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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Leave Spotify

Spotify Exec Slams Harry
and Meghan: 'F--- Them'

UPDATED

Jun 19, 2023 10:05 AM CDT

Spotify Exec Slams Harry and Meghan: 'F--- Them'

Bill Simmons calls royal couple 'grifters' after Spotify deal falls through

(Newser) - The joint statement that announced Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's $20 million deal with Spotify is kaput noted the entities were "proud of the series we made together." Now, new comments from a top Spotify exec suggest things may have been a little more ... tense. "The ...

HBO Signs
Bill Simmons
After He's
Dumped by ESPN

Jul 22, 2015 1:27 PM CDT

HBO Signs Bill Simmons After He's Dumped by ESPN

He'll do a weekly show, among other things

(Newser) - HBO says it has struck a multi-year, multi-platform deal with the multi-faceted Bill Simmons. Under the deal, which begins in October, HBO will be Simmons' exclusive television home, the network said. Among other projects, Simmons will host a weekly talk show premiering next year. It will feature stories and guests...

Site Apologizes for Outing Trans Woman After Suicide

Jan 21, 2014 11:10 AM CST

Site Apologizes for Outing Trans Woman After Suicide

'Dr. V's Magical Putter' sparks outrage

(Newser) - ESPN personality Bill Simmons posted a long, soul-searching apology yesterday, in the wake of a massive Internet backlash over a piece his Grantland site ran last Wednesday that outed a woman as transgender in the wake of her suicide—a suicide that may have been linked to the reporting of...

Obama: I Knew About
Jeremy Lin Before You

Mar 1, 2012 10:02 AM CST

Obama: I Knew About Jeremy Lin Before You

Also, he once beat Maya Moore at HORSE

(Newser) - President Obama wants you to know that he had his eye on Jeremy Lin before it was cool. Obama sat down with Bill Simmons for a half-hour of sports talk on today's BS Report (audio here ), and the first question was how he felt about being America's...

C'mon, ESPN: Tiger, Tebow Aren't Muhammad Ali

OPINION

Mar 1, 2010 10:19 PM CST

C'mon, ESPN: Tiger, Tebow Aren't Muhammad Ali

Network needs moratorium on dumb comparisons

(Newser) - “Can ESPN please declare a company-wide moratorium on comparing current athletes to Muhammad Ali?” Dave Zirin begs after suffering through the “idiocy” of Worldwide Leader columnists equating Tim Tebow (for appearing in a pro-life ad) and Tiger Woods (for his courageous comeback from … sex addiction) to the...