Kerry Kennedy, president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, has announced the winners of the 2024 Ripple of Hope Awards: Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter, actor, director, and producer; Antonio Neri, president and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise; John W. Rogers, Jr., chairman and co-ceo of Ariel Investments; and Tom Wilson, chair, president, and CEO of The Allstate Corporation.
The laureates will be honored on Wednesday, December 11, at a ceremony in New York City.
The Rfk Ripple of Hope Award annually honors exemplary leaders across government, business, advocacy, and entertainment who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to social change and worked to protect and advance equity, justice, and human rights. This year’s laureates have made a widespread impact, including Wilson’s work to empower youth and improve communities through the Allstate Foundation. Neri and Rogers have significantly improved their respective workplaces through enhanced employee benefits and experiences as well as thoughtful Esg...
The laureates will be honored on Wednesday, December 11, at a ceremony in New York City.
The Rfk Ripple of Hope Award annually honors exemplary leaders across government, business, advocacy, and entertainment who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to social change and worked to protect and advance equity, justice, and human rights. This year’s laureates have made a widespread impact, including Wilson’s work to empower youth and improve communities through the Allstate Foundation. Neri and Rogers have significantly improved their respective workplaces through enhanced employee benefits and experiences as well as thoughtful Esg...
- 5/8/2024
- Look to the Stars
As part of this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association weekend, Deadline gathered the creator and cast of Netflix’s The Diplomat for an event hosted by the Irish ambassador to the United States, Geraldine Byrne Nason.
Stars Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell, creator Debora Cahn and Nason sat down for a panel with Deadline’s Ted Johnson, before guests who included Samantha Power, Anthony Fauci and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-mn).
When asked about the real-life similarities of her life to the show, the Irish Ambassador quipped, “Some things I haven’t seen were the kind of skinny dipping.”
“Don’t limit yourself. It may still come to pass,” Russell responded.
There are many other similarities, Nason said.
“There is very little that we would ever say is fair in love or war, or politics or diplomacy,” she said. “But I think what we as diplomats, our trade, is to...
Stars Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell, creator Debora Cahn and Nason sat down for a panel with Deadline’s Ted Johnson, before guests who included Samantha Power, Anthony Fauci and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-mn).
When asked about the real-life similarities of her life to the show, the Irish Ambassador quipped, “Some things I haven’t seen were the kind of skinny dipping.”
“Don’t limit yourself. It may still come to pass,” Russell responded.
There are many other similarities, Nason said.
“There is very little that we would ever say is fair in love or war, or politics or diplomacy,” she said. “But I think what we as diplomats, our trade, is to...
- 4/29/2024
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
The chants and shouts of pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupted the entry to the Washington Hilton for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, but once inside, attendees were greeted with what has become the usual scene: Celebrities on the red carpet, a crush for the security line and glitterati packed into a cavernous ballroom.
“I want to thank my wife for enduring lots of jokes and for agreeing to individually meet everyone in this room right after the ceremony,” the evening’s featured entertainer, Colin Jost, quipped about Scarlett Johansson, who posed for photos with a non-stop stream of attendees. She continued to do so later in the evening, at the Comcast-nbcu after party at the French ambassador’s residence.
Joe Biden laughs at Colin Jost as he entertains at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
The protests outside — now ubiquitous at any public event, much less one that mixes politics,...
“I want to thank my wife for enduring lots of jokes and for agreeing to individually meet everyone in this room right after the ceremony,” the evening’s featured entertainer, Colin Jost, quipped about Scarlett Johansson, who posed for photos with a non-stop stream of attendees. She continued to do so later in the evening, at the Comcast-nbcu after party at the French ambassador’s residence.
Joe Biden laughs at Colin Jost as he entertains at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
The protests outside — now ubiquitous at any public event, much less one that mixes politics,...
- 4/28/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is running online advertising to raise cash for 2024 — and a portion of that ad spending is monetizing pro-Nazi content on the streaming service Rumble, Rolling Stone has observed.
In a short video ad that plays before select videos on Rumble, Trump makes a pitch to the Maga masses to help him counter “crooked Joe Biden” by donating to his 2024 campaign: “I am very humbly asking if you could chip in $5, $10, or even $25.” Trump vows that donors will help him “win back the White House” and “make America great again,...
In a short video ad that plays before select videos on Rumble, Trump makes a pitch to the Maga masses to help him counter “crooked Joe Biden” by donating to his 2024 campaign: “I am very humbly asking if you could chip in $5, $10, or even $25.” Trump vows that donors will help him “win back the White House” and “make America great again,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Variety is premiering the trailer (below) for feature documentary “Transition,” which follows Australian filmmaker Jordan Bryon, a trans man, as he embeds with a Taliban unit as they retake control of Afghanistan.
The film, directed by Monica Villamizar and Bryon, will be released in the U.S. on March 26 by Gravitas Ventures. The film is available now for pre-order on Apple. AGC International is selling it at the European Film Market this week.
