Byron Allen Takes Upfront Stage To Tout Investment In Streaming Service Local Now, Deep Bench Of Daytime Court Shows, Expansion Of Black Multiplatform Network TheGrio & More

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EXCLUSIVE: Arnold Schwarzenegger is getting the documentary treatment.

Byron Allen’s media company has sued McDonald’s for $100 million, accusing the fast-food Goliath of not living up to its pledge to spend a set percentage of its billion-dollar annual advertising budget with Black-owned outlets.Allen Media Group divisions Entertainment Studios and Weather Group filed the action late last week in Superior Court of California. The lawsuit alleges fraud and “false promise” in violation of state civil code, and seeks in excess of $100 million.

EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kong-American actor Byron Mann (Wu Assassins) has joined the cast of Korean studio Showbox’s Moral Hazard (working title), alongside previously announced Korean stars Yoo Hai-jin (The Night Owl) and Lee Je-hoon (Taxi Driver 2).

MasterChef win back in 2012 would lead him on a path to meet and marry the girl of his dreams? Now a judge on the show and happily married, Andy owes the cooking show a great deal considering how much of an impact it had on both his professional and personal life. Watch Below: MasterChef's Andy Allen dotes on Poh's 'technically perfect' cakeAndy and Alex met in pretty normal circumstances, bumping into each other at a party. However, she had no clue he had just won Australia's most successful cooking competition. "When we met, she had no idea who I was," he explained in an interview with TV WEEK."We were both at a party just after I won, and a few people were talking about it. She kept saying, 'You won MasterChef?' She thought it was a joke."Whilst they may have initially met during the party, they only dated when they crossed each other's paths again a few years later. After four years of dating, Andy finally popped the question - al though, he recalled being terrified Alex may say no. In an interview with TV WEEK the chef explained the details of his international proposal in New Zealand. "I was so scared about the ring going off in the scanner at the airport and having to drop down on one knee and propose in front of the security guards," Andy told the publication.And it wasn't quite smooth sailing once they landed either! "I drove down to what I was told was a nice secluded beach," Andy shared.

Both Usher and Chris Brown hopped onstage at the Lovers & Friends Music Festival on Saturday (May 6) as details continued to emerge about an alleged altercation they had.

Back in the saddle! King Charles III will arrive by royal coach — with eight horses leading the way — to his coronation ceremony on Saturday, May 6.

His lightning rod! Grant Gustin opened up about saying goodbye to The Flash — and teased how the series finale will leave his character, Barry Allen, and wife Iris West’s relationship.  

A trove of documents that were in the possession of disgraced financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein reportedly show he interacted with people who included a former Israeli prime minister, a former treasury secretary, other high-powered financiers and Woody Allen. The documents revealed Epstein's scheduled meetings with former Treasury Secretary and Harvard President Emeritus Lawrence Summers, billionaire LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon Black and others, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen has shared an update on his health after being attacked last month outside of a hotel in Florida.Back in March, the drummer was attacked outside the Four Seasons hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A man rushed the 59-year-old drummer, causing him to fall to the ground and injure his head.

Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick linked up to promote their new Trolls movie Trolls Band Together at CinemaCon on Wednesday (April 26) at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.

They gave it their Best Shot…?

Jimmie Allen’s wife Alexis Gale has unfollowed the country singer on Instagram and shared a cryptic message after their split was revealed.

Byron Allen’s African American-focused multiplatform media outlet, theGrio, will honor CBS News’ Gayle King with the Journalist Icon Award for her career achievements and service to the country in a star-studded event in Washington, DC. immediately following the annual White House Correspondents’ dinner on April 29.The event, which will take place at The Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History & Culture, will be hosted by comedian Roy Wood Jr.

“This case is about the forcible rape of three women,” said in Deputy District Attorney Reinhold Mueller in his opening statement for Danny Masterson’s retrial on multiple rape charges today. “The evidence will show they were drugged,” the prosecutor added of the three Jane Does at the heart of the Scientology spotlighting matter.

Jimmie Allen is sharing two pieces of news with fans. On Friday, the 37-year-old country singer took to Instagram to announce that he and his wife, Alexis Gale, are separating, and additionally revealed that she’s pregnant with their third child.

Jimmie Allen and Alexis Gale have reportedly called it quits.

Jimmie Allen is sharing two pieces of news with fans. On Friday, the 37-year-old country singer took to Instagram to announce that he and his wife, Alexis Gale, are separating, and additionally revealed that she's pregnant with their third child.«After much thought and reflection in recent months, Lex & I have made the decision to separate,» Allen began.

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has acquired North American rights to Keoni Waxman’s romantic comedy The Modelizer, written by and starring Byron Mann (The Big Short), slating the film for a day-and-date release on July 14th.

McKinley Franklin editor Piracy is projected to expand to new heights in one of the most popular forms of entertainment consumption — streaming services. By 2027, there is a projected loss of $113 billion for streaming video providers serving U.S. customers due to content theft, according to a report from research firm Parks Associates.  Parks’ latest forecast reveals piracy rates for U.S. streaming services in film and television programming will increase from 22% in 2022 to 24.5% in 2027. This increase will also bring an estimated $700 million value of fraudulent advertising delivered online to consumers that same year.