'Jeopardy!' Champ Mattea Roach Loses By Just $1; Ending Her 23-Game Winning Streak

William Earl Variety is pleased to announce programming for its third annual Virtual TV Fest on June 7-9, featuring three days of engaging conversations with the year’s top contending creators, talent and industry executives including Henry Winkler, Octavia Spencer, Robin Thede, James Gunn, Jessica Biel and David Nevins. Winkler will be honored with the Variety TV Legacy Award, recognizing his extensive creative achievements in TV storytelling. He will participate in a conversation with Variety TV editor Michael Schneider, celebrating his journey from “Happy Days” to current series “Barry.” Spencer, star and executive producer of the Apple TV+ series “Truth Be Told,” joins an exploration into the making of the series which dives into the world of true-crime podcasting.

Disney+’s The Quest is an immersive competition series that drops eight real-life teenagers into the fictional world of Everealm alongside actors, and the cast has been revealed – Just Jared Jr Prince William is joking about Duchess Kate – Celebitchy Kerry Washington can’t stop wearing this – Popsugar Selena Gomez is apologizing – Just Jared Jr

K.J. Yossman Sir William Sargent, CEO and founding member of Oscar-winning VFX studio Framestore, whose work includes blocbusters such as “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and “No Time to Die,” has revealed he is stepping down.Chief operating officer Mel Sullivan will replace him, with a mandate to focus on the company’s strategic direction.Sargant, who has been at Framestore for 26 years, will remain with the wider business, focusing on the Framestore Company 3 Group.CFO Claire Price will oversee the finances of Framestore and Company 3 from July while Fiona Walkinshaw is upped to CEO of film and episodic and Charles Howell serves as president of global advertising and content.

Wendy Williams wants to meet with Sherri Shepherd and… squash the beef?! Or lay out some kind of communication plan between the former daytime TV host and her replacement?!

Wendy Williams wants to meet with Sherri Shepherd following the comedian's recent comments about  host. The request comes after a bit of back and forth between the pair. It all started Friday when Williams spoke with Fat Joe on Instagram Live, who asked Williams whether she'll tune into Shepherd's daytime talk show, , which will premiere this fall after officially comes to an end. Shepherd joined a list of celebrities — including Fat Joe — who guest hosted for Williams on  last fall after she stepped away from the show due to ongoing health issues.The decision to end was made in February, with producers announcing Shepherd's own daytime series -- aptly named  -- taking its place.«I like her, but I won't be watching her because I know what she’s going to be doing and that’s really not my thing,» Williams said.

Young Thug's arrest in a massive sting that led to charges of racketeering and gang activity. Tracy Flanagan, Public Information Officer at the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, told ET that Gunna, whose real name is Sergio Kitchens, turned himself in Wednesday morning. Kitchens has been charged with one count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).«Sergio G.

lead actress comedy, only six Black women have been nominated since its inception in 1966 — Diahann Carroll (“Julia”), Isabel Sanford (“The Jeffersons”), Nell Carter (“Gimme a Break!”), Phylicia Rashad (“The Cosby Show”), Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish”) and Issa Rae (“Insecure”). Sanford was the only Black woman to win the category in 1981.Read more: Variety’s Awards Circuit Emmys Predictions HubIn supporting actress comedy, we’ve seen a minor increase in the representation of Black talent but still not enough compared to the presence in the industry.

BBC’s Future Planet: "The latest forecasts predict that it would not be safe or sustainable to defend Fairbourne beyond 2054.”The village near Barmouth is protected by a sea wall with more than £6.8million invested in sea defences by Natural Resources Wales over the past decade.But experts say climate change means flooding is inevitable and its residents will at some point be forced to abandon the village.According to NorthWalesLive, around 850 residents face being evacuated from their homes and relocated to surrounding areas, if Gwynedd Council decides to decommission the village.Sian Williams, head of operations in North Wales for NRW, added: "2054 is the tipping point when the cost-benefit no longer stacks up to maintain the flood protection systems.”Resident Stuart Eves said in January that the way villagers have been treated "borders on criminality"."To tell people that you're going to demolish their homes in 2050 and then come up with no answers of what you're going to do with the people who live there is mental cruelty, in my point of view."Every time we have a meeting with Gwynedd Council they always tell us what they've done to resolve the issue but in my view the village is no further forward than when the news broke."We need to go forward and try to get this resolved because you cannot leave this axe hanging in mid-air over the village people's heads."The 72-year-old defiantly said he and neighbours enjoy a sense of "peace, tranquillity, security and community” that money can't buy which is why so many are reluctant to leave.For more incredible stories from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here“It's more than just losing your home; it's losing your whole identity," he said.

EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios has acquired North American rights to Concourse Media’s drama On Sacred Ground, starring William Mapother (Lost), David Arquette (Scream franchise) and Amy Smart (Stargirl), with plans for a strategic launch of the pic across all major entertainment platforms, beginning with a theatrical day-and-date debut in the first quarter of 2023. The multi-platform entertainment distribution and production arm of Shout! Factory will also screen the film on over 1,000 college campuses, as a means of promoting its underlying message of equality and the importance of upholding indigenous rights.

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The district attorney is issuing a message to Atlanta rapper Young Thug — and others — after he was charged with racketeering.The charge stems from what prosecutors allege occurred through the culmination of a street gang they say he founded, and is believed to be responsible for a string of multiple murders and shootings over roughly a decade. The "Guwop" emcee, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, 30, is one of 28 people indicted in Georgia's Fulton County on racketeering charges in an indictment spanning 88 pages.

Jesse Williams isn’t paying attention to the hype surrounding his stripped-down performance in Broadway’s On Monday, Twitter went wild when a clip featuring the actor going full frontal during the show leaked, making him one of social media's highest ranked searches.  During an appearance on Monday’s, the 40-year-old actor, who has been nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in the play, discussed the reactions he may receive from friends, family and fans who see him bare it all on the stage.  «Everyone around me [was] going, ‘Are you sure? Nude, nude?’ and everybody makes such a big deal,” he told Andy Cohen.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMaisie Williams has joined the upcoming Apple drama series “The New Look.”Williams joins previously announced series leads Ben Mendelsohn and Juliette Binoche in the series. “The New Look” is set against the World War II Nazi Occupation of Paris when Coco Chanel’s (Binoche) reign as the world’s most famous fashion designer ends and Christian Dior (Mendelsohn) rises helping return spirit and life to the world with his ground-breaking, iconic brand.Williams will play the role of Catherine Dior, Christian’s younger sister and Medal of Honor winner for Courage in the cause of Freedom.Williams is best known for playing Arya Stark in the megahit HBO series “Game of Thrones.” She starred in all eight seasons of the series, earning two Emmy nominations for best supporting actress in a drama in the process.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMichelle Williams is speaking out in defense of her friend Jeremy Strong after the “Succession” star was the subject of a New Yorker profile that examined his intense approach to acting. That piece, which was published in December, documented the extremes that Strong was willing to take in order to create his performances, including asking to be tear-gassed for a scene in “Trial of the Chicago 7.”The blowback to the story was intense — both from supporters of the actor, who claimed it misrepresented his commitment to his craft, as well as from detractors who believed it was an example of Method acting taken to self-indulgent extremes.

William Earl Atlanta rappers Young Thug and Gunna have both been named as part of a sprawling indictment in Fulton County, Atlanta, alleging criminal activities in and their affiliation with the gang Young Slime Life, according to indictments obtained by Variety. The news was first reported by journalist Michael Seiden at metro Atlanta news network WSB-TV.Young Thug has already been arrested on charges of gang activity and conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).

Just hours after receiving his first Tony nomination for his role in the revival of Take Me Out, Jesse Williams was trending on social media for a much more revealing reason.Take Me Out had been in previews since March 20 and officially opened on April 4, with a brief video from a full frontal nude scene featuring Williams' penis in full view, leaking online on Monday, just hours after his Tony nomination.How the video leaked is quite the mystery, since those who attend the Broadway show are required to lock their phones in Yondr pouches during the show. Revealing:Just hours after receiving his first Tony nomination for his role in the revival of Take Me Out, Jesse Williams was trending on social media for a much more revealing reasonTake Me Out is set largely within the locker room of a Major League Baseball team, written by Richard Greenburg, with the original Broadway play winning Best Play at the 2003 Tony Awards.The revival opened at the Hayes Theater on Broadway, with Williams playing the main character Darren Lemming, who many have speculated is inspired by New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter.

Think of a food associated with Wigan and the first thing that springs to mind is probably wrapped in pastry. But for almost 125 years, one family business has been putting the town on the map for an entirely different delicacy.

Mattea Roach had a great run on “Jeopardy!”.

After 23 wins totaling $560,983, Mattea Roach’s time on Jeopardy! came down to a single dollar.

in the spirit of the upcoming Kentucky Derby, the bewildered Roach guessed, “Who are Churchill and Downs? idk.” She wagered and lost $3,601 whereas challenger Danielle Maurer — a digital marketing manager and Georgia resident — answered correctly.Maurer had only $11,400 heading into Final Jeopardy and bet $4,200 to nab the win by a score of $15,600 vs. Roach’s $15,599.“Obviously I didn’t come through in the last one, but I still feel so happy and so lucky to have had this experience,” Roach said.But her run on the game show has left Roach in an extremely elite category, only being surpassed by “Jeopardy!” legends Ken Jennings, recent phenoms Amy Schneider and Matt Amodio, along with James Holzhauer for both money and games won.“When I think of the caliber of those four players, I really don’t feel like I deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as them to be honest,” Roach added.

An award-winning Lanarkshire chippie is flying the flag for Scotland on a major new BBC programme.