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Each week, we handpick a selection of stories to give you a snapshot of trends, updates, business moves, and more from around the creator industry. This week, our roundup is a little bit sweet and a little bit spicy. Creator commotion Nick DiGiovanni went all Willy Wonka to grab a Guinness World Record. The culinary creator made the world’s largest chocolate bar and donated the delicious result to children in Ecuador. Somewhere, Amaury Guichon just got a new idea for a super-sized chocolate creation. MrBeast is Napoleon now. In 1798, the French Emperor marched his troops through Egypt after winning…
Jake TrotterCloseJake TrotterESPN Senior WriterJake Trotter covers college football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him @Jake_Trotter.Adam RittenbergCloseAdam RittenbergESPN Senior WriterCollege football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University.Dec 19, 2024, 07:00 AM ETCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State coach Ryan Day had his left hand on his hip and his right arm around cornerback Jermaine Mathews Jr.As the Ohio State band played “Carmen Ohio” following another loss to rival Michigan on Nov. 30, and the team gathered — as it…
The film output of 2024 was full of performances so nice, we had to run this feature twice. The wonderful contributors to this site have already weighed in on sixteen of the best performances of the year—starmaking turns from unknowns, A-listers demonstrating their dominance, character actors finally getting their moment in the spotlight. But the hits keep on comin’, so we’ve got another fresh crop of sixteen wonderful roles to celebrate. In this back half, we’ve got more welcome surprises and head-nodding favorites: little-discussed lead turns in smaller indie horror, at least two “Star Wars” alums honing their skills in…
Blake Lively has reportedly sued her ex-co-star Justin Baldoni for allegedly sexually harassing her while filming “It Ends With Us” — months after rumors of on-set conflict plagued the romantic drama’s release. The actress, 37, alleged in her lawsuit that there had to be an “all-hands-on-deck meeting” about the film’s lead actor and director’s bad behavior, in which he was warned to no longer show Lively “nude videos or images of women” and to stop mentioning his past “porn addiction” and sexual conquests, per TMZ. Baldoni, 40, was reportedly also told at the time to no longer make any mentions…
Blake Lively had taken what must be unprecedented action against her recent co-star, Justin Baldoni. Following months of speculation regarding a feud between the actor and the actress — who played the lead roles this year in the film It Ends With Us — Lively filed a lawsuit this week against Baldoni for sexual harassment. According to documents obtained by TMZ, Lively alleges that Baldoni he created a hostile work environment on the set of the aforementioned book adaption — and later took part in a campaign against his colleaguel Blake Lively poses on the red carpet upon arrival to…
In a miserable week for stock markets worldwide, Spotify continued to fall from its all-time high, K-pop stocks sank and one of the smallest companies on the Billboard Global Music Index posted a double-digit gain. LiveOne was the week’s biggest gainer as the music streaming company’s shares rose 19.6% to $1.22 after it announced on Wednesday (Dec. 18) that its partnership with Tesla surpassed 350,000 subscribers. On Friday (Dec. 20), the company also said it has regained compliance with the Nasdaq exchange’s minimum bid price requirement. Only two other music stocks posted gains this week. Sphere Entertainment Co. rose 2.5%…
Sid Lowe, Spain writerDec 21, 2024, 05:00 AM ET”Well,” Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said, “he’s got b—s.”It was September. Endrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa had recently turned 18, not long after leaving home and crossing the Atlantic to a new world.He had only been on the pitch 11 minutes on this, his first UEFA Champions League night for the most demanding club of them all, in a place that has sunk many tougher men, and that was as much as he had been on the pitch in total until then. When he got the ball, he had 80 metres…
SZA releases her highly anticipated ‘SOS Deluxe: LANA’ with the help from Ben Stiller who stars in the music video for ‘Drive.’ The album features SZA in an alien costume as well as another collab with Kendrick Lamar called “30 For 30.” Tetris Kelly The wait is over, as SZA’s much anticipated ‘SOS Deluxe: LANA’ has finally been released, and we’re giving you all the deets in this week’s Music. You should know this has been a Lana filled week, with SZAreleasing the first official music video from the single “Drive” off the album, starring the one and only funny…
What feud? Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz proved all is good between them following a rumored rift that happened on the “Back in Action” set. In a Netflix promo that was released Friday, the two sang about their 25-year friendship while promoting the upcoming Seth Gordon-directed film. “Back in action! Back in action! Satisfaction! We’re back in action,” Foxx, 57, belted out while playing a grand piano. He then added, “People don’t even realize how long we’ve been friends,” as Diaz, 52, sat down beside him. “It’s true,” she said in response. “Since we were in ‘Any Given Sunday’ together,…
Lela Rose splits her time between New York City and Wyoming and for pre-fall, the two couldn’t-be-more-different locations were her starting points. Beloved by Uptown girls, her signature cocktail dresses come accessorized with Western-inspired belts this season; some of which Rose sourced from vintage fairs. Though Rose loves the thrill of the find—and a part of her would love to keep her scores—she will also be selling them in stores.While Rose is known for her party attire, she’s also trying to focus on more versatile everyday essentials. A midi-length skirt that dominated the lineup could be daytime-appropriate, but switch the…