Director Kevin Smith didn’t receive well-wishes after “Dogma” was released in 1999. Smith told Entertainment Weekly on Friday that he recalled receiving “400,000 pieces of hate mail and three bona fide death threats” after the film debuted. The comedy starred Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as two fallen angels who attempt to get from New Jersey back to heaven. … Read more
Adrian Wojnarowski’s stunning ESPN departure marks the end of an era, and his colleagues at the Worldwide Leader are pouring their hearts out with tributes on social media. Stephen A. Smith, who hosts “First Take” and worked with Wojnarowski on “NBA Countdown,” said he’s “devastated,” while “Get Up” host Mike Greenberg declared no one could … Read more
Bryce Young’s season — and NFL career — have gone in just about the exact opposite direction he wanted it to go. Now, after getting benched following a Week 2 Panthers loss, he’s hearing it from all sides about just how bad he’s been. Stephen A. Smith has not surprisingly joined the chorus of talking … Read more
Stephen A. Smith declared “the honeymoon’s over” between Travis Kelce and girlfriend Taylor Swift after the Chiefs tight end was hardly a factor in Kansas City’s first two wins of the season. During Monday’s installment of “First Take” on ESPN, Smith urged the All-Pro superstar to get things going on the field after he was … Read more
Will Smith just won an Emmy. No, not that Will Smith. The 53-year-old British TV producer who created the Apple TV+ series “Slow Horses” went on stage to accept the award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series at the Emmys 2024 on Sunday night, and he poked fun about sharing the same name as … Read more
Stephen A. Smith spoke at length Tuesday about the fallout of Tyreek Hill’s detainment in Miami before the Dolphins’ season opener, particularly accountability for parties involved, including the NFL star. The ESPN personality made the comments on the latest installment of “First Take” after bodycam footage of Sunday’s incident outside of Hard Rock Stadium was … Read more
Skip Bayless apparently wants nothing to do with Stephen A. Smith anymore. After Bayless took personal shots at Shannon Sharpe’s playing career during FS1’s “Undisputed” in December 2022, which led to the Hall of Fame tight end leaving the network last year, Smith called Bayless to express how “wrong” Bayless was for what he did. … Read more
HBO star Matt Smith has hit out at sensitive modern audiences that have become reliant on “trigger warnings” before TV shows and movies. While recently speaking with the Times, the House of the Dragon actor, 41, claimed that giving viewers “trigger warnings” has left TV shows “dumbed down.” “Too much policing of stories and being afraid to bring … Read more
Stephen A. Smith, one of ESPN’s best-known personalities, came to the defense of fellow sports talk host Pat McAfee after he shot back at reporters during a media day up in at the network’s Bristol, Connecticut headquarters. McAfee took the opportunity to hit back at what he viewed as unfair reporting on his show and … Read more
Maybe Stephen A. Smith needs to actually watch a Yankee game or two. The ESPN personality made a rather egregious error that could have been avoided with two seconds of research Wednesday on “First Take” when he claimed Aaron Judge’s potentially historic season stems in part from Juan Soto hitting behind him in the Yankees’ … Read more
Stephen A. Smith believes TNT “dropped the ball” in its attempt to keep the NBA on its airwaves after its current rights deal expires after this upcoming season. The NBA announced on Wednesday that TNT “did not match the terms” of a bid by Amazon to stream the NBA beginning with the 2025-26 season and … Read more
Skip Bayless might have “saved” Stephen A. Smith’s career, but those days — and the two working together — are a “far cry away,” according to the “First Take” personality, who addressed the topic on Friday. After eight years, Bayless is soon leaving FS1’s “Undisputed,” The Post first reported, which sent shockwaves in the sports … Read more
One prominent sports media member is taking issue with the 2024 BET Awards. The show, which aired Sunday, included an “in memoriam” segment that showed the likes recently deceased baseball icon Willie Mays and actor Carl Weathers. Nevertheless, the award program also included O.J. Simpson, the Pro Football Hall of Famer and Hollywood star who … Read more
The jiggy is back. After the slap that shook the Academy Awards in 2022, Will Smith got his rap groove back at the BET Awards on Sunday night. The 53-year-old Oscar and Grammy winner performed his new single “You Can Make It,” a gospel-charged testimony — featuring Haitian-American singer Fridayy and the Sunday Service Choir … Read more
ESPN has made its pitch to keep Stephen A. Smith. But the “First Take” personality has a different contract in mind. Smith, the ubiquitous face and voice at the sports network, will see his current contract expire next year, and ESPN, according to Puck News, offered Smith $90 million over five years. Stephen A. Smith … Read more
Stephen A. Smith isn’t backing down from his reporting earlier this month that black NBA coaches had told him they were upset over LeBron James starting a podcast with JJ Redick while then-Lakers coach Darvin Ham was thought to be on the hot seat. Smith addressed it during ESPN’s “First Take” on Monday ahead of … Read more
Charles Barkley’s retirement plans left his longtime partner shocked that he not only learned about it on TV like everybody else, but also that there was no acknowledgment of his longtime TNT co-hosts. “He never called me. He never told me,” Kenny Smith told The Post at the NBL Next Stars event Monday celebrating Australia’s … Read more
Stephen A. Smith is baffled by Kelly Stafford saying on a podcast that she dated husband Matthew’s backup quarterback in college to make him jealous. Kelly spoke about the early days of her and the Rams quarterback’s relationship at the University of Georgia during a recent appearance on the “Off the Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe” … 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
ESPN does not want one of its biggest personalities to leave the sports behemoth. The network has offered “First Take” talking head Stephen A. Smith a five-year, $90 million deal ($18 million per year) to remain at ESPN with his contract expiring in 2025, according to Puck News. ESPN reportedly pitched to William Morris Endeavor … Read more