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See how much the top eSports teams, athletes, and their organizations make

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eSports Organizational Makeup

college esports heroes of the dorm 2016 7883Much like any other well-run organization, eSports organizations have team owners, contracts, and partnerships that fund multiple teams for a variety of games.

They often pay for amenities such as housing, water and electricity, coaches and trainers, and the team’s food and gaming peripherals.

The NFL sells broadcast rights for games on television and through digital channels, and the revenue from that contract gets shared with teams and players. Similarly, eSports can form contracts with different leagues, each of those which has varying types of agreements to share media rights and generate sponsorships.

eSports teams partner with sponsors that advertise on player jerseys or through digital media, such as social media campaigns around teams and players. Teams produce a lot of content that features those products and services, and this content can be distributed through streaming communities such as Twitch. All of this collectively makes up a substantial portion of revenue. After that comes prize money, in-game items, and physical merchandise such as hats and t-shirts.

eSports Salaries vary by team and players, but the current significant lack of transparency in the world of eSports makes it difficult for players to determine what constitutes fair compensation. According to the professional eSports organization Riot, each team in the League of Legends Championship Series receives an amount of money to provide salaries and help with operating expenses. And each player must be paid a minimum of $12,500 for the 28-match season.

However, many players are compensated at a much higher rate. In addition to basic compensation, teams and players can earn additional money by means of winning or placing in competitions. For a five-person team, this could range from $2,000 to $10,000 per player in the playoffs alone and for games like Dota 2, a wildly popular title for eSports, the prize pool can reach over $20 million.

Below, we've put together a list of some of the top eSports teams currently on the pro circuit.

Team Liquid

Team Liquid began as a gaming community website and forum founded in 1998, but it truly started its rise to the top of the eSports world when it began sponsoring a Starcraft: Brood War team in 2010. Gradually, Liquid branched out into CS:GO, League of Legends, Heroes of the Storm, Halo, and Dota 2.

In 2017, their Dota 2 team won The International 7, or the TI7. This was their biggest win in team history (and eSports history up until 2017),  and many now consider them the greatest Dota team out there.

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Total Prize Money Earned: $18,231,389.11 

Total Tournaments Played: 1,130

Top Games:

  • Dota 2 (Prize Money Earned: $14,258,294.51)
  • StarCraft II (Prize Money Earned: $1,268,979.76)
  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Prize Money Earned: $949,121.68)

Notable players:

  • Kuro Takhasomi aka KuroKy (Prize Money Earned: $2,831,532.60)
  • Ivan Ivanov aka MinD_ContRoL (Prize Money Earned $2,816,032.60)
  • Lasse Urpalainen aka Matumbaman (Prize Money Earned: $2,811,532.60)

Evil Geniuses

Abbreviated to EG, the North American eSports organization based in San Francisco was originally founded as a Canadian Counter-Strike team in 1999 by Alexander Garfield. They have since expanded into fighting games, Quake, Dota 2, League of Legends, StarCraft II, World of Warcraft, Call of Duty and Halo.

Evil Geniuses is a subsidiary of GoodGame Agency, which Amazon owns through its Twitch division. GoodGame Agency also owns Alliance, the European counterpart to Evil Geniuses.

Evil Geniuses, The International 2015

Total Prize Money Earned: $16,670,734.93

Total Tournaments Played: 685

Top Games:

  • Dota 2 (Prize Money Earned: $14,744,047.05)
  • StarCraft II (Prize Money Earned: $796,668.37)
  • Halo 2 Anniversary (Prize Money Earned: $167,500.00)

Notable Players:

  • Saahil Arora aka UNiVeRsE (Prize Money Earned: $2,919,588.38)
  • Sumail Hassen aka SumaiL (Prize Money Earned: $2,641,895.94)
  • Peter Dager aka ppd (Prize Money Earned: $2,600,041.36)

Newbee

Newbee is a Chinese eSports organization that has teams for Dota 2, Hearthstone, and League of Legends. The team won The International 2014 to take home $5 million in prize money and set a Guinness World Record title for greatest prize money in a video game competition at the time.

Total Prize Money Earned: $12,141,392.46

Total Tournaments Played: 114

Top Games:

  • Dota 2 (Prize Money Earned: $11,889,433.26)
  • League of Legends (Prize Money Earned: $110,540.60)
  • Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (Prize Money Earned: $109,076.13)

Notable Players:

  • Pan Zhang aka Mu (Prize Money Earned: $1,319,624.03)
  • Zhihao Chen aka Hao (Prize Money Earned: $1,300,423.77)
  • Zhi Hu aka Kaka (Prize Money Earned: $1,220,660.09)

LGD Gaming

Named after the team’s main sponsor, Guizhou Laogandie Food, the China-based team was founded in 2009 by sponsoring a Defense of the Ancients (Dota) team named For The Dream.

Total Prize Money Earned: $10,168,561.39

Total Tournaments Played: 114

Top Games:

  • Dota 2 (Prize Money Earned: $ 9,694,612.05)
  • League of Legends (Prize Money Earned: $366,845.65)
  • Defense of the Ancients (Prize Money Earned: $58,486.46)

Notable Players:

  • Zhengzheng Yao aka Yao (Prize Money Earned: $1.171,754.83)
  • Lu Yao aka Maybe (Prize Money Earned: $1,140,513.30)
  • Fa Ming Liang aka DDC (Prize Money Earned: $839,439.81)

Wings Gaming

A defunct Chinese Dota 2 eSports team that was based in Chongquig who were best known for winning more than $9 million at The International 2016. They were founded in the aftermath of The International 2014 roster shuffles in China, and the TI6 winning roster was put together in August 2015. Wings Gaming were nominated in the best non-Olympic athlete category of the Chinese Top 10 Laureus Sport Awards, becoming the first eSports club or player to earn a nomination. They were also nominated by The Games Awards 2016 as eSports Team of The Year.

