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Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Baseball fans in Canada should not expect a repeat of a deal that allowed Sportsnet to air a simulcast of Apple TV’s Friday Night Baseball broadcast that featured the Toronto Blue Jays last week. As a result of the agreement, the streamer was given the rights for Friday’s game between the Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays.“Apple has it exclusively,” a Sportsnet spokesperson said Thursday afternoon in an email.Sportsnet, the Canadian team’s domestic rights-holder, reached a deal with the Blue Jays, Apple TV and Major League Baseball ahead of last Friday’s game between Toronto and Kansas City.That matchup had the potential to be a playoff clincher for the Blue Jays. The Royals pounded T...

Late-night hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert opened their shows Thursday by addressing the news of Jimmy Kimmel Live! being taken off the air “indefinitely” following remarks host Jimmy Kimmel made on Monday night about the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. On Wednesday, ABC suspended Kimmel’s late-night show after comments he made about Kirk’s killing led a group of ABC-affiliated stations to say they would not air the show.Earlier on Thursday, The Daily Show announced on social media that Stewart would step in as host. He typically only hosts the Monday edition of the program. 4:34 Jimmy Kimmel suspension: Comedians express concerns over free speech censorship ...

Former actress and author Twinkle Khanna took a trip down memory lane as she shared an unfiltered throwback moment with Aamir Khan and Salman Khan. Reminiscing about a simpler time, she joked about how they all once survived without filters, stylists, or social media managers. With her witty caption, Twinkle also built excitement for the premiere of her latest talk show “Two Much With Kajol and Twinkle” teasing whether the superstar duo managed to survive the show’s very first episode.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Twinkle Khanna (@twinklerkhanna) Taking to her Instagram handle, the Mela actress shared two images—one with Salman Khan and the other with Aamir Khan—and captioned i...

Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs urged a judge to sentence him to no more than 14 months in prison for his conviction on two prostitution-related charges, which would result in his near-immediate release if the judge grants the request. In a written submission, Combs’ legal team said he has already been punished enough.“Mr. Combs’s celebrity status in the realms of music, fashion, spirits, media, and finance has been shattered and Mr. Combs’s legacy has been destroyed,” his legal team wrote to Judge Arun Subramanian, who is scheduled to decide the disgraced hip-hop mogul’s sentence on Oct. 3.“He has served over a year in one of the most notorious jails in America—yet has made the most of that punishment. It is time for Mr. Combs to go home to his family, so he can continue his treatment and ...

Kapil Sharma, a comedian, has recently made headlines for the shooting outside his cafe in Canada. Akshay Kumar mocked him about the event when he joined him for an episode of The Great Indian Kapil Show, stating, "Itni aamdani hai ke wahan goliyan chali (earning is so much money that shots were fired there)." Akshay recently appeared as a guest on Kapil Sharma`s farewell episode of The Great Indian Kapil Show. During the chat, Akshay also discussed Kapil`s career and growth, and joked about the firing episodes at Kap`s Cafe in Canada. Akshay takes a fun dig at Kapil It all began when Kapil stated that Akshay has appeared in over 150 films, saying, "Aap talented zyaada ho ke aapki zaruratein zyaada hain (Are you talented, or are your needs just too many)?" Akshay retaliated by making a...

The owners of dozens of U.S. television stations say they will continue to keep Jimmy Kimmel Live! off their airwaves despite Disney announcing the late-night comedian’s show will return from a days-long suspension Tuesday. Nexstar Media Group, which operates 28 stations affiliated with Disney-owned ABC across the U.S., said Tuesday it will pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel’s show, noting in a statement that the program “will be available nationwide on multiple Disney-owned streaming products.”“We made a decision last week to preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! following what ABC referred to as Mr. Kimmel’s ‘ill-timed and insensitive’ comments at a critical time in our national discourse,” Nexstar’s statement said.“We stand by that decision pending assurance that all parties are committed to fostering an envir...

There’s a lot an actor has to train in before appearing on the screen. For Karanvir Sharma, besides learning how to write stories and assist directors, the bigger challenge was to overcome his speech impediment. He had a lisp. After working with speech therapists and dialogue coaches, today, he is often told to lend his voice as a voiceover artiste. It was the first thing that hooked us to this conversation with the actor. In a chat with mid-day, Sharma talks about The Trial season two, why adaptations have become an easy fix, and why he feels he is yet to get his due. Excerpts from the interview. Did you see The Good Wife before you signed up for The Trial?I had seen The Good Wife when it was released earlier. It had been quite a gap. My directors [Umesh Bist and Suparn Varma] specifica...

The family of a missing 15-year-old girl, whose body was found last week in the trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to singer D4vd, has broken their silence. The body of Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found “severely decomposed” stuffed inside a bag in the trunk of the Tesla registered in Hempstead, Texas, to D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, earlier this month.The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is currently investigating the incident as a homicide.This week, a GoFundMe page was created by a person representing Rivas’ family, seeking donations to “lay her body to rest” following the confirmation from the Los Angeles County medical examiner that the body found was Rivas, who had been missing since April of last year.“As many of you know, Celeste Rivas Hernandez has been id...

We all know that music is a powerful and empowering thing. It affects our emotions, our psyches, our very souls — and that’s exactly the kind of thing that frightens certain people about music. They believe that music can be dangerous and needs to be carefully supervised, regulated and sometimes banned — all in the name of… well, something. Morality? Humanity? Some twisted political reason? Check, check and check.In many cases, the morality police choose to blame the messenger — the music or the musician — instead of looking at why the song seems to resonate so strongly. But they know that societal and political change is often presaged by messages and movements in popular culture. They hope that by blocking the message and restricting the movement, they can stop or even reverse change.The...

Actors Keri Russell and Bradley Whitford are back in the spotlight as the first trailer for Season 3 of `The Diplomat` is finally out. According to Variety, Season 3 picks up from the dramatic events of the previous season. Ambassador Kate Wyler, played by Russell, had accused Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) of plotting a terrorist attack and admitted that she was after the VP`s position. Things take an unexpected turn after the president`s death, with suspicions that Kate`s husband, Hal (Rufus Sewell), may have accidentally caused it. The trailer shows Kate facing challenges she never wanted, taking on new power and responsibilities while navigating complicated relationships. This includes her growing friendship with Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison (David Gyasi) and an unse...