Former U.S. Ambassador Buys Montecito’s Historic Erdman House for Millions Over Asking

Viola Davis will soon be hitting the screen as forever FLOTUS Michelle Obama in Showtime’s upcoming biopic series, The First Lady, and here’s your first look. Showtime has released the first official trailer for The First Lady, a new anthology drama starring the Oscar, Emmy, and Tony award-winning actress, set to premiere on Sunday, April 17 at 9 p.m.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAPA has promoted partner Julian Savodivker, to executive vice president and head of global physical production, it was announced today by CEO Jim Gosnell.“Julian is one of the most well-respected agents in the business whose unwavering passion, commitment and exceptional relationships have been instrumental to the overall success of our below-the-line business during one of the most challenging and disruptive periods in the history of our industry,” commented Gosnell in making the announcement. “I’m very pleased to have him take leadership of our Physical Production division as we continue to expand our business through its next stage of strategic growth.”Savodivker joined APA’s Physical Production division as agent in 2013, the same year he was featured as one of Variety’s New Leaders.

EXCLUSIVE: Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios has acquired worldwide rights to Japanese series We Can’t Work Together and is developing an English-language remake of the project in partnership with Japanese company Akimoto Project as part of their strategic alliance.

EXCLUSIVE: Following a first season that saw strong reviews and record viewing numbers, Marvel is now getting the wheels in motion for the second season of Loki as Deadline is hearing Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead have come on to co-direct a majority of the episodes for the upcoming season two with Tom Hiddleston returning in the role of Loki. Hiddleston and Michael Waldron, who wrote and served as show runner of season 1, will exec produce with Eric Martin penning all six episodes.

Bridgerton breakout Phoebe Dynevor has signed on to exec produce and star in the Amazon film The Outlaws Scarlett & Browne, Deadline has confirmed.

Clayton Davis Lin-Manuel Miranda is ecstatic about the success of the animated feature “Encanto,” and for his second Oscar nomination for original song — this time, for the emotional number “Dos Oruguitas.” However, the performance of the movie’s soundtrack on the music charts has been getting all the headlines, specifically the hit song, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.” Miranda doesn’t regret submitting “Dos Oruguitas” rather than “Bruno” for consideration for this year’s Academy Awards. The decision had to be done by Nov.

Angelique Jackson NBA legend Bill Russell is getting the definitive documentary treatment from Netflix.The Boston Celtics great is the subject of a yet-to-be-titled documentary directed by Oscar nominee Sam Pollard (“MLK/FBI,” “Citizen Ashe”), with a team of producers including Larry Gordon (“Field of Dreams,” “Die Hard”), Ross Greenburg (“Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals,” “Miracle”) and Mike Richardson (“Hellboy,” “The Umbrella Academy”).Produced by High Five Productions, LLC, the film will feature personal interviews with Russell and make use of the sprawling personal archives from the life and career of the five-time NBA MVP, 12-time All-Star and Olympic gold medalist.The official synopsis explains that the documentary serves as the “definitive bio-doc” on “the greatest champion in the history of American sports,” tracing Russell’s history on the court and off, paying special reverence to his work as a Civil Rights pioneer. When President Barack Obama awarded Russell with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011, he described the Hall of Fame player as “someone who stood up for the rights and dignity of all men.” “From the humblest of beginnings, Russell went on to lead each and every one of his basketball teams to championships — two California State High School Championships, two back-to-back NCAA titles, a gold medal at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games and 11 championship titles in his 13-year career as a Boston Celtic (his last two as the first Black head coach in NBA history, while still playing for the Celtics),” the description reads.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., pushed back on Democratic leadership Wednesday, after they questioned whether or not the progressive wave, which has caught widespread attention, is actually beneficial to the party or to blame for the recent loses in the U.S.

James McClain Apparently Zillow co-founder and former CEO Spencer Rascoff likes L.A.’s Brentwood neighborhood. Four years after settling into his $20 million Brentwood Park mansion, the tech guru has expanded his holdings, buying another house just one block away.

After Natasha Marc and her family survived Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the actress decided she wanted to give back to others who had also lost everything. Marc teamed up with retired 13-year Navy SEAL Sean Matson, and most recently the pair worked together to donate products such as hand sanitizer and other bacteria-fighting products to Louisiana residents via his company Shop Decon and the nonprofit Team Rubicon.

Jimmy Kimmel skewered President Trump and his campaign’s attempts to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election during his monologue on Tuesday.   The late-night host opened his show with a lengthy segment about the president’s refusal to concede the race to Joe Biden, instead opting to fight the count in court in various states.  “Are we sure Trump isn’t just stuck in a White House bathtub and is too embarrassed to call for help?” the host mocked.  “The POTUS refuses to go-tus,” he quipped. “He still won’t concede to Joe Biden and, by all accounts, he has no plans to do so any time soon.

President-elect Joe Biden’s lead over President Trump in Arizona fell below 15,000 votes as of Monday, but the president is unlikely to stage a successful comeback in the key battleground state. As of Monday night, Biden had a 14,746-vote lead over Trump after the president took a slightly higher percentage of votes in the latest results out of Maricopa County, the Arizona Republic reported.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said he had not heard from President-Elect Joe Biden on Tuesday, despite Biden’s apparent claims he had spoken to both leaders of the chamber. Biden said during a press conference on Tuesday that he had spoken with both leaders of the House, which would appear to indicate McCarthy and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as pointed out by Daily Caller Senior White House Correspondent Christian Datoc.

