Legendary basketball announcer Hubie Brown, 91, is calling it quits after this year. The longtime coach first started broadcasting games after he was fired by the Hawks in 1981. “We are going to give Hubie one last shot on a game,” ESPN Burke Magnus said on Jimmy Traina’s “SI Media” podcast. Hubie Brown coached the … Read more
One of the stars of “The Simpsons” is leaving their longtime job. Pamela Hayden, who has voiced various characters including Bart’s best friend, Milhouse Van Houten, is retiring from the animated show after 35 years, Fox confirmed Wednesday. Hayden’s final episode — titled “Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes” — will air Sunday, … Read more
Denzel Washington is unstoppable when it comes to this big decision. The 69-year-old revealed he plans to retire from Hollywood after the slew of acting projects he has in the works. “I don’t know how many more films I’m going to make. Probably not that many,” Washington said during an interview with Australia’s Today on Monday. … Read more
We won’t have Bob Costas to kick around any longer. Costas, 72, is retiring from calling MLB games, The Athetic’s Andrew Marchand reported. Costas has been calling baseball games since the 1980s and most recently was on the announce team for TBS. Bob Costas is retiring from MLB play-by-play. Getty Images During the 1990s, he … Read more
For T.I., it’s not About the Money. The 44-year-old recently shared a decision about no longer wanting to perform live while visiting 96.1 The Beat’s afternoon show on Thursday. T.I. and Young Dro sat down with the radio hosts and spoke about the station’s Jingle Ball holiday concert in Atlanta on Dec. 19, where the rapper is set to headline the … Read more
George Lopez is stepping down from stand-up. The comedian opened up about his major career change during an interview with Tamron Hall. “It is the last one. I’ve subjected the American people to enough of my crap. It seems like the right time; it’s been the one thing that has just never left me my … Read more
The legend is back. Daniel Day-Lewis was seen filming a movie seven years after he retired from acting. The Oscar winner, 67, was photographed on the set of the film “Avelyn” in Manchester, England, on Sunday, Sept. 29. Daniel Day-Lewis and Sean Bean film “Avelyn” in Manchester on Sept. 29. / SplashNews.com Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean … Read more
Adrian Wojnarowski dropped a “Woj Bomb” on himself. ESPN’s lead NBA insider announced Wednesday on X he’s retiring from the outlet and news media to become the general manager of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball program. The news sent shockwaves up and down the sports media industry because until Wednesday morning there had been the … Read more
Aneesa Ferreira has been on “The Challenge” a whopping 16 times, making her a shoo-in to be on the show’s 40th season, “Battle of the Eras.” However, the 42-year-old admitted that she recently came close to retiring from the MTV competition reality series. “I thought about it, briefly, and then I said, absolutely not,” Ferreira … Read more
On the evening of June 14, 1994 from the television booth inside Madison Square Garden, Sam Rosen said the words Rangers fans had been waiting to hear for 54 years. “The waiting is over! The New York Rangers are the Stanley Cup Champions! And this one will last a lifetime!” Rosen was asked about that … Read more
Scooter Braun is saying goodbye to his career in music management. The 42-year-old announced on Instagram Monday that after 23 years he’s retiring from music management but is keeping his position as CEO of HYBE America, the South Korean entertainment corporation behind K-pop megastars BTS. This comes after Braun parted ways with some of his biggest … Read more
He’s the “Wheel” deal. Pat Sajak is gearing up for his final week on “Wheel of Fortune” following a phenomenal 43-year run as host of the beloved program. And the veteran entertainer, 77, is now giving his longtime fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the game show set he has commanded for more than four decades. … Read more
It was a send-off fit for a king. King Charles sent a heartfelt message to retiring BBC reporter Nicholas Witchell last month after the monarch reportedly called the journalist an “awful man” back in 2005. In the video, which was shown at the 70-year-old journalist’s retirement party, the British monarch joked about the “ups and … Read more
“SportsCenter” staple John Anderson is retiring from the program at the end of June. The longtime anchor on the program made the surprising announcement Wednesday on his “Inside Wisconsin” podcast. “My contract runs out at ESPN at the end of June and I have decided that will be the end,” Anderson said. “I’m going to … Read more
Jennifer Lopez’s new album, out Friday, is called “This Is Me… Now.” But apparently, a better title for J.Lo’s first studio LP in 10 years — since 2014’s “A.K.A.” — might have been “This Is It.” “The truth is I don’t even know if I’ll ever make another album after this,” Lopez, 54, told “Entertainment … Read more
It was a family affair. Daniel Day-Lewis made a rare red carpet appearance in New York City Tuesday night as he and his family attended a screening of the new film “She Came to Me.” The 66-year-old retired actor attended the premiere alongside his wife, Rebecca Miller, 61, who wrote and directed the romantic comedy. … Read more
Live without Kelly? Mark Consuelos got candid in a new interview on whether wife Kelly Ripa was serious about retiring soon from “Live with Kelly and Mark.” “Listen, I married way above my station. I’m the luckiest guy, I found her and I’m like, ‘I’m hanging on for dear life,’” Consuelos, 52, joked to Entertainment … Read more
Another ESPN stalwart is bidding adieu. Chris Mortensen, the NFL insider who spent more than 30 years at ESPN, announced his retirement from the network on Tuesday. “Excited about another season but it’s time to reveal after my 33rd NFL draft in April, I made a decision to step away from ESPN and focus on … Read more
Jimmy Kimmel has been a staple of late-night television for more than 20 years — but he’s not sure he’s done just yet. The “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host, 55, said he was ready to take a step back from his emceeing duties. But when the Writer’s Strike went down earlier this year, he decided to … Read more
I verbally let my boss know I was going to retire in a few months to give them time to get a replacement. A month later, I was told that because I was retiring, the raise my boss had put in for me was zeroed out. While this is clearly unethical, is it legal? I’m … Read more