The deal was for Ma’s Alibaba Pictures Group to purchase a stake in Spielberg’s Amblin Partners, and it’s far from a simple streaming deal. Instead, the two production companies will collaborate on production, marketing and distribution with a focus in China but also throughout the world. For Spielberg’s part, during the pair’s joint appearance at the venture’s press launch, he characterized it as a desire to “bring more of China to America and more of America to China....

In 2011 Cline dated Elin Nordegren, the ex-wife of Tiger Woods. They met after she bought a property next door to his in Florida. Tragically, Chris Cline and six other people died on July 4, 2019 in a helicopter crash in the Bahamas. One of his children also died in the crash. He was 60 years old, but was turning 61 the next day.

Video of Lloyd connecting on a 55-yard field goal during a practice with the Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens is spreading around the Internet. The 37-year-old Lloyd was reportedly offered the chance to kick for a team during a preseason game. Lloyd declined due to an upcoming friendly soccer match but said she would consider such a move if she had more time to prepare. She also believes this could be a huge step for women athletes, as a whole....

Thanks to his work on “CNN Tonight” and other shows, Don has won a number of awards, including three Emmys. Don Lemon is considered to be one of the most influential African Americans in the world and one of the most influential LGBTQ people in broadcasting. CNN Salary & Settlement At the peak of his time working at CNN, Don Lemon earned a salary of $7 million per year. This salary was confirmed in February 2024 when CNN reportedly agreed to pay Don a $24....

TMZ is reporting that Drake is the victim of scam by an imposter who posed at Drake’s manager, putting the “Fake Love” emcee’s house property “for sale by owner” for $19,999,900 on Zillow. When a real estate agent named Alexei Pavlov, saw the posting, he reached out to Drizzy’s “manager” to see if he could represent Drake in order to sell the property. After Pavlov spoke with the “manager,” who said that he could represent Drake, he posted the property on the Multiple Listing Service as an active listing....

The book won numerous awards and was turned into an HBO mini-series that subsequently won three Emmy Awards. In 2002, he began co-writing and co-producing the series, “The Wire”, which also aired on HBO. Though it never achieved major success, it has been called “the best drama produced for television” by multiple media outlets, and launched its entire cast to high-profile careers. The show ran for five seasons. He also wrote and produced the series, “Generation Kill”, which went on to receive ten Emmy nominations....

London-based Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, beer giant AB InBev, and Starbucks have all drawn fire from the European Commission over their tax deals with member countries. In total, the companies owe approximately $826 to $850 million in back taxes. Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands – the governments involved – have said they will appeal and the companies deny any wrongdoing. In total, Europe may recover close to $15.5 billion in retroactive tax assessments....

Earnings: In 2017, Evan Fong was the second highest paid personality on YouTube. It’s estimated that he earned $15 million in 2017 alone off the platform and through his various other endeavors. In 2018 he earned $18.5 million which made him one of the 10 highest-paid YouTube stars on the planet. In 2019 he made $11.5 million.

Frankie Beverly was best known as the founder and lead vocalist of the soul and funk band Maze. His career spanned over five decades, leaving an indelible mark on R&B and soul music. Beverly began his musical journey in the 1960s, forming a group called The Butlers. After relocating to California in the early 1970s, he established the band Raw Soul, which was later renamed, at the suggestion of Marvin Gaye, Maze....

The Bank of Russia confirmed recently that over the course of 2016, cybercriminals were able to abscond with 2 billion rubles – about the same as $31 million in American dollars. Details on the attacks are understandably being kept under wraps, but according to one of the bank’s security executives, Artiom Sychev, they were able to recover some of the stolen funds, and the hackers had attempted to steal as much as 5 billion rubles by way of the attacks....

