Ohio State has looked dominant throughout the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff. 

After knocking out the top-seeded Oregon Ducks in the quarterfinals, the Buckeyes defeated the Texas Longhorns in the semifinal to advance to Monday's championship game. But one member of the Buckeyes, who rose to prominence largely due to his social media presence, will not make the trip to Atlanta for the national title game. 

Caden Davis, a former walk-on, has been dismissed from the team, Ohio State Sports Information Director Jerry Emig confirmed to The Lantern.  

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The sophomore defensive end never recorded a tackle during his brief stint as an Ohio State student-athlete. Davis has amassed hundreds of thousands of followers across popular social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.

University officials did not immediately provide details on what led to Davis' dismissal.

At times, Davis' online content would provide followers with behind-the-scenes content of the Ohio State football team and athletic facilities. He would also document his life as a student on the Columbus, Ohio, campus.

As of Wednesday, at least one of Davis' social media bios read, "Ohio State football #61," while other accounts feature references to the football program.

In a since-deleted Instagram post, Davis suggested he was traveling to the Dallas area with the Buckeyes for the semifinal matchup with Texas in the Cotton Bowl. It was later determined that the photos Davis shared were from last season's Cotton Bowl game. Missouri defeated Ohio State in that game.  

Ohio State last hoisted the national championship trophy in 2014, which was the inaugural College Football Playoff Championship.

Notre Dame punched its ticket to the national title game by defeating the Georgia Bulldogs in the quarterfinals before eliminating Penn State in the semifinal. The championship game kicks off at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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• Israel and Hamas have reached a multiphase cease-fire and hostage agreement, negotiators announced.
• People in Israel and the Gaza Strip gathered to celebrate the news of the long-awaited accord.
• The tentative deal comes after 15 months of bloodshed that left tens of thousands dead.

Israel and Hamas have reached a tentative agreement to stop the war in Gaza, the White House announced Wednesday, a first step towards an end to 15 months of fighting that left tens of thousands dead in the Middle East.

As news of the long-awaited cease-fire deal reached Tel Aviv and the Gaza Strip, people gathered to celebrate what they hoped would be the end of hostilities and the anticipated return of their family and friends held in Hamas tunnels or Israeli prisons.

'Complex' multiphase agreement

Set to take effect on January 19, the complex cease-fire deal includes a phased approach. Lasting six weeks, the first phase consists of a "full and complete" cease-fire, a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces, and the release of hostages held by Hamas, US President Joe Biden said Wednesday.

Israel said it would reduce the number of forces operating in the Gaza Strip and expected to fully withdraw its military presence in a later phase of the deal. Hamas agreed to initially release nearly three dozen Israeli hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel but has not confirmed when the final hostages will return home.

Biden added that women, the elderly, and the wounded hostages would be released as part of the first phase, as well as American hostages being held in Gaza. Seven Americans are being held hostage in Gaza, three of whom are presumed to be alive.

To ensure both sides adhere to the terms of the cease-fire agreement, diplomats from the US, Qatar, and Egypt said they plan to create a "follow-up mechanism" to track reports of violations.

"We expect that the parties will adhere to the agreement and stay committed … but we know that these kinds of agreements are very complex and will have some issues down the line," Qatar Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said.

'A permanent end of the war'

Over the next six weeks, Biden said negotiations between Israel and Hamas will continue to work out the second phase of the cease-fire deal: a permanent end of the war in Gaza.

"There are a number of details to negotiate, to move from phase one to phase two," the US president said. "But the plan says if negotiations take longer than six weeks, the cease-fire will continue as long as the negotiations continue."

Biden added that Palestinians can return to their homes in all areas of Gaza as officials work to get humanitarian assistance into the war-torn territory.

In a possible third phase of the deal, Biden said the remains of hostages who have been declared dead would be returned to their families, and "a major reconstruction plan for Gaza will begin."

Palestinians rejoice in Gaza Strip

Photos and video taken in the Gaza Strip captured celebratory cheers and gunfire as Palestinians crowded the streets after learning that this could be the end of the humanitarian crisis that has gripped the Gaza Strip and forced the vast majority of them from their homes.

Israel's war against Hamas has leveled neighborhoods and led to the deaths of at least 46,000 Palestinians in Gaza.

