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University of North Carolina’s football staff, including general manager Mike Lombardi, is “deeply concerned” about Bill Belichick’s girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, 24, being anywhere near the athletic program.

On Bill Simmons’ podcast, journalist Pablo Torre provided a brief overview of how Unc is handling the couple’s relationship and the accompanying media attention. Torre stated, “What if I told you… staff, including Mike Lombardi, [are] deeply concerned about Jordan Hudson and her presence in the building?”

Torre claimed that Hudson attended a Patriots game and sat in Belichick’s seats at Gillette Stadium in November 2021, the same year that the couple met on a plane from New York to Palm Beach in February.

Hudson was banned from the Unc athletics facility, according to Torre, following Belichick’s controversial CBS Sunday Morning interview, which aired on April 27 and showed Hudson stopping him from answering a question about how the couple met.

Torre...

Lucy Liu, Stephanie Hsu and Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadivé are set to receive honors at The Asian American Foundation (Taaf) Heritage Summit and Awards Dinner.

The two-day gathering from May 21-22 celebrates the vibrancy, leadership and growing influence of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (Aanhpi) community. The Summit convenes voices from entertainment, business, public service and grassroots organizing for high-impact panels and discussions that shape the national dialogue on identity, inclusion and intergenerational change.

“I’m deeply honored to receive this award from The Asian American Foundation,” Liu said. “It stands as a tribute to Taaf’s vision of equity, representation, and lasting impact. I’m inspired every day by the strength and brilliance of the Asian American community, and I’m committed to helping amplify our voices as we shape a more just and empowered future together.”

Hsu said, “I am so honored to be...

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When Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson went public with their relationship, most observers assumed that this was just another case of a wealthy older man enjoying the attention of a much younger woman.

But when Belichick’s CBS Sunday Morning interview aired last month, many raised concerns about the possibility that the former Patriots coach was being exploited.

Hudson interrupted the interview and seemed to have a list of topics that Belichick wasn’t permitted to discuss.

North Carolina Tar Heels football head coach Bill Belichick and his girlfriend Jordon Hudson look on during the first half of the game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Duke Blue Devils at Dean E. Smith Center on March 08, 2025 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

“We’re not talking about that,” Hudson snapped, when Belichick was asked a straightforward question about how they’d first met.

“Mike Schur, who wrote for SNL and The Office before creating Parks and Rec and many other TV shows, told me something eye-opening,” Pablo Torre said this week on his Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast. “Mike told me that out of all of the SNL auditions he has ever seen — all of which happen to occur in front of the show’s creator Lorne Michaels — nobody has ever made him laugh harder than Will Forte.”

Forte almost avoided the audition altogether, the comic revealed this week on Torre’s show. He was a writer on That ‘70s Show, which had just been picked up for two more seasons. Forte had never enjoyed that kind of job security — plus, he was terrified to try out for SNL. But Michaels talked him into auditioning, with the support of his sitcom bosses.

Much of the material in Forte’s try-out eventually made it into SNL sketches.

The University of North Carolina is addressing the recent reports about Bill Belichick‘s girlfriend.

On Friday morning (May 9), ESPN’s Pablo Torre shared on his podcast Pablo Torre Finds Out that two sources have told him that 73-year-old Unc-Chapel Hill football coach’s girlfriend Jordon Hudson is no longer allowed inside the football building or on the football field at the university, claiming that the “higher-ups” made the decision last week.

“Don’t think you’ll be hearing much from Jordon moving forward,” one source reportedly told the ESPN broadcaster following Bill‘s awkward with Sunday Morning during which Jordon, 24, interjected when the football coach was asked about their relationship.

Keep reading to find out more…Following the reports that Jordon has been banned from the football facilities, Unc released a statement denying the rumors.

“While Jordon Hudson is not an employee at the University or Carolina Athletics,...

It is now eight years since Hank Azaria stepped away from voicing his controversial The Simpsons character of Apu, but the conversation around why he stopped playing the character – and why he almost didn’t – continues to be a fascinating insight into the way racism is viewed and handled in the entertainment industry and by the public. Speaking on the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast, the incredible actor, who continues to voice many characters on The Simpsons, explained that there are still people who don’t understand why he cannot voice Apu.

On the surface, there is a strange contradiction around depictions of race, gender, sexuality and pretty much anything that isn’t straight and white in the world. White actors cannot provide voices for Black, Asian, or Indian characters, but they can “put on” voices that mimic European accents without any push back. Straight actors playing queer roles are...

Hank Azaria performed the voice of Apu, the Indian Kwik-e-Mart manager on The Simpsons, since the show started. But then a wider discussion started to take place about whether it was appropriate for white actors to voice characters of color.

