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 …
“I’m done”: Ellen DeGeneres reportedly says she’s quitting showbiz after Netflix special
ABC/Randy Holmes While she had a successful stand-up career, a groundbreaking sitcom, and for years the top-rated talk show in the country, Ellen DeGeneres is apparently calling it a career. According to SFGate, during a Q&A session following a performance at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa on Monday evening — …
Apple TV+ drops season 2 teaser for ‘Severance’
Apple TV+ Apple TV+ has dropped a second season teaser to Severance, announcing its highly anticipated premiere date. The clip begins with a little refresher: As Adam Scott‘s Mark and his fellow employees return to Lumen Industries, we hear in voiceover their season 1 pledge to sever both their personal lives from their professional ones. …
Jesse Palmer shares photo with ‘Golden Bachelorette’ Joan Vassos at ‘Bachelor’ mansion
Disney/Ramona Rosales Joan Vassos‘ journey to finding love as the Golden Bachelorette is about to begin. On Tuesday, Bachelor host Jesse Palmer shared a photo on Instagram with Vassos in front of the Bachelor mansion. “It’s been a busy summer,” Palmer wrote in the caption of the post, adding a rose emoji. In the image, Vassos, who is dressed in …
In Brief: ‘Time Bandits’ remake trailer debuts, and more
Apple TV+ has dropped the first trailer for its TV adaptation of Terry Gilliam‘s 1981 cult classic, Time Bandits. Created by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris and Taika Waititi, the series follows “a ragtag group of thieves — led by Friends alum Lisa Kudrow — and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin — …
Transforming tennis tradition: The massive new Wimbledon Park Project will more than double its size
Wimbledon (LONDON) — Wimbledon is about to get bigger. A lot bigger. If all goes ahead as planned, the Wimbledon Park Project will be a new and ambitious endeavor aimed at transforming the historic Wimbledon grounds by adding an extra 27 acres of land while simultaneously preserving its legacy and enhancing its community impact, according …
Rashida Jones tackles the pros and cons of AI
Apple TV+ Robots and AI, friend or foe? That’s one of the issues at the heart of the new Apple TV+ series Sunny, which stars Rashida Jones as a woman who loses her husband and son in a plane crash, though everything is not as it seems. The darkly comedic series, which debuts Wednesday, is …
Scoreboard roundup — 7/9/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEKansas City at St. Louis PPDSeattle Mariners 8, San Diego Padres 3Toronto Blue Jays 3, San Francisco 4Chicago Cubs 9, Baltimore Orioles 2Houston Astros 4, Miami Marlins 3 AMERICAN LEAGUEMinnesota vs. Chi White Sox PPDTexas Rangers 5, Los Angeles Angels …