Some gathered outside al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, a medical facility in central Gaza that doubled as a displacement camp that was frequently targeted by Israeli attacks. The Israeli military said they believed the complex concealed a Hamas command center.

One of the celebrants, Alaa Abu Karsh, told CNN that the news of the cease-fire was a "very big surprise for the Palestinian people and the whole world."

"We wish many people could be celebrating this moment with us, but they are now in a better place," he said.

Protest-turned-celebration in Israel

Ahead of the announcement of the cease-fire agreement, thousands of Israeli protesters gathered outside the country's defense ministry to call for the return of the hostages still being held in Gaza.

The remaining hostages have been held for 466 days in abject conditions in Gaza after being seized by Hamas fighters during the Oct. 7, 2023 terror rampage into Israel.

Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant condemned National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, both of whom were against the hostage deal and threatened to quit the government if it was approved.

"It is neither Jewish, nor Zionist, nor humane," Gallant said at the rally.

However, the protests soon turned to celebrations as news spread to Tel Aviv that the cease-fire and hostage deal had been reached.

Demonstrators were seen embracing and crying as they held their picket signs depicting their friends and family still being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza.

Divided on hostage deal

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, a volunteer-based organization, said the agreement is a "significant step forward" to bring Israeli hostages home, expressing "profound gratitude" to the US and international mediators involved in brokering the peace deal.

"Since November 2023, we have been anxiously awaiting this moment," the organization said in a statement, "and now, after over 460 days of our family members being held in Hamas tunnels, we are closer than ever to reuniting with our loved ones."

"However, deep anxiety and concerns accompany us regarding the possibility that the agreement might not be fully implemented, leaving hostages behind. We urgently call for swift arrangements to ensure all phases of the deal are carried out," the group continued.

Though a majority of Israelis support the peace deal, the Tivka Forum, a right-wing organization advocating for the release of hostages, said they believe the agreement includes steep concessions, like the release of Palestinian prisoners, that could compromise Israel's national security and its leverage against Hamas.

"The proposed deal endangers the hostages and endangers the State of Israel," the organization said in a statement. "It is high time we stop the immoral surrender to terror, and demand that all the hostages be released at once, unconditionally and immediately."

The forum added: "Our only option is to win this war and to remove any incentive to ever attack Israel again."

World leaders react

World leaders reacted with messages of hope for peace.

The peace deal came less than a week before Biden leaves office and US President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House, with both administrations taking part in the negotiations.

"In these past few days, we have been speaking as one team," Biden said, as his administration will work to implement the deal while the Trump administration will work to carry it out.

António Guterres, United Nations secretary-general, emphasized the importance of implementing the deal and getting humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza.

"It is imperative that this ceasefire removes the significant security and political obstacles to delivering aid across Gaza so that we can support a major increase in urgent lifesaving humanitarian support," Guterres said.

Netanyahu had yet to officially announce that Israel accepts the agreement announced by Biden and Al Thani on Wednesday, saying that some final details are still being agreed upon. The Israeli prime minister said he will release a statement "after the final details of the agreement, which are currently being worked on, are completed."

Hamas said in a statement that the cease-fire was "the result of the legendary resilience of our great Palestinian people and our valiant resistance in the Gaza Strip."

Ben Affleck was seen speaking with local police officers, but a source exclusively tells Us Weekly that the Oscar winner isn’t in any legal trouble.

“Ben was talking to police who are in his neighborhood right now because he lives right outside of a mandatory evacuation zone,” a source with knowledge of the situation tells Us. “There is a neighbor, who has private security, who has been interfering with residents getting to their own homes, Ben being one of them.”

Los Angeles, where the 52-year-old actor resides, is currently under a series of evacuation orders amid the ongoing string of devastating wildfires. Affleck was spotted speaking to law enforcement officials at the Los Angeles Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigations outside his Brentwood, California home on Sunday, January 12, per photos published by TMZ.

The source tells Us that Affleck had a conversation with the “cops stationed in the neighborhood” about the private security firm that was allegedly preventing other residents from getting inside their respective homes.

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“You can also see in the photos they ended up laughing about it,” the insider adds.

The FBI has also denied that Affleck is in any legal trouble. The Bureau was recently investigating drone activity in the actor’s neighborhood.

