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 alum, Hannah Ann Sluss has a new man in her life.Just hours ahead of Super Bowl LVI Sunday, Sluss took to her Instagram Stories to give Los Angeles Rams running back, Jake Funk, a good luck kiss before his big game against the Cincinnati Bengals.«Good luck kiss,» she captioned the video of her locking lips with Funk. Sluss also posted some BTS moments from events she attended before the game, including some game day treats and the outfit she decided to wear as she cheers Funk on in his first-ever Super Bowl performance.Sluss not only competed on Peter Weber's season of , but she won and was engaged to the reality TV star. The pair split soon after, when he confessed that he was still conflicted about his feelings for his runner-up, Madison Prewett (who self-exited before the final rose). Sluss very memorably told Weber off both during their breakup and when the pair met up again, live in the studio, telling Weber that she should have seen trouble «when you reached out to Hannah Brown to find closure with her,» earlier in the season. Sluss went on to add that there were THREE WOMEN were involved in their engagement — her, Madison, and Hannah Brown. «If you want to be with a woman, you need to learn how to become a man,» she said, dissing her former fiancé.Weber briefly dated Prewett, who was his runner up, before deciding to quarantine with Flanagan in Chicago, Illinois, which caused romance rumors to circulate between the pair.Weber confirmed his relationship with Flanagan in May 2020, sharing a sweet photo of the two together.

As one of the highest-paid NFL players at the moment, it’s no wonder why fans want to know about Matthew Stafford’s net worth and how much he’s made as the quarterback for teams like the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams.

Mary Mary proved to be the perfect act to perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at Super Bowl LVI. The urban contemporary gospel duo, composed of sisters Erica Campbell and Trecina Atkins-Campbell, took over the SoFi Stadium with their powerful rendition of the iconic hymn known as the “Black National Anthem.” Accompanied by the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, Mary Mary, who dared to impress in sparkling blue outfits, hit every note flawlessly as they belted out the first lyrics, “Lift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring.”

If Kim Kardashian knows anything, it’s that happiness is the best revenge. As ex-husband Kanye West continues his Instagram rant against Kim and boyfriend Pete Davidson, Kim looked unbothered and happy in new photos of her enjoying a date night out in NYC with Pete. Rocking thigh-high metallic boots and sparkly, fringed coat, Kim was all smiles as she held hands with Pete, taking her mind off the family drama on her phone.

Kate Garraway has said she is "very protective" of husband Derek Draper in a first look of her new documentary on ITV. Caring For Derek is a follow up to the Good Morning Britain presenter's, 54, award-winning first documentary Finding Derek and it is set to air on Tuesday 22 February on ITV.

The cast of Austin Powers is back together for a hilarious commercial that is going to be airing during the 2022 Super Bowl!

The Chainsmokers‘ Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart hit the red carpet for the MaximBet Music at The Market party, powered by DirecTV, at City Market on Friday night (February 11) in Los Angeles.

Prepare to feel a bit old – Eminem‘s daughter Hailie Jade is all grown up!

Doja Cat knows there’s a way to grab everyone’s attention even at the most celebrity-packed events. The pop star stole the spotlight in a barely-there ensemble for Michael Rubin’s 2022 Fanatics Super Bowl Party where she performed on Saturday (February 12) in Culver City, California. While storming down the red carpet, Doja gave fans a treat in a mesh dress and black lingerie ensemble.

Chloe Bailey, Jon Hamm and Olivia Culpo are ready to party!

Jason Momoa, 42, looked incredibly buff and relaxed while getting some fresh air on his motorcycle on Feb. 12. The actor, who split from his wife Lisa Bonet last month, wore a light pink T-shirt and black and white striped pants while riding the bike in Malibu, CA and let his long hair blow in the breeze from under his helmet. He also wore sunglasses and white sneakers during the outing as his facial hair was on full display.

Ewan McGregor might have a commercial airing during the 2022 Super Bowl, but it doesn’t look like he’s going to be there.

Doritos and Cheetos have a joint commercial airing during the 2022 Super Bowl and there are some big stars voicing those animals!

Wallbox will be airing its first-ever Super Bowl Commercial this year and you can watch the extended cut right here!

Scrubs stars Zach Braff and Donald Faison have reunited for a commercial that is airing during the 2022 Super Bowl!

Cooper Kupp is one of the star wide receivers for the Los Angeles Rams and will be playing in the 2022 Super Bowl tonight.

Rebel Wilson is showing off her Los Angeles Rams pride!

AT&T will pay Discovery a $1.77 billion breakup fee if it backs out of its deal to sell off its WarnerMedia segment, according to a Plan of Merger filed on Thursday.If Discovery backs out of the deal, it will owe AT&T a breakup fee of $720 million. The terms were disclosed in a filing on Thursday.

