Beverly Hills: ‘The Joker’ Filmmaker Todd Phillips Asks Dead Seriou...

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Beverly Hills: ‘The Joker’ Filmmaker Todd Phillips Asks Dead Serious $34.5M for Beverly Hills Estate

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BY MARK DAVID, DIRT.COM Troy Warren for BeverlyHillsNewsAndTalk.Com The residence, built in 1928 by architect Wallace Neff, was purchased from Paradigm chairman Sam Gores in 2012 for $17.25 million. One of Hollywood’s most bankable filmmakers, Todd Phillips has hoisted his lavish A-lister estate in the coveted Flats neighborhood of Beverly Hills, Calif., on the market with a blockbuster price of $34.5 million. It doesn’t take a mathematics genius to tabulate that the asking price is exactly twice the $17.25 million that was paid to Paradigm Talent Agency chairman Sam Gores for the property in May of 2012, right in between the money-minting releases…

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‘House of Gucci’ Trailer: Lady Gaga and Adam Driver Transform Into Mr. and Mrs. Gucci

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BY CHRISTY PIÑA | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Ridley Scott's true-crime drama centers on the murder of fashion trailblazer Maurizio Gucci, orchestrated by his wife at the time, Patrizia Reggiani. The Guccis have arrived in style in MGM’s first trailer for the upcoming film House of Gucci. The true-crime drama centers on the murder of fashion trailblazer Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver), orchestrated by his wife at the time, Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga). “It was a name that sounded so sweet, so seductive, synonymous with worth, style, power, but that name was a curse, too,” Gaga’s Reggiani says in a voiceover opening…

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Atlanta: WSB’s Jovita Moore has an aggressive brain cancer

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By Rodney Ho, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com The award-winning evening anchor had brain tumor surgery in April. Channel 2 Action News anchor Jovita Moore has an aggressive form of brain cancer, WSB-TV reported during its 4 p.m. newscast Thursday. Moore ― who has been with WSB-TV since 1998 and has won numerous Emmy awards ― had brain surgery in April after doctors discovered tumors. At the time, doctors had hoped she could be back on air in eight to 10 weeks, assuming no serious complications. But pathologists discovered Moore had glioblastoma, a serious form of cancer. “It’s not something I…

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New Orleans: NBA’s Jaxson Hayes arrested in Los Angeles after altercation with police

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for NewOrleansNewsAndTalk.Com New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes was arrested in Los Angeles after a struggle with officers who were responding to a report of a domestic dispute and used a Taser and other force before handcuffing him, authorities said Thursday. Hayes, 21, was booked into jail on suspicion of resisting arrest, and a woman declined to cooperate with the investigation into the domestic dispute call early Wednesday, a Los Angeles Police Department statement said. Hayes received treatment for unspecified injuries he got during the struggle before going to jail, police said. He was released…

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2021 Mercedes-Benz S580 review: The benchmark once again

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Andrew Krok | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT Every large luxury car gets compared to the S-Class, and for good reason. Imagine the pressure of making a new Mercedes-Benz S-Class. This car is supposed to be the peak of Everest for buyers who want a full-fat luxury car, and every successive generation should add more to the pile without forgetting its raison d'être, which means there's a lot riding on every new model. All that hard work has paid off, though, because the 2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class is an absolute banger, once again setting the standard for all other luxury cars.…

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Infomercial icon Ron Popeil dies at 86

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By Andrew Dalton and Ted Anthony, The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT Ron Popeil, the quintessential TV pitchman and inventor known to generations of viewers for hawking products including the Veg-O-Matic, the Pocket Fisherman, Mr. Microphone and the Showtime Rotisserie and BBQ, has died, his family said. Popeil died “suddenly and peacefully” Wednesday at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his family said in a statement. He was 86. No cause of death was given. Popeil essentially invented the popular image of the American television pitchman, whose novel products solved frustrating problems viewers didn't know they had. He popularized…

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2022 Land Rover Defender Trophy Edition Includes Entry to Off-Road Competition

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BY CONNOR HOFFMAN | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT Limited to 220 units, the special edition comes with an invite to the Land Rover U.S. Trophy Competition in North Carolina this fall. The 2022 Land Rover Defender Trophy Edition is limited to 220 units, and buyers get the chance to enter in an off-road competition in North Carolina this fall. It's based on the Defender 110 P400 X-Dynamic SE, and comes with all kinds of off-road goodies such as all-terrain tires, air springs, a roof rack, and a deployable ladder. Orders open next month starting at $91,350. Land Rover is hosting an off-road competition…

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Minnesota Rice: Twin Cities Chefs Team Up To Combat Racism

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By Cinnamon Janzer | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT Asian American chefs are sharing their stories the best way they know how—through food. A year of rising anti-Asian violence came to a head in March when a white man went on a shooting spree across three Atlanta-area spas, ultimately counting six Asian-American women among his victims. "It was something that sent a shock wave through our community," says chef Christina Nguyen of Hai Hai and Hola Arepa. Like the "Minnesota nice" culture that encourages a polite, reserved, and mild-mannered approach to social interactions—especially potentially heated ones—many Asian Americans are similarly conditioned. "For a…

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iHeartMedia Strikes Multiyear Deal With NBA for 20 Podcasts

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The audio giant and the league will co-produce multiple projects over the next four years, with the first show expected to premiere this fall. iHeartMedia has reached a multiyear podcast deal with the NBA that will result in more than 20 podcasts over the next four years, the audio giant said on Wednesday. The podcast deal comes three months after iHeartMedia announced it was creating a podcast network for the NFL as part of a multiyear, exclusive partnership. The NBA’s podcasts, which will be co-produced by iHeartRadio and the NBA, will include a mix of content from the…

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‘Hawkeye’ Sets November Release Date on Disney+

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BY AARON COUCH | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld star in the Marvel Studios series. Hawkeye, the Disney+ show starring Jeremy Renner as the Avengers hero, has set a release date. The Marvel Studios show will bow on Nov. 24. The series also stars Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop, the fan-favorite character who becomes a protege of Renner’s Clint Barton. As audiences who have seen Black Widow know, Florence Pugh will reprise her role as Yelena Belova. Directors for Hawkeye include Bert and Bertie, as well as Saturday Night Live director Rhys Thomas. Jonathan Igla (Mad Men, Pitch) is writing. Next up, Marvel has the…

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