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ESPN has let go of a handful of on-air personalities, according to Variety.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor More players are leaving the field at ESPN. Max Kellerman, the TV host, Keyshawn Johnson, the morning-show personality, Jeff Van Gundy, the veteran basketball analyst, and Jalen Rose, the NBA-player-turned-commentator, are all exiting the Disney sports-media giant, according to two people familiar with the matter, as executives look for ways to prune costs at the operation as its parent corporation grapples with seismic changes in its business. “Given the current environment, ESPN has determined it necessary to identify some additional cost savings in the area of public-facing commentator salaries, and that process has begun,” the company said in a statement. “This exercise will include a small group of job cuts in the short-term and an ongoing focus on managing costs when we negotiate individual contract renewals in the months ahead. This is an extremely challenging process, involving individuals who have had tremendous impact on our company. These difficult decisions, based more on overall efficiency than merit, will help us meet our financial targets and ensure future growth.”

ESPN is letting go of about 20 on-air personalities, including two familiar names to NBA viewers: game analyst Jeff Van Gundy and studio co-host Jalen Rose.

in shows such as “Black-ish,” films such as “Barbershop,” and is soon to steal the show in a breakthrough dramatic role in “The Color Purple.” But, the Chicago native’s career of making laughs — one that dates to the 1990s — almost never happened. Deon was a late bloomer, to say the least.“I was like, way out of college and high school.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner was about 7, he made a prediction.“I told my parents that I was going to either be a famous poet, a famous actor or famous basketball player,” he told me on this week’s “Renaissance Man,” adding, “so don’t ask about my game.”We all know Malcolm-Jamal went on to play Theo Huxtable on iconic sitcom “The Cosby Show.” But he’s also a musician, a poet and, most recently, starred on Fox’s anthology “Accused.” So, there’s plenty to talk about without bringing up his jump shot. He’s the definition of a renaissance man.Malcolm-Jamal’s father went to Langston Hughes’ alma mater, Lincoln University, with poet Gil Scott-Heron.

J. Alphonse Nicholson, who was on a drumline growing up in North Carolina, spent years drumming on the street in New York City before he hit the big time.“You have so many different street musicians who do that,” he told me on this week’s “Renaissance Man.” “But that’s how I made a living, man.

Jamaican singer and reality star, whose real name is Grace Hamilton, overcame childhood traumas including the death of her dad, the loss of her family home and, most recently, a remarkable recovery from a near-death experience.“Growing up in Jamaica was hard for me,” she told me on this week’s “Renaissance Man.” “I came from humble beginnings. My slogan is ‘From homeless to greatness.'”Spice means that literally. “When I was younger, I came home, my house was gone.

Kym Whitley scored her first movie role by being different — and ridiculously funny.The Ohio native had been in the popular play “Beauty Shop” and a few commercials. But when she auditioned for the part of Suga in “Next Friday,” she knew comedy was her calling. “I went into the audition and … I was hungry for it.

Bresha Webb is a proud daughter of Baltimore, who grew up with big acting dreams. But she has mixed feelings when it comes to the city’s greatest contribution to television: “The Wire.”“A lot of the roles were cast out of my high school, the Baltimore School for the Arts. So I was just upset that I didn’t get a chance to be on it,” she told me on this week’s “Renaissance Man.”She said that her classmates and teachers were cast, but she was petite and, well, too “cute” to be considered for those gritty gangster and drug dealer roles.“I looked like I was 14 forever,” she said.

he starred in the BET 2018 miniseries “The Bobby Brown Story,” fans regularly address him as the “Every Little Step” singer.That made the actor bristle until the great Jamie Foxx (who I’m praying for) gave him some advice. Woody recalled that Jamie said to him, “I come from ‘In Living Color.’ So my first role was Wanda … You got to embrace it in order to move on … You got to take it.”“I felt like that was a great conversation for me to have,” Woody told me on this week’s “Renaissance Man.” “I’ve been trying to figure out how to cope with people not calling me by my name. … It’s been helpful, though.”Getting called Bobby is really a credit to Woody’s incredible portrayal of the singer.“When I first met Bobby, he walked in, he was like, ‘Hell, yeah.

Kel Mitchell as a young teen, when he and his partner in crime, Kenan Thompson, were introduced to the public on Nickelodeon’s “All That.”The hit show was sketch comedy, a theme song by TLC and performances from top hip-hop artists. And it was a dream for Kel, who grew up on the South Side of Chicago rapping and doing graffiti.“These are people that just a year ago I was just listening to on a CTA bus,” he told me on this week’s “Renaissance Man” of “All That’s” musical guests. “And now I’m chillin [with them].

