Byron Allen taking over as BuzzFeed CEO after buying majority stake for $120M

Byron Allen taking over as BuzzFeed CEO after buying majority stake for 0M

BuzzFeed said Monday media entrepreneur Byron Allen will take over as the digital media company’s next CEO after he entered into a deal to buy a stake of about 52% in the digital media company for $120 million. Shares of BuzzFeed soared about 156% in extended trading. The company has been grappling with a cash crunch as advertisers increasingly shift … Read more

Home Depot partner files for bankruptcy and closes US stores — leaving customers with thousands of dollars at stake

Home Depot partner files for bankruptcy and closes US stores — leaving customers with thousands of dollars at stake

Wren Kitchens, a Home Depot partner brand, filed for bankruptcy and abruptly closed 15 stores — and it could put customers out of thousands of dollars. The UK-based company, which launched its strategic partnership with Home Depot in 2024, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation and has shuttered all 15 of its retail store locations. … Read more

Starbucks forced to apologize over Bearista brawls as fans stake out stores for hours — and still can’t snag on

Starbucks forced to apologize over Bearista brawls as fans stake out stores for hours — and still can’t snag on

Starbucks’ new drinkware is already beary popular — and they’re apologizing for it. On Nov. 6, the coffee chain released its 2025 holiday menu and merchandise, including the already-viral Glass Starbucks Bearista Cold Cup, a 20-ounce vessel shaped like a teddy bear wearing a Starbucks green knitted beanie priced at $29.95. The novelty cup has caused … Read more

Prince Harry’s ‘life at stake’ after removal of taxpayer-funded UK police protection, court hears

Prince Harry’s ‘life at stake’ after removal of taxpayer-funded UK police protection, court hears

Prince Harry’s “life is at stake,” his lawyer warned in a London courtroom on the final day of an appeal on Wednesday, regarding his security detail in the country.  “One mustn’t forget the human dimension to this case. There is a person sitting behind me whose safety, whose security and whose life is at stake,” … Read more

Howard Stern whines to Kamala Harris about Maya Rudolph’s impersonation of her on ‘SNL’: ‘There’s too much at stake’

Howard Stern whines to Kamala Harris about Maya Rudolph’s impersonation of her on ‘SNL’: ‘There’s too much at stake’

Shock jock Howard Stern told Kamala Harris that he “hates” seeing her being mocked on “Saturday Night Live” during the vice president’s appearance on his radio show Tuesday. “I hate it. I don’t want you being made fun of,” Stern told the Democratic presidential candidate. “There’s too much at stake. I believe the entire future … Read more

Tom Brady could face onerous announcing restrictions if Raiders ownership stake gets approved

Tom Brady could face onerous announcing restrictions if Raiders ownership stake gets approved

Tom Brady will face severe restrictions in his Fox Sports announcing duties if he is approved to purchase a minority stake in the Raiders, per a new report. Brady has been attempting to get a stake in the franchise from majority owner Mark Davis since shortly after he retired from the NFL following the 2022 … Read more

Travis Kelce buys stake in horse with potential Taylor Swift reference

Travis Kelce buys stake in horse with potential Taylor Swift reference

Travis Kelce bought a horse, and while that may sound like a joke the famous footballer would make on his beloved podcast, the Chiefs star is now the owner of a racehorse that partially shares a name with the tight end’s pop star girlfriend, Taylor Swift.  Kelce and the Zoldan family — who own Phantom … Read more

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck didn’t sign a prenup — here’s the assets at stake in their divorce

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck didn’t sign a prenup — here’s the assets at stake in their divorce

Love does cost a thing. Jennifer Lopez pulled the trigger by filing for divorce from Ben Affleck after two years of marriage. While fans saw their divorce coming a mile away following months of split rumors, no one guessed they didn’t sign a prenuptial agreement when they decided to walk down the aisle — not once, … Read more

Disney may have to pay $5B more for Comcast’s Hulu stake to resolve dispute

Disney may have to pay B more for Comcast’s Hulu stake to resolve dispute

Walt Disney said Wednesday it may have to pay up to $5 billion more to buy Comcast’s minority stake in Hulu, if an appraiser were to agree with Comcast’s assessment that the stake should be valued at more than $40 billion. Earlier this year, Disney and Comcast hired investment bank RBC Capital as the independent appraiser to resolve a dispute … Read more

Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus to merge in $2.65B blockbuster deal, Amazon to acquire stake

Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus to merge in .65B blockbuster deal, Amazon to acquire stake

Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus have reportedly agreed to a blockbuster merger that combines the nation’s two dominant luxury retailers – and Amazon is joining the deal, too. Saks owner HBC, whose talks to merge with its longtime archrival were first reported by The Post last summer, will acquire Neiman Marcus for $2.65 billion, … Read more

ESPN, NFL in advanced talks on agreement that could give league stake in TV giant

ESPN, NFL in advanced talks on agreement that could give league stake in TV giant

ESPN and the NFL are in advanced talks that could result in the league taking an equity stake in ESPN, The Post has learned. As part of a potential agreement, Disney-owned ESPN would take control of NFL Media, which includes NFL Network, and the league would receive equity in ESPN. For the long-term viability of … Read more

Steve McQueen Calls ‘Occupied City’ A “Reminder Of What’s At Stake” In Current Political Climate As Holocaust Doc Screens At New York Film Festival  

Steve McQueen Calls ‘Occupied City’ A “Reminder Of What’s At Stake” In Current Political Climate As Holocaust Doc Screens At New York Film Festival  

Director Steve McQueen said his unusual four-hour Holocaust documentary shot in Amsterdam is rooted in his strong sense that “the past is present” in physical manifestations all around us, as well as a reminder to stay vigilant. “It’s very cliche, but we have to not forget. Because see what’s happening now in the politics of … Read more

Francois-Henri Pinault’s Artemis to buy majority stake in Hollywood agency CAA

Francois-Henri Pinault’s Artemis to buy majority stake in Hollywood agency CAA

French luxury goods billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault has reached an agreement for a majority stake in Creative Artists Agency, adding Hollywood’s premiere talent agency to his family empire which spans fashion, wine and contemporary art, parties involved said on Tuesday. Financial details of the deal, in which Artemis will buy the financial stake belonging to private … Read more

Brad Pitt slams Angelina Jolie’s ‘secret’ sale of French vineyard stake: suit

Brad Pitt slams Angelina Jolie’s ‘secret’ sale of French vineyard stake: suit

Talk about sour grapes. Brad Pitt says he learned of Angelina Jolie’s sale of her half of their shared French vineyard to Russian billionaire Yuri Shefler from a 2021 press release that announced the “Babylon” star had new business partners. “That was by design: Jolie collaborated in secret with Shefler and his associates to pursue and then consummate … Read more