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  The Weeknd has threatened to pull out of Coachella because his pay is less than Kanye West's expected paycheck. It was revealed on Wednesday, April 6, that The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia were set to replace Kanye West, who recently dropped out of both of his Sunday headlining slots.   West was reportedly prepared to make $8 million, plus a $500,000 production fee if he played the festival.   A source told Page Six : "The Weeknd came in at short notice to take Kanye’s top spot. But Phil Anschutz [who owns the Coachella Festival through AEG Live] wanted to hold on to Kanye’s money and pay The Weeknd far less, just a few million. The festival would pocket the rest."   This led to negotiations between The Weeknd’s management and Anschutz’s company Goldenvoice, which produces the festival.   The source added: "Even after Coachella announced the new lineup on Wednesday, a deal wasn’t in place for The Weekn...

  A New York State judge committed suicide on Tuesday, April 5, less than two weeks after his home was searched by law enforcement authorities. Judge John L. Michalski, an acting justice of the State Supreme Court, was found dead at his home in Amherst, N.Y., shortly before noon, one of his lawyers, Terrence Connors, said.   "It’s difficult to explain what a tragedy this is," said Mr. Connors, a longtime friend of Justice Michalski’s, adding that "it would be difficult to find a judge who was more respected" in the Western New York legal community. Federal and state law enforcement officers had executed a search warrant at Justice Michalski's home 12 days before his death, against the backdrop of the federal prosecution of one of his former clients.   Michalski, 61, had been eyed by investigators for years, but no criminal charges were ever filed against him. His looming legal woes seemed to be "manageable," Connors said.   Justice Micha...

A bicyclist who was killed by a New Jersey Transit train Monday night, April 4, has been identified as popular writer Eric Boehlert, founder and editor of Press Run.   His wife Tracy Breslin made the sad announcement.   Boehlert, 57, was a veteran writer and media analyst and a frequent television and radio guest discussing politics and the press on CNN and CNBC.   He was a founding editor of Salon magazine, a fellow with Media Matters, and a former writer with Rolling Stone and Billboard magazines.     He wrote two books, "Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush," and "Bloggers on the Bus."   Journalist Soledad O'Brien tweeted, "Just got crushing news from Tracy Breslin, wife of @EricBoehlert Has died in a bike accident, age 57. Adored his kids Jane and Ben, his dogs, biking and running and basketball and good friends, a fierce and fearless defender of the truth."     Hillary Clinton tweet...

Manchester United are closing in on a deal to appoint Ajax’s Erik ten Hag their new manager.   According to Mail Online, talks have been held with the Dutch club to establish the terms for Ten Hag’s release as United take a significant step towards appointing the 52-year-old.   The discussions took place at the end of last week and indicate that United is now ready to press ahead with bringing in Ten Hag, whose Ajax contract expires at the end of next season.   The compensation payment for Ten Hag would be just over £1.6million — significantly less than Paris Saint-Germain’s demand to release the other main candidate for the role, Mauricio Pochettino.  Sportsmail exclusively revealed Ten Hag was a leading contender for the job in November, before breaking the news of his interview for the post last month.   United’s process to choose Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s permanent successor has been described as ‘advanced’, although club sources stress...