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When you think of modern film award season snubs, "Uncut Gems" is likely one of the first films to cross your mind. Besides, Benny and Josh Safdie's crime thriller stood out for its breakneck pacing and Adam Sandler's transformative lead performance. While the actor had impressed in recent films like "The Meyerowitz Stories," it was his portrayal of jeweler Howard "Howie" Ratner that was considered his true comeback after a lengthy string of flops. Needless to say, he's gotten some pretty good roles ever since, with him even being floated around for awards contention once again for "Hustle."

To the Safdies, there was no other option to play Howie other than Sandler. In an interview with Complex, the duo said that the role needed someone who could still be rooted for despite their flaws or the increasingly difficult situations he gets put in. Going off of that, they...

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Podcasts hosted by Conan O’Brien; Ashley Flowers; Jay Shetty and the trio of Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes received the most nominations for the 2023 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards.

In the fan-voted podcast of the year category, returning nominees like Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Crime Junkie and SmartLess will compete against newcomers like Love and Noraebang, a narrative fiction series that blends elements of Korean dramas and telenovelas and stars Randall Park, Justin H. Min and Francia Raísa. Fly on the Wall, co-hosted by Saturday Night Live alums Dana Carvey and David Spade, is also nominated in the podcast of the year category alongside Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers’ Las Culturistas, Michael Hobbes and Aubrey Gordon’s Maintenance Phase, Alaina Urquhart and Ashleigh Kelley’s Morbid, Jay Shetty’s On Purpose and Laci Mosley’s Scam Goddess.

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Uninterrupted’s talk series “Throwing Bones” heads back to YouTube for a second season with Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green as host.

“Throwing Bones,” which debuted in January, has become a meeting place where Hollywood entertainers and sports stars come together to candidly discuss various topics, including social issues, career journeys and everyday life happenings.

The YouTube series, which lives underneath NBA champion LeBron James’ and Maverick Carter’s sports media brand Uninterrupted — a byproduct of the two’s development and production company SpringHill Company — will premiere its second season on Friday, Nov. 18.

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“Every culture in the world plays dominoes, here we call them Bones. Four-time NBA Champion Draymond Green hosts athletes, actors, artists, journalists, and entertainers to see who can make a point, while scoring points ultimately taking the title of the Bones Champ,” SpringHill Company said in a statement.

Exclusive: A murderer’s row of rap talent including Ice-t and Nwa’s Arabian Prince is behind a new animated series that features an original score from Dr Dre.

Death For Hire: The Origin of Tehk City is a project that includes both a graphic novel and animated series.

The project will launch as a graphic novel from Z2 Comics, created by Ice-t, founding Nwa member Arabian Prince, and artist Tommy The Animator before the IP is rolled out as an animated series, music, toys and NFTs.

The graphic novel introduces a brutal ensemble of pushers and murderers in a world where the line between anti-hero and arch-villain blurs quickly.

The animated series, which is in production with conversations with streamers and networks, will feature the voice talent of the likes of Ice-t, his wife Coco, Snoop Dogg, Tracy Morgan, Busta Rhymes, Mike Epps, Treach, Arabian Prince, Peter Scanavino, Roxanne Shanté,...

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Back in 1951, the New York Yankees were still on top, the Dodgers were in Brooklyn, the Giants roamed New York’s Polo Grounds, and fans could collect the first set of Topps playing cards at one cent for a pack of two.

Needless to say, a lot has changed the past 70 years, all of the above remain woven into the fabric of baseball. And much like last year’s Topps Project 2020, the trading card giant is giving artists the freedom to put their own stamp on traditional trading cards with Project70.

Coinciding with Topps’ anniversary of that first set, Project70 kicked off on Feb. 17. Topps tasked artists with “revisiting and reimagining 70 years of iconic baseball card designs,” according to the project’s microsite. The number of partnered artists increased from the 20 who worked on Project 2020 to an apropos 51, a callback to the year it all began.

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With a new decade approaching, Topps unveiled grand plans for an ambitious and unconventional series of baseball cards called Topps Project 2020, a one-of-a-kind trading card event that combined contemporary art and iconic baseball cards.

The concept was simple enough: 20 artists are reimagining 20 iconic baseball rookie cards—Griffey, Mays, Robinson, Koufax, and Clemente, to name only a few—for a complete set of 400 cards to be released over the course of 2020. Each artist brings a unique flavor to the mix. Ben Baller added bling to the Ichiro 2001. King Saladeen was inspired by New York street art when he crafted his 1992 Derek Jeter card. Fucci is going faceless. And JK5 has Mike Trout shooting lasers out of his eyes, in case you had any doubt that the Angels outfielder wasn’t Superman.

