Members of each team skirmish on the pitch during the CONMEBOL Copa America semifinal between Uruguay and Colombia on Wednesday July 10, 2024 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC. (Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — After a heated match on the pitch, emotions spilled over into the stands Wednesday …
US men’s national soccer coach Gregg Berhalter fired
Gregg Berhalter, head coach of the United States, during the National Anthem before the CONMEBOL Copa America group C match between the United States and Uruguay at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on July 1, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Bill Barrett/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF) (NEW YORK) — U.S. men’s national soccer team coach …
Francis Ford Coppola announces he’s opening the All-Movie Hotel
Courtesy Family Coppola Hideaways Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola is teasing a “cinematic oasis” for fans and filmmakers that he’s dubbed the All-Movie Hotel. The destination in Peachtree City, Georgia, is the first U.S. location of Coppola’s The Family Coppola Hideaway boutique chain, which started in Belize and now includes seven properties, including Guatemala, Argentina …
After first chapter flameout, Kevin Costner’s second ‘Horizon’ film pulled from release schedule
Warner Bros. Pictures Kevin Costner gambled tens of millions of dollars of his own money on his Western film franchise Horizon: An American Saga, and so far it’s not paying off — and that’s directly affecting the release of its sequel. The reportedly $100 million first film opened on June 28 and made just $11 …
George Clooney, who co-hosted recent Biden fundraiser, says president should step aside
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Add George Clooney to the list of Hollywood backers who are calling on President Joe Biden to stand down ahead of the 2024 election. In a New York Times op-ed published Wednesday, Clooney, who just weeks ago hosted a fundraiser for Biden’s reelection campaign, called for the president to exit …
‘Rust’ trial: Baldwin’s culpability in shooting disputed in opening statements
Prosecutors argued Alec Baldwin behaved recklessly and “violated the cardinal rules of firearm safety” during the filming of Rust, while the defense said the actor “committed no crime” in the “unspeakable tragedy,” during opening statements Wednesday in the manslaughter trial over the fatal 2021 on-set shooting. Baldwin was practicing a cross draw in a church …
Pat Sajak will return for ‘Celebrity Wheel of Fortune’ in October
ABC Just weeks after he signed off as the host of Wheel of Fortune, Pat Sajak will be back, on ABC. The network just announced that the beloved host will return for Celebrity Wheel of Fortune for his final spins on Oct. 7. The show will be the lead-in for Press Your Luck, hosted by …
Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter pleads guilty to illegal betting
Zou Zheng/Xinhua via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter pleaded guilty Wednesday to a single count of wire fraud conspiracy in connection with a gambling scheme that cost him his NBA career. Porter, in a dark suit and tie, said “guilty” when asked by a federal magistrate in Brooklyn how …
Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter set to plead guilty to illegal betting
Zou Zheng/Xinhua via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter is scheduled to plead guilty Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court to a felony charge related to an illegal betting scheme. The NBA said Porter placed more than a dozen bets on basketball games, including in which he bet the Raptors would …
Daisy Edgar-Jones no longer starring in Carole King biopic
Neil Mockford/FilmMagic Actress Daisy Edgar-Jones reveals in a new interview that she’s no longer attached to star in a biopic about singer/songwriter Carole King. Daisy, who stars in the new movie Twisters, was first attached to the Carole film back in 2022. She told Variety that the biopic is “no longer happening,” although sources tell the trade it’s still …