This cumulated in a 2017 documentary, The Problem With Apu, by Indian comedian Hari Kondabolu. Kondabolu believed the portrayal of Apu was racist against South Asians and a lightning rod for bullying. Though The Simpsons pushed back against the accusation, going so far as to release an episode where the characters comment on how past works can be seen as "politically incorrect," Azaria announced in 2020 that he would not be playing Apu anymore.

Now, he's spoken about that decision on an episode of Pablo Torre Finds Out. It's been a long and interesting journey for Azaria, and one where he's explored how things previously seen as innocuous can become offensive later on.

Stephen A Smith. (Photo by Moody College of Communication via Wikimedia Commons)

Sports analyst Stephen A. Smith just landed a lucrative contract to continue his television duties at ESPN, so it should come as no surprise that he has no interest in running for President of the United States.

At a broadcast industry trade show in Las Vegas on Monday, Smith said he would not rule out the possibility of a presidential bid in the future, but noted it would take a fair amount of persuasion because his interest in running for office is practically non-existent.

“I have no desire to do it; I’m living a pretty good life right now. Life’s been good,” Smith said at the Nab Show on Monday. “The last thing that I would want to do is involve myself in politics. I’ve always perceived politicians as being professional beggars. I don’t...

Ezra Edelman blasted Netflix's cancellation of his nine-hour Prince documentary as a "joke" on Pablo Torre Finds Out, blaming estate interference. The O.J.: Made in America director revealed Netflix initially allowed estate input for accuracy but later received a “17-page document full of editorial issues.” Edelman argued his film showcased Prince’s genius and humanity, unlike Netflix’s upcoming estate-approved project.

Award-winning filmmaker Ezra Edelman is speaking out against Netflix's decision to scrap his nine-hour project about Prince. The would-be six-part docuseries, titled The Book of Prince, which explored the life of the late musician, was shelved by the streamer following legal action and objections from Prince's estate. As is expected, this isn't sitting well with Edelman, who called the decision a joke.

News that Netflix would not move forward with Edelman's doc surfaced in February, when the streamer announced it would allow the estate to produce their own project instead. The apparent problem with Edelman's series? It includes emotional and physical abuse allegations against Prince. During an appearance on the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast, Edelman expressed his frustrations:

"It's a joke. This is the thing I just find galling. Like, I can't get past this — like, the short-sightedness of a group of people whose interest is their own bottom line.

Ezra Edelman offers his version of events following the scrapping of his Prince documentary for Netflix, arguing people are being served “slop.”

Last month we covered the story regarding Netflix’s scrapping of a nine-hour documentary film charting the life and career of Prince, the pop icon who passed away in 2016 at the age of 57.

Award-winning documentarian Ezra Edelman had worked on a Prince film for Netflix which the musician’s estate seemingly objected to. Ultimately, Edelman saw his film scrapped as Netflix announced that it would instead be commissioning a new documentary – presumably with a more sanitised take on the singer’s life which will gain the approval of his estate.

Edelman didn’t comment last month when news of the film’s cancellation surfaced, but he has spoken out since, calling the decision “a joke” on Pablo Torre Finds Out. Offering his version of events, Edelman claims that...

ESPN has canceled Around the Horn, one of its staple daily formats.

The game-style panel show hosted by Tony Reali will air its final episode air on Friday, May 23. A 30-minute edition of SportsCenter will fill the show’s weekday slot this coming summer at 5 p.m., leaving space for a potential new show in the fall.

“Around the Horn has had a remarkable run of more than two decades. That kind of longevity in media is incredibly rare, and we look forward to celebrating the show’s many accomplishments before the final sign-off in May,” said David Roberts, ESPN Executive Vice President, Executive Editor, Sports News and Entertainment. “Beyond Tony and the ensemble of on-air contributors, we are particularly grateful to the production team led by Erik Rydholm and Aaron Solomon, who have been instrumental in Ath’s consistent success since the very beginning.”

Around the Horn debuted November...

Last month, Netflix shelved a nine-part Prince documentary directed by Ezra Edelman in favor of a new, estate-approved project. Now, Edelman has gone on the podcast Pablo Torre Finds Out to blast the streaming giant and Prince’s estate for their “short-sightedness” and being “afraid” to show his flaws.

“It’s a joke… I can’t get past this — the short-sightedness of a group of people whose interest is their own bottom line,” Edelman told Torre. “They’re afraid of his humanity.”

He also said that Prince’s team sent a list of editorial changes rather than checking the film for historical accuracy. “You think I have any interest in putting out a film that is factually inaccurate?” he said, while noting the actions were similar to Prince’s own reputation as a control freak.