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Total Prize Money Earned: $9,718,065.87

Total Tournaments Played: 22

Top Games:

  • Dota 2 (Prize Money Earned: $9,711,841.00)
  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Prize Money Earned: $6,224.87)

Notable Players:

  • Zhang Ruida aka Faith_bian (Prize Money Earned: $1,942,448.20)
  • Zhou Yang aka bLink (Prize Money Earned: $1,942,348.20)
  • Li Peng aka iceice (Prize Money Earned: $1,942,348.20)

Fnatic

This professional eSports organization is headquartered in London and was founded in 2004 with players from around the world and across a variety of games. The League of Legends team won the first ever League of Legends World Championship in 2011, and also holds the record for the most League of Legends Championship Series split titles in the EU LCS with five of the seven played so far. Their Counter-Strike team is also considered one of the best of all-time, having won three CS:GO Majors and many other tournaments in both the CS 1.6 and CS:GO era.

Total Prize Money Earned: $9,025,232.47

Total Tournaments Played: 705

Top Games:

  • Dota 2 (Prize Money Earned: $2,594,074.91)
  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Prize Money Earned: $2,378,477.22)
  • League of Legends (Prize Money Earned: $1,183,442.19)

Notable Players:

  • Xin Khoo Chong aka Ohaiyo (Prize Money Earned: $462,737.54)
  • Djardel Jicko Mampusti aka DJ (Prize Money Earned: $440,207.56)
  • Robin Rönnoquist aka flusha (Prize Money Earned: $436,614.72)

SK Telecom T1

A team of the South Korean telecommunications company SK Telecom that took the StarCraft Team Orion under contract and placed it under the conglomerate’s banner. SKT’s League of Legends team won the 2013, 2015, and 2016 League of Legends World Championships.

teamskt1 thumbnail v2Total Prize Money Earned: $8,535,493.94

Top Games:

  • League of Legends (Prize Money Earned: $6,598,419.18)
  • StarCraft II (Prize Money Earned: $1,148,659.77)
  • StarCraft: Brood War (Prize Money Earned: $744,796.54)

Notable Players:

Sang Hyeok Lee aka Faker (Prize Money Earned: $1,169,713.36)

Jae Wan Lee aka Wolf (Prize Money Earned: $903,500.72)

Jun Sik Bae aka Bang (Prize Money Earned: $899,951.87)

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The market for eSports continues to grow, and it's showing no signs of slowing down in the coming years. That's why BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service, has put together a comprehensive guide on the future of professional gaming called The eSports Ecosystem.

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5 women told stories of James Franco's alleged 'inappropriate or sexually exploitative behavior' to the LA Times

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  • The Los Angeles Times published a report detailing five accusations of "inappropriate or sexually exploitative behavior" involving actor and filmmaker James Franco.
  • The accusations started surfacing on Twitter during the Golden Globes ceremony on Sunday night, after Franco accepted his award while wearing a Time's Up pin.
  • Several women, most his acting students, claim that Franco put them in uncomfortable situations where they felt they had to appear nude.
  • Franco denies the accusations. 

 

On Thursday, the Los Angeles Times published a report detailing five accusations of "inappropriate or sexually exploitative behavior" against actor James Franco.

After Franco won a Golden Globe award for his performance in "The Disaster Artist" on Sunday night, he was criticized on social media for showing solidarity with victims of sexual misconduct by wearing a Time's Up pin. Franco was also accused of sexual misconduct himself by several women on Twitter.

Franco, 39, got his start in the industry on the cult hit "Freaks and Geeks," and has starred in a variety of high-profile films in varying genres, from the original "Spider-man" franchise opposite Tobey Maguire to "Milk," "Pineapple Express," and "127 Hours," for which he was nominated for an Oscar in the best actor category. 

Franco denied the various allegations made against him on Twitter in an interview with Stephen Colbert on "The Late Show" Tuesday night, generally calling the claims "not accurate." When the LA Times reached out to Franco's lawyer for comment on its story, the publication was directed to his comments to Colbert.

"The things that I heard that were on Twitter are not accurate, but I completely support people coming out and being able to have a voice because they didn’t have a voice for so long. So, I don't want to shut them down in any way. It's a good thing and I support it," Franco said. 

Playhouse West

Two women told the LA Times that when Franco was their teacher at Playhouse West in North Hollywood, he put them in "uncomfortable" situations that went beyond what's appropriate in a teacher-student relationship.

Franco taught Hilary Dusome and Natalie Chmiel at Playhouse West in 2012. Dusome told the LA Times that Franco selected her and other women to appear in an "art film." Chmiel said that Franco told her the footage would be used for a 7 For All Mankind jeans advertisement. 

During filming, Dusome and Chmiel said Franco asked the actresses if they wanted to take their tops off. When no actresses volunteered, Dusome and Chmiel said Franco became angry.

"I felt like I was selected for something based on my hard work and my merit, and when I realized it was because I have nice [breasts], it was pretty clear that was not the case," Dusome told the LA Times. "I don't think he started teaching with bad intentions, but he went down a bad path and damaged a lot of people in the process."

Studio 4 

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Franco launched the Studio 4 acting school in 2014, with locations in North Hollywood and New York City. He did not teach most of the classes. The LA Times spoke to over a dozen former students who had a positive experience at Studio 4, which is now closed. But some did not have a good experience. 

Studio 4 separated itself from other acting schools by Franco and his production company's [Rabbit Bandini Productions] promise to cast students, and involve them in Franco's own films and art projects. 

Former student Katie Ryan told the LA Times that Franco “would always make everybody think there were possible roles on the table if we were to perform sexual acts or take off our shirts." For years, Ryan said that she received emails from Franco about auditions for roles as "a prostitute or a hooker."

Taking advantage of aspiring actresses and filmmakers 

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Actress Sarah Tither-Kaplan said in a tweet that she had an "exploitative" experience doing nude scenes in two of Franco's films. The contract she signed only paid $100 per day, she said.

Tither-Kaplan told the LA Times that in 2015, Franco asked her to play a prostitute in his feature film, "The Long Home." The role required her to appear nude. She signed a contract, and decided it was the best decision for her career.

