'A Christmas Story' Actor Zack Ward Reveals How Much Money He Still Makes Off The Classic Movie

 Posted on November 30, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  328 words  |  Larita Shotwell

This time of year, a staple of songs and movies get played on what seems like an incessant loop. 'A Christmas Story' is one of those movies. The 1983 film's broadcast rights are held by Turner Broadcasting, and since 1997, the film is shown consecutively on TNT and/or TBS for 24 hours in a marathon dubbed "24 Hours of 'A Christmas Story'. One would think with all of that television airtime, that would mean hefty royalty checks for the actors involved. [Read More]

'Becoming' By Michelle Obama Is On Pace To Become The Best-Selling Memoir Ever

 Posted on November 30, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  359 words  |  Larita Shotwell

First released in November of 2018, Michelle Obama's memoir Becoming is continuing to sell in numbers that are rare in the world of publishing, particularly the publishing of celebrity memoirs. Penguin Random House says that when figures for sales of hardcover copies, as well as audio books and e-books are factored in, they've moved some 10 million copies of the book and counting – which some are saying already makes it the best-selling memoir ever published (and well worth the $30 million advance she was paid to write it). [Read More]

'Happy Days' Cast Suing CBS Over Royalties, With Ron Howard's Approval

 Posted on November 30, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  329 words  |  Gladis Harcrow

The 1970s sitcom Happy Days was and remains a massive success thanks to syndication, DVD sales, merchandising, and other revenue streams that a successful sitcom can provide decades after it goes off the air. Unfortunately for some of the members of the cast – they don't feel like they're getting a big-enough piece of that pie. Happy Days / Vince Bucci/Getty Images So a group of them – including Anson Williams, Marion Ross, Don Most, Erin Moran, and the widow of the departed Tom Bosley, filed a lawsuit against CBS back in 2011 seeking $10 million in punitive damages. [Read More]

(Not So) Honest Co.: Jessica Alba's Company Accused Of Deceptive Labeling

 Posted on November 30, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  427 words  |  Zora Stowers

The Honest Co., an eco-friendly and natural personal care company co-founded by actress and entrepreneur Jessica Alba, has been hit with its second lawsuit in less than a year for false or deceptive labeling. The lawsuits, the most recent of which was filed in February 2016, claim the company's products contain synthetic ingredients and chemicals, despite the fact that the company markets its products under labels such as "all natural" and " [Read More]

"Entourage" Creator Doug Ellin Seeks $4 Million For La Quinta, CA Home

 Posted on November 30, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  307 words  |  Maryanne Delima

Doug Ellin, best known as the creator of the HBO series "Entourage," is parting ways with the home in La Quinta, California that he purchased just about a year ago, according to a Realtor.com report. Ellin has listed the home for $3.995 million, a bit more than the $3.3 million he reportedly paid for it back in 2022. It's hard to imagine someone living in such a beautiful location for just a year. [Read More]

"Rothschild Masterpieces" Art Collection Belonging To Famous Banking Family Are Hitting The Auction

 Posted on November 30, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  398 words  |  Maryanne Delima

For the first time in history, a raft of treasures belonging to the famous Rothschild banking dynasty are going up for auction. And once the bidding on the items is all said and done, the "Rothschild Masterpieces" (as the auction is being called) could be worth as much as $30 million altogether. More than 600 individual pieces having belonged to various Rothschild family members over the years will be sold by the famous Christie's auction house in New York, and Christie's Deputy Chairman Jonathan Rendell told The NY Post that it's going to be a history-making event: [Read More]

"Step By Step" And "Dallas" Actor Patrick Duffy Asks $14 Million For 390-Acre Oregon Ranch

 Posted on November 30, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  381 words  |  Zora Stowers

If you were born before 1980, you know Patrick Duffy for his role as the heartthrob Bobby Ewing from the CBS drama "Dallas." If you were born after 1980, you know Patrick for his role as Frank Lambert, husband to Suzanne Somers' Carol Foster on the ABC TGIF sitcom "Step by Step." Either way, the man is iconic. Sadly, if you were born after 1990, you may not be aware of the wonderful talent that is, Patrick Duffy. [Read More]

"The Beverly Hillbillies" Mansion Slashes Its Price From $350 Million To $245 Million

 Posted on November 30, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  489 words  |  Maryanne Delima

A little over a year ago, a mansion in Bel-Air was listed for sale. Big whoop, right? That probably happens every day. Well, yes, it's true that a mansion in Bel-Air probably hits the market every day. However, it's not very often that a mansion anywhere on the planet hits the market for $350 MILLION. And to be honest, this isn't even a mansion. It's an iconic estate called "Chartwell". You probably know it as the mansion from the first episode of " [Read More]

$1 Million Bulletproof Mercedes Limo Is The Ultimate Luxury

 Posted on November 30, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  352 words  |  Gladis Harcrow

Some people want everything rolled into one in a luxury vehicle. Now, there is a modified Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG that has been described as "an armored private jet for the road." To get everything you want on four wheels, this bad boy will set you back $1 million. The armored vehicle specialists at the Inkas Group have come up with what promises to be the most luxurious off-roading vehicle ever to hit the market. [Read More]

$1.1 BILLION In Alleged CJNG Cartel Assests Frozen By US And Mexico Authorities

 Posted on November 30, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  325 words  |  Larita Shotwell

Assets totaling more than $1 billion linked to almost 2,000 people and companies alleged to have ties to the CJNG cartel in Guadalajara have been frozen as part of a law enforcement operation called Operation Blue Agave, a project by both Mexico's Ministry of Finance and the United States' Drug Enforcement Administration. Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said to reporters that Operation Blue Agave was a joint effort between the US and Mexico: [Read More]