To market the project, the trading card manufacturer lined up year-long promotional events and ballpark exclusives to coincide...

Tyga's flaunting some incredibly expensive new bling that serves as a reminder to his haters ... you've been defeated, Just Like Satan!!! The rapper dropped a whopping $500,000 for this insane Archangel chain ... featuring St. Michael trampling on Satan. Straight outta the New Testament! Tyga commissioned Ben Baller and If & Co. Jewelry for the 18k white gold masterpiece, which weighs a little over 4 pounds. How's this for attention to detail ... St. Michael's halo features a pear-shaped solitaire of Vvs clarity diamonds.

Kid Cudi turned 35 a little over a month ago but dude's still turning up in style ... with this Insane custom diamond chain. We're told the rapper commissioned celebrity jeweler Ben Baller to get it done as a birthday gift to himself. It cost Cudi a whopping $275k!!! The Bape camo diamond chain carries a sick colorful pendant ... including black diamonds to make out Cudi's hair and white diamonds for Cudi's t-shirt. The pendant's also littered...

Polygram Entertainment has unveiled a quartet of music documentaries in development on the Bee Gees, the Go-Go’s, hip-hop jewelry and the origins of mixtapes, Variety has learned exclusively.

Polygram, which was revived in 2017 by Universal Music Group, rolled out details of the projects Saturday afternoon during a pre-Grammys showcase in downtown Los Angeles. Members of the Go-Go’s were in attendance along with Umg executives Michele Anthony and David Blackman and veteran film producer Frank Marshall, who’s handling the Bee Gees documentary.

Since 2017, Polygram has co-distributed Ron Howard’s “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years” and developed several notable upcoming projects: a Luciano Pavarotti documentary directed by Howard, a Velvet Underground documentary directed by Todd Haynes and “Hitsville: The Making of Motown.”

The Bee Gees documentary feature is authorized by Barry Gibb and the families of his late brothers Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb. The...

Congratulations are in order for Terrence Howard! The Empire star proposed to his ex-wife, Mira Pak, over the holidays. The actor popped the question with a stunning engagement ring. The rose gold sparkler contained a seven-carat Vvs diamond in a "Ben Baller Setting." The Lucious Lyon character shared footage from the magical moment via Instagram on Christmas Day. The photos showed his bride-to-be crying happy tears as he slid the ring onto her finger. A video also showed Howard toasting to his fiancée "We have an idea of how long we think life is, but we do know how short it can be," he said. "It took me 45 years to find you, honey. It took me 45 years to find you. But now...

Terrence Howard wants another go-around at marriage life with his ex-wife, Mira Pak ... so he proposed to her over the weekend and she said yes!!! Sources close to the situation tell TMZ ... the "Empire" star popped the question Sunday night at Crustacean Beverly Hills in front of friends and family. They were all dressed for the occasion ... Terrence dapper as usual and Mira in an elegant gown. Mira's main accessory was a doozy ... a beautiful...

Elon Musk's a visionary with Huge balls ... and that's why a celeb jeweler's giving the billionaire this Insane diamond Tesla ring. We're told celeb jeweler Ben Baller designed and made this one-of-a-kind ring worth nearly $40k. It's truly unique ... it's 1 of 1 and custom made for the famous entrepreneur. The ring's a marvel -- it's solid platinum with custom cut diamond baguettes to spell out T-e-s-l-a. Ben says the Tesla and SpaceX honcho is an...

Fresh on the heels of its Golden Globe nomination, “Crazy Rich Asians” was the talk of the evening at Kore Asian Media’s 17th annual Unforgettable Awards.

Saturday’s event, which celebrates Asian-American trailblazers and their achievements in the entertainment industry, honored a host of Asian actors, directors and influencers, including “Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon M. Chu, who took home the evening’s Director Award and Vanguard Award alongside author Kevin Kwan and several of the film’s cast members.

“I am proud to say the state of our union is strong and getting stronger because this movement is making waves…and it’s not someone else doing it; it’s us.” Chu said during his acceptance speech at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. “Our community is power, and we are powerful. We don’t need affirmation every again, and I didn’t do that. Our movie didn’t do that.