But Tither-Kaplan told the LA Times that one day on set, in May 2015, a producer approached her and other women to ask if they wanted to appear in an orgy scene. Tither-Kaplan said that she appeared in the background of the scene, and that Franco simulated oral sex on each of the women who appeared with him in the "bonus" scene. Tither-Kaplan alleged that Franco removed the plastic guard that covered her vagina and continued to perform the scene.

“I got it in my head pretty quickly that, OK, you don’t say ‘no’ to this guy,” Tither-Kaplan told the LA Times.

Franco’s attorney told the LA Times that “the allegations about the protective guards are not accurate.”

Actress Violet Paley tweeted on Sunday that Franco once "pushed" her head down in a car toward his "exposed penis," and that she knew "other girls with similar stories." (Paley also tweeted that Franco apologized to her and "a few other girls" over the phone weeks earlier, and noted that she had a "consensual relationship" with Franco as well).

Speaking to the LA Times, Paley said she met Franco in 2016. She wanted to be a filmmaker, and he offered to give her notes on a screenplay she wrote. They began a romantic relationship but she said that he pressured her into performing oral sex in her car. She said she did it, but was uncomfortable. They continued a consensual sexual relationship after the alleged incident.

Franco’s attorney called Paley's accusations "not accurate" to the LA Times.

In a series of since-deleted tweets, "Breakfast Club" actress Ally Sheedy wrote during the Golden Globes ceremony, "Why is James Franco allowed in? Said too much." She later tweeted, "James Franco just won. Please never ever ask me why I left the film/tv business," after Franco won the Golden Globe for best actor in a comedy for "The Disaster Artist."

When asked about Sheedy's comments by Seth Meyers on "Late Night" Wednesday, Franco said, "It was so shocking. I don't know. I guess I'm just letting it be."

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Nintendo just revealed a bunch of crazy-looking new games coming to the Switch in 2018

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Nintendo's got a bunch of new games coming to its wildly popular Switch console in 2018.

Better yet: The Japanese gaming giant just revealed several entirely new games in a "Nintendo Direct" video presentation on Thursday.

Mario Tennis Aces

More than just a new "Mario Tennis" game, Nintendo debuted a gaggle of new games headed to the Switch this year. Here's everything we know!

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1. "Kirby Star Allies" is coming out on March 16

The latest entry in the long-running, beloved side-scrolling franchise starring Kirby is arriving on the Nintendo Switch in short order: "Kirby Star Allies" launches on March 16.

The new game, like its predecessors, stars Kirby — a pink puff who can absorb powers from his enemies — as he progresses through a breezy, lightly challenging fantasy world. In "Star Allies," you can team up with up to three other players to take on levels. You can also play it alone, of course. 

Check out the latest trailer for "Kirby Star Allies" right here:

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2. A new "Mario Tennis" game, called "Mario Tennis Aces," is coming this spring.

Nintendo's continuing to produce a steady beat of games starring Mario for the Switch, with "Mario Tennis Aces" being the latest. The game also stars a large cast of other Mushroom Kingdom favorites, like Luigi and Wario, and this new entry even has a story mode of sorts. 

Since the game was only just debuted on Thursday morning, we only have a limited amount of information about it thus far. Check out the bit about it from Thursday's Nintendo Direct video right here:

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3. "Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze" on May 4

Remember "Donkey Kong Country" on the Super Nintendo? Perhaps you played it on the Nintendo 64? 

Even if you've never played the delightful "Donkey Kong Country" series, it's easy to jump right in to "Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze." Like previous games in the franchise, "Tropical Freeze" puts Donkey Kong and the rest of his family through a perilous adventure across dozens of gorgeous, brilliantly crafted 2D levels. 

This game, like several other Switch games, was originally a Wii U title. It's being re-released on the Switch. But this time around, you can also choose to play as Funky Kong, whose surfboard protects him from most enemies and dangers in the game, thus making him a sort of "easy mode" for players who might find the game too challenging.



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19 Netflix original shows that both critics and audiences agree are amazing

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TV viewers and TV critics aren't often on the same page. But where the interests of the two overlap, you're sure to find some quality shows.

Netflix's latest original series, "The End of the F***ing World," is one such program.

Acclaimed by both critics and fans, the British dark comedy recently won an enthusiastic endorsement from Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, who called it the "most engaging addictive original" in a long time. 

To figure out which other Netflix original series were beloved by both groups, we turned to the reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes to see which Netflix original shows scored at least an 85% "Fresh" rating with critics and audiences. 

Excluding docu-series, talk shows, and kids shows, we ranked these series by averaging their critic and audience scores on the site, and we used critic scores to break any ties.

Here are 19 Netflix original shows that both critics and audiences love:

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19. "Castlevania" — 87%

Critic score: 85%

Audience score: 89%

Average score: 87%

Netflix description: "A vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly beasts controlled by Dracula himself. Inspired by the classic video games."



18. "W/ Bob and David" — 87%

Critic score: 88%

Audience score: 86%

Average score: 87%

Netflix description: "After being dishonorably discharged from the Navy Seals, 'Bob and David' are back serving our country the way they do best -- making sketch comedy."



17. "Anne with an E" — 88%

Critic score: 87%

Audience score: 89%

Average score: 88%

Netflix description: "A plucky orphan whose passions run deep finds an unlikely home with a spinster and her soft-spoken bachelor brother. Based on 'Anne of Green Gables.'"



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7 adults went undercover as high-school students and found cell phones pose a much bigger problem than adults can imagine

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  • Seven young adults posed as high school students for a semester for the A&E documentary series "Undercover High."
  • They learned that social media is a bigger source of stress than teachers and parents were previously aware.
  • School staff often struggles to relate to the social media-related problems teenagers go through.


Technology has transformed the way we consume information and communicate with one another.

For high school students, that's not always a good thing.

That's what seven young adults learned when they spent a semester posing as students at a Kansas high school for the A&E documentary series "Undercover High." The show follows the adults, ages 21 to 26, as they navigate life as a student and expose the challenges facing students and school staff at Highland Park High School.

