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Daily Archives : Aug 19, 2016

‘Breaking Bad’ Star Developing Drama at NBC

NBC has a drama series in development from one of the stars of AMC’s acclaimed “Breaking Bad.” Variety reports that Aaron Paul is developing “Blackmail” as a potential series. Paul would star in the series and executive produce along with…

CBS’s ‘Colbert’ Books VP Candidate

CBS announced that “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” has booked an appearance by vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine. The Democratic nominee is scheduled for a spot on the show next Thursday, Aug. 25. Kaine was elected to the U.S….

Amber Heard Reveals Plans for Her $7 Million Divorce Settlement From Johnny Depp

Actress Amber Heard, who was just awarded a $7 million settlement in her divorce from Johnny Depp, said she will donate the entire amount to charity. E! News reports that Heard disclosed her plans in a statement. Heard said in…

U.S. Swimmer Caught in Vandalism Scandal Pays a Hefty Price to Get Out of Brazil

One of the four U.S. Olympic swimmers caught in a gas station vandalism incident in Rio de Janeiro has reached an agreement that will enable him to return home from Brazil. ESPN reports that Jimmy Feigen agreed to pay $10,800 in…

Things Get Bubbly at TCA — Broadcast (and Affiliated Cable) Presentations, Part II

It’s not a question that is normally on the minds of anyone participating in the summer TCA press tour. And that question would be this. Who is up for day-drinking some really good, expensive French champagne? Mariah Carey, promoting the…

Reports: War Over at Viacom. CEO Philippe Dauman to Leave with $72 Million Severance Package. Some Speculation that CBS CEO Leslie Moonves Will Head Up Viacom as Well

“A truce has been reached in the vicious corporate battle that pitted [Sumner] Redstone, who controls Viacom and CBS, and his daughter, Shari Redstone, against his longtime confidants and directors at Viacom, according to two people briefed on the agreement,” reports Emily…

Attorney for U.S. Olympic Swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger Explains How They Never Fabricated a Story to Anyone. Plus He Says What Really Went Down that Fateful Night in Rio

“Sérgio Riera, the lawyer who succeeded in getting American swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger permission from a judge to leave Brazil on Wednesday night, told the [Washington] Post’s Dom Phillips that his clients had not lied to police about an…