{
  "id": 7165818,
  "title": "New York Knicks Player Jalen Brunson — Emmys Host Mariska Hargitay’s Buddy — Expected to Open Show (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/new-york-knicks-player-jalen-brunson-emmys-host-mariska-hargitays",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-13T20:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/new-york-knicks-jalen-brunson-emmys-mariska-hargitay-1236860658/"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "As Monday’s 78th Emmys ceremony fast approaches, Variety has learned of two new highlights that viewers should expect to see: New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson is expected to appear via a pre-tape at the start of the telecast, while Reba McEntire has been tapped to perform a Dolly Parton song in tribute to […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "With New York Knicks superfan Mariska Hargitay as …",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/with-new-york-knicks-superfan-mariska-hargitay-as",
        "published": "2026-09-14T01:28:55.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}