As the undercover students quickly learned, cell phone use was rampant throughout the school. Teachers often struggled to get students to put away their phones during class, and conflicts between students could easily fester online while teachers were busy with their lessons.

"Bullying has been a thing since the beginning of time, but it's very different today," Shane Feldman, an undercover student who graduated from high school in 2012, told Business Insider. "The 24/7 nature of it, the way that it transfers onto the online word, has an impact on everything." 

Often, conflicts that arise at school would boil over to social media after school, and escalate more quickly than administrators could deal with, said Beryl New, who was principal at Highland Park when the show was filmed in the spring 2017 semester.

"Back in the day, if a child was going to be bullied, it might be one person, one incident that happens on the playground or while you're waiting on the bus. It can be resolved and it's pretty much the end of it," New told Business Insider, adding that social media can be "something of an epidemic."

"Now it can be one person has an issue with one person and everybody else chimes in, and by the time it gets to the next day someone wants to fight, someone's not going to school, someone is threatening suicide. It took something singular, granular even, and it's just ballooned over night until it becomes a major issue."

The undercover students, some of whom graduated from high school as recently as four years ago, observed how social media has become a significantly bigger presence in the lives of teenagers from when they were in school.

"The kinds of challenges that I experienced in high school along with my peers are now 24/7 issues because of technology, computers, cell phones, and social media. There's no real escape," Feldman told Business Insider. "Now you can be 13 and feel like you have the full weight of the world on your shoulders. I don't think teachers and parents, respectfully, understand what they are facing."

Worse yet, some teachers at Highland Park are finding it increasingly harder to connect with students when their problems are hidden in group texts and online threads, and not in plain sight. This has added a challenging element to their jobs, and some motivated teachers at the school have made an effort to engage with students on social media and stay alert for red flags they see online.

undercover high jorge linaBut the problems are often greater than what teachers can handle. In one early episode, a 22-year-old undercover student named Lina was tipped off to a group chat in which male students were making disturbing sexual comments about her. School administrators investigated the incident and discovered that some of the students in the chat weren't even students in the Topeka Public Schools district.

In another episode, one Highland Park student tells the cameras that female students face constant pressure to send sexual images of themselves to other students — a move that can have devastating consequences.

"The girls that get exposed and stuff, they're like, the freshman girls," the girl told cameras in one scene. "They're, like, really dumb, and they'll just like send stuff to just about anyone that asks for it."

Meanwhile, social media can lead to depression among students who feel they can't compare to the lavish lifestyles of the people they follow.

"They are constantly seeing all these perfect images instead of the reality of the messiness and awkwardness of actual life," Feldman told Business Insider.

"They see all these perfect photoshopped images of celebrities and quote-unquote 'influencers' online. It's given them a completely unrealistic, warped view of life, especially when many of these students have never traveled outside their states or haven't even seen water."

New, who left Highland Park last year to work as an administrator in the school district, said she doesn't expect technology-related conflicts to disappear any time soon.

"I'm old enough to remember when we had no cell phones 12 to 15 years ago. To go with from a few people having them to most of the adults, to almost every single child — they can be a homeless child and have a cell phone, free and reduced meals and have a cell phone," New said. "It's a great leveler, socially."

"Undercover High" airs Tuesday at 10 p.m. EST.

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A new Game Boy is in the works in 2018, but it's not from Nintendo

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In 2018, Nintendo's classic Game Boy is coming back. This is the "Ultra Game Boy":

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Notably, the company logo on the front of the handheld isn't "Nintendo," but Hyperkin — a US-based gaming peripheral manufacturer. The device popped up at this year's big tech show, CES, and is still months away from a scheduled summer launch. 

We spoke with a Hyperkin representative about it — here's what we learned:

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The Ultra game Boy is approximately the same size as the original Game Boy models, and it features a very similar layout.

First things first: You need original Game Boy cartridges to play games on the Ultra Game Boy.

The Ultra Game Boy is not like the NES / Super NES Classic Edition, where the games are built into the system digitally. You need to get original carts and, if we're being honest, clean them up a bit.

PRO-TIP: If you get a cotton swab and dip it in alcohol, then carefully clean off the bottom of the cartridge area (allowing a moment for it to dry), that should work. The same solution works for NES, Super NES, N64, and other cartridge-based games. You're welcome!



Here's an original Nintendo Game Boy for comparison — a similar design, but not identical.



The Ultra Game Boy looks more like the Game Boy Pocket, seen here:



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Olivia Munn calls out Dave Chappelle for being 'tone deaf to the experiences of others' with his Louis C.K. jokes

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  • Actress Olivia Munn said comedian Dave Chappelle's recent jokes about the women who accused Louis C.K. of sexual misconduct were "tone deaf," in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
  • Munn said Chappelle should show more empathy to victims of abuse and harassment.

 

Actress Olivia Munn has called out comedian Dave Chappelle for his "tone deaf" bit on Louis C.K.'s sexual misconduct scandal.

In Chappelle's recent stand-up special "The Bird Revelation," which premiered on Netflix New Year's Eve, the comedian did an extended bit on the women who accused Louis C.K. of unwanted masturbation, calling them "weak" for letting C.K.'s behavior affect them — or in one woman's case, stopping her from pursuing a career in comedy.

"You think if Louis C.K. jerked off in front of Dr. King, he'd be like, 'I can't continue this movement'?" Chappelle said in the special. "'I'm sorry, but the freedom of black people must be stopped. I didn't know this n---- was going to pull his d--- out and jerk off like this. I thought we were going to get a couple of drinks and chill.'

"Show business is just harder than that," Chappelle continued. "I hate to say it, y'all: They sound weak." (Read a more thorough account of the bit here.)

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published Thursday, actress, model, and former "Daily Show" correspondent Munn said she did not find Chappelle's jokes funny.

"It's in poor taste, and it's really tone deaf to the experiences of others," Munn told THR. "And I think especially Chappelle, as a minority, should show more empathy for the experience of other people who are abused and belittled and pushed down. You don’t shy away from things, but you also don’t say it just to be mean, or just to get a laugh."

Munn, who is involved in the Time's Up initiative and publicly accused filmmaker Brett Ratner of sexual misconduct, said that while she believes that comedians exist to make light of dark situations, Chappelle crossed a line.

"We have to elevate each other. Elevate other women, minorities, and the LGBTQ," Munn said. "That will be the big thing: to change history, get more opportunities and not only be known for the abuses that have happened to us."

SEE ALSO: Dave Chappelle calls women who accused Louis C.K. of sexual misconduct 'weak'

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BARCLAYS: Google search data has a 'very high correlation' with Netflix's US subscriber growth (NFLX)

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  • Google search data on Netflix has shown a "very high correlation" with Netflix's US subscriber growth, according to Barclays.
  • The firm found that domestic Google Trends data on the word "Netflix" in one quarter tended to be predictive of Netflix's growth in subscriptions for the following quarter.

 

If you're looking to forecast Netflix's growth over time, you might look to Google Trends for some guidance.

Google search data on the streaming service has shown a "very high correlation" with Netflix's subscriber growth in the US, according to a report distributed Thursday by Barclays analysts led by Kannan Venkateshwar. 

The firm found that domestic Google Trends data for the word "Netflix" in one quarter tended to be predictive of Netflix's growth in subscribers for the following quarter.

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While Barclays found the relationship between Google Trends and Netflix subscriptions to be "quite stable over time" in the US, the firm did not find the same level of correlation in international search data at this time.

Barclays attributes this discrepancy to Netflix's international audience still being at an "early stage" in development, and the firm estimates that a similar search correlation will develop over time as Netflix continues to grow internationally. 

Netflix is set to announce its earnings for Q4 2017 on January 22, and subscriber growth has historically been the metric that investors focus heavily on.

In Q3 of 2017, the company grew from 103.95 million worldwide subscribers to 109.95 million, blowing past growth targets. Over the same period in the US, Netflix grew from 51.92 million subscribers to 52.77 million, again well ahead of estimates.

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'Deadpool 2' release date has been moved up to May 18

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  • "Deadpool 2" will now open in theaters on May 18.
  • It will now come out a week before "Solo: A Star Wars Story."


It looks like we're going to get the return of the Merc with a Mouth sooner than expected.

20th Century Fox is moving up the release of "Deadpool 2," the sequel to its 2016 box office sensation, from June 1 to May 18.

First reported on Thursday by The Hollywood Reporter, and confirmed by Business Insider, the release will now have the anticipated sequel in theaters before the next "Star Wars" movie, "Solo," the standalone Han Solo movie. "Solo" will open a week later on May 25.

Fox is also shifting around some other Marvel IPs.

"The New Mutants," which will look at teen heroes from the X-Men world, is being moved from April 13 of this year to February 22, 2019. And "Gambit," the long-in-development project starring Channing Tatum in the title role, is being moved from February 14, 2019 to June 7, 2019. A big reason for that move is that the project can't hold onto a director. Gore Verbinski ("A Cure for Wellness") exited the movie on Thursday.

The first "Deadpool" movie earned over $783.1 million worldwide.

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'Rick and Morty' co-creator Dan Harmon apologized for sexually harassing a writer on his show 'Community' — and she called it a 'masterclass' in how to apologize

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  • Megan Ganz, a former writer on "Community," accused "Rick and Morty" creator Dan Harmon of sexual harassment last week. 
  • In his podcast, Harmon said Ganz was telling the truth in a seven-minute apology.
  • Ganz heard the apology and accepted it, calling it a "masterclass in How to Apologize."

 

Last week, Megan Ganz, a writer who used to work for "Rick and Morty" co-creator Dan Harmon on NBC's "Community," called her former boss out on Twitter for sexually harassing her while she worked on the show.

Now Harmon has apologized, and Ganz has accepted it, calling it a "masterclass" in how to apologize.

Ganz said Harmon treated her like "garbage" and "crossed lines" while she was a writer on "Community," which made her question her ability as a writer.

In the most recent episode of his podcast, Harmontown, Harmon spoke for seven minutes about his past with Ganz. He said that he was attracted to her, and admitted that he both sexually harassed her and then lashed out when she refused his advances. He didn't provide any excuses, like so many accused men have in the past — including Harvey Weinstein, who blamed his upbringing in the 60s and 70s at one point. 

“The most clinical way I can think of to put it is that I was attracted to a writer who I had power over, because I was the showrunner,” Harmon said. “I knew enough to know that these feelings could affect people’s faith in my judgment, her faith in her talents as a writer, the other writers’ respect for me, the production, the audience ... So I did the cowardly, laziest, easiest thing I could do when you feel these kinds of feelings: I didn’t deal with them. And in not dealing with them. I made everyone else deal with them. Especially her.”

Ganz heard the episode, and encouraged people to listen to it on Twitter. "I find myself in the odd position of having requested an apology publicly," Ganz said, "and then having received one — a good one — also publicly. I waited six years for it, but you can find it 18:38 in."

Then she called it a "masterclass in How to Apologize," and said she accepted Harmon's apology. "He’s not rationalizing or justifying or making excuses. He doesn’t just vaguely acknowledge some general wrongdoing in the past. He gives a full account."

Ganz also said that she didn't expect the relief she felt by just hearing Harmon publicly admit what happened. "Ironic that the only person who could give me that comfort is the one person I’d never ask," Ganz said. 

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Television has entered a golden era thanks to a boom in new scripted series (NFLX, AMZN, TWX, DIS)

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Television in the US has entered a golden era. As anyone with a Netflix, Amazon Prime, or HBO account knows, there are a wealth of high-quality shows available to watch, and the amount of "must-see" TV just seems to keep getting bigger and bigger.

