Couple buys 'haunted' house that inspired The Exorcist not realising why it was so cheap

Chris Willman Music Writer“We won we won we won we won,” Kanye West wrote in a since-deleted Instagram post Tuesday. The victory he was celebrating? The declaration that his “Donda 2” album will not be eligible for the Billboard 200 album chart, since it is not available apart from the purchase of one of his $200-plus Stem Player devices.“Big win for the kid.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterThe bargaining standoff between Major League Baseball and its players that led to last week’s cancellation of Opening Day is a particularly bitter pill to swallow for the local and national outlets that bring games to their most ardent fans — networks that already have experienced two seasons of COVID-driven disruptions.On March 1, MLB took the dramatic step of tabling Opening Day games and activities set for March 31. It also canceled other early games for the 2022 season. The cancellations affect programming and advertising plans for baseball TV partners including ESPN, Turner Sports, Fox Sports, Sinclair Broadcast Group and NBC Sports Regional Networks and team channels like the Yankees’ YES Network and the Dodgers’ Spectrum SportsNet LA.

Manori Ravindran International EditorJake Paltrow’s forthcoming feature film “June Zero” has been picked up for sales by ICM Partners in North America and Films Boutique for the rest of world.Written by Paltrow and Tom Shoval, “June Zero” explores true stories surrounding the 1962 execution of Adolf Eichmann — one of the key architects of the Holocaust — in Israel through three characters intimately involved in the nation-defining event: David, a precocious thirteen-year-old Libyan factory worker looking to belong; Haim, Eichmann’s main prison guard, tasked with protecting this dead man walking; and the Police Investigative officer of the Eichmann trial, Micha, on his first trip back to Poland since surviving Auschwitz-Birkenau — where he tries to make sense of the future of the Jewish homeland’s soul post-execution. “June Zero” was shot on Super-16mm film in Israel and Ukraine under strict COVID-19 regulations, and represents writer-director Paltrow’s first foreign language production.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Tonys will finally become the last of the major awards shows to air live across the continental United States. This year’s ceremony, which marks the 75th annual Tony Awards, will take place on Sunday, June 12, at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.Like last year, the four-hour ceremony will once again kick off with an exclusive start on Paramount Plus, before CBS joins in. But in 2022, the CBS broadcast has been restored to a full three hours (following last year’s two-hour show on the Eye).

In the first few episodes of the Kardashian family’s new Hulu series, fans may just start to think it’s the Kim Kardashian and Kanye West show. According to Kim, her estranged husband is officially a part of the family’s upcoming series, The Kardashians, and he even has some “major” moments early on in the season.

Kate Aurthur editorMarielle Heller has set a new first-look deal with Paramount Television Studios for her company, Defiant by Nature. Along with producing partners Havilah Brewster and Leah Holzer, Heller will develop premium television shows for the studio across its platforms.Heller came to prominence as a writer-director for 2015’s “Diary of a Teenage Girl,” for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for best first feature.

Discovery chief David Zaslav to see what he has planned once his company’s merger with WarnerMedia is consummated, and speculation is running rampant about who deep-pocketed streamers Apple and Netflix may be planning to hire.All of this jockeying is coming as the industry is experiencing a “once-in-a-generation seismic shift in the power structure of the business,” according to one former studio chief. As major media companies have launched in-house streaming services, their hunger for buzzy shows and movies has become insatiable.

Andrew Wallenstein President and Chief Media AnalystFox Corp. isn’t exactly the first name that comes to mind when the inescapable subject of Web3 comes up, but Rupert Murdoch’s company is playing more aggressively in this innovative space than any other traditional media firm.The company’s year-old division Blockchain Creative Labs has been experimenting with the disruptive potential of digital ownership for properties as varied as “The Masked Singer,” WWE and, unexpectedly, SXSW.

Digital Distributor Giant Pictures has acquired Drafthouse Films and announced its first two acquisitions, NR. 10 and Masking Threshold.

EXCLUSIVE: Film distributor and streaming service Mubi is ramping up its plans in the podcasting space.

From Pamela Anderson’s always-iconic Baywatch bathing suit and Tommy Lee’s itty-bitty thongs to the couple’s wedding day attire, the wardrobe on Pam and Tommy checked off all the boxes. 

Filmmaker Megan Park has written what will be her sophomore feature, My Old Ass, which LuckyChap Entertainment and Indian Paintbrush are producing.

ABC’s The Bachelor and CBS’ FBI were the standouts for Tuesday primetime, which also featured season finales and a series premiere for NBC.

Saying too much. Married at First Sight is all about opening up to a stranger, but Dr. Viviana Coles wants to hear Olajuwon Dickerson say a lot less about wife Katina Goode‘s cooking and cleaning in Us Weekly‘s exclusive sneak peek from the Wednesday, March 9 episode.

Following a six-day strike and four days of picketing in New York City, WGA East members have voted near-unanimously to ratify a new contract with G/O Media covering about 100 staffers at its digital news outlets Gizmodo, Jezebel, The Root, Lifehacker, Kotaku and Jalopnik.

Films Boutique and ICM Partners have launched sales on Jake Paltrow’s upcoming drama June Zero, with Films Boutique handling international rights and ICM overseeing distribution in North America.

The new $550 million David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center will open this October, two years ahead of schedule, Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic announced today.

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EXCLUSIVE: The second annual Cinema Week is set to take place this fall, from September 26 through October 2nd, 2022.

The 75th annual Tony Awards will be presented live coast-to-coast on CBS from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 12, the first nationwide live presentation in Tony history.

Shane Warne died at age 52 last Friday of natural causes after having a suspected heart attack. Liz Hurley, 56, has dedicated an Instagram post to her ex-fiancé's daughters, in aid of International Women's Day, making sure his daughters know how strong they are during this hard time.Shane was married to Simone Callahan prior to his relationship with Liz and had three children, Brooke, Jackson and Summer.Following the end of his marriage, he and Liz began dating but called off their engagement in 2013.Liz has taken to Instagram to dedicate a post to Shane's daughters after their father's tragic passing last week.The model posted a string of three pictures of herself with Summer and Brooke, along with a heartfelt message.A post shared by Elizabeth Hurley (@elizabethhurley1)In view of her 2.3 million followers, she penned: "I dedicate this #internationalwomensday to two brave, beautiful women @brookewarne and @summerwarne."I love you both so much and have the happiest memories of our times together."Your daddy loved you with all his heart."Many social media users took to the comments to praise Liz for her act of kindness and comfort the Warne family.Kimgelber said: "Such beautiful words."Florencenfred added: "Beautiful! My heart aches for you all - such a terrible loss and so young."Emmafarah1 commented: "Beautiful words and post @elizabethhurley1."My heart goes out to you all xxxxx."Liz recently responded to Summer's Instagram post as she shared memories with her late father.Liz left a comment on the heartbreaking post, writing: “I love you, Summer.