Edelman called the docuseries “a gift,” saying it was “a nine-hour treatment about an artist that was,...

Ezra Edelman did not mince words when asked for his perspective on his Prince documentary being scrapped at Netflix.

While on the “Pablo Torre Finds Out” podcast in an episode that aired Tuesday, the Oscar-winning “O.J.: Made in America” director said Netflix and Prince’s estate thinking his nine-hour, six-part docuseries would harm the artist’s legacy is “a joke.”

“Here’s the one thing they were allowed to do – check for factual inaccuracies,” Edelman said. “Guess what? They came back with a 17-page document full of editorial issues, not factual issues. “You think I have any interest in putting out a film that is factually inaccurate?”

Edelman was quick to point out that Prince championed artistic freedom and now a documentary about his life is being blocked for its maker’s own creative decisions.

“I’m not Prince, but I worked really hard making something and now my art...

One of the longest-running TV shows in sports is coming to an end.

ESPN says that its weekday debate series Around the Horn will televise its final episode on May 23, after 23 years and more than 4,900 episodes.

The 5 p.m. show, hosted by Tony Reali, sees a panel of sports commentators attempt to earn points from the host, or be muted if their takes aren’t up to snuff. The show debuted in 2002, and Reali has hosted it since 2004.

The panelists over the years have included a veritable who’s who of sports media personalities, including Jemele Hill, Bomani Jones, Mina Kimes, Woody Paige, Bill Plaschke, Bob Ryan, Sarah Spain, Pablo Torre and Clinton Yates, among many, many others.

ESPN says that it will air a 30-minute edition of SportsCenter at 5 after the show signs off, with further schedule updates to come at a later date.

“Around the Horn has had...

Sad news for Ezra Edelman fans—Netflix and The Prince Estate have decided that the new documentary about the life of the famed singer should not see the light of day. It was reported that the filmmaker spent almost five years researching and working overnights to finish the project.

Ezra Edelman | Credits: YouTube/Star Sessions

The said documentary, which is reportedly nine hours long, would feature the highs and the lows of Prince’s career, including personal stories and interviews with his past lovers, friends, and business associates.

Ezra Edelman’s Prince documentary blocked from release by The Prince Estate

Fans were shocked by a joint statement from Netflix and the Prince Estate announcing that Ezra Edelman’s documentary has been officially shelved. As shared by Deadline:

The Prince Estate and Netflix have come to a mutual agreement that will allow the estate to develop and produce a new documentary...

What does MSNBC do now? After Trump accomplished the Undead thing and retook the White House? After Comcast announced plans to spin off the network (along with others) in such haste that its new company was named “SpinCo”? After Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski went on their show and welcomed our new insect overlords? After its audience vanished?

Nothing.

Stay the course. The audience is exhausted and needs a break. It’ll be back — and Resistier than ever. Suffer the ratings trough. I mean, obviously you have to fire Mr. and Mrs. Scared-Bro. However: Continue their banal but largely benign political coffee klatch show without them and their insistence we all join their MSNVichy. Nobody will remember they were ever there.

Plus, the next money is coming from more fervent opposition to Maga, not less. Wasn’t the Scarborough disaster (41% of the demo audience gone in three days) instructive enough?...

Exclusive: Pablo Torre, who left his staff post at ESPN in 2023, is continuing his broader media presence as his Meadowlark Media podcast gains traction.

Torre is in discussions to expand his presence on MSNBC as the November election approaches, sources tell Deadline. Those appearances will coincide with ongoing guest host and panelist shots on ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption and Around the Horn.

Meadowlark, the John Skipper- and Dan Le Batard-led outfit where Torre moved after ESPN (following the trajectories of former colleagues Skipper and Le Batard) is also seeing returns on its investment in the host. Podcast Pablo Torre Finds Out has notched double-digit increases in YouTube views each month since its September 2023 launch and has also just scored an Edward R. Murrow Award for Sports Reporting.

The award recognized an episode titled “The Teenage Athlete at the Heart of America’s Culture War… Isn’t Very Good at Sports.

Bill Walton, a towering figure, both on and off the basketball court, passed away on Monday at 71.

His cause of death was related to a prolonged battle with cancer, the NBA announced on behalf of his family.

Known for his nearly 7-foot frame and larger-than-life personality, Walton was a two-time NCAA champion at UCLA and a two-time NBA champion, earning a place in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Walton’s illustrious career began at UCLA, where he played under the legendary coach John Wooden.

He became a three-time national player of the year and led the Bruins to an incredible 88-game winning streak, including a memorable performance in the 1973 NCAA title game where he scored 21 of 22 shots.

“Bill Walton was truly one of a kind,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement, according to CNN.