And that's more than just an impression — statistics back it up. As we can see in this chart from Statista, which is based on data from FX Networks Research, the number of first-run, scripted TV series aired in the US hit a new high last year, reaching nearly 500. That number is more than double what it was as recently as 2010. The growth is largely due to all the original shows being developed for Netflix, Hulu, and the other online streaming services.

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There's a giant 65-inch 4K OLED TV hiding inside this rectangular box and watching it magically 'roll out' will blow your mind

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Before we say anything, behold LG's 65-inch 4K OLED rollable TV emerge from this unassuming rectangular white box:

Hidden TVs that emerge from an enclosure aren't actually new. But a TV that rolls out like a poster from a relatively small rectangular box is new, and it's only possible with a flexible OLED display. 

There are two main benefits that LG's rollable TV concept brings to the table. 

First, no matter how much TVs are the center of the modern living room, some find them be eyesores against their living room's decor. Those who don't like the look of their TV when it's off will find value in LG's rollable TV that can roll itself into its rectangular home until it's needed again.

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Of course, the giant, rectangular case might not be to everyone's taste, especially those who favor a classical or antique aesthetic.

Secondly, you can adjust the height of the TV for certain types of content – mostly movies – that aren't filmed in the typical 16:9 aspect ratio of most TVs. For example, you've surely come across something called "letterboxing." It's when a movie is sandwiched between two black bars above and below the picture. It happens because many movies aren't filmed in the typical 16:9 TV aspect ratio. 

LG's rollable TV can roll itself down to the native aspect ratio of the movie you're watching, thus eliminating those letterboxing black bars. It's true that letterboxing isn't a pressing problem to solve, but if it can be solved, then why not? Here it is after rolling down to eliminate letterboxing:

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What's impressive, too, is that the rollable OLED panel looks just as good as a regular stiff OLED panel. You'd think that the rolling feature would come with some sort of compromise in picture quality, but that's apparently not the case.

LG invested in OLED technology decades before any other company. Now, with this giant, rollable TV, LG is showing the payoff of all that investment.

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Amazon's 26 notable original TV shows, ranked from worst to best (AMZN)

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Amazon is spending a boatload making TV shows and movies for its Prime service, and was one of the big winners at the 2018 Golden Globes, with two wins for "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." 

The show's star, Rachel Brosnahan, who goes from 50s housewife to stand-up comic, won the Globe for best actress in a comedy series or musical. The show also won the Globe for best comedy series or musical.

But "Maisel" wasn't Amazon's first hit. The tech giant has carved out a niche for itself in comedies, with "Transparent" and "Mozart in the Jungle" both scoring with critics.

And Amazon is looking to expand beyond that. In November, Amazon paid a reported $250 million to acquire rights to "The Lord of the Rings" series, which it will to turn into a prequel TV show, with plans for spin-offs in the future.

With Amazon's catalog continuing to grow, which shows are worth your time? 

To understand how Amazon's shows ranked against each other, we turned to reviews aggregator Metacritic, which pulls in critic (and audience) reviews from all over the world. We excluded shows made for kids, and looked at how the dramas and comedies compared to each other.

Here are Amazon's original shows, ranked based on their critical reception:

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No. 26: "Crisis in Six Scenes" — 44/100

Average critic score: 44/100

Audience score: 6.5/10

Amazon description: "This is a comedy that takes place in the 1960’s during turbulent times in the United States and a middle class suburban family is visited by a guest who turns their household completely upside down."



No. 25: "Hand of God" — 44/100

Average critic score: 44/100

Audience score: 7.1/10

Amazon description: "A psychological drama about a morally-corrupt judge who suffers a breakdown and believes God is compelling him onto a path of vigilante justice."



No. 24: "The Collection" — 56/100

Average critic score: 56/100

Amazon description: "A gripping family drama and entrepreneurial fable, set in a post-war Paris fashion house. It exposes the grit behind the glamour of a rising business, spearheaded by two clashing brothers. The atelier staff survived one war, but others loom; rivalries and romances pitting family against family, protégés against mentors, the past against the future."



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The biggest companies sponsoring eSports teams and tournaments

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eSports and competitive gaming are growing in popularity and gaining viewership each month. The current value of the eSports market is approximately $900 million, a figure that should continue to rise throughout the year.

Consider that the prize pools for the most popular eSports games (League of LegendsDota 2Call of Duty) get richer with each passing year. The International 2017, the world championships for Dota 2, broke the record for the largest prize pool in eSports history at $24,787,916. But more impressive is that every International since 2014 has accomplished that feat. 

And as with any successful industry, a greater valuation means more money will follow. For competitive gaming, that has taken shape in the form of eSports sponsors and gaming sponsorships. These eSports sponsorship deals are helping push international competitions from a niche segment to full-fledged sporting events.

Below, we've compiled an eSports sponsors list that highlights some of the major companies that are attaching their names and dollars to competitive gaming.

Intel: Has sponsored Intel Extreme Masters along with ESL (Electronic Sports League) since 2006. This is the longest-running eSports tournament in existence.

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Coca-Cola: The soda giant sponsors the League of Legends World Championship, one the largest eSports competitions on earth. But to take it a step further, Coca-Cola and Riot Games partnered with some cinemas to host more than 200 simultaneous viewing parties for the 2016 League of Legends World Championships throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

Comcast Xfinity: The cable and internet provider sponsors both ESL and the eSports team Evil Geniuses, which competes at the highest levels in Dota 2League of Legends, and more.

Red Bull: Energy drinks such as Red Bull are major proponents of eSports. The company began by sponsoring tournaments for Blizzard's StarCraft 2 and then branched out into Dota 2. Red Bull sponsors competitions and teams, such as Tempo Storm.

Mountain Dew: The soft drink company sponsors several eSports teams, including Team Dignitas, Splyce, and Team SK Gaming. It also started the Mountain Dew League, which helps amateur teams try to make it to the pros.

