"The China Hustle" uncovers the Chinese companies many investors turned to after the financial crisis that ended up being a fraud. The film's director Jed Rothstein tells Cheddar that "these companies were not what they said they were."
Despite progress in increasing diversity in the film and TV industry, Hollywood still has a long road ahead. Cheddar spoke with some of the biggest influencers at the American Black Film Festival in Miami to discuss how to continue progress.
The league launched an initiative aimed at empowering women and girls by partnering with organizations like Planned Parenthood and It's On Us. "This is basically encoded in our DNA and has been for the 22 years that we've been in existence," WNBA President Lisa Borders tells Cheddar.
Match, which acquired a 51 percent stake in the dating app last week, will help the company scale both domestically and around the world, said Hinge CEO Justin McLeod. Match's portfolio also includes Tinder and OkCupid.
AMC Theaters rolled out its MoviePass competitor Tuesday, dealing another blow to a company that's been hemorrhaging money and trying one strategy after another to stay afloat. PCMag's Rob Marvin says that, while he likes MoviePass as a customer, its "business model is fundamentally an unprofitable one."
Instagram is now estimated at over $100 billion in value. Venmo rolls out an actual plastic debit card with Mastercard. The FDA approves its first marijuana-derived medication. The newest member of the Bush family is Sully the service dog. The yellow lab has been assigned to President George H.W. Bush, who is 94, and recovering from recent hospitalizations.
The "Real Housewives of New York" star says she leveraged her entrepreneurial skill set to raise money for projects in Guatemala and Puerto Rico. "I knew that skill set ... I know how to manage and execute," says Frankel.
Some of Hollywood's hottest artists and industry leaders are speaking out on diversity and inclusion. The biggest names at the American Black Film Festival in Miami join Cheddar to discuss the issues in the showbiz spotlight.
