Longtime CNN Stage Manager Jay Conroy Dies, Network Pays Tribute With Emotional Video

K.J. Yossman The first image of Diane Kruger and Talia Ryder in ballet-themed feature “Joika” has been unveiled.James Napier Robertson (“The Dark Horse”) wrote and directs the film, which has started production in Poland.Embankment are representing worldwide sales and co-representing U.S.

Robin Herman, who broke a significant barrier when she became one of the first female journalists to gain access to players in National Hockey League locker rooms, has died. She was 70 and died Tuesday at home in Waltham, Mass. from ovarian cancer, according to her husband.

Kristina “Red” Tanner has been promoted to Partner at the full-service music and talent management firm Activist Artists Management, with Chris Ruff joining the company in the newly created role of Head of Global Marketing.

Given that Joe Exotic was resentenced to 21 years in prison last Friday for the failed murder-for-hire plot targeting animal rights activist Carole Baskin, according to the New York Times, the timing of a new “Joe Vs. Carole” trailer is pretty perfectly timed.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIsland Records has named Mike Alexander general manager, it was announced by new label co-CEOs Imran Majid and Justin Eshak. Alexander will continue to be based in New York and report jointly to Majid and Eshak.A nearly two-decade veteran of Island’s parent company Universal Music Group, Alexander has for the past year been an executive VP at Island, overseeing the operations for the label including releases by Shawn Mendes, the Killers, Demi Lovato and others. He previously served as executive vice president of international for UMG, a position that jointly encompassed Island Records, Def Jam Recordings and Republic Records.

Love Island’s Sharon Gaffka has shared how she’s “heartbroken and sobbing” after the death of former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst.The lawyer, model and Miss USA 2019 was found dead at the age of 30 after a suspected suicide in New York in the early hours of Sunday morning. Sharon, 25, has shared her heartbreak on Instagram, saying that Cheslie was one of her “biggest inspirations” and helped her “find peace” with who she was.The 2021 Love Island contestant took part in pageants for several years before finding fame on the show, winning the title of Miss International UK in 2018. Posting a photo of Cheslie to her Instagram story, Sharon wrote: “I can’t believe what I’m reading.

Mask up! Joy Behar, 79, went into the weekend with a warning for New Yorkers who may run into Sarah Palin, 57, as she’s been spotted in a few NYC hot spots, since testing positive for COVID-19. The comedian shaded the unvaccinated politician, while wishing viewers a good weekend on the Friday January 28 episode of the talk show. “Take a little time to enjoy The View, and if you see Sarah Palin, you better get tested,” she said.

Longtime Wall Street analyst Alexia Quadrani is moving across the aisle to lead investor relations for Disney. Quadrani served as managing director and senior analyst for U.S. Media Equity Research at J.P.

Lena Dunham is sharing her thanks for Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn.

NEW YORK -- MSNBC announced Thursday that business journalist Stephanie Ruhle will replace Brian Williams on the nightly newscast “The 11th Hour,” and that “Morning Joe” will expand to four hours.Ruhle, who will continue as a senior business analyst across other NBC News programs, had been host of the 9 a.m. Eastern hour on the news network.In a memo to staff, MSNBC President Rashida Jones said Ruhle will bring her “business acumen, hard-hitting interview style and original reporting” to the 11 p.m.

Neil Young‘s music will no longer be available for streaming on Spotify.

One of the burning questions Real Housewives of New Jersey fans have had about Teresa Giudice, 49, and her fiancé Luis Ruelas’, 46, wedding is whether or not her ex-husband and father to her four daughters Joe, 49, would be invited. Teresa opened up about her plans for an Italian wedding in a new interview with E! News, and she revealed that she does plan on extending the invitation to Joe.

Beyoncé's mom Tina Lawson has paid a sweet tribute to one of her grandchildren as they celebrated their very first birthday.MORE: Kelly Rowland wows in sparkly catsuit during New York outingAlong with Queen Bey and Solange, Tina regards Kelly Rowland as a third daughter, as she spent so much time with her family growing up.Kelly's youngest son Noah turned one over the weekend, and Tina took the opportunity to send the birthday boy a sweet message.VIDEO: Beyoncé's daughters Rumi and Blue Ivy are all grown up in rare videoOn Instagram, alongside a picture of Noah with his birthday cake that had been shared by his mom, Tina wrote: "Why are you so friggin cute??? Happy Birthday my Grandbaby Noah!"MORE: Beyoncé sings with Kelly Rowland's son during Destiny's Child reunionMORE: Kelly Rowland shares incredible mirror selfie inside stylish LA homeTina and Kelly are incredibly close, particularly because she spent her teenage years living with the Knowles family."I grew up with Beyoncé, her sister Solange, her mother Tina and her eldest cousin Angie," Kelly previously told Marie Claire Australia. "It was a real sisterhood," she continued.A post shared by Kelly Rowland (@kellyrowland)Beyoncé's mom Tina Lawson paid a sweet tribute to Kelly Rowland's son Noah"I remember the first time I went to Tina’s salon in Houston, Texas, and seeing a strong, black woman with her own business.

NEW YORK -- Dale Dickey tends to get “those crusty roles,” as she heard someone once call them. A familiar, craggy face from films like “Winter’s Bone” and “Hell or High Water,” Dickey has long been a riveting supporting player in rural dramas.But in the Sundance entry “A Love Song,” Dickey, long a standout character actor, finally takes the lead. Even for her, it felt a little strange.“I don’t do leads in films.

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jay-Z — are now arguing for a change in New York law so that rap lyrics can no longer be used as evidence in criminal trials.Meek Mill, Fat Joe, Robin Thicke, Yo Gotti and Destiny’s Child diva Kelly Rowland are among those who have signed a letter making their case for New York state lawmakers to back the proposed change. The A-list signees say the law would bolster artists’ freedom of expression.“This is a long time coming,” Alex Spiro — Jay-Z’s lawyer, who drafted the letter — told Rolling Stone.

Jay-Z, Meek Mill, Big Sean and more have united to support a proposed New York state law that would limit prosecutors’ ability to use defendants’ rap lyrics as evidence of alleged crimes.As Rolling Stone reports, the rap giants have added their names to a letter calling on lawmakers to pass Senate Bill S7527 – which was first revealed in November and which passed through the Senate Codes committee earlier this week – into state law. Others who have signed on to the letter include Fat Joe, Kelly Rowland and Killer Mike.The bill, brought forward by Democrat senators Brad Hoylman and Jamaal Bailey and assembly member Catalina Cruz, would limit a defendant’s music or other “creative expression” being shown to a jury in criminal trials, requiring prosecutors to provide “clear and convincing evidence” that that expression is “literal, rather than figurative or fictional”.Highlighting the disparity between rap lyrics being used as evidence with other forms of expression, Hoylman provides two examples – no one, he says, believes Johnny Cash “shot a man in Reno just to watch him die“, nor that David Byrne is a “psycho killer“.“This is an issue that’s important to [Jay-Z, aka Sean Carter] and all the other artists that have come together to try to bring about this change.