Tributes pour in for Bill Walton

In the NBA, Walton’s impact was immediate,...

Steven Yeun, Darren Criss and Dan Lin, chairman of Netflix Film and founder and board chair of Rideback Rise, are slated to speak at The Asian American Foundation’s third annual Heritage Month Summit, which takes place May 2-3 in New York City.

The year’s theme is “Together We Build Power,” putting focus on the power of community and public service within the Aanhpi community, and how it can aid in tackling the root causes of hate and discrimination against AANHPIs.

Over the two day event, almost 1,000 attendees will participate in panels about trends in hate and extremism, civil rights and Aanhpi representation. Programming at the summit includes fireside chats with former associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta; discussions of issues facing the Aanhpi community, including hate and extremism, Aanhpi education and representation in sports led by CBS news correspondent Weijia Jiang, podcast host Pablo Torre and television host Katie Phang...

Everyone knows the iconic ending to The Sopranos – even if they’ve never seen the beloved HBO drama. On the off chance you don’t know how Tony Soprano’s story concludes and want to preserve the experience for when you finally spring for Max, be aware the following contains…

Spoilers

Anywho, New Jersey crime lord Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) dies. Or maybe he doesn’t. But he probably does. As Tony gathers with his family at Holsten’s for some onion rings in the final scene of the series, the tension begins to ramp up. Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin'” blares from the jukebox as the camera drifts across the dining room, highlighting a nondescript mobster-looking guy in a Members Only jacket. Just as Tony’s daughter Meadow begins to enter the restaurant, having conquered a parallel parking challenge, the series cuts to black. It’s all over.

A 14-year-old video reveals James Gandolfini and Edie Falco reprising their roles from The Sopranos to recruit LeBron James to the New York Knicks. The Sopranos ending remains controversial and ambiguous, leaving fans to debate Tony Soprano's fate after the abrupt cut to black. The imagined scenario in the video sees Tony and Carmela moving to New York under witness protection.

The Sopranos stars reprise their roles for a bizarre reason in a recently unearthed video from 14 years ago. Aired from 1999 to 2007, the highly-acclaimed HBO series followed James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano, a troubled New Jersey mobster struggling to balance his personal and professional life. Apart from Gandolfini, who passed away in 2013, The Sopranos cast also included Edie Falco as Tony's wife Carmela, Jamie-Lynn Sigler as their daughter Meadow, and Robert Iler as their son A.J.

Now, via Pablo Torre Finds Out on YouTube, a recently unearthed video...

During the Knicks’ courtship of LeBron James in 2010, James Gandolfini and Edie Falco made a video as their The Sopranos characters to woo King James into joining the New York basketball team. The clip, which was part of a larger private promotional package from the Knicks to LeBron, was shot 14 years ago, and now it has finally been unearthed.

The Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast, led by former ESPN host Pablo Torre, unearthed clips from the promotional package that include Gandolfini’s reprisal of his much-beloved role as Tony Soprano. The clip opens with The Sopranos’ title card, followed by the caption “Two Years Later (Somewhere In New York)”. According to producer Rocco Caruso, who was hired to create the video for the Knicks, the footage was shot in Gandolfini’s New York apartment. The footage can be seen in the video below.

Newly released footage shows how the NY...

James Gandolfini’s The Sopranos is often regarded as among the best TV shows ever made. The show chronicling the life and criminal career of Tony Soprano enthralled fans with its first few seasons. For six seasons, they were stuck to their TV every week waiting for new episodes to air. Gandolfini’s influential career-defining performance as Tony Soprano won him multiple Emmys.

A still from HBO’s The Sopranos

Despite the high reputation of the series, the series finale that featured the infamous cut-to-black sequence at the end divided fans. Additionally, Edie Falco who played Carmela Soprano teased that she and Gandolfini shot a Soprano-themed ad to help lure LeBron James to join the New York Knicks. The long-rumored footage has now made its way online and it is interesting, to say the least.

James Gandolfini Returns as Tony Soprano In New Footage With an Interesting Twist

Edie...

The Sopranos had one of the most talked-about endings of all time when the series finale ended mid-scene and fans would form closure through their own theories. The show would go down as one of HBO’s best originals, and while the Emmy-winning series officially came to a close in 2007, it was revealed that there was lost footage of James Gandolfini and Edie Falco reprising their roles as Tony and Carmela Soprano as the couple would try to convince LeBron James to come to the New York Knicks in 2010. The existence of the private video was revealed a few years ago in the docu-series podcast Shattered: Hope, Heartbreak and the New York Knicks.

The Hollywood Reporter urges you to look no further as the lost video has been found. The whole video was obtained by former ESPN host Pablo Torre. He had recently aired on his Pablo Torre Finds Out...

