Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny‘s latest fashion campaign may have confirmed their romance!
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UFC, the mixed martial arts powerhouse, has officially tied the knot with Vince McMahon’s professional wresting juggernaut WWE, creating a new company called TKO Group that starts trading on the New York Stock Exchange today.
Execs from both sides will be ringing the NYSE opening bell to celebrate “a new premium sports and entertainment company serving more than one billion young and diverse fans, reaching viewers in 180 countries, and producing more than 350 annual live events,” according to UFC parent Endeavor, which is banking on new content, international expansion and an easy-to-understand investment thesis for Wall Street.
Endeavor will own 51% of TKO (technical knockout, in wrestling parlance), with WWE shareholders holding 49%. As reported, Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel is TKO’s chief executive and McMahon, who has been the face of WWE for decades, its executive chairman.
Endeavor president and COO Mark Shapiro has the same role at TKO.
Dana White remains CEO of UFC, Lawrence Epstein COO. Nick Khan is president of WWE (Raw, SmackDown).
Other execs include Endeavor chief legal officer Seth Krauss, who heads legal at the new company. WWE CFO Andrew Schleimer is chief financial officer. Lawrence Epstein remains COO of UFC.
The board of 11 brings members from Endeavor and WWE plus some new directors like Nancy Tellem, executive chair and chief media officer of Eko (formerly Interlude) and former president of CBS, and Jonathan Kraft, president of the New England Patriots and the Kraft Group investment firm.
Ari Emanuel, Mark Shapiro, Vince McMahon, Nick Khan and Egon Durban of Silver Lake, Endeavor’s largest investor, are also joined on the board by Atlanta Hawks CEO Steven R. Koonin; Peter C.B. Bynoe, senior advisor
Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny‘s latest fashion campaign may have confirmed their romance!
Hackney Diamonds. “Sweet Sounds Of Heaven” showcases the iconic lineup of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, and Steve Jordan, with the added brilliance of Stevie Wonder’s piano accompaniment.
Chelsea Handler has a new man in her life, and she’s so gaga over him she dropped a John Mayer reference to describe it.
Blac Chyna is introducing fans to her new man!
After a series of major life changes, Blac Chyna is also switching up her relationship life.
Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music There’s little question that the Birthday Party — Nick Cave’s first major band — was one of the most aggressive and confrontational groups of the ‘80s if not all of rock history. Their bruising, brutal sound and genuinely dangerous concerts are the stuff of legend, but as Cave’s intensity has been channeled into more-refined and less-blunt art, it’s sometimes easy to forget just how genuinely crazy the Birthday Party’s concerts were.
Kelsey Parker has made a vow over her late husband Tom Parker after she spoke out about her new relationship before sharing the first picture of them together. The mum-of-two has gone 'Instagram official' new relationship, just over a year on from the tragic death of The Wanted star.
Kelsey Parker has hit back at criticism of her new relationship, just over a year on from the tragic death of her husband, Tom Parker. Tom, who rose to fame as part of the boyband The Wanted, passed away from brain cancer in March 2022, aged just 33.
HBO has been making so many renewal and cancellation decisions this year…and we’re breaking them all down for you here.
Kelly Clarkson is very happy being single right now!
In a rare joint appearance, the heads of the organizations behind the Oscars, Emmys, Tonys and Grammys expressed optimism about strike talk progress and also tackled the task of producing live events.
Sasha Urban editorNetflix has released the teaser trailer for “Griselda,” a limited series starring Sofia Vergara as the infamous Colombian drug trafficker Griselda Blanco, who was widely known as the “Godmother.” From writer-producer Eric Newman and director Andrés Baiz, both “Narcos” alums, the series follows Blanco as she builds one of the most profitable drug cartels in history while simultaneously parenting her three sons. She ran a notoriously ruthless and violent cocaine trade in New York and Miami in the 1970s and ‘80s after immigrating from Colombia, before she was arrested in 1985.
A major WWE show is moving to a new network.
Endeavor has drop-kicked a newly created sports entity that is built for the future of both television and fandom. As of Sept. 12, that new entity has started trading on the NYSE under the feisty ticker symbol TKO.
Elon Musk for supporting the Republican Party at a wedding last year, according to a new biography.As described in author Walter Isaacson’s authorised biography, Elon Musk, the altercation is said to have occurred at Endeavour CEO Ari Emanuel’s wedding in Saint-Tropez, France in May 2022, a few days after the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.According to the book (via New York Post), the Curb Your Enthusiasm creator “seemed to be fuming” when he sat down with Musk at the wedding reception.“Do you just want to murder kids in schools?” David asked Musk, seemingly in reference to the shooting which killed 19 children and two teachers. The “baffled” and “annoyed” Tesla CEO is said to have replied: “I’m anti-kid murder.” In reponse, David said: “Then how could you vote Republican?”David later confirmed the encounter to Isaacson, telling the author: “His tweets about voting Republican because Democrats were the party of division and hate were sticking in my craw.
Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Cowabunga! As the seventh installment in the film series, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” — which was produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg — reignited the franchise for a new generation of fans when it theaters in July.
NewFest has announced its full lineup for the 35th milestone anniversary year of its annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival. The announcement was made today by NewFest’s Executive Director David Hatkoff and Director of Programming Nick McCarthy.
Stockport is gearing up to host its first Full Moon Festival later this week as the town comes together to host three-days of colourful celebrations.
This week, Apple hosted a streaming event showcasing a collection of new iPhone 15 models and two new Apple Watches that was viewed by millions worldwide.
Taxi prices in Manchester are set to rise. Day and night tariffs; cost per mile; and waiting time fares are all due to be hiked under plans approved by town hall bosses.