"I need to show them that I have the power." FX on Hulu has revealed an official trailer for a series called Clipped, about the other Los Angeles basketball team known as the Clippers. Hot on the heels of the HBO Max series Winning Time about the L.A. Lakers, this one is also about a controversial moment in this other Los Angeles team's (recent) history. FX's Clipped takes you behind the scenes of a notorious NBA owner's racist remarks, captured on a tape heard around the world. This series is based on the hit ESPN 30 for 30 podcast "The Sterling Affairs", charting the collision between a dysfunctional basketball organization & even less functional marriage, and the precipitating tape's impact on an ensemble of characters striving to win against the backdrop of the most cursed team in the league. Clipped features Laurence Fishburne as Doc Rivers, Jacki Weaver as Shelly Sterling, Cleopatra Coleman as V. Stiviano,...
- 4/28/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A new limited series ripped straight from the headlines comes to us from FX. Clipped stars Laurence Fishburne, Ed O’Neill, Jacki Weaver and Cleopatra Coleman in one of the NBA’s biggest controversies. The six-part limited series is set to debut on Hulu with back-to-back episodes on June 4. The trailer for the show has been released by FX.
The official synopsis reads,
“FX’s Clipped takes you behind the scenes of a notorious NBA owner’s racist remarks, captured on a tape heard around the world. Based on the hit ESPN 30 for 30 podcast The Sterling Affairs, this limited series charts the collision between a dysfunctional basketball organization and even less functional marriage, and the precipitating tape’s impact on an ensemble of characters striving to win against the backdrop of the most cursed team in the league.
Famed coach Doc Rivers (Laurence Fishburne) arrives as coach of the LA Clippers...
The official synopsis reads,
“FX’s Clipped takes you behind the scenes of a notorious NBA owner’s racist remarks, captured on a tape heard around the world. Based on the hit ESPN 30 for 30 podcast The Sterling Affairs, this limited series charts the collision between a dysfunctional basketball organization and even less functional marriage, and the precipitating tape’s impact on an ensemble of characters striving to win against the backdrop of the most cursed team in the league.
Famed coach Doc Rivers (Laurence Fishburne) arrives as coach of the LA Clippers...
- 4/26/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
The official trailer for the docudrama Clipped has hit, with Laurence Fishburne, Jacki Weaver, Cleopatra Coleman, and Ed O’Neill delivering a behind-the-scenes dramatization of one of the NBA’s most scandalous moments.
The six-part limited series debuts June 4 on Hulu with back-to-back episodes.
FX’s Clipped probes a notorious NBA owner’s racist remarks, captured on a tape heard around the world. Based on the hit ESPN 30 for 30 podcast The Sterling Affairs, this limited series charts the collision between a dysfunctional basketball organization and even less-functional marriage, and the precipitating tape’s impact on an ensemble of characters striving to win against the backdrop of the most cursed team in the league.
Famed coach Doc Rivers (Laurence Fishburne) arrives as coach of the Clippers in 2013. With a promising roster of big personalities, Rivers had the building blocks to win the franchise’s first championship. The team’s owner, Donald Sterling...
The six-part limited series debuts June 4 on Hulu with back-to-back episodes.
FX’s Clipped probes a notorious NBA owner’s racist remarks, captured on a tape heard around the world. Based on the hit ESPN 30 for 30 podcast The Sterling Affairs, this limited series charts the collision between a dysfunctional basketball organization and even less-functional marriage, and the precipitating tape’s impact on an ensemble of characters striving to win against the backdrop of the most cursed team in the league.
Famed coach Doc Rivers (Laurence Fishburne) arrives as coach of the Clippers in 2013. With a promising roster of big personalities, Rivers had the building blocks to win the franchise’s first championship. The team’s owner, Donald Sterling...
- 4/26/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Ten years ago today, TMZ published an audio recording of former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling saying racist things surreptitiously captured by his mistress, V. Stiviano. The recording led to his downfall, and changed the NBA forever.
If you’re not a basketball fan, you might not remember the story. But FX’s limited series “Clipped,” which just got its first trailer today, makes a case for the Donald Sterling saga as a “People v. O.J. Simpson”-style story about race, class, power, and that unique corner of America known as Los Angeles.
Per FX, “Clipped” “charts the collision between a dysfunctional basketball organization and even less functional marriage, and the precipitating tape’s impact on an ensemble of characters striving to win against the backdrop of the most cursed team in the league.”
