Ryan Reynolds has already made his mark in the British football world with Wrexham A.F.C. He owns stakes in a soccer team in Mexico, a Formula One team, and a SailGP team. Now he is coming for the competitive eaters. Ok, not exactly. Later today, Nathans will host its annual July 4 hot dog eating competition at New Yorks Coney...

The UFC is coming to The White House. President Trump, speaking at an event in Iowa Friday night, said that he was hoping to host an event from the mixed martial arts promotion on the grounds of the White House, as part of the plans to celebrate Americas 250th anniversary. A spokesperson for the UFC confirmed the plan to The...

After months of intensive deliberation and haggling, Californias State Assembly and Senate have passed a bill that significantly expands Californias film and television tax credit program and sent the proposed legislation to Gov. Gavin Newsoms desk. The bill, AB 1138, is poised to raise the states base credit rate for productions to 35 percent, with shoots relocating from other states...

How did CBS News cover the settlement between its parent company Paramount Global and President Donald Trump? It addressed it head-on, in a blunt piece of commentary from CBS Evening News anchor John Dickerson on Wednesdays newscast. Dickerson, who was named co-anchor of the newscast earlier this year alongside Maurice Dubois, told viewers that the Paramount settlement poses a new...

On the morning of July 17, 1929, American film industry titan William Fox and his treasurer Jacob Rubenstein were on their way from Long Island to a round at the Lakeville Golf and Country Club with fellow producers Adolph Zukor, Nicholas Schenck, and actor Thomas Meighan. Foxs Rolls Royce, driven by chauffeur Joseph Boyes, approached an intersection with poor visibility...

On June 7, months into Paramounts negotiations to settle a $20 billion lawsuit over CBS 60 Minutes, President Trump was spotted ringside at a UFC event in Newark, New Jersey. All the usual suspects came to greet him, including Marco Rubio, Mike Tyson and Joe Rogan. So did Hunter Campbell, UFC President Dana Whites lieutenant who later brokered a meeting...

Dr. Phil McGraws Merit Street Media is filing for bankruptcy, and is also suing its distribution partner, Trinity Broadcasting, for breach of contract. Merit Street is less than two years old, having launched in early 2024 with a McGraw-led talk show as its flagship program. In its filing, the company cites a severely strained liquidity position and the failure to...

Los Angeles is going through a rough patch right now well, for a few years actually but theres a silver lining ahead, at least for some film and television productions who can secure subsidies in Californias newly expanded tax credit program. That was the gist of the blue skies mood in Burbank at The Ranch Lot Studios where a group...

Wednesday morning brought blowback to the settlement between Paramount Global and President Trump from Democratic lawmakers and regulators. Senator Elizabeth Warren said that she is demanding an investigation into the settlement, and said that she will soon introduce new legislation to rein in corruption through presidential library donations. With Paramount folding to Donald Trump at the same time the company...

The midnight settlement between Paramount Global and President Donald Trump was greeted by CBS News employees with what one called a reaction of disgust and relief. Disgust, because universally within CBS News and at 60 Minutes, the lawsuit (which was about the editing of an interview the program conducted with former Vice President Kamala Harris) was perceived as baseless, and...

In a widely expected but still stunning decision, Paramount Global has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit from President Trump, putting an end to a $10 billion lawsuit that he filed against the company over an October interview that 60 Minutes conducted with former Vice President Kamala Harris. The agreement, announced Tuesday evening, doesnt involve of an...

The primary federal regulator of workplace discrimination may next set its sights on the Los Angeles Dodgers. America First Legal, a conservative outfit founded by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, filed a civil rights complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the Dodgers and controlling owner Mark Walters Guggenheim Partners. It alleges illegal discrimination under the...

Warner Music Group will undergo layoffs as part of a wider cost-saving and restructuring initiative, WMG Robert Kyncl told staff in an internal memo on Tuesday. In the memo, reviewed by The Hollywood Reporter, Kyncl wrote that WMG is looking to reduce costs by about $300 million to future-proof the company and reinvest in the business, particularly into the music...