Jeff Bezos to Step Down as Amazon CEO on July 5

Bethenny Frankel's BStrong initiative has reached $25 million in donations for Ukraine. The entrepreneur and "Real Housewives of New York City" alum announced the milestone in a tweet on Friday. "BSTRONG UPDATE: we have committed 15m in aid & have raised over TEN MILLION DOLLARS in $ donations for the refugee relocation program.This is MAJOR," the Skinnygirl founder wrote.

Jesus Christ Superstar took shape as a landmark album.Released in 1970 to resounding success, that recording captivated audiences worldwide, spawning the original Tony-nominated production, the cult classic 1973 film, and countless concerts, adaptations, and revivals — including, nearly 50 years later, director Timothy Sheader’s acclaimed London production staged by Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.Now, Sheader and choreographer Drew McOnie’s driving, modern-dress iteration is repping the musical’s 50th anniversary on a North American tour, currently anointing the Kennedy Center Opera House with dulcet voices and shredding guitars.Performed by a youthful cast wielding microphones and playing instruments, supported by a stellar orchestra stacked behind them on scaffolding, the show strikes an agreeable balance between concert and theater.“Our production is based off the original concept album,” says Paul Louis Lessard, whose gold-lamé-frocked King Herod is an impish delight in the show, challenging Jesus to prove himself the miraculous Christ. “The idea was, if you put on the record at the beginning of our show and pressed play, what you experience with our production is what it would be like to listen to that record all the way through without stopping.”Because the production’s focus is honoring Webber and Rice’s score, Lessard adds, “our creative team was very encouraging about every performer bringing themself to the role, and making the music the priority of the show and this interpretation.

A post shared by Bobby Boyd (@bboydla)He added, «If there is one thing I can say about both of us, it’s that we both gave everything we absolutely could to make this work.» According to, Flagg and Boyd had been separated for months now.Flagg and Boyd's romance was documented on the show from the start, beginning with their first date. Flagg would ultimately propose to Boyd in Paris in front of his parents and a team of dancers he hired to help him with the proposal.They got married in September 2017 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in front close family and friends that also included the cast of, which had cameras rolling at the lavish soiree.

Rebecca Ferguson has posted a rare photo with her youngest daughter Arabella.The singer and X Factor star, 35, is often private about her family life and only occasionally shares photos of her children. However, the mum-of-three made an exception for her latest post where she spoke about the joys of spending time with her little one. Sharing an adorable photo of her and her seven year old smiling, Rebecca wrote: “Stay at home mum life is EVERYTHING.” Many fans complimented the photo with one writing “two gorgeous ladies”.

Charli XCX, 29, looked stunning in her latest figure-flattering outfit! The singer stepped outside of the Bowery Hotel in New York, NY while on her way to rehearsals for her appearance on Saturday Night Live later tonight and flaunted a pink and dark purple tie-dyed ruffled crop top and matching mini skirt from Chet Lo. The beauty also wore neon green knee-high heeled boots with her stylish outfit and carried a mini hot pink purse with gold straps.

Kim Kardashian found an unlikely ally in Gene Simmons after the iconic Kiss band member threw his support behind the makeup mogul amidst her drama with her estranged husband Kanye West. The rock legend, 72, said the “Famous” rapper could use a “slap” over the way he’s been harassing Kim and her new beau Pete Davidson on social media lately. “At a certain point, if anybody misbehaves, a good bitch slap [works],” he told TMZ on Thursday (March 3).

Paul Tazewell, a first-time Oscar nominee for Costume Design, sat with Best Supporting Actress nominee Ariana DeBose (who won the SAG Award earlier this week) in Disney’s panel for Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees. The two have worked together on other projects, notably on Hamilton, before getting a call from Steven Spielberg about West Side Story that was too good to pass up.

For Neon and Topic Studios’ film Spencer, screenwriter Steven Knight and director Pablo Larraín used elements from various genres to craft a not-so-biographical drama about Princess Diana. 

