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Sean 'Diddy' Combs
NOT SO FAST

Diddy Sues NBC for $100M After ‘Making of Bad Boy’ Doc

Combs filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit Wednesday.

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

Charlotte Kirk, Ron Meyer and Liz Fuller
NOTES ON A SCANDAL

Hollywood Power Player’s Sordid Ménage à Trois Revealed

Former NBCU exec Meyer’s fling with actress Charlotte Kirk might cost him $2 million just as an alleged fling with her manager has also surfaced.

Emell Derra Adolphus

Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu via Getty Images
CAN’T WATCH

CNN Down 50 Percent as U.S. Switches Off Election Coverage

Prime-time viewership of the 2024 election returns was down 25 percent compared to 2020.

Janna Brancolini

Rachel Maddow, RHOBH split
‘BEST PATH FORWARD’

‘Maddow’ to ‘Housewives’ Could Be Up For Grabs in Major Deal

Comcast dropped bombshell after revealing better than expected third quarter sales.

David Gardner

Brian Roberts speaks during the Fortune Global Forum at the Fairmont Hotel on Nov. 3, 2015, in San Francisco, California.
PAYDAY

Comcast CEO’s Earnings Jumped to $35.5 Million in 2023

He has a total net worth of $1.9 billion, according to Forbes.

Amanda Yen

A view of the Comcast NBCUniversal building in Universal City, California.
THIS AGAIN?

Trump Launches New Bid to Oust Judge in His Hush-Money Case

After weeks of attacking the judge’s daughter online, Trump has taken his gripes to the court.

Edith Olmsted

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A photo illustration of Vicki Gunvalson, Brandi Glanville and Caroline Manzo
WATCH WHAT HAPPENS?

Scandal-Plagued ‘Real Housewives’ Season May Never Air

A source tells The Daily Beast that Peacock is still weighing whether or not to air “Ultimate Girls Trip: Morocco” following a cast member’s sexual assault allegations.

Alec Karam

Marvin Jones smiles during an interview in Spanish on national TV.
ON THE SPOT

NFL’s Marvin Jones Impresses in Post-Game Spanish Interview

Jones said he took on learning the language to “connect with” the growing number of Latinos in the United States.

Josh Fiallo

Stars of "The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip" attend the 2023 NBCUniversal Upfront
GETTING REAL

Reality Stars Want Out of NBC and Bravo’s ‘Draconian’ NDAs

A new letter alleges that NBCUniversal has enforced illegal NDAs that make it impossible for reality TV cast and crew members to speak up about unlawful workplace conduct.

Kyndall Cunningham

A picture of the NBC peacock logo. Reality stars are coming after NBCUniversal and its subsidiary Bravo for allegedly subjecting them to “grotesque and depraved mistreatment.”
‘VICTIMIZED’

Bravo Accused of ‘Depraved Mistreatment’ of Reality TV Stars

The letter lists a series of allegations, including the distribution of “nonconsensual pornography” and cover-ups of “acts of sexual violence.”

Isabella Ramirez

Director and writer Deborah Kampmeier joins SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America writers on the picket line while on strike in Times Square in New York City.
BLOCKED

SAG, Writers Guild File Labor Grievances Against NBC: Report

Both unions are in the midst of labor strikes against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

Erik Uebelacker

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