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Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Soldier Accused of Killing Pregnant 19-Year-Old Wife Agrees to ‘Plead Guilty': Reports
Pfc. Dewayne Johnson II has allegedly agreed to "plead guilty" to charges related to the death of his wife, Mischa Mabeline Kaalohilani Johnson He was arrested after reporting that Mischa Johnson, 19, had disappeared from their home on the Schofield Barracks, O'ahu, Hawaii, in August 2024 Dewayne Johnson, 29, guilty plea is "subject to acceptance by the military judge" at a hearing scheduled for next weekA U.S. Army soldier has negotiated a plea deal after being accused of killing his wife, who was six months pregnant at the time of her disappearance. Private First Class Dewayne Arthur Johnson II was given five charges and 19 specifications concerning the disappearance of his wife Mischa Mabeline Kaalohilani Johnson, 19, according to a statement provided by the U.S. Army. As previously reported, the charges came six months after she was last seen in their home on Schofield Barracks, O'ahu, Hawaii, on July 31. On Thursday, May 29, Michelle McCaskill, a spokesperson for the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel, confirmed that Dewayne, 29, has now agreed to plead guilty at a hearing scheduled to take place at Wheeler Army Airfield Courtroom next week, per the military news source Stars and Stripes, local outlets The Honolulu Star-Advertiser and Hawaii News Now. 'PFC Johnson has agreed to plead guilty, however, further details are not releasable at this time as the guilty plea is subject to acceptance by the military judge,' McCaskill said in a statement shared with Stars and Stripes. 'If PFC Johnson's guilty plea is accepted, the judge will sentence him pursuant to the terms of the plea agreement during the sentencing hearing.' When Mischa disappeared last year, the Army Criminal Investigation Division announced a $10,000 reward for information that could help to locate her. A search on and around Schofield Barracks was sparked when her husband reported her missing on Aug. 1, per Stars and Stripes. Dewayne allegedly told officers involved in the search that his wife was 'emotionally distraught,' the outlet reported. He went on to be arrested and placed in military pretrial confinement. In February, the U.S. Army shared an update that Mischa was 'presumed deceased and her body has not been found.' Officials added that Dewayne waived his right to an Article 32 preliminary hearing. The 'general nature' of his charges includes 'the murder of Mischa Johnson, intentionally killing her unborn child, obstruction of justice, providing false official statements, possession of child pornography and the production and distribution of child pornography,' according to the U.S. Army website. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Details on whether Mischa's remains were located before Dewayne's plea deal this week have not been shared at this time. 'If we can't have Mischa, the least that we can do is make sure that man stays in jail and spends however needed to... he needs to stay in jail,' her sister, Marianna Tapiz, previously said, per Hawaii News Now. The U.S. Army did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment on Friday, May 30. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Here's How The Internet Responded To Dewayne Perkins Calling Out Josh O'Connor And Paul Mescal's New Gay Movie
It looks like Hollywood still has a major representation problem. In recent years, LGBTQ+ films have gained mainstream popularity, finding their place among the biggest award-winning movies. But comedian and writer Dewayne Perkins (The Blackening, One of Them Days) pointed out a huge problem, which got me thinking. Oliver Hermanus' The History of Sound stars Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor. Taylor Hill / WireImage, Jason Mendez / WireImage Paul has previously starred as an LGBTQ+ character in All of Us Strangers (2023). Josh has previously starred as LGBTQ+ characters in Hide & Seek (2014), Peaky Blinders (2014), God's Own Country (2017), The Colour of His Hair (2017), and Challengers (2023). MGM /Courtesy Everett Collection, Courtesy Everett Collection / ©Samuel Goldwyn Films/courtesy Everett C / Everett Collection In response to The History of Sound, a romance based on the short story by Ben Shattuck being acquired by Mubi, Dewayne tweeted, "I'm so tired. Every queer Black writer I know since I started writing has been trying to get Black queer movies and tv shows off the ground and it just never happens. And yet, straight white men have been monopolizing the genre. It actually blows my