James Murdoch, Barry Diller, Peter Chernin and Michael Lynton are among the 88 top current and retired executives who have signed on to a letter endorsing Kamala Harris for president.
In the open letter, first reported by CNBC, the executives say that Harris’ election is “the best way to support the continued strength, security, and reliability of our democracy and economy.”
Their endorsements are not particularly surprising, given the history of backing Democratic presidential campaigns in the past.
Murdoch, founder and CEO of Lupa Systems, is the former CEO of 21st Century Fox who has departed from the family business. He hosted President Joe Biden at his home in 2022 for a fundraiser for midterm candidates, and backed Biden’s campaign in 2020.
Diller is chairman and senior executive of Iac and senior executive of Expedia; Lynton is the chairman of Snap Inc. and former CEO of Sony Entertainment; and Chernin is the co-founder and partner of Tcg.
In the open letter, first reported by CNBC, the executives say that Harris’ election is “the best way to support the continued strength, security, and reliability of our democracy and economy.”
Their endorsements are not particularly surprising, given the history of backing Democratic presidential campaigns in the past.
Murdoch, founder and CEO of Lupa Systems, is the former CEO of 21st Century Fox who has departed from the family business. He hosted President Joe Biden at his home in 2022 for a fundraiser for midterm candidates, and backed Biden’s campaign in 2020.
Diller is chairman and senior executive of Iac and senior executive of Expedia; Lynton is the chairman of Snap Inc. and former CEO of Sony Entertainment; and Chernin is the co-founder and partner of Tcg.
- 9/6/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
In his big debut at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night, vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance pitched the convention crowd on the faux-populist schtick he’s been honing since leaving his venture capital job in Silicon Valley to run for Senate in the Rust Belt.
“Wall Street barons crashed the economy and American builders went out of business,” Vance said. “As tradesmen scrambled for jobs, houses stopped being built.” He went on: “We’re done, ladies and gentlemen, catering to Wall Street. We’ll commit to the working man.
“Wall Street barons crashed the economy and American builders went out of business,” Vance said. “As tradesmen scrambled for jobs, houses stopped being built.” He went on: “We’re done, ladies and gentlemen, catering to Wall Street. We’ll commit to the working man.
- 7/19/2024
- by Tessa Stuart and Andrew Perez
- Rollingstone.com
Original deep reporting by The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Johnson is getting the true-crime docuseries treatment at Apple TV+.
The streaming giant has picked up the three-parter Hollywood Con Queen from director Chris Smith, based in part on Johnson’s book Hollywood Con Queen: The Hunt for an Evil Genius from Harper Collins.
The docuseries, to premiere May 8, promises an in-depth exploration of a mysterious Indonesian man and the masquerade behind his elaborate Con Queen scam. This was no garden-variety swindler. His criminal exploits eventually drew the attention of THR investigative journalist Johnson and private investigator Nicole Kotsianas as they set out to unmask the serial imposter by tearing back the layers of one of Hollywood’s most elaborate schemes.
As part of Johnson’s original reporting, he interviewed unwitting victims of the Con Queen’s daring schemes, which wreaked havoc across the entertainment industry and impacted a who’s who of Hollywood.
The streaming giant has picked up the three-parter Hollywood Con Queen from director Chris Smith, based in part on Johnson’s book Hollywood Con Queen: The Hunt for an Evil Genius from Harper Collins.
The docuseries, to premiere May 8, promises an in-depth exploration of a mysterious Indonesian man and the masquerade behind his elaborate Con Queen scam. This was no garden-variety swindler. His criminal exploits eventually drew the attention of THR investigative journalist Johnson and private investigator Nicole Kotsianas as they set out to unmask the serial imposter by tearing back the layers of one of Hollywood’s most elaborate schemes.
As part of Johnson’s original reporting, he interviewed unwitting victims of the Con Queen’s daring schemes, which wreaked havoc across the entertainment industry and impacted a who’s who of Hollywood.
- 4/15/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: It’s no secret that the independent film game is not for the faint-hearted, with the last decade seeing a number of companies and financiers collapse under the weight of the industry’s constant state of flux. But amidst the turmoil and unprecedented change, Teddy Schwarzman has been quietly building his Black Bear label into a full-fledged independent film studio.
The company, which Schwarzman founded as a financing and production outfit back in 2011, has now grown into a business that has tentacles in international sales; theatrical distribution in Canada (Elevation Pictures) and, more recently, the UK (Black Bear UK); a management business; a documentary financing joint venture with New Regency dubbed Double Agent; and a television strand, the latter of which recently deficit-financed AMC’s crime drama Monsieur Spade starring Clive Owen.
When Deadline sits down with Schwarzman in his Santa Monica office for a rare interview, Black Bear...
The company, which Schwarzman founded as a financing and production outfit back in 2011, has now grown into a business that has tentacles in international sales; theatrical distribution in Canada (Elevation Pictures) and, more recently, the UK (Black Bear UK); a management business; a documentary financing joint venture with New Regency dubbed Double Agent; and a television strand, the latter of which recently deficit-financed AMC’s crime drama Monsieur Spade starring Clive Owen.
When Deadline sits down with Schwarzman in his Santa Monica office for a rare interview, Black Bear...
- 11/16/2023
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
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