Facing the fallout. Elon Musk found himself at the center of several scandals over the years — which the CEO has preferred to address himself.
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Kaare Eriksen Information EditorOphir Lupu has exited UTA after more than 10 years as a partner and the agency’s head of video games.The split is said to be amicable. When reached by Variety, Lupu declined to comment.
He’s expected to pursue other business opportunities in the fast-growing gaming sector. Lupu made UTA a prominent player in video gaming, and he is highly regarded by colleagues for his strategic focus and entrepreneurial skills.Lupu joined UTA from CAA in 2011.
He represented top gaming clients such as Ken Levine, who directed “BioShock” and “BioShock Infinite” for publisher 2K Games, as well as international developers like Nyamakop, the South African studio known for “Semblance.”Lupu also brought UTA’s existing talent over to the gaming realm, having helped “Rick and Morty” co-creator Justin Roiland set up Squanch Games. That company released “Trover Saves the Universe” in 2019 and has first-person-shooter “High on Life” due in October for Xbox consoles.
In addition to representing game studios, Lupu also helped raise capital and negotiate M&A deals for gaming entities, aiding “Don’t Starve” developer Klei Entertainment in selling a majority stake of itself to Tencent in 2021.Other investments of Lupu for UTA included esports organization Cloud9, which has been a big presence in “League of Legends” competitions. In 2018, Lupu greatly expanded UTA’s esports footprint via the acquisitions of Press X and Everyday Influencers, which added 90 professional esports athletes and livestreaming personalities to the UTA portfolio.UTA hasn’t slowed its push into gaming.
Facing the fallout. Elon Musk found himself at the center of several scandals over the years — which the CEO has preferred to address himself.
Discovery Channel’s Shark Week returns Sunday night for its 34th year and TheWrap has an exclusive sneak peek at an incredible moment from one of its most jaw-dropping programs — “Air Jaws: Top Guns.”In the clip above, filmed in South Africa earlier this year, the “Air Jaws” team managed to lure a shark with their fake seal decoy that trailed behind the boat, catching on film a legendary great white shark as it propelled itself out of the water, and performed a 360-degree turn in the air, before diving back down with very little splash. (Taking notes, Maverick?)The objective for this year’s “Air Jaws” installment, from creator Jeff Kurr (also an executive producer, director, underwater cinematographer, editor, writer and on-camera shark expert for Shark Week) — the 22nd for the franchise — was to shoot the largest breaching great white shark ever captured on film“I had the pleasure of, up until this year, filming the largest great white, which is this 15-foot humongous beast of a shark that came flying out of the water.
Singer Justin Bieber will be back on tour sooner rather than later.
official Instagram account of the Justice Tour with the hashtag #BIEBERISBACK. AEG Presents UK also tweeted the news on Tuesday, “Justin Bieber RESUMES WORLD TOUR!!! Starting a run of European festivals in Italy on 31st July, then continue across South America, South Africa, The Middle East, Asia, Australia & New Zealand then back to Europe in 2023,” the promoter tweeted, promising that details for the rescheduling of postponed U.S shows are “coming soon.”Justin Bieber RESUMES WORLD TOUR!!! Starting a run of European festivals in Italy on 31st July, then continue across South America, South Africa, The Middle East, Asia, Australia & New Zealand then back to Europe in 2023.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJustin Bieber will resume his “Justice” world tour on July 31, a rep for the singer has confirmed to Variety, after a diagnosis of Ramsay Hunt syndrome forced him to postpone a brace of North American tour dates early last month.The singer’s massive world tour, which has 75 scheduled dates, will resume with a performance at the Lucca Summer Festival in Italy, and follow with five dates in Europe into August before heading to South America in September. It continues in South Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and New Zealand before returning to Europe in January through March.There is no update on the rescheduled North American dates, but it seems likely they will be rescheduled for next Spring.
Very sweet. Prince Harry’s UN Speech is the gold standard for loving your significant other. The Duke of Sussex recalled a special moment with Meghan during his speech at the United Nations on July 18, 2022.
Cameron Norrie is one of Britain's tennis aces after turning professional in 2017 and now ranking No. 12 in the world for his singles matches. But while he takes centre stage at his games eagle-eyed fans have spotted a mystery woman cheering him on from the stand - but who is she? The successful young woman who hails from New Zealand is called Louise Jacobi and she is the founder and director of an interior design company called Please Don’t Touch.
Doncaster's Jason Cunningham will take on Zolani Tete on the card of Joe Joyce vs Christian Hammer at Wembley Arena on Saturday night hoping to defend his IBF International Super Bantamweight & Commonwealth titles.
Five Finger Death Punch‘s Chris Kael has called out artists and celebrities who threaten to leave America over politics, ideologies, economics and more.“No one cares about anything enough to pack up and move out of the country,” the bassist claimed today (June 27) on Twitter.He continued: “It’s easy to say onstage, on TV and on social media; but, when’s the last time you actually packed your bags for anything longer than a brief vacation and a quick return home? Stop bullshittin’. #USA.”Kael’s comments come a few days after Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong told a crowd at the London stop of the band’s current Hella Mega Tour that he is “renouncing” his US citizenship, following the recent overturning of Roe v.