“Clipped” stars Ed O’Neill as Sterling, a man who made his fortune building an L.
If you’re not a basketball fan, you might not remember the story. But FX’s limited series “Clipped,” which just got its first trailer today, makes a case for the Donald Sterling saga as a “People v. O.J. Simpson”-style story about race, class, power, and that unique corner of America known as Los Angeles.
Per FX, “Clipped” “charts the collision between a dysfunctional basketball organization and even less functional marriage, and the precipitating tape’s impact on an ensemble of characters striving to win against the backdrop of the most cursed team in the league.”
“Clipped” stars Ed O’Neill as Sterling, a man who made his fortune building an L.
- 4/25/2024
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
“Clipped” — Pictured: (l-r) Laurence Fishburne as Doc Rivers, Ed O’Neill as Donald Sterling, Jacki Weaver as Shelley Sterling. Cr: Kelsey McNeal/FX. Copyright 2024 FX Networks. All Rights Reserved. Hold onto your seats! FX’s new series Clipped rips the lid off the NBA scandal that made headlines… and exposed some ugly truths. Imagine trying to win a championship when your team’s owner is a walking disaster. That’s what Doc Rivers (Laurence Fishburne) faces in the LA Clippers. But then things get Really wild as Donald Sterling’s racist comments implode the season… and beyond. Clipped digs deep, with Ed O’Neill as Sterling, Cleopatra Coleman as V. Stiviano, and Jacki Weaver as Shelly Sterling. It’s a wild ride exploring race, power, and what it takes to create real change (spoiler: it’s not easy).
Don’t miss the explosive premiere! Catch the first two episodes of Clipped on Tuesday,...
Don’t miss the explosive premiere! Catch the first two episodes of Clipped on Tuesday,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Elisabeth Moss is in espionage mode in the first trailer for FX’s The Veil.
Premiering Tuesday, April 30 as a Hulu exclusive, the spy thriller “explores the surprising and fraught relationship between two women who play a deadly game of truth and lies on the road from Istanbul to Paris and London,” according to the official logline. “One woman has a secret, the other a mission to reveal it before thousands of lives are lost. In the shadows, mission controllers at the CIA and French Dgse must put differences aside and work together to avert potential disaster.”
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Premiering Tuesday, April 30 as a Hulu exclusive, the spy thriller “explores the surprising and fraught relationship between two women who play a deadly game of truth and lies on the road from Istanbul to Paris and London,” according to the official logline. “One woman has a secret, the other a mission to reveal it before thousands of lives are lost. In the shadows, mission controllers at the CIA and French Dgse must put differences aside and work together to avert potential disaster.”
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- 3/21/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich and Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: FX has added seven to the recurring cast for The Sterling Affairs, its limited series about the downfall of Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling amid the team’s drive to win a championship under coach Doc Rivers. Harriet Samson Harris (Hacks), Corbin Bernsen (City On a Hill), Yvonna Pearson (Dynasty), Jock McKissic (Your Honor), Darryl Wesley (This Is Us), Rich Sommer (Minx) and Clifton Davis (Billions) join leads Laurence Fishburne and Jacki Weaver in the six-episode series.
The Sterling Affairs is written by Gina Welch (Feud: Bette and Joan) based on the ESPN 30 for 30 podcast of the same name reported and hosted by Ramona Shelburne. The series tells the behind the scenes story of Doc Rivers (Fishburne) and the Los Angeles Clippers’ quest to bring a championship to one of the historically worst franchises in all of sports during the impending downfall of the team’s owner, Donald...
The Sterling Affairs is written by Gina Welch (Feud: Bette and Joan) based on the ESPN 30 for 30 podcast of the same name reported and hosted by Ramona Shelburne. The series tells the behind the scenes story of Doc Rivers (Fishburne) and the Los Angeles Clippers’ quest to bring a championship to one of the historically worst franchises in all of sports during the impending downfall of the team’s owner, Donald...
- 1/17/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
King Kong‘s reign will continue on Disney+: The streamer is developing a live-action series centered on the monstrous movie ape, according to our sister site Variety.
The serialized drama, which is still in the early stages of development, will explore the origins of King Kong and the mysteries of his home, Skull Island. Paper Girls‘ Stephany Folsom will write and executive-produce the series, based on the original 1933 King Kong film, written by Merian C. Cooper. Film director James Wan (Saw, Insidious) will also serve as an EP.
