Mac Miller
Brick StowellRyan Michael Reavis has pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of fentanyl in connection with Mac Miller's overdose death three years ago.
He's now the second man to plead guilty to that same charge in Miller's death, after Stephen Andrew Walter, the 48-year-old man responsible for supplying the rapper's drug dealer with counterfeit pharmaceutical pills containing fentanyl, entered his plea last month.
The Justice Department announced Wednesday (Nov. 10) that Reavis, 38, pleaded guilty to the federal criminal charge. In court documents obtained by Billboard, the new plea deal with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California states that on Sept. 4, 2018, Reavis followed the direction of fellow co-defendant Walter and knowingly distributed the counterfeit oxycodone pills, which he admitted to being aware contained fentanyl "or some other federally controlled substance," to a third co-defendant, Cameron James Pettit. Pettit later distributed the pills to 26-year-old rapper Miller, who was found dead in his San Fernando Valley, Calif., home three days later as a result of an accidental overdose from cocaine, alcohol and fentanyl.
Reavis faces up to 20 years in jail and a lifetime of supervised release.
While both Reavis and Walter are expected to give their guilty pleas in front of U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II in L.A. in the next few weeks, Pettit's case is still pending.
On Oct. 26, Mac Miller's 2014 fan-favorite mixtape Faces landed on streaming services for the first time and went on to debut at No. 3 on the Billboard 200.
The world leader, who has repeatedly faced criticism for featuring songs from artists who do not want their music connected to his political views, shared a viral clip of We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love) that focused on the lyric: “Me and my truth we sit in silence.”
The footage shows Trump at a rally while the statement “Men can’t have babies and should never compete in women’s sports” appears on screen.
The Team Trump TikTok account posted the video with the caption: “This shouldn’t be controversial! #trump #arianagrande #maga.”
Ariana responded in a comment that was later removed, saying: “Never use my music again. Also, your truth is false.”
Trump has a well known record of opposing transgender rights, and the US Supreme Court recently ruled that states can prohibit transgender women from taking part in women’s sports. In a 6 to 3 ruling, the justices determined that such laws do not breach Title IX or the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause.
The decision in June came after several other actions by the Trump administration involving transgender policies. Earlier in May, the Supreme Court also permitted the administration to continue with its “Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness” order, which would prevent transgender individuals from serving in the US military.
Ariana’s statement arrived soon after Taylor Swift also took steps to stop Trump from using her music on TikTok. Trump had featured a number of her songs in his social media posts, including a video of him and his wife Lady Melania Trump watching fireworks accompanied by August.
The song was later taken off the post and replaced by a notice that read: “This sound isn’t available.”
Trump appeared to deliberately select Taylor’s track, adding the message: “I’m sure @Taylor Swift is going to be super excited we used her song!”
He also responded to the Team Trump video with: “Mood because it’s August and Donald Trump is your president.”
Other Taylor Swift songs that were removed from Trump’s TikTok content included The Fate of Ophelia and Father Figure.
Trump previously made headlines when he wrote “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” on Truth Social after the singer publicly announced that she planned to support Kamala Harris in the previous presidential election.
