Bronfman’s Paramount bid could keep Shari Redstone involved at the company

Bronfman’s Paramount bid could keep Shari Redstone involved at the company

Edgar Bronfman, Jr. Cameron Costa | CNBC Edgar Bronfman Jr.’s offer for a controlling stake in Paramount Global could keep Shari Redstone close to the company, if his bid is successful. Bronfman is open to having Redstone, currently non-executive chairman at Paramount, remain involved with the company if the Paramount special committee accepts his consortium’s…

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Second season of ‘Pachinko’ explores challenges for ethnic Koreans in Japan

Second season of ‘Pachinko’ explores challenges for ethnic Koreans in Japan

SEOUL, South Korea — The second season of “Pachinko,” opening Friday, delicately captures the plight of ethnic Koreans brought to Japan during colonial rule and their descendants, exploring themes of home and identity through several generations. The award-winning series, based on the New York Times bestselling novel, returns to Apple TV+ with eight episodes that…

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Trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ recalled over fabricated critics’ quotes

Trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ recalled over fabricated critics’ quotes

Lionsgate recalled its new trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s “ Megalopolis ” Wednesday amid revelations that critics’ quotes were fabricated. “Lionsgate is immediately recalling our trailer for Megalopolis,” a Lionsgate spokesperson said in a statement to The Associated Press. “We offer our sincere apologies to the critics involved and to Francis Ford Coppola and American…

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Taylor Swift calls cancellation of Vienna shows ‘devastating’ and explains her silence

Taylor Swift calls cancellation of Vienna shows ‘devastating’ and explains her silence

LONDON– Two weeks after organizers scrubbed Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna amid a foiled terror plot, the singer issued her first statement on the cancellations. “Having our Vienna shows canceled was devastating,” she wrote in a statement posted to Instagram on Wednesday. “The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense of fear,…

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Bronfman’s Paramount bid could keep Shari Redstone involved at the company

Paramount special committee extends Skydance ‘go shop’ period as it reviews Bronfman offer

Edgar Bronfman, Jr. Cameron Costa | CNBC the future of Paramount Global is still uncertain. Paramount’s special committee on Wednesday said it would extend by 15 days an agreed-upon “go shop” period of its merger agreement with Skydance as it reviews a competing offer from Edgar Bronfman Jr. Bronfman initially offered $4.3 billion late Monday…

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Steve Martin turns down Tim Walz impersonation role on ‘SNL,’ dashing internet’s casting hopes

Steve Martin turns down Tim Walz impersonation role on ‘SNL,’ dashing internet’s casting hopes

LOS ANGELES — Steve Martin’s next role will not be the Midwestern politician the internet hoped he’d portray. With Maya Rudolph’s wildly popular Kamala Harris’s impression on “Saturday Night Live,” fans clamored to see who the late-night comedy show would pick to play Harris’ new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, With similar hairstyles and…

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