fucking mind." To Dewayne's point, the genre has felt dominated in recent years by white men who don't openly identify as LGBTQ+. Sure, plenty of indie films are created by and feature LGBTQ+ people, but they're not receiving the same attention as particular mainstream films. Luca Guadagnino's Call Me by Your Name (2017), starring Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer, was nominated for four Oscars — including Best Picture — winning for its screenplay. Tom Hooper's The Danish Girl (2015), starring Eddie Redmayne, earned an Academy Award for Alciia Vikander for Best Supporting Actress. The Imitation Game (2014), starring Benedict Cumberbatch, won an award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Dallas Buyers Club (2013) won three Oscars, including acting awards for its stars Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto. And, of course, there was Moonlight (2016), which won Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor for Mahershala Ali, and Best Picture. Aside from Moonlight and maybe Green Book, which also starred Mahershala, earning him his second Best Supporting Actor award — there realistically aren't many mainstream LGBTQ+ films that include Black actors, let alone any actors of color. Dewayne's been reasonably outspoken about this issue for some time. Last year, he sat down with BuzzFeed to explain how he was not here for the Black gay tropes in media and working toward changing the narrative. "I want to see more queer Black stuff," he told BuzzFeed. "I felt like I wouldn't truly be a star of a movie unless I wrote it myself," and he did just that with The Blackening. He continued, "As a queer Black person who is an actor, there weren't many parts that I felt were afforded to me. I felt like I would not be a star of a movie unless I wrote it. And so that was also why the character was named Dewayne. I wanted to make it very clear that I'm creating a [new] world because this is not a world that anyone else has allowed me to play in." Dewayne has a point. I'm happy more queer films are gaining mainstream attention, like Queer (2024), Red, White & Royal Blue (2023), and Love, Simon (2018), but I can't help but consider Dewayne's tweet. Are these films genuinely representative of all the LGBTQ+ voices out there? Cheers to the brilliant work of actors and filmmakers like Colman Domingo, Niecy Nash-Betts, Keke Palmer, Lee Daniels, and Lena Waithe for their efforts, but I know many more voices haven't been given a chance. Not even the few people I named have been given the best opportunities to represent LGBTQ+ stories. As the US government slowly chips away at the rights and visibility LGBTQ+ people were given in recent years, at least our art should depict the reality of all of us — not just people who look like the characters in a Luca Guadagnino movie. A24/ Courtesy Everett Collection, / ©Sony Pictures/Everett Collection / Everett Collection You better believe I'm going to take my ass to the movie theater to watch The History of Sound — but representation matters. That doesn't mean I'm going to let up that we can do better by including more Black LGBTQ+ stories, whether coming of age, romance, horror, comedy, etc. Here's what the internet had to say about diversity in response to Dewayne's tweet: "Not just even queer black material, but queer material featuring men of color in general. It's not for lack of available talent. And then to have these films feature str8 actors in the end?" one person wrote. "we got Moonlight and they just said that's enough," another person wrote." This person said, "the fact we haven't seen many black queer movies after the success of moonlight makes no sense.." "It seems like the only one who give anything black is Tubi and just hoping we can see people have their stories told without always having to wait years," another person wrote. Another person wrote, "We need ALL genre with queer black characters. Especially romance and horror. I mean my fucking god. Queer horror alone was having a movement especially with diversity but then everything became Caucasianlly Twink and Twunkified." Hollywood, I think it's time we add a few more colors to the rainbow. Tell me some of your favorite LGBTQ+ TV shows and movies that feature diverse characters (women, AAPI, Black, Latine). Share them in the comments so people can learn more about them. Check out more Black-centered content by exploring how BuzzFeed is celebrating Black History Month this year! Of course, the content doesn't end after February. Follow BuzzFeed's Cocoa Butter on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube to keep up with our latest Black culture content year-round.