Michael Imperioli gained immense stardom after starring as Christopher Moltisanti in The Sopranos. He played the immature cousin and protégé to James Gandolfini’s lead Tony Soprano in the series and gained a massive fan following. Surprisingly, Imperioli was almost fired from the show after he hid a vital piece of information in his audition and caused an accident on set.

Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos

Besides being the hot-headed cousin to Tony Soprano, Moltisanti also occasionally acted as the driver to him. However, Michael Imperioli did not reveal at first that he could not drive and crashed a car with him and James Gandolfini inside. While Imperioli was sure he was going to get fired from the show, Gandolfini responded with a surprising response.

How did James Gandolfini react to Michael Imperioli’s blunder? Michael Imperioli and James Gandolfini in The Sopranos

The Sopranos is considered...

“The Sopranos” fans got thrown a curveball in 2021 when Edie Falco revealed for the first time on an Atlantic podcast that she once reunited with James Gandolfini to reprise Tony and Carmela Soprano for a bizarre clip set two years after the events of the series finale, which infamously ended with a cut-to-black that left Tony’s fate in the balance. The purpose of the clip was to help the New York Knicks basketball organization lure LeBron James to the team.

Gandolfini and Falco shot the “Sopranos” reunion in 2010 as James was becoming a free agent after his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers expired. All of the top teams in the NBA wanted James, and the Knicks came up with the idea to make a short film with “The Sopranos” stars to help sell James on the Big Apple. The video also included appearances by Chris Rock, Mike Bloomberg, Robert De Niro,...

A long-rumored video of James Gandolfini reprising his Emmy-winning role of Tony Soprano has been unearthed.

The footage (below) has Gandolfini and his co-star Edie Falco back in their roles as The Sopranos power couple Tony and Carmela.

The clip was privately produced in 2010 — three years after the HBO drama’s finale — in an effort to lure LeBron James to the New York Knicks.

The scene takes place “Two Years Later,” following the end of the show. “Yeah, life’s good here Carm, even if we are in the witness protection program,” Tony says to his wife. Then, they discussed the possibility of James moving to New York and finding him the perfect home: Madison Square Garden. The video was obtained by former ESPN host Pablo Torre and aired on his Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast. The scene starts at the 9:30-minute mark.

The existence of the tape was...

Now everyone knows that Tony Soprano was last seen in a booth at Holsten’s ice cream parlor on June 10, 2007. But what a 14-year-old video that just got released to the public this morning presupposes is… maybe he wasn’t?

In 2010, NBA superstar LeBron James was entering free agency for the first time in his legendary career, and the New York Knicks were one of several teams with dreams of signing him. Knicks executives put together what they thought would be a surefire recruitment plan, centered on a video where...

Back in 1989, Kevin Costner starred in an iconic drama film called Field of Dreams. With a man hearing voices and a diamond vision urging him to make a baseball field, the movie was, no doubt, greeted with love and open arms.

As per recent news, NBC was going to convert that film into a TV series that would have starred Andre Braugher and Nick Offerman in iconic roles! Well, sadly, the series was eventually canceled and the fans never got to know about it until today!

Kevin Costner and Ray Liotta in Field of Dreams (1989) When NBC Tried To Reboot Kevin Costner’s Iconic 1989 Film!

Mike Schur is an American television producer and writer known for creating some of the most iconic series of all time. Being the creator of The Good Place, Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and, The Office, Schur had quite the background for superhit sitcoms.

Andre...

If Peacock had built it, look who would have come!

A year and a half after the streaming outlet pulled the plug on his Field of Dreams adaptation, executive producer Mike Schur has revealed the ill-fated limited series’ all-star lineup — an A-list roster that would’ve brought together veterans of Schur comedies Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Good Place and Parks and Recreation, all under one clubhouse.

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There’s a disturbance in the force as Donald Glover’s Lando Calrissian project is charting a new course. According to Glover’s brother and Atlanta EP, Stephen Glover, Lando is pivoting from a Disney+ series to a feature film. Deadline confirmed the information, giving Star Wars fans something to look forward to after the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are resolved.

“It’s not even a show,” Glover said. “The idea right now is to do a movie,” he added. “Right now, because of the strike, it’s like a game of telephone.”

Glover’s young Lando Calrissian debuted in Ron Howard’s Solo: A Star Wars Story. Unfortunately, the film arrived more curdled than a warm jar of blue Bantha milk at the box office with a $392.9M worldwide total. Despite the film’s failure, Calrissian remains a fan-favorite character, especially after Billy Dee Williams reprised the iconic role in multiple Star Wars projects.

