National Geographic Acquires COVID-19 Documentary ‘The First Wave’

When Judy Heumann—one of the main subjects of the Oscar-nominated documentary Crip Camp—was five years old in the early 1950s, her mother tried to register her for kindergarten in New York City. The staff took one look at Judy, who used a wheelchair as a result of polio, and denied her.

Sir Paul McCartney revealed that it was Bob Dylan who first introduced The Beatles to weed in the 1960s. The legendary singer, 78, claimed to Uncut magazine that bandmate Ringo Starr thought the "ceiling was moving." "It was at the Delmonico Hotel on Park Avenue and 59th in New York City in August, 1964.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentJessica Mann, one of the key witnesses from Harvey Weinstein’s criminal trial, is speaking out for the first time since he was convicted in 2020.Mann — whose testimony was the basis for Weinstein’s rape conviction — shared her story in the courtroom, but has never given a media interview, up until now.In the 2020 New York trial, Mann was the surprise star witness.

Annika Pham Zurich-based First Hand Films has snapped up the Norwegian documentary “Trust Me” – about a Justin Bieber concert fraudster.

Smartmatic said that Fox News cannot get a “Get Out Of Jail Free Card” to escape a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit, in which the company says that the network ruined its reputation when on-air personalities spread conspiracy theories and falsehoods about its role in the 2020 presidential election.

, adding, “because there was a lot, going back to the trauma stuff. There was just lack of trust.

NEW YORK -- The Reuters news service has promoted Alessandra Galloni to be its new editor-in-chief, making her the first woman to take that role in the company's 170-year history.The London-based Galloni will replace Stephen Adler, who has been the newsroom's leader for the past decade and announced that he will be retiring at the end of the month.Galloni has been Reuters' global managing editor since 2015, coming to the company two years before that after working for 13 years at the Wall Street

The Met Gala, New York’s annual extravaganza of celebrities and fashionistas, will return live and in person this year to launch a two-part exhibition on American fashion, one of which will include the involvement of yet-to-be named film directors in the staging of the exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorVox Media, the media company whose properties include New York Magazine, announced the acquisition of Cafe Studios, the podcast company co-founded by Preet Bharara, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Cafe Studios was founded in 2017 by Preet Bhararaand his brother Vinit Bharara, a serial entrepreneur who previously founded Some Spider Studios and Diapers.com.

Ahead of September’s 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Turner Sports has backed a commemorative project with a baseball angle.

Major League Baseball has postponed a season-opening, three-game series between the New York Mets and Washington Nationals due to a Covid-19 outbreak.

EXCLUSIVE: Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to cult filmmaker Beth B’s documentary Lydia Lunch The War Is Never Over.

Britney Spears has finally opened up about the New York Times-produced documentary Framing Britney Spears, chronicling her life and conservatorship, saying she "cried for two weeks" over the film, Rolling Stone reports. In a long Instagram post, the pop icon shares that though she didn't watch the documentary, she was "embarrassed" by the parts she did see.

Britney Spears is finally breaking her silence when it comes to the bombshell documentary, The New York Times Presents: Framing Britney Spears. The singer posted a video dancing to ‘Crazy’ by Aerosmith and reflected on the judgment she has faced her whole life, how she keeps her sanity, and said the parts she watched left her embarrassed and she “cried for two weeks.”The caption started with, “My life has always been very speculated … watched ...

After New York Times' documentary on Britney Spears, titled Framing Britney released last month, the singer had maintained her silence regarding the same. Spears has now reacted to the documentary stating that she has watched parts of it and spoke about what she felt in an Instagram post.

Nearly two months after it aired, Britney Spears is making it known that she is not a fan of the New York Times' "Framing Britney Spears" documentary.

The latest person to speak out about the Framing Britney Spears documentary from the New York Times that debuted on FX and Hulu last month is…Britney Spears herself.

Britney Spears is finally addressing the controversial New York Times TV documentary that spurred an international conversation about the pop star’s treatment by the media and the conservatorship that has limited her freedom since 2008.