The Weeknd, Snoop Dogg, and Ryan Reynolds.Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic, PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty, Christopher Furlong/Getty
One weekafter Snoop Dogg joined Ryan Reynoldsin an opposing group bidding on the Ottawa Senators, singer The Weeknd threw his hat in the ring.
In recent weeks, Reynolds, 46, and Snoop, 51, joined separate groups bidding on the franchise.
The three celebrities are now part of three opposing purchasing groups hoping to buy the Senators, who are currently up for sale with a price tag that reportedly may eclipse $1 billion — the most expensive sale in the league’s 106-year history.
The Weeknd grew up in Toronto and is a hockey fan.
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“He doesn’t like to be in the media very often so this really says something that he wants to be part of a bid,” a source told theSun. “He wants to get this deal done, he wants to build something that will be great in Ottawa and he’ll be a good fit. He’s got a lot of connections of worldwide.”
There’s a May 15 deadline for bids on the NHL franchise, according to The Sun.
There are reportedly seven groups in total currently bidding on the team, which has not won a Stanley Cup since they joined the league in 1992 and has had a losing record in five of the last six seasons.
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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said during a recent interview on Sirius XM that having a celebrity owner “can be a plus for the franchise going forward.”
The Senators missed the playoffs again this season and finished with the sixth-worst record out of 16 teams in the Eastern Conference.
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Reynolds first brought A-list attention to the salelast November when he appeared onThe Tonight Showand told host Jimmy Fallon he was looking for a partner with “really deep pockets” to help him purchase the team. “I need a sugar mommy or a sugar daddy,” the movie star joked.
source: people.com
