we've all been working hard together and exploring every possible solution, but maybe we were just a little short on luck this time. As of today, the passport is still missing."
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That stinks. Sure, it helps teams like the U.S., which is awesome, but you hate to see this.
Unfortunately, you can't control everything, and to quote Carl Showalter, "Things have changed, circumstances, Jerry... force majeure, acts of God."
However, while a lot of us would be shaking with rage if this happened to us, Li Yueru handled it with grace.
"Sometimes, disappointment is simply part of life," the WNBA star wrote. "I'm sad that I won't be able to be there this time, but I'm incredibly grateful for everyone who has supported me and continues to support Chinese women's basketball."
This means that the next time she's on the court for a competitive game will be on Sept. 17, when the Wings return to action with a game against the Los Angeles Sparks.
Blue state creates six-figure role for trans inmate services amid budget shortfalls
The Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) hired a gender-affirming care coordinator last month, and the job will pay between $78,000 and $115,000 annually.
The job includes oversight of a program for "managing and monitoring needs and safety risks of transgender, intersex and non-binary adults in custody," according to the listing. The position also chairs a multidisciplinary team focused on their individualized needs.
The role, which comes as the DOC is projected to have a $55 million deficit in 2026, continues gender-related initiatives spearheaded by Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, a longtime champion of the trans community, as she pursues re-election to a second term.
It also highlights the logistical difficulties associated with trans prisoners.
After a 2023 review of Oregon’s only women-only prison, the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, Kotek said her administration would look for ways to address what the report called delayed care for its cisgender and trans inmates.
"Transgender residents [are] being denied or delayed access to needed care, including hormone replacement therapy. This creates significant medical and mental health issues for some residents, including gender dysphoria," the report stated.
The report included one example of a transgender resident at the Coffee Creek who said her request for continuing her hormone blocker treatment had gone unheeded.
"I had been accessing prescriptions at the county. I did not get it when I got here. … I sent several [requests], but they kept bumping me to different places. Now I’ve gotten my period twice. It’s been terrorizing and humiliating," the resident, a biological woman, said.
Kotek promised to address issues raised by the report.
"In the wake of national, systemic shortcomings in meeting the needs of women who are incarcerated, I am resolved to confront these issues head-on," Kotek said in a press release.
"The GIPA report was sobering to read. It is incumbent on Oregon’s corrections system to ensure that the use of carceral settings yield the best possible public safety outcomes and sets people up for successful re-entry."
As a part of the response, her office created the Advisory Panel on Gender Responsive Practices in Corrections.
In turn, the panel recommended training staff who make decisions about housing and medical and behavioral care for the needs of transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse inmates.
The panel did not specifically recommend the gender-affirming care coordinator position.
The role is similar to a position that would have been established through SB 1120, a failed bill. Among other provisions, that law would have created a role tasked to "provide coordination of efforts and training across staff and adults in custody on best practices for supporting transgender, nonbinary or gender-diverse adults in custody."
The hire clashes with Kotek's instruction to agencies to reduce spending. In 2025, when Republicans in Washington, D.C., passed tax cuts through President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill," Oregon's tax picture also changed.
The state's tax code mirrors many of the definitions of taxable income used by the federal government. When those definitions shrank, so did Oregon's revenue, leaving the state with a negative general fund balance of $373.7 million, according to state reports.
"This is not what we had planned for, but it is what we must do. I am asking you to leave no stone unturned to save tax-payer dollars. This challenge is not unique to Oregon, but how we respond will be. Our resilience, teamwork and determination have carried us through hard times before. They will again," Kotek wrote in a letter to state department heads.
Like other departments, the DOC was also affected, reporting a projected $55 million deficit. To remedy this, the department was instructed to slow operational spending, prepare for operational cost reductions and suspend non-essential out-of-state travel.
Even so, Kotek has highlighted trans care as a priority, strongly advocating for a government-led approach to expanding access to trans procedures, calling them part of "health care."
"I want to be very clear. Gender-affirming care is health care. Period, end of story," Kotek said at a bill signing in 2023 after the legislature passed a reproductive and gender-affirming care package.
She has also pushed back against attempts from the Trump administration to limit federal funding for hospitals that provide transgender procedures to minors.
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"The Trump administration cannot change the rules and restrict funding to hospitals and doctors who provide gender-affirming care to young people. Gender-affirming care is recognized by major medical organizations and plays an important role in helping young people stay safe, healthy and supported for who they are," Kotek said in a video release.
Kotek’s office did not respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital about the new position and additional details about its duties.
Vance’s mom fires back at El-Sayed over second family jabs: ‘Probably punch him’
Vice President JD Vance’s mom, Beverly Vance Aikins, says she’d like to clock Michigan Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed after his repeated attacks on the second family.
"I'd probably punch the guy if I ever seen him, and then that would get me in trouble. So, I'll just go with the flow," Aikins told Outkick and Fox News host Tomi Lahren when asked how she felt about El-Sayed’s crude comments.
Aikins sat down with Lahren for a wide-ranging interview about her triumph over opioid addiction, Netflix’s "Hillbilly Elegy" and her son’s rise to the vice presidency.
She made the comments after El-Sayed has repeatedly taken aim at Vance and his family.
Lahren asked Aikins if she laughs off comments like El-Sayed’s or if she gets mad.
"I mean, it makes me mad, honestly, because he doesn't know JD, and he doesn't know, you know, what type of person he is, and I do. But, in the long run. I'm not going to do anything about it. … I'd probably punch the guy if I ever seen him, and then that would get me in trouble," Aikins said in jest.