“Fresh Prince” reboot “Bel-Air,” she had come off a heavy role and told her manager she wanted to play someone who was rich and beautiful. She wanted lighter fare.“That’s it, I don’t wanna do any more sad stories about black people,” she told me on this week’s episode of “Renaissance Man.” “I’m like, ‘I’m done. I don’t [want to] be crying in the street over my dead black boy.

Jesse Metcalfe became a household name as a shirtless hunk on “Desperate Housewives” and a regular on Hallmark, he was a Little League slugger in the Nutmeg State idolizing Yankee great Don Mattingly.“I had a pretty idyllic childhood,” he told me on this week’s episode of “Renaissance Man,” adding, “Connecticut’s a great place to grow up. I was a public school kid, played sports.” Baseball and hoops were his passion — as were the Bronx Bombers.“My favorite baseball player growing up was Donnie Baseball. I was a big Yankees fan growing up,” he said.

Broadway star Billy Porter has won a Tony, a Grammy, an Emmy and also has the distinction of bringing the tuxedo dress to the red carpet. At the 2019 Oscars, Porter changed the fashion conversation, attending in a velvet tuxedo gown by designer Christian Siriano. He called the “antebellum tuxedo gown” his biggest style moment.

creative talents at “The Daily Show.” Sure, he’s got all the accolades now, but the Louisiana native started chasing his dream post-college after moving to Chicago. There, he slept on couches and worked at grocery stores. But he has an interesting perspective on his early days.On this week’s “Renaissance Man,” Josh told me that if you aren’t used to having creature comforts, “you don’t actually know the difference.

Hosea Chanchez‘s introduction to Los Angeles was a series of unfortunate events. At 17, he dropped out of school and drove across the country with his cousin in his Mitsubishi Eclipse, expecting to stay with a family member and pursue his dream of being a working actor. His housing plans fell through, but his relative organized for him to temporarily crash with a friend.“I ended up staying one night with this young lady, and I had no idea that she was on drugs and was dating her drug dealer,” he said during this week’s “Renaissance Man.”If it sounds ominous, it was.

a high-profile fallout with Lee Daniels, who directed her in “Precious.” She is starring in my favorite show, “BMF,” and she has an upcoming Netflix special, “My Name Is Mo’Nique,” which she co-wrote with her husband, Sidney Hicks. It comes on the heels of her settling a discrimination lawsuit with the streaming giant.“You get called angry.

Tiffany Haddish flashed her cute smile as she stepped out in casual style on Tuesday for lunch in Los Angeles.The 43-year-old actress wore a light blue Adidas jacket with white trim along with faded blue skinny jeans.The Girls Trip star completed her outfit with bright pink trainers with green trim. Cute smile: Tiffany Haddish flashed her cute smile as she stepped out in casual style on Tuesday for lunch in Los Angeles Tiffany had her short platinum blonde hair parted on the side and accessorized with small dangling earrings and a black ring.She also had a pair of sunglasses hanging from her jacket collar and carried a black purse while her phone was attached to a black strap.Tiffany let her natural beauty shine without makeup as she smiled at photographers.The Los Angeles native last week attended the star-studded debut of The 1619 Project at the Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

rapper Ja Rule out of the tough streets of Hollis, Queens. But as he also points out to me on this week’s “Renaissance Man,” it also was the love of some extraordinary women.The first was his daughter, Brittany, who was born in 1995. At the time, Ja had one foot in the music world and one still in the bad choices he had made.“After I had my daughter, you know, everything kind of hit me all at once,” he said.

Michaela Zee editor Showtime Sports Documentary Films is set to release a documentary feature based on the life of basketball star Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, entitled “Stand.” The documentary will premiere in early 2023. Directed by Joslyn Rose Lyons, “Stand” explores the personal and professional struggles of Abdul-Rauf, from being bullied as a child due to his Tourette’s syndrome to becoming a target of hate speech and Islamophobia during his basketball career. The documentary film features exclusive interviews with several basketball and entertainment stars including Stephen Curry, Steve Kerr, Shaquille O’Neal, Jalen Rose, Mahershala Ali and Ice Cube. “It is an honor to be collaborating with Showtime and the production team and working with our director, Joslyn Rose Lyons,” Abdul-Rauf said in a statement. “Joslyn has brought a stellar, brilliant vision to this film. My hope is that my story will help heal and bring new perspective to the world.”