“Members of the FBI‘s Ground Intercept task force are conducting activity in the area of the Palisades fire relative to unauthorized drone activity,” a representative from the FBI’s press relations said in a Monday, January 13, statement. “Agents and our local partners may be visible throughout the area, including at various residences, for this reason.”

Us confirmed in July 2024 that Affleck bought his $20 million property shortly after separating from then-wife Jennifer Lopez. The singer, 55, filed for divorce the next month, which was finalized earlier in January.

According to court documents obtained by Us, Lopez and Affleck “agreed to divide all assets and liabilities” to avoid further litigation and expenses. They will also each retain personal belongings and earnings since they separated and half of their joint accounts. In addition, the pair’s shared L.A. mansion, which is currently on the market, will be divided between the twosome.

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Affleck and Lopez reconnected in 2021 two decades after they called off their original engagement. Affleck proposed the next year and they wed in July 2023, renewing their vows the next month. Lopez filed for divorce on their second anniversary.

“I did all the work and look where I am, and then it was like my whole f—ing world exploded,” Lopez told Interview magazine in October 2024. “Sometimes, it’s going to work out great. And sometimes it won’t. And that’s f—ing OK, too. I was thinking about this time in my life, and I’m like, ‘That’s not what I thought it was going to turn out like.’”

Affleck, meanwhile, has yet to publicly address the breakup.

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The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City alum Jen Shah’s prison sentence has been reduced again.

According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate records, Shah, 51, is scheduled to be released on November 3, 2026.

Shah’s sentence was previously reduced last year from August 30, 2028, to December 19, 2027.

Shah and her then-assistant Stuart Smith were arrested in March 2021 for their alleged roles in a telemarketing scheme that allegedly defrauded hundreds of victims over the age of 55. While they both initially pleaded not guilty, they ultimately changed their respective pleas ahead of trial.

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Us Weekly confirmed in January 2023 that Shah was sentenced to six and a half years in prison with five years of supervised release. The Bravo star began her sentence the next month at Bryan Prison Camp in Texas.

“Jen has been doing very well — working on her personal self and focused on her journey towards positive rehabilitation,” Shah’s rep wrote in a December 2024 journal entry on her website. “Jen is currently focused on her next holiday beauty showcase within FPC Bryan Prison and continues to send love to her family, fans and friends who continuously message her in support. She is thankful for everyone who continues to pray and uphold her in a positive light.”

Shah’s rep also noted that she has “indeed spoken” with former RHOSLC costar Meredith Marks.

“The conversation was extremely positive,” the diary entry reads. “She loves Meredith and appreciates her friendship and support during this time.”

Marks, 52, revealed in November 2024 that she had a brief telephone conversation with Shah.

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“Jen called me a few weeks ago from prison,” she said on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. “And it’s my first call from a federal penitentiary. She told me I could check it off my bucket list, and she sounds great. It’s recorded [and] it gets cut off, but she sounds like she’s doing very well.”

Shah and Marks were two of the OG Housewives on RHOSLC when it premiered in 2020 alongside Mary Cosby, Lisa Barlow, Whitney Rose and Heather Gay.

According to Shah’s friend Murilo Bueno, Marks has been the only RHOSLC star to reach out to Shah since her incarceration.

“The only person that has reached out to me asking how she was doing was Meredith,” Bueno exclusively told Us in May 2023. “Other than that, no one has reached out — to me at least — and I’m pretty sure no one has with her as well.”

Brad Pitt is looking forward to his next chapter after finalizing his divorce from ex-wife Angelina Jolie. In Us Weekly’s latest cover story, a source exclusively reveals that the 61-year-old actor feels “a big sense of relief” that his legal battle is over. “Brad wants to get his life [back] on track and put this behind him. He can start over again,” the insider notes, adding that “a weight has been lifted” for the actor, who shares six children with Jolie, 49. The former couple were married for two years before splitting in 2016. A judge declared the Hollywood icons legally single in 2019, but the pair remained locked in a messy back-and-forth over custody and the ownership of their Château Miraval vineyard. According to the source, Pitt and Jolie had a “volatile relationship,” but he’s “happier than ever” with girlfriend Ines de Ramon. “They’re madly in love and work so well together,” the insider tells Us. Keep reading for more exclusive updates and top stories:

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Morgan Wallen’s ex Katie “KT” Smith is sharing an update regarding her relationship with husband Luke Scornavacco.

