Ozy Media To Shutter After Allegations Of Fraud And Other Misdeeds

Ed Meza @edmezavar“Dating & New York” helmer Jonah Feingold is set to direct the Paramount Plus original film “At Midnight,” toplining Diego Boneta, star of Telemundo/Netflix smash hit “Luis Miguel” and “Rock of Ages.”Part of the robust Spanish-language production slate at ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS), the romantic comedy, scheduled to begin production in January, follows two people who have made the “safe” choice not to fall in love.

Will Matthew McConaughey soon be putting on a bat suit? In a new interview with radio DJ Zane Lowe during the Advertising Week New York event, the Academy Award-winning actor addressed rumours that he’s slated to be the next Batman.

Matthew McConaughey soon be putting on a bat suit? In a new interview with radio DJ Zane Lowe during the Advertising Week New York event, the Academy Award-winning actor addressed rumors that he's slated to be the next Batman.When asked about the possible upcoming role, McConaughey seemed caught off guard.«I am? First I've heard of it, but it happens this way sometimes!» he said in response to the casting rumors. When Lowe suggested that maybe the internet got it wrong, McConaughey chimed in

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Ringo Starr has opened up about a bizarre reunion offer made to The Beatles in 1973, which they turned down.In a New Yorker profile on Paul McCartney today (October 11), it was revealed that McCartney had flown to Los Angeles to visit John Lennon that year, after his breakup with Yoko Ono.The duo’s brief time together – which reportedly involved studio sessions with Stevie Wonder and Henry Nillsson – sparked rumours of a Beatles reunion.Starr is featured in the profile talking about the band

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Matthew McConaughey has been on the fence about a possible run for governor of Texas for months now, and he discusses his feelings about entering politics in the latest edition of the New York Times podcast “Sway”.

New York Times wrote that Rao changed the video call to a voice conversation, and sent a new address for Google executive Alex Piper, and then altered his voice to impersonate Piper in order to vouch for Ozy’s strong YouTube presence.Robinson said that numerous people who have reached out to him to say they believed the digitally altered voice actually belonged to Watson himself.

announced her passing and didn’t give a cause of death. Harris died in New York.Harris was also known for her performances in Broadway and off-Broadway productions.

less than a week since The New York Times piece, the digital media company that raised a reported $83 million since 2012 is being abandoned by employees, senior executives and investors, including respected TV journalist and producer Katty Kay, investors Laurene Powell Jobs, Ron Conway and Marc Lasry, who resigned this week as chairman of the board just weeks after joining.Ozy billed itself as a modern media venture that was “ahead of the curve.” This week it has faced a daily onslaught of

The heat on Ozy Media has been turned up a notch after its chairman, Marc Lasry, decided to step down from the digital company.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFormer BBC News anchor and correspondent Katty Kay, who had just joined Ozy Media in late June, has announced her exit following the recent controversy swirling around revelations of the digital company’s practices.“Yesterday morning I handed in my resignation to Ozy Media,” Kay wrote on Twitter.

said in a statement posted to Twitter just after appearing on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” earlier in the day to talk about former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham’s forthcoming tell-all. “I had recently joined the company after my long career at the BBC, excited to explore opportunities in the digital space.

New York Times report on Sunday revealed that he had impersonated a Google executive on a fundraising call with Goldman Sachs.Harry Hawks, the former executive president and chief financial officer of Hearst Television, will serve as interim CFO during this transition period.“Following reports of conduct that is not in keeping with our standards or values, OZY has engaged Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP to conduct a review of the company’s business activities.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeA day after a New York Times article revealed that Ozy Media chief operating officer Samir Rao impersonated a YouTube executive on a call with potential Goldman Sachs investors, the company has announced that the exec will take a leave of absence.Also as part of the news, Ozy’s board of directors has hired a law firm to review the company’s practices.

a New York Times exposé on the operations of his company. “Carlos Watson has graciously reached out to us and asked to be removed from his hosting duties tomorrow night so as not to distract the focus from the talented nominees in the documentary categories of the 42nd News & Documentary Emmy Awards,” a representative for the program told TheWrap.