• Lena Dunham reveals she battled coronavirus: ‘My body simply revolted’

    Lena Dunham reveals she battled coronavirus: ‘My body simply revolted’

    Lena Dunham on Friday revealed that she battled the coronavirus in mid-March — and that she’s still experiencing crushing after-effects of the disease. The 34-year-old creator and star of HBO’s “Girls” gave a detailed account of her illness in an Instagram post titled, “My Covid Story.” “It started with achy joints,” Dunham wrote, “then the …
  • Brian McKnight confirms birth of Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel’s second child

    Brian McKnight confirms birth of Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel’s second child

    How many people can say they’ve had their baby news spoiled by Brian McKnight? Two: Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake. (If you or a loved one has had a baby announcement pre-empted by Brian McKnight, please reach out to Page Six.) Earlier in July, reports trickled in that Biel, 38, and Timberlake, 39, had given …
  • Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson vows to pay staff through end of October

    Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson vows to pay staff through end of October

    Billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has promised to keep paying the US employees of his casino empire until at least the end of October, even as the coronavirus cripples the gambling industry. In a letter to the roughly 8,000 US staffers of Las Vegas Sands Corp., which owns the posh Venetian hotel and casino in …
  • Rob Manfred warns of MLB shutdown if coronavirus spread can’t be contained

    Rob Manfred warns of MLB shutdown if coronavirus spread can’t be contained

    The nightmare is in sight. see also MLB's coronavirus problem is spreading quickly MLB’s coronavirus problem is spreading quickly. The Brewers-Cardinals game Friday… Just four days after Rob Manfred declared that the Miami Marlins’ COVID-19 outbreak was not a “nightmare” situation, the MLB commissioner reportedly told MLB Players Association executive director Tony Clark that the …
  • Reese Witherspoon’s Draper James received PPP loan amid giveaway snafu

    Reese Witherspoon’s Draper James received PPP loan amid giveaway snafu

    Reese Witherspoon’s Draper James is draped in cash. The Oscar-winning actress’ clothing company received a PPP loan between $350,000 and $1 million, according to the online database. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Draper James employed 44 people. The influx of cash was approved on April 11, 2020, just as the company came under fire for …
  • Yankees close to getting Aroldis Chapman back from coronavirus

    Yankees close to getting Aroldis Chapman back from coronavirus

    Aroldis Chapman is close to reclaiming his role as Yankees closer. After testing positive for COVID-19 early in July, Chapman is now reportedly free of the virus and is eligible to return to the Yankees on Friday, according to ESPN’s Marly Rivera. A player needs two consecutive negative tests before being permitted to rejoin a …
  • Facebook to showcase music videos after inking deal with record labels

    Facebook to showcase music videos after inking deal with record labels

    Facebook has inked deals with music giants that will let its billions of users watch hit music videos alongside viral cat clips and political rants, the company said Friday. Official music videos from artists such as Nicki Minaj, Bob Marley and the Jonas Brothers will go live on the social network Saturday thanks to Facebook’s …
  • The best fashion moments from Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’

    The best fashion moments from Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’

    It’s a great day for the Beyhive. Beyoncé’s much-anticipated visual album “Black Is King” finally dropped Friday at midnight on Disney+. Based on the music of last summer’s “The Lion King: The Gift,” the 85-minute film is billed as “a celebratory memoir for the world on the Black experience.” Written, directed and executive-produced by the …
  • Astros owner Jim Crane: We took cheating ‘bullet’ for Yankees, Red Sox

    Astros owner Jim Crane: We took cheating ‘bullet’ for Yankees, Red Sox

    Astros owner Jim Crane is pointing fingers. Crane believes sign-stealing – and cheating in general – is present around the league, with the blame falling solely on the Astros. “I think [MLB] had a bigger problem than everybody realized,’’ Crane told USA Today. “Two other teams [the Yankees and Red Sox] were doing things and …
  • Additional Unemployment Benefits to Expire as Senate Leaves D.C. Without a Coronavirus Relief Deal

    Additional Unemployment Benefits to Expire as Senate Leaves D.C. Without a Coronavirus Relief Deal

    With more than 30 million Americans on some form of unemployment benefits, the additional $600 per-week unemployment insurance boost expired Friday as partisan fighting has marred the path forward on a new coronavirus relief deal. While Democrats have proposed extending the $600 benefit, which began in March, until January, most Republicans have called the benefits …