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NBC 2028 Olympics Ad Stars Kate Hudson Singing California Dreamin’

NBC 2028 Olympics Ad Stars Kate Hudson Singing California Dreamin’

As the 2026 Winter Olympics come to an end Sunday, NBCUniversal is officially kicking off its marketing campaign for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. During the closing ceremonies of the Milan-Cortina games, NBC debuted a two-minute film, starring Kate Hudson and a flurry of summer Olympics stars, set to the tune of The Mamas & The Papas’ 1966 classic “California Dreamin’” and ending with NBC’s LA28 logo, which replaces the “A” with the iconic peacock logo. The spot, titled “LA28 Dreamin’,” tees up the next games, which some inside NBCU are betting on being a massive ratings draw, given the U.S. setting, and the addition of sports like baseball, softball, flag football and squash. It was filmed across the city, from Downtown L.A. to Venice Beach, the 6th Street Bridge and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. NBC has also lined up 28 L.A. institutions to share the spot on social media, including the Griffith Observatory, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, SoFi Stadium and Universal Studios Hollywood. “As the world gathers in Milan to …

Best Coast Frontwoman Demands Casey Wasserman’s Removal From Company

Best Coast Frontwoman Demands Casey Wasserman’s Removal From Company

A chorus of calls is growing for sports agent and marketing professional Casey Wasserman to step down from not only his role as chairman and CEO of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, but also his own company, after the latest trove of late financier Jeffrey Epstein’s emails revealed that he had a cozy and flirtatious relationship with his now-imprisoned henchwoman, Ghislaine Maxwell. Wasserman has been a driving force in the business of sports for decades through his firm, Wasserman Media Group, which was founded in 2002 and, through a series of acquisitions, has grown over the past 24 years to be a key player in sports marketing. The firm has also expanded into other areas, including music. Now one of his firm’s artists has released a series of demands following the news about his prior ealings with Epstein and Maxwell. In an Instagram post, Best Coast frontwoman Bethany Cosentino sounded off on the affair, demanding the removal of her and Best Coast’s name from the Wasserman Group website; for Wasserman to step …