NBA veteran Rex Chapman is turning his podcast “Charges with Rex Chapman” into a TV show. Like the podcast, the new series will come from Portal A and Steve Nash’s Ctrl Media.
Chapman spent 12 years in the NBA, playing for the Charlotte Hornets, Washington Bullets, Miami Heat and Phoenix Sun. But he later struggled with opioid and gambling addictions that led to his arrest. Using his experience as a pro athlete with his own challenges, Chapman will host “Charges” as the podcast is adapted into a TV documentary series chronicling high-profile sports scandals – “with the world’s most beloved and notorious athletes reliving the momentous events that spawned their infamy,” according to the logline.
“Charges” will focus on sports figures, but also plans to look at other stories in entertainment and pop culture.
Evan Jackson Leong will serve as director and showrunner.
“Of all the projects I’ve been involved with,...
Chapman spent 12 years in the NBA, playing for the Charlotte Hornets, Washington Bullets, Miami Heat and Phoenix Sun. But he later struggled with opioid and gambling addictions that led to his arrest. Using his experience as a pro athlete with his own challenges, Chapman will host “Charges” as the podcast is adapted into a TV documentary series chronicling high-profile sports scandals – “with the world’s most beloved and notorious athletes reliving the momentous events that spawned their infamy,” according to the logline.
“Charges” will focus on sports figures, but also plans to look at other stories in entertainment and pop culture.
Evan Jackson Leong will serve as director and showrunner.
“Of all the projects I’ve been involved with,...
- 9/22/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Sneak Peek new footage from the upcoming TV series "Dispatches from Elsewhere", created by and starring actor Jason Segel, with Sally Field, premiering March 1, 2020 on AMC:
...behind this world is a world that's been hidden from you as a group of ordinary people stumble onto a puzzle hiding just behind the veil of everyday life. They will come to find that the mystery winds far deeper than they ever imagined..."
Cast also includes Richard E. Grant as 'Octavio, Sally Field as 'Janice', Eve Lindley as 'Simone'...
...Andre Benjamin as 'Fredwynne', Tara Lynne Barr as 'Young Janice', Amanda Schoonover as 'Waitress', Jayson Ward Williams as 'Casual Boss' and Amir Campbell as 'Coffee Patron'....
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Dispatches From Elsewhere"...
...behind this world is a world that's been hidden from you as a group of ordinary people stumble onto a puzzle hiding just behind the veil of everyday life. They will come to find that the mystery winds far deeper than they ever imagined..."
Cast also includes Richard E. Grant as 'Octavio, Sally Field as 'Janice', Eve Lindley as 'Simone'...
...Andre Benjamin as 'Fredwynne', Tara Lynne Barr as 'Young Janice', Amanda Schoonover as 'Waitress', Jayson Ward Williams as 'Casual Boss' and Amir Campbell as 'Coffee Patron'....
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Dispatches From Elsewhere"...
- 2/25/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Dispatches from Elsewhere" is the new dramatic TV series created by and starring actor Jason Segel, premiering March 1, 2020 on AMC:
...behind this world is a world that's been hidden from you as a group of ordinary people stumble onto a puzzle hiding just behind the veil of everyday life. They will come to find that the mystery winds far deeper than they ever imagined..."
Cast also includes Richard E. Grant as 'Octavio, Sally Field as 'Janice', Eve Lindley as 'Simone'...
...Andre Benjamin as 'Fredwynne', Tara Lynne Barr as 'Young Janice', Amanda Schoonover as 'Waitress', Jayson Ward Williams as 'Casual Boss' and Amir Campbell as 'Coffee Patron'....
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Dispatches From Elsewhere"...
...behind this world is a world that's been hidden from you as a group of ordinary people stumble onto a puzzle hiding just behind the veil of everyday life. They will come to find that the mystery winds far deeper than they ever imagined..."
Cast also includes Richard E. Grant as 'Octavio, Sally Field as 'Janice', Eve Lindley as 'Simone'...
...Andre Benjamin as 'Fredwynne', Tara Lynne Barr as 'Young Janice', Amanda Schoonover as 'Waitress', Jayson Ward Williams as 'Casual Boss' and Amir Campbell as 'Coffee Patron'....
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Dispatches From Elsewhere"...
- 2/1/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Swizz Beatz is going to bat for Dmx, saying the rapper's manning up and facing his trials and tribulations ... and he deserves respect. Sources close to the hip-hop producer tell TMZ ... his support for Dmx is unwavering and has been there long before the tax evasion case. We're told Swizz plans to visit Dmx in prison and send him all the positive energy he can muster. We're also told the 2 were working on a music...
- 4/1/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Dmx is name-dropping former NBA star, and ex-con, Jayson Williams in his attempt to get leniency when a judge sentences him for tax evasion ... TMZ has learned. Dmx filed docs ahead of Wednesday's sentencing which include a letter to the judge laying out their plan to keep him on the straight and narrow. According to the letter, Jayson has offered Dmx entry into his rehab program called the Rebound Institute. The rapper's legal teams says Jayson reached out to them,...
