Ryan Shepard
Content Supervisor, MATTIO Communications and Culture Editor at Def Pen
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defpen.com | Ryan Shepard
Jamie Foxx will star in Netflix’s forthcoming sports drama, Fight For ’84. The Academy Award-winning actor will play a boxing coach hired to put together an Olympic boxing team for the U.S. after a plane crash in 1980 claimed the lives of several amateur boxes and coaches. Foxx is no stranger to boxing films. Previously, he portrayed Drew Bundini Brown in the Will Smith-led Muhammad Ali biopic. Foxx’s performance won Best Supporting Actor at the 2002 Black Reel Awards.
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3 weeks ago |
defpen.com | Ryan Shepard
On Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at Shoreditch House in London, Billboard Editorial Director Hannah Karp reportedly announced the launch of Billboard Africa.
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3 weeks ago |
defpen.com | Ryan Shepard
It’s Friday, May 2nd, in New York City, and the temperature has risen just high enough for you to hear the faint sounds of “Still Not A Player” by Big Pun or “No Letting Go” by Wayne Wonder seeping out of car stereos. The New York Knicks are in the process of making their deepest playoff run in over 25 years; the Yankees have a sizeable lead in the AL East standings, and the NFL Draft has just wrapped up, which means Jets fans still have hope for the season.
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3 weeks ago |
defpen.com | Ryan Shepard
On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, Post Malone announced a partnership with TC Restaurant Group. Together, the Ohio-based restaurant group and the diamond-selling artist will open a new entertainment venue at 305 Broadway Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. “We’ve created a space where everyone can come together and kick some ass. Nashville has really become a second home for me, so I can’t wait to invite y’all over to my house,” Post Malone said.
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3 weeks ago |
defpen.com | Ryan Shepard
What’s beef? Is it when you need two gats to go to sleep, or is it when two prominent sports media personalities aim at each other over tweets? It’s unclear if Bill Simmons and Pablo Torre truly dislike each other, but it does appear that the two have a difference of opinion. Pablo Torre, formerly of ESPN and Sports Illustrated, has found a new home at Meadowlark Media in recent years.
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