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As quickly as flashy China fixer-turned-movie producer Kenneth Huang took the town by storm, his company had collapsed and he had disappeared. A six-month Deadline investigation reveals that he left behind in his wake a litany of lawsuits; colleagues and investors owed tens of millions of dollars; a messy and unresolved dispute over the ‘xXx’ franchise; mortgage defaults on a palatial Bel Air home; more than $160,000 in unpaid office rent; and scripts from writers, including ‘John Wick’ scribe Derek Kolstad, with nowhere to go.
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Shari Redstone, Newly Elevated Execs Address Paramount Staff Following Bob Bakish’s Exit, Talk “Stability” & “Challenging Days” Ahead
After trying to reassure Wall Street with their brief opening remarks at the Paramount Global earnings call, the trio executives named to the newly formed Office of the CEO looked to do the same with the company’s employees rattled by the sudden ouster of longtime CEO Bob Bakish amid sale negotiations…
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How To Watch The 2024 Tony Nominations Livestream
Preparations for the 77th Tony Awards are in full swing with nominations set to be announced tomorrow, Tuesday, April 30. Here’s a guide on how to watch the reveal.
A few select categories will be read live by Tony Award winners Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry on Tuesday’s CBS Morning…
CAA Signs Tony-Winning Director Ivo Van Hove
EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Tony and Olivier-Award winning director Ivo van Hove in all areas.
Belgian-born van Hove has built a reputation for experimental revisions of Hollywood and Broadway classics including Broadway revival productions of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge, for which he…
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‘Unfrosted’s Jerry Seinfeld Takes Shot At ‘Friends’ In Pop-Tarts Digital Short Featuring Schmoopie, Jackie Chiles & The Soup Nazi
Jerry Seinfeld took a shot at Friends in a new digital short promoting his new film Unfrosted, a comedy about the creation of Pop-Tarts.
Seinfeld made his directorial debut in the Netflix film about how the toaster pastries came to be. A new short ahead of the film’s release on May 3, Seinfeld visits…
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‘Marrying Millions’ Star William Hutchinson Pleads Guilty To Sexual Assault Of Minor, Gets Home Confinement – Update
UPDATED, 2:15 PM: William Hutchinson, who appeared on the Lifetime series Marrying Millions as the suitor of a woman 40 years younger than him, pleaded guilty today to sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl at his Laguna Beach vacation home and was sentenced to 90 days of home confinement in Texas.
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Jason Kelce Heading To ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Countdown’ Pregame Show
Jason Kelce has landed his first gig post NFL. Kelce, who recently retired from the Philadelphia Eagles, is heading to ESPN to be part of its Monday Night Countdown pregame show, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to Deadline. He reportedly had been sought after by multiple networks. The…
After Bob Bakish Exit From Paramount, Trio Of Senior Exec Successors Look To Reassure Wall Street, Teasing A New Strategic Plan For The Ailing Media Giant
George Cheeks, Brian Robbins and Chris McCarthy, the Paramount Global executives chosen to occupy the Office of the CEO as a replacement for the departing Bob Bakish, sought to reassure Wall Street on Monday that they have a plan.
The remarks, which took up just two minutes at the start of…
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Close races and sharp elbows are likely when the 2024 Tony Award nominations are announced Tuesday morning. With so many shows opening during the onslaught of the past two weeks, nominators might still be clearing their minds — and maybe taking a moment to eat and breathe — as they ponder and re-ponder…
‘The Diplomat’ Creator And Cast Meet A Real-Life Counterpart To Talk About Netflix Series’ Blend Of High-Octane Thriller With “The Minutiae Of It All”
As part of this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association weekend, Deadline gathered the creator and cast of Netflix’s The Diplomat for an event hosted by the Irish ambassador to the United States, Geraldine Byrne Nason.
Stars Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell, creator Debora Cahn and Nason sat down…
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Paramount Global Sees Ad Boost From Super Bowl, Paramount+ Passes 71 Million Subs In Q1, ‘Mean Girls’ & ‘Bob Marley’ Buoy Studio
Paramount has just unleashed its first quarter financials and they look pretty promising, although all eyes are on the shakeup in the C-suite. Revenue was higher across the board, albeit a hair shy of Wall Street expectations. Operating losses narrowed. Free cash flow rose, a key metric since it allows…
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View All Film Festivals & Photo GalleriesIt’s Official: Bob Bakish Is Out At Paramount Global, Trio Of Division Heads Form New Office Of The CEO
Paramount Global’s CEO Bob Bakish is out. The executive who has been a presence at several iterations of the company since 1997 will exit, effective immediately. A triumvirate of division heads — Brian Robbins, George Cheeks and Chris McCarthy — will step in to lead the company for now in a new office of…
‘Scooby-Doo’ Live-Action Series From Berlanti Productions Lands At Netflix With Major Commitment
A classic Warner Bros. IP is headed to Netflix with a reimagining from one of the studio’s top TV producers. In a competitive situation with multiple bidders, the streamer has landed Scooby-Doo! The Live-Action Series, from Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, where the…
You Said ItI just hope Skydance sees that CBS has a lot more untapped value than its cable-only brothers (is MTV2 really necessary in this day and age?)
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