- 3/26/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Chad Johnson (formerly Ochocinco) has lost his job, his reality show and now his wife of six weeks, Evelyn Lozada, following the NFL star's arrest for allegedly head-butting her after she found a receipt for condoms. Lozada filed for divorce Tuesday.
“I have been married to a baseball player [Scott Erickson] for 17 years and we have been around the world of sports, and we see this time and again where at the decline of a player's career, suddenly he starts to feel insecure, he starts to deal with emotional issues that come to the forefront. And sadly, sometimes he takes out these emotional problems with his wife or partner, and that seems to be something we are seeing right now,” Lisa Guerrero told me last night on Jane Velez-Mitchell's show. “It’s been a long time since Chad Johnson was at the top of his game as a football player.”
Just two weeks ago,...
“I have been married to a baseball player [Scott Erickson] for 17 years and we have been around the world of sports, and we see this time and again where at the decline of a player's career, suddenly he starts to feel insecure, he starts to deal with emotional issues that come to the forefront. And sadly, sometimes he takes out these emotional problems with his wife or partner, and that seems to be something we are seeing right now,” Lisa Guerrero told me last night on Jane Velez-Mitchell's show. “It’s been a long time since Chad Johnson was at the top of his game as a football player.”
Just two weeks ago,...
- 8/15/2012
- by Naughty But Nice Rob
- Huffington Post
Disgraced former NBA superstar Jayson Williams is a free man again -- the 44-year-old was officially released from Rikers Island jail this morning. Williams completed 8 months of his 1-year sentence ... stemming from a DUI arrest in 2010. TMZ broke the story ... Jayson's blood alcohol level was .24 -- 3 times the legal limit -- and cops say he swerved across four lanes of traffic before striking a tree in NYC.Before his stint at Rikers, Williams served 18 months in Wrightstown,...
- 4/13/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Tanya Williams , the estranged wife of incarcerated former NBA star Jayson Williams , will not be back for season 2 of " Basketball Wives: La " ... in fact, she wasn't even invited to the reunion show! Sources close to the production tell TMZ ... Tanya never fit in with the rest of the girls, who often didn't know what to talk to Tanya about. Tanya filmed enough material for the entire season ... but we're told producers decided to phase her...
- 11/14/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Living with a professional athlete isn't always as glamorous as society makes it out to be, according to Basketball Wife Tanya Young Williams. The inspirational speaker, legal correspondent and estranged wife of incarcerated former NBA star Jayson Williams is eager to use her position in the limelight of VH1's new show "Basketball Wives L.A." to voice her views on celebrity troubles and domestic violence.
In an exclusive interview with The Huffington Post, the National Domestic Violence Hotline spokeswoman opens up about her isolated role on the new show, her abusive past with Jayson Williams and the idea of starring alongside the basketballer in a possible reality show.
Can you talk about your role on "Basketball Wives"?
When I was approached by the producers of Shed Media, they talked about this being a show a bit like "[Basketball Wives] Miami," where most of the women would have a relationship or be married to an NBA player.
In an exclusive interview with The Huffington Post, the National Domestic Violence Hotline spokeswoman opens up about her isolated role on the new show, her abusive past with Jayson Williams and the idea of starring alongside the basketballer in a possible reality show.
Can you talk about your role on "Basketball Wives"?
When I was approached by the producers of Shed Media, they talked about this being a show a bit like "[Basketball Wives] Miami," where most of the women would have a relationship or be married to an NBA player.
- 9/19/2011
- by Brennan Williams
- Huffington Post
A man who followed Serena Williams across the country, claiming that she is his soulmate and that he would do anything to be with her, has been arrested in Florida after he tried to gain access to her property in Palm Beach Gardens. Patanema Ouedraogo was arrested by Serena’s private security team, and then local police were brought in to take him away.
In his pocket, he had a letter confessing his love for Serena. Ouedraogo has made several serious attempts to get to Serena before, including breaking into her dressing room and following her movements after piecing clues together from her Twitter stream. He’s currently being held on $25,000 bond.
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In his pocket, he had a letter confessing his love for Serena. Ouedraogo has made several serious attempts to get to Serena before, including breaking into her dressing room and following her movements after piecing clues together from her Twitter stream. He’s currently being held on $25,000 bond.
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- 5/6/2011
- by AlexisJ
- SnarkFood.com
Peter Thomas is one lucky guy, and he knows it. The 50-year-old restaurateur recently tied the knot with model Cynthia Bailey, which is no easy feat. Just ask Russell Simmons and former basketball player Jayson Williams. Accomplished in his own right, Thomas says he understands Bailey's reservations. "She's an independent woman and I love that about her," he says. The nightclub impresario spoke with Essence.com about meeting his wife some 18 years ago, dating famous women (Nia Long?) and how he really feels about the "RHoA" castmates, especially Phaedra Parks. ...
