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Entertainment - Wednesday, August 26, 2026

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Entertainment headlines for Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Summary of this day news

Entertainment headlines for 2026-08-26 focused on 3 major developments:

  • 1) Jeanie Buss Plays Offense With Selling Siblings To Keep Lakers’ Stake (Deadline)
  • 2) ‘The Sandlot’ Cast Reunites for ‘Dugout Dads’ Comedy Series, Chris Paul Signs on to Executive Produce (Variety)
  • 3) Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dies at 80 (NYT Arts) Across these stories, coverage emphasized high-impact updates, policy shifts, and events with broad audience relevance.

Together they provide a representative view of the day in entertainment news before diving into each full report.

Why it matters: This snapshot shows where entertainment attention concentrated on 2026-08-26, highlighting the themes, entities, and geographies that dominated publisher coverage. Because ranking blends freshness, engagement, and source diversity, it helps separate signal from noise. Use it as a quick daily briefing and then open the top stories for fuller context.

Key Points

3 highlights

  1. Jeanie Buss Plays Offense With Selling Siblings To Keep Lakers’ Stake

    Sources: #1 Deadline

  2. ‘The Sandlot’ Cast Reunites for ‘Dugout Dads’ Comedy Series, Chris Paul Signs on to Executive Produce

    Sources: #2 Variety

  3. Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dies at 80

    Sources: #3 NYT Arts

Top 12 Stories

Ranked by daily score
  1. Jeanie Buss Plays Offense With Selling Siblings To Keep Lakers’ Stake
    #1 Score 80
    Jeanie Buss Plays Offense With Selling Siblings To Keep Lakers’ Stake

    Two of her siblings are now onboard with the San Diego Padres ownership, but Jeanie Buss is clearly nowhere near exiting the game when it comes to the Los Angeles Lakers. “Jeanie never agreed to any sale, was never consulted, and was never even informed,” declares a petition filed Wednesday in LA Superior Court by […]

    Deadline 18 days ago
  2. ‘The Sandlot’ Cast Reunites for ‘Dugout Dads’ Comedy Series, Chris Paul Signs on to Executive Produce
    #2 Score 78
    ‘The Sandlot’ Cast Reunites for ‘Dugout Dads’ Comedy Series, Chris Paul Signs on to Executive Produce

    “Dugout Dads,” the nine-episode series streaming on YouTube, is seeking a bigger playing field. The short-form series, created by Patrick Renna and Kyle Howard’s Hambino Media, reunites the cast of 1993 hit “The Sandlot” for a new coming-of-age sports story. The comedy, which dropped on YouTube on Wednesday, stars Renna, Tom Guiry, Chauncey Leopardi, Marty […]

    Variety 18 days ago
  3. Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dies at 80
    #3 Score 75
    Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dies at 80

    The actor’s gift for garish eccentricity was indelibly appropriate for the outlandish, cross-dressing mad scientist Frank-N-Furter.

    NYT Arts 18 days ago
  4. Netflix Sets Fall Release Date For ‘Guarding Stars’ Film Based On Katherine Center’s ‘The Bodyguard’
    #4 Score 73
    Netflix Sets Fall Release Date For ‘Guarding Stars’ Film Based On Katherine Center’s ‘The Bodyguard’

    Netflix has set a fall release date for Guarding Stars, the film adaptation of Katherine Center’s novel The Bodyguard, starring Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki. The holiday rom com will arrive on the streamer Nov. 18 as the latest in a lineup of films based on books with Western lean. Because there is already the […]

    Deadline 18 days ago
  5. Leah Remini Joins ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Season 16
    #5 Score 69
    Leah Remini Joins ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Season 16

    Season 16 of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” has a new marquee star: The Bravo show has landed actor/anti-Scientology activist Leah Remini as a full-time cast member. Remini won’t be the only new cast member on “RHOBH.” Tracy Tutor, the real estate agent and former “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles” star announced on Instagram […]

    Variety 18 days ago
  6. #6 Score 67
    Even in Her Movies, Dolly Parton Kept Control

    During her Hollywood peak, Parton played women who knew their value, whether they were a secretary, brothel madam, hairdresser or radio show host.

    NYT Arts 18 days ago
  7. Everything We Know About ‘Only Murders In The Building’ Season 6 So Far
    #7 Score 64
    Everything We Know About ‘Only Murders In The Building’ Season 6 So Far

    Another Arconia murder mystery has come and gone, but another dead body was found on the premises, though it could be argued that the murder was not in the building. The newest case will take the crew overseas, which Deadline first reported. Fresh on the heels of Season 5’s finale, the series was renewed for […]

    Deadline 18 days ago
  8. Everything We Know About ‘The Gilded Age’ Season 4 So Far
    #8 Score 62
    Everything We Know About ‘The Gilded Age’ Season 4 So Far

    The culture clash will continue in Season 4 of Julian Fellowes’ HBO period drama The Gilded Age, based on the turn-of-the-century time period in America that lasted between 1870 and 1900. Some familiar faces have been promoted to series regulars since Season 3, and some new faces are joining the cast to play big-name historical […]

    Deadline 18 days ago
  9. Beyoncé Announces $1 Million Donation for Earthquake Relief Efforts in Colombia
    #9 Score 61
    Beyoncé Announces $1 Million Donation for Earthquake Relief Efforts in Colombia

    Beyoncé has announced that she will make a personal donation of $1 million to support relief efforts in Colombia following the country’s recent earthquake. According to a release from Parkwood Entertainment on Tuesday, the donation will provide food and housing supplies to areas most affected by the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Chocó, Colombia, on […]

    Variety 18 days ago
  10. What To Expect For ‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2: Everything We Know So Far
    #10 Score 60
    What To Expect For ‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2: Everything We Know So Far

    There is still a long wait to be had for the highly anticipated second season of Heated Rivalry. When Season 1 of the Crave book adaptation of Rachel Reid’s Game Changers series skated quietly onto HBO Max on Nov. 28, 2025, it quickly built momentum and became a phenomenon. Season 2 is in the works […]

    Deadline 18 days ago
  11. Janie Bradford, Co-Writer of Motown’s First Hit, Dies at 87
    #11 Score 59
    Janie Bradford, Co-Writer of Motown’s First Hit, Dies at 87

    One of the label’s first hires, she worked on “Money (That’s What I Want)” and went on to have a hand in many other songs.

    NYT Arts 18 days ago
  12. ‘The Witcher’ Co-Producer Rae Benjamin to Receive Starz #TakeTheLead Award at Humanitas Event, Presented by Russell T Davies
    #12 Score 58
    ‘The Witcher’ Co-Producer Rae Benjamin to Receive Starz #TakeTheLead Award at Humanitas Event, Presented by Russell T Davies

    “The Witcher” Season 5 co-producer Rae Benjamin, who is also the cowriter of the animated feature “The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep,” has been selected to receive this year’s Starz #TakeTheLead award at the Humanitas Prizes awards show and toast next month, one of several honors the org revealed on Wednesday. Benjamin will be presented […]

    Variety 18 days ago

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