Creator Stephen Glover suggests that the Lando project for Disney+ may now be a movie instead of a TV show, which could be a more logical approach. Donald Glover's Lando deserves a movie instead of a TV show, as many Disney+ Star Wars shows centered on preexisting characters have been mediocre in quality. Unlike shows that stretch out the story, a movie format would allow the filmmakers to focus the budget and make Lando's story as efficient as possible.

Although Lando was previously announced as a Star Wars TV show for Disney+, a new update suggests the project is back on as a movie. This information is courtesy of Stephen Glover, creator and writer of Lando and brother of Donald Glover, the actor who portrayed Lando Calrissian in Solo: A Star Wars Story. While this is a significant change from the Lando series audiences were expecting, releasing the project...

Donald Glover’s Lando Calrissian is not returning in a new Star Wars series, rather in a theatrical feature film. Deadline has confirmed with insiders that the project is pivoting from a Disney+ series to the big screen.

The news was revealed Thursday via the actor’s brother and fellow Atlanta EP Stephen Glover, who was working on the project with Donald. News broke in July that the duo replaced Justin Simien as the writers of Lando.

“It’s not even a show,” the three-time Atlanta Emmy nominee revealed in an episode of Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast. “The idea right now is to do a movie. … Right now because of the strike, it’s like [a game of] telephone.”

Donald Glover’s younger take on the galaxy’s notable gambler and double-crosser first appeared in Solo: A Star Wars Story. The 2018 movie bombed with a global gross of $392.9M, but the pic...

“Lando,” the upcoming Disney+ series that will star Donald Glover reprising his role as Lando Calrissian from 2018’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” was recently revealed to be in development (after a soft announcement in 2020).

At the time it was announced that Glover and his brother (and frequent collaborator) Stephen had taken over the project and were hard at work. And now Stephen Glover has let something slip: it’s not a TV show. It’s a movie. Watch the clip below.

Ptfo Sources: The new Star Wars show about Lando Calrissian — made by Donald Glover and @Steve_G_Lover — is not supposed to be a show.

It's a movie.

Full episode: https://t.co/IQzGDgbQSb pic.twitter.com/byp60HRZ6k

— Pablo Torre Finds Out (@pablofindsout) September 14, 2023

Glover was appearing on “Pablo Torre Finds Out,” a podcast/web series hosted by the former ESPN reporter, when Torre brought up “Solo.

Madrid, May 24 (Ians) Real Sociedad edged closer to Champions League qualification with a 1-0 victory at home against Almeria.

Takefusa Kubo netted the game’s only goal during the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time, striking a brilliant shot into the top corner of the net, reports Xinhua.

Almeria was reduced to 10 men just 10 minutes later following a harsh challenge from Luis Suarez on Robin Le Normand. Despite not managing to equalize in the second half, their resilience suggested that they might yet avoid relegation.

Celta Vigo and Girona settled for a 1-1 draw, a result that likely assures Celta’s La Liga survival. Carles Perez put the home team ahead just four minutes before halftime.

Cristhian Stuani equalized with a twice-taken penalty in the 58th minute, and both goalkeepers made excellent saves in the closing moments, resulting in a split of points.

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez altered his starting...

Pablo Torre is about to become a creature of two worlds.

The veteran ESPN writer and on-air personality is leaving the Disney sports-media giant — and he’s staying, too. Torre is joining Meadowlark Media, the content company founded by former ESPN chief John Skipper and the sports commentator Dan Le Batard. And yet, Torre is expected to remain a regular contributor to “Around The Horn” and “Pardon The Interruption,” two of the mainstay programs on the ESPN daytime schedule.

“They are looking to build another show directly out of ‘The Dan LeBatard Show,’ which is a monster,” Torre says of Meadowlark in an interview. Torre envisions a digital program with audio and video components that will allow him to “tell original stories, do a bit of journalism and figure out how to make that show a home that can fit all of the things I aspire to do creatively.” Torre...

For the first time at a mainstream film festival opening night, three Asian American Pacific Islander documentaries come together with their directors.

Oscar-shortlisted documentaries Bad Axe and 38 at the Garden kickoff opening night, followed by the New York premiere of Unconditional (Prisca). The event starts at 5pm, March 1, 2023, on the first day of the Justice Film Festival at Dctv’s Cinema for Documentary Film in New York’s Chinatown.

“This opening night is a groundbreaking moment. I wish our festival was not the first,” says Justice Film Festival director and founder Andy Peterson. He went on to say, “These three directors are part of a trailblazing wave of filmmakers.”

“Breakthrough Voices” – a Fireside Panel Discussion

Following special screenings of their films, the directors take the stage for a no-holds-barred conversation about the tough questions dominating communities of color: why aren’t they seen as American stories? Are they scared to tell their own stories?...

