Today is Friday, February 14, 2025.
It is the 45th day of the year.
320 days remain.
WHAT’S ON TAP
NOTABLE & NOTEWORTHY: A grenade scare spooks workers at a Maine Goodwill.
BLAKE LIVELY wants text receipts and JOE BURROW’s burglars get new charges. More in SHOWBIZ.
JOHN LITHGOW is in talks to star in the new “Harry Potter” series. Details in CASTING CALL.
Anti-monarchists turn out in ROYALS.
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As employees of JP MORGAN CHASE return to office full time, CEO JAMIE DIMON has no interest in their complaining.
After some-1300 disgruntled employees banded together to sign a letter opposing the policy change, Dimon said the effort was a waste of time. In audio leaked from a company town hall obtained by Barron’s, Dimon says, “Don’t waste time on it. I don’t care how many people sign that [effing] petition.”
Dimon also encouraged company leadership to make the company more efficient and cut bureaucracy within the organization.
WORTH NOTING: The bank is also shelling out north of $3 BILLION to build a new, 60-story headquarters in Manhattan. [via Reuters]
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A kayaker was swallowed by a humpback whale and lived to tell the tale.
Adrian Simancas was kayaking with his dad in the Strait of Magellan, when the whale surfaced, scooped him up in its mouth, held him in for a few seconds, and then let him out.
Simancas’ dad caught the whole thing on video.
Despite the scare, the duo were able to make it to shore -- very shaken up, but not injured. [via AP]
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The BACKSTREET BOYS are heading to Vegas.
NICK CARTER, AJ MCLEAN, KEVIN RICHARDSON, BRIAN LITTRELL, and HOWIE DOROUGH will take over the Sphere for nine nights as part of their “Into the Millenium” residency -- a tribute to their 1999 album “Millenium.”
The group kicks things off July 11, with performances running through July 27. [via The Sun]
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BLAKE LIVELY’s lawyers want JUSTIN BALDONI’s text messages.
According to the latest legal filing, three subpoenas have been filed to AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon -- the carriers used by Baldoni, his publicists, “It Ends With Us” producer Jamey Heath, crisis manager Jed Wallace, and the co-founder of Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios, Steve Sarowitz.
Lively’s attorneys say the subpoenas aim to “expose the people, tactics, and methods that have worked to destroy and bury [her] reputation and family over the past year.”
Baldoni’s lawyer isn't concerned however, calling the filing “an ordinary part of the litigation process” and that her team won’t find what they are seeking. [via Variety]
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MARTHA STEWART and JOSE ANDRES are teaming up to host a new cooking competition series for NBC.
“Yes, Chef!” puts 12 highly skilled chefs through the ultimate test -- a series of culinary challenges designed to test and overcome their personal issues. The winning chef will take home the $250,000 grand prize.
The show premieres on April 28. [via Deadline]
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UP NEXT: OJ SIMPSON’s estate hits the auction block, rumors about the big name to play Dumbledore in the coming Harry Potter TV show reboot, and the fate of St. Valentine on this day in history.
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