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Agents and PR pros accustomed to spending face time with clients — rather than interacting virtually via FaceTime — are finding creative ways to meet with their VIP colleagues during the coronavirus pandemic. WME partner Richard Weitz has gained attention over the past few weeks for hosting growing A-list online gatherings with clients such as …
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US stocks sank Monday as plummeting oil prices mitigated Wall Street’s optimism about the coronavirus crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled as much as 507.39 points, or about 2.1 percent, at the open after posting gains for two consecutive weeks. The S&P 500 fell as much as 1.5 percent in early trading while the …
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As if we needed another reason to drink right now: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have announced they are launching Quarantine Wine. The married celebs are partnering with Nocking Point Wines and Battle Creek Cellars to produce a variety of vinos. One hundred percent of the profits will be donated to charities helping coronavirus-relief efforts. …
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Nightlife guru-turned-indie movie producer Noel Ashman is on the mend after battling COVID-19 and is working on a new film. He’s teaming up with Damon Dash and Julie Pacino to produce a short filmed called “For NYC.” “I had an epiphany while I was battling the virus and I wanted to do something to give …
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Luann de Lesseps called in to something of an ad hoc Zoom variety show. The “Real Housewives of New York” star and cabaret performer sang her 2010 classic “Money Can’t Buy You Class” at a remote fundraiser for her pal Jill Zarin’s Noshes for Nurses program. “Hairspray” star Nikki Blonsky did a number as well, …
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The head of Wynn Resorts wants to roll the dice on reopening the Las Vegas Strip next month if the coronavirus crisis is under control. Wynn CEO Matt Maddox called on Nevada officials to begin reopening the gambling hub in mid-to-late May — as long as the local rates of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths stay …
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Burger giant Shake Shack plans to return $10 million it received from a government loan program meant to protect small businesses during the coronavirus crisis. The New York-based fast food chain was one of several large restaurant companies that got a multi-million-dollar loan through the Trump administration’s $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program aimed at helping …
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The vast ranks of newly unemployed are straining the capacities of food banks, soup kitchens and pop-up services across New York City. One user, Brittany, a 35-year-old Ph.D. candidate at Teachers College at Columbia University, who declined to give her full name, says she started visiting food services at Salem United Methodist Church in Harlem …
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When Adam Warren reported to the Yankees’ minor league camp in February, he recalled it had been a decade since his initial taste of something that is decidedly different from what big-league spring training is about. Warren, 32 and easily the oldest player in minor league camp, had eight years in the big leagues but …
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Last week, Knicks rookie RJ Barrett went to pick up a package for his grandmother. He didn’t even get out of the car, but someone recognized him from afar. And it blew his mind. “I really forgot that I play in the NBA,” he tells The Post. “It’s such a different reality that we’re in …
Agents and PR pros accustomed to spending face time with clients — rather than interacting virtually via FaceTime — are finding creative ways to meet with their VIP colleagues during the coronavirus pandemic. WME partner Richard Weitz has gained attention over the past few weeks for hosting growing A-list online gatherings with clients such as …
