Daily 30: Thu 09.18.2014

She's Still Fine! 10mo
Beyonce caught Photoshopping

3 Beyonce caught Photoshopping TMZ

Beyonce's thighs are so amazing, they can bend the laws of physics -- or she just got busted Photoshopping her own photos.
Famous Jameis In Hot Water Again?! 10mo
Jameis Winston Suspended

9 Jameis Winston Suspended Complex

Today, we are provided with another example of Winston's apparent invincibility, as the FSU star was reportedly seen yelling in the middle of campus today, screaming, "Fuck her right in the p*ssy!" Which led to his suspension.
Champ or Cheap? 10mo
Mayweather STIFFS Waitress!

12 Mayweather STIFFS Waitress! TMZ

Floyd and his entourage got comped at a Vegas pool party, but didn’t give one red cent to the waitress who served them! She’s really hot by the way.
Richest Athletes 11mo
Michael Jordan Worth $1 Billion

17 Michael Jordan Worth $1 Billion Celebrity Net Worth

Michael Jordan net worth: Michael Jordan is a former American basketball player and entreprenuer who has a net worth of $1 billion. Even though Michael has not played professionally in over a decade, he still earns an estimated $80-100 million per year from endorsements and various other business ventures. Michael earns $60 million every year from Nike/Jordan brand royalties alone. During his playing days, Jordan set sport records by being the first athlete to earn over $30 million per year in salary which happened from 1996 – 1998 while he was playing for the Chicago Bulls. He also starred in the 1996 movie Space Jam and is the majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats NBA franchise. Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to 6 NBA championship titles. He is a five-time league MVP, he holds the record for highest career scoring average of all time and was inducted into the Hall of Fame on September 11th 2009. Throughout his impressive career and even through to the present, Michael Jordan has been a spokesman for many corporate brands including Nike, Gatorade, Wheaties, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Chevrolet, Ball Park Franks, Rayovac, Hanes, and MCI. Before Michael Jordan, the largest celebrity shoe endorsement contract in the world was James Worthy's $150,000 annual deal with New Balance. In 1984, Jordan shattered all endorsement records when Nike agreed to pay him $500,000 per year for five years. Jordan also received Nike stock options which brought his total compensation to $7 million over five years. Prior to signing the deal, Michael had never worn a pair of Nike shoes in his life and had been hoping to sign with Adidas, but Nike's offer was too rich to match. When he debuted the shoes, they violated the NBA's uniformity restrictions. Nike paid all the league's fines and used the controversy to build excitement around the brand. The Air Jordan shoe first appeared in stores in March 1985 and two months later had sold over a million pairs. Within the first year, Air Jordan generated $100 million in revenues for Nike. Today, 58% of all basketball shoe sales are Air Jordans and the brand generates over $2.5 billion in annual sales for Nike. When Michael divorced his wife of 13 years Juanita Jordan in 2002, he was forced to pay her a whopping $168 million divorce settlement. It was one of the most expensive divorces in history and included the couple's $29 million, seven acre suburban Chicago mansion. Michael Jordan Becomes A Billionaire In June 2014, it was reported that Michael had increased his ownership stake in the Bobcats from 80% to 89.5%. He bought his original stake from BET founder Robert Johnson for $175 million. Based on the most recent valuation estimates, the Bobcats are worth $600 million. The Bobcats also carry roughly $135 million worth of debt, which means Jordan's stake in the team is worth $416 million. When you combine this with Michael's additional $600 million wealth, his total net worth is a shade over $1 billion.
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Nkiru

19 Nkiru 37th State

Shot in a style reminiscent of the Hollywood urban legend genre, and scored by award-winning Hollywood music composer Austin Wintory, Nkiru is the director's fun perspective on an age-old African tale of love and sacrifice. Based on the African urban legend of Mami Wata, the short-film centers around a group of friends who disappear from a beach party under mysterious circumstances.
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Warner Brothers to Cut 1,000 Jobs

