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HBO‘s new LA Lakers drama.The actor is set to portray former Lakers owner Jerry Buss in the forthcoming basketball drama Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty, which is due out next month.Reilly was the third choice for the role in the Adam McKay drama after Will Ferrell and Michael Shannon dropped out.“I’d been sitting at my kitchen table, thinking, ‘Man, I’m dead in the water, all this work, 80 movies, and I got nothing going on,’ when I got the text from Adam,” Reilly told The Hollywood Reporter.He landed the part after Ferrell fell out with his longstanding collaborator McKay over the role.“It ended not well,” McKay said in a recent interview with Vanity Fair after Ferrell, a die hard fan of the team, had his heart set on playing Buss.McKay thought that Ferrell’s Step Brothers co-star Reilly would be better suited for the role.“Ferrell just doesn’t look like Jerry Buss, and he’s not that vibe of a Jerry Buss,” added McKay. “And there were some people involved who were like, ‘We love Ferrell, he’s a genius, but we can’t see him doing it.’ It was a bit of a hard discussion.” To make things worse, McKay didn’t personally notify Ferrell of the choice.

Aaron Carter and his fiancée, Melanie Martin, are going their separate ways, once again. Carter announced their breakup on Twitter Wednesday, and asked fans to respect his privacy as he processes their split.«My relationship has come to a point where we have to part ways,» Carter shared. «Please respect my privacy at this time. Thank you.»The «I Want Candy» singer also said that he has no intention of being in «any relationship anytime soon,» adding that he's «too scarred» and «can't trust any woman.»«I have no intentions on being in any relationship anytime soon,» he tweeted, shortly after announcing his split from Martin. «I’m too scarred and I can’t trust any woman.

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Finding answers. Two months after Alicia Witt‘s parents, Robert and Diane Witt, were unexpectedly discovered dead in their home, the cause of the tragedy has been revealed.

THE Apprentice viewers were left scratching their heads tonight during a "shambolic" motor racing task. Diverse and Infinity had to put on a corporate team building day at Silverstone, the home of British motorsport.

Dua Lipa, My Chemical Romance, Green Day and Halsey.The Delaware festival will once again take place in September – the same as last year –  instead of returning to its previous June dates, on September 22-25 at The Woodlands in Dover.In addition to the four headline acts, other names announced include: Weezer, The Kid LAROI, Big Sean, Zedd, Porter Robinson, Gunna, Avril Lavigne, Jamie xx, Charli XCX, Bleachers, The Head And The Heart, Jungle, SAINt JHN, Cordae, Willow, Benny The Butcher, Little Simz and more.General tickets for the festival go on sale Monday (February 28) at 10am EST, with a pre-sale beginning tomorrow (February 25) at 10am.You can see the full line-up for Firefly below:☀️ welcome to paradise ☀️ https://t.co/dHrAzrhpY3— Firefly Festival (@LiveAtFirefly) February 22, 2022“After last year’s rapturous return, Firefly 2022 is packed full of everything that makes the festival so special – incredible sets from iconic artists, the best food and beverage offerings within the Delaware Valley, treehouse DJ sets, spirited drag brunches and a joyful pride parade; unique, moments that give Firefly its characteristic sense of fun, flare and community,” a statement announced.It also notes that the festival will be presented in accordance with all applicable COVID-19 mandates, with more information available on its website.Elsewhere, Dua Lipa will headline Sziget Festival 2022 alongside Arctic Monkeys, and Kings Of Leon.My Chemical Romance, meanwhile, are set to headline this year’s When We Were Young Festival with Paramore.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.JBL might be best known for their speakers, but their wide-ranging line of wireless earbuds — consistently updated with new models — has quickly become one of the audio company’s best-selling products.The popularity of JBL’s earbuds means a lot given the competitive market, with many flocking to the Samsung-owned brand for a more affordable version of Apple AirPods. Now, JBL’s best-selling earbuds are 50% off on Amazon, bringing their price down to less than $50.

Zack Sharf Mark Wahlberg revealed on KFC Radio this week (via Esquire) that he tried and failed to pitch to Warner Bros. a sequel to Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-winner “The Departed.” Wahlberg earned an Oscar nomination for supporting actor thanks to his role in “The Departed,” which grossed $291 million worldwide and won four Academy Awards (including best picture and best director). Scorsese’s cast included Wahlberg opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson and Matt Damon.“I went into a meeting with [screenwriter] Bill Monahan at Warner Bros.

