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Netflix Inc. (NFLX – Get Report) had a lot to live up to when it reported second-quarter earnings after the close on Monday, and it didn’t deliver. The streaming video giant only added 5.15 million subscribers worldwide compared to 6.2 million expected, although it beat earnings expectations of $0.79 per share by reporting $0.85 EPS for the quarter. By […]

Floyd Mayweather ($285 mil in pretax annual earnings), captures the top spot on Forbes’ 20th annual Celebrity 100 ranking of the world’s highest-paid celebrities. The boxer’s August 2017 fight versus Conor McGregor generated more than $550 million in revenue, with Money Mayweather earning $275 million, securing him the No. 1 spot for the second year since 2015. George Clooney ($239 mil) is in […]

The Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis did not go well for Dennis Rodman. The ex-basketball star and reality TV personality struggled through most of his time on Saturday during the taping of the roast in Hollywood. It got particularly tense when Rodman made a joke about the North Korean leader and his pal, Kim Jong-un. Trying to […]

Shares of World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE:WWE) gained a whopping 138.1% through the first six months of the year, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The sports-entertainment company’s share price climbed early in the year in anticipation that it would sign a new broadcast deal with a major network. The stock then saw explosive […]

In May of this year Stan Lee tweeted out that his Facebook and Instagram had been hacked — that only his Twitter was his real voice. And he recorded videos to affirm this, filmed by his associate Keya Morgan, who operated his Twitter account, stating how he was saddened by accusation he was the subject […]

Hollywood actor and singer Will Smith performed the soccer World Cup’s official song “Live It Up” in the tournament’s closing ceremony in Moscow on Sunday. As Smith performed at Moscow’s Luzhniki stadium, giant screens laid out on the pitch showed images of soccer players and the colors of the Croatian and French flags – the […]

The CEO of Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter was pushed out earlier this week after a private internal investigation raised concerns about evidence of sexual harassment and other wrongdoing, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the outcome of the internal investigation. The probe stemmed from allegations of sexual harassment, and expanded over the […]

Since we’ll never tire of Maggie Smith throwing shade circa the early 20th century, the “Downton Abbey” movie is a much welcome development, even in the age of endless revivals. A feature film based off the long-running PBS series is officially happening with production expected to begin in September. Distributors Focus Features and Universal Pictures […]

Scarlett Johansson is exiting Rupert Sanders’ “Rub and Tug” following backlash over her casting in the lead role. The actress was set to play Dante “Tex” Gill, a transgender man who became infamous in 1970s Pittsburgh for operating massage parlors that served as fronts for prostitution. Johannson’s casting in “Rub and Tug” was announced in the beginning of July […]

Tony Award winner Ivo van Hove will direct a Broadway revival of West Side Story. Performances will begin December 10, 2019, at a theatre to be announced before a February 6, 2020, official opening. Van Hove will collaborate with contemporary dance choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker on the new staging, marking the first major revival in America […]

This year’s Primetime Emmy Awards nominations are set to be unveiled Thursday, after another noisy season of campaigning with plenty of drama to go around. There are several new series looking for the embrace of the Television Academy, and still more returning after hiatuses long and short. What kind of a mixture will we be […]

Warner Bros. has a bold vision for an aerial tramway to transport visitors to and from its Burbank lot to the Hollywood sign. Like a plan that Musk has for a high-tech hyperloop that would shuttle riders between Los Angeles and San Francisco, the Warners’ tramway would alleviate traffic and parking problems that plague the […]

Lantern Entertainment has agreed to create a fund for The Weinstein Co.’s unsecured creditors, a group that includes co-founder Harvey Weinstein’s accusers as well as the actors, directors and others in Hollywood who say they’re still owed money for their participation in the bankrupt studio’s films and television shows. The Dallas-based private equity firm pledged […]