US billionaire businessman Frank McCourt is crafting a fundamental overhaul of TikTok’s business model as part of a plan to bid for the Chinese-owned short-form video app, he told Reuters. McCourt, who formerly owned the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, said he has received verbal funding commitments totaling $20 billion from a consortium of investors to … Read more
Look what Taylor Swift made her do. Sarah Michelle Gellar requested a day off of filming “Dexter: Original Sin” to attend one of the pop star’s “incredible” Eras Tour shows in Miami. The actress, 47, told “Drew Barrymore Show” viewers last week that her co-star Christian Slater “knew it was the only thing [she] cared … Read more
7Yesterday, Kate Beckinsale shared a video of herself decorating her Christmas tree in a pair of perilously tall shoes. Instagram/@katebeckinsale These boots are made for, uh, tree-trimming? Yesterday, Kate Beckinsale shared an Instagram video showing off her massive Christmas tree, which she decorated while clad in some hilariously impractical 8-inch heels. The “Serendipity” actor hung … Read more
Minnie Driver attends the Opening Ceremony at the Red Sea International Film Festival 2024 on December 05, 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival Minnie Driver is looking back at the ’90s. The actress, 54, revealed that her 1997 action comedy movie “Grosse Pointe Blank” was “revolutionary” to … Read more
Prince Harry is reportedly “suspicious” of how the New York Police Department has handled its investigations of his and Meghan Markle’s “near-fatal” paparazzi car chase in May 2023. A member of the Duke of Sussex’s security team fired off letters to higher-ups at the police department, according to the Daily Mail, referencing how the royal … Read more
The party is over for Party City. The New Jersey-based retailer will shutter all of its stores after running out of money to stay in operation. The company had considered filing for bankruptcy a second time earlier this month after initially filing for one last year as it struggled to pay rent at some locations. … Read more
At least 10 major news organizations have either amended or retracted articles they published about a Chinese man portrayed as a government dissident — but who turned out to be a con man. The changes were prompted by an investigation by National Public Radio into Wang Jingyu — who amassed a large social media following … Read more
NewsNation anchor Dan Abrams said he will pull the plug on his primetime show early next year — a decision that could allow Chis Cuomo to move to a slot he has coveted. Abrams cited an overcommitted schedule in announcing Thursday that he will step aside in early February from hosting “Dan Abrams Live,” which … Read more
The family that controls the James Bond movie franchise reportedly refuses to give Amazon the go-ahead to make another film due to serious disagreements over the direction of the series — including one proposal for a TV spinoff centered on a female 007. Barbara Broccoli — the 64-year-old daughter of the late Queens native Albert … Read more
He’s having the last laugh. During an episode of “Live with Kelly and Mark” earlier in the week, James Marsden revealed that he once tried out for “Saturday Night Live,” but it didn’t go well. “They did a nationwide talent search and a friend of mine in my drama class, or whatever, who I … Read more
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