coronavirus

AMC Networks warned on Tuesday that second-quarter US ad revenue will be down about 30 percent as the season 10 finale of “The Walking Dead” gets pushed back amid the coronavirus crisis. The broadcasting giant, which operates AMC, IFC, WE tv, BBC America and SundanceTV, likewise cited delays in the debut of its new spinoff …

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing models to become more involved with their photoshoots. As magazines transition to images shot from home, Naomi Campbell can now call herself a photographer whose work has published on the cover of Essence magazine. The subject? Herself, of course. The supermodel, who will celebrate her 50th birthday later this month, …

Amanda Kloots is embracing the “small little steps” in husband Nick Cordero‘s difficult recovery from coronavirus. On Monday, Kloots said Cordero is “doing good,” revealing that the hospitalized Broadway star, 41, has opened his eyes — although they have not yet “connected to anything.” “A quick Nick update before we go live, he is doing …

Burger lovers have a burning question for Wendy’s amid nationwide meat shortages: “Where’s the beef?” Hamburgers have disappeared from some of the fast-food chain’s restaurants as the coronavirus crisis roils the country’s meat supply. Some Wendy’s locations posted signs warning that their signature “fresh, never frozen” beef was not available, photos show. Other eateries said …

The coronavirus crisis is threatening to sink Norwegian Cruise Line. The Florida-based company warned Tuesday that it has “substantial doubt” about its ability to keep operating as a “going concern” as the pandemic keeps its ships anchored. Norwegian said it does not currently have enough cash to meet its financial obligations over the next 12 …

United Airlines has reportedly asked employees to consider putting themselves on the chopping block as the coronavirus crisis forces the company to cut jobs. United chief operations officer Greg Hart urged some employees in a memo to consider leaving their gigs under a “voluntary separation” deal as the Chicago-based carrier prepares to “right size” its …

Chinese state media slammed U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo on Monday after Pompeo repeated allegations that the coronavirus accidentally escaped from a lab in Wuhan. Pompeo is “one of the worst secretaries of the state in American history,” the Xinhua state news agency said in a translation by the Wall Street Journal. The similarly state-run Global …

A Chinese intelligence report warned President Xi Jinping and other Communist Party leaders that Beijing is facing the highest level of hostility since the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest, sources with knowledge of the report told Reuters. The report, composed by the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), a state-backed think tank associated with China’s …

The New York City Police Benevolent Association, the city’s largest police union, released a statement Monday arguing that officers should not be tasked with enforcing social distancing ordinances. “The NYPD needs to get cops out of the social distancing enforcement business altogether,” PBA president Patrick Lynch said in a statement. “As the weather heats up …

“This Is Us” star Chrissy Metz thinks the NBC hit will include coronavirus plots in future episodes. “I haven’t talked to anybody yet, but we are a contemporary show so we have to address it,” she said in an interview with Web series “Q.10.” “Our show is sort of a blueprint on how to go …