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The serialized drama, which is still in the early stages of development, will explore the origins of King Kong and the mysteries of his home, Skull Island. Paper Girls‘ Stephany Folsom will write and executive-produce the series, based on the original 1933 King Kong film, written by Merian C. Cooper. Film director James Wan (Saw, Insidious) will also serve as an EP.
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- 8/24/2022
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Cleopatra Coleman has joined FX’s “The Sterling Affairs.” The Australian-born actress, who quickly rose to fame starring alongside Will Forte as Erica in Fox’s comedy “The Last Man on Earth,” will portray Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling’s mistress V. Stiviano in the forthcoming limited series.
Written by Gina Welch and based on the ESPN 30 for 30 Podcast of the same name reported and hosted by Ramona Shelburne, “The Sterling Affairs” is a retelling of the true events that transpired in the rise and fall of the Clippers legacy. With behind the scenes stories, the series follows Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers’ quest to bring a championship to one of the historically worst franchises in all of sports during the impending downfall of the team’s owner, Donald Sterling, whose notoriously racist behavior is brought to light amid the power struggle between his wife of 60+ years,...
Written by Gina Welch and based on the ESPN 30 for 30 Podcast of the same name reported and hosted by Ramona Shelburne, “The Sterling Affairs” is a retelling of the true events that transpired in the rise and fall of the Clippers legacy. With behind the scenes stories, the series follows Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers’ quest to bring a championship to one of the historically worst franchises in all of sports during the impending downfall of the team’s owner, Donald Sterling, whose notoriously racist behavior is brought to light amid the power struggle between his wife of 60+ years,...
- 8/24/2022
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Ed O’Neill is set to play Donald Sterling in the upcoming FX limited series “The Sterling Affairs,” Variety has learned.
The show was picked up to series at FX back in April. It is based on the ESPN 30 for 30 podcast of the same name. O’Neill joins previously announced stars Laurence Fishburne and Jacki Weaver.
The six-episode series tells the behind the scenes story of Doc Rivers (Fishburne) and the Los Angeles Clippers’ quest to bring a championship to one of the historically worst franchises in all of sports during the impending downfall of the team’s owner, Donald Sterling (O’Neill), whose notoriously racist behavior is brought to light amid the power struggle between his wife of 60+ years, Shelly Sterling (Weaver), and his mistress, V. Stiviano.
This will mark O’Neill’s first TV role since the finale of “Modern Family” in 2020. O’Neill starred on the single-cam sitcom...
The show was picked up to series at FX back in April. It is based on the ESPN 30 for 30 podcast of the same name. O’Neill joins previously announced stars Laurence Fishburne and Jacki Weaver.
The six-episode series tells the behind the scenes story of Doc Rivers (Fishburne) and the Los Angeles Clippers’ quest to bring a championship to one of the historically worst franchises in all of sports during the impending downfall of the team’s owner, Donald Sterling (O’Neill), whose notoriously racist behavior is brought to light amid the power struggle between his wife of 60+ years, Shelly Sterling (Weaver), and his mistress, V. Stiviano.
This will mark O’Neill’s first TV role since the finale of “Modern Family” in 2020. O’Neill starred on the single-cam sitcom...
- 5/5/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Ed O’Neill is set to star opposite Jacki Weaver and Laurence Fishburne in The Sterling Affairs. The Modern Family alum will play the title role in FX’s six-episode limited series about the downfall of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling amid the team’s drive to win a championship under coach Doc Rivers.
The Sterling Affairs is written by Gina Welch based on the ESPN 30 for 30 podcast reported and hosted by Ramona Shelburne. The series tells the behind-the-scenes story of Rivers (Fishburne) and the Clippers’ quest to bring a championship to one of the historically worst franchises in all of sports during the impending downfall of the team’s owner, Sterling, whose notoriously racist behavior is brought to light amid the power struggle between his wife of 60-plus years, Shelly Sterling (Weaver), and his mistress, V. Stiviano.
2022 FX Pilots & Series Orders
Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson’s Color Force is producing.
The Sterling Affairs is written by Gina Welch based on the ESPN 30 for 30 podcast reported and hosted by Ramona Shelburne. The series tells the behind-the-scenes story of Rivers (Fishburne) and the Clippers’ quest to bring a championship to one of the historically worst franchises in all of sports during the impending downfall of the team’s owner, Sterling, whose notoriously racist behavior is brought to light amid the power struggle between his wife of 60-plus years, Shelly Sterling (Weaver), and his mistress, V. Stiviano.
2022 FX Pilots & Series Orders
Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson’s Color Force is producing.
