2024 was a rough year for celebrity production companies in Hollywood and their private-equity backers

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Reese Witherspoon.
Reese Witherspoon.

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Keira Knightley was told she 'wanted to be stalked' at the beginning of her career while opening up about toxic Hollywood

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Keira Knightley at the "Black Doves" premiere in London.

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Nicole Kidman's agent had to convince her that her career wasn't over at 40

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Nicole Kidman has had a busy 2024.

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Walmart is betting this holiday movie can get you to spend more

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Walmart sponsored "Jingle Bell Love," a Roku Original movie.

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Cher came back from owing $270,000 in back taxes, only to wind up broke again. 6 points about money from her new memoir.

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Cher on stage in Cleveland, Ohio being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
Cher was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in October 2024.

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Al Pacino says he went from $50 million to broke, joining a long list of stars who've experienced money troubles

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"Scarface" actor Al Pacino blamed his spending habits and financial ignorance for his money woes.

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Netflix is facing big questions from Wall Street ahead of earnings

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Behind the scenes of the Trump movie Trump doesn't want you to see

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Jeremy Strong (left) as Roy Cohn and Sebastian Stan (right) as Donald Trump in The Apprentice.
In "The Apprentice," Sebastian Stan plays a young Donald Trump, and Jeremy Strong plays Roy Cohn, the notorious attorney who mentored him early in his career.

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Issa Rae's success playbook: authenticity, outsourcing, and watching out for this red flag

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Issa Rae's newest partnership is with Cast Jewelry, a San-Francisco-based company.

Cast Jewelry

A month from Election Day, Hollywood's who's who is lining up to endorse Kamala Harris

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Bruce Springsteen performing in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
"Donald Trump is the most dangerous candidate for President in my lifetime," Bruce Springsteen said in a video published on Instagram on Thursday.

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