J. Michael Cline, a founding investor and former chairman of online ticketing service Fandango, died Tuesday after falling from the window of a high-rise hotel in midtown Manhattan.   The New York Post had the news first. The NYPD confirmed to Deadline that a man of that name and age, 64, fell from…

Only 90 minutes from LA., this Santa Barbara bedroom community offers status, privacy and unfussy summer luxury. Here are some of the Montecito haunts favored by locals such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Costner and Dick Wolf. Summer Friday Lunch: Tre Lune is Situated conveniently on the main artery of…

President Joe Biden heard some hard words Wednesday from Jeffrey Katzenberg about his reelection chances. The longtime Democratic donor and fundraiser spoke with Biden today in Las Vegas, Deadline can confirm, before the announcement came down that Biden had Covid again. Due to the president’s…

UPDATE: President Joe Biden wrote on X/Twitter about his Covid diagnosis. Biden said, “I tested positive for COVID-19 this afternoon, but I am feeling good and thank everyone for the well wishes. I will be isolating as I recover, and during this time I will continue to work to get the job done for…

The Republican National Convention drew an estimated 14.81 million viewers on its second night, a drop from the second night in 2020, according to Nielsen. One of the highlights of the night was a speech by Lara Trump, Donald Trump’s daughter in law. About 19.42 million watched the second night…

NBA incumbent Warner Bros. Discovery plans to match Amazon's new basketball rights deal that’s said to be in the $1.8 billion range, Deadline hears. WBD's exclusive negotiating window with the League ended in April with no agreement and although talks continued the NBA is said to have settled on…

Jimmy Kimmel is setting out to help his fellow SAG-AFTRA members once again. A recent casting notice for Jimmy Kimmel Live! calls for actors who are just shy of qualifying for health insurance. They must be within $1,401 of meeting the minimum requirement to be considered for the role, according to…

The bad news continues for on-location production in Los Angeles, especially for television projects. The city and county's film office said today that local on-location filming declined by 12.4% from 2023 during the second quarter ended June 30, recording only 5,748 shoot days (read the full report…

UPDATE: The Trump campaign has not agreed to a date for a vice presidential debate, even though the Biden campaign has said that Kamala Harris has agreed to three different times. Brian Hughes, Trump campaign senior adviser, said in a statement, "We don't know who the Democrat nominee for Vice…

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) has called on Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race, arguing that he has “serious concerns” that the president can’t win. “President Biden has been one of the most consequential presidents in our nation's history, and his lifetime of service as a Senator, a Vice…

The Angel City Football club said today it's entered into a definitive agreement with Willow Bay, Dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, and Bob Iger, CEO of Disney that will make the couple the new controlling owners of the team. Deadline broke the news earlier this month…

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