Madrid (Spain), Nov 12 (Ians) Fc Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez is going to have to use his imagination to carry out training sessions during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

A club record 16 Barcelona players have been called up by their respective countries for the World Cup, three more than the 13 who went to Russia in 2018.

That leaves Xavi with just seven first-team regulars in Barcelona, bearing in mind that Gerard Pique has also announced his retirement from the game.

Those players have been given holidays until December 5, but of the seven Sergi Roberto and Franck Kessie are injured, meaning that in theory, Xavi will have to work with reserve goalkeeper, Inaki Pena, defenders Hector Bellerin, Marcos Alonso and Alejandro Balde, while youngster Pablo Torre plays games with Barca’s B-team.

That’s not even enough to organise a game of three-a-side, and Xavi will have to use some B-team players to make up the numbers,...

Jeremy Lin’s historic NBA eruption in 2012, highlighted by a stunning performance on a particular night at Madison Square Garden, is detailed in 38 at the Garden, a documentary making its world premiere at Tribeca on Sunday and newly acquired by HBO.

Another crucial aspect to “Linsanity,” as the fan craze around the ballplayer became known, was his identity as an Asian-American athlete. On Monday, following the film’s premiere, Tribeca will host a conversation featuring Lin and moderated by Hasan Minhaj about the perception of Asian-Americans in sports and racism in America.

The film is directed by Frank Chi and produced by Travon Free and Samir Hernandez, who won an Oscar for the 2020 short Two Distant Strangers. ”) HBO will air the film on its linear networks and it will also stream on HBO Max this fall.

Lin, an undrafted point guard who graduated from Harvard, shocked fans, stunned his teammates...

Updated, 11:37 a.m.: Filmmakers Travon Free and Samir Hernandez of Two Distant Strangers fame have unveiled a new trailer for 38 at the Garden, a documentary project examining the cultural impact of NBA trailblazer Jeremy Lin and the cultural phenomenon known as “Linsanity” that surrounded him during his 2011-12 season with the New York Knicks.

Watch the trailer above. Read more about the short below.

Previous, April 19: Travon Free and Samir Hernandez, the writer-director and EP behind last year’s Best Live-Action Short Oscar winner Two Distant Strangers, today unveiled 38 at the Garden, a new documentary project examining the cultural impact of NBA trailblazer Jeremy Lin and the cultural phenomenon known as “Linsanity” that surrounded him during his 2011-12 season with the New York Knicks.

The short from director Frank Chi revisits the athlete’s unlikely story 10 years down the line, in a hostile time for Asian Americans,...

Bomani Jones, the versatile ESPN personality who has gained traction with appearances on shows like “Highly Questionable” and “Around the Horn,” has found a new outlet for his work. But it’s not ESPN. It’s HBO.

HBO has ordered a new, weekly late-night series with Jones at its center that will go into production in New York starting next year. “Game Theory With Bomani Jones” is expected to examine timely issues in the world of sports. Jones is believed to remain under contract to ESPN through the start of next year, and indicated via Twitter Thursday that he would continue doing work with the Disney sports-media giant, particularly his podcast, “The Right Time.” He is expected to continue to contribute to programs like “Around the Horn” and “Debatable.”

The program represents the latest in a series of new weekly efforts many media companies are testing to fill a continued...

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith apologized on air Tuesday morning for comments he made about Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani, acknowledging the hot talk he typically offers on his program had elevated to boiling after he suggested the Japanese baseball star’s use of an interpreter diminished his appeal, as as well as that of the sport.

Smith used the opening minutes of his popular ESPN program, “First Take,” to apologize to the “Asian community, the Asian American community, to Walt Disney and ESPN” for his comments. “I also want to extend a personal apology to Ohtani himself,” Smith said.

Smith has been on a mission of atonement since yesterday’s conversation, during which he said Ohtani needed to speak English during public appearances. “I understand that baseball is an international sport itself in terms of participation, but when you talk about an audience gravitating to the tube or to the ballpark,...

Dazn Group has announced a pair of co-ceos, Shay Segev and James Rushton.

Rushton had been Dazn’s acting CEO since June 2020. Prior to that, he was the company’s chief revenue officer.

Segev comes over from sports betting and gaming company Entain, which also has a tech-centric focus.

“This is an important moment for Dazn Group as we deepen our leadership team and ready the organization for its next phase of growth,” John Skipper, Dazn Group executive chairman, said in a statement on Monday. “James has displayed tremendous leadership, navigating incredible challenges and achieving terrific results which have made us a stronger and more focused company.

“In Shay, we’re adding depth and fresh expertise to the team. He is recognized as one of the leading figures in online gaming and brings vast technology and operations experience to the role as well as an impressive track record in digital transformation.

