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Detroit — Stephanie Byrd agonized over temporarily laying off nearly the entire staff at her family’s trio of Detroit businesses when the coronavirus pandemic hit. But she’s not just concerned about the impact on their bottom line. She’s worried other black-owned businesses will struggle to withstand another wave of economic uncertainty, following decades of inequity …
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Known as the hardest-working man in show business, Ryan Seacrest rarely takes a day off. So when he took an unscheduled one from co-hosting “Live” with Kelly Ripa on May 18, there was cause for alarm at the show’s network. An ABC source told The Post that some members of the show’s production team were …
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An American Airlines flight attendant said she was forbidden from wearing a face shield because it didn’t fit with the company’s “image standards” — and would make passengers uncomfortable, according to a report. The woman recently returned to the skies after being grounded for a month due to coronavirus-related cancellations, but found out that someone …
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“American Horror Story” is getting a new set of horrors. FX has officially picked up “American Horror Stories,” the spinoff to Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s long-running FX anthology series. Murphy teased the expansion earlier this month. Good luck telling the two shows apart. In the original “AHS,” each season is a self-contained miniseries, featuring …
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It’s been about 37 hours since Harlem’s Just Sam was crowned the new American Idol, and the 21-year-old former subway busker is still getting used to her new title. “This is definitely unexpected,” Just Sam tells The Post from the West Hollywood apartment where she’s been on lockdown. “It’s only been one day, so . . . …
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The busiest man in showbiz just needed a break. Ryan Seacrest’s rep is shutting down rumors that the host suffered a stroke during the live telecast of the “American Idol” finale Sunday night. “Ryan did not have any kind of stroke last night,” his publicist told People on Monday. “Like many people right now, Ryan …
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Harlem’s Just Sam was just super on Sunday night, bringing home the “American Idol” title. The 21-year-old former subway singer, whose real name is Samantha Diaz, won the first remote finale in “Idol” history — the long-running contest left the stage this season due to the coronavirus crisis. It was a triumphant moment that even …
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Katy Perry is sending out some virtual flower power to fans. The “American Idol” judge will perform her new single, “Daisies,” during a live Q&A at 1 p.m. Friday on Amazon Music. The 35-year-old mom-to-be, who is expecting her first child with fiancé Orlando Bloom, 43, this summer, announced earlier this week that she has …
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Private equity firm Carlyle Group’s abrupt decision to pull out of a $450 million investment in American Express’ troubled travel agency business could help it save a foundering new investment strategy, The Post has learned. The $195 billion Washington, DC, firm last week said it would be bowing out of plans to buy a 20 …
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You can’t make this ship up. The American Ballet Theatre has thoughtfully planned an auction to help with COVID-19 relief. Less thoughtful: Some available lots include bookings for a cruise. Of course, cruise ships were reported as an early spreader of the virus, and at one point in March the largest outbreak of the coronavirus …
Detroit — Stephanie Byrd agonized over temporarily laying off nearly the entire staff at her family’s trio of Detroit businesses when the coronavirus pandemic hit. But she’s not just concerned about the impact on their bottom line. She’s worried other black-owned businesses will struggle to withstand another wave of economic uncertainty, following decades of inequity …