"So, I'll just go with the flow."
El-Sayed made comments about second lady Usha Vance and the Vance children during an April appearance on "The Allen Analysis Show," clips of which have recently resurfaced.
"I think they're jealous, honestly. I mean, JD is 42 years old. He's handsome. He's the vice president of the United States," Aikins said.
"He's got a beautiful wife, four beautiful children, and jealousy is the only thing I can think of," she added. "I mean, he can take all the shots he wants. It's going to go, you know, it's going to get no merit from any of us."
El-Sayed suggested in April that the vice president's political views are at odds with his own children’s biracial background.
"JD Vance has brown kids who he thinks are less American than everyone else. Like, that's wild to look at your own kids and be like you don’t actually belong as much in this country that I brought you into," said El-Sayed. "Bro, it must break you every time you hug your own kids."
The Michigan socialist said he hopes Vance’s kids grow up to "undo" the vice president’s politics.
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He also appeared to call for the second lady to leave her husband, saying, "Usha get out … you’ve still got time."
El-Sayed more recently launched the attack after JD Vance slammed him for his stated adherence to Sharia law during a rally in Ohio, suggesting the practice would be completely alien to his grandfather, whom he calls his "Papaw."
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"So, do we think JD is taking Usha with him back in time to meet Papaw, or no," El-Sayed said, seemingly in reference to the second lady's Indian ethnicity.
The vice president addressed El-Sayed’s more recent remarks while rallying for GOP Senate nominee Mike Rogers in Michigan.
"I actually think that the people of Michigan think it's kind of weird when you talk about another guy's wife," Vance said.
"But whatever you want to talk about, Abdul, keep my wife's name the hell out of your mouth, because she's way out of your league," he later added in the speech.
Fox News Digital reached out to the office of the vice president and El-Sayed's campaign for comment.
NYPD searches for suspect who threw furniture at 90-year-old woman on sidewalk
Police are searching for a suspect after a 90-year-old woman was attacked while walking along a Brooklyn sidewalk earlier this week, and surveillance video obtained by a local news station appears to capture the violent encounter.
The assault happened around 9:47 a.m. Monday outside 501 Brighton Beach Ave. in the Brighton Beach neighborhood, according to the New York City Police Department (NYPD).
Police said the woman was walking when an unidentified man approached and threw a piece of furniture at her, causing her to fall to the ground before fleeing on foot in an unknown direction.
Surveillance video obtained by News 12 appears to show the suspect pushing what looks like a discarded baby crib filled with debris along the sidewalk before suddenly lifting it and throwing it at the elderly woman as she walks past. The impact knocks the woman to the pavement as the suspect appears to calmly continue walking away.
Emergency medical personnel responded and transported the woman to NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island, where she was listed in stable condition, police said.
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Police have not identified a motive for the attack, and it was not immediately clear whether the suspect and victim knew each other.
The suspect remains at large.
The NYPD released a photo of the man investigators are seeking. He is described as wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, black pants and white sneakers at the time of the attack.
Anyone with information about the suspect's identity or whereabouts is asked to contact the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). Tips can also be submitted online through the Crime Stoppers website or by messaging @NYPDTips on X. Police said all calls and tips will be kept confidential.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the NYPD for additional information about the investigation.
Filmmaker cheers death of Bank of America executive with Luigi Mangione meme
German-Palestinian-American filmmaker Lexi Alexander pushed an X post appearing to cheer the death of Bank of America executive Erin Piacenti Tuesday, referencing accused UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione.
Piacenti was identified as the victim of a deadly stabbing in New York City’s Times Square Monday, when a woman carrying a knife also wounded another person before police shot and killed the suspect.
Piacenti was in her first week back at Bank of America after spending five months caring for her newborn daughter.
In response to the news, Alexander, who directed the 2005 drama "Green Street Hooligans" and the 2008 film "Punisher: War Zone," reposted a headline of the report alongside an image of Batman staring up at a bat signal that was replaced with Mangione's face.
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The post has since been labeled as containing "sensitive content," though it is still available on her account.
Alexander also dismissed critics of her post, suggesting they were part of a "hasbara," an Israeli public relations operation.
"Hasbara bots out in full swing just like the first time we asked people to boycott BofA," Alexander wrote, linking to an article citing Bank of America's previous support for Israel.
In another X post, Alexander retweeted a woman saying she "didn't care" about Piacenti's death and faced death threats from "Zionists" as a result.
"They released the hasbara bot farm just like the first time when we asked people to boycott Bofa. Israel doesn't care about the woman who got killed, they care about the positive rating Bofa gave them in the middle of a genocide. There is huge money at stake," Alexander wrote in response on Wednesday.
Fox News Digital reached out to Alexander for comment.
Alexander's response to Piacenti's death resembled the surprising wave of support Mangione received after he allegedly killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024.
Journalist and New York Post contributor Douglas Murray remarked on the rise of Americans, particularly far-left Americans, justifying violence after the killings of Thompson and Charlie Kirk during an appearance on "America’s Newsroom" in 2025.
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"So many people have made excuses for him when it's really a very straightforward case," Murray said. "Do people have the right, or should they be justified, in taking things into their own hands and murdering other Americans in cold blood on the street? Yes or no?
"We also have to address this question of why so many people, including some prominent politicians in this country, have made excuses for the use of violence."
Police are still investigating a motive behind the knife attack, though authorities and family members noted the suspect had a history of mental illness.