- 5/5/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar-nominated actors Laurence Fishburne and Jacki Weaver are set to star in a new FX limited series about the downfall of Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling. As reported by Deadline, the series, titled The Sterling Affairs, follows Clippers coach Doc Rivers (Fishburne) in his quest to win a championship amid the controversy surrounding Sterling, whose notoriously racist behavior is uncovered during a power struggle between his wife of 60+ years, Shelly Sterling (Weaver), and his mistress, V. Stiviano. The series is written and executive produced by Gina Welch (Feud: Bette and Joan) and based on the ESPN 30 for 30 podcast of the same name, reported and hosted by Ramona Shelburne. Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson are on board as exec producers under their Color Force banner, alongside Shelburne, and Kevin Bray, who will direct the first block of episodes. Nellie Reed and Rembert Browne serve as producers. “Gina Welch has done...
- 4/5/2022
- TV Insider
FX is getting into the basketball drama series game.
The network has ordered the limited series “The Sterling Affairs,” set to star Laurence Fishburne and Jacki Weaver.
The series, which will span six episodes, is about the downfall of Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling amid the team’s drive to win a championship.
Here’s the official logline: “’The Sterling Affairs’ tells the behind the scenes story of Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers’ quest to bring a championship to one of the historically worst franchises in all of sports during the impending downfall of the team’s owner, Donald Sterling, whose notoriously racist behavior is brought to light amid the power struggle between his wife of 60+ years, Shelly Sterling, and his mistress, V. Stiviano.”
Fishburne will play former Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, while Weaver will play Sterling’s wife, Shelly Sterling.
Gina Welch serves as writer...
The network has ordered the limited series “The Sterling Affairs,” set to star Laurence Fishburne and Jacki Weaver.
The series, which will span six episodes, is about the downfall of Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling amid the team’s drive to win a championship.
Here’s the official logline: “’The Sterling Affairs’ tells the behind the scenes story of Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers’ quest to bring a championship to one of the historically worst franchises in all of sports during the impending downfall of the team’s owner, Donald Sterling, whose notoriously racist behavior is brought to light amid the power struggle between his wife of 60+ years, Shelly Sterling, and his mistress, V. Stiviano.”
Fishburne will play former Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, while Weaver will play Sterling’s wife, Shelly Sterling.
Gina Welch serves as writer...
- 4/4/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
FX has ordered a limited series based on the ESPN 30 for 30 podcast “The Sterling Affairs” with Laurence Fishburne and Jacki Weaver attached to star, Variety has learned.
The six-episode series tells the behind the scenes story of Doc Rivers (Fishburne) and the Los Angeles Clippers’ quest to bring a championship to one of the historically worst franchises in all of sports during the impending downfall of the team’s owner, Donald Sterling, whose notoriously racist behavior is brought to light amid the power struggle between his wife of 60+ years, Shelly Sterling (Weaver), and his mistress, V. Stiviano.
Gina Welch serve as writer and executive producer on the series. Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson of Color Force also executive produce along with Color Force’s Nellie Reed. Ramona Shelburne, the reporter and host behind the original podcast, will executive produce as well. Kevin Bray will direct the first block of episodes...
The six-episode series tells the behind the scenes story of Doc Rivers (Fishburne) and the Los Angeles Clippers’ quest to bring a championship to one of the historically worst franchises in all of sports during the impending downfall of the team’s owner, Donald Sterling, whose notoriously racist behavior is brought to light amid the power struggle between his wife of 60+ years, Shelly Sterling (Weaver), and his mistress, V. Stiviano.
Gina Welch serve as writer and executive producer on the series. Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson of Color Force also executive produce along with Color Force’s Nellie Reed. Ramona Shelburne, the reporter and host behind the original podcast, will executive produce as well. Kevin Bray will direct the first block of episodes...
- 4/4/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
FX has given a formal green light to The Sterling Affairs, a six-episode limited series about the downfall of Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling amid the team’s drive to win a championship under coach Doc Rivers. Oscar-nominated actors Jacki Weaver and Laurence Fishburne have been tapped as two of the leads in the project, Donald Sterling’s wife, Shelly Sterling, and former Clippers Head Coach Doc Rivers, respectively. Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson’s Color Force is producing.
The Sterling Affairs is written by Gina Welch (Feud: Bette and Joan) based on the ESPN 30 for 30 podcast of the same name reported and hosted by Ramona Shelburne. The series tells the behind the scenes story of Doc Rivers (Fishburne) and the Los Angeles Clippers’ quest to bring a championship to one of the historically worst franchises in all of sports during the impending downfall of the team’s owner,...