Russia’s Customs Service has detained and accused WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner of having vape cartridges in her luggage that contained hashish oil.

Hearts defender John Souttar has left Robbie Neilson with big concerns after limping off against Dundee United.

Jim Goodwin feels Aberdeen deserved a point at Ibrox - and says Rangers’ winning goal SHOULDN’T have stood.

Scotland's chief medical officer has confirmed IVF treatment for unvaccinated woman can resume.

Perth -based bus operator Stagecoach has announced that the wheels are in motion towards the opening of its new customer contact centre in the Fair City.

A few regrets. Love Is Blind‘s season 2 cast reflected on what they wish they’d done differently during their time on the show — and some of them would make some big changes.

WNBA player Brittney Griner has reportedly been detained in Russia.

Joey King has been working hard in the gym and she’s putting her ripped abs on display!

Boasting two Oscar nominations — in the International Feature and Original Screenplay races — Joachim Trier’s lauded The Worst Person in the World is continuing a charmed awards-season run that began last July at the Cannes Film Festival, where lead Renate Reinsve won the Best Actress prize. A humanist story that blends comedy and poignant drama, the film centers on Reinsve’s Julie through good times and bad as she seeks to find herself.

Director Byron Howard joined producer Yvett Merino and composer Germaine Franco on a panel at Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees event to discuss Encanto, the Disney movie that is nominated for three Oscars.

With his film Flee, which recently scored a historic trifecta of Oscar nominations in the categories of Animated Feature, Documentary Feature and International Feature, Jonas Poher Rasmussen cleverly fused two cinematic mediums to help his longtime friend tell a painful, personal story that for decades he kept to himself, while maintaining his anonymity.

Johnny Brown, best known as the beloved actor who played housing project superintendent Nathan Bookman on “Good Times”, has died. He was 84.

EXCLUSIVE: It may be erroneous to call the melding of rapper Tablo, Scooter Braun’s SB Projects, Emmy nominee Jason Kim and Amazon a K-pop supergroup. However, the quartet certainly are embracing the genre, if not the notion.

With the $8.75 billion Amazon-MGM deal wrapped, the question around Hollywood now is who will run it and whether MGM execs will cash big checks and head for the exits.

Ethan Shanfeld “Holy mother of DVD extras! The private footage of a TV billionaire is going to belong to an actual billionaire!” In the wake of Amazon’s $8.45 billion acquisition of MGM, Stephen Colbert urged Jeff Bezos to release outtakes from Donald Trump’s “The Apprentice.”“Someday soon, Bezos may release the most racist thing in the MGM catalog, other than ‘Gone With the Wind,'” Colbert joked last night on “The Late Show.”For years, allegations have surfaced about Trump’s inappropriate behavior while on set of the show.

Jeff Bezos is ready for Amazon to get its hands on MGM’s extensive library, which the tech giant just bought for $8.45 billion on Wednesday.“The acquisition thesis here is really very simple: MGM has a vast deep catalogue of much beloved intellectual property. With the talented people at MGM and the talented people at Amazon Studios, we can reimagine and develop that IP for the 21st century.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said the reason the tech giant acquired MGM is simple – it’s trove of beloved content.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon founder, chairman and CEO Jeff Bezos said the ecommerce giant’s $8.45 billion bid for MGM was driven by a desire to obtain the storied studio’s intellectual property — and create new offshoots based on that.“We’re looking forward to reimagining and developing the deep catalog of MGM,” said Bezos, speaking Wednesday at Amazon’s annual shareholders meeting.He continued, “The acquisition’s thesis here is really very simple: MGM has a vast, deep catalog of much-loved intellectual property.

Stephen Colbert devoted a segment to his show on Tuesday to the irony of ironies: Amazon, about to acquire MGM, would be gaining a studio that owned The Apprentice, and with it the long-sought after holy grail for anti-Donald Trump activists: outtakes from the show.

After months and weeks of speculation, Amazon and MGM are merging in a deal that has the e-commerce giant acquiring the storied studio $8.45 billion.