Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member convicted of leaking highly classified documents about the war in Ukraine, used his court-martial Thursday to describe himself as a "proud patriot" who was trying to expose the supposed "lies" of the Biden administration.After pleading guilty to military charges of obstructing justice, the 23-year-old acknowledged he knew his actions were illegal but felt he needed to share the truth about how the Biden administration was, in his view, misleading the American public about the war in Ukraine."If I saved even one American, Russian or Ukrainian life against this senseless money-grab war, my punishment was worth it," he said, adding that he was "comfortable in how history will remember my actions." Teixeira drew parallels with President Donald Trump, alleging he too was a victim of a weaponized Justice Department. He called on the Trump administration to "review my double prosecution and punishments with an eye towards reversing deep-state actions and showing truth, no matter how embarrassing to the Biden administration."TRUMP SALUTES ‘FEARLESS’ MILITARY, POLICE DOGS ON K-9 VETERANS DAY: ‘CANINE COURAGE’ Teixeira was sentenced last year to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information under the Espionage Act following his arrest for sharing classified documents on a Discord chatroom. BORDER AREA BUSTLING UNDER BIDEN NOW QUIET UNDER TRUMP, SAYS VETERANS GROUP: ‘AMAZING DIFFERENCE’The leaks exposed to the world unvarnished secret assessments of Russia's war in Ukraine, including information about troop movements in Ukraine, and the provision of supplies and equipment to Ukrainian troops. The documents also revealed assessments of the defense capabilities of Taiwan and internal arguments in Britain, Egypt, Israel, South Korea and Japan. Teixeira also admitted to posting information about a U.S. adversary's plans to harm U.S. forces serving overseas.Teixeira, of North Dighton, Massachusetts, worked as an information technology specialist responsible for military communications networks. His lawyers described Teixeira as an autistic, isolated individual who spent most of his time online, especially with his Discord community, and never meant to harm the U.S.The security breach forced the Biden administration to scramble to try to contain diplomatic and military fallout. The leaks also embarrassed the Pentagon, which tightened controls to safeguard classified information and disciplined members found to have intentionally failed to take the required action regarding Teixeira's suspicious behavior.

Scarlett Johansson has taken a vocal stand on artificial intelligence, after having her likeness and voice used without permission.Last year, Johansson said she had been asked to voice OpenAI’s Chatbot by CEO Sam Altman, but turned down the job, only for people to notice that the feature, named "Sky," sounded almost exactly like the actress."Particularly with the A.I. piece. It was like: If that can happen to me, how are we going to protect ourselves from this? There’s no boundary here; we're setting ourselves up to be taken advantage of," the 40-year-old told InStyle Magazine earlier this month.In a statement to NPR following the release of "Sky," Johansson said, "When I heard the released demo, I was shocked, angered and in disbelief that Mr. Altman would pursue a voice that sounded so eerily similar to mine that my closest friends and news outlets could not tell the difference. Mr. Altman even insinuated that the similarity was intentional, tweeting a single word ‘her’ - a reference to the film in which I voiced a chat system, Samantha, who forms an intimate relationship with a human."SCARLETT JOHANSSON REFUSED OPENAI JOB BECAUSE 'IT WOULD BE STRANGE' FOR HER KIDS, 'AGAINST MY CORE VALUES'The "Black Widow" star’s legal team sent OpenAI letters asking it to explain how the AI assistant’s voice came to be, and the company later agreed to take down "Sky."Altman later issued a statement to FOX Business regarding "Sky's" voice."The voice of Sky is not Scarlett Johansson's, and it was never intended to resemble hers. We cast the voice actor behind Sky’s voice before any outreach to Ms. Johansson. Out of respect for Ms. Johansson, we have paused using Sky’s voice in our products. We are sorry to Ms. Johansson that we didn’t communicate better," the statement said.Speaking with InStyle, Johansson said she’s become a reluctant voice in the AI conversation but won’t back down either. WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)?"I don't need to be beating the drum the whole time. That’s not my place. But, also, I'm not afraid of being invalidated," she said. Johansson added that after a Hollywood career that began as a child, she’s not shy about speaking up for herself."But now I see that actually I built something that… that I have a place here. And because of that, I've been able to stand up for myself and not feel like I would disappear. I can shoulder it.""The Avengers" star also took legal action in 2023 against an AI image-generating app called Lisa AI: 90s Yearbook & Avatar for using her voice and likeness in an ad posted on X. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERJohansson’s attorney told the outlet, "We do not take these things lightly. Per our usual course of action in these circumstances, we will deal with it with all legal remedies that we will have."The "Marriage Story" star is just one of many in Hollywood who are taking action when it comes to their likeness being used by AI."Family Feud" host Steve Harvey has taken the step of partnering with a company, Vermillio, an AI licensing and protection platform, to protect fans from potential fraud and scams."In today’s digital age, keeping up with the scammers using my likeness across all of the platforms is an impossible task," Harvey said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "My primary concern is to make sure my fans don’t fall victim to these schemes. Partnering with Vermillio gives me the tools to both protect my personal brand and more importantly, my fans while embracing the future of AI the right way – with consent and control."LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS"Steve Harvey’s partnership with Vermillio reflects a powerful vision for the future of talent and AI," Dan Neely, Co-Founder & CEO of Vermillio, said. "With TraceID, Steve is not only protecting his own legacy but also the wellbeing of his many fans. He’s leading the way in showing how the most beloved public figures can responsibly engage with AI."Vermillio monitors internet and generative AI models for misuse of Harvey’s name, image, and likeness, and can automatically remove unauthorized content to hopefully limit the impact of scams. Celine Dion is another star who had to recently speak out to warn fans about unauthorized AI-generated music. In a post on Instagram last week, a statement from Dion and her team read, "It has come to our attention that unsanctioned, AI-generated music purporting to contain Celine Dion’s musical performances, and name and likeness, is currently circulating online and across various Digital Service Providers."It continued, "Please be advised that these recordings are fake and not approved, and are not songs from her official discography."

Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's estate is attempting to block the release of photos, videos and police bodycam footage related to the couple's deaths.Lawyer Kurt Sommer filed a petition Tuesday in state District Court in Santa Fe attempting to prevent the medical investigator and the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office from releasing footage, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican.The petition attempts to block the release of the couple's autopsy and "death investigation" until their deaths can be litigated, according to the outlet. Sommer wrote that once the images are released "the bell cannot be unrung." GENE HACKMAN DEATH: COMPLETE COVERAGESommer argued the couple's right to privacy outweighs the public interest in the couple's death. He cited Kurt Cobain's death in his petition and pointed out that a court refused to release the "death-scene" photographs. "Undersigned counsel cannot think of respective harm that would come to the State and County offices from respecting the discretion of Mr. Hackman's and Mrs. Hackman-Arakawa's right to privacy," he wrote."During their lifetime, the Hackmans placed significant value on their privacy and took affirmative, vigilant steps to safeguard their privacy."Mr. and Mrs. Hackman were members of this community, not part-time casual residents. The Personal Representative seeks to continue to preserve the privacy of the Hackmans following their tragic death and support the family's constitutional right to remembrance and desire to grieve in peace."Sommer had no comment for Fox News Digital.The Associated Press reported that the petition detailed Gene and Betsy's discrete lifestyle in Santa Fe. The deceased "lived an exemplary private life for over thirty years in Santa Fe, New Mexico and did not showcase their lifestyle," according to the petition.LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSGene and Betsy's estate is represented by Julia Peters, a partner and chief counsel for the Avalon Trust Co. investment firm. According to the petition, Peters was Hackman's third choice of estate representative. According to the Santa Fe New Mexican, Betsy was Gene's first choice, and his second choice was attorney Michael G. Sutin. Sutin died in 2019.The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Department confirmed during a press conference that Betsy likely died Feb. 11, and Gene most likely died one week later.Betsy died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, New Mexico officials told reporters. Gene died from hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer's disease as a significant contributing factor. Feb. 18 was the last day activity was recorded on Gene's pacemaker. The device noted an "abnormal rhythm of atrial fibrillation."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERGene's autopsy showed "severe heart disease, including multiple surgical procedures involving the heart, evidence of prior heart attacks, and severe changes of the kidneys due to chronic high blood pressure.""Examination of the brain showed advanced Alzheimer's disease as well as blood vessel changes in the brain secondary to chronic high blood pressure," according to Chief Medical Investigator Dr. Heather Jarrell.Authorities determined Betsy died on or around Feb. 11 through her activity and communication. The former classical pianist had an email conversation on the morning of Feb. 11 before heading out to a local grocery store, a pharmacy and a pet store. She returned to the couple's gated community around 5:15 p.m., garage clicker data showed."Based on the circumstances, it is reasonable to conclude that [Betsy] passed away first, with Feb. 11 being the last time that she was known to be alive," Jarrell said.Fox News Digital's Lauryn Overhultz contributed to this report.

A young father allegedly in the U.S. illegally is in custody and accused of beating his 2-month-old daughter to death.Marlon Rabanales-Pretzantzin, 20, was arrested Wednesday and charged with second-degree murder in the death of his infant daughter, according to the Nassau County Police Department.According to detectives, officers responded to an Inwood home for a report of a choking 2-month-old girl, identified as Liseyda Rabanales Barrios, just after 10:30 a.m. March 7.The victim was transported to a hospital and later transferred to a different hospital, where she died.MIGRANT GANG MEMBER SUSPECTED OF MURDER, SEXUALLY ASSAULTING GIRLFRIEND IS ARRESTED Officials said an investigation revealed the infant was the victim of an assault that caused her death. Police said the child had abrasions and broken bones, among other injuries.During a press briefing shared by PIX11, Nassau County Police Detective Capt. Stephen Fitzpatrick said Rabanales-Pretzantzin admitted to abusing his baby."He admitted to us what had happened with the baby, how he abused it physically, how he felt the child wasn’t his and how he did not respect or want that child," Fitzpatrick said. "He hit the child several times around the head and face. He threw the child on the ground."ICE, DEA ARREST CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS ON IDYLLIC NEW ENGLAND ISLANDOfficials determined Rabanales-Pretzantzin lived at the home with the 20-year-old mother of his children.A 1-year-old boy was also removed from the home and transported to a hospital for evaluation for any injuries. Investigators believe the mother was not involved in the abuse of the children. Rabanales-Pretzantzin was arraigned in Nassau County Court Thursday and held without bail.ICE DEPORTS DOMINICAN MIGRANT WANTED FOR HUMAN SMUGGLING THAT LED TO DEATH OF 3 MINORSNassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder added that Rabanales-Pretzantzin is originally from Guatemala and entered the United States at the border in El Paso, Texas."As he came in, catch and release took his information and let him into America," Ryder said. "The individual will answer to his crimes here in Nassau County. After he’s done with his sentencing, then there will be a determination of deportation or being held here. But there will be an immediate detainer put on him once he walks into the Nassau County Jail so he will never be released from our jails."Fox News Digital reached out to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for comment but did not immediately receive a response.