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Sony said it expects to log a 40 percent decline in full-year profit at its film and TV studio unit due to the pandemic. That’s marks a revision from the Tokyo-based conglomerate’s warning in May that Sony Pictures Entertainment’s income could dip 30 percent for the year. Sony Pictures, like its rivals in Hollywood, has …

Markus Golden made the only choice available. Golden re-signed with the Giants on a one-year, $4.125 million contract Tuesday, after passing his physical. He reported to training camp Friday – a few days after the rest of his veteran teammates because of personal reasons – and needed three negative COVID-19 tests in a four-day span …

Ant Anstead is taking a breather and stepping away from social media for a bit. The 41-year-old reality TV host made the announcement on Instagram on Sunday, pairing it with a video of his wife Christina Anstead, who he married in 2018, as she walked down a boardwalk while he wishes her a “Happy Anniversary.” …

BTS will hit the VMA stage for the first time ever later this month. MTV announced today that the K-pop-sensation’s Video Music Awards debut will also feature a performance of their new English-only single “Dynamite.” BTS, which is up for three categories including best pop, is among the handful of performers for the 2020 MTV …

Shares of “Grand Theft Auto” publisher Take-Two Interactive surged on Tuesday after the company raised its annual sales forecast, citing surging demand from gamers stuck at home because of the coronavirus. The gaming giant on Monday reported robust sales for titles like “NBA 2K,” which saw recurring consumer spending jump 126 percent to a new …

Sean Penn has confirmed that he is once again a married man. The 59-year-old actor said Monday on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” that he and girlfriend Leila George, 28, tied the knot on Thursday. “There are reports that you recently got married, is this true?” Meyers asked Penn, to which the Oscar winner raised …

This year’s “Christmas Spectacular,” starring leggy dance troupe the Radio City Rockettes, is being canceled for the first time since the show was introduced in 1933. MSG Entertainment, which owns the glamorous Radio City Music Hall where the Rockettes perform, made the decision to close the curtain on the popular show amid ongoing uncertainty tied …

It gave haters a massive hangover — but to die-hard fans, “Coyote Ugly” has aged like a fine whiskey. Released 20 years ago Tuesday, the movie starred Piper Perabo as Violet, an aspiring songwriter from New Jersey who winds up bartending at the raunchy and rowdy NYC saloon owned by Lil (played by Maria Bello) …

The biggest lease of the year is done – and it’s momentous good news for a limping office-leasing market in a city beleaguered by the coronavirus. Facebook on Monday closed on a long-awaited deal for 730,000 square feet at Vornado’s Farley Building, the former post office site between Madison Square Garden and the Hudson Yards …

The Marlins weren’t trying to find Magic City. The COVID-19 outbreak resulting in positive tests for 18 players in the Miami Marlins’ clubhouse is not the result of going to bars and clubs, CEO Derek Jeter told media members Monday. The situation is leading to calls MLB should halt its season. Lou Williams broke NBA …