Philadelphia’s James Bradberry said he tugged Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster’s jersey on a late defensive holding call that gave Kansas City a first down on its way to a game-winning field goal.
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Is Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes on a Tom Brady-like trajectory?
With two Super Bowls at age 27, Patrick Mahomes is solidifying his place in NFL lore.
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Elon Musk Seen Sitting with Rupert Murdoch and Elisabeth Murdoch at Super Bowl
Elon Musk had a prime seat at State Farm Stadium for Super Bowl LVII. Fox Sports cameras captured the maverick billionaire sitting with Fox Corp. and News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch as well as his daughter, producer and investor Elisabeth Murdoch. Fox’s cameras panned to a shot of the starry group in a stadium sky…
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Rihanna Is Officially Pregnant, Rep Confirms After Super Bowl Performance
A representative for Rihanna has confirmed that the singer is pregnant after her explosive Super Bowl performance that had social media talking. During her hits-filled set, the singer cradled her midsection several times, leading to widespread speculation on social media that she was pregnant with her second child with her partner, the rapper A$AP Rocky….
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Sympatico, Malaysia-U.K. Production Venture, Launches Authentically Asian Film, TV Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
Sympatico, a production partnership combining the U.K.’s Argo Films and Malaysia’s Double Vision, is hatching a busy slate of film and TV productions that it says will be authentically Asian. “Too often, Southeast Asia has been portrayed in a mix of styles on screen with, for example, iconic establishing shots of Kuala Lumpur ‘s Twin…
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Rihanna Soars Through Hits-Filled Super Bowl Halftime Set, Followed by Pregnancy Reveal
With the exception of a bump that had viewers wondering whether she was pregnant again or merely carrying some baby weight from her son’s birth last May, Rihanna played it relatively straight for her Super Bowl Halftime performance, performing a quick-cut, hits-filled set while soaring high above the State Farm field in Glendale, Ariz. She…
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Howard Bragman, In Memoriam: LGBTQ Country Singer Chely Wright on the Tenderness of the PR Icon Who Helped Her Come Out
One of Howard Bragman’s big moments as a public relations giant was engineering a campaign in which singer Chely Wright came out of the country music closet in 2010 — a historic turning point in a genre where the idea of mainstream artists making any such proclamation was unfathomable. Among his other inclinations and accomplishments,…
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U2 Announces ‘Achtung Baby’ Concerts at New Las Vegas Venue — Without Drummer Larry Mullen Jr.
U2 announced a series of concerts in Las Vegas this fall celebrating their 1991 album “Achtung Baby” in a cryptic 15-second ad aired during the Super Bowl on Sunday — although drummer Larry Mullen Jr., still recovering from surgery, will sit out this run of shows. Dutch drummer Bram van den Berg will fill in….
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Oscars Predictions: Original Song – Did Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime Performance Give Awards Boost for ‘Wakanda Forever?’
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages are Davis’ assessment of the current standings of the race and…
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Kansas City Chiefs Win Super Bowl LVII, Defeating Philadelphia Eagles 38-35
The Kansas City Chiefs returned to the Super Bowl to claim the Vince Lombardi Trophy once again, becoming NFL champions for the first time since 2020 with a 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. Both teams played well during the nail-biter of a game, which was tied 35-35 until the last minutes, when the Chiefs…
