NBA Playoffs Resume As New Coalition Demands Social Justice Initiatives, Including Advertising In Game Breaks

(CNN)Jaden Smith is following in the footsteps of his famous mother with his own social media show.Smith, the son of Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith, will host "The Solution Committee" on Snapchat.The Snap Original series is being billed as the 22-year-old seeking "out the help of young activists and celebrity friends to explore and understand what we can do to create change around the most important racial and social justice issues of our time." The series will explore criminal justice

Jaden Smith wants to inspire young people to take action, and he’s enlisting some of his famous friends to add encouragement.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticA new series of “The More You Know” PSAs will tackle systemic racism and speak up for social justice, equality and equity, NBCUniversal says.

50 Cent is working on a new series for cable network Starz that will look at his highly publicised past beef with fellow rapper The Game.With a working title of Moment in Time: The Massacre, the seasonal anthology “will explore the true stories in which iconic hip-hop moments collided with the sensational and sometimes criminal events behind-the-scenes.”Season 1 will look at how “tension between 50 Cent and The Game led to an all-out street war, pitting G-Unit against music impresario Jimmy

Dade Hayes Finance EditorWith the start of an NFL season like no other just days away, CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus said advertising sales are on pace with the 2019 season, with a sizable chunk of Super Bowl inventory sold out.On a Zoom call with the media lasting an hour and a half, McManus acknowledged that broadcasts will bear the marks of the two major themes of 2020: social justice issues and COVID-19.

Infinity Ward has released a new playlist update for Call of Duty: Warzone that temporarily removes all vehicles from the game.The developer revealed the update, which has been released across all platforms, on its official Twitter account.

Chris D’Elia is facing new accusations of sexual misconduct.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe NBA Playoffs on ABC scored big Tuesday night, delivering a 1.0 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 2.73 million viewers who tuned in to watch the Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz. ABC also aired a primetime iteration of The Jump (0.5, 2.30M), its pregame show, prior to the playoff matchup.

Ron Jeremy on Monday wascharged with 20 additional sexual assault counts, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced.The new counts involve 13 women and date back to 2004.

Ron Jeremy, a well-known adult film star, was charged with 20 more sexual assault counts stemming from incidents that relate back to 2004 and involve 13 women. Jeremy, whose real name is Ronald Jeremy Hyatt, is currently being held in jail on previous charges centered on sex crimes in which he allegedly raped three women and sexually assaulted another.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorUPDATED, 11: 20 AM: The Los Angeles County District Attorney has filed 20 additional charges of sexual assault charges against veteran adult film star Ron Jeremy. The new charges, which involve 13 women and date to 2004, include five counts of forcible rape and lewd conduct with a 15-year-old girl, with the most recent incident on January 1.He is expected to be arraigned on the new counts today at the Criminal Courts Building in downtown L.A.

Plans for 24 new affordable homes available for social rent in north Manchester have been approved by the city council.Houses and a three-storey apartment block will be built in Newton Heath, in the latest social housing scheme delivered in the city by The Guinness Partnership (TGPL).The developer will be investing £1.8m to support the development, in Dob Brook close, which runs along the Rochdale Canal.Planning documents submitted by TGPL show a new access road leading into the estate from Dob

Tom Brady is listening and learning from his teammates amid the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement.

went on strike Wednesday night in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In a joint statement shared on social media, National Basketball Players Association Executive Director Michele Roberts and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said of the decision, "We had a candid, impassioned and productive conversation yesterday between NBA players, coaches and team governors regarding next steps to further our collective efforts and actions in support of social justice and racial

sat out games this week in protest of racial injustice and police violence.NBPA Executive Director Michele Roberts and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver released a joint statement on Friday which announced the return — though a full playoffs schedule has yet to be finalized — and pledged the league's new commitments to social justice issues.«We had a candid, impassioned and productive conversation yesterday between NBA players, coaches and team governors regarding next steps to further our collective

The NBA playoffs will resume Saturday after the league and the National Basketball Players Association detailed the commitments that made players comfortable continuing.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorThe NBA and its players union said today that the playoffs will resume Saturday after a three-day pause in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.After a meeting among players, coaches and team officials, the league has committed to “further our collective efforts and actions in support of social justice and racial equality.”“We had a candid, impassioned and productive conversation yesterday between NBA players, coaches and team governors

The NBA will pick back up its playoffs on Saturday, following a few days of player-led boycotts to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake by a Wisconsin police officer last weekend.In addition, the NBA will set up a social justice coalition as well as convert arenas in cities where the buildings are owned by the franchises into voting centers for Election Day.Read the below statement from the NBA and NBA Players Association:“We had a candid, impassioned and productive conversation yesterday between

Jordan Moreau The NBA has postponed the three playoff games which were scheduled to take place Thursday, as players continue to strike in light of protests over the shooting of Jacob Blake, Variety has confirmed.However, the season is not officially over, as multiple outlets are reporting that players have voted to resume the playoffs at a later, as-yet-undecided date.The three Thursday games were between the Denver Nuggets and the Utah Jazz, the Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors, and the