Mariah Carey is replacing Kate Upton as the new public face of Game of War: Fire Age

Mariah Carey — pop icon, imperfect angel, elusive chanteuse — is replacing model Kate Upton as the public face of Game of War: Fire Age, according to TMZ. Carey's commitment includes a seven-figure pay check; a 30-second commercial filmed by Alan Taylor, the director of Thor: The Dark World and the upcoming Terminator Genisys; and the use of her music in future promotional material. Upton was the centerpiece of a $40 million advertising campaign launched by the mobile strategy game's developer, Machine Zone, and she made her way into the game...

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Kate Upton, “Cool Girl”: How the supermodel conquered Hollywood

Model Kate Upton attends the 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue launch party at Crimson on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 in New York.(Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP) (Credit: Brad Barket) Kate Upton’s making her film debut this Friday in “The Other Woman” — that is, if you don’t consider “Cat Daddy” a work of cinematic art. Before Upton rose to such professional heights that she could sell a movie simply by bouncing in slow-motion during...

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Kate Upton’s Million Dollar Video Game Payday

Game of War: Fire Age via YouTube GAMING By Peter Kafka @pkafka EMAIL ETHICS August 23, 2015, 10:30 AM PD Remember that video game ad you saw during the Super Bowl, starring Kate Upton? She got a million dollars for that. So says the game CEO who hired her for the ad campaign — at least, according to another game executive he is suing. Confused? Fair enough. First, the backstory: The report about...

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The ultimate pin-up! Kate Upton stars in stunning calendar shoot for the first issue of CR Men's Book as editor Carine Roitfeld hails her as the 'Marilyn of today

Kate Upton is often labeled as a modern-day Marilyn Monroe, thanks to her enviable curves, bouncy blonde locks and classically beautiful features.  And now, the 23-year-old actress is once again channeling her inner Marilyn as she stars in a stunning calendar-style shoot for the first ever issue of former Vogue Editor Carine Roitfeld's newest project, CR Men's Book.  'Kate has always been everything I love,' Carine, 60, explained...

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Kate Upton And Boyfriend Justin Verlander Undertake Dangerous Stunt

Model Kate Upton arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala Benefit celebrating the opening of "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" in New York May 5, 2014. Reuters/Carlo Allegri We have all seen the sensuous side of famous bikini model Kate Upton but not many people know that she is a dare devil at heart. The Sports Illustrated model and her boyfriend Justin Verlander unraveled their adventurous side recently...

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Why Kate Upton’s ego ‘is ruining her career’

Diva behavior, a flailing film career and burned bridges in the modeling industry: Why Kate Upton may be all washed up. Above: Upton's attempt at acting in "The Other Woman" came up short. Top right: Celebrating her 2012 Sports Illustrated cover. Bottom right: Upton at a promotional event for her much-maligned "Game of War" app.Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images; Barry Wetcher/Twentieth Century Fox; Han Myung-Gu/WireImage It’s hard to imagine...

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