Ruiz’s odds for the fight varied by sportsbook but were as high as 25:1 in some places. That puts his victory as one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. Prior to that fight, Ruiz’s career earnings totaled $300,000. After dropping Joshua, Ruiz made a cool $7 million. Don’t feel too bad for Joshua; he earned $25 million from the fight when all was said and done. Now, the two are preparing to face off again in a rematch in Saudi Arabia....

The school is located in the heart of Silicon Valley. St. Francis High School was able to get into the seed-funding rounds of Snapchat thanks to one of the parents of the students at the school. Barry Eggers is a partner at Lightspeed Ventures and one of Snapchat’s first venture capital investors. St. Francis’ school board agreed to invest in Snapchat back in 2012 when the photo messaging app was just getting off the ground....

On October 14, 2015 a scathing report in The Wall Street Journal alleged that Holmes and Theranos were basically a sham. The article claimed that the much celebrated blood testing technology didn’t work, and that most of the tests Theranos did were by traditional methods of blood testing. John Carreyrou, the author of the WSJ piece, had read an article on Holmes in The New Yorker and was intrigued by Holmes’ famous secrecy....

In 2007 he was first-team All-ACC, ACC Player of the Year, and consensus second-team All-American. Jared Dudley was drafted #22 overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2007 NBA Draft. He played for the Bobcats from 2007 to 2008 and for the Phoenix Suns from 2008 to 2013. Dudley played for the Los Angeles Clippers from 2013 to 2014 and for the Milwaukee Bucks from 2014 to 2015. He played for the Washington Wizards from 2015 to 2016 and for the Phoenix Suns from 2016 to 2018....

The Cure released the albums Bloodflowers in 2000, The Cure in 2004, and 4:13 Dream in 2008. Their singles “The Only One”, “Freakshow”, and “Sleep When I’m Dead” all reached #1 in Spain. The band My Life Story formed in 1993 and released their debut studio album Mornington Crescent in 1995. Jason Cooper became The Cure’s fourth drummer when he took over for Boris Williams who took over for Andy Anderson who took over for Lol Tolhurst....

Late last year, the Miami Herald published a series of articles about Epstein and the many women who’ve alleged he sexually assaulted them when they were teenagers. Days after that, he wired $350,000 to two potential co-conspirators, who could have been witnesses against Epstein. Those two people were named in the now infamous nonprosecution agreement he signed with federal prosecutors in Florida in 2007. The government believes that those payments suggest that Epstein was attempting to influence former employees who could provide information against him....

Jennifer is also a highly paid product endorser for brands like Capital One and Neutrogena. On the entrepreneurial front, she is the co-founder of the baby food company “Once Upon A Farm,” which we discuss in greater detail later in the article. Early Life Jennifer Garner was born Jennifer Anne Garner on April 17, 1972, in Houston, Texas. Her father, William, was a chemical engineer, and her mother was a homemaker turned college English teacher....

Jerome Powell was born in Washington, D.C. in February 1953. He graduated from Princeton University and earned his JD from Georgetown University. Powell began his career as an investment banker in 1984. He served as the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance under President George H.W. Bush from 1992 to 1993. From 1997 to 2005 he was a partner at the private equity fund, The Carlyle Group. He then founded his own private investment firm which he called Severn Capital Partners....

Those sanctions had been in place since 2011, when Jerry Sandusky – former defensive coordinator of the PSU football team under Joe Paterno – was arrested and convicted of 45 counts of sexual abuse against children, resulting in a 30-60 year prison sentence. Beyond the suffering that came on the football field through scholarship limitations and a four-year bowl ban, as well as the humiliation the university experienced from being associated with this situation, it also hurt Penn State financially....

Henson began his journey as a puppeteer during his high school years, and by the time he was in college, he was creating his first TV programs. After graduating, Jim started producing advertisements and experimental films before founding Muppets, Inc. (later renamed The Jim Henson Company). By the late ’60s, Jim was closely involved with the production of the legendary children’s series “Sesame Street.” Eager to branch out, Henson also collaborated with “Saturday Night Live....