YouTube’s chief business executive quits as site fights off TikTok

Jennifer Griffin has signed a multiyear deal with Fox News as the network’s chief national security correspondent, Fox News said Thursday.“Jennifer is one of the industry’s premier journalists and has proven to be an indispensable asset on a consequential beat with unrivaled experience spanning more than three decades in multiple war zones,” Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said in a statement. “We are extremely proud that she will continue her incredible career at Fox News Media.”Joining the network in 1999, Griffin previously served as Fox News Channel’s Jerusalem-based correspondent before working as the national security correspondent.“It has been an honor to provide viewers with trusted reporting from the Pentagon and across the world on issues that are paramount to all of us – the security and safety of our fellow citizens and allies,” Griffin said.

Chip and Joanna Gaines are joining the HBO Max family with content from their Magnolia Network. During a commercial break from the 2022 Emmy Awards, the streaming service launched a new promo where the couple was featured alongside the dragons from House of the Dragon and The White Lotus.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Magnolia Network’s top PR exec John Marsicano has been tapped as Endeavor’s new vice president of internal communications, Variety has learned exclusively. Beginning in the New York-based position Monday, Marsicano will be leading internal communications efforts across Endeavor’s network of more than 7,000 employees and supporting engagement with the company’s subsidiaries. He will report directly to Kim Ulrich, senior vice president of corporate communications at the Ari Emanuel-run company. Marsicano has worked with the Gaineses since 2017, when he began at the “Fixer Upper” couple’s national home and lifestyle brand by overseeing all communications efforts, both internal and external, for the company and its portfolio of businesses. He exited that role to join Magnolia Network, the Gaineses’ joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery (previously Discovery, Inc., ahead of the April merger with WarnerMedia), in the comms chief role under network president Allison Page.

Joey Lawrence and his wife Samantha Cope are expecting their first child together. The 46-year-old actor - who is best known for playing Joey Russo in 'Blossom' - has announced via Instagram that they're expecting a baby. Alongside a snap of Samantha's growing baby bump, Joey wrote on the photo-sharing platform: "The blessings just keep on coming.

Gentleman Jack producer Lookout Point and South African player Expanded Media Productions are adapting Deon Meyer’s bestseller Devil’s Peak into a five-part series for M-Net.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Eva Mendes isn’t looking to return to acting anytime soon after leaving the industry about a decade ago. “I don’t really miss it,” Mendes told me when we caught up at West Hollywood’s Ardor restaurant, where she hosted a brunch to celebrate her new co-ownership of kitchen cleaning product company Skura Style. “I got tired fighting for the good roles,” she said. “There just was a point where I thought, ‘I’m going to create my own opportunities and become a producer on things and create my own material,’ but it just didn’t feel worth it to me.”

A 14-year-old girl from Colorado was shot and killed in her home while filming TikTok videos.

EXCLUSIVE: Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel), Bobby Soto (Narcos: Mexico), Julio Cesar Cedillo (Narcos: Mexico), Veronica Falcón (Ozark), Sarayu Blue (I Feel Bad) and Eric Johnson (Fifty Shades franchise) are among the newest additions to Prime Video’s Michael Peña starrer A Million Miles Away, which has entered production in Mexico City. Others rounding out the ensemble of the Alejandra Márquez Abella-helmed film include Jordan Dean (Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace), Ashley Ciarra (Chupa), Michelle Krusiec (Hollywood), Emma Fassler (Recovery Road), Michael Adler (Super Pumped), Carlos S. Sanchez (Chicago Fire) and Isaac Arellanes (Ghostwriter).

Addison Rae's meteoric rise to immense fame hasn't been without its share of turbulence, and the 21-year-old TikTok star and actress is dealing with a lot of drama as of late.From her parents splitting up (for a second time), to her own love life getting thrust into the public spotlight to her mom's unexpected romance with 26-year-old rapper Yung Gravy, Addison has a lot to deal with that one might never have expected.In the wake of Addison's mom's high-profile date at the VMAs alongside Yung Gravy and her dad's surprisingly aggressive reactions on social media, we're taking a look back at Rae's family drama, as well as her own rise to fame.Addison was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, to father Monty Lopez and mom Sheri Easterling. She joined TikTok early in its infancy, around July 2019, and soon had over 1 million followers in a matter of months.

Jax, a singer-songwriter who has risen to fame with her TikTok videos, got emotional after meeting a young fan at a recent concert.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Robert Kyncl will exit YouTube in early 2023 after more than 12 years as a senior exec at video giant. He most recently served at YouTube’s chief business officer, helping to grow it into a multibillion-dollar powerhouse. Kyncl’s departure was announced in a memo Monday to YouTube staff by CEO Susan Wojcicki, a copy of which was obtained by Variety. Kyncl is leaving “to start the next chapter in his career,” Wojcicki wrote. “Under his leadership, YouTube forged new relationships and partnerships in music, traditional media and tech, and our creator ecosystem – without him, the term ‘YouTuber’ wouldn’t be a mainstream term.”

Homegrown roots. Before Addison Rae became well-known for her viral TikTok videos and subsequent film success, she grew up in Louisiana alongside her family.

Phil Collins’ ex-wife Orianne Cevey has reportedly had her long-running $20 million legal battle against the singer kicked out of court. Cevey, 48, sued the 71-year-old musician for half of the proceeds from the sale of the Miami estate they once shared, which Genesis drummer Phil sold for $40 million (£34 million) in January 2021. She claimed the ‘In the Air Tonight’ singer had previously promised her half of its sale value if she moved back in with him.