Hercules And Love Affair have returned with a new single – listen to ‘Grace’ below.Andy Butler’s first Hercules And Love Affair album in five years will be released via BMG.‘In Amber’ will arrive on June 17 and fans can pre-order the album here.Speaking about the new record, Butler said: “Across this record, there are emotional fields I hadn’t ventured into previously with Hercules And Love Affair.“Destruction, rage, loss, but also redemption and journeying towards empowerment are all touchstones on the album. It has taken years to make, but I am happy to put it forward now, at a moment in time where we have all been confronted with such heightened feelings collectively and on an unprecedented scale”.“In dance music, the focus tends to be more on celebration, joy, desire, heartbreak.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJust a few weeks ago, industry sources were buzzing that the real reason Kanye West’s long-delayed “Donda” album has missed two scheduled drop dates this summer is because he’s looking for a release-date battle with Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy,” similar to his 2007 duel with 50 Cent.“Donda” was scheduled to be released after listening sessions at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium — first on July 23, then on August 6, and there’s another one at the massive, 60,000-plus capacity Soldier Field stadium in West’s hometown of Chicago on Thursday night.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAn attorney for R. Kelly attempted to discredit one of the accusers leveling allegations of sexual abuse against the singer on Thursday, after she’d claimed he had slapped and choked her during what she described as their final sexual encounter more than 10 years ago.Jerhonda Johnson Pace, the first witness testifying for prosecutors in Kelly’s long-delayed racketeering trial in New York, is among multiple women leveling claims of sexual abuse against Kelly.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJust weeks before their first-ever tour without drummer Charlie Watts kicks off, the Rolling Stones have announced the 40th anniversary, expanded deluxe editions of their classic 1981 album, “Tattoo You.” The newly remastered set, out on October 22, and available in a variety of formats, will be accompanied by nine previously unreleased studio tracks from the era and a live concert from 1982; the full tracklists can be found below.The first of these, “Living in the Heart of Love,” can be heard here.The announcement arrives almost exactly 40 years after the album was first released on August 24, 1981, and as the group prepares to hit the road with 13 new dates on the “No Filter” tour in the U.S.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMore than four years after the release of his blockbuster album “-,” Ed Sheeran has announced that his long-awaited fourth full-length album, called “=,” naturally enough, will be out on October 29.“‘=’ (Equals) is a really personal record and one that means a lot to me,” he said in the announcement. “My life changed greatly over the past few years – I got married, became a father, experienced loss, and I reflect on these topics over the course of the album.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJerhonda Johnson Pace told a federal jury that she began having sex with R. Kelly shortly after she turned 16, as the singer’s racketeering trial got under way in Brooklyn on Wednesday.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorKanye West will hold a third public listening session for his still-unreleased “Donda” album at the 60,000-plus-capacity Soldier Field stadium in his hometown of Chicago on Thursday, August 26 at 10 p.m. ET/ 9 p.m.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFinding talent early is a key component of being a good agent and being a good A&R person, so it’s surprising that more people don’t do both. Matt Galle is one of the few who does.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJust days after Jay-Z and Roc Nation took part in a $325 million investment in the Fanatics sports e-commerce platform, the rapper, along with Fanatics onwer and Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin have applied for a New York gaming license to form Fanatics Sportsbook. The news was first reported by TMZ and ESPN and confirmed by Variety.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMadonna, the top-selling female artist of all time, will bring her entire catalog of recorded music under the Warner Music umbrella as part of a career-spanning global partnership announced Monday. The singer, who launched her career with Warner, has sold more than 300 million records worldwide, won seven Grammys and dozens of other major awards, including 24 ASCAP Pop Music awards, MTV VMAs, Brits, Ivor Novellos, Junos and more, and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorYoung veterans are nothing new in the music biz, but it still feels odd that Jade Bird is just 23: Her label, Glassnote, began showcasing her five years ago and she soon followed with an EP and, in 2019, a solid debut album. But her new release, “Different Kinds of Light,” is the proverbial big step forward, the one that conjures words like “maturity” and finds her becoming a seasoned performer, songwriter and especially singer.It’s almost like hearing a different artist, particularly on the opening “Open Up the Heavens” and the tracks that immediately follow — her smooth yet powerful delivery hasn’t necessarily changed, but there’s a subtlety and emotional depth that wasn’t there before.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLegendary singer Tony Bennett — who celebrated his 95th birthday just last week, performing with Lady Gaga at two-sold out shows at New York’s Radio City Music Hall — has canceled his Fall 2021 tour dates.The tour — consisting of pre-pandemic shows dates had been rescheduled — was slated to begin in September. The affected dates include New York, Maryland and Connecticut as well as Oklahoma and Canada.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJustin Bieber and Megan Thee Stallion led the nominations for MTV’s 2021 VMAs, which were unveiled by the network Wednesday. Bieber leads with seven nods, Megan is next with six, and several artists followed with five: Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Giveon, and two of this week’s Variety cover stars, Lil Nas X and first-time nominee Olivia Rodrigo.The 2021 VMAs return to New York City this year, airing live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Sunday, September 12 at 8PM ET/PT, airing across MTV’s linear and digital platforms in 180 countries and territories.