25 Warner Brothers to Cut 1,000 Jobs Variety

Warner Bros. Entertainment is expected to cut as many as 900 to 1,000 jobs worldwide as part of a studio-wide cost-cutting move, according to people familiar with the company’s plans. The estimated reductions would amount to more than 10% of the studio’s 9,000-person workforce. The cuts will be made in late October or early November. Senior managers are currently assessing their businesses to come up with ways to trim overhead. Only at the end of that process will an exact reduction figure be known. It could be somewhat lower than the current numbers being speculated, but cuts are expected to be substantial. “There is no head count target or percentage reduction target,” said Dee Dee Myers, Warner Bros.’ new executive vice president of corporate communications. “This is a budget issue, not a head count issue,” she added. In a Sept. 4 memo to staff, Warner CEO Kevin Tsujihara warned that layoffs were coming at every level of the studio but did not disclose which of the divisions — including film, TV and home entertainment — would be hit the hardest. Inside sources said that the movie and TV production units will be least impacted as Warner Bros. plans to continue its priority of investing in content and in fact wants to increase the studio’s output. Home Entertainment, marketing, distribution, administration and other non-production related divisions are expected to take the brunt of the layoffs, they said. “Since I became CEO, I’ve been working with the Studio’s senior management team to create a plan to position Warner Bros. for future growth,” Tsujihara told employees in his email. “This will require us to reduce costs and reallocate resources to our high-growth businesses.” The last major wave of WB layoffs came in 2009 when the studio slashed 800 jobs. Warner Bros., which has been the most consistently successful among the Big Six studios in recent years, has had a number of major box office misses in 2014 including “Transcendence,” “Winter’s Tale” and “Edge of Tomorrow.” Additionally, the Wachowski siblings’ $150 million sci-fier “Jupiter Ascending,” starring Channing Tatum, was yanked out of its original July 2014 release slot less than two months before its opening in order to complete its special effects and address other issues that were reflected in the film’s weak tracking. Recent box office hits include “The Lego Movie” and a reboot of “Godzilla,” of which WB only had a 25% stake, and the studio has several high-profile releases lined up, including “Horrible Bosses 2″ in November and the third and final “Hobbit” movie this coming December. Future tentpoles include “Batman v Superman” and other DC superhero films, and J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter spinoff series “Fantastic Beasts.” WB is also credited with such popular TV shows as “The Big Bang Theory,” “Mike & Molly” and “Two and a Half Men.” The TV studio is placing a big bet on its Batman prequel “Gotham,” which debuts on Fox next Monday and was already sold to Netflix. The sizable cuts at Warner Bros. arrive as parent company Time Warner faces severe pressure from Wall Street and investors to reduce costs after spurning Rupert Murdoch’s $80 billion recent takeover bid. The stock, which had jumped above $87 a share after the offer was unveiled on July 16, plummeted to $72 a share following the Aug. 5 withdrawal by Murdoch. It closed at $76.86 Wednesday and is up 13% for the year. Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes told media analysts that Fox’s rejected bid, which would have created a media powerhouse that generated $65 billion in revenue, “just didn’t make sense.” At Goldman Sachs’ Communacopia conference last week, he acknowledged, “We do think there was a fair amount of risk in taking on that size of combination.” All of Time Warner’s operations are undergoing top-to-bottom internal reviews, including HBO, one of the media giant’s most lucrative businesses, say sources close to the matter. However, Bewkes dismissed the notion that Time Warner is considering spinning off the pay TV giant as a separate company or trading stock. Other Time Warner holdings under the microscope include Turner Broadcasting, which began offering buyouts to between 500 and 600 of its U.S. employees last month. Turner owns CNN and TBS, among other networks, and is expected to make a decision on how many positions it will eliminate once the buyout process is complete.
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The T Word

26 The T Word Variety

“Orange is the New Black’s” Laverne Cox is getting the word out about transgender youth. Working with MTV and Logo TV, which will simultaneously premiere the special, the actress and transgender advocate will host and produce “Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word” at 7 p.m. on Oct. 17, coinciding with LGBT Spirit Day on Oct. 16. The hour-long documentary will look at seven transgender youth from across the country and their determination to lead their lives as the people they are meant to be. The film examines the struggles of coming out, bullying, and anti-transgender violence for the youth as well as the intersection of transgender identities and race in their lives. “For many of us, the ‘T’ in LGBT means more than transgender, it also means truth,” said Cox. “The cast members in this documentary are fearlessly living their truths and in sharing their stories will send the message to other trans youth that it’s okay to be who you are.” The special profiles: Ari, an 18-year-old man from Manhattan, who graduated from high school and is starting college. Avery, a 20-year-old woman from Queens, New York, who shares her experiences dating. Daniella, a 20-year-old woman from the Bronx, New York, who speaks out against anti-transgender violence. Kye, a 24-year-old man in Brooklyn, New York, who became the first Division One transgender basketball player. L’lerret, a 20-year-old woman attending college in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she is an active member of BreakOUT!, a group fighting criminalization of transgender youth. Shane, a 22-year-old man from Baltimore, Maryland and a college student living with his girlfriend. Zoey, a 12-year-old girl from California, who is supported by her mother and transferred out of her last school when the school administrators refused to acknowledge her as a girl. Following the documentary, Logo and MTV.com will host an hour-long “Trans Forum” where Cox and MTV news correspondent SuChin Pak will further discuss transgender issues and answer questions from audience members and from those on social media. The project comes at an opportune time, as Cox will also guest-star on MTV’s LGBT-focused comedy “Faking It” on Oct. 14.
Based On The Best Seller! 11mo
Fifty Shades Of Grey

28 Fifty Shades Of Grey Universal Pictures

Fifty Shades of Grey is the hotly anticipated film adaptation of the bestselling book that has become a global phenomenon. Since its release, the “Fifty Shades” trilogy has been translated into 51 languages worldwide and sold more than 100 million copies in e-book and print—making it one of the biggest and fastest-selling book series ever.
Based On A True Story 10mo
Kill The Messenger

30 Kill The Messenger Focus Features

A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.