Robert Sarver, the majority owner of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and WBA’s Phoenix Mercury, said on Wednesday that he would be selling both teams, following a one-year suspension by the league for creating a hostile work environment that included racist and sexist allegations. In a written statement, Sarver announced he was beginning the process of …
Monthly Archives: September 2022
80th Golden Globe Awards ceremony returning to NBC on Jan. 10th
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (“HFPA”), dick clark productions and NBC announced that the 80th Golden Globe Awards will air live on NBC and Peacock on Jan. 10, 2023. No host has been announced as of press time. Frances Berwick, chairman of entertainment networks at NBCUniversal television and streaming, said in a statement: “We recognize …
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Sarah Paulson to portray Gwen Shamblin Lara in HBO Max’s scripted adaptation of ‘The Way Down’
Sarah Paulson is set to executive produce and star as the late Gwen Shamblin Lara in the HBO Max scripted adaptation of its docuseries, The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin. Shamblin rose to fame with her ‘Weigh Down Workshop,’ a Christian-based diet program, and founded the the controversial, Tennessee-based Remnant Fellowship …
Residents of Jackson, Mississippi file class action lawsuit over water crisis
Residents of Jackson, Mississippi, have filed a class action lawsuit against the city, its current and former mayors, city officials and engineering companies, alleging that years of neglect culminated in a recent water crisis for more than 150,000 people. Last week, the city finally had clean water restored following a boil water advisory from July …
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Federal prosecutors press charges against 47 people in Covid scheme for stealing cash meant to help feed needy kids
On Tuesday, federal prosecutors announced charges were filed against 47 people accused of carrying out the biggest Covid fraud scheme to date, stealing $250 million in a plot that exploited a federal program designed to feed needy children in Minnesota. U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger said in a statement: “This was a brazen scheme of staggering …
Veteran defenseman P.K. Subban retires from the NHL
Veteran defenseman P.K. Subban announced Tuesday on social media he will retire from the NHL after 13 years in the league. The 33-year-old Subban posted on Twitter and Instagram: “I remember my dreams of playing in the NHL and winning a Stanley Cup, similar to the guys on the Don Cherry Rock’em Sock’em tapes at the …
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Minnesota Timberwolves’ guard Anthony Edwards fined $40K for using anti-gay language in Instagram video
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been fined $40,000 by the NBA for his use of anti-gay language in an Instagram story he posted on social media earlier this month. The league announced the fine for Edwards for “using offensive and derogatory language” on social media. Edwards was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 …
Broadway’s longest-running show ‘Phantom of the Opera’ announces final curtain call in 2023
Broadway’s longest-running show, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera,” is ending its run after 35 years. The final performance will take place on Saturday, February, 18, 2023, at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre. Prior to the Broadway show’s conclusion, “Phantom” will celebrate its 35th anniversary on January 26 with director Seth Sklar-Heyn at the helm. …
Kelly Clarkson reunites with original ‘American Idol’ judges at her Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony
Kelly Clarkson – the very first winner of American Idol – received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was joined with some special guests at her ceremony: original Idol judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson. Clarkson’s daughter River, 8, and son Remington, 6, were also in attendance at the ceremony. It …
Judge orders the release of Adnan Syed after overturning his murder conviction
On Monday a judge ordered the release of Adnan Syed, the Baltimore man serving a life sentence for a 1999 murder he says he did not commit, after overturning his conviction. Syed’s case was chronicled in the popular podcast “Serial.” The 42-year-old Syed was released to home confinement after serving more than 20 years in …
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