From thoughtful sampling to a thoughtful documentary, here are the entertainment headlines
Diddy's Daily $5K Bill
How does paying $5,000 per day for anything sound to you? For Diddy, that's a reality he confirmed, and it's for one of his most notable projects. In 1997, when he and his Bad Boy labelmates collaborated on a tribute song for the fallen Notorious B.I.G. called I'll Be Missing You, he tapped Sting for a sample of his iconic 1983 hit, Every Breath You Take. The Police frontman offered up the classic to be chopped and sampled but for a staggering price. In a Tweet, Diddy cleared up rumors that he was on the hook for $2,000 a day, but it turned out that number was $3,000 shy of the actual price.
Diddy also indicated that there were no hard feelings toward Sting, and that the pair are actually friends.
Angel Reese, LSU, and the White House
The fallout from this year's NCAA women's championship game continues. Earlier this week, star forward Angel Reese rejected an invitation from the White House to celebrate the team's championship win. Reese cited first lady Jill Biden's invitation of the losing Iowa Hawkeyes as the reason for the rejection. "I just know if the roles were reversed, they would not be the same. If we were to lose, we wouldn't be invited to the White House," she said on the I Am Athlete podcast.
Dr. Biden and the White House have seemingly walked back the offer to the Iowa women's basketball team after press secretary Vanessa Valdivia said the Bidens looked forward to hosting the LSU Tigers. But despite Reese's stance on not accepting the invite, officials from LSU's athletic department have come out and said the school would "certainly accept an invitation."
Michael J. Fox's New Doc
Michael J. Fox isn't taking the easy way out by letting his Parkinson's disease dictate his life, the Back to the Future franchise star is swinging back. In a new documentary titled Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, Fox confronts his diagnosis, the strain it placed on his life, and how he decided to push through against all odds. In the doc, he talks about his abuse of pills and alcohol in an attempt to escape the reality of what he was facing and how he came to be sober for nearly 30 years.
The documentary premiered at this year's SXSW festival but will hit Apple TV+ on May 12.
Actor, entertainer, and hip hop icon Queen Latifah is partnering with It's Bigger Than Me, an initiative with the goal of ending the stigma around obesity. She joined Cheddar News to discuss how she is working toward educating others and having important conversations about the social struggles that come with obesity. “We can’t let the Queen Latifah’s of the world not exist. We need people to care about other people," the "Hustle" star said.
Sarah Warbelow, legal director for Human Rights Campaign, joins Cheddar News to discuss why advocates want to overturn the FDA's rule restricting gay and bisexual men from donating blood.
Actor Jamie Chung joins Cheddar News to talk about her upcoming projects and her new partnership with Duracell helping parents learn more about hidden dangers in their home. But that's not all, she plays a fun game with us too!
Child care marketplace startup Kinside announced raising $12 million in a Series A round led by venture capitalists who are mothers themselves. The company aids parents searching for affordable child care easier by providing concierge support in a marketplace of verified professionals and helping them tap into flexible spending accounts (FSA) and other benefits. Founder and CEO Shadiah Sigala joined Cheddar News to talk about the fresh funds and the ongoing effects of the pandemic on the care of young children.
When it comes to diversity in children's toys, we have come a long way as a society but we still have a ways to go. One group of students decided to take matters into their own hands. Truly You! Character Creator is a fashion illustration activity set made for youth by youth. Lindsay Buckingham, one of the toy’s creators, sat down with Cheddar News to talk all about it.
David Levine, elections integrity fellow with Alliance for Securing Democracy, joins Cheddar News to discuss Politico's bombshell finding revealing the RNC's plan to contest the elections.
Perfect for Pride Month, Hulu’s "Fire Island" is a queer take on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The cast of the gay rom-com, Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, Conrad Ricamora, and Matt Rogers, joined Cheddar News to discuss the groundbreaking film. "I had to write it completely and have something to point to, to say this is the story, this is actually good, this is something that people will want to watch," said the writer and star Booster. "And so it took a long time, but I'm very lucky and blessed that I had a lot of people along the way who believed in it."
Catching you up on today’s entertainment headlines with CBS in the works to replace James Corden on the "The Late Late Show," "Top Gun: Maverick" facing a copyright lawsuit, Neve Campbell not returning to "Scream 6" over a disagreement about her salary, and more.