Former ESPN chief John Skipper and Dan Le Batard, the former host of ESPN network’s “Highly Questionable,” are teaming up to launch a new sports-focused content company.

Skipper, who resigned from ESPN in 2017, would remain in his current position as executive chair of Dazn Group but shift focus to daily oversight of the new company, according to the Miami Herald, which suggested that Kevin Mayer, a former high-ranking Disney exec who now is an adviser to Dazn parent company Access Industries, might take over his responsibilities at Dazn.

According to Sports Business Journal, Skipper and Le Batard’s are looking to sell Le Batard’s new podcast, which he launched after his recent ESPN exit, and hire a staff to create sports-focused editorial content for their company, with the expectation that the scope of content could branch out into other topics besides sports.

Representatives for Skipper and Dazn Group...

The purge at ESPN continues, as longtime show host Dan Le Batard will leave the network in January.

The announcement of his departure said Le Batard “will be leaving ESPN early next year to pursue a new opportunity.” His ESPN radio show, The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, will end Jan. 4. His hosting of the TV show Highly Questionable will finish the same day, but the show will remain on ESPN with what’s described as a “contributing team.”

“It was mutually agreed that it was best for both sides to move on to new opportunities and we worked together closely to make that possible,” said Norby Williamson, ESPN executive vice president and executive editor. “We thank Dan for his many years and contributions to ESPN and wish him all the best going forward.”

Le Batard has clashed in recent months with ESPN executives, and has complained that the...

Dan Le Batard is leaving ESPN next month. His TV show, “Highly Questionable,” will continue on without him — or his dad.

“It was mutually agreed that it was best for both sides to move on to new opportunities and we worked together closely to make that possible,” said Norby Williamson, ESPN executive vice president and executive editor. “We thank Dan for his many years and contributions to ESPN and wish him all the best going forward.”

The final episode of “The Dan Le Batard Show With Stugotz” will broadcast on Monday, Jan. 4, with Le Batard’s final episode of “Highly Questionable” to air the same day.

The announcement of Le Batard’s exit comes a month after a clash with ESPN executives over a producer on “The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz,” Chris Cote, fell victim to the network’s latest round of layoffs. Le Batard called the move...

ESPN’s Pablo Torre signed a multi-year contract extension to become the new host of the ESPN Daily podcast. He is due to be full-time in August after working select episodes in July. Torre will be replacing the original host, Mina Kimes, who is leaving to join NFL Live and host The Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny football podcast.

ESPN Daily is a weekday morning podcast which aims to deliver fans an inside look at sport’s most intriguing stories with ESPN’s leading reporters, producers and commentators.

Torre will be also be continuing his role on ESPN’s Highly Questionable and Around the Horn as well as his guest appearances on other ESPN shows.

Said ESPN EVP Norby Williamson: “Pablo, with his multi-platform and journalistic expertise, will continue bringing the top sports stories to life in new and insightful ways for fans as the host of ESPN Daily.

In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix debuted the official trailer for “Cursed” and ESPN announced that Pablo Torre will become the full-time host of the “ESPN Daily” podcast.

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Comedy Central has announced that “Corporate” will premiere its third and final season on July 22 at 10:30 p.m. The six-episode season will follow Matt, Jake, Lance and other Hampton DeVille employees as they work through the everyday struggles of office life including workplace conflict, business trips and climbing the corporate ladder. “Corporate” stars Jake Weisman, Matt Ingebretson, Lance Reddick, Aparna Nancherla, Anne Dudek and Adam Lustick and was created by Weisman, Ingebretson and Pat Bishop.

First Looks

Netflix released the trailer for “Cursed,” launching July 17. Based on the best-selling book of the same name by Tom Wheeler and Frank Miller, “Cursed” reimagines the legend of King Arthur through the eyes of Nimue, who accompanies him on his journey to...

ESPN plans to explore a new business plan for The Undefeated, its site devoted to exploring sports, culture and race that will expand the outlet to other parts of the sports-media outlet’s parent company. Walt Disney.

The Undefeated, which was launched in 2016 under the auspices of John Skipper, previous president of ESPN, was envisioned as a digital hub for stories that examined some of the hottest topics in sports. The site was expected to combine long-form and short-form storytelling, original reporting and provocative commentary aimed at African-American consumers as well as sports fans seeking a deeper understanding of black athletes, culture and related issues.

Now the company intends to try to expand its coverage to fashion, music, arts and technology, said Jimmy Pitaro, ESPN’s president, in a memo to staffers Tuesday. Citing such efforts as a season long series in 2019 looking at African-American quarterbacks and a Caldecott Medal...