Brazilian actress/model GREICE SANTO is accusing Oilers Owner and Silver Pictures financier DARYL KATZ of "offering her 'millions' of dollars and a movie role in exchange for sex." Santo, who "had a recurring role in 'Jane the Virgin,' alleges that she was twice lured to the hotel room" of Katz, with "promises that he could help her acting career." Santo said that although she "spurned Katz’ advances, she later received two wire transfers totaling $35,000." Katz’ attorneys have accused Santo and her husband of "attempting to extort" $3M from Katz as the price for "keeping quiet" (VARIETY.com, 4/6).
STUDENTS ARE OUR FUTURE: Indiana Univ.'s Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media & Technology has "developed its first virtual reality game" with the "help of a savvy student." The game, developed by IU senior CATHERINE ONOFREY, "gives players the feeling they are shooting hoops" inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Players also "will see information and statistics for past and present players -- men and women -- in the IU basketball program." Meanwhile, during the men's team's last regular-season home game, IU "partnered with Adidas to set a world record for the largest collective virtual reality viewing experience" (IBJ.com, 4/5).
SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE: NASCAR driver DALE EARNHARDT JR. on Thursday spoke at a concussion symposium at Heinz Field co-organized by the Steelers and Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The seminar's theme was "knowing how to best treat concussions." Earnhardt "candidly described" his '12 and '16 "crash-induced concussions" (PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, 4/7).
NAMES: Cincinnati-based Pro Football Focus, the company owned by NBC's CRIS COLLINSWORTH, is relocating its HQ in the city. PFF "signed a long-term lease for 6,000 square feet of space" in Cincinnati's "historic neighborhood north of downtown" (BIZJOURNALS.com, 4/6)....Discovery Communications President & CEO DAVID ZASLAV's '16 pay package amounted to $37.2M, up 14.8% compared with his '15 compensation of $32.4M (HOLLYWOODREPORTER.com, 4/5)....Giants QB ELI MANNING received the Ernie Accorsi Humanitarian Award Thursday night at the New York Athletic Club (NEWSDAY, 4/7)....A Hornets education initiative “created in response to the violent protests Charlotte endured last summer has awarded a pair of multi-year scholarships” to Charlotte teens VICTOR MIRANDA and KAY’LLA RICHARDSON. Both are “getting four-year scholarships of up to $15,000 annually from the Hornets Players Scholarship Fund” (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 4/7)....Seahawks P JON RYAN is “becoming a co-owner” of the independent collegiate woodbat Great West League Portland Pickles (OREGONLIVE.com, 4/5).