“As difficult as it is to share this, I know that a lot of you guys have been invested in our relationship since we used to post together a lot of the beginning of our relationship,” Smith, 30, wrote via her Instagram Story on Tuesday, January 14. “I wanted to give you an update, especially since we’ve both been hounded with questions and that’s totally understandable. Luke and I have decided to separate.”

Smith — who shares Indigo, 4, with Wallen, 31 — made it clear that “neither party has done anything wrong.” Instead, she explained that it was simply time to reevaluate the relationship.

“We won’t be sharing about it, because there truly isn’t much to share,” she added. “We both have decided to do what’s best for us, as well as Indigo, while he’s still as young as he is.”

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The social media influencer added that “there’s nothing but love on both sides” and “we both need to be the best versions of ourselves.”

The couple’s last Instagram posts together appear to be from October 2024, when they celebrated Halloween as a family.

Smith and Scornavacco, 23, surprised fans in April 2024 when they got married five days after getting engaged at Magnolia Farm in Eagleville, Tennessee.

At the time, Smith denied speculation that it was a shotgun wedding when she posted a photo of a negative pregnancy test. “This is for all the trolls,” she wrote via her Instagram Story. “So pls continue to be as invested in my uterus once we are actually pregnant LOL. Now that we’re married, we can try all we want.”

Before meeting Scornavacco, Smith was in an on-again-off-again relationship with Wallen.

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The pair began dating in December 2016 and announced their engagement a few months later. While they never made it down the aisle, the “Last Night” singer and Smith went on to welcome their son, Indigo, in July 2020.

Wallen recently explained how becoming a father has had a profound impact on his life and career.

“It gives me something to focus on that’s not just all about myself because for a while, I had to be super selfish,” he told Billboard in December 2023. “I had to mostly focus on myself or [my career] wouldn’t work. It’s nice to really think about someone other than yourself and about what you’re passing down.”

Several celebrities are preparing to welcome little ones into their families in 2025.

Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow and his wife, Demi-Leigh Tebow, revealed in January that they are expecting their first child. “We are just so excited and so over the moon to be having a baby together,” Demi-Leigh told People at the time, while Tim noted that he’s “honored for the privilege of getting the responsibility and the joy of being mom and dad.”

The couple announced the pregnancy just days shy of their fifth wedding anniversary. “I feel like every time I say, ‘Tim’s going to be a dad!’ it feels so surreal,” Demi-Leigh told the outlet. Tim returned her kind words, adding: “She will be extremely loyal and loving. Demi is someone that is extremely determined. When she sets her mind to something, she goes all the way in — and I know that she will do that as a mom, too.”

The pair celebrated their relationship milestone with a rustic pregnancy photo shoot, wearing matching white outfits. Tim and Demi-Leigh held sonogram photos of their baby while sharing PDA and smiling at the camera.

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Montreal Canadiens forward Emil Heineman will be out of action for at least three, possibly four weeks after he was hit by a car while walking in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Heineman, 23, was struck by a vehicle at 2:55 p.m. local time on Monday, January 13, according to a statement from the Salt Lake City Police Department. 

Salt Lake PD said Heineman “did not show any signs of serious injuries and was being attended to by team doctors.” He had left the area where the incident occurred before authorities arrived on the scene, but was later identified  when officers learned that the pedestrian involved was “a Montreal Canadiens hockey team player.”

Heineman was walking from practice back to the team hotel at the time, which was about two blocks away from the scene. 

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All parties in the incident were eventually identified and the investigation remains ongoing. 

Heineman and the Canadiens were in Salt Lake City for the team’s game on Tuesday, January 14 against the Utah Hockey Club. Heineman was not listed in the lineup and the team announced the forward is expected to miss up to a month due to the injuries he sustained as a result of the incident.

“Emil is doing well,” Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis told The Athletic. “It’s unlucky, especially considering the way Emil plays — he doesn’t play with white gloves — and he gets injured walking down the street. It’s bizarre.”

St. Louis, 49, joked, “But it sounds like the car was totaled.”

“It’s just tough,” Heineman’s linemate Jake Evans told The Athletic. “He was playing great hockey, a lot of confidence and helping our team out a lot. I think that’s just the toughest part, losing a great player and a great guy in the room.”

Heineman took to social media on Wednesday, January 15 to express his gratitude for fans’ well wishes.

