Nick Grudin Exits as Meta Head of Content Partnerships to Join NFT Startup Dapper Labs

The decision to end Lisa LaFlamme’s contract with CTV National News had nothing to do with her age, gender or grey hair, the head of Bell Media’s parent company said.

Hoda Kotb has had to show her best self on television for decades as one of the leading faces of the Today Show, and she's garnered quite a few appearance hacks to speed up the getting ready process.MORE: Hoda Kotb reveals exciting new venture away from Today ShowWhile many have surely been useful to her and the viewers she shares them with, her latest revelation left co-host Jenna Bush Hager quite baffled.As she detailed her process of getting ready and out the door, she revealed a bit of a controversial eye-sight trick that Jenna wasn't so sure about, but plenty of fans had her back.WATCH: Hoda is overcome with emotion following heartfelt reunionMORE: Savannah Guthrie shows support for co-star Hoda Kotb in the sweetest wayHoda was detailing the steps she takes when stepping out of her home early in the morning, revealing that she avoids looking in the mirror in an effort to not stress about what she looks like throughout the day.She detailed that: "I've been starting this thing where I don't look in the mirror when I'm leaving the house until I'm about to walk out the door, and I don't put my contacts in until I'm leaving."Then she admitted through laughter: "And I only wear one," which immediately prompted confusion from her co-host.A post shared by TODAY with Hoda & Jenna (@hodaandjenna)Hoda's curious revelationJenna exclaimed: "Wait, what?! I get the mirror part, but why are you blinding yourself?"MORE: Hoda Kotb opens up about desire to adopt third childMORE: Hoda Kotb's heartbreaking day after exit of beloved co-starThe mom-of-two explained: "I'm so blind, I can't see anything far away. So, if I have one in, I can read with the one that doesn't have the contact in," while hilariously alternating winks.

Making it personal! Charli D’Amelio and mom Heidi D’Amelio have joined the cast of Dancing With the Stars season 31, Us Weekly can confirm.

John Reiss is moving from his role as executive producer of Meet the Press to NBC News Now’s seasonal, single-topic show Meet the Press Reports, and he will be succeeded at the Sunday broadcast by David P. Gelles, who is returning to the network after nearly a decade at CNN.

EXCLUSIVE: About 70 people, or 14% of the programming operation overseen by HBO and HBO Max Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys, were laid off last week as part of cost-cutting across Warner Bros. Discovery. At the time, only the departures of the heads of departments that were worst hit — all of them on the HBO Max side — were made public, including Jennifer O’Connell EVP, Non-Fiction & Live-Action Family Originals. Now names of other executives who are leaving as part of the restructuring and staff reductions are starting to trickle out.

Matt Altman, a real estate agent on Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing, is speaking out after his wife was arrested and charged with domestic violence earlier this month.

star Matt Altman's wife, Johanna Altman, was arrested earlier this month and charged with felony domestic violence.The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department told ET on Wednesday that Johanna, 40, was arrested at 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 4.She posted bail, which was set at $50,000, and was released from LAPD Valley Jail in Van Nuys the following morning.

Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles‘ Matt Altman‘s wife is facing some legal trouble.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorBoss Beauties, an NFT company and women-empowerment brand launched last year, has signed with WME.WME will exclusively represent Boss Beauties in all areas and assist in adapting its intellectual property across Web3, film, TV, digital and gaming platforms, as well as live events and brand partnerships.Boss Beauties’ first NFT collection, consisting of 10,000 unique digital portraits of independent diverse women, sold out in 90 minutes. Each portrait of women in the brand’s signature NFT collections represents qualities aligned with the company’s mission of supporting young women in designing the life and career of their dreams.

Million Dollar Listing star Matt Altman’s wife, Johanna Altman, was arrested for felony domestic violence earlier this month. Specific details of the alleged incident were not made public.

NIKI has pulled out her headlining set at the Los Angeles edition of 88rising’s Head In the Clouds festival, slated to take place this weekend. Today (August 17), the Los Angeles-based songstress announced her withdrawal from the festival in a statement posted on her Twitter account, stating that she had recently tested positive for COVID-19.

The Beatles, Taylor Swift, and Bob Dylan, as well as smaller, less established acts.HitPiece relaunched last week with new artist partnerships and industry ties, moving out of its test beta stage. According to founder Rory Felton, the brand has signed deals with young artists and producers, including producer ATL Jacob and rappers and singers Lil Gnar and Lil Gotit.In an interview with Input, Felton said HitPiece’s initial launch earlier this year had occurred before he had secured “the proper guardrails in place around the product, which led to miscommunications and challenges that happened”.

Few recent crypto-related endeavors have generated as hard and swift a backlash as HitPiece did back in February. The website promised "one-of-one NFTs of all your favorite songs" with dozens of tracks listed without permission from the artists.

Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager reunited on Monday after a week apart - with the former taking time off for her birthday.MORE: Today's Savannah Guthrie was 'mad' at her co-star Hoda Kotb after the star didn't listen to her The famous friends hadn't quite been apart all that time though, as they enjoyed spending the weekend together, along with their Fourth Hour executive producer, Talia Parkinson-Jones, at Hoda's vacation home by the beach.What's more, Talia had the sweetest words for the TV stars in a heartfelt tribute message on Instagram.VIDEO: Hoda Kotb left shocked during conversation with Jenna Bush Hager live on Today"Nothing beats hanging with my girls! And our kiddos," she wrote in a sweet post, alongside pictures of the group and their children posing outside Hoda's home.MORE: Why Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie keep taking time off TodayMORE: Hoda Kotb shares heartfelt message to Savannah Guthrie as they embrace in sweet photoHoda shared the exact same picture on her own Instagram page, alongside the caption: "Little fun in the sun."Jenna, meanwhile, replied to the post, writing: "That was a blast. Love my ladies and their babies.

New York Comedy Festival has announced its star-studded headlining line-up.John Mulaney, Conan O’Brien, Jenny Slate, Wanda Sykes and Tracy Morgan are just some of the big names fans can expect at venues across NYC’s five boroughs. The festival, which will boast a 200-strong line-up, will open on Nov.