Buzz Feed
15-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Here's How The Internet Responded To Dewayne Perkins Calling Out Josh O'Connor And Paul Mescal's New Gay Movie
It looks like Hollywood still has a major representation problem. In recent years, LGBTQ+ films have gained mainstream popularity, finding their place among the biggest award-winning movies. But comedian and writer Dewayne Perkins (The Blackening, One of Them Days) pointed out a huge problem, which got me thinking. Oliver Hermanus' The History of Sound stars Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor. Paul has previously starred as an LGBTQ+ character in All of Us Strangers (2023). Josh has previously starred as LGBTQ+ characters in Hide & Seek (2014), Peaky Blinders (2014), God's Own Country (2017), The Colour of His Hair (2017), and Challengers (2023). In response to The History of Sound, a romance based on the short story by Ben Shattuck being acquired by Mubi, Dewayne tweeted, "I'm so tired. Every queer Black writer I know since I started writing has been trying to get Black queer movies and tv shows off the ground and it just never happens. And yet, straight white men have been monopolizing the genre. It actually blows my fucking mind." To Dewayne's point, the genre has felt dominated in recent years by white men who don't openly identify as LGBTQ+. Sure, plenty of indie films are created by and feature LGBTQ+ people, but they're not receiving the same attention as particular mainstream films. Luca Guadagnino's Call Me by Your Name (2017), starring Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer, was nominated for four Oscars — including Best Picture — winning for its screenplay. Tom Hooper's The Danish Girl (2015), starring Eddie Redmayne, earned an Academy Award for Alciia Vikander for Best Supporting Actress. The Imitation Game (2014), starring Benedict Cumberbatch, won an award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Dallas Buyers Club (2013) won three Oscars, including acting awards for its stars Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto. And, of course, there was Moonlight (2016), which won Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor for Mahershala Ali, and Best Picture. Aside from Moonlight and maybe Green Book, which also starred Mahershala, earning him his second Best Supporting Actor award — there realistically aren't many mainstream LGBTQ+ films that include Black actors, let alone any actors of color. Dewayne's been reasonably outspoken about this issue for some time. Last year, he sat down with BuzzFeed to explain how he was not here for the Black gay tropes in media and working toward changing the narrative. "I want to see more queer Black stuff," he told BuzzFeed. "I felt like I wouldn't truly be a star of a movie unless I wrote it myself," and he did just that with The Blackening. He continued, "As a queer Black person who is an actor, there weren't many parts that I felt were afforded to me. I felt like I would not be a star of a movie unless I wrote it. And so that was also why the character was named Dewayne. I wanted to make it very clear that I'm creating a [new] world because this is not a world that anyone else has allowed me to play in." Dewayne has a point. I'm happy more queer films are gaining mainstream attention, like Queer (2024), Red, White & Royal Blue (2023), and Love, Simon (2018), but I can't help but consider Dewayne's tweet. Are these films genuinely representative of all the LGBTQ+ voices out there? Cheers to the brilliant work of actors and filmmakers like Colman Domingo, Niecy Nash-Betts, Keke Palmer, Lee Daniels, and Lena Waithe for their efforts, but I know many more voices haven't been given a chance. Not even the few people I named have been given the best opportunities to represent LGBTQ+ stories. As the US government slowly chips away at the rights and visibility LGBTQ+ people were given in recent years, at least our art should depict the reality of all of us — not just people who look like the characters in a Luca Guadagnino movie. You better believe I'm going to take my ass to the movie theater to watch The History of Sound — but representation matters. That doesn't mean I'm going to let up that we can do better by including more Black LGBTQ+ stories, whether coming of age, romance, horror, comedy, etc. Here's what the internet had to say about diversity in response to Dewayne's tweet: "Not just even queer black material, but queer material featuring men of color in general. It's not for lack of available talent. And then to have these films feature str8 actors in the end?" one person wrote. "It seems like the only one who give anything black is Tubi and just hoping we can see people have their stories told without always having to wait years," another person wrote. Another person wrote, "We need ALL genre with queer black characters. Especially romance and horror. I mean my fucking god. Queer horror alone was having a movement especially with diversity but then everything became Caucasianlly Twink and Twunkified." Hollywood, I think it's time we add a few more colors to the rainbow. Tell me some of your favorite LGBTQ+ TV shows and movies that feature diverse characters (women, AAPI, Black, Latine). Share them in the comments so people can learn more about them. Check out more Black-centered content by exploring how BuzzFeed is celebrating Black History Month this year! Of course, the content doesn't end after February. Follow BuzzFeed's Cocoa Butter on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube to keep up with our latest Black culture content year-round. BuzzFeed
