The journalism industry looks nothing like it did when Stan Verrett joined ESPN some 25 years ago. Seeing that evolution in the industry factored into why the longtime “SportsCenter” host is saying goodbye to the World Wide Leader. “Our business has changed greatly since I got in. It’s time that I changed along with it,” … Read more
A longtime “SportsCenter” anchor is departing the Worldwide Leader. Stan Verrett is leaving ESPN later this summer after 25 years with the network, according to a report from Front Office Sports. ESPN is reportedly not planning to renew his contract. “We’re grateful for Stan’s many contributions and all he has brought to SportsCenter over the … Read more
Playing an actor with a facial disfigurement who gets an experimental treatment that transforms his appearance but doesn’t help his career has won Sebastian Stan his first Golden Globe, for “A Different Man.” “Our ignorance and discomfort around disability and disfigurement has to end now,” Stan said while accepting his award. “We have to normalize … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. At last night’s Golden Globes, Sebastian Stan became a first-time winner for his lead performance in “A Different Man” and used his acceptance speech to implore viewers to “end” their discomfort around … Read more
Sebastian Stan spoke out against a reporter who used an offensive term to describe his co-star who has facial disfigurement. At the Berlin Film Festival in February, a journalist asked the cast of “A Different Man” at a press conference, “What do you think happens after the transformation from this so-called beast, as they call him, … Read more
Donald Trump is learning how to be a businessman in the first teaser for the movie “The Apprentice.” The clip, released Tuesday, shows a young Trump (played by Sebastian Stan) in the car with power lawyer and fixer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong). They are on the phone with a reporter about Trump’s plans to buy … Read more
Stan Van Gundy has some hard feelings toward ESPN over the way that his brother, former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy, was laid off last year. Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson had been stalwart color commentators alongside venerable play-by-play broadcaster Mike Breen for many years at ESPN before Van Gundy was let go in … Read more
This is not fake news. Sebastian Stan had been cast as a younger Donald Trump in the upcoming film “The Apprentice” by Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi, Deadline reports. “‘The Apprentice’ is an exploration of power and ambition set in a world of corruption and deceit,” the film’s description reads. “It’s a mentor-protégé story that charts the … Read more