T-Mobile: The wireless carrier sponsored eSports organizations TSM and Cloud9 starting in August 2017. T-Mobile also sponsored Twitch's E3 fighting game tournament "Twitch Esports Arena" in June 2017 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Mobil 1: The synthetic motor oil brand sponsors the Rocket League Championship Series. It's a natural fit, as Rocket League is a game in which two teams of three remote-controlled cars play soccer.

Audi: The German automaker began sponsoring Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team Astralis in January 2017.

Airbus: The aeronautics company announced a sponsorship with eSports team Out of the Blue in October 2017.

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Trevor Noah, Kimmel, and Colbert blast Trump's 'shithole' comments: 'I don't know how to break this to you, but I think the president might be racist'

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  • Late-night hosts like Jimmy Kimmel, Trevor Noah, and Stephen Colbert were quick to deride President Trump's reported "shithole countries" comments on Thursday.
  • Trump, in a Thursday meeting on immigration, reportedly referred to El Salvador, Haiti, and a handful of African nations as "shithole countries." 

 

The Washington Post reported Thursday that President Trump, in a meeting with bipartisan lawmakers on immigration, referred to El Salvador, Haiti, and a handful of African nations as "shithole countries," while questioning why the United States couldn't receive more immigrants from countries like Norway.

Late-night hosts were quick to deride Trump's comments on their respective programs Thursday night. 

"Daily Show" host Trevor Noah had one of the more incisive takes.

"I don't know how to break this to you, but I think the president might be racist," Noah said. "Hear me out, I know I sound crazy."

Noah, who is from South Africa, continued, "Personally, as someone from South Shithole, I'm offended, Mr. President. Because not only does he think brown countries are shitholes, he thinks, what, we're never going to know what he said? I mean, don’t get me wrong, it might take a few weeks, but once the news donkey reaches our village, we'll be so mad."

Jimmy Kimmel spent the majority of his monologue Thursday night dissecting Trump's comments.

"Listen, I'm sure the fact that the counties he described as 'shitholes' are mostly populated by people of color and the immigrants he wants from Norway are not is a coincidence," Kimmel said. "Because if it wasn't, it would mean we voted for a racist, like a real one. And we'd have to get pitchforks and chase him out of the White House."

"The only silver lining, and this is a small silver lining, is that we got to hear Wolf Blitzer say this all day," Kimmel joked, as a reel played of CNN host Wolf Blitzer repeatedly saying "s-hole," with the obscene word replaced by just the letter s. "What an s-hole," Kimmel continued. 

Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" monologue also took on Trump's latest controversy. 

"Sir, they're not shithole countries." Colbert said. "For one, Donald Trump isn't their president."

Colbert then imitated Trump while discussing the president's reportedly expressed desire to have more Norwegian immigrants:

"You know what I'm saying, Norwegian people?" he said, in a mock-Trump voice. "You catch my drift? People with blonde hair, who need a lot of sunscreen. You get what I'm saying? I'm saying that I'm a racist." 

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Seal walks back accusation that Oprah knew of Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct, calls out 'hypocritical' Hollywood

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  • In a Facebook video on Thursday, singer Seal walked back his apparent accusation that Oprah knew of Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct and was "part of the problem for decades."
  • Seal said that an Instagram meme he reposted on Wednesday was "not an attack on Oprah," but intended instead as a commentary on the "hypocritical" nature of Hollywood. 

 

Seal clarified his intentions in posting a meme on Instagram Wednesday that appeared to accuse Oprah of being aware of Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct and "being part of the problem for decades."

"What I reposted was not an attack on Oprah at all. She just happened to be photographed with the pig in the picture," Seal said in a Facebook video on Thursday. "No, what I reposted was commentary on the hypocritical and double-standard nature and behavior of Hollywood."

In the caption to his Instagram post on Wednesday, which featured pictures of Oprah with Weinstein, Seal wrote, "Oh I forgot, that's right.....you'd heard the rumours but you had no idea he was actually serially assaulting young stary-eyed [sic] actresses who in turn had no idea what they were getting into. My bad. #SanctimoniousHollywood." 

The 54-year-old singer went on to discuss in his Facebook video how Hollywood's alleged abusers have not faced "real punishment."

"For those of us who support the Me Too movement, not one of the women who have been sexually abused, not one of the women who have come forward has received any real justice whatsoever," Seal said. "Losing your job because you either A) raped, B) sexually abused, or even sexually harassed a woman is not real punishment."

Seal also called out Fox News commenter Stacey Dash, who retweeted an article about Seal's Instagram post. 

"Stacey Dash, keep my name out of your mouth," he said. "Do not retweet or re-quote anything I said in order to reinforce your self-hating agenda."

Watch his video below:

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Critics cannot stop gushing about 'Paddington 2,' the best-reviewed movie of 2018 with an 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

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  • "Paddington 2" is the best-reviewed movie of 2018 so far, with a solid 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
  • It was supposed to be distributed by The Weinstein Company in the United States, but producers looked for another distributor following allegations of sexual misconduct against Harvey Weinstein.
  • The movie is adorable and enjoyable for kids and adults, and has received glowing reviews from critics. 

 

Ok, we get it. It's only the first half of January. But a lot of movies have come out already, and "Paddington 2" is the best reviewed so far, with a 100% rating on reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. 

The first movie, "Paddington," which starred Nicole Kidman and Jim Broadbent, was released in 2014. Based on the children's stories of the same name by Michael Bond, "Paddington" and "Paddington 2" tell the story of Paddington, a friendly bear from Peru, now based in London. He wears an old red hat, a blue coat, carries a battered briefcase, and loves marmalade.

In "Paddington 2," Paddington is adjusting to his new life in London with the Brown family. He gets framed for stealing a special pop-up book of London, gets sent to prison for the crime, and has to figure out how to prove he was framed. It's one of those rare sequels that's better than the original. It stars an adorable computer-generated British bear voiced by Ben Whishaw and features Hugh Grant, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville, and Brendan Gleeson in live-action roles. 