Bts and Steve Aoki dropped the music video for their hit "Waste It on Me" on Monday. The three-minute and 18-second mini film features a star-studded, all Asian-American cast, including Ken Jeong, Jamie Chung, Ross Butler, Devon Aoki and Ben Baller.  The video opens up with Jamie welcoming Steve, Ben and a group of friends to her nightclub. The clip then cuts to Ken, a waiter at the establishment, whose night takes a turn for the better after he sees his crush, Devon, visiting the club. There's just one little problem: She's on a date with Ross. Ken starts to let his mind wonder and imagines sweeping his leading lady off her feet by winning a sing-off against Ross. The video also...

New details are emerging about the days leading up to Mac Miller's tragic death.  Just before his passing, the "Donald Trump" star was gearing up for his tour, which was set to kick off Oct. 27.  "I just wanna go on tour," he tweeted on Sept. 6. He also wrote that he wished the concert series "started tomorrow."  There were even indications the rapper was set to shoot his next music video. The last music video he released was for his song "Self Care," which actually featured shots of him in a coffin. "I was with you 2 days ago. We were supposed to shoot your new music video today," jeweler Ben Baller wrote on Instagram. "You were an...

Drake spent a small fortune -- by normie standards -- to decorate his chompers with serious bling for his "In My Feelings" music video ... and he ordered 'em just in the nick of time. Our Drizzy sources say ... the rapper hit up celeb jeweler Ben Baller to make his grills less than 4 days before he shot the music vid in New Orleans. The grills were made in 36 hours and flown directly there. His order called...

Chloe Kim tore up PyeongChang's icy half pipes for the 2018 Olympics, and now she's iced out again for the ESPYs ... rocking a new chain that's worth its weight in gold.  The U.S. Olympic gold medalist recently hit up celeb jeweler Ben Baller for some new bling to wear to the sports award show ... where she's got 3 nominations, including Best Female Athlete. Ben whipped up something special for Chloe -- an 18k gold diamond Cuban choker,...

Now that the celebrity-favorite Los Angeles Dodgers are in the World Series, has John Legend become a baseball bandwagon fan? Chrissy Teigen seemed to imply so after he attended Game 2 of the 2017 Mlb World Series between the Dodgers and Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium with friend Mike Rosenthal on Wednesday. The two were photographed high-fiving diehard Dodger fans George Lopez and jeweler Ben Baller. "*Watches baseball once* #pinotgrigio #grigioboys #chocolatecroissants #baseballfanatics," she tweeted on Thursday. "I'm dying. No one in the world knows less about baseball than these two @mrmikerosenthal," she later wrote on Instagram. "RBIs [Runs...

The Dude would definitely approve of John Mayer’s latest jewelry purchase.

On Friday, Mayer shared a picture of a diamond chain he got himself to celebrate his 40th birthday (October 16!), which featured Jeff Bridges’ infamous movie character from The Big Lebowski.

“If you’re asking me if I had @benballer make me a diamond encrusted chain bearing a likeness of The Dude for my 40th birthday, then I guess my answer would have to be you’re damn right I did,” Mayer wrote alongside a video of his flashy new necklace. “Anxiety and worry is canceled this week.”

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[[tmz:video id="0_2q2ug55s"]] John Mayer's way over the line with his 40th bday celebration -- 'cause he's hanging with the Dude. The singer bought an iced out chain pendant of one of his favorite movie characters -- the Dude from "The Big Lebowski." The 18k white gold piece is covered with 41 carats of diamonds. We're told it took If & Co. Jewelers about 2 months to complete. Famed celeb jeweler Ben Baller delivered Mayer's gift Monday at Lax. No...

Afrojack didn't just ice up his own neck for his birthday, he made sure his whole crew was shining ... even though it cost him Six figures! Best. Friend. Ever. The Dutch DJ ordered 5 chains with custom Afrojack logo pendants made with white gold and diamonds. He bought one for himself, but the other 4 went to his closest friends. A source close to Afrojack tells us it was a thank-you for supporting him during his 10 years in the biz.

[[tmz:video id="0_bfcmfr2f"]] Amber Rose and 21 Savage are getting seriously serious -- there's a $50,000 ring on his finger to prove it. We're told the fresh ice the rapper had on his right ring finger at the VMAs is an 18-karat gold promise eternity ring ... and it was a surprise gift from Amber. It's made up of 1,100 stones -- white diamonds and red rubies spelling out "Loyalty 21." If & Co. jeweler designed the promise ring for Rose and Ben Baller...

