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POLITICS - From RSN: Russell Brand says "austerity" is brutality not frugality.
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SPORTS - From BET: Boxer Floyd Mayweather will make between $200 to $300 million for his "super-fight" with MMA fighter Conor McGregor (who will make $100 million) on August 26th, 2017.
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TELEVISION - From THR: Glenn Close to star in "Sea Oak," a half-hour zombie drama for Amazon.
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COMICS-FILM - From ThePlaylist: Marvel Studios has no immediate plans for Marvel Comics' "Fantastic Four."
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OBIT - From THR: Film editor Bill Butler died at the age of 83 of June 4, 2017. He earned an Oscar nomination for his work on Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange."
From Variety: Film director John G. Avildsen has died at the age of 81, Friday, June 16, 2017. He won an Oscar for directing the original "Rocky" (1976). He also directed the original "Karate Kid" films.
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TELEVISION - From YahooTV: Aisha Tyler is leaving the CBS daytime talk show, "The Talk," after six seasons.
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MOVIES - From EW: There is a new documentary, "Score," about film music which celebrates some of the greatest musical moments in film history.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Danai Gurira, one of the stars of "The Walking Dead," will appear in both the "Black Panther" and "Avengers: Infinity War."
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COMICS-FILM - From Collider: An R-rated Marvel Studios movie is not out of the questions says Marvel boss, Kevin Feige. Jessica Chastain in talks to play a villain.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Simon Kinberg set to direct "X-Men: Dark Phoenix," which will begin production soon.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: The new cinematic Spider-Man, Tom Holland, has revealed that the upcoming "Spider-Man: Homecoming" is the first film in a trilogy.
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MOVIES - From THR: Actress and model, Anita Pallenberg, has died at the age of 73, Tuesday, June 13, 2017. She appeared in the film "Barberella" and in "Performance" with the Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger. She also had three children with Jagger's band mate, Keith Richards.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Michelle Monaghan is returning for "Mission: Impossible 6." She plays Dr. Julia Meade, the wife of Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt and was last seen in "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" (the fourth film).
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MOVIES - From EW: Josh Brolin bulks up with muscle for his role as Cable in "Deadpool 2."
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TELEVISION - From THR: Anthony and Joe Russo, the guys behind the two Captain America movies, "Winter Soldier" and "Civil War," will join Henry Selick, director of "A Nightmare Before Christmas," to bring the video game "Little Nightmares" to television.
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MOVIES - From THR: Lionsgate is planning to dramatize the story of the controversial rap group, 2 Live Crew, in film.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Woody Allen's upcoming drama, "Wonder Wheels," will debut December 1, 2017.
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SPORTS: From NYTimes: The Golden State Warriors win the 2017 National Basketball Association (NBA) Championship, their second in three years. They beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 129 to 120, to win the best of 7 series, 4 games to 1.
From AOLNews: Championship teams visit the White House to celebrate with the President of the United States. The Golden State Warriors players voted unanimously not to visit President Trump after winning the 2017 NBA Championship.
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THEATRE - From Variety: A complete list of 2017 Tony Award winners, including Bette Midler and "Dear Evan Hansen."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 6/9 to 6/11/2017 weekend box office is "Wonder Woman" with an estimated take of $57 million.
From Deadline: With an estimated global box office debut of $169.3, "The Mummy" is delivering some of Tom Cruise's best box office numbers.
From Deadline: Still, Wonder Woman is whipping Tom Cruise's ass at the domestic box office.
From Variety: The global box office gross of Tom Cruise's "The Mummy" has pushed Universal Pictures past $3 billion in global box office for the calendar year, 3 days faster than last year.
From Variety: "The Mummy" may be in trouble at the North American box office, but it make $52 million in China.
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CULTURE - From YahooNews: Tomorrow, June 12th is "Loving Day," It is also the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision "Loving v. Virginia." The AP is republishing its last interview with Mildred Loving.
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TELEVISION - From THR: "The Hollywood Reporter" offers an appreciation of Adam West, who played Batman/Bruce Wayne in the campy 1960s "Batman" TV series for ABC. West died on Friday, June 9, at the age of 88.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Rafael Nadal won his 10th French Open men's singles title, the most by anyone, and a record he has held since he won his seventh French Open singles title in 2012. With this victory, he becomes the first individual to win 10 singles championships in a single Grand Slam event, in this case the French Open.
From TheGuardian: In the women's singles, Jelena Ostapenko won her first women's Grand Slam singles title with her victory in the French Open women's singles. She is the first tennis player from the nation of Latvia, male or female, to win a Grand Slam singles title.
From YahooSports: With their 2-0 victory over the Nashville Predators tonight, the National Hockey League's (NHL) Pittsburgh Penguins win the 2017 Stanley Cup. They also won the 2016 Stanley Cup, making them the first team to win back-to-back Stanley Cups in 19 years.
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