Authors Nicola & David Yoon Ink Anonymous Content Deal Focused On Love Stories Toplined By People Of Color

Jay-Z has announced details of his first ever NFT, which has been created to celebrate 25 years of his debut album ‘Reasonable Doubt’.The NFT, created in collaboration with artist Derrick Adams, is called ‘Heir To The Throne’, the original title for the New York rapper’s legendary debut album that came out on June 25, 1996.The original artwork will be auctioned off in association with Roc Nation and Sotheby’s auction house.

OMFG, you guys! There’s a linear way to watch the first episode of HBO Max’s Gossip Girl reboot. The CW said today that it will air the premiere at 8 p.m. Friday, July 9 — one day after its debut on the WarnerMedia streamer.

EXCLUSIVE: For the first time in 75 years, New York’s Theatre World Awards honoring debut performances will bypass its annual awards ceremony this year – a reflection of the city’s absence of live shows during the 15-month Covid shutdown – and instead present a one-night-only virtual event honoring Broadway’s best, including special honorees Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, and André De Shields.

A judge in New York yesterday issued a temporary restraining order telling Damon Dash that he is currently “restrained and enjoined from altering in any way, selling, assigning, pledging, encumbering, contracting with regard to, or in any way disposing of any property interest in [Jay-Z’s debut album] ‘Reasonable Doubt’, including its copyright and including through any means, such as auctioning a non-fungible token (‘NFT’) reflecting such interests”.

Moving on! Padma Lakshmi seemingly has a new man in her life following her split from on-off boyfriend Adam Dell.

Kunal Nayyar, Lucy Hale and Christina Hendricks are set to star in The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, an adaptation of the New York Times best-selling novel by Gabrielle Zevin. Hans Canosa will direct from Zevin’s adaptation of her own novel and David Garrett’s Mister Smith Entertainment will be shopping the project to buyers at the upcoming Cannes Virtual Market next week. 

Hidden Empire Film Group’s comedy/horror romp The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 scared up a $1.064M opening weekend (per screen average of $2,533) with writer-director Deon Taylor and his team huddling right now over where and how much to expand the run — but expand it they will. Taylor’s thrilled with the $$ although he and others in the indie space acknowledged Sunday that ongoing distancing restrictions in key New York and LA is a major bummer.

The streets are crowded these days!

Do you have a fear of cockroaches? Let us know in the comments. It’s not Lily’s first incident with a cockroach.

EXCLUSIVE: New York-based 9 Story Media Group has struck a development deal with THINK450, the content and partnership arm of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), which will aim to bring NBA players into the kids and family entertainment space.

Chris Willman Music Writer+ Nick Petropoulos, who joined Arista Records early last year after an 11-year run at Glassnote Records, has been upped by Arista to oversee the label’s promotion department.

Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan are in talks to star as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who broke the Harvey Weinstein scandal, in “She Said” for Universal Pictures, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.“Unorthodox” director Maria Schrader will direct. Rebecca Lenkiewicz is writing the script.

EXCLUSIVE: Nearly four years after New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor broke the bombshell Harvey Weinstein sex scandal report, Hollywood looks ready to tell the story of how these two reporters persevered to break this game-changing story.

David Schwimmer couldn’t quite believe his ears when Boy George shared his age on Thursday evening’s instalment of The One Show. The Friends star, 54, tuned in from New York to chat to host Jermaine Jenas about the new series of his hit show, Intelligence which returns to UK screens this week.

Mary J. Blige’s latest project focuses on her 1994 album, My Life.

Victoria and David Beckham stayed true to their reputation as style icons as they headed for a lunch date at Bar Pitti in New York's Greenwich Village.The former Spice Girl, 47, looked sensational in a chic yellow ruffled rollneck top which she teamed with flared champagne-coloured trousers and heels to add height to her petite frame. The fashion designer added to her look by draping her blazer atop a handbag, while a pair of black shades and mask covered her pretty features.