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Newell Brands, the maker of Yankee Candle and other popular brands, has announced its plan to close dozens of stores and cut more than 900 jobs. It’s bad news for shoppers who enjoy walking into a Yankee Candle store and smell-testing their favorite scents, such as holiday favorites Christmas Cookie and Sparkling Cinnamon. About 20 Yankee Candle stores in the United States and Canada will shutter in January as part of the company’s new global productivity plan, which builds on its “turnaround strategy” that began in 2023. These stores make up only about 1 percent of Yankee Candle sales. Newell…
On the latest episode of Sister Wives, Kody was determined to set his former spouses “free” by going around and making amends with Janelle, Meri and Christine. Nevermind that none of these women seemed to really be in the mood for an apology. At one point on the installment, Kody arrived in North Carolina to meet up with Janelle… before revealing to viewers that he had yet to reach out to Meri or Christine about having a deep talk with either of them. The father of 17 added that he was starting with Janelle because she was the least hostile…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. Cyber Week carries on in full force as Black Friday turns to Cyber Monday. Many of the top savings events have continued through the shopping weekend, some seeing even steeper discounts than on Friday (as noted below). Listed in alphabetical order within each main category — streaming, fashion, beauty, home, lifestyle, tech, travel and major retailers — The Hollywood Reporter‘s shopping editors curated the crème de la crème of online sales. Stay tuned as THR will update…
The 2025 Gotham Film Awards is underway, with the star-studded ceremony taking place Monday night at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another goes into this year’s ceremony with a record six nominations, including in the top category of best feature. Anderson is also nominated for best director and adapted screenplay, with Benicio Del Toro and Teyana Taylor both nominated in the Gothams’ gender-neutral best supporting performance category. Scene stealer Chase Infiniti is also nominated for breakthrough performer. In the best feature category, One Battle After Another faces off against four-time nominee If I…
Digital media veteran Greg Goodfried has joined Creative Artists Agency as an agent in its Creators division. He will represent digital creators and podcasters, while also helping drive digital strategies for CAA clients across its film, music, television and sports divisions. Goodfried co-created LonelyGirl15, the pioneering Internet sensation, and co-founded EQAL, a digital content studio for consumer brands and artists like Jennifer Lopez, Bethany Frankel and Lauren Conrad. After selling EQAL in 2013, Goodfried joined UTA as an agent in its digital media department, in 2020 joined up with TikTok and social media star Charli D’Amelio, before launchingDamGoodManagement in 2023.…
Nick E. Tarabay was in France when he got a text message from veteran showrunner Steven S. DeKnight, the man he spent years working with in the early 2010s on Starz’sSpartacusfranchise playing Ashur, a turncoat slave and gladiator that audiences loved to hate. Ashur had met his end in 2013’sSpartacus: Vengeance, but the character never truly left DeKnight’s mind, which is why he picked up the phone to ask Tarabay a question. “He was like, ‘Nick, what are you doing for the next five to six years?” recalled the actor. DeKnight pitched Tarabay on playing Ashur once more in a…
A newly run supercomputer simulation has produced a surprising Premier League table prediction, backing Liverpool to finish inside the top four despite their inconsistent form this season. While Arne Slot’s side have struggled to replicate the relentless dominance of last season, the data-driven forecast expects a resurgent second half of the season to secure Champions League football at Anfield. Arsenal champions but Liverpool to finish top four As per The Sun, which cites a supercomputer’s simulation, Arsenal will finally win the league and that too rather comfortably, nine point clear of second placed Manchester City. Liverpool have been backed to…
“Whenever I hear someone say ‘Thank you for doing this, I have dealt with this in my lifetime’ or ‘I know someone who is dealing with this,’ and they share their story, that has meant so much to me,” says Sydney Sweeney, discussing responses she has received to her latest film, Christy, in which she plays a trailblazing boxer and domestic abuse survivor, during a recording of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. “I’ve never had a character that has truly impacted people’s lives in that type of way, and…
Chelsea have made an offer to sign Newcastle’s exciting winger Harvey Barnes. That is according to the latest from Spanish outlet Fichajes, which claims that the Blues are now going head to head with Manchester United for the signature of the Newcastle star. As per the report, both Chelsea and Man United have made an offer worth £53m for the attacker. Chelsea see Barnes as the perfect long-term signing to a team full of exciting youngsters. Despite the significant first offer submitted by the two Premier League clubs, it is reported that the Magpies do not intend to sell Barnes,…
Justin Lin, best known for his work on the Fast and Furious action movies, is set to direct Sony Pictures’ and PlayStation Productions’ adaptation of Helldivers, based on the popular video game franchise from Arrowhead Game Studios. Lin will also produce the feature via his Perfect Storm Entertainment banner, along with Hutch Parker and PlayStation Productions’ Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan. Gary Dauberman, the scribe behind the hit It and Annabelle horror movies, wrote the script. The game received critical acclaim when it first came out in 2015 and the sequel, Helldivers 2, sold more than 12 million units across…