Raymond Hicks 
Over three dozen women filed a joint lawsuit against alleged “serial sexual predator” James Toback on Monday for sexual misconduct. In the court documents obtained by WM Leader, the women claim the director “used his reputation, power and influence in the entertainment industry” to “lure young women through fraud, coercion, force and intimidation into compromising … Read more
WASHINGTON — Textron’s Bell has won the U.S. Army’s competition to build the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, the service’s largest helicopter procurement decision in 40 years. The deal for the next-generation helicopter is worth up to $1.3 billion and is set to replace roughly 2,000 Black Hawk utility helicopters and around 1,200 Apache attack helicopters … Read more
There never seems to be any love lost between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints, and they meet again on Monday Night Football. (Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports) It’s always testy when Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers do battle with the NFC South rival New Orleans Saints, and this Monday Night … Read more
Two of what threatened to be huge oil market shake-ups in a year of seismic industry change took a back seat Monday, as more inflation data drove oil prices lower. Meanwhile, OPEC+ decided to hold steady its quota cut from October, as the Europe Union launched the final stage of its embargo on Russian crude. … Read more
There’s nothing in this world Paris Hilton fans would love more than for the star to release new music. And it looks like their wish may soon come true. “I am back in the studio,” she exclusively told E! News at the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball on Dec. 3. Not only can fans expect new songs, but … Read more
Heather Hust Rivera, the senior vice president of communications at Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED), is exiting the company after nearly two decades, WmLeader has learned exclusively. “I’m grateful for the incredible opportunities I have had in the past 17 years at Disney, working across multiple businesses with some of the industry’s hardest working, … Read more
The chronically cash-strapped MTA is a “black hole” that should be audited before getting another dime from the government, US Rep. Nicole Malliotakis said Monday. Tearing into an MTA fare hike proposal alongside Assemblyman Mike Tannousis, Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) called on GOP colleagues in Washington to “audit” the MTA’s use of federal bailout money. “The … Read more
Florida police say they’ve cracked the 43-year-old slaying of a nurse who was brutally raped and murdered inside her home in 1980, pinning the grisly crime on a jailed convict and repeat killer. Advances in DNA technology led cops to Ronald Eugene Richards, who was indicted last week in the cold case slaying of Evelyn … Read more
You did not have warm and fuzzy feelings about that game? You listened to the Giants and Commanders express how much their 20-20 tie made them feel like they had lost. Neither team was happy with it. Well, someone liked what went down, which is why the NFL flexed the Week 15 rematch at FedEx … Read more
Lee Daniels is paying it forward on Broadway. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker attached his name to Jordan E. Cooper’s critically acclaimed new Broadway show, “Ain’t No Mo,” because “he wanted to be a vessel to help Jordan’s story and voice be heard,” an insider told WM Leader. Daniels, who is black and gay, was told there’s … Read more