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Lionel Richie abruptly ended a concert in St. Paul Minnesota on Wednesday night after falling ill, telling the crowd he was feeling dizzy before he eventually walked backstage. According to videos from attendees posted on social media, Richie sat down onstage during his performance of “Dancing on the Ceiling,” and he managed to perform “Three…
At the end of Olivia Wilde‘s latest film The Invite, before the credits roll there is a brief moment when the screen flashes to a note that reads “For Diane.” The Diane is mention is Diane Keaton, and Wilde has dedicated the movie — which follows a couple barely keeping their marriage together who invite…
A “major studio” behind an animated television series is requiring child actors to surrender their voices to use by generative AI in their contracts, according to a group of agents who specialize in working with minors. The U.K.-based Agents of Young Performers Association made the allegations in an open letter to the industry published on…
NBC is going back into the wilds of The Americas. The network has ordered a second season of the natural history documentary series, which debuted in 2025 and is currently re-airing a “fun fact edition” with some additional behind-the-scenes footage and commentary. Production on season two has begun, with a premiere date slated for 2028….
Manhattan prosecutors said they will not retry Harvey Weinstein on a rape charge related to Jessica Mann, after a mistrial was declared on the count in May. The prosecutors said they made the decision to dismiss the charge after having discussions with Mann, who did not wish to testify again. This would have been the…
Harold Wheeler, the veteran orchestrator on Broadway and longtime musical director for ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, has died. He was 83. Wheeler died Wednesday from an unspecified cause of death at his home in Los Angeles, Tony Award-winning producer Lamar Richardson told The Hollywood Reporter. Wheeler began as a musical director on Broadway in…
Tyrese Haliburton, the 2024-25 New York Knicks slayer, was forced to sit out this past NBA season following a devastating achilles injury immediately followed by a horrific bout with shingles. The result, in part, was New York sports history. Without their superstar, the Indiana Pacers fell from the second-best team in the league (by virtue…
Lionsgate has picked up the foreign TV rights to the Spanish-language feature filmBelleza, which stars Mexican singer and actress Maite Perroni. The deal for the overseas cable and streaming rights to Belleza beyond the U.S. market was done with Paul Presburger’s Miercoles Entertainment, which has a film slate deal with Lionsgate and is a part…
The nominees for the 2026 ESPYs are out, with New York Knicks hero Jalen Brunson leading a crowded lineup of sports stars for this year’s installment of the award show. Brunson is nominated in the best athlete: men’s sports category alongside Lionel Messi, Shohei Ohtani, and Matthew Stafford. Ohtani is actually nominated in three categories,…
Project Healthy Minds, the tech-focused mental health nonprofit, is adding a prominent media executive to its board of directors. Rich Kleiman, the CEO and co-founder of Boardroom and 35V, will join the organization’s board and help it expand its reach. Kleiman joins a board that already includes NBC Today co-host Carson Daly, Universal Music publishing…
