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TV Disney Reorganization Looms Ahead Of First Earnings Report Since Bob Iger’s Return

The initial exuberance and relief following Iger’s return as Disney CEO has been replaced by anxiety as speculation about a pending corporate restructuring is intensifying — and with it, rumors about the layoffs likely to follow. Sources say the moves could coincide with the company’s Q1 2023 earnings report next month.

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Matt Hancock Was Paid $400,000 To Appear On ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’

Matt Hancock was paid £320,000 ($400,000) to appear on last season’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here and a further £45,000 ($55,700) for Channel 4’s Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, UK parliamentary documents have revealed. UK government rules obliged the former Health Secretary to report in the…

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Billy Packer Dies: College Basketball Announcer Part Of 34 Final Fours Was 82

Longtime college basketball broadcaster Billy Packer, who was a part of 34 Final Fours as a broadcaster for NBC and CBS, died Thursday at the age of 82, according to a tweet from his son. "The Packer Family would like to share some sad news," tweeted his son Mark, who hosts a show on the ACC Network…

Rick Astley Sues Rapper Yung Gravy Over Voice Imitation

Rick Astley, whose 1987 worldwide hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” is an enduring cultural landmark, has sued rapper Yung Gravy. Astley’s multimillion dollar lawsuit claims that use of an imitation of his voice on the single “Betty (Get Money)” was not authorized. Astley filed the lawsuit in Los…

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Disney Reorganization Looms Ahead Of First Earnings Report Since Bob Iger’s Return

The initial exuberance and relief following Bob Iger's return as Disney CEO has been replaced by anxiety as speculation about a pending corporate restructuring is intensifying — and with it, rumors about the layoffs that are likely to follow. Rumblings of a new org-chart unveiling are growing louder…

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Dean Daughtry Dies: Cofounder of Atlanta Rhythm Section, Cowriter Of Hit ‘So Into You’ Was 76

Dean Daughtry, the keyboardist and co-writer behind Atlanta Rhythm Section’s two biggest hits, died Thursday of natural causes in Huntsville, AL. He was 76. Atlanta Rhythm Section was omnipresent on the radio in the 1970s, thanks to its Top 10 soft-rock hits “So Into You” and “Imaginary Lover.&#8221…

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Sundance Review: Cynthia Erivo & Alia Shawkat In Anthony Chen’s ‘Drift’

Anyone who has traveled to seaside resort areas around the world will recognize them, the obvious foreigners who spend their days approaching tourists with assorted trinkets to sell and are most often ignored or shooed away by Westerners. Precious few films…

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Thembi L. Banks & Cast On Finding The Fire In ‘Young. Wild. Free.’ – Sundance Studio

The Deadline Studio at Sundance Film Festival runs January 20-23 at Hotel Park City, where the cast and creatives behind the best and buzziest titles in this year's lineup sit down with Deadline's festival team to discuss their movies and the paths they took to get to Park City. YOUNG. WILD. FREE.Sect…

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Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni To Star In ‘It Ends With Us’; Baldoni Also Directing Sony And Wayfarer Studios‘ Adaptation Of Colleen Hoover Novel

EXCLUSIVE: Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are attached to star in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel It Ends With Us, which is in development with Wayfarer Studios and Sony Pictures. Baldoni is also set to direct, with Christy Hall adapting the script. Alex Saks will produce…

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‘The 1619 Project’ Debuts On Hulu Tonight, Promising To Reignite Debate Over Critical Race Theory And America’s Undeniable History

The cinematic adaptation of The 1619 Project, the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times essay series that accelerated the vociferous debate over Critical Race Theory, makes its debut on Hulu tonight. If history is a guide – and that's what the whole series is about – the documentary series will prove as…

‘The Bear’ Breakout Star Ayo Edebiri Joins Marvel Studios’ ‘Thunderbolts’ Movie

EXCLUSIVE: After playing one of the chefs behind a Chicago sandwich shop in the FX series The Bear, Ayo Edebiri has found a new team to join as sources tell Deadline she has boarded Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts in a new secret role. Edebiri joins an ensemble that was announced during Disney’s D23…

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Oscar Nominations Day - Complete Coverage

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Full List Of Nominations; Film & Distributor Scorecards

Snubs & Surprises: Viola Davis, Taylor Swift, Female Directors, David Bowie

Reactions: Spielberg, ‘Everything Everywhere’ Team, Butler, Riseborough

Deadline’s Reviews Of The Best Picture Pics, From ‘All Quiet’ To ‘Women Talking’

James Gunn Responds To Questions On Who Doomed ‘Doom Patrol’ And ‘Titans’

James Gunn says don’t blame him for the recent cancellations of Doom Patrol and Titans. Warner Bros.-Discovery has announced that both shows will end with their fourth seasons, offering two legs of six episodes for a total of 12 shows to close things out. The cancellations were seen by some as…

Fox News’ Benjamin Hall Makes First Live TV Appearance Since Ukraine Attack; Correspondent To Publish Memoir In March

Benjamin Hall, the Fox News correspondent who was severely injured while covering the war in Ukraine last year, made his first live appearance since the attack on him and members of his crew. In an appearance on Fox & Friends, Hall announced the upcoming publication of a new memoir, Saved: A War Repor…