UPDATE: So, maybe Bob Iger and Josh Kushner don’t own 83% of the Los Angeles Lakers after all, or do they? It’s crickets from the Thrive camp today as reps for Jeanie Buss contradict a earlier assertion from the offspring of Dr. Jerry Buss that it is “time to use this opportunity to move on and…

Abby Phillip has signed a new deal at CNN, where she has hosted the nightly show CNN Newsnight. A network spokesperson declined to comment on talent contracts. According to a source, Phillip recently renewed her deal to remain at the network, which she joined in 2017. CNN NewsNight‘s…

Ariel Levy, a staff writer at The New Yorker, is joining CBS News’ 60 Minutes as a contributor. Executive Producer Nick Bilton wrote: “Ariel is an astonishingly original writer and reporter, fearlessly going to far-flung places and exploring sensitive topics that have driven consequential…

EXCLUSIVE: Independent Artist Group has appointed Blake Levin to the role of Head of Media Finance and Sales. At IAG, Levin will lead the media finance and content sales business, working with filmmakers, producers, production companies, financiers and rights holders to structure financing…

Donald Trump fumed at CNN’s Kristen Holmes as she tried to ask him about his communications with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un. In the Oval Office on Monday, Trump had been defending his relationship with Kim, saying that “I understand him. He understands.” The president posted on Truth Social…

EXCLUSIVE: Independent Artist Group (IAG) has signed actress Nikki Rodriguez for representation. Rodriguez is the star of the Netflix hit YA series My Life with the Walter Boys, based on Ali Novak's Wattpad novel of the same name. The coming-of-age series debuted its third season on the streamer…

EXCLUSIVE: Select Management Group has added nine reality stars to its roster: Chelley B and Parmida Keshani from Peacock’s Love Island USA; Leah Barrs, Mitchell Bienvenue, Tamaya Denae and Taylor Hayward from Freeform/Hulu’s Million Dollar Nannies; Bri Davis and Ashleigh Pease from Hulu’s upcoming Th…

UPDATED with California Attorney General statement: Paramount finally is getting serious in its standoff with blue state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America over the antitrust action aimed at shattering David Ellison’s $111 billion deal to meld Warner Bros Discovery with the home of The…

EXCLUSIVE: Creator management biz CMG Talent has unveiled ten hires, including new talent managers. Kelsey Brown and Paige Biundo been named Senior Talent Manager, with Sandra Ortiz, Ryan Rodriguez and Katie McElveen coming onboard as Talent Managers, and Gabriela Kukura, Reese Amador, Ally…

Donald Trump appears to have reached the end of the line when it comes to challenging a $5 million jury verdict in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll. Carroll claimed that Trump sexually abused her at a Manhattan department store in 1996, and later defamed her. Trump has denied the…

The Motion Picture Association said that it had reached an agreement with TikTok owner ByteDance on a restriction framework over the use of studio intellectual property in AI video and images. The agreement follows a cease and desist letter that the trade association fired off in February to…

Nick Reiner’s battle to avoid life in prison without parole or even the death penalty if found guilty of the bloody 2025 killing of his parents may hinge on a decision he allegedly made or didn’t make nearly three years ago. Later this morning in downtown L.A., lawyers for the youngest son of…