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“Thanks everyone for the love and support lately,” he posted via his Instagram Story. “I’ll be back stronger #gohabsgo”

A first-year player born in Leksand, Sweden, the rookie was third in the NHL rookie goal scoring with 11 this season, behind  the San Jose Sharks’ Macklin Celebrini and the Philadelphia Flyers’ Matvei Michkov. 

Heineman was drafted in the second round by the Florida Panthers in the 2020 NHL Draft. His rights were traded to the Calgary Flames in  April 2021, sending Sam Bennett to the Panthers. 

He was then traded to the Canadiens in an April 2022 deal that sent Tyler Toffoli to the Flames. 

Riley Keough, just like her late mom, Lisa Marie Presley, had a rebellious phase as a teenager.

“I would sneak out and, you know, hang out with people I shouldn’t [and] wasn’t allowed to, and getting arrested,” Keough, 35, said during the Wednesday, January 15, episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast.

Keough admitted that she’s “never” publicly shared details of her arrest for breaking and entering as a teenager — and no, she’s never seen her mugshot.

“I was a minor,” she said. “I had an edgy moment.”

Keough thought she “went to a party at my friend’s house” but things suddenly went awry.

“I didn’t know that it wasn’t my friend’s house. It was a house for sale,” she explained. “The police came, and most people got away. Then about 10 of us got arrested. My mom was pissed.”

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Presley was in Las Vegas at the time of her daughter’s arrest.

“I had to call her and tell her to come back from Vegas and take me up in prison,” Riley continued, noting that her aunt picked her up following the incident. “I’ve never told anyone this.”

While Presley wasn’t happy about the actual arrest, the daughter of Elvis Presley wasn’t too pressed about details going public.

“She was like, ‘This is on you, girl,’” Riley recalled, laughing. “Luckily it didn’t get — it wasn’t in the papers.”

The Daisy Jones & The Six star was, however, in trouble at home.

“I was grounded for like three months,” Riley said. “I was grounded on my like 16th or 15th birthday or something.”

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Presley shared Riley and late son Benjamin Keough (who died from suicide at age 27 in 2020) with ex-husband Danny Keough. Presley started writing her memoir, From Here to the Great Unknown, prior to her January 2023 death and Riley released the book posthumously in October 2024.

Riley reflected on her mom being “an amazing parent” during Wednesday’s podcast episode but shared what she plans to do differently when raising daughter Tupelo. (Riley and husband Ben Smith-Petersen welcomed their child via surrogate in August 2022.)

“I think that the problem there could be, for some, that when you’re used to so much, it’s hard to find joy in simple things,” she said. “I really want my children to be able to find joy and just playing in the backyard and doing normal kid stuff and not need like elephants and circus and like all these things all the time. That’s probably what I would do differently. But I think her intention was really wanting to give everything she could to her kids.”

Former Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos and her fiancé, Chock Chapple, are still narrowing down a date for their upcoming nuptials.

When asked by a user during an Instagram Story Q&A when the couple were planning to tie the knot, Chock, 61, replied, “We get asked all the time.”

“Somebody today at lunch said, ’[20]25?’” Chock recalled on Tuesday, January 14. “And I said, ‘Maybe at the end of [20]25 or [20]26.’”

Chock said that he and Joan, 62, are continuing to get “closer” while “having a lot of fun together just getting to know each other.” He added, “So it’s time well spent.”

Golden Bachelorette Joan and Chock on Plans for 'Long-ish' Engagement, Wedding

Chock popped the question to Joan during the season 1 finale of The Golden Bachelorette, which aired in November 2024. After the couple celebrated their engagement, Joan and Chock exclusively told Us Weekly that they weren’t walking down the aisle anytime soon — unlike former Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner and his ex-wife, Theresa Nist.

“You’re absolutely not going to see a TV wedding in three months. I loved that ending for Gerry and Theresa,” Joan told Us. “The reason we’re not having a wedding in three months has nothing to do with Gerry and Theresa. I just don’t want to have another thing I have to plan right now. When we come together for a wedding, which could be a TV wedding, might not be, it won’t be in three months. I just don’t want to have another thing to plan right now. We are loving being together, and I want to take the time for us to get to know each other’s families and friends.”

