Entertainment

“Yellowstone” star Kelly Reilly blocks out the noise surrounding the strong fan base the hit Western attracts, and the chaos in Hollywood. Reilly shared her thoughts on the cultural impact and allure that “Yellowstone” has had since its debut in 2018. “I don’t participate in the noise in any way. I stay out of it. … Read more

NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend has dropped her assault and defamation lawsuit against the once-rising Hollywood star after reaching a settlement. Lawyers for Majors and Grace Jabbari agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice, according to a joint filing in Manhattan federal court Thursday. Jabbari’s lawyer said Friday that the suit was “favorably … Read more

The fallout at MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” continued to worsen this week after co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski told viewers on Monday that they met in person with President-elect Donald Trump. Viewership fell to a new low Wednesday — just two days after the MSNBC duo said they trekked to the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm … Read more

Anthropic said Friday that longtime backer Amazon had pumped an additional $4 billion into the artificial intelligence startup, doubling its investment in the firm known for its GenAI chatbot Claude. Amazon will maintain its position as a minority investor and will be Anthropic’s main training partner for AI models, the startup said. Amazon, which is Anthropic’s primary cloud partner, is … Read more

Matt Byars, right, who was introduced as an assistant to Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Potomac” star Karen Huger, left, died Thursday. (Brian Stukes/Getty Images) Matthew Byars, an assistant and talent manager who briefly appeared in Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Potomac,” has died. He was 37 Byars’ was pronounced dead Thursday from “multiple blunt force … Read more

One of the more under-reported aspects of how President-elect Donald Trump will run the economy will be the influence of those who don’t have a position of power publicly, but remain in his kitchen cabinet. It’s a loosely defined group of outsiders, some Democrats but mostly Republicans, whom he leans on for advice on major … Read more

A one-off appearance on “Family Matters” turned into a career for Jaleel White, author of “Growing Up Urkel: A Memoir.” (James Anthony) On the Shelf ‘Growing Up Urkel’ By Jaleel White Simon & Schuster, 336 pages, $29 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees … Read more

A free-market cable regulator gets nominated as chair of the Federal Communications Commission, setting tongues wagging on Wall Street that much-needed dealmaking will take place.  One of the largest media organizations in the world dramatically alters its business model, separating its cable programming from much of the rest of its company to set itself up for some … Read more

Satellite TV giant DirecTV called off its deal with Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar to acquire rival Dish TV and other assets. The deal would have created one of the largest pay TV distributors in the country with a combined 20 million subscribers. As part of the deal, DirecTV was set to pay EchoStar $1 for the … Read more

Dave Portnoy defended Jason Kelce after a “lunatic” fan hurled expletives at the former NFL star for not signing autographs following his appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” After the show Thursday night, Kelce left Los Angeles’ El Capitan Theatre without stopping for autograph seekers, leading some of them to lash out at the Philadelphia Eagles legend. … Read more