Ace Frehley, KISS Guitarist, Dead at 74

Ace Frehley, KISS Guitarist, Dead at 74

The music community has lost a legend.  Ace Frehley—lead guitarist, vocalist and founding member of KISS—has died, his family confirmed to multiple outlets Oct. 16. He was 74.  “We are completely devastated and heartbroken,” read his family’s statement to the outlet. “In his last moments, we were fortunate enough to have been able to surround…

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Spain probing Mango founder’s death as homicide: media

Spain probing Mango founder’s death as homicide: media

SPANISH police are investigating the sudden death of the Mango clothing empire’s founder Isak Andic as a possible homicide, with his son as the key suspect, local media reported on Thursday. Andic, 71, who founded one of Europe’s largest fashion groups with around 2,800 stores worldwide, plunged to his death while hiking in mountains outside…

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More NBCU Pre-Split Layoffs: NBC’s SVP Drama Deepak Jesrani Among TV Executives Departing 

More NBCU Pre-Split Layoffs: NBC’s SVP Drama Deepak Jesrani Among TV Executives Departing 

EXCLUSIVE: NBCUniversal’s Television Entertainment Group has undergone layoffs, Deadline has learned. The staff reduction, which I hear impacted under 20 people, is part of the ongoing process of consolidation and restructuring as NBCUniversal is preparing to split into two companies at the end of the year with the Versant spinoff. Departing as part of the…

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Europe: French stocks jump to seven-month high after government survives confidence vote

Europe: French stocks jump to seven-month high after government survives confidence vote

FRENCH stocks rose to a seven-month high on Thursday after the government survived a confidence vote, while a jump in Nestle buoyed the wider European market. The pan European Stoxx 600 closed 0.69 per cent higher at 571.66 points, with gains in food and beverage stocks offsetting weakness in insurance stocks. French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence…

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Kylie Kelce Jokes About Size of Jason Kelce’s Manhood With Nod to Taylor Swift Lyric

Kylie Kelce Jokes About Size of Jason Kelce’s Manhood With Nod to Taylor Swift Lyric

It ain’t hard to see that Kylie Kelce is getting in on the “Wood” jokes. Her soon-to-be sister-in-law Taylor Swift recently released her most NSFW song yet on The Life of a Showgirl, prompting quite a discussion between Taylor’s muse Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce on their New Heights podcast. Indeed, referencing how the Grammy winner referred…

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Talent Reps Threaten To Boycott Casting Networks Over Plan To Charge For Use Of Platform

Talent Reps Threaten To Boycott Casting Networks Over Plan To Charge For Use Of Platform

More than 1,700 talent reps are petitioning Casting Networks to reconsider a controversial plan to charge a monthly fee for access to the platform. Up until now, talent reps and managers who cast for commercials were given free access to the platform that promises “10,000-plus high quality roles published monthly” and “20,000-plus vetted casting directors…

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Disney Gives 2-Year Contract Extension To Communications Head Kristina Schake

Disney Gives 2-Year Contract Extension To Communications Head Kristina Schake

Kristina Schake, whose duties as Disney‘s communications head encompass the company’s closely watched CEO succession process, has been given a two-year contract extension. In an SEC filing, Disney said it had extended the agreement with Schake to continue as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer through June 30, 2027. Her annual base salary…

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