Ashley O'Brien

Outta the House: Eastern Conference Finals edition

Disney paid a 13-year-old $15,000 an episode while selling $100 million in merchandise with her face on it. She never saw a dollar of the merch money. Hilary Duff made $975,000 total for 65 episodes of Lizzie McGuire. The show's dolls, sleeping bags, notebooks, and Kohl's apparel line generated over $100 million in revenue for Disney. Her cut of that: reportedly zero. The movie grossed $55.5 million worldwide. She got $1 million. Then Disney tried to lock her in. They offered a primetime ABC spinoff at $35,000 per episode and a sequel for $4 million plus 4% of gross. When her mother pushed for better terms, Disney gave them 24 hours to accept and then pulled the entire deal. Her mom's quote: "Disney thought they'd be able to bully us into accepting whatever offer they wanted to make, and they couldn't. We walked away from a sequel. They walked away from a franchise." She was 16. Most child stars who walk away from their franchise at 16 don't come back. The list of early-2000s Disney kids who maintained stable careers, stable finances, and stable public lives is brutally short. Duff did seven seasons of Younger. Wrote novels. Raised three kids. Stayed out of tabloids for a decade. Then in late 2025, she dropped a comeback single. Her "Small Rooms, Big Nerves" warm-up shows sold out instantly, marking her first headline concerts in over a decade. The Lucky Me Tour starts June 2026. Seven countries. 47 North American cities. Madison Square Garden. Red Rocks. The O2 in London. She added second nights in LA, New York, Toronto, and London because the first dates sold out too fast. Her husband produced the album. The math that sticks: Disney made $100 million off a teenager and paid her less than $2 million total. Twenty-five years later she's headlining MSG and they're still selling Lizzie McGuire reruns. That hallway walk on JHud's set is 25 years of receipts arriving at once.

Sources: The bracket for the Players Era 8 Tournament --- which will start on November 17th in Las Vegas --- has been set. Houston/Rutgers Florida/Notre Dame West Virginia/Auburn Kansas/UNLV

Fun to catch up with Rich Rodriguez as he adjusts to "the most chaotic time in the history of college sports." @espn Q&A on 150 new players in 2 years, who'll start at QB, a few high-profile freshman who've flashed and his "happiness" after a losing season. Can WVU win in this era? espn.com/college-footba…

breakup game, 3.0 for this household!

MLB players are traveling to a town of 30,000 people in West Virginia and it's not for the scenery. It's for a $5,000,000 Pitching Lab that is officially outperforming some Major League tech. 👇🧵 @stevesabins @WVUBaseball @WVUbiomechanics

Hey @Raiders, need an on-air host? We know a guy.... We gave @fernandomendoza’s little brother, Max, our camcorder for the @NFL Draft, and the footage does not disappoint. 📹 (s/o The Max Mendoza Show) @bigten | @IndianaFootball

Morgantown friends!! I am in need of a handyman who can help with some of my projects on my house in Star City. Any suggestions would be so appreciated!

West Virginia! I'm heading over to the Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium this Saturday for the Gold-Blue Spring Festival. We'll be kicking off a free show at 2:30pm. See you out there 🤙 @WestVirginiaU @WVUSports @WVUfootball

No alterations needed. @McIlroyRory proves he is tailored for the moment, securing back-to-back jackets at Augusta.

I’ve been lucky to experience some cool things in my career…today was another @TheMasters ☘️

Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶 The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end.

Solo leader @TheMasters.

the absolute joy a masters update brings me

The official trailer for ‘REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES’ has been released. Starring Sally Field, Lewis Pullman, and the voice of Alfred Molina. Premieres May 8 on Netflix.

Under the Umbrellas with Tommy and Frankie Fleetwood. They both have goals set for this week. #themasters Watch now on the Masters YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=XI2nBL…

Happy Frankie Fleetwood Redemption Day to all who celebrate. #TheMasters

All eyes on the Par 3 contest tomorrow Trying me hahdest

Big day for Frankie Fleetwood tomorrow. He is dialed in for his par-3 contest shot after working with Adrian Rietveld on the TaylorMade truck. 🎯