Peter Bart: Deals Keep Swirling, But Are There Signs ‘Shark Tank’ Is Losing Its Bite?

A plaque and a palm tree weren’t enough to mark the swagger and star power of Burt Reynolds.

Florida. A simple plaque with his name marked the spot.But Hollywood Forever co-owner Tyler Cassity told them that the many visitors to his grave would appreciate more of a monument, something to look at, to touch, to take photos with.

Tom Freston, a founder of the MTV network, once observed: “What’s fascinating about the future is that so many people claim to understand it.” In 2006, Freston, then CEO of Viacom, was fired by Sumner Redstone, who explained that “Freston doesn’t understand the future.” As it turned out, Redstone had failed to understand the present.

"Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Leary's wife was found not guilty on Tuesday of charges stemming from a 2019 boat crash that left two people dead. Linda O’Leary was charged with careless operation of a vessel following the Aug.

TORONTO -- The wife of “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary was been found not guilty Tuesday of charges stemming from in a boat crash that killed two people in central Ontario two years ago.Linda O’Leary was charged with careless operation of a vessel following the Aug. 24, 2019, collision on Lake Joseph, north of Toronto.

Queer Eye took home its fourth straight Emmy win for Outstanding Structured Reality Program and tied annual rival Shark Tank’s category record.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentLebanese multihyphenate Nadine Labaki’s most recent directorial effort, the Oscar-nominated “Capernaum,” shed light on Beirut’s desperation before her city was blasted last year by one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions ever recorded.

Tom Cruise, now approaching age 60, has never reacted calmly to frustration. This week his carefully structured life was put on hold by delays of his two heralded mega movies: the Top Gun sequel and the seventh Mission: Impossible.

Mark Cuban, a regular on ABC’s Shark Tank and the owner of the National Basketball Association’s Dallas Mavericks, could potentially face millions of dollars in government givebacks, thanks to a new Texas state law.

Several business owners are claiming to be victims of a debilitating shark attack — and not the kind that happens in the ocean!

O’Leary, according to the suit, endorsed the companies and their “fake executives” by name.

“Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary and former star Kevin Harrington are facing allegations of fraud. In a lawsuit filed by 20 people from across the country, the two famous business investors have been accused of scamming and manipulating hopeful entrepreneurs. ET has reached out to Harrington and O’Leary for comment.

star Kevin O'Leary and former star Kevin Harrington are facing allegations of fraud.

First, a reality check: We are living in a state of social and sexual angst, and nothing can be written about it without further raising the tension level. Everyone seems permanently pissed off.