Billy Bob Thornton shared how life-changing advice from Robert Redford paved the way for his success in Hollywood. The 69-year-old actor, who is starring in the new Taylor Sheridan-directed drama series “Landman,” had a small role in Redford’s hit 1993 movie “Indecent Proposal,” which also starred Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson. During an interview with Fox … Read more
Robert Kraft was in a great mood while toasting tequila shots with Patriots fans before Sunday’s 32-16 loss to the Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London. The Patriots owner, 83, made an appearance at Greenwood Sports Pub and Kitchen, where he praised his team’s London fan base while addressing the crowd over a microphone on … Read more
Taylor Swift drew inspiration from Ethel Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy’s romance for one of her dreamiest songs. Ethel died on Thursday at the age of 96. The Kennedy family matriarch, who was widowed in 1969 when her husband “Bobby” was assassinated, passed away just days after suffering a stroke. In the wake of Ethel’s … Read more
It took less than an hour after the Jets’ loss to the Vikings for the calls for heads to begin. Former WFAN host Mike Francesa said on his podcast reacting to the 23-17 defeat that coach Robert Saleh and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett should be on the chopping block. “It all leads to the same … Read more
Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn were seen making a rare public outing in New York City on Monday as they stepped out to catch a Broadway play. The “Annie Hall” director, 88, and his wife, 53, were spotted outside the Vivian Beaumont Theater. The pair were at the theater to attend the opening night of … Read more
Theater review MCNEAL One hour and 40 minutes, with no intermission. At Lincoln Center Theater, 160 W. 65th Street.<br> The tiresome Broadway play “McNeal,” starring Robert Downey Jr., is about every windbag’s favorite topic — AI. In Ayad Akhtar’s drama, which opened Monday night at Lincoln Center, those two letters are, of course, supposed to … Read more
The Jets’ “bad freaking loss” to the Broncos on Sunday sits squarely on head coach Robert Saleh’s shoulders. That’s according to former NFL guard Damien Woody, who went scorched earth on the fourth-year Jets coach Monday during an appearance on ESPN’s “Get Up.” Woody torched Saleh over his squad’s “sloppy” and penalty-filled performance against Denver … Read more
Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city. What’s making our luxury list this week? Robert Downey, Jr. on Broadway, a huge new Arc’Teryx store … Read more
Robert Griffin III isn’t closing the door on working for another network following his firing from ESPN. Griffin made the rounds on Monday, appearing on both “The Jim Rome Show” and “The Rich Eisen Show” and discussing his split with the World Wide Leader, while also looking to the future. The former NFL-quarterback-turned-media-personality will continue … Read more
Robert Griffin III’s wife, Grete, is focused on positivity after his ESPN firing. “The category is: Peace & Happiness🖤,” she captioned a Monday post on Instagram, which included photos of the couple smiling while at the 2024 Harold & Carole Pump Foundation gala in Beverly Hills on Aug 16. Her post came before ESPN added … Read more
Robert Downey Jr. finally revealed how his Marvel comeback came to be. The 59-year-old actor appeared on Tuesday’s episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast and confirmed that Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige convinced him to return to the MCU as notorious villain Doctor Doom. “Susan [Downey] and I were sitting down with Feige at … Read more
ESPN has found an analyst to replace Robert Griffin III on college football game coverage. The network announced a slew of broadcasting decisions for the 2024 season on Tuesday, including the addition of Louis Riddick to the ESPN and ABC college football crew that includes play-by-play man Bob Wischusen and sideline reporter Kris Budden. The … Read more
Robert Griffin III is on the WNBA hype train and he will not stand for any Caitlin Clark hate. The former NFL quarterback and ex-ESPN analyst took to social media to call out WNBA players who seemed to have an issue with Clark and the attention she’s been getting all season since she was taken … Read more
Robert Griffin III is ready to open up about his ESPN firing. The Heisman-winning quarterback told fans that “questions answered soon” on Sunday, less than a week after he and Sam Ponder were let go by the sports media giant, reportedly for budgetary reasons. “As I sit here with my family on this beautiful day, … Read more
Daredevil De Niro. Robert De Niro jumped off a yacht in a video from his daughter Drena De Niro’s Instagram post celebrating the actor on his 81st birthday. The post which was shared Saturday began with a photo of the “Raging Bull” star jumping into the water while wearing an orange and white bathing suit. … Read more
Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny Van de Grift should never have been together, but as Camille Peri writes in “A Wilder Shore: The Romantic Odyssey of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson” (Viking), their “unlikely Victorian love story” somehow worked. The contrast in their backgrounds was marked. Stevenson was from a wealthy Scottish family and had recently passed the bar to … Read more
Paul Finebaum has “no earthly idea” about the reasoning behind Robert Griffin III’s firing at ESPN, but the ESPN radio host said Friday on the “Paul Finebaum Show” that it “was a big surprise to nearly everyone.” “Everybody always thinks that people that sit in chairs like this don’t ever want to comment on it,” … Read more
Onward and upward. That’s the message Grete Griffin conveyed to husband Robert Griffin III on Thursday following the news of his stunning ESPN firing. In response to Griffin sharing a clip from the movie “Friday,” in which John Witherspoon’s character states, “How the hell you going to get fired on your day off?” Grete replied, … Read more
Friday came on Thursday for Robert Griffin III. The quarterback-turned-football-analyst was fired as part of a shakeup at ESPN in which he and Sam Ponder were the biggest names let go by the network. Griffin, previously part of ESPN’s “Monday NFL Countdown” crew, as well as a college football commentator, seemed taken aback by the … Read more
ESPN made a series of stunning personnel decisions on Thursday. Robert Griffin III and Sam Ponder have been let go by the network, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand first reported. RG3 had been demoted from his analyst role on “Monday NFL Countdown” this season after the network hired retired Eagles center Jason Kelce. ESPN fired Robert … Read more