She’s not gonna take it anymore. Caitlin Clark, who has received her fair share of abuse from opponents during her first year in the WNBA, decided to give some back in Wednesday’s 89-83 loss against the Washington Mystics. Clark took out her frustration on Mystics guard Julie Vanloo in the second quarter. Vanloo and Clark […]
Some 28 years ago, The Simpsons made a jokey reference to a team up of rappers Cypress Hill and the London Symphony Orchestra, a match made while the 420-friendly group was allegedly high. Tonight, life imitates art at the Royal Albert Hall in London, as the unlikely pairing becomes reality. A fan-driven call from fans […]
Benji Gregory, best known for his acting work as a child star on the 1980s NBC sitcom ALF, was found dead on June 13. The Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed the death but has not yet determined a cause. TMZ said he was found in his car at a Chase Bank parking lot in […]
EXCLUSIVE: It’s been nearly two weeks since IATSE reached a tentative agreement with the studios on a new film and TV contract, and the union is now ready to reveal the full contract to its members. The complete memorandum of agreements between IATSE and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for the Area Standards, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Leslie Jones and Deon Cole have been tapped to headline the second annual Because They’re Funny (BTF) Comedy Festival, which will take place September 27-29 at The Wharf and DC Improv. Jones, a former Saturday Night Live cast member, will perform on Sunday, September 29. Black-ish alum Cole will host the “Breakout Comedian of […]
EXCLUSIVE: Fox and Warner Bros. Television have brought in veteran TV writer-producer Daniel Cerone (The Blacklist, Dexter) as executive producer and showrunner of The Cleaning Lady for the drama’s upcoming fourth season. He succeeds developer Miranda Kwok and Jeannine Renshaw who served as co-showrunners and executive producers on Season 3. The Cleaning Lady, starring Élodie […]
Redbox parent Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has shifted its bankruptcy filing from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7, meaning it will liquidate its business. The company, sagging under the weight of nearly $1 billion in debt and a tall stack of unpaid bills, filed for bankruptcy protection on June 29. During bankruptcy court proceedings, […]
Josh Klinghoffer, a guitarist who has played with Pearl Jam, Jane’s Addiction, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, is being sued for wrongful death and negligence for a fatal accident involving a pedestrian. A lawsuit filed today in Los Angeles Superior Court alleges Klinghoffer was involved in a fatal vehicular and pedestrian accident in Alhambra, California, […]
This will do little to heal the wounds of loss, but Lady Justice may have brought some sense of relief today.The woman who fatally shot Michael Latt in November 2023 will be behind bars for decades and decades, a judge made clear Wednesday. Charged with murder by authorities late last year, Jameelah Elena Michl was […]
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran CAA television agent Ted Miller is leaving to start a global management business. He just shared the news with his colleagues. Details about his new company will be unveiled at a later date. The exit ends a 35-year agenting career at CAA for Miller, who started in the mailroom in 1988 before becoming […]
EXCLUSIVE: Before her directorial debut Blink Twice bows next month, Zoë Kravitz looks to be making plans for her next acting job as she is in talks to join Austin Butler in Darren Aronofsky’s crime thriller Caught Stealing for Sony Pictures. Aronofsky will direct direct the pic, which is based on the book by Charlie […]
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav expects media deals to pick up sharply, be it traditional M&A or streaming pacts, as the contours of the industry continue to evolve. “I think probably over the next year or two you’re going to see some real consolidation, whether that happens from companies buying each other, or jointly […]
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, once considered baseball’s top young prospect, has been formally charged with sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl in the Dominican Republic. Allegations of Franco’s inappropriate relationship with a minor surfaced last August. MLB placed him on administrative leave with pay. He has not played for the Rays since then, and […]
EXCLUSIVE: The Michael Crichton and James Patterson novel Eruption has been bought at auction by Sony in what we hear is a seven-figure deal after several circled. The feature take of Eruption already has Oscar-winning Free Solo directors Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi attached to direct, and we understand that there already have been conversations with Keanu Reeves to star, though […]
The NBA is moving ever closer to clinching a set of media rights deals worth a total of $76 billion, even as uncertainty continues to swirl around the league’s future with longtime partner Turner Sports. NBCUniversal, Amazon Prime Video and Disney/ESPN have all finalized their packages, a person familiar with the negotiations told Deadline. The […]
Paul Mescal hopes the same-day release of Gladiator II and Wicked will be the sequel to Barbenheimer. Last year, Barbie and Oppenheimer were released on the same day, becoming a box office phenomenon. The Greta Gerwig-directed film opened with $162M, and the Christopher Nolan film opened with $82.4M. Mescal is manifesting that audiences will go […]
