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Megyn Kelly Says Taylor Swift Should ‘Speak Out’ About Her Friend Blake Lively’s Harassment Case: ‘She’s Obviously Distancing Herself’
Megyn Kelly didn’t shy away from speaking out against her fellow Time100 honoree Blake Lively at the publication’s New York City gala on Thursday night. When asked about Lively’s controversial inclusion on Time’s Most Influential People list, Kelly said, “She’s only here because she’s a celebrity,” and that Lively’s accusations against her “It Ends With […]
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Pay Package Drops to $33.9 Million in 2024
Brian Roberts, chairman and CEO of Comcast, saw his total compensation drop 4.5% last year, to $33.86 million. Roberts’ pay package for 2024 included base salary of $2.5 million, stock awards worth $17.9 million, options worth $5,75 million, a $7.5 million cash bonus and $200,483 in other comp (including $190,483 for use of company-provided aircraft). […]
Nicole Scherzinger and Jonathan Groff Bond Over NSFW Banter, Performing Sick on Broadway and ‘Patti F—ing LuPone’
Jonathan Groff is swooning over Nicole Scherzinger. “You’re hot. You’re so hot,” he tells the pop star-turned-Broadway darling as she descends a spiral staircase, decked out in a form-fitting three-piece suit. Clearly, Scherzinger knows how to make a dramatic entrance. This season, she’s dazzling audiences with her Broadway debut as one of musical theater’s most […]
Gigi Perez Makes Her Mark With Songs of Loss and Lust on ‘At the Beach, in Every Life’: Album Review
Gigi Perez is a 25-year-old Cuban-American singer-songwriter who specializes in the kind of yearning, heartspilling songs that have passionate fans singing along tearfully at her shows (we’ve seen it happen), and a voice that perfectly suits them: A striking alto that is unexpectedly deep for a female singer but, even more unusually, recalls Jeff Buckley […]
Elizabeth Murphy Burns, Trailblazing Broadcast TV Exec, Dies at 79
Elizabeth Murphy Burns, who served as president and CEO of family-owned broadcasting and media company Morgan Murphy Media for 43 years, has died. She was 79. Her death was announced Friday by Morgan Murphy Media. The company did not provide details on the cause of her death. Murphy Burns last month stepped down as CEO […]
Korean Animation Business Gets $1 Billion Government Boost
The South Korean government is betting big on animation, unveiling a $1 billion investment strategy aimed at transforming its cartoon industry into a global powerhouse. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Thursday rolled out its “Basic Plan for the Promotion of the Animation Industry,” a sweeping five-year initiative designed to address long-standing structural […]
Doppelganger Acquires U.S. Rights to Oddball Comedy ‘AJ Goes to the Dog Park’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Music Box Films’ genre label Doppelgänger Releasing has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Toby Jones’ upbeat and surreal comedy “AJ Goes to the Dog Park.” Jones’ credits as a writer and storyboard artist include the Emmy-nominated animated series “Regular Show.” This is his first feature film. The film is about an ordinary man who enjoys […]
Universal Music Group’s $775 Million Acquisition of Downtown to Be Scrutinized by European Regulators
After months of outcry from independent-music trade organizations, European regulators are officially preparing to investigate Universal Music Group‘s proposed $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music. The European Commission confirmed on Friday that it has accepted official requests from Austria and the Netherlands to examine the deal’s adherence to the EU Merger Regulation; UMG trades on Amsterdam-based Euronext. The news […]
Charlie Chaplin’s ‘Gold Rush’ Getting 4K Restoration That Will Bow in Cannes and Release Globally 100 Years to Day of Film’s 1925 Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
A restored 4K version of Charlie Chaplin’s classic silent comedy “The Gold Rush” is set to have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival ahead of a global release timed exactly 100 years to the day that it first screened at the Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles. Backed by French sales, production and distribution […]
Japanese Animated Feature ‘The Keeper of the Camphor Tree’ From Director Tomohiko Ito Boarded by Charades (EXCLUSIVE)
French sales banner Charades has boarded “The Keeper of the Camphor Tree,” an upcoming animated feature from Japanese entertainment company Aniplex and director Tomohiko Ito. The film is an adaptation of Keigo Higashino’s novel “Kususoki no Bannin” that sold more than 1 million copies. Higashino’s other works have been adapted for film and TV several […]
