The mystery BBC presenter at the heart of a sex pictures scandal has been the subject of fresh allegations on Sunday amid a growing crisis for Britain’s national broadcaster.
22.06.2023 - 15:11 / variety.com
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Count NBA MVP Joel Embiid among the athletes looking to make their way into the media industry. The six-time NBA All-Star is launching Miniature Géant, a new production studio, in partnership with The SpringHill Company, the media company backed by LeBron James and Maverick Carter. “We want to do as much as we can to inspire,” says Embiid, who has galvanized sports fans by overcoming injuries early in his career for the Philadelphia 76ers, which he joined in 2014. He adds: “I want it to be successful, but I want it done the right way. The whole goal is just to try to tell people stories, and use my platform to inspire the next generation.”
Miniature Géant aims to showcase stories of people who have taken nontraditional paths to success. The studio will look for projects that could include unscripted, scripted, audio and branded content. Embiid’s unique background — he was born in Yaounde, Cameroon and moved to the U.S. to play basketball at the age of 15 — will provide a sort of template for the sorts of subjects that might be worth examining in more depth.
Embiid takes to Hollywood as athletes from a wide variety of sports are in greater demand. Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions recently sold a minority stake to Peter Chernin’s North Road Co. And Netflix and Amazon have quickly become known for burnishing behind-the-scenes documentaries that take sports fans deep inside Formula One racing, among other big-league endeavors. The company’s initial development slate includes a project in partnership with John Skipper’s Meadowlark Media, which is an adaptation of Sebastian Abbot’s nonfiction book “The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer’s Next Superstars.” The story follows a group of
The mystery BBC presenter at the heart of a sex pictures scandal has been the subject of fresh allegations on Sunday amid a growing crisis for Britain’s national broadcaster.
Sam Asghari is determined to get Britney Spears an apology from the San Antonio Spurs!
Britney Spears 'accidentally hit herself in the fact' during an incident with NBA star Victor Wembanyama's bodyguard, the Las Vegas police force have confirmed.
Britney Spears says she was hit by an NBA security guard. Others have downplayed the incident. But you know what? Video don’t lie!!!
As the Writers Guild-AMTPT standoff hits double digits, Deadline’s Strike Talk podcast host Billy Ray focuses on a topic as important as his masterful recent conversation with AI. Writers rooms are the pipelines of talent that turn rookies into showrunners, the ones that make billions for studios and networks with hit shows.
The success-is-the-best-revenge tour continues for Ariana Madix: She’s going to compete on Dancing with the Stars now.
Britney Spears has addressed the attack on her in Las Vegas on Wednesday night.
A witness to the attack on Britney Spears in Las Vegas is now speaking out.
Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent Britney Spears knows a thing or two about being bombarded by fans, but a fan-girl moment for the pop star herself went terribly wrong when she was allegedly smacked in the face after trying to snag a picture with NBA star Victor Wembanyama. Spears’ husband shared lengthy commentary about the altercation on Instagram stories. “I am opposed to violence in any form, especially without justification in the defense of yourself or someone else who is unable to defend themselves,” he wrote. “Self-defense can be unavoidable, but the defense of any woman, especially my wife, is not debatable. I consider my reaction subdued considering what occurred, and I hope the man in question learns a lesson and changes his disregard for women. Thank you for the support.”
Britney Spears was involved in a physical altercation with NBA star Victor Wembanyama’s security time while in Las Vegas on Wednesday, July 5, Us Weekly can confirm.
Britney Spears got a literal slap in the face when she tried to get a photo with a basketball star.
Coronation Street's Daisy Midgeley star Charlotte Jordan has sent fans wild as she attended Lytham Festival in Lancashire with co-star Sally Ann Matthews, who plays Jenny Connor. Taking to Instagram, the actress, 28, posted a "recent roundup", which included snaps from the event, the recent British Soap Awards and TRIC Awards.
Melanie Lynskey has posted her thoughts on Instagram about longtime friend Julian Sands, who was found dead in the Southern California mountains earlier this week.
What do we know about the new “Star Wars” series “Skeleton Crew” from creators Jon Watts (director of the Marvel/Sony ‘Spider-Man’ trilogy) and Christopher Ford (one of the writers on Watts’ “Spider-Man: Homecoming”)? Well, we know it has an Amblin vibe, with the producer citing things like “E.T.” and “The Goonies” as influences.
EXCLUSIVE: Shondrella Avery, who starred in Napoleon Dynamite, is developing a slew of unscripted projects after striking a first-look deal with Bling Empire producer Jeff Jenkins Productions.
Christine Brown and her fiancé, David Woolley, are enjoying their blended family. The 51-year-old star announced her engagement to David back in April after the pair had been together for four months.
Colleen Ballinger has re-emerged to share her side of the story after the “Miranda Sings” YouTuber was accused of grooming by a fan who claimed she’d “formed an inappropriate personal friendship with him while he was between the ages of 13 and 16.”
Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent Hannah Brown, known as a former star of “The Bachelorette,” is launching a podcast with SiriusXM, Variety has learned exclusively. “Better Tomorrow With Hannah Brown” is a new lifestyle podcast hosted by Brown, as she seeks to answer life’s big questions: “Am I better today than I was yesterday?” and, “How can I learn to be better tomorrow?” The weekly series will premiere on July 19. Brown’s podcast will build on those questions, focusing on topics like confidence, relationships, love, faith and making time for yourself. Brown will be joined by guests on the series, including experts, celebrity friends, artists and entrepreneurs.
EXCLUSIVE: Iñaki Godoy, the 19-year-old lead of Netflix’s forthcoming series One Piece, has signed with M88 for representation.
Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Breakout Sundance star and rapper Tia Nomore has signed with Range Media Partners for representation in acting and music. Nomore is the lead in Savannah Leaf’s upcoming A24 drama “Earth Mama,” in which she delivered a critically acclaimed debut feature performance at this year’s Sundance Film Festival as a struggling single mother. Well established in hip hop, Nomore rose to prominence as an artist on the Oakland music scene. In “Earth Mama,” Nomore stars as expectant mom Gia, who already has two kids in foster care as she anticipates a third. Though she has the support of a tight-knit community in the Bay Area, she faces formidable challenges in reclaiming her family and building a new life. A24, the studio behind the Oscar winning “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” will release the film on July 7.