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Shaquille O'Neal is gearing up to be part of the upcoming virtual Sports Illustrated Awards. The former Los Angeles Laker will be spinning tunes as DJ Diesel.«When I'm DJ Diesel with these kids, I give them what they want.

Shaquille O'Neal is setting the record straight on his thirsty comment to Megan Thee Stallion.The NBA legend watched the «Savage» rapper's Instagram Live last week, in which she showed off her twerking skills. Fans noticed that Shaq wrote «Watching that booty,» and went into a frenzy.

Weta Digital has tapped Ken Kamins, and former Disney COO Tom Staggs, and Google SVP Jeff Huber to its Board of Directors. The appointments comes as the Peter Jackson studio has offices planned in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The trio join Weta Digital board members Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Sean Parker, Joe Letteri and CEO Prem Akkaraju.

Tom Cruise, Christian Bale… the list of celebrities who have had outbursts on set and in their everyday lives is quite longer than you think. The Mission Impossible star, 58, is in the news again for berating crew members for not taking COVID-19 safety measures seriously on set. While his outburst was about the good of his crew and co-stars, some rants (like Christian’s) weren’t exactly so pleasant. Here’s the best of the best:

Shaquille O’Neal, 48, confidently showed off his interest in Megan Thee Stallion, 25, with a new eye-catching comment he left her during her recent Instagram Live. “Watching that booty,” the legendary former basketball player wrote as the rapper showed off her gorgeous self in the session. Although the comment could have been overlooked, many viewers noticed it right away, including Shaq’s own son, Shareef!

Chad Michael Murray is opening up about how faith impacts his household. The 39-year-old star recently spoke with Page Six about his family's religion.

Black Midi and Black Country, New Road teamed up for a collaborative live-streamed gig in aid of under-threat Brixton venue The Windmill last night (December 10).During the show, the two bands covered a number of tracks including Led Zeppelin‘s ‘ Immigrant Song’, Coldplay‘s ‘The Scientist’ and Bruce Springsteen‘s ‘Born To Run’, as well as festive numbers ‘Just Like Christmas’ and ‘Santa Claus Is Coming To Town’.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentIn the past decade or so, Rita Moreno has received multiple lifetime achievement awards, and would probably receive even more — except that she’s too busy working.The actress, who turns 89 on Dec. 11, is one of the few people to win an EGOT: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

Disney’s news-packed Investor Day provided first glimpse at Loki, Marvel’s upcoming series starring Tom Hiddleston as the trickster demi-god and brother to Thor.

Shaquille O’Neal is one of Megan Thee Stallion’s many social media followers to watch her show off her talent for twerking on Instagram Live on Wednesday.

Mark David Looking to thin her stateside real estate portfolio, Australian actor Margot Robbie has put a showbiz pedigreed 1950s bungalow in L.A.’s historic Hollywood Heights on the market at almost $1.2 million.The twice Oscar nominated “I, Tonya,” “Bombshell” and “Suicide Squad” franchise star, one of the highest paid actresses in 2019 with an estimated haul of more than $23 million according to the celebrity bean counters at Forbes, purchased the property as an investment almost three years

Famed filmmaker Spike Lee presented Darnella Frazier with an award for courage after she recorded the killing of George Floyd.

Hollywood campaigned hard for President Donald Trump’s ouster, but most have been holding back the spirit of celebration until he’s finally shown the door on January 20. Spike Lee is popping the cork early.

2020 has been a year, and it’s shocking to consider just what went down over the past twelve months. Adele posing in a bikini seems like it happened years ago, but it was in August.

Editor’s note: Judging from last year’s positive response to our Read the Screenplay series, Deadline is kicking off a new season of publishing the scripts of films that will be factors in this year’s movie awards race. Stay tuned for more, but Spike Lee is a pretty good place to start.

EXCLUSIVE: Authentic Brands Group said Tuesday it acquired a 20% equity stake in live events and content production company Medium Rare for an undisclosed sum.

Giovanna Fletcher's husband Tom and her brother Mario Falcone couldn't contain their excitement over the star reaching the final of I'm A Celebrity...

It is one of the great debates of late 90s and early aughts TV — was Angel or Spike Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘s greatest love on the WB hit. The teenage vampire slayer played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, 43, found her first true love in Angel, the good vampire played by David Boreanaz.