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lev radin / Shutterstock.com Amazon MGM Studios just dropped the first trailer for Verity, and Colleen Hoover fans are already losing it online. The film adapts her bestselling psychological thriller of the same name, and it’s bringing some serious star power along with it — Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett all headline. Hathaway plays Verity Crawford, a wildly successful author who’s left incapacitated after an accident nobody can quite explain.

Hary Christian / Shutterstock.com DiJonai Carrington is pushing back on the idea that her “WHITE PRIVILEGE” post had anything to do with getting tossed from a game for hitting Sophie Cunningham in the head. The Chicago Sky forward’s comment has kept this story alive for nearly three weeks now. The whole thing started on August 8, when Carrington caught a Flagrant 2 foul and an ejection during Chicago’s matchup with the Indiana Fever.

Stefano Chiacchiarini '74 / Shutterstock.com Two of Disney’s biggest summer releases flopped hard at the box office. The company’s CEO doesn’t seem all that bothered. Both The Mandalorian & Grogu and the live-action remake of Moana landed with a thud this summer, and Josh D’Amaro admitted as much during Disney’s Q3 earnings call. He called them “disappointments” — which, for two franchises with massive built-in fanbases, is putting it mildly.

zimmytws / Shutterstock.com Bill Simmons just piled onto a growing list of people calling for Cathy Engelbert’s job. His reasoning was blunt: “nobody needs a commissioner more than the WNBA right now.” On his podcast, Simmons didn’t just criticize the WNBA commissioner — he predicted she won’t even make it to the 2027 season. That’s a bold claim, but Simmons laid out exactly why he thinks the league needs new leadership, and fast.

Wirestock Creators / Shutterstock.com Nobody saw this coming – not even the most bullish box office analysts. Spider-Man: Brand New Day pulled in $360 million domestically over its opening weekend, smashing a record that’s stood for seven years. That record belonged to Avengers: Endgame, which made $357.1 million when it debuted back in 2019. At the time, that number felt untouchable; it was the biggest domestic opening in box office history, full stop.

Yuri Turkov / Shutterstock.com John Leguizamo has been the voice behind Sid the Sloth since 2002. Twenty-four years later, he’s finally opening up about what that role actually did for his bank account. Speaking with Entertainment Tonight during his press run for The Odyssey, Leguizamo got candid about the financial side of playing animation’s most lovable sloth. Turns out, it’s been life-changing. The Sid the Sloth Payoff Leguizamo didn’t hold back.

Rena Schild / Shutterstock.com Tony Romo’s run as the top NFL voice at CBS Sports might be nearing its final whistle. The network placed its lead analyst on an indefinite leave of absence after his arrest for driving under the influence in Wisconsin late last month, and now the search for his replacement appears to already be underway. Puck News reporter John Ourand says CBS is eyeing two names to potentially take over Romo’s booth for good.

bella1105 / Shutterstock.com Nick Reiner just got hit with jail discipline again. The son of filmmaker Rob Reiner — who’s charged with murdering both of his parents — reportedly turned “extremely hostile” during a shower-time incident, according to a new report from People. He’s currently facing two counts of first-degree murder. Sources say the confrontation happened while guards were escorting Reiner from the shower back to his cell.

zimmytws / Shutterstock.com The debate over transgender athletes in women’s sports just got a new voice – and it’s not one that picked a side. The Women’s National Basketball Players Association released a statement on Friday addressing weeks of controversy that started with comments Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham made in an ESPN profile last month. The union’s message was direct: don’t use us as “political pawns.” Cunningham never gets named in the statement.

s_bukley / Shutterstock.com Jim Carrey hasn’t shown up in much outside the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise since 2016. He’s played Dr. Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik in all three films so far, with a fourth on the way next year. Now, it looks like he’s got something new lined up — reports say he’s signed on to lead a live-action The Jetsons movie. Warner Bros.