[[tmz:video id="0_4buogioz"]] Lil Uzi Vert is officially the biggest Marilyn Manson fan ... unless you know of any others who spent six figures to make an iced out pendant in his likeness. Uzi was rocking his newest piece at Coachella this weekend. The image of Manson rockin' Mickey Mouse ears is damn near priceless -- the chain and pendant together are made up of 16,000 diamonds totaling 155 carats. Celeb jeweler Ben Baller delivered the goods to Uzi on Sunday,...

Saying Drake lives large doesn’t even begin to address the over-the-top opulence that is his life. His childhood affinity for buying designer fashions on eBay ended up needing to be “temporarily funded” by his mom. He bought solid gold Ovo Air Jordans estimated at $2 million just to have (he even hashtagged his Instagram #TheseAreNotToWear). So if you thought the $100,000 diamond necklace he bought Jennifer Lopez was opulent, it was nothing compared to the new bling he just bought for himself — a diamond-encrusted owl pendant.

During the are they/aren’t they phase of Drake and Lopez’s dating rumors earlier this year,...

[[tmz:video id="0_1wqsu3ak"]] Drake just wrapped his latest tour and hooked himself up with a sweet little souvenir ... for $120,000. Sources close to the rapper tell TMZ famed jeweler Ben Baller hand-delivered the pricey new Ovo logo chain to Drake Monday night in L.A. and as you can see ... he was into it. We're told the owl piece is made of solid gold and has 40 carats of ice blue, canary and white Vvs diamonds. Plus, some pink sapphires...

[[tmz:video id="0_beonyuuf"]] Drake's been fitted with a new chain ... and the price alone could send someone into a pretty comfortable retirement.  Sources close to the rapper say Drizzy's new bling from jeweler Ben Baller hovers right around the $100k mark. We're told the piece features black, green, and canary yellow diamonds with 880 grams of gold. The pendant reads, "Stone Island" ... the company responsible for his current tour.  By the looks of the vid, Drake's pleased.  Read more...

Running into your ex can be awkward....

Nonetheless, Bella Hadid and The Weeknd showed up (separately) at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Wednesday for a memorial concert in honor of A$AP Yams, who died in early 2015.

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Shots taken from music producer-turned-jeweler Ben Baller's Instagram Story show that The Weeknd took the stage at the event, while Hadid was spotted in the crowd with her friend, Kendall Jenner, who most likely showed up to support her rumored guy, A$AP Rocky, who also performed.

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It's unclear whether Hadid and The Weeknd -- who split in November 2016 -- actually spoke to each other during the night, as this marks the exes first run-in since photos broke showing Pda between the "Party Monster" singer and Selena Gomez, who was not at the show.

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[[tmz:video id="0_muv9s3xu"]] A$AP Yams was immortalized this week in concert by the hip-hop community -- but he also lives on around the neck of A$AP Ferg ... diamond-studded and all. Ferg was presented with a custom 14k white gold chain and piece featuring a new moniker for the late producer: Yamborghini. The piece is also laced with 65 carat diamonds ... meaning it'll burn your eyes out with its sparkle and shine. The chain and piece was designed by jewelry company If & Co.

[[tmz:video id="0_bof9yo3h"]] A$AP Rocky just hooked up the homie Lil Uzi Vert with a chain for the ages ... that even looks like the up-and-coming rapper. Uzi's chain is made up of 10,000 diamonds and gems -- including pink, sapphire, white, canary and chocolate diamonds -- and features Gucci links like Pharrell's famous necklace. The ice didn't come cheap -- we are told it's worth around $100k! Custom jeweler Ben Baller of If & Co. tells TMZ ... he considers...

[[tmz:video id="0_u7h7vv14"]] Tyga just got a new jewelry store ... in his mouth. Celeb jeweler Ben Baller just hooked Tyga up with the chompers ... dripping in 1400 diamonds. At $45,000 and 18 carats ... it's the most expensive grill Baller's ever made. On the other hand ... never a good idea to have more diamonds than your girl. Read more...

After reports claiming that pop icon Justin Bieber threw a punch at a deejay manager in South Korea on Saturday (October 12), new evidence states that the teen star never engaged in any sort of physical altercation.

DJ Michael Woods tweeted on Saturday that Bieber “took a cheap shot at my tour manager” after an apparent argument over the night club’s soundtrack.

Previous reports suggest that the 19-year-old singer approached the deejay booth requesting Woods to play hip-hop and, when he was rejected, supposedly lashed out. Ben Baller, the party’s host stated that there was indeed an argument during Woods’ set, but denied that Bieber attacked anyone.