The Sterling Affairs is written by Gina Welch (Feud: Bette and Joan) based on the ESPN 30 for 30 podcast of the same name reported and hosted by Ramona Shelburne. The series tells the behind the scenes story of Doc Rivers (Fishburne) and the Los Angeles Clippers’ quest to bring a championship to one of the historically worst franchises in all of sports during the impending downfall of the team’s owner,...
- 4/4/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Quibi has acquired a documentary series about the scandal that led to former Los Angeles Clippers owned Donald Sterling being forced to give up his NBA franchise and being banned from the league for life.
Blackballed, which counts Will Packer among its executive producers, highlights the five days during the 2014 NBA playoffs, when players and coaches led an unprecedented movement to hold racism accountable. The series that examines the cultural context of race in America through the lens of one of the most explosive events in recent sports history.
When Sterling’s infamous racist audio recording was leaked to the press in April 2014, every player, coach and employee of the Los Angeles Clippers was faced with the same question: How do you stand up in the face of bigotry and ignorance when the entire world is watching and everything is on the line? In Blackballed, Chris Paul, Doc Rivers, DeAndre Jordan and JJ Redick,...
Blackballed, which counts Will Packer among its executive producers, highlights the five days during the 2014 NBA playoffs, when players and coaches led an unprecedented movement to hold racism accountable. The series that examines the cultural context of race in America through the lens of one of the most explosive events in recent sports history.
When Sterling’s infamous racist audio recording was leaked to the press in April 2014, every player, coach and employee of the Los Angeles Clippers was faced with the same question: How do you stand up in the face of bigotry and ignorance when the entire world is watching and everything is on the line? In Blackballed, Chris Paul, Doc Rivers, DeAndre Jordan and JJ Redick,...
- 11/4/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
It's been 5 years since the NBA forced Donald Sterling to sell the L.A. Clippers -- but the billionaire tells TMZ Sports he's Still a fan of his former team and rooting for them in the playoffs. Remember, Commissioner Adam Silver banned Sterling for life on April 29, 2014 over racist comments recorded by V. Stiviano and published on TMZ. The league forced Sterling to sell the team -- which he did a few months later for the whopping price of $2 Billion.
- 4/21/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
We're taking a closer look at the top-earning personalities in entertainment!
Forbes just released their annual list of the top-earning personalities – and we're taking a closer look at the leading faces in entertainment.
5. Dr. Phil ($77 million)
Dr. Phil McGraw nabs the fifth spot on the list – his earnings come from his gig as a daytime talk show host, where he pulled off impressive ratings this year from his interviews with Cleveland kidnapping victim Michelle Knight, and Donald Sterling scandal whistleblower V. Stiviano. Additional earnings come from his massive book deals, including 2 book titles from this year.
4. Oprah Winfrey ($82 million)
Lady O raked in $82 million this year from O Magazine and her network, Own. But, the bulk of her check comes from her long-running talk show. Yep – it's been off the air since 2011, but she's still pulling in syndication money from the iconic daytime program.
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Forbes just released their annual list of the top-earning personalities – and we're taking a closer look at the leading faces in entertainment.
5. Dr. Phil ($77 million)
Dr. Phil McGraw nabs the fifth spot on the list – his earnings come from his gig as a daytime talk show host, where he pulled off impressive ratings this year from his interviews with Cleveland kidnapping victim Michelle Knight, and Donald Sterling scandal whistleblower V. Stiviano. Additional earnings come from his massive book deals, including 2 book titles from this year.
4. Oprah Winfrey ($82 million)
Lady O raked in $82 million this year from O Magazine and her network, Own. But, the bulk of her check comes from her long-running talk show. Yep – it's been off the air since 2011, but she's still pulling in syndication money from the iconic daytime program.
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- 11/3/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
When Conan O'Brien was still trying to get his break into show business, like everyone else, he took what jobs he could to get by. Usually, late night hosts like to surprise their guests by digging up embarrassing old video footage of them from earlier in their career. But on “Conan,” the host decided to embarrass himself. See video: Dr. Phil Got Inappropriate During V. Stiviano Interview, According to ‘Conan’ In 1986, it was still two years before he would get that break as a writer on “Saturday Night Live.” So O'Brien took a gig as a member of the “Success on.
- 6/3/2014
- by Jason Hughes
- The Wrap
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