No apology: Tavis Smiley makes comeback bid after PBS firing

PHOENIX -- ESPN has replaced Rachel Nichols as its sideline reporter for the NBA Finals following a report detailing critical comments she made about Black colleague Maria Taylor.The network announced Tuesday that Malika Andrews would handle that role for the series between the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks.Nichols, who is white, has been the sideline reporter for its top national games this season and for last year's NBA Finals.

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones is joining the faculty of Howard University, having rejected a tenured position at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The New York Times reported on Sunday that several of the company’s top NBA analysts had considered boycotting this year’s playoffs over how ESPN handled the situation.After the video spread internally at the network and was later partially leaked by Deadspin, Taylor told ESPN execs that she had decided to not finish covering the NBA season.

Mariska Hargitay is sporting a new «summer look» — a freshly bandaged ankle!ET has learned that the  star fell and broke her ankle on Friday after leaving a screening of in the Hamptons.After the Cinema Society screening of the new Marvel film, Hargitay injured her ankle and an ambulance was called, after which she was taken to Southampton Hospital, according to Page Six.Hargitay, 57, didn't mention the injury on her Instagram until Monday, when she posted a photo of her bandaged-covered ankle

Veteran sports broadcaster Marv Albert — known for his trademark delivery of “Yes!” — is hanging up his microphone after a 55-year career.

National Basketball Assn. broadcasting legend Marv Albert signed off for the final time today, his final words a simple “good night” to his legion of fans.

Courtney Love made an unexpected appearance in Ronan Farrow’s expose on Britney Spears’ conservatorship for The New Yorker, and on Saturday she paid tribute to Spears by covering one of her hits.

Going strong! Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez jetted off to the Hamptons one day after taking their kids to Universal Studios in Hollywood.

Could it be true? Are Zendaya and Tom Holland dating?! It’s the question we’re all asking ourselves after the pair were spotted kissing. The steamy moment was captured in a video and series of photos obtained by The New York Post’s Page Six, and honestly, this “evidence” has us shook.

Gabrielle Union was one of many celebrities to offer support to Sha’Carri Richardson, 21, after the track and field star was suspended from the Olympic Trials for using marijuana. Even though Sha’Carri came in first during the 100m run at the Olympic Trials, the United States Anti-Doping Agency issued her a one-month suspension, which may prevent her from participating in the same event at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, according to The New York Times.

UPDATE, THURSDAY JULY 1: Ex-Fox News Host Ed Henry filed two more defamation lawsuits today in US District Court in New York, naming National Public Radio’s David Folkenflik and CNN’s Alysin Camerota and Brian Stelter (as well as their CNN parent, TBS) for their allegedly defamatory commentary and reporting on his firing by Fox News.

Britney Spears’ estate alongside her father James has asked to withdraw from it.Bessemer Trust, which manages more than $100billion in assets across its portfolio, filed a new court document today (July 1) in which it requested to resign from the arrangement.The New York Times reports that the trust referred to the public outcry of the conservatorship as “changed circumstances” and stated that it was previously unaware of Britney’s objection to the conservatorship.

Gregg Goldstein As an increasingly vaccinated New York lifts virtually all of its COVID-19 restrictions, there’s a turf war brewing between New York City productions and restaurants, with the Mayor’s Of­fice of Media and Entertainment caught in the crossfire.

Lady Gaga is turning heads as usual with her fierce fashion!

In a first for YouTube, the digital video giant is putting its name on a new 6,000-seat music venue opening at Hollywood Park, the sports and entertainment area in Inglewood, CA just east of LAX.

The control that Jamie Spears has over his daughter Britney Spears‘ life as her co-conservator could be more extreme than anyone could have imagined. Britney — who is currently fighting to have her dad removed from her conservatorship — complained about Jamie’s influence back in 2016 in court records that were recently obtained by The New York Times.

ActionKid channel has 266,000 subscribers and more than 84.8 million views.“People are realizing that, ‘Wow, I can actually really showcase my city in a way that I enjoy it and show it to my audience,’ ” he added.Livestream walking tours of New York City have become incredibly popular since the start of the pandemic, as people around the world have been eager to see something beyond their own backyards.

wanted them,” she says. She became the youngest competitor to ever win and wrote, not one, but two New York Times bestselling books.