Top Entertainment News Briefs: From Olympics Hype to Hollywood Strikes

The U.S. women's water polo team aims for a record fourth gold with support from Flavor Flav. Warner Bros Discovery will sue the NBA over rejected broadcasting rights. Louis Theroux discusses his new documentary 'Tell Them You Love Me'. Taylor Swift loans personal items to V&A museum. SAG-AFTRA video game performers strike over AI and pay. Charli XCX, Ghetts, and others nominated for Mercury Prize. Disney and Warner Bros announce a new streaming bundle. Harvey Weinstein hospitalized with COVID. 'Las Azules' TV series based on Mexico's first female police officers debuts. Snoop Dogg to cover the Paris Olympics with social media influencers.

The U.S. women's team is poised to win an unprecedented fourth straight gold medal in water polo at the Paris Olympics, with American rapper Flavor Flav, a surprising ally, sponsoring and supporting them. This unlikely collaboration began when team captain Maggie Steffens made a public plea for financial support in May, prompting Flav to step in and offer his assistance.

In a legal twist, Warner Bros Discovery plans to sue the NBA in New York after the league dismissed its matching bid for TV broadcasting rights. The NBA's decision ended a four-decade-long partnership with Warner's TNT sports division, opting instead to sign new 11-year deals worth $77 billion with ESPN, NBCUniversal, and Amazon.com.

Documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux hopes his provocative new film 'Tell Them You Love Me' will spark conversations about consent and sexual assault. The true crime documentary delves into the controversial story of U.S. university professor Anna Stubblefield and her relationship with a man with cerebral palsy, resulting in her being charged with sexual assault.

(With inputs from agencies.)