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Billionaire activist hedge manager Bill Ackman has offered to take Airbnb public through his $4 billion blank-check company, but the company’s CEO Brian Chesky is reportedly holding out for a more traditional IPO process. Chesky hasn’t completely ruled out a merger with Ackman’s Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, but no further discussions are underway, Bloomberg reported …

When it comes to stunts, the sky is no limit for David Blaine. The professional daredevil survived his wildest and craziest feat yet Wednesday afternoon in the Great Basin Desert in Page, Arizona. The 47-year-old flew into the air strapped to 52 helium-filled weather balloons, which he released before parachuting down to his starting point. …

Coffee makes her tick. One of TikTok’s biggest stars is getting a custom drink named after her. Charli D’Amelio’s go-to Dunkin’ order, a cold brew with whole milk and three pumps of caramel swirl, will henceforth be known as “The Charli.” D’Amelio, who has more than 80 million followers on TikTok and is said to …

Efforts to end Hollywood’s extended writers strike hit a wall this week when the union that represents the writers said it’s failed to come to a deal with Tinseltown’s top two agencies, WME and CAA. The impasse, announced late Tuesday, comes more than a year after thousands of Hollywood scribes — from Shonda Rimes and …

The “Real Housewives of Orange County” Season 15 trailer just dropped on Wednesday and it captures all of the pandemonium leading up to and during the coronavirus pandemic. Shannon Beador, who tested positive for COVID-19, fears in the clip, “I’m not going to be a statistic for corona f—king virus.” She and co-star Emily Simpson …

Ever wonder what your favorite celebrities buy when they’re browsing their favorite boutique or shopping online late at night? Welcome to Six Picks, where we ask stars to spill their style and beauty must-haves — so you can shop like you’re famous, too. On Netflix’s “Selling Sunset,” Maya Vander quickly emerged as a fan favorite …

Stars from the cult 2000 movie “Center Stage” reunited via Zoom on Tuesday night. Zoë Saldana, Amanda Schull, Sascha Radestsky and Ethan Stiefel regaled the audience with behind-the-scenes tales — but it was ballet dancer Steifel’s appearance that had fans buzzing. Resembling a Cher-era Gregg Allman with a large blond mustache, Stiefel, 47, looked unrecognizable …

Gabrielle Union is speaking out about how the events of 2020, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the “racial reckoning,” have impacted her well-being. “The combination of the pandemic and this racial reckoning, alongside being inundated with [images of] the brutalization of Black bodies, has sent my PTSD into overdrive,” the 47-year-old actress said in the …

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that he has reached a deal with the city’s teachers unions to delay the start of the school year by more than a week, narrowly avoiding the threat of a teacher strike. “There is nothing more precious than taking care of the children of New York …

United Airlines said Wednesday it is preparing to furlough 16,370 workers on Oct. 1 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate the airline industry. Chicago-based United had over 90,000 employees before the pandemic brought the industry to a near standstill in March and had warned in July that 36,000 jobs were at risk of involuntary …