Hold onto your buns, Joey Chestnut is back. The competitive eating superstar will take part in this year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Competition on Coney Island on July 4th after missing out on the event last year over a dispute related to a sponsorship deal Chestnut had with another hot dog brand. Major League Eating … Read more
Dave’s Hot Chicken said Monday it has been acquired by the private equity firm Roark Capital in a deal valued at $1 billion. Dave’s Hot Chicken got its start in 2017 as a popup in a Los Angeles parking lot. It has grown exponentially since then and expects to end this year with 400 restaurants … Read more
Model Hailey Bieber’s makeup and skincare brand, Rhode, is being snapped up by Elf Beauty for about $1 billion, giving the budget cosmetic retailer access to a celebrity-endorsed product line that has become hugely popular among Gen Z and millennials. Elf said on Wednesday it would pay Rhode shareholders $800 million in a combination of cash and … Read more
Netflix has thrown “Sesame Street” a safety net with a new streaming deal that offers the popular children’s staple a broad reach while keeping it on its long-standing home, PBS, at the same time, the companies announced Monday. Starting later this year, new episodes will run on Netflix, PBS and the PBS Kids app on the same … Read more
Zach Bryan is taking a stand against a critic. The “Something in the Orange” singer took to Instagram Friday to call out another singer-songwriter, John Moreland, for a subtle dig he seemingly made about him on his own account. “$350M is a lot to pay for the f—in off-brand version of me,” Moreland wrote to his … Read more
She spoke to the Big Man upstairs to get her son to the big leagues. It took 16 years for New York Yankees ace reliever Fernando Cruz to get called up to the majors, two more to get the opportunity to play for his beloved Bronx Bombers — and three words from his mom to … Read more
Robert De Niro is supporting his daughter after she came out as transgender. The Academy Award winner, 81, addressed his daughter Airyn De Niro’s decision to tell the world she began hormone therapy last year and is living her life as a trans woman at 29 in her first-ever interview with Them published on Tuesday, … Read more
Last year was tough for Acadia Healthcare, one of the country’s largest providers of mental health services. A slew of federal agencies opened investigations into whether Acadia illegally held patients against their will in its psychiatric hospitals, as described in a New York Times investigation in September. The federal inquiries rattled investors, causing Acadia’s stock … Read more
Charley Hull wants newly minted Masters champion Rory McIlroy to tune out the noise as he enjoys this long-awaited victory lap. Speaking recently to US Weekly, the LPGA Tour star reflected on the Northern Irishman’s epic win this month at Augusta National, where he ended an 11-year major drought to capture a career Grand Slam, … Read more
Shannon Sharpe is on the market and the price is high. The Hall of Famer’s media deal with Colin Cowherd’s The Volume podcast network has expired, and Sharpe has reportedly received several offers for his talents and is expected to agree to a deal that could exceed up to $100 million, per Front Office Sports. … Read more
Red Robin’s deal drop dropped the ball. On Thursday, April 17, the chain launched its $20 Bottomless Burger Pass, which would give cardholders a burger with a bottomless side every day for the month of May to celebrate National Burger Month. The black and gold passes went on sale at 9 a.m. MT and sold … Read more
The transfer portal isn’t just a threat to college sports programs. It’s also impacting broadcasters. As The Athletic first reported, Fox Sports attempted to swipe ESPN’s Rece Davis from “College GameDay” for its own “Big Noon Kickoff,” but Davis will be staying in Bristol. Rece Davis, Dwight Howard and Jay Bilas smile during the 2025 Basketball … Read more
Italian luxury group Prada is set to make a decision this week about a potential takeover of smaller rival Versace, a source close to the matter said on Sunday, as the negotiations enter a final phase. A deal to buy Versace, owned by New York-based Capri Holdings, would unite two of the biggest names in Italian fashion. Italy’s Corriere … Read more
NEW YORK — Paul Schrader, the writer of “Taxi Driver” and director of “American Gigolo,” has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant, firing her when she wouldn’t acquiesce to advances and reneging on a settlement that was meant to keep the allegations confidential. The former assistant, identified in court … Read more
Meta Platforms has signed a multi-year deal to become the first “official fan technology partner” of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), whose CEO was elected to the Facebook parent’s board in January. Under the deal, Meta will provide UFC fans a deeper immersive experience through its services, with its text-based platform, Threads, becoming the league’s official social … Read more
Yankees fans in the tri-state area breathed a sigh of relief after YES Network and Comcast came to an 11th-hour deal to avert a blackout of the regional sports network on the cable provider. A little more than an hour before the 11:59 p.m. deadline, YES and Comcast released a joint statement that the two … Read more
An Australian reality star has just scored the biggest ever win in TV history. On the latest episode of NBC’s Deal or No Deal Island, Australian Survivor winner David Genat took home the major prize. Deal or No Deal Island is a US reality series and a spin-off from the original game show, Deal or No Deal. It’s a lot more … Read more
As schools of new residents swim into Palm Beach, as development and investment shoal, a new cosmopolitan menu is being served to what had been a thoroughly continental crowd. “The Palm Beach community was used to showing their wealth and status by pulling up in a Rolls, having a host greet them and escort them … Read more
Hollywood star Bradley Cooper’s wildly popular cheesesteak takeout spot on the Lower East Side has a new landlord, The Post has learned. Alchemy Ventures, a real estate company that owns more than $400 million in mostly small properties in New York and Kansas City, gobbled up the five-story apartment building at 151 Avenue A for $10.75 … Read more
Tony Hinchcliffe, the comedian and podcaster who caused controversy in October at a Trump rally, has landed a deal with Netflix for three specials. Hinchcliffe, 40, was slammed by both sides of the aisle for remarks he made at a Trump rally in Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27, 2024. “There’s a lot going on, … Read more