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For now, Joan and Chock planned to find a new residence in New York City — a location that is near their East Coast based kids. (Joan shared four kids with late husband John Vassos, while Chock welcomed two children with ex-wife Heather.)

“This first year, obviously, we have to kind of figure out life. Chock has a business in Kansas. I have kids and grandkids and Maryland. I’m not leaving Maryland, but he does have obligations in Kansas,” Joan told Us. “We know that we’re gonna spend time in Maryland and in Kansas, but then we have this really fun plan because both of us have always dreamed — and we’re finally at this weird stage in life for making this dream come true — that we live in a big city, and, specifically, we’ve always wanted to live in New York. So Chock surprised me and said, ‘I want us to go find a place.’”

• A judge in Manhattan denied the Alexander brothers bail in their sex-trafficking case on Wednesday.
• The denial followed a contentious hearing over whether the three brothers are dangerous or a flight risk.
• The judge criticized a lawyer who argued a woman can't be incapacitated if she can still stand up.

A judge in Manhattan denied bail on Wednesday for the Alexander brothers in their federal sex trafficking case, meaning they will remain jailed in Miami pending trial.

Oren and Tal Alexander were luxury real-estate agents in Miami Beach and Manhattan before they and Oren's twin, Alon, were indicted in December. The three have denied wrongdoing and have pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking charges.

The bail denial by US District Judge Valerie E. Caproni followed a contentious three-hour hearing, during which one defense lawyer argued that the brothers were no longer "orgying" and another said a woman can't be incapacitated if she can still stand up.

That latter claim sparked a harsh retort from the judge.

"That is nonsense," Caproni told a lawyer for Oren Alexander, interrupting his attack on a key piece of evidence — a 2009 video showing either Oren or his twin, Alon, having sex with a woman that the government alleges was incapacitated.

"I'm just telling you, if that's your argument, you lose," the judge told the lawyer.

The testy exchange was begun by Deanna Paul, a defense lawyer for the twins' older brother, Tal, who told the judge that the sex-trafficking indictment is based on weak evidence.

The indictment alleges that for 10 years starting in 2010, the siblings conspired to use their wealth and prominence in the luxury real estate world to rape or assault more than 40 women, mostly in Manhattan and Miami and often through the use of the drug GHB.

Halfway through Wednesday's hearing, which the brothers did not attend, Paul mentioned that key prosecution evidence — the 2009 video. She criticized its probative value, telling the judge it "shows the lack of force" during a consensual sexual encounter.

"In my view, having sex with a woman who is physically incapacitated is basically rape," the judge responded, citing the prosecution's description of the video.

The judge asked prosecutor Andrew Jones to describe the video more fully, which he then did publicly for the first time. He called it a "trophy" tape that the government had seized as evidence, and said it depicts one of the twins having sex with a woman he said the government has not spoken to.

Jones said he wasn't sure if the video shows Oren or Alon, but that as it begins, "one of these very stone-cold sober defendants sets up a tripod."

"There's a woman on the bed. She's naked," Jones continued. "When she tries to speak, it's incoherent. She is mumbling," and she appears unable to move, he told the judge.

After the alleged rape, "she manages to stand on the floor, but then collapses back on the bed," the prosecutor said the video shows.

Later in the hearing, the video was mentioned again by a lawyer for Oren Alexander, Richard Klugh.

He referred to the woman in the video as "the sexual partner" of either of the twins and "the woman who stood up immediately after having sex."

He said prosecutors are misrepresenting evidence when they say the woman was unable to speak, given that "she was mumbling."

"You cannot call someone incapacitated who is able to stand up," he added — at which point the judge called his assessment "nonsense."

At the end of the hearing, Caproni rejected defense arguments that the siblings were neither a danger to the community nor a flight risk, and that, as Klugh put it, "there's been no more orgying. They're married."

She also turned down a $115 million bail package and a promise that the three would live together in Florida on home confinement. The home would have an in-house security team, window sensors, and an alarm system, the defense lawyers had said.

Caproni said her denial was based in large part on federal appellate case law from New York's Second Circuit that bars judges from accepting a two-tiered bail system where only wealthy defendants can spend money for 24-hour monitoring by an in-house security team.

"I have real problems with that," she said. "In the Second Circuit, if the only way I can mitigate danger to the community is to create a private jail, then I can't do that."

Caproni set the trio's next court date for January 29.