She walked away. Comedian and former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Punkie Johnson, 39, who made history as the show’s first openly queer black woman, is opening up about why she left. While talking to fellow “SNL” alums David Spade and Dana Carvey on their “Fly on the Wall” podcast, Johnson addressed her decision … Read more
The FS1 lineup has taken shape after Skip Bayless’ exit. The new morning show, “Breakfast Ball,” will feature former WFAN host Craig Carton, Mark Schlereth and Danny Parkins from 8-10 a.m. ET, The Post has learned. Schlereth is a three-time Super Bowl champion and a veteran of sports talk TV, while Parkins joins after co-hosting … Read more
Skip Bayless’ colleagues took to social media to honor the sports media personality’s abrupt exit from FS1 airwaves. Bayless, who confirmed on X that Friday was his final show, is leaving the network after eight years on the air. “A truly legendary run,” Nick Wright of “First Things First” (FTF) on FS1 wrote on X. … Read more
Dianna Russini grappled with whether she was ready to assume the responsibility of being the top dog. Russini, the ebullient NFL reporter, left ESPN for The Athletic, the sports outlet owned by the New York Times, last offseason — and arguably increased her visibility in the process. On a video call with The Post earlier … Read more
Lane Kiffin apparently is still holding a grudge against Paul Finebaum. During SEC media day Monday, old wounds between the pair resurfaced on-air when the conversation turned to Kiffin’s ugly exit at USC, which Finebaum, who was with ESPN’s “College GameDay” at the time, may have had a hand in. Finebaum famously called Kiffin “the … Read more
The cast of “Yellowstone” is back on set for the final episodes of the hit Paramount+ series. While Kevin Costner won’t return to Dutton Ranch, Instagram updates from Ryan Bingham, Jen Landon, Cole Hauser, Ian Bohen and Forrie J. Smith confirm production is in full swing. Hauser, 49, has played ranch hand Rip Wheeler since … Read more
He thought it was just plane disrespectful. An irate passenger caused a scene after refusing to leave a plane that he was double-booked on, as seen in a video going viral online. “Don’t be disrespectful, is my money worthless?” declared the unnamed flyer during the hour-long standoff, which occurred on an Avianca flight from Los … Read more
Rory McIlroy’s U.S. Open collapse isn’t the only thing that will be remembered from Sunday. When discussing McIlroy’s second-place finish to Bryson DeChambeau, in which the Northern Irishman bogeyed three of the last four holes in the final round at Pinehurst No. 2, Scott Van Pelt offered a critical take on McIlroy’s abrupt departure from … Read more
Kevin Costner might be making a “Yellowstone” comeback. The 69-year-old actor told “CBS Sunday Morning” on June 16 that he’s willing to return to the hit Paramount series, which recently started production on the second half of its fifth and final season. “If I like the story, where it was going, I would go back,” … Read more
And just like that, Miranda is talking. Cynthia Nixon, 58, who played Miranda Hobbes on “Sex and the City” and its spinoff series, “And Just Like That,” is opening up about Miranda losing her on-screen paramour, Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez, 48). In an interview with Variety published Thursday, Nixon said that both Ramírez and the … Read more
Former Patriots quarterback Mac Jones seems to be living it up in the Sunshine State. Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, the former first-round pick — who was traded to the Jaguars in March after just three seasons in New England — shared a new photo that featured him dressed to the nines alongside girlfriend Sophie … Read more
Fox Sports has an exciting new soccer anchor. Jules Breach will host the network’s coverage of UEFA Euro 2024, Fox announced Thursday. The announcement comes about a year after host Kate Abdo left Fox to work full-time for CBS, which airs the Champions League. “I was absolutely buzzing when the call came from Fox Sports … Read more
Boomer Esiason isn’t too worked up about CBS replacing him on their “The NFL Today” show because leaving was something he was contemplating anyway — and sooner rather than later. The WFAN host, who along with fellow former New York quarterback Phil Simms will no longer be on the show, said during an interview on … Read more
Bryce James has entered the chat. LeBron James’ 16-year-old son raised eyebrows when a TikTok video was reposted to his page that trolled Lakers head coach Darvin Ham after L.A.’s season-ending loss to the Nuggets in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series Monday night. “The Nuggets are on a 15-0 run,” the image read, which … Read more
The man who co-wrote “Wanted Dead or Alive” was once on the run from his own band. But in the new docuseries “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story,” which premiered on Hulu Friday, Richie Sambora apologizes for the way he abruptly left the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame group — failing to show … Read more
One newly married couple had the time of their lives at their wedding in early March. The celebration was actually so much fun that the bride, Mrs. Aubrey Day could not wait to run off to start her new life with her husband – only she grabbed the wrong guy during the exit. In a … Read more
John Calipari’s lawyer has receipts. Tom Mars, Calipari’s lawyer, shot down a report stating the former Kentucky coach and new Arkanasas coach had asked the school to match Arkansas’ reported offer, only to be be told it would not do so. He even attached a text message allegedly from someone within the athletic department. “That’s … Read more
He’s gonna miss her “Unconditionally.” Luke Bryan said it wasn’t a “huge shock” that fellow “American Idol” judge Katy Perry plans to exit the singing competition after this season. “I had heard whispers that she was thinking about it — it wasn’t like a huge shock,” the country star, 47, told Taste of Country. “I … Read more
PHILDELPHIA — Brock Lesnar, unlike Vince McMahon, is still in the fold in WWE. The status of the 10-time world champion in WWE was cloudy after Lesnar was associated with the bombshell sexual assault and sex trafficking federal lawsuit filed against McMahon by former WWE employee Janel Grant in January. The Wall Street Journal reported … Read more
Dale Earnhardt Jr. doesn’t want his fans slamming NBC over his exit from the network. The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported last week that Earnhardt Jr. would be leaving NBC’s NASCAR coverage after six years to join Amazon and WBD’s broadcast teams. According to On3, a rumor made the rounds on Reddit claiming that Earnhardt Jr. … Read more