An eye witness close to the situation said that there was “no truth” to claims of an attack, noting, “Everyone had a lot of fun at the party.” Stay linked to GosipCenter for the latest updates and news on the “Biebs!”...

Washington, Oct 3: Justin Bieber has been accused of attacking the manager of a nightclub in South Korea after he was apparently denied song request.

This morning, Woods took to twitter claiming that the 19-year-old singer muscled his way into the DJ booth and requested him to play hip-hop music at DJ Michael Woods'.

He said that the Canadian popstar got aggressive with his manager when the DJ asked him to "f**k off and put some clothes on", TMZ.com reported.

However, on the contrary, the party's host Ben Baller revealed that Woods was blowing the issue out of proportion.

He agreed that both of them did get into a heated aggression over the music but things were squashed before anything got physical..

Accusations of bad behavior are not new to Justin Bieber and this week yet another claim was made, this time by DJ Michael Woods.

According to the UK artist, "Story is @justinbieber + his army of heavy security muscled in to the booth half way thru my set in S. Korea demanding hip hop..."

He later tweeted, "So when I told @justinbieber to f**k off and put some clothes on he took a cheap shot at my tour manager and fled behind a wall of security."

However, party host Ben Baller tells TMZ that it is an exaggeration and no punches were thrown. Later in the night, the Biebs did get a chance to man the turntables himself.

Looks like Justin is a big fan of K-Pop! After finishing his concert in Seoul, South Korea on Oct. 10, the Biebs partied with a group of Korean celebs and got very cozy with a couple female singers! So is Justin trying to keep his mind off of Selena Gomez while on tour in Asia?

Justin Bieber has been traveling to the far reaches of the world on his “Believe” tour, most recently making stops in Asia. And while in South Korea on Oct. 10, he appeared to make a bunch of new friends — and even flirt with a couple Korean pop singers in particular.

Justin Bieber Kisses K-Pop Singers

In a picture snapped by Korean-American jeweler Ben Baller, Justin is getting very close to Sandara Park, a member of the Korean pop girl group 2NE1, and even kissing her on the cheek!

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Another late night scuffle? Justin Bieber is being accused of assaulting DJ Michael Woods' tour manager, Alex Madden, during a night out at a club while in South Korea. The party's host, Ben Baller, admitted to TMZ that a heated exchange began when Bieber requested hip hop music, but it stopped before any punches were thrown. On the contrary, Woods is claiming that Bieber did in fact throw a cheap shot at Madden during the scuffle. "Story is @justinbieber + his army of heavy security muscled in to [...]...

Another late night scuffle? Justin Bieber is being accused of assaulting DJ Michael Woods' tour manager, Alex Madden, during a night out at a club while in South Korea. The party's host, Ben Baller, admitted to TMZ that a heated exchange began when Bieber requested hip hop music, but it stopped before any punches were thrown. On the contrary, Woods is claiming that Bieber did in fact throw a cheap shot at Madden during the scuffle. "Story is @justinbieber + his army of heavy security muscled in to [...]...

Justin Bieber is being accused of taking a "cheap shot" at popular DJ Michael Woods' manager this week in South Korea -- but we're told that just ain't true ... not exactly, anyway.Woods unloaded this morning on Twitter claiming Biebs "muscled" his way into the DJ booth Thursday night and requested he play hip hop music ... but when he told Justin to "f**k off and put some clothes on" Bieber attacked his manager.

Amanda Bynes secretly wants to be just like Miley Cyrus ... at least in the grill department ... so says the man hired to construct her gangster bling, Ben Baller. Ben is the artist making Amanda's mouth piece -- which he says cost her $10,000 -- and recently Instagrammed a mold of the actress' chompers. So when our pap saw him out in NYC ... he Had to ask ... what was it like working with crazy the future rapper?...

Game of Thrones fans (myself included) still have to wait another interminable month and a half before we can return to the land of Westeros. Luckily, a new web series produced by the TV show and distributed by Break Media provides a nice treat to hold us over. The brand new AWEme channel is hope to Man At Arms, where a "blacksmith to the stars" forges fictional weapons. Said smith is Tony Swatton, who coordinated props for movies such as Pirates of the Caribbean and The Last Samurai. The show operates on the same principle as Ben Baller's Insane Bling and Detroit Rubber, namely the fact that when you observe a master of an unusual domain, it tends to make pretty good reality TV. Here, it's fun to watch Swatton traipse around his workshop, which is filled with a million scary-looking power tools. Oh, and the final product, Jamie...