Michael Jackson’s ‘Leaving Neverland’ Accusers Get 2028 Trial Date 

Michael Jackson’s ‘Leaving Neverland’ Accusers Get 2028 Trial Date 

A California judge agreed Friday to set a new trial in the sexual abuse case brought by Wade Robson and James Safechuck, the two Michael Jackson molestation accusers featured in the 2019 documentary Leaving Neverland. The two men and their lawyer, John Carpenter, previously wanted their case heard before the release of the Michael biopic helmed by Training Day director Antoine Fuqua, … Read more

Martin Resch: How CFOs can use AI to improve visibility, control, and savings

Martin Resch: How CFOs can use AI to improve visibility, control, and savings

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Bad data in finance does not announce itself. It accumulates across processes and systems until a negative event forces it into view. When a location closes with no clear record of which invoices or meters are associated with that site, or a missed invoice triggers lates fees and … Read more

Jimmi Simpson Joins Elisabeth Moss in Hulu Drama ‘Conviction’

Jimmi Simpson Joins Elisabeth Moss in Hulu Drama ‘Conviction’

Jimmi Simpson has joined the upcoming Hulu drama series “Conviction,” Variety has learned exclusively. Simpson will star alongside previously announced lead Elisabeth Moss and fellow cast members Sebastian De Souza and Adam Godley. The show is based on the Jack Jordan novel of the same name and was greenlit at the streamer in February. The … Read more

Elon Musk Is the World’s First Trillionaire

Elon Musk Is the World’s First Trillionaire

There are thousands of billionaires across the world. But there is only one trillionaire. Elon Musk became the first person to amass a personal fortune of over $1,000,000,000,000—that’s 12 zeros—after shares of his rocket company SpaceX debuted on the Nasdaq stock exchange on Friday. SpaceX’s initial public offering on Thursday valued the company at nearly … Read more

Holly Humberstone Unwinds by Spinning Tom Petty, Big Thief and More

Holly Humberstone Unwinds by Spinning Tom Petty, Big Thief and More

While chilling backstage at Gov Ball in New York City, Holly Humberstone joined Rolling Stone for an episode of our Song Shuffle series. The singer-songwriter shuffled songs on her phone, not having any idea what might pop up. “This is authentic,” she told Rolling Stone‘s Leah Lu. “Every time I click ‘next song,’ I’m afraid … Read more

Tom Cruise Reunites With Colin Farrell for Spielberg’s Disclosure Day

Tom Cruise Reunites With Colin Farrell for Spielberg’s Disclosure Day

Tom Cruise had an all-star Steven Spielberg reunion to support the director’s new alien thriller, “Disclosure Day.” He was joined by his “Minority Report” co-star Colin Farrell and “War of the Worlds” daughter Dakota Fanning for a screening of “Disclosure Day,” which opens in theaters Friday. “Nothing better than a summer Spielberg movie night in … Read more

Elon Musk Becomes World’s First Trillionaire After SpaceX IPO Opening

Elon Musk Becomes World’s First Trillionaire After SpaceX IPO Opening

Rocket company CEO now worth more than three times the world’s second-richest person, as well as 46 percent of the world’s population combined Elon Musk is poised to become the world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX’s IPO opened on Wall Street with a higher-than-anticipated share price. SpaceX’s soaring stock price — $169 at press time after … Read more

Mike Hopkins on Prime Video’s Evolution, MGM Deal, Bond and ‘Melania’

Mike Hopkins on Prime Video’s Evolution, MGM Deal, Bond and ‘Melania’

On today’s episode of Variety’s “Strictly Business” podcast, Mike Hopkins, head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, gives a wide-ranging interview on the evolution of Amazon’s media strategy, how the MGM acquisition has changed the game, why the streamer is investing heavily in sports — and why Amazon has no regrets about the Melania … Read more