Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group is set to acquire Black News Channel out of bankruptcy for $11 million from billionaire Shahid Khan, owner of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars franchise.
30.06.2022 - 21:07 / usmagazine.com
Shantel Smith wasn’t familiar with The Challenge franchise before she signed on for the new CBS iteration but “just wanted another adventure” after her impressive run on Survivor season 41.
The pastor, 35, binged some of the all-star versions of the show but went into The Challenge: USA filming not knowing “how scary it was going to be.”
“I felt like I was dead in the water before I got there,” she exclusively tells Us Weekly in an interview, which you can watch above. “I knew I had that strategic target on my back.”
Because of that, Shan wanted to form as many relationships as she could, knowing she’d be “pulled in so many different directions” as players were likely going to stick to cast mates they knew from their respective shows. “It was so interesting because all the people I felt connected to outside of the game were people that weren’t Survivors, oddly,” the Toronto native explains, referring to Amazing Race winner James Wallington and Big Brother 23 alum Azah Awasum.
“It just makes the most sense for Survivor players to stick together, for Big Brother players to stick together,” Shan says. “I felt very comfortable in that way. I have a home, a very strong home, but I’m not necessarily glued to that. I know that just because we all played on the same show doesn’t mean it’s all gonna shake out the way that we want it to.”
“I was very much willing to build alliances across show lines and further myself in this game,” she adds. “Loyalty killed my game in Survivor. I want to be loyal, but I also want to play my own game here.”
Still, she was hoping her Survivor 41 cast mate Danny McCray, a former NFL player, could be an ally. “I really wanted to mend fences, and we had, but I really wanted to be sure,” Shan says. “There
Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group is set to acquire Black News Channel out of bankruptcy for $11 million from billionaire Shahid Khan, owner of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars franchise.
Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesIsraeli actor Michael Aloni enchanted American audiences as Akiva, a soulful Haredi artist looking for true love in the Net- flix series “Shtisel,” which chronicles an ultra-Orthodox family in Jerusalem’s Geula neighborhood. Aloni, who has appeared in Keshet Media Group’s “When Heroes Fly” and Hagai Levi’s “Scenes From a Marriage,” now stars as patriarch Gabriel Ermoza in “The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem,” Oded Davidoff ’s multigenerational saga about a Sephardic Jewish family living in Jerusalem. The series extends from the Ottoman Empire through Israel’s War of Independence.
Talk about the villain edit! The United States Marshals Service just added a man who appeared on 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? to its 15 Most Wanted list, and is considering him to be “armed and dangerous.”
15 Most Wanted list.According to a press release, the Marshals Service is offering up to $25,000 for information leading to the capture of Michael Anthony Baltimore. Other law enforcement agencies have also offered cash rewards for Michael's arrest.The one-time reality TV star is wanted for assault, homicide and parole violation charges after he allegedly shot and killed a man named Kendell Jerome Cook in a Carlisle, Penn., barbershop that the victim owned.
Lily Allen has debuted her brand new look, after chopping off her long hair in favour of a chic bob.The singer revealed her new hairstyle on Instagram on Wednesday, as she shared a stunning selfie on her stories.The 37 year old showcased her stylish chin-length bob, while she still rocked her signature fringe. Lily posed for the snap against a bright blue wall, as she wore a grey jumper with some stacked gold necklaces.
North Shields followed up his recent storming performance at Glastonbury with more of the same at the London weekender where the legend-in-the-making went on to meet the AC/DC star who he called a "Geordie hero". And the photograph of the pair was summed up in one word by fellow North East celebrity Alan Shearer.
Lily Allen has defended a woman’s right to abortion purely for not wanting a baby.The singer made headlines last week for performing her song ‘Fuck You’ with Olivia Rodrigo during the latter’s Glastonbury set in the wake of the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, a landmark 1973 case that supported women’s liberty to choose abortion.Now, the pop star and actress has taken to her Instagram Stories to speak about her own experience of deciding to have an abortion, saying that saying women shouldn’t need to “justify” a pregnancy termination with “exceptional reasons”.“I wish people would stop posting examples of exceptional reasons for having abortions,” she wrote.
Lily Allen has hinted that she may not retire from music “just yet” after appearing alongside Olivia Rodrigo at Glastonbury 2022.During Rodrigo’s set at Worthy Farm over the weekend she brought out Allen to perform ‘Fuck You’, a rendition dedicated to the five members of the US Supreme Court who voted on Friday (June 24) to overturn the Roe vs. Wade ruling, which guaranteed women in the US the right to terminate a pregnancy.“I’m devastated I’m terrified and so many women and so many girls are going to die because of this,” Rodrigo told the crowd.
Perthshire Pride has announced that the special headliner for its 2022 festival will be local LGBTQ+ icon Alan Cumming. Announced on World Pride Day, the Aberfeldy-born Tony Award winning actor will be leading the march and delivering an opening speech at the equality and diversity celebration on August 13.
Jessica Chastain has opened up about giving her Oscars acceptance speech moments after Will Smith slapped host Chris Rock. Chastain picked up the prize for best actress at the 94th Academy Awards in March. During the ceremony, Smith got up on stage and struck Rock across the face after he made a joke at the expense of his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head (Pinkett Smith lives with alopecia).
Are they casuals or super fans? The Challenge: USA cast seem to be all over the map when it comes to their knowledge of the game. And just in case, they reached out to past players for advice.
It may have took many by surprise this weekend when Olivia Rodrigo (taking a cue from her beloved idol, Taylor Swift) paused her first-ever set at Glastonbury to welcome to the stage another artist, one who she deemed "someone I absolutely adore" and an "incredible" songwriter.
Olivia Rodrigo has one thing to say to the Supreme Court Justices who horrifically overturned Roe v. Wade – “f**k you.”
With Glastonbury in full swing, audiences gathered in their masses for former Oasis star Noel Gallagher to take to the stage on Saturday night, and they got more than they bargained for. Noel, 55, took the penultimate set at the popular festival on Saturday and performed ahead of Beatles legend Paul McCartney – but a member of his band left fans surprised but an unusual choice of instrument.The instrument of choice for Noel’s High Flying Birds band member was a pair of scissors.The musician opened and closed the scissors in time to the music and this was no joke by her serious expression as she played.
Lily Allen was the special guest during Olivia Rodrigo's set at Glastonbury – performing her hit song F**k You in response to the US Supreme Court's decision upend abortion rights. Olivia, 19, surprised the crowd of the Other Stage on Saturday to bring out Lily – describing it as "the biggest dream come true" to perform alongside her.