Dan Orlovsky became a linchpin of attention in the sports media world, but not for a football-related opinion. On Thursday, the ESPN gridiron analyst tweeted “Protect our daughters” in response to controversy surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif. The original Olympic dispute was sparked after Khelif forced her opponent, Italy’s Angela Carini, to bow out of … Read more
Women can fight ghosts too. Dan Aykroyd, the original “Ghostbusters” (1984) star and co-writer, defended the 2016 reboot in an interview with People while promoting his new Audible Original, “Blues Brothers.” Marketed as “Ghostbusters: Answer the Call,” the comedy experienced intense criticism from misogynistic trolls before it was even released, largely due to its all-female main cast. … Read more
If Stephen A. Smith wants to add another agent to his representation, maybe his former ESPN colleague Dan Le Batard would be interested. In the latest podcast episode of the Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz on YouTube, the host said that ESPN is low-balling Smith with its five-year, $90 million contract offer to remain … Read more
Dan Hurley said his wife, Andrea, “got violently angry” during the Lakers’ courtship of the UConn men’s basketball coach, which transpired into a media circus over the last week. Hurley — who turned down the Lakers’ six-year, $70 million contract offer on Monday to pursue a three-peat with the Huskies — explained how the situation … Read more
Charles Barkley was in for a rude awakening when he wanted to hear about the NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Final on ESPN on Thursday. Earlier in the day, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news that the Lakers were “targeting” UConn basketball coach Danny Hurley for their vacant head coach job — a stunner given … Read more
ESPN might have poured it on a little too hard in favor of the Knicks on Sunday. Before the Knicks lost Game 7 of their second-round playoff series to the Pacers, 130-109 at Madison Square Garden, ESPN hosted a Knicks-centric pregame show, featuring Stephen A. Smith fervently cheering on the team. On his radio show … Read more
The kookiest characters onscreen this season may be the ones played by Dan Stevens. This batch of charismatic weirdos joins the collection of peculiar roles he has amassed since the 2014 thriller “The Guest,” his post-“Downton Abbey” breakthrough. Stevens, 41, lands somewhere between leading man and character actor, and he revels in the mischievous tone … Read more
It wouldn’t be the Met Gala without the memes. Social media users had a field day poking fun at the biggest stars in Hollywood who attended the annual fashion event in New York City on Monday. This year’s Met Gala dress code was “The Garden of Time” by J.G. Ballard, prompting the celebrities to take … Read more
Dan Orlovsky does not think there are big odds of Tom Brady playing for the Raiders next season. Brady appeared on the “DeepCuts” podcast with barber VicBlends earlier this month, and teased the possibility of an NFL comeback, albeit with the parameters that a starting quarterback goes down with an injury. “I’m not opposed to it,” … Read more
NEW YORK — Dan Rather returned to the CBS News airwaves for the first time since his bitter exit 18 years ago, appearing in a reflective interview on “CBS Sunday Morning” days before the debut of a Netflix documentary on the 92-year-old newsman’s life. After 44 years at the network, 24 as anchor of the … Read more
Friday turned into “Dunk on Dan Orlovsky Day” for ESPN analysts. Orlovsky is one of the dozens of people — dozens — who are defending the Falcons using a first-round draft pick on Michael Penix Jr. after paying Kirk Cousins. And his colleagues are letting him have it. Marcus Spears said Orlovsky lives in a … Read more
Nickelodeon showrunner Dan Schneider has been under fire for several remarks made in the new documentary series “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.” The series has concluded, but on Sunday night a bonus episode aired, featuring former stars from the network sharing their thoughts on the events that have transpired since the premiere. In … Read more
Gen Z is “falling for” ChatGPT’s dark alter ego DAN. DAN — an acronym for Do Anything Now — is a version of ChatGPT that has been jailbroken to allow the AI technology to talk in ways and about topics that have been restricted, like befriending its users or discussing politics. As people have begun … Read more
The crew on “The Pat McAfee Show” was making a stink after it appeared ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky passed gas live on air. Orlovsky was making what seemed like a normal appearance on the ESPN program when all of a sudden a loud noise could be heard as he was talking, which McAfee and his … Read more
UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley had jokes about his wife and his lucky dragon underwear after the Huskies steamrolled San Diego State, 82-52, in their Sweet 16 matchup Thursday night. In a postgame interview, reporter Andy Katz mentioned that Hurley was waving to his wife, Andrea, who was featured on the TBS broadcast multiple … Read more
It continues to appear as though a “Happy Gilmore” sequel is a go. Last week, actor Christopher McDonald, who played the villainous Shooter McGavin in the original film, went on 92.3 the Fan in Cleveland and revealed that Adam Sandler had shown him a rough draft of the script for the sequel. Legendary sportscaster Dan … Read more
Embattled television producer Dan Schneider has officially broken his silence after he was accused of “sexualizing” child stars on various Nickelodeon shows. “Everything that happened on the shows Dan ran was carefully scrutinized by dozens of involved adults, and approved by the network,” a rep for Schneider, 58, told Variety on Monday. “If there was … Read more
Bryan Hearne never became a big star like Amanda Bynes, Ariana Grande or Drake Bell when he was one of many child actors in the Nickelodeon universe that dominated children’s TV in the late ’90s and early aughts. Because of his outspoken mother, he ended up being one of the lucky ones. Hearne, now 35, … Read more
Jim Beard, a solo artist and touring keyboardist for Steely Dan, has died. He was 63. Beard’s rep told The Post in a statement that Beard died March 2 in a hospital in New York City surrounded by loved ones from complications due to a sudden illness. “It is with great sadness that we announce … Read more
Netflix said on Wednesday that the producer Dan Lin would replace Scott Stuber as the streaming company’s top film executive. Mr. Stuber was the head of Netflix Film for seven years before announcing last month that he would be leaving. During his tenure, he brought a bevy of Oscar-winning filmmakers to Netflix and helped the … Read more