One day prior to its massive merger with WarnerMedia, Discovery gave its CEO David Zaslav nearly 15 million stock options, which are valued at $190 million, according to the Wall Street Journal.A representative for Discovery did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.The Journal said the 14.8 million in stock options were part of Zaslav’s new contract, which was announced on Tuesday, one day after the merger announcement. The deal runs through 2027.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIt pays to pull off a massive media merger.Discovery chief David Zaslav is certainly being handsomely rewarded for his role in pulling off the merger agreement between his company and WarnerMedia. A day before AT&T announced it was spinning off WarnerMedia and combining it with Discovery, Zaslav received 14.8 million stock options on Sunday as part of a contract extension, which the Wall Street Journal reports are worth $190 million.

Discovery awarded CEO David Zaslav nearly 14.8 million stock options on Sunday, the day before the company unveiled plans to merge with AT&T’s WarnerMedia.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAs soon as news broke May 16 about AT&T’s proposed deal to combine WarnerMedia with Discovery, the guessing game began about what the megadeal would mean for top executives at the company.The initial takeaways: It’s a good sign for CNN boss Jeff Zucker and a bad omen for Jason Kilar, who in his one year in the job as CEO of WarnerMedia might have ruffled too many feathers as he tried to refashion the company for the streaming wars.Discovery CEO David Zaslav is set to run the new combined entity, and Kilar was not party to the deal talks, suggesting that AT&T CEO John Stankey had lost confidence in the ex-Hulu chief ’s approach and strategy after hiring him last year.

Discovery announced Tuesday that it’s extended the employment contract of president and CEO David Zaslav through December 31, 2027. His previous agreement ran through 2023.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorDiscovery said it had extended the contract of its CEO, David Zaslav, through 2027, ensuring the executive would be in place well after the proposed merger of the company and WarnerMedia is expected to be completed in the middle of next year. Zaslav’s previous contract ran through 2023.The company, which operates Food Network , HGTV and TLC among other outlets, said Zaslav’s contract was extended as part of the agreement between AT&T and Discovery to combine WarnerMedia with the latter.Now most of Wall Street and Hollywood wants to know which executives will form the merged company’s executive team.

Discovery, a day after announcing a landmark, $43 billion merger with AT&T’s WarnerMedia, delivered its first upfront presentation in two years to tout 2021-22 programming.

Discovery chief David Zaslav, whose sizable corner of the media business is getting a lot bigger, said he had previously looked at the idea of creating a “global HBO,” but all the best series were taken.

Makan Delrahim, who as the Justice Department’s antitrust chief during Donald Trump’s administration challenged AT&T’s combination with Time Warner, has a different view of the planned spinoff of WarnerMedia.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorShares of Discovery and AT&T moved in different directions in the wake of the proposed merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery.Discovery shares opened up 10% Monday — before the stock tumbled into negative territory. The stock was down 0.3% as of 11:01 a.m.

On Friday, people left work, came home and sat down with their friends and/or family, and watched something on TV. But John Stankey, the CEO of AT&T, and David Zaslav, the Discovery CEO, were holed up in the latter’s house hammering out a multi-billion dollar deal that would forever change the face of Hollywood.

Discovery combine into a single media juggernaut was hatched during a series of meetings and calls in the Greenwich Village townhouse of Discovery chief David Zaslav.But it might never have come about were it not for Zaslav and AT&T chief John Stankey’s shared passion for golf. The two men were commiserating via text message about how, due to COVID restrictions, they weren’t going to be able to see each other in person at last winter’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

calling the network “the elephant in the room” in the administration’s opposition. The deal won approval and was ultimately completed in June 2018.AT&T announced Monday that it was spinning off WarnerMedia into an independent company that will merge with Discovery Inc.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorDavid Zaslav will lead a new combination of WarnerMedia and Discovery, the latest example of consolidation in the media and entertainment industry as the rise of video streaming continues to upend the entire sector.Zaslav was named CEO of the new company Monday, part of a surprising move by AT&T and Discovery to pool their media resources and make a bid to compete more directly with large rivals like Netflix, Walt Disney and NBCUniversal. Under terms of the deal, AT&T shareholders will control 71% of the new company, while Discovery shareholders would own 29%.

AT&T and Discovery Monday announced a definitive agreement to combine WarnerMedia’s  premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery’s leading nonfiction and international entertainment and sports businesses to create a premier, standalone global entertainment company led by Discovery CEO David Zaslav.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorDiscovery CEO David Zaslav is, by his own definition, a “fighter.”He’s poised to record quite a knockout if he pulls off a merger with AT&T’s WarnerMedia unit in a pact that will leave him as the ultimate keeper of the keys to HBO, HBO Max, Warner Bros., Turner channels and a growing global suite of direct to consumer streaming businesses.News of Discovery’s pursuit of a union with the erstwhile Time Warner assets came on so fast that executives and recent alumni of HBO, Warner Bros. et al were dizzy with surprise as word spread Sunday morning.