"Paddington 2" was originally meant to be distributed in the United States by The Weinstein Company, but following the allegations of sexual harassment and assault against Harvey Weinstein, producers began looking for another American distributor. Producers believed that a pleasant, upbeat children's film should not be associated with the scandal. In November, Warner Bros. acquired the film's North American distribution rights for $32 million. 

Here are the most breathless quotes from critics about "Paddington 2," along with adorable images of Paddington Bear:

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"'Paddington 2' is 'The Godfather Part II' of Peruvian bear movies, a sequel that surpasses the superb original."

Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal. 



"It's an exquisite reminder of the wondrous things that can happen when a storyteller of boundless imagination avails himself of some rigorous discipline."

Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times. 



"If you have kids, take them. If you have nieces and nephews, take them. If you don't have kids but just want to feel like one yourself, go see it. Paddington is a bear for all seasons."

Adam Graham, Detroit News. 



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14 terrifying predictions from 'Black Mirror' that could become reality

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Saying a TV show is "so good it's scary" is usually a figure of speech. With Netflix's hit sci-fi drama "Black Mirror," it takes on a far more literal (and terrifying) interpretation.

"This is futurism for futurists," Dylan Hendricks, program director of the Ten-Year Forecast at the research organization the Institute for the Future, told Business Insider.

Part of what makes "Black Mirror" so unsettling is that its episodes take place in worlds that could easily pass for our own, save for some leaps in technology.

Curious just how big those leaps might be, Business Insider spoke with Hendricks about which of the show's 19 episodes are closest to becoming reality.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Black Mirror."

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"The National Anthem"

Not every episode of "Black Mirror" explores a brand-new dystopia-creating technology; some take existing technology and apply it in disquieting ways.

In the pilot episode, terrorists threaten to kill a hostage unless the British prime minister has sexual intercourse with a pig on national television.

"I can't think of anything that wasn't realistic," Hendricks said. At least from a technology perspective, "it's totally possible." (It also may have actually happened, if the stories about former PM David Cameron's university antics are true.)



"Fifteen Million Merits"

The second episode in the series imagines a distant future in which people must pedal on stationary bikes to power their building and earn currency ("merits") for food and entertainment.

Hendricks said the episode rethinks the entire nature of society based on the trend of "freemium" mobile games, create feedback loops of desire that keep people coming back for more. He said this episode is the one his colleagues find most satisfying to watch because it takes a real-world phenomenon to its most extreme.

"This is a very different alien society than the one we live in," he said, "and one that has taken our phones and turned them into the built environment."



"The Entire History of You"

In this episode, the show imagines what might happen if people could record every waking moment of their lives and rewatch the memories whenever they wanted. The device is called a "grain." 

Hendricks acknowledged no such technology is capable of tapping into memories so directly, but we seem to be inching toward such a future with devices like Snap Inc.'s Spectacles   camera-equipped sunglasses that can record up to 10 seconds of video.

Hendricks said the only leap the episode makes is saying the technology will get cheaper, better, and more widespread.



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Kendrick Lamar raps emphatically on this week's best new song — here are 4 more you can stream right now

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This week, Kendrick Lamar collaborated with Jay Rock and Future on a track for Marvel's upcoming "Black Panther" movie, and Jack White released a single from his upcoming third solo album. 

Here are the 5 best new songs you can stream right now:

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Jack White — "Respect Commander"

Jack White's two-sided lead single from his upcoming third solo album, "Boarding House Reach," features one quality track in "Respect Commander," a frenetic, prog-rock piece with a heavy, blues-influenced interlude. 



Khruangbin — "Friday Morning"

Khruangbin, a Texas-based trio, melds African and Middle Eastern influences with '70s-style funk. The band's latest single, "Friday Morning," is a slow-building and serene mix of winding guitar and bass. 



Rhye — "Song For You"

Mike Milosh's R&B project Rhye stays in its effective realm of strings-laden slow jams on "Song For You," a four-minute single with emotive guitar work that recalls the more contemplative songs of The Velvet Underground



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Mark Wahlberg reportedly refused to work on the 'All the Money in the World' reshoots unless he got paid more than $1 million dollars

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  • According to a USA Today report, Mark Wahlberg refused to reshoot his scenes in "All the Money in the World" unless he got paid over a million dollars for the work. 
  • Actor Christopher Plummer was hired to replace Kevin Spacey after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced a month before the film's release. 
  • Wahlberg was paid $1.5 million dollars for the reshoots, while his costar Michelle Williams was paid less than $1,000 due to her contract. 

 

Mark Wahlberg reportedly refused to reshoot his scenes in "All the Money in the World" unless he got paid over a million dollars for the work. 

Back in November, it was announced that Ridley Scott's film would be reshot with Christopher Plummer in Kevin Spacey's role following the sexual misconduct allegations against Spacey. Production on the film was already completed at the time. 

Spacey had originally been cast as billionaire J. Paul Getty in the kidnapping drama. All scenes featuring the disgraced actor were reshot over 10 days, costing Imperative $10 million, according to USA Today. The film still made its December 22 release.

This week, USA Today reported that Wahlberg, a two-time Oscar nominee, made $1.5 million, and the film's female star and four-time Oscar nominee Michelle Williams made less than $1,000. According to TheWrap, the pay gap was because Williams' contract accounted for reshoots, while Wahlberg's did not.

But the plot thickens.

According to a new USA Today report, Wahlberg refused to approve Plummer's replacement of Spacey, and the inevitable reshoots, unless he was paid over a million dollars.  

"What he said was, 'I will not approve Christopher Plummer unless you pay me.' And that's how he (expletive) them," a "Hollywood insider" told USA Today. 

Another source told USA Today that Wahlberg's lawyer vetoed Plummer in a letter to financiers until his demand for additional payment was met.

Given the sensitive reasoning behind Scott's decision to reshoot the movie with Plummer, Williams previously said, "I said I'd be wherever they needed me, whenever they needed me. And they could have my salary, they could have my holiday, whatever they wanted. Because I appreciated so much that they were making this massive effort."

Reps for Wahlberg did not immediately respond to USA Today's request for comment, or Business Insider's request for further comment.

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