Sir Jim Ratcliffe officially arrives at Manchester United as the Premier League’s second richest owner with fans filled with optimism for the future.
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Longtime WWE sponsor Slim Jim is pausing its promotional activities with the wrestling outfit in light of what it called “disturbing allegations” against its longtime leader, Vince McMahon.
Shortly after the sponsorship news was emerging late in the day Friday, McMahon resigned as executive chairman of Endeavor-run TKO Group Holdings. TKO was formed when WWE merged with the UFC last year.
“Slim Jim values integrity and respect in all of our partnerships,” the Conagra Brands division said in a statement provided to Deadline. “Given the recent disturbing allegations against Vince McMahon, at this time we’ve decided to pause our promotional activities with WWE. This decision reflects our commitment to our brand values and responsibility to our community.”
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The jerky maker gained fame during the 1980s and ’90s when pro wrestler Randy “Macho Man” Savage appeared in a series of its commercials (see some below). It took a stand after an explosive lawsuit was filed Thursday against McMahon by a former employee. Now executive chairman of TKO Group Holdings, the Endeavor-owned ring sports giant that is now WWE’s parent company, McMahon ran WWE for decades and built it into a multibillion-dollar sports entertainment power. Just a day before the lawsuit, Netflix entered into a 10-year agreement with WWE, paying $5 billion for exclusive rights to linear TV’s Monday Night Raw in a milestone rights deal.
McMahon was accused by the ex-employee, Janel Grant, of a range of explicit acts, including sex trafficking and sexual abuse and assault, in the suit filed in federal court. The exec denied the claims, and a TKO
Sir Jim Ratcliffe officially arrives at Manchester United as the Premier League’s second richest owner with fans filled with optimism for the future.
Gary Neville has laid out the challenge Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag faces to impress Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sir Dave Brailsford outlined the importance of the Manchester United academy in a presentation to staff this week. Ratcliffe and Brailsford visited United's Carrington training complex on Monday as they continue their audit ahead of the Premier League approving the Ineos Group's 25% stakeholding in the club.
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Joe Otterson TV Reporter Vince McMahon has resigned from his position as the executive chairman of the board of TKO Group Holdings, Inc., the company formed by Endeavor that merged WWE and the UFC. “I wanted to inform you that Vince McMahon has tendered his resignation from his positions as TKO Executive Chairman and on the TKO Board of Directors,” WWE president and TKO board member Nick Khan said in an email to staff seen by Variety. “He will no longer have a role with TKO Group Holdings or WWE.” McMahon’s ouster comes after former WWE employee Janel Grant filed a lawsuit against him, the company, and former WWE executive John Laurinaitis.
Longtime WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon is being accused of sexually abusing and sex trafficking a former company staffer as part of a shocking new lawsuit filed on Thursday. According to reporting first by the Wall St
(Editor’s note: this post contain extremely sexually explicit details from the lawsuit against WWE founder Vince McMahon)
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor A former employee of WWE sued founder Vince McMahon, alleging he abused and sexually exploited her when he was CEO of the wrestling-entertainment company — and that McMahon allegedly trafficked her to other men “as a pawn to secure talent deals” with prospective wrestlers the company was recruiting. The former WWE employee, Janel Grant, filed a lawsuit in U.S.
Jim Harbaugh, fresh off a college footbll national championship with the Michigan Wolverines, will be the next coach of the Los Angeles Charges, the team has confirmed.
Manchester United supporter group The 1958 have vowed to continue to protest against the Glazers, despite Sir Jim Ratcliffe having agreed a deal to acquire a minority stake in the club.
WWE‘s weekly flagship wrestling programme Raw will be shown on Netflix from next year.Starting in January 2025, Netflix will become the exclusive new home of Raw in the US, Canada, UK and Latin America, among other territories, with additional countries and regions to be added over time. This also marks Raw‘s departure from linear television after 31 years.Netflix is also set to show all WWE shows and specials outside the US, including its other weekly shows SmackDown and NXT, as well as the company’s Premium Live Events, including WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Royal Rumble.“This deal is transformative,” said Mark Shapiro, president of WWE’s holding company TKO, in a press release.
Endeavor’s publicly traded TKO Group has named Dwayne Johnson to its board of directors, effective today. The WWE superstar has also secured full ownership of the trademarked name The Rock.
Colin Firth will star as a grieving father in Sky and Peacock‘s true-life drama series Lockerbie.
Jim Carrey‘s recent birthday celebrations has gone viral online.The comedian and actor celebrated his 62nd birthday last week (January 17), enjoying a meal in Los Angeles with a number of famous faces.A photo of the occasion has now appeared online courtesy of friend Jeff Ross, who took to Instagram with a group shot.Included alongside Carrey were Adam Sandler, Seth Green, Ben Schwartz, Howie Mandel, Craig Robinson, Cary Elwes, David Spade, Jimmy Kimmel and Bill Burr.A post shared by Jeff Ross (@therealjeffreyross)“The Laugh Supper ! Happy birthday Jim Carrey ! We love you !” Ross captioned the photo.Many have shared their delight in the comments, with DJ Diplo calling it an “insane group”.“I’m hanging this in my dining room,” another joked, while a third added: “Holy shit! How many legends can fit in one room?!”“Telling my kids this was Jesus Christ and his apostles,” a fourth joked.Carrey is well known for starring in the likes of Ace Ventura, Dumb and Dumber, The Truman Show and recently the Sonic the Hedgehog film series.Back in 2022, he confirmed he was leaving Twitter (now known as X), which comes as a slew of celebrities quit the platform in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover that year.“I’m leaving Twitter, but 1st here’s a cartoon I made with my friend Jimmy Hayward,” he shared alongside an animated video of one of his paintings.“It’s based on my painting of a crazy old Lighthouse Keeper, standing naked in a storm, summoning the angels and shining his lamp to guide us through a treacherous night.
Doja Cat is staying close to her friends following startling allegations that were leveled against her brother in newly filed legal documents.
Ariana Grande shared some very big news about her new album, and her reveal perfectly lined up with a big day for Jim Carrey, who inspired her LP’s title.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe won the battle for control at Manchester United after 10 parties submitted initial offers or indications of interest to Raine for a stake or ownership of the club.
Carrying his two new Emmys awards, John Oliver was making his way through the packed HBO afterparty Monday night when he stopped to speak with Deadline about his relationship with fellow late-night hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers.