SiriusXM CEO Jim Meyer's Pay Rose to $18.8 Million in 2019

Jerry Stiller’s former costars and famous friends took to social media after news of his death broke on Monday, May 11.

Jerry Stiller‘s former co-stars are paying tribute to the comedian on social media, after learning of his passing.

The music community is mourning the loss of legendary soul and R&B singer Betty Wright.Music stars like John Legend, Snoop Dogg, Ledisi, DJ Khaled and many more took to social media Sunday (May 10) to pay tribute to Wright, who recently died after a battle with cancer. She was 66."I loved being around Ms Betty Wright," Legend tweeted.

Little Richard is mourned by family, friends and fans all over the world.

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Imax CEO Richard Gelfond's compensation for the latest fiscal year came to $7.1 million, up from $6.28 million in fiscal 2018, according to a regulatory filing Wednesday. Gelfond received a base salary of $1.2 million last year — the same as in 2018 — and saw his bonus fall to $1.1 million, against a bonus of $1.7 million in fiscal 2018.

Discovery Inc. president and CEO David Zaslav's 2019 pay package dropped to $45.8 million.

Rose McGowan addressed her negative tweets directed at fellow actress and activist Alyssa Milano as well as her thoughts on the conviction and sentencing of her alleged rapist, Harvey Weinstein. McGowan previously tweeted a scathing rebuke of her “Charmed” co-star following comments she made about Joe Biden’s accuser during an interview with Andy Cohen.

Audio entertainment giant SiriusXM is planning more formal talks with Howard Stern over the coming months about a potential contract renewal for his The Howard Stern Showas the current five-year deal for it expires at the end of 2020. SiriusXM, controlled by John Malone's Liberty Media, previously said the current pact was part of a broader "12-year agreement, under which legendary broadcaster Stern" has continued to produce and host The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM.

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Audio entertainment giant SiriusXM is planning more formal talks with Howard Stern over the coming months about a potential contract renewal for his The Howard Stern Show as the current five-year deal for it expires at the end of this year.SiriusXM, controlled by John Malone's Liberty Media, previously said that the current pact was part of a broader "12-year agreement, under which legendary broadcaster Stern" has continued to produce and host The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM.Under the current

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Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick's total compensation fell slightly in 2019, from$30.8 million in 2018 to $30.1 million a year later. Kotick has been CEO of the company since 2008, after spearheading the merger of the two video game studios.

NBCUniversal's Steve Burke got compensation worth $42.6 million in 2019, his final year as CEO, compared with nearly $40.0 million in 2018 and $46.5 million in 2017, according to a regulatory filing from pay TV, media and technology giant Comcast. That marked a gain of 6.5 percent.

Jim Meyer, CEO of satellite radio company SiriusXM Holdings, saw his total compensation for 2019 rise 6.5 percent to $18.78 million, up compared with $17.63 million in 2018, according to the company's proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday. He had made $9.66 million in 2017.

Michael Che on Wednesday said he would pay rent for a number of New Yorkers living in the same public housing complex as his late grandmother, who died of coronavirus complications. The Saturday Night Live star made theannouncement via his Instagram account.

Giving back! After Michael Che’s grandmother died from the novel coronavirus, the comedian decided to cover one month of rent for New York City tenants who reside within the same housing project as his late relative.

Celebrities are doing everything they can in order to help others amid concerns over the coronavirus.