Alex Weprin

1 week ago | hollywoodreporter.com | Alex Weprin

Rhode, the lifestyle brand founded in 2022 by model and influencer Hailey Bieber, has agreed to be acquired by e.l.f. Beauty in a blockbuster $1 billion deal. e.l.f. announced the acquisition Wednesday, with plans to add the fast-growing beauty brand to its stable that already includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, Keys Soulcare, Naturium, and Well People.

1 week ago | hollywoodreporter.com | Alex Weprin

Creative Artists Agency has hired Brent Weinstein to serve as part of its senior leadership, overseeing a number of high-profile business areas including digital media, podcasts, games, talent business ventures, and speakers. Weinstein will also be involved in CAA‘s investments and M&A activity.

1 week ago | hollywoodreporter.com | Alex Weprin

Netflix’s founder and former CEO Reed Hastings is joining the board of directors of the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, the creator of the popular Claude large language models. Hastings was appointed by the Long Term Benefit Trust, which has the right to appoint some of Anthropic’s board.

2 weeks ago | hollywoodreporter.com | Alex Weprin

Uche Ojeh, the husband of NBC Today co-anchor Sheinelle Jones, has died at age 45 after battling an aggressive form of brain cancer. The news was announced on the NBC morning show Friday. “With profound sadness, we share this morning that Uche Ojeh, the husband of our friend and Today co-host Sheinelle Jones, has passed away after a courageous battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma,” Savannah Guthrie said on the program.

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Tony Maglio |Alex Weprin

This week is probably not among the “Top 10” in ESPN history. On Monday, the final SportsCenter in Los Angeles signed off, and on Friday, long-running afternoon debate show Around the Horn will see host Tony Reali crumple his stat sheet, the last page in his daily research packet that lists the career win total of the day’s panelists (and is later either recycled or signed and sent to a fan), for one final paper toss. We’re rooting for Reali to hit the camera lens one last time.