- 11/21/2010
- Essence
For former NBA star Jayson Williams, doing hard time is like a trip to Disneyland -- at least that's what his estranged wife thinks of Williams' now extended sentence. Tanya Williams hit up an L.A. mall on Friday where she said Jayson thinks his current prison sentence for the accidental shooting of his limo driver is "the best five years of his life" -- and added that Jayson doesn't talk to the two daughters they have together.
- 8/21/2010
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Former NBA star Jayson Williams just got sentenced to a year behind bars for his Dwi case ... but that sentence will have to wait until After he finishes his current 5 years hard time for the shooting death of his limo driver. Williams was arrested for Dwi back in January after he slammed his Mercedes-Benz into a tree in New York City . Moments ago in Manhattan Criminal Court, Williams -- through his lawyer -- plead guilty...
- 8/20/2010
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Stephen Clancy Hill, also known as porn star Steven Driver, killed a co-worker and then himself after being fired from Ultima DVD Inc. The 30-year-old porn actor died after jumping off a cliff on Saturday.
Stephen Clancy Hill in police standoff (Fox News)
Stephen Clancy Hill attacked several co-workers with a sword at the Ultima DVD Inc. offices in Van Nuys on Tuesday after learning he had been fired. Hill killed fellow porn actor Herbert Hin Wong, aka Tom Dong, and injured two others.
Hill fled the scene but was eventually cornered by police on Saturday. A day-long standoff ensued, with Hill reportedly threatening to kill himself a sword.
Officers eventually tried to take Hill down using a non-lethal weapon. After being struck, Hill appeared to jump from the cliff he had been standing on and fell about 50 feet. The former porn actor died from head injuries sustained from the fall.
Stephen Clancy Hill in police standoff (Fox News)
Stephen Clancy Hill attacked several co-workers with a sword at the Ultima DVD Inc. offices in Van Nuys on Tuesday after learning he had been fired. Hill killed fellow porn actor Herbert Hin Wong, aka Tom Dong, and injured two others.
Hill fled the scene but was eventually cornered by police on Saturday. A day-long standoff ensued, with Hill reportedly threatening to kill himself a sword.
Officers eventually tried to take Hill down using a non-lethal weapon. After being struck, Hill appeared to jump from the cliff he had been standing on and fell about 50 feet. The former porn actor died from head injuries sustained from the fall.
- 6/6/2010
- by Ann
- SnarkFood.com
Jayson Williams gets sentenced to 5 years in prison for shooting death. According to TMZ, former NBA star, Jayson Williams got sentenced to five years in prison over the shooting death of his limo driver named Costas Christofi back in 2002. They say he will be available for parole after 18 months. During the hearing, the limo driver's sister held up a photo of her brother,while her rep said that Jayson never apologized to the family for killing Costas Christofi. Their rep begged the judge to make Jayson serve all five years in prison without probation. Jayson eventually stood up with tears in his eyes and apologized to them...
- 2/23/2010
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
Jayson Williams' blood alcohol level was .24 -- 3 times the legal limit -- when he crashed his SUV last week ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.Williams was arrested for Dwi after his vehicle swerved across four lanes of traffic before striking a tree in NYC early Tuesday morning.Williams fractured his neck in the accident. He was arraigned in the hospital. More Jayson Williams Witness: Williams Drove into Oncoming Traffic Jayson Willams Arraigned Live from...
- 1/11/2010
- TMZ
Jayson Williams drunkenly drove across four lanes of oncoming traffic before smashing his Mercedes into a tree earlier this week -- this according to a witness whose testimony is being used in court. According to new court docs, cops are accusing the former NBA star of 2 counts of drunk driving for his Tuesday morning car crash -- which left Williams with a fractured neck. The unnamed witness told cops he or she saw Williams get...
- 1/7/2010
- TMZ
Jayson Williams fractured his neck in the car crash this morning. According to TMZ, Jayson Williams who was arrested earlier this morning for hitting a tree with his Mercedes SUV, has fractured his neck. They say law enforcement sources told them that he fractured his neck in the car accident this morning,and that he is in the prison ward emergency room at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City. Also, the prosecutors who are involved in his 2002 manslaughter retrial have gotten in touch with Jayson Williams' lawyers. They are in the process of trying to revoke him from being able to get out on bail. Jayson Williams is 6 feet 10 inches tall,and was a first round draft pick in the 1990 NBA Draft. He was selected by the Phoenix Suns as the 21st pick overall.
- 1/5/2010
- by Eric
- OnTheFlix
Former NBA Star, Jayson Williams gets arrested for hitting a tree while drunk. TMZ reported earlier this morning that Jayson Williams who is a former NBA star crashed into a tree this morning due to driving while intoxicated,and got arrested. They say he was arrested on suspicion of Dwi early this morning after his SUV struck a tree in Manhattan around 3;15 am. His vehicle careened into a tree just off the 20th Street exit of Fdr Drive. He was in the passenger seat of his Mercedes when the cops finally arrived on the scene. However, witnesses say that he was the one driving,and the cops said that there was noone else in the car. Jayson was taken to Bellevue Hospital with minor injuries.
- 1/5/2010
- by Andre@ontheflix
- OnTheFlix
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