Rachel Maddow Rejected $40 Million Offer From SiriusXM in 2021

Vanessa Bryant will never be able to bring her late husband, Kobe Bryant back, but she can put the case surrounding his and Gianna’s crash photos behind her. It was announced Wednesday, August 24, that a federal jury found that Los Angeles County must pay $31 million in damages to Vanessa and her co-plaintiff Christopher Chester. Christopher lost his wife Sarah and their 13-year-old daughter Payton in the 2020 helicopter crash. Vanessa will be awarded $16 million and Christopher $15 million.

A verdict has been reached for Vanessa Bryant‘s case against Los Angeles County.

That’s her man — and she wants the world to know! Rachael Kirkconnell clapped back at a sports announcer who incorrectly claimed that her boyfriend, Matt James, was “single” numerous times during a recent celebrity basketball tournament.

On Monday night's episode of "The Bachelorette," a familiar face was spotted during Rachel Recchia's hometown date with Zach Shallcross.  Shallcross took Recchia to meet his family in his hometown of Anaheim Hills,California, where she was met with actor Patrick Warburton, who turns out to be Shallcross' real life uncle.  Warburton is best known for portraying one of Elaine's (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) boyfriends, David Puddy on "Seinfeld."   Patrick Warburton played David Puddy on "Seinfeld."  (Joey Delvalle/NBCU Photo Bank) The actor was briefly shown in the promo for the week's episode, where he says"I just feel sorry for those other fellas."  Warburton took to Twitter after the promo was released to tease his appearance on the show.  "I'm being asked ‘why are you on ’The Bachelorette?' It's my favorite show? I'm addicted..? I have a crush on that Zach Shallcross fellow? Or…all of the above? Or…Zach is my nephew? Or…all of the above?" the actor tweeted on August 16. The "Seinfeld" actor is the brother of Shallcross' mother Megan.

Little League World Series, which is played in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and broadcast on ESPN, is known for producing its fair share of viral moments, courtesy of groups of giddy 12-year-old baseball players from around the country.But one such moment caught on camera has social media spectators crying foul ball, leveling accusations of racism against the youths.During the ESPN broadcast of the MLB Little League Classic between the Orioles and Red Sox, white players from the Davenport, Iowa, team representing the Midwest region were shown on camera topping their black teammate’s hair with the stuffing from a plush animal.“History is literally repeating itself, and not the good kind, either,” said one Twitter user, disturbed by the images. Little League officials said the actions by the boys had “no ill-intent.”Did anyone else just see this on the Little League World Series?! They was stuffing the black boy hair with cotton!!! #LLWS pic.twitter.com/nRVJpw6FJj“After speaking with the team, as well as reviewing photos, multiple players on the Midwest region team were taking part in this while enjoying the game,” Little League said in a statement.“As only one player appeared on the broadcast, Little League International understands the actions could be perceived as racially insensitive,” officials said.

promo for Monday night’s episode, which saw star Rachel Recchia join the final four (including Shallcross) for hometown dates. In the clip, Warburton says, “I just feel sorry for those other fellas” — in his signature deep drawl that he lent to Kronk in “The Emperor’s New Groove.”As the video made the rounds on social media, Warburton cheekily tweeted, “I’m being asked ‘why are you on The Batchelorette ?’ [sic] It’s my favorite show? I’m addicted..? I have a crush on that Zach Shallcross fellow? Or…all of the above? Or…Zach is my nephew? Or…all of the above?”Warburton, who is the brother of Shallcross’ mother Megan, is also known for lending his voice to “Family Guy,” “Bee Movie” and “Kim Possible.” He’s also been in “Men in Black II,” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “A Series of Unfortunate Events” (the TV show) and “Rules of Engagement.”For his part, Shallcross has not kept the relationship hidden: He most recently posted about the family’s Warburton Celebrity Golf Tournament held in Palm Desert, Calif.

EXCLUSIVE: Andrea-Rachel Parker (Power), Lil Mama (CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story), Columbus Short (Scandal), K.D. Aubert (Friday After Next), Cocoa Brown (Never Have I Ever), Tobias Truvillion (Brooklyn’s Finest) and De’aundre Bonds (Father Stu) will lead the cast of the crime drama Sisters, from writer-director Jahmar Hill (Run), which is heading into production in October.

Alex Wagner’s debut as MSNBC’s Tuesday to Friday successor to Rachel Maddow drew an estimated 2 million viewers.

Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson's characters find love at first sight in the upcoming romantic comedy "Meet Cute."  The movie will be released on Peacock on September 21.The rom-com also has a sci-fi element intertwined within the plot, which follows Cuoco's character Shelia who has access to a time machine and replays the day she and Davidson's character Gary meet over and over again. When Sheila decides that their love at first site isn't quite perfect enough, she goes back in time further to make the perfect man out of Gary.  The movie is written by Noga Pnueli and directed by Alex Lehmann with Akiva Goldsman, Rachel Reznick Wizenberg, Gregory Lessans, Santosh Govindaraju and Dan Reardon as producers.  Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson both star in the upcoming romantic comedy "Meet Cute."  (Gotham/GC Images) "If I had a time machine right now I'd be torn," Lehmann said about the movie.

Wilson Chapman editorPete Davidson and Kaley Cuoco’s upcoming romantic comedy film will premiere exclusively on Peacock Sept. 21, the streamer announced Tuesday.Titled “Meet Cute,” after the well know rom-com trope, the film focuses on Sheila (Cuoco), a woman who uses a time machine to repeat a first meeting between her and Gary (Davidson) in order to engineer a love at first sight date.

Monday's episode of , fans got a peek at what's to come during next week's Hometown dates, and it appears Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia are in for a tumultuous time.Things start off well for the women, as Gabby gushes, «I’m so excited to meet families and deepen our connections.» Rachel agrees, telling the cameras that the experience «feels like a taste of the future.» That future is one that Zach very much wants to be a part of, as he tells the pilot, «I’m in love with you, Rachel.» Meanwhile, Erich confesses that «It’s scary to open up and show someone my entire world,» while Gabby admits that she's «terrified because I know how much I have to lose.» That seems to be Jason's family's fear too, as a woman tells him through tears, «It’s important to keep in mind what would it be like without her?»Things aren't all positive for Rachel either, as everything seems to take an awkward turn when she arrives at Tino's house.«When you know, you know,» Tino tells his family as he holds Rachel's hand. That explanation isn't enough for a man who appears to be Tino’s dad, as he tells his son, «We’re going to have to have a talk.

JoJo Fletcher, Colton Underwood, Kaitlyn Bristowe and more members of Bachelor Nation would definitely give their final rose to their dogs.

Tiffany Haddish is looking back at some of the job opportunities she has received during her successful career in the entertainment industry, including some brand endorsements she has been forced to decline.The Hollywood star admits that she is not accepting every offer that people present to her, as she wants to show her fans and followers that she is only involved in things that resonate with her and her values.“At first with acting roles, I used to just be like, what seems like fun,“ she explained. ”Now it’s, what seems like fun, and what resonates with my soul? Then I ask who else is working on it? Will it be my friends?“The actress says that she also has a different approach when it comes to casting, in comparison to when she first started working in the business, as she wants to be taken seriously.“It’s a battle getting the people that you want, because everybody still looks at you as talent, when they fail to realize I’ve produced things, got nominated for awards, won trophies...I kind of know what I’m doing.

Zack Sharf Rachel Maddow’s political beliefs stand in direct contrast to her longtime Fox News rival Tucker Carlson, but the MSNBC stalwart refused to outright bash her competitor in a recent Vanity Fair profile. After all, it was Carlson who first gave Maddow a paid TV position when she worked on his MSNBC series “Tucker” nearly 17 years ago.“Tucker’s doing great right now,” Maddow said.

Enter Rachel and Ryan Carr, Sydney parents who were sure they’d missed their chance.

Kevin Spacey has been ordered to pay the “House of Cards” production company, MRC, $31 million after it was determined he breached his contract and was fired for alleged sexual misconduct.

Kevin Spacey has been ordered to pay the  production company, MRC, $31 million after it was determined he breached his contract and was fired for alleged sexual misconduct.According to court documents obtained by ET on Thursday, Judge Mel Red Recana confirmed the arbitration award, which was determined last November following an arbitration hearing between MRC and Spacey's attorneys.An arbitrator ruled that the 63-year-old actor breached his contract with theproduction company when he was fired from in 2017 amid allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct.The ruling, first reported by , awarded $29.5 million in damages and $1.4 million in attorneys fees and costs to MRC.In 2017, multiple people came forward against Spacey to allege a pattern of sexually predatory conduct, and he's denied the allegations.