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concert ticket prices and hurt artists.“It is time to break up Live Nation,” said US Attorney General Merrick Garland.Concert fans and politicians for years have been calling for a re-examination of Live Nation’s purchase of Ticketmaster in 2010, especially after the ticket seller in 2022 botched sales to Taylor Swift’s first concert tour in years, sending fans into hours-long online queues, charging prices that customers said were too high and drawing charges of poor service.Thursday’s legal action underscores the aggressive approach President Biden’s antitrust enforcers have adopted as they seek to create more competition in a wide range of industries, from Big Tech to healthcare to groceries.“Live Nation relies on unlawful, anticompetitive conduct to exercise its monopolistic control over the live events industry in the United States at the cost of fans, artists, smaller promoters, and venue operators,” Garland said, adding that as a result fans pay more in fees, artists have fewer opportunities to perform and smaller promoters get squeezed out.Shares of Live Nation were trading down 5%.Live Nation called the suit a possible “PR win for the DOJ in the short term,” but said the entertainment company would prevail in court. The lawsuit “won’t solve the issues fans care about relating to ticket prices, service fees, and access to in-demand shows.”“There is more competition than ever in the live events market,” it added.The suit says Live Nation directly manages more than 400 musical artists and controls around 60% of concert promotions at major venues.

cryptic messages about wife Trista Sutter.The 49-year-old alum of “The Bachelorette” has been posting about his absent partner since May 12, leading his followers to speculate that something is wrong with Trista, 51.On Wednesday, Ryan shared a black-and-white picture of his dog and addressed the online attention toward his perplexing posts.“21 years ago I was pretty famous. I don’t have millions of followers and am not influencing anyone but for some reason, every now and then, people still pay attention,” he wrote. “Apparently that has recently been the case?”Ryan continued: “I strayed from the safety of the usual dog theme and chose to post a message to my wife for a time when she could eventually read it.

a viral image of Sean “Diddy” Combs, 54, as a “Simpsons” character running from police is fake. The picture shows a cartoon Combs wearing a pink suit and matching sunglasses being chased by a group of police officers.

to Instagram.“The outpouring of love has created a place for my younger self to settle and feel safe now, but this is only the beginning. Domestic Violence is THE issue. It broke me down to someone I never thought I would become.

told People.“But then my son came to mind just a few seconds later and I heard myself saying, “I’ve got a 9-year-old and I’d like to be around for him. Is there any way I can get a little more life going?”Richards, who played Kramer for nearly a decade on the hit show, and won three Emmys for the role, said that his doctors recommended surgery to remove his prostate.“It had to be contained quickly,” he says. “I had to go for the full surgery.

King Charles has no time for the ongoing feud with Prince Harry — not when he’s fighting cancer!

Just when you think The Kardashians are getting stale… Kris Jenner aims to surprise.

Cassie is speaking directly to fans following the release of that disgusting video.

Spring whispers are in the air, with blooming flowers and longer days. It’s time to refresh your wardrobe! But before those sundresses and skirts make their debut, consider a secret weapon: Curveez shapewear. Their innovative designs and comfortable compression create a smooth, streamlined silhouette for a perfect spring transition.

Y’all ready for the REAL story behind that “Tortured Man Club” group chat??

The Labour MP for the Wigan constituency of Makerfield, Yvonne Fovargue, is standing down at the General Election on July 4, she has announced. The 67-year-old has represented the area since 2010 when she was elected with a majority of 12,490. At the last election in 2019 she had a majority of 4,740.

Rochelle Humes has told fans of the things 'people don't talk about enough' when running a business following a weekend away for work at the Cannes Film Festival 2024. It comes as she continues to keep herself very busy with her own ventures as well as her TV week and being a doting parent to three children alongside her husband Marvin.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor When Chris Hemsworth was told he would be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, he was thrilled — and a little bit suspicious. You see, the actor had been through this before. “I’ll tell you a funny story,” Hemsworth says with a laugh.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music As expected, the United States Department of Justice sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster for antitrust violations on Thursday, a move that could change the shape of the multibillion-company that is the world’s largest live entertainment organization and owns Ticketmaster, North America’s biggest ticket vendor. The antitrust lawsuit claims that the company has a monopoly on ticketing through its Ticketmaster division, and that it illegally uses monopoly power to dominate the ticketing business and quash competition.

Lexi Carson Subject Matter, the nonprofit organization that supports social issues and documentary films and other nonprofits focused on the same causes, announced its grantees “I’m Your Venus” and House Lives Matter will be awarded a total of $50,000 at the 2024 Tribeca Festival. A $25,000 grant will go to the team behind “I’m Your Venus.” Directed by Kimberly Reed and produced by Steven Cantor, Jamie Schutz and Mike Stafford, “I’m Your Venus” is “a moving and timely documentary that follows the unsolved murder of Venus Xtravaganza, star of the legendary ‘Paris Is Burning’ as Venus’ two families — biological and ballroom — come together to seek answers and celebrate her legacy,” reads the official logline.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer The “Call of Duty” franchise is expanding. Microsoft’s Activision revealed new title “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6” Thursday, along with a teaser for the previously unannounced first-person-shooter game. Though no other details were revealed, the game developer promises more info to come out of Xbox Games Showcase in June, which will be followed by a “Black Ops 6 Direct” presentation.

K.J. Yossman London’s glitzy theater The Old Vic is set to begin searching for a new artistic director after Matthew Warchus confirmed he plans to step down in 2026 after 11 years in the role. The search is set to begin in earnest this summer.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer In her 2020 memoir, Mariah Carey laid out her concept of time. “I live Christmas to Christmas, celebration to celebration, festive moment to festive moment, not counting my birthdays or ages,” she wrote in “The Meaning of Mariah Carey.” “Much to the chagrin of certain people.” But the singer-songwriter is quick to look back at certain moments that helped define her, time be damned, to reflect on those that shaped the person she’s become.

Lexi Carson Amazon MGM has released the emotional first trailer for Celine Dion‘s documentary “I Am: Celine Dion.” The doc reveals more details about Dion’s diagnosis with Stiff Person Syndrome. After postponing several of her European tour dates in December 2022, Dion announced that she was diagnosed with the life-altering neurological disorder, that creates spasms that affect her ability to walk and use her vocal cords to sing the way she used to. The trailer shows archival and behind-the-scenes footage throughout Dion’s career, plus new interviews with the world-famous singer as she grapples with her diagnosis.

Selena Kuznikov Kristen Wiig presented Carol Burnett with the Lifetime Achievement Award Tuesday night at the Gracie Awards in Beverly Hills, hosted by the Alliance of Women in Media Foundation. “As the little me watched ‘The Carol Burnett Show’ in awe, the first creative seeds were planted,” Wiig said while presenting the award to Burnett. “So Carol, in many ways it’s like you’re my oldest friend, but also you are my oldest friend.

Adam Aron, the CEO of AMC Theatres, gives me a choice. We’re supposed to have a 20-minute interview in Las Vegas atCinemaCon, a four-day gathering of movie theater owners and Hollywood studios designed to breathlessly hype the year’s upcoming blockbusters, but he’s distracted. Executives from Warner Bros.