A headline in last Tuesday’s Hollywood Reporter stated: “Phyllis Carlyle, Influential Talent Manager and Producer, Dies at 80.”  For those who worked with Phyllis, this description is somewhat simplistic. There are many successful female managers today. In the late 1980s and early ’90s, there were very few. From 1990 to 1993, I was Phyllis’ assistant. That she died this September of leukemia, but the news came out two and a half months later, reminded me of the famous Beatles lyric, “Eleanor Rigby, died in a church and was buried along with her name.

Whoopi Goldberg gave Kanye West one of her signature eye-rolls after sharing his recent comments about slavery with The View’s audience Wednesday morning. “Kanye, look, there were laws that were put in place that said we were less than human,” Goldberg said, schooling the rapper in history in much the same way CNN’s Don Lemon tried to do Tuesday night. During his interview with TMZ the day before, West said, “When you hear about slavery for 400 years, for 400 years?

The fighting game community is abuzz with excitement as UFC 5 gears up to enter the gaming octagon. Unlike its EA Sports counterparts, the UFC franchise isn’t released annually, making each new installment a cause for celebration. Given the three-year gap since the last release, anticipation is mounting. With players ready to grapple with some of the sport’s legendary figures, let’s explore what we know so far. UFC 5 Release: The Predicted Timeline Players eagerly awaiting UFC 5 can expect it to land in late October or November 2023, available for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

The world's biggest banks financed fossil fuels to the tune of $705 billion in 2023, with US and Japanese lenders leading the way, an annual report by climate campaigners said Monday. Since the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the top 60 banks have provided a total of $6.9 trillion to the sector, according to the coalition's 15th annual report titled "Banking on Climate Chaos". "Financiers and investors of fossil fuels continue to light the flame of the climate crisis,"

"I’m not gon' go show them a big old house, I’m not gon' go show them me on vacation, I’m not gon' show them a car," the Long Beach rapper says.It is the norm for rappers toflex their wealth as much as possible to prove that their bank accounts never end, but we've seen time and time again that much of that is just an entertainment industry illusion. While flashing cash and jewels is a quick way to capture the attention of the general public, not everyone is interested in trying to use their platforms to boast about their elevated tax brackets.