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CBS has extended the contract for Chair, President & CEO LES MOONVES by two years to June 30, 2021 -- with terms that "guarantee he’ll continue to be one of the nation’s highest paid executives." When his term is up, he will "become a senior advisor for five additional years with an option to 'include an option to establish a production company under CBS’ auspices.'” Moonves was "one of the nation’s 10 highest paid CEOs last year," making $69.6M (DEADLINE.com, 5/22).

NAMES: Former UCF football player JAH REID has "sued the school’s non-profit athletics association as well as a separate corporation led by" football coach SCOTT FROST for “improper use of his likeness." Reid is "seeking some $200,000 in royalties and a whopping $600,000 in damages over the case." The suit is over "how Frost’s summer camps advertised using Reid’s likeness to promote it to future recruits" (NBCSPORTS.com, 5/21)....Thunder F ENES KANTER said that he "routinely received death threats for criticizing the government of his native Turkey, and he may seek an expedited process toward becoming a U.S. citizen" (AP, 5/22)....Dolphins QB RYAN TANNEHILL has "joined PETA to speak out against research practices involving dogs at his alma mater, Texas A&M" (South Florida SUN-SENTINEL, 5/23)....Celtics President of Basketball Operations & GM DANNY AINGE's son TANNER is "launching a Republican bid for Rep. JASON CHAFFETZ's soon-to-be-vacated 3rd Congressional District seat" in Utah (SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 5/23).

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