A special Red Nose Day 2024 show was broadcast live from Media City on Friday night (March 15).
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Not sure if Cavalry Media needs someone to come to the rescue, but the shaky shingle may now see its whole house of alleged cards come tumbling down.
Already trampled by financial ills, big-name exits and lawsuits related to the fatal 2021 shooting on Alec Baldwin’s Rust, the company run by Keegan Rosenberger and Ishan Sakena now faces a dirty-laundry lawsuit from former founder Dana Brunetti.
A year and change after Brunetti, the House of Cards executive producer and ex-Cavalry chief content officer, headed out the door to pursue his own projects (as they always say), he is now suing the company for more than $1 million in “wrongfully” withheld wages and more. Or, as the lawsuit quotes Brunetti declaring to CEO Rosenberger in a tense digital November 13, 2022 exchange in which he learned he wasn’t going to get paid his $750,000-per-year salary: “I’m not going to be rolled over and squeezed.”
“On information and belief, Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Rosenberger and Ishan Saksena raised several million dollars in seed funding for Cavalry Media projects but used that funding for other personal projects instead of using the money to pay Cavalry Media employees, thereby leaving Cavalry Media underfunded including at the time of incorporation,” read the lawsuit alleging breach of contract and other claims filed by the Joseph Farzam Law Firm.
“On information and belief, Plaintiff alleges Defendant Rosenberger and Defendant Saksena used seed funding and other monies paid to Cavalry Media for personal use,” reads the complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Having exited the six-year-old Cavalry in January 2023, Brunetti is now saying the scrawl was on the wall for a while when he was notified by his business manager
A special Red Nose Day 2024 show was broadcast live from Media City on Friday night (March 15).
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Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor A new Los Angeles film festival featuring independent films, documentaries and artist talks is set for April 4-7 at venues in Chinatown, Eagle Rock and Filipinotown. The Los Angeles Festival of Movies was launched by Micah Gottlieb and Sarah Winshall, and will open April 4 with Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow.” Closing night film is Conner O’Malley and Danny Scharar’s “Rap World” on April 7. Both films screen at Vidiots.
Kate Winslet has shared her memories of Robert Downey Jr.’s audition for The Holiday, which she has described as “dreadful”.The actress was appearing on The Tonight Show when host Jimmy Fallon brought up the audition, for which he was also present. “I remember it extremely well, I really do,” Winslet said. At the time, Winslet had already been cast in her role, but Fallon and Downey Jr.
Ben Affleck never lost sight of his love for Jennifer Lopez… Even when he was married to Jennifer Garner!
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Robert Downey Jr. revealed last summer that his audition for Nancy Meyers’ “The Holiday” went poorly after Kate Winslet roasted his accent work. Now Winslet herself is admitting to hating Downey Jr.’s interpretation of the character ultimately played by Jude Law.
Zoey Deutch is showing off her new haircut at a Paris Fashion Week event!
Professor Tim Spector has shared an exercise that is 'better than gym' for living longer. On a podcast, he revealed that gardening can help you live a lot longer.
A couple’s fairytale wedding ended up a complete nightmare when the groom’s mother did everything she could to sabotage the big day! Get ready for a wild story, Perezcious readers…
Peter Andre has been having fun pretending to be pregnant, using melons and cling film to copy his wife's baby bump.The challenge follows after the 51 year old pop star and his wife Emily MacDonagh revealed in October that they were going to be welcoming a new bundle of joy into their family. On Instagram, Peter posted the hilarious video where he tried the famous 'watermelon challenge' which many dads to be have tried to do on TikTok.The goal is to see what it's like to have a baby in their tummy. In the video, we see Emily wrapping cling film around Peter to stick a big watermelon to his belly and two smaller honeydew melons to his chest.
EXCLUSIVE: Grady Craig has been promoted to President of Buffalo 8 and Senior Vice President of Business Development at BondIt Media Capital, Deadline has learned.
Real Estate hosted a special album release show for their new record ‘Daniel‘ last week, where they covered Elton John’s ‘Daniel’ – for a room full of people named ‘Daniel’.The Brooklyn-based band’s new album came out on Friday (February 23), and they celebrated with a show at Union Pool in Brooklyn for an audience who shared the name of the new LP.To open the set, the band performed ‘Daniel’ from Sir Elton’s 1973 album ‘Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player’. They also made a nod to the track once again to close the performance.In between, Real Estate performed favourites like ‘Water Underground’, ‘It’s Real’ and ‘Darling’.Check out footage of the performance here.A post shared by Real Estate (@realestateband) At the show, each Daniel was allowed to bring a guest of any name.
Pet Shop Boys have covered David Bowie’s ‘All the Young Dudes’ in a performance for BBC Radio 2 – check out the video below. The duo played a session at Maida Vale Studios on Friday (February 23) with the BBC Concert Orchestra for the station, also playing their new single ‘Loneliness’ and their 1988 classic ‘Left to My Own Devices’. The 80s synth pop legends recently announced the details of their new album ‘Nonetheless’, and shared lead single ‘Loneliness’.
Travis Kelce was once again a supportive AF boyfriend as he attended his first Australian Eras Tour show!
Ricky Martin left no topic off the table when he sat down for a revealing new interview with GQ.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer SANTA FE, N.M. — The trial of “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed began Thursday with prosecutor Jason Lewis arguing that her “sloppy” and “unprofessional” conduct led to the death of the film’s cinematographer. In his opening statement, Lewis argued that Gutierrez Reed had twice failed to properly check ammunition that she loaded into Alec Baldwin’s gun.