The father-and-son fraudsters behind a $100 million stock manipulation scheme involving a New Jersey deli pleaded guilty on Thursday. Peter Coker Sr., 82, and his former fugitive son Peter Coker Jr., 56, confessed to helping boost the stock price of Hometown, whose sole asset for years was Your Hometown Deli in Paulsboro, as well as … Read more
Disney decided to renew ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos’ contract — despite having to fork over a $16 million legal settlement — because they didn’t want “his blood on their hands,” The Post has learned. Stephanopoulos, who hosts “This Week” and is a co-anchor on “Good Morning America,” was handed a multi-year deal — though … Read more
No one does a lavish and over-the-top birthday gift like Kim Kardashian. The billionaire TV personality gifted her best friend Tracy Romulus a $100,000 Tesla Cybertruck for her birthday. “Look outside,” Kardashian, 44, said to Romulus in a clip shared to Romulus’ Instagram Story on Wednesday. The SKIMS executive vice president of communications then responded, … Read more
Specialist Anthony Matesic works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (Richard Drew / Associated Press) An early rebound for U.S. stocks on Thursday petered out by the end of the day, leaving indexes close to flat. The Standard & Poor’s 500 edged down 0.1% after Wednesday’s tumble of 2.9% when the Federal … Read more
A former Big Lots! store in Poway, Calif. (Julie Gallant) Bankrupt retailer Big Lots Inc. no longer anticipates it can complete its asset sale to private equity firm Nexus Capital Management and will beginning selling its stores in coming days to protect the value of its real estate. The discount chain that employs more than … Read more
Filmmaker RaMell Ross, photographed in Los Angeles in October. (Ethan Benavidez / For The Times) 1 Cinema’s most transcendent promise is that it can put us in another person’s shoes. But what if a film could take that further and allow us to see directly through someone else’s eyes? And not only that but experience … Read more
Lizzo sat down with Keke Palmer for her first in-depth interview after being sued for sexual misconduct and hostile workplace conditions last summer. During Thursday’s episode of the “Baby, This is Keke Palmer” podcast, Lizzo explained that she “needed time to process” and “grow” before publicly talking about the situation, which caught her completely off guard. … Read more
Petra Nemcova was on vacation in Thailand at the time of the 2004 tsunami that killed more than 230,000 across Southeast Asia. (Vianney Le Caer / Invision / Associated Press) Two decades after a devastating tsunami swept across Southeast Asia, Petra Nemcova is recalling what, and who, helped her survive the storm. The Czech-born supermodel … Read more
Phil Collins has given an update on his health. The “In the Air Tonight” musician, 73, spoke about the condition that left him no longer able to play the drums in a new documentary on his life, “Phil Collins: Drummer First,” released Wednesday. “It’s still kind of sinking in a bit,” Collins admitted in the … Read more
Last month, country star Jelly Roll’s interaction with President-elect Donald Trump at the UFC 309 event held at Madison Square Garden ignited a fervent conversation on social media, exacerbated by body language analysis. Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord, exhibited undeniable excitement when meeting Trump, a reaction he chose to defend on … Read more
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