Why The Weeknd Is Finally Addressing The Idol Criticism

Why The Weeknd Is Finally Addressing The Idol Criticism

The Weeknd bit his tongue when it came to his thoughts on The Idol.  Two years after the HBO series aired, the “Save Your Tears” singer—real name Abel Tesfaye—explained why he opted not to overshare his thoughts amid production.  “Then I become ‘difficult,’” Tesfaye told The Guardian of why he didn’t have much influence over…

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Tastes Great, Less Filling? Report On Meta Plan For Cheaper, Fully AI-Made Ads Boosts Tech Giant’s Stock Up As Media Agency Shares Slump

Tastes Great, Less Filling? Report On Meta Plan For Cheaper, Fully AI-Made Ads Boosts Tech Giant’s Stock Up As Media Agency Shares Slump

Meta Platforms is reportedly planning to deliver advertising creative materials produced entirely with AI, a move that would deliver significant cost savings to ad buyers and shake up the overall marketplace. The Wall Street Journal report on the initiative sent Meta stock up 3% and dragged down shares in ad agency giants WPP, Omnicom and…

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Cobie Smulders To Appear In ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’s Fourth Season

Cobie Smulders To Appear In ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’s Fourth Season

Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother) is set to appear in the Netflix and A+E Studios hit series The Lincoln Lawyer in the Season 4 finale, Deadline has confirmed. Sources reveal she will play Allison, an important character connected to Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), whose storyline could continue into Season 5. The storyline was…

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‘Forever’ Star Michael Cooper Jr. Signs With M88

‘Forever’ Star Michael Cooper Jr. Signs With M88

EXCLUSIVE: M88 has signed actor Michael Cooper Jr. for representation.  Michael Cooper Jr. recently starred in the hit Netflix series Forever. From creator Mara Brock Akil,  the series is a reimagining of Judy Blume’s influential and controversial 1975 novel of the same name. The series explores an epic love story of two black teens discovering…

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UTA Signs Director D.J. Caruso

UTA Signs Director D.J. Caruso

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed filmmaker D.J. Caruso for representation in all areas. Caruso launched his career directing standout episodes of television including The Shield, Steven Spielberg’s High Incident, and James Cameron’s Dark Angel, before making his feature debut with The Salton Sea, a critically acclaimed crime thriller starring Val Kilmer. He went on to deliver…

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Why Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, Nicola Peltz Beckham Hired a Lawyer Amid Family Feud 

Why Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, Nicola Peltz Beckham Hired a Lawyer Amid Family Feud 

Brooklyn Peltz Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham are preparing for all possibilities. The couple—whose feud with Brooklyn’s family, including parents Victoria Beckham and David Beckham, has been the source of ongoing speculation—hired British lawyer Jenny Afi of Schillings law firm, E! News understands. But despite reports to the contrary, a source with knowledge confirmed to…

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Google to spend US$500 million revamping compliance in shareholder settlement

Google to spend US0 million revamping compliance in shareholder settlement

[NEW YORK] Google agreed to spend US$500 million over 10 years to overhaul its compliance structure, to settle shareholder litigation accusing the search engine company of antitrust violations, settlement papers show. The preliminary settlement of so-called derivative litigation against officials at Google parent Alphabet, including chief executive Sundar Pichai and Google co-founders Sergey Brin and…

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