Mary Whitfill Roeloffs

Forbes Staff|Business

Mary Roeloffs is a Forbes reporter who covers breaking news with a frequent focus on the entertainment industry, streaming, sports news, publishing, pop culture and climate change. She joined Forbes in 2023 and lives in Dallas. She’s covered Netflix’s hottest documentaries, a sur

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14,474 viewsMay 3, 2024

Kristi Noem Says She's Never Met Kim Jong Un—Correcting False Claim In Her Memoir

A claim in an advanced copy of Kristi Noem’s book was blasted as highly unlikely to be true after the South Dakota governor said she’d met with Kim Jong Un.

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5,017 viewsMay 3, 2024

New 'Spacey Unmasked' Documentary To Explore Sexual Harassment And Abuse Claims Against Actor Kevin Spacey

“Spacey Unmasked” will premiere on Britain's Channel 4 Monday and Tuesday before airing on HBO’s Max.

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15,831 viewsMay 3, 2024

Hundreds Die In Floods Around The World As Schools Closed, Flights Canceled, Mandatory Evacuations Ordered (Photos)

Natural climate patterns combined with the impacts of a warming planet have led to catastrophic flooding on four continents in the last several weeks.

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3,971 viewsMay 2, 2024

Here’s Why The Billionaire Owners Of The 76ers Bought 2,000 Tickets To Their Own Team’s Game 6

Josh Harris, David Blitzer and David Adelman, owners of the 76ers, are all billionaires.

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4,121 viewsMay 2, 2024

Mass Shootings Down 29% From Last Year—And Almost 100 Fewer People Have Died

The start of the year has come with the fewest mass shootings since 2020.

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4,211 viewsMay 2, 2024

Original ‘Harry Potter’ Cover Art Could Fetch Up To $600,000 At Auction—Possibly Breaking Book Series’ Record

Sotheby’s will auction an original Harry Potter watercolor alongside works by literary greats like Charles Dickens, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Edgar Allan Poe.

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2,007 viewsMay 2, 2024

Almost 65,000 Job Cuts Were Announced In April—And AI Was Blamed For The Most Losses Ever

Tesla's announcement of 14,000 layoffs made automotive the sector with the most job loss in April.

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2,073 viewsMay 1, 2024

These Years-Old Movies Are Soaring On Netflix—From 'Smurfs' To Dev Patel's 'Hotel Mumbai'

“Anyone But You” starring Sydney Sweeny and Glen Powell was an instant hit among romantic comedy fans despite a relatively cold reception from critics.

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19,156 viewsMay 1, 2024

Everything To Know About Netflix’s ‘Unlocked: A Jail Experiment,’ From Controversy To Where The Inmates Are Now

“Unlocked: A Jail Experiment” on Netflix has led to legal trouble for the Pulaski County Sheriff and sparked a debate among viewers, some of whom praised the attempt at prison reform while others said it was exploitative and dangerous for inmates.

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1,521 viewsApr 30, 2024

What Is ‘Avengelyne’? Independent Comic Book Could Become Margot Robbie's Next Movie, Reports Say.

An independent comic without ties to either the Marvel or DC universes could become the next superhero film to get the big-budget treatment, multiple outlets reported ...