The Palm Beach County School Board on Tuesday officially fired a former high school principal over his comments on the Holocaust that provoked national outrage. William Latson was fired from Boca Raton’s Spanish River High School last year after telling a parent via email that he couldn’t “say the Holocaust is a factual, historical event because I am not in a position to do so as a school district employee.” William Latson Spanish River High School Principal William Latson.  (Twitter) An Administrative Law Judge ruled in August that Latson “did not commit incompetence, misconduct, or gross insubordination.” On Oct.

House Committee chairs on Tuesday directed the White House and the Trump administration to comply with federal record-keeping laws and preserve any information that would be responsive to congressional subpoenas and investigations during the transition period to a Biden administration.

At least 13 Republican women are joining the 117th U.S. Congress after dominating the 2020 elections, making history for the highest number of women in the House of Representatives.

Kansas Democrat Aaron Coleman, 20, who has admitted to being abusive to his ex-girlfriend in 2019 and perpetrating a "revenge porn" incident when he was in middle school, was elected to the state legislature this year despite the efforts of the Kansas Democratic Party. "Coleman shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near the Legislature – or the governor," the Kansas City Star Editorial Board wrote on Friday.The board was referencing a tweet from last week in which Coleman said he could "call out a hit" on Kansas Gov.

It all comes down to Georgia. “Everything’s on the line in these two races,” a Republican strategist in the Peach State tells Fox News.

The New York Times, BBC, CBS, Fox News, and NBC News, securing his spot as the next president of the United States. He and running mate will be sworn into office as president and vice president on Inauguration Day (January 20, 2021) once the Electoral College casts and counts its ballots in the coming month.This really is a joyful time—let's enjoy every moment of it.

Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly has urged Americans “to build again together” following the election. Kelly, the twin brother of former astronaut and Sen.-elect Mark Kelly, called for unity in a series of tweets Saturday.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., argued that Democrats who invested less in social media marketing and relied too heavily on outdated Democratic National Committee campaign tactics were “sitting ducks,” and could not blame progressives for their party losing seats in the House of Representatives.

where he appeared to shove his hand down his pants while lying down on a hotel-room bed after being interviewed by Baron Cohen’s co-star Maria Bakalova. Giuliani claimed he was only tucking his shirt in, though plenty of people noted how the actions he made don’t really resemble how the vast majority of people do that.When asked about the fiasco, Trump called Cohen “a creep,” which prompted Cohen to make his job offer.

The Republican Party in Pennsylvania is asking the Supreme Court to order the state to segregate all late-arriving absentee ballots, in hopes that their suit to disallow the state from counting ballots that arrive after Nov. 3 but are postmarked by then could be successful.  The state GOP filed a request, which will go to Justice Samuel Alito, from the conservative wing of the court.The state was already segregating these ballots before the emergency appeal was filed.

Republican incumbent Jeff Van Drew has won reelection in New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District.  In a tight race against Democratic challenger Amy Kennedy, Van Drew defeated his opponent by almost 15,400 votes. According to the Fox News Decision Desk, Van Drew clinched 159,376 votes to Kennedy's 144,005 — or 51% to 46% respectively.  Eighty percent of the votes have been reported. The vote totals do not include provisional ballots, but Van Drew was enough in the lead that the Associated Press called the race for him, as well.  Van Drew, a retired dentist, declared victory Tuesday at a campaign gathering in Sea Isle City, The Press of Atlantic City reported.

Texans were not going to allow a blue wave because they rejected the Democrats' policy proposals, said former Texas Sheriff Troy Nehls, who won the state's 22nd District in the House race. “The Democrats came in here, spent tons of money.They considered this a toss-up race, but, this was a battle of ideas and it was a referendum and the voters rejected the Democrats here,” the former sheriff told “Fox & Friends.” Nehls said that Texans rejected the idea of “banning fracking and moving away from oil.” Texas’ district is dependent on the oil and gas industry.

Republican Mark Robinson, who is projected to be North Carolina's first Black lieutenant governor, will bring his experience as a former factory worker and political outsider to his first elected ofice, he told Fox News. "I lost two very good-paying jobs, destroyed because of NAFTA," Robinson told Fox News on Thursday. "We know how detrimental that bad policy can be.

Spin City, The Good Wife and Curb Your Enthusiasm.But, in a new interview, Fox said that “acting is getting tougher to do” as it has affected his short term memory so much he can no longer remember his lines."I’m down to this," Fox told People. "My guitar playing is no good.

A crowd gathered outside the TCF Center in Detroit as election officials told dozens of Republican vote challengers that they could not reenter the room because it was overcapacity.  Michigan Trump Victory Deputy State Director Drew Thompson shared images on Twitter of the building's doors, which were locked from inside by police. "Detroit election officials are currently refusing to let the public observe the counting process at the TCF center," Thompson wrote. "They have padlocked the doors.This is a disgrace to the democratic process." He shared video of the crowd outside the building chanting, "Let us in" as many remained outside.

A group of protesters set off fireworks and spray-painted business storefronts in Minneapolis on Tuesday night, leading to the arrest of 14 people, police said. A few dozen protesters marched through the city's Uptown neighborhood, lighting fireworks and carrying a banner that read “America is Over" as presidential election results started to come in.

Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TVWhen the Tampa Bay Buccaneers face the New York Giants this evening on “Monday Night Football,” it will mark a sort-of reunion — Bucs quarterback Tom Brady reunited with the Giants, the team that most bedeviled him during his legendary run with the New England Patriots. And though Brady’s no longer with the Patriots and the Giants are off to a 1-6 start, the matchup will call to mind for many one of the greatest championship games in NFL history — Super Bowl XLII in 2008, when Eli Manning’s Giants pulled off a come-from-behind victory, ending what would have been an undefeated season for Brady and the Patriots.For ESPN reporter Michelle Beisner-Buck, the occasion is both opportunity and challenge.