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Will Disney follow Warner Bros. Discovery and Comcast in splitting off most of its TV assets from its streaming business? Don’t bet on it. CEO Bob Iger appeared on CNBC Tuesday morning, where he was interviewed by David Faber about his company’s acquisition of Comcast’s share in Hulu, which was finalized Monday. But Faber also used the opportunity to ask whether Iger, who effectively kickstarted the idea of splitting linear TV from streaming in a CNBC interview two years ago, whether Disney is reevaluating its decision to keep its company together. Warner Bros. Discovery said Monday that it would split…

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A motion for a mistrial in the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial has been denied by a federal judge. Attorneys for the embattled hip hop mogul had argued that prosecutors knowingly introduced false testimony by Bryana Bongolan – the witness who claimed last week that Combs dangled her from a 17-story balcony in 2016. But at the start of Tuesday’s proceedings, Judge Arun Subramanian said the alleged issue did not rise to the level of a trial-ending error: “This is not fodder for a mistrial. This is the adversarial process at work,” Subramanian said from the bench, according to…

Dec. 31, 2024: Baldoni, Wayfarer & Others Sue The New York TimesBaldoni, Wayfarer, Heath, Sarowitz, Nathan, TAG, Abel, RWA Communications, Wallace and Street Relations filed a lawsuit against The New York Times Dec. 31. In the lawsuit obtained by E! News, The New York Times is accused of libel, false light invasion of privacy, promissory fraud and breach of implied-in-fact contract for its article about a retaliatory smear campaign the plaintiffs allegedly conducted against Lively after she voiced concerns about purported misconduct on set. Saying the report was “false” and based on Lively’s CRD complaint, the plaintiffs denied the accusations and alleged…

Paramount Global is cutting hundreds of employees, about 3.5% of its U.S. staff, according to a memo viewed by CNBC and Reuters.The memo, which said laid-off staff would be notified on Tuesday, was from the company’s trio of CEOs — George Cheeks (CBS), Chris McCarthy (Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios), and Brian Robbins (Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon).Related: ‘I’m Smarter Now…But Also Poorer’: Warren Buffett Says Berkshire Hathaway Ditched Its Entire Stake in Paramount at a Big Loss”We recognize how difficult this is and are very thankful for everyone’s hard work and contributions,” the CEOs wrote in the memo, per CNBC.…

For Jim Sheridan, the defense of the falsely accused isn’t just a theme — it’s a calling embedded deep in his DNA. “My mother blamed herself for killing her mother, who died in childbirth,” says the Irish director and playwright. “So it was inherent in me. In the womb, from the fucking start, this feeling for the wrongly accused.” That unwavering obsession, one that has powered the six-time Oscar nominee’s career—from In the Name of the Father (1993), starring Daniel Day-Lewis as wrongly convicted IRA suspect Gerry Conlon, to his latest project Re-creation, which had its world premiere at the…

26 Extremely Rare And Fascinating Pictures From History That Will Completely And Totally Change Your Perspective On The Past 1. Before airplanes were pressurized for commercial use, flyers had to wear oxygen masks at higher altitudes: 2. During World War II, the USS Trigger got close enough to Japan on patrol to take a picture through its periscope of Mount Fuji: 3. The Michelin Man not only used to be absolutely terrifying, but he used to run with a gang of several other musically inclined Michelin men: 4. Tourists in Egypt used to be able to climb on top of…

Miley Cyrus educated Monica Lewinsky on the meaning of the acronym “WAP” in a new episode of Lewinsky’s podcast, Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky, offering a humorous yet insightful reflection on her past controversies. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In an exclusive clip shared with Billboard ahead of the episode’s release, Cyrus jokingly explains to Lewinsky, who admitted being unfamiliar with the term, exactly what “WAP” means. “A couple years ago, like, WAP…” Cyrus began, prompting Lewinsky to admit, “Wait, I don’t know what that is.” Laughing, Cyrus replied, “Are we telling…

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“I’ve always been someone who has a curiosity about people and society and culture,” Dr. Rachel Laryea tells Entrepreneur.Image Credit: Courtesy of Penguin Random House. Dr. Rachel Laryea.Raised by a single mother who immigrated to the U.S. from Ghana, Laryea started her career at Goldman Sachs and holds a dual PhD in African American studies and sociocultural anthropology from Yale University — experiences that helped shape the founding of her lifestyle brand Kelewele, current research at JPMorgan Chase and her new book, Black Capitalists: A Blueprint for What Is Possible. “It was certainly a culture shock,” Laryea says of her…