ESPN, Maria Taylor Part Ways After Internal Controversy Became Public

Kathy Griffin knows she's going to be OK amid her cancer diagnosis.The 60-year-old comedian took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a health update after revealing her lung cancer diagnosis and undergoing surgery to remove part of her left lung.«To be honest, this cancer surgery was a little more than I had anticipated. Tonight will be my first night without any narcotic pain killers.

Putting self-love first! Clare Crawley opened up via Instagram about her emotions ahead of her upcoming surgery to remove her breast implants.

Jordan Moreau After Bob Odenkirk was hospitalized after collapsing on the set of “Better Call Saul” on Tuesday, several of his previous co-stars and thousands of his fans on social media wished him well.The sixth and final season of the popular AMC drama, which is a spinoff of the hit series “Breaking Bad,” is currently in production in New Mexico. After Odenkirk collapsed, crew members immediately called an ambulance and he was rushed to a hospital.

Don't miss a thing by signing up to the MyOldham newsletter here

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorSportscaster Maria Taylor has moved into a new role at NBC Sports, where she made her first appearance Friday during the network’s Olympics coverage.

Two days after it was announced she was parting ways with ESPN, the network’s former NBA Finals pregame and halftime host made her debut on NBC, doing Olympics coverage, no less.

Work and life besties! Matt Damon said that he wants to continue collaborating with his longtime friend Ben Affleck after they reunited for their upcoming movie, The Last Duel.

garden more than her house after an astonishing £10k conversion complete with a gazebo and a hot tub. Like many, Carla Sherlock's getaway plans were put on hold when the Covid-19 pandemi c hit the world and she was forced to work from her home.

ESPN said Wednesday that it is parting ways NBA Countdown and NBA Finals host Maria Taylor after failing to come to terms on a contract extension. The news comes a day after what has turned out to be Taylor’s final assignment: covering the deciding Game 6 of the NBA Finals won by the Milwaukee Bucks.

RAYE has announced that she’s now an independent artist after exiting her record deal with Polydor.The singer, who last month alleged that the label had refused to let her release her debut record despite having signed a four-album deal in 2014, wrote today (July 19) that an agreement was reached for her to leave.“Polydor and I have spoken and we have agreed to part ways,” she began her note on Twitter.“I want to say a big genuine thank you to the Polydor team, and all the individuals who have

Steamy romance is the name of the game in the new trailer for “After We Fell”.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAn increasing amount of what ESPN does isn’t going to be seen on good ol’ ESPN.“Sunday Night Baseball” has been a mainstay of the Disney sports network since the show’s launch in 1990, but on August 8, the program will air on ESPN’s corporate cousin, ABC. When ESPN this fall launches its first NHL season coverage in a decade and a half, a good chunk of the games will be made available for viewing by ESPN digital subscribers on Hulu.

EXCLUSIVE: MTV is reviving one of its classics – Cribs.

In a memo sent to ESPN employees on Friday, ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro addressed what he called “nuanced and complicated personnel matters” related to “recent events.” Those events revolve around leaked comments made by one of the the network’s highest-profile female hosts Rachel Nichols, who is white, and another of the network’s highest-profile female hosts Maria Taylor, who is Black.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorESPN plans to drill deeper into issues of diversity and inclusion, going as far as to examine the exit interviews of recently departed employees, in the wake of a dispute that has engulfed two of the network’s basketball reporters, the chairman of the Disney-backed outlet told staffers in a memo.“Change takes time, and I ask for your partnership on this journey,” ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro said to employees in the memo, which was circulated last week.

Bleacher Report.Failing to get past the second round was considered a huge disappointment for the 76ers. This was the team who had the best record in the Eastern Conference and Simmons could very well be the scapegoat for all their problems.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorESPN’s Stephen A.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorDisney will raise the monthly and annual fees for ESPN Plus, one of three different subscription-based streaming services it operates in the U.S., in a maneuver that signals how much the media industry is starting to depend on those direct-to-consumer outlets for new revenue.Starting on Aug. 13, the price of an ESPN Plus subscription will rise to $6.99 a month and $69.99 a year, up from $5.99 a month and $59.99 per year.

Heather Morris, Jenna Ushkowitz, Kevin McHale andChord Overstreet recently reunited, and shared the photos on Saturday, just days after the 1-year anniversary of Naya Rivera's death. «Missed this crew so much!!!» Overstreet wrote on Instagram alongside two group photos, which also included writers Michael Hitchcock and Matt Hodgson. «So good to be back and get to see all you wonderful people!!! ❤️❤️❤️,» he added. Though Amber Riley didn't appear in the photos, she shared her thoughts in the