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The theme for the 2025 Met Gala was unveiled on Wednesday, as well as the star-studded lineup co-chairing the event, thanks to a report from Vogue. Co-chairs for the affair are Pharrell Williams, A$AP Rocky, Lewis Hamilton, Anna Wintour, and Colman Domingo, while first-time attendee LeBron James will serve as honorary co-chair. The theme of the Gala held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will center around the Costume Institute’s spring presentation, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” which draws inspiration from Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.” The exhibit will showcase clothing, paintings, and photographs that “explore the indelible style of Black men in the context of dandyism,” detailing the advancements from the 18th century to the present day.

New York Yankees great Derek Jeter is launching his own production company, The Hollywood Reporter exclusively shared Wednesday. Dubbed Cap 2 Productions, the name is a reference to his number with the Yankees and his role as captain of the team. “It’s not just some random company that was started because we said, ‘Hey, we want to get into production now.’ This is an extension of what has been built over the last 10 years,” Jeter said to the outlet. Jeter, who co-founded The Players’ Tribune in 2014, added that Cap 2 will prioritize family-friendly projects in documentary and scripted formats, confirming he plans to be “intimately involved in everything and every decision. And it’s going to stay that way.”

Wimbledon organizers announced Wednesday that after 147 years, the famous tennis tournament will no longer use human line judges moving forward. In 2025, the grass-court Grand Slam will rely on an electronic line-calling system (ELC) instead. Since the Association of Tennis Professionals announced in 2023 that all of its events would move toward an ELC format, two of the four Grand Slams have already integrated it. With Wimbledon now on board, the last remaining tournament using line judges is Roland-Garros.

Promising that it’s going to be “bigger than ever this year,” Megan Thee Stallion announced Wednesday via Instagram that she’s picked Chicago as the host city for 2024’s Hottieween, held on Halloween. With passes set to go on sale on Friday, Megan added that all proceeds will go toward supporting Megan’s Pete and Thomas Foundation, which works to provide resources for children, senior citizens, women, and other underserved communities in Houston and across the world.

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders will co-host a new talk show on Tubi called We Got Time Today. Audiences can expect 20 hour-long weekly episodes dropping every Tuesday. Topics will cover news, culture, entertainment, and sports with interviews and celebrity guests. Sanders’ co-host will be Rocsi Diaz, known for her previous stints on BET’s 106 & Park and Entertainment Tonight. 

Desus Nice and Amazon are working on a television series together. Labeled as a travel show, the pilot is currently being shot for Prime Video; however, no release date has been confirmed. Nice isn’t new to making travel content, with the New York native having once been a guest on Anthony Bourdain’s CNN series Parts Unknown, where he showed the late chef and author his favorite spots in the Bronx. In addition to Amazon MGM Studios, Nice is working with production company Story Syndicate on the project.

In an effort to bring news content to ChatGPT, OpenAI and Hearst have agreed to a strategic content partnership. Hearst will license content from over 20 magazines like Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Elle, and more than 40 newspapers for use across OpenAI’s products. Hearst’s material will appear in ChatGPT with credit to provide “transparency and easy access to the original Hearst sources,” the statement said. Media outlets that have struck similar arrangements with OpenAI include News Corp., The Associated Press, the Financial Times, Vox Media, and The Atlantic.

After dominating the box office and award circuit over the last year, Christopher Nolan is back with his newest project. Per Deadline, the Oscar-winning director is teaming back up with Matt Damon, who starred in Nolan’s films Oppenheimer and Interstellar, for another movie produced by Universal. In true Nolan fashion, the picture is scheduled for an IMAX release on July 17, 2026. Plot details are still hush-hush at the moment, but filming is expected to begin in early 2025.

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Vinciane Ngomsi

Vinciane Ngomsi is a Staff Writer at Boardroom. She began her career in sports journalism with bylines at SB Nation, USA Today, and most recently Yahoo. She received a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Truman State University, and when she's not watching old clips of Serena Williams' best matches, she is likely perfecting her signature chocolate chip cookie recipe or preparing a traditional Cameroonian meal.