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- ▸Staff are negotiating a severance package following the sale. — Los Angeles Times Entertainment & Arts
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Catapult Books Sold
Catapult Books sold its assets to an undisclosed buyer, leaving 16 scheduled titles uncertain.
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Tom Skerritt Dies at 93
Actor Tom Skerritt, known for Top Gun and Alien, died at age 93 on Wednesday.
WHAT'S REPORTED
- ▸Skerritt was an Emmy-winning actor. — Los Angeles Times Entertainment & Arts, Forbes
- ▸Skerritt appeared in nearly 200 TV shows and films throughout his career. — The A.V. Club
- ▸In Top Gun, Skerritt played Mike 'Viper' Metcalf opposite Tom Cruise's Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell. — Forbes
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Conan O'Brien and Debbie Shields Viral Moment
Conan O'Brien said he would do a sitcom with Debbie Shields after their viral SubwayTakes interaction.
WHAT'S REPORTED
- ▸Debbie Shields went viral for riffing with Conan O'Brien during a SubwayTakes interview. — The A.V. Club, NBC News
- ▸O'Brien told New York Magazine he would do a two-person show with Shields. — The A.V. Club
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Michael Gray Dies at 75
Michael Gray, who played Billy Batson in 1970s TV series Shazam!, died at age 75.
WHAT'S REPORTED
- ▸Gray died of natural causes, according to his representatives. — The Daily Beast
- ▸Gray appeared on Tiger Beat covers and was Marcia's boyfriend in a 1973 Brady Bunch episode. — The Daily Beast
- ▸Gray made a cameo in 2023's Shazam! Fury of the Gods after leaving Hollywood. — The Daily Beast
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Comcast Announces Job Cuts and Charges
Comcast announced plans to cut cable jobs and take a $1 billion charge after losing 144,000 broadband customers.
WHAT'S REPORTED
- ▸The layoffs target Comcast's broadband and wireless business ahead of NBCUniversal spinoff. — Los Angeles Times Entertainment & Arts