“Transition” is produced by Villamizar and was financed by AGC Unwritten and Our Time Projects. Academy Award-nominated documentary director Matthew Heineman (“Cartel Land”) is executive producing with Stuart Ford, Lourdes Diaz, Joel Zimmer, Bj Levin, Sebastian Hernandez, Juan Manuel Betancourt and Joedan Okun.
The film’s primary subjects are Bryon, Afghan cinematographer Farzad Fetrat (“Teddy”) and Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Kiana Hayeri.
“Transition” had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival to audience and critical acclaim and was...
The film, directed by Monica Villamizar and Bryon, will be released in the U.S. on March 26 by Gravitas Ventures. The film is available now for pre-order on Apple. AGC International is selling it at the European Film Market this week.
“Transition” is produced by Villamizar and was financed by AGC Unwritten and Our Time Projects. Academy Award-nominated documentary director Matthew Heineman (“Cartel Land”) is executive producing with Stuart Ford, Lourdes Diaz, Joel Zimmer, Bj Levin, Sebastian Hernandez, Juan Manuel Betancourt and Joedan Okun.
The film’s primary subjects are Bryon, Afghan cinematographer Farzad Fetrat (“Teddy”) and Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Kiana Hayeri.
“Transition” had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival to audience and critical acclaim and was...
- 2/16/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
After a year of getting roundly humiliated by Donald Trump and failing to unseat him as the leader of the Republican Party, Ron DeSantis finally dropped out of the race and endorsed Trump’s bid to reclaim the White House. But while the former president publicly retired his “DeSanctimonious” nickname, Trump has privately made clear over the past two weeks that he’s not ready to let go of his grudge against the Florida governor and former ally.
According to two sources with knowledge of the matter and another person briefed on it,...
According to two sources with knowledge of the matter and another person briefed on it,...
- 2/8/2024
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) created a burner X account to express her disapproval of former President Donald Trump and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and to praise Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the months ahead of the Iowa caucuses.
This account, @Kimberl26890376, had the username, “Kimberly Reynolds,” a photo of Reynolds as its profile picture before it was suspended on January 11, and then seemed to be deleted altogether.
Only 259 people followed this account before its removal.
The account did not link back Reynolds’ official @IAGovernor account or her personal @KimReynoldsIA account.
The user of the burner account, in her posts, made no reference to the fact she is the governor of Iowa.
Most of the @Kimberl26890376 account’s 58 posts have come in recent months and are related to the Republican presidential primary.
Reynolds, in one of her posts, used the account to repost a meme from a DeSantis supporter named Barbarian Steve.
This account, @Kimberl26890376, had the username, “Kimberly Reynolds,” a photo of Reynolds as its profile picture before it was suspended on January 11, and then seemed to be deleted altogether.
Only 259 people followed this account before its removal.
The account did not link back Reynolds’ official @IAGovernor account or her personal @KimReynoldsIA account.
The user of the burner account, in her posts, made no reference to the fact she is the governor of Iowa.
Most of the @Kimberl26890376 account’s 58 posts have come in recent months and are related to the Republican presidential primary.
Reynolds, in one of her posts, used the account to repost a meme from a DeSantis supporter named Barbarian Steve.
- 2/3/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
A documentary series about Elizabeth Taylor is in the works at the BBC, with Kim Kardashian among the producers.
Elizabeth Taylor is undoubtedly one of the most iconic film stars of her era. By the mid 1960s, she was the highest paid film star in the world.
There have been copious books written and films made about the star too – Taylor has been portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter, Lindsay Lohan, Sherilyn Fenn and Louella Parsons among others; a biopic called A Special Relationship starring Rachel Weisz and written by Simon Beaufoy was announced in 2019, but there has been no news since then.
Now though, the BBC has commissioned a three part documentary, Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar, which will be executive produced by Kim Kardashian, Kari Lia and Hamish Fergusson.
The description of the documentary reads as follows:
The series will take a deep dive into Taylor’s craft and technique...
Elizabeth Taylor is undoubtedly one of the most iconic film stars of her era. By the mid 1960s, she was the highest paid film star in the world.
There have been copious books written and films made about the star too – Taylor has been portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter, Lindsay Lohan, Sherilyn Fenn and Louella Parsons among others; a biopic called A Special Relationship starring Rachel Weisz and written by Simon Beaufoy was announced in 2019, but there has been no news since then.
Now though, the BBC has commissioned a three part documentary, Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar, which will be executive produced by Kim Kardashian, Kari Lia and Hamish Fergusson.
The description of the documentary reads as follows:
The series will take a deep dive into Taylor’s craft and technique...
- 1/30/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Kim Kardashian is contributing to a major project about the life and legacy of Elizabeth Taylor.
BBC Arts has commissioned Passion Pictures to make a three-part documentary series on the late icon, executive produced by and featuring the Kardashians reality TV star and mogul.
The working title is Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar, and will explore “one of Hollywood’s most famous names,” via THR.
Keep reading to find out more…
The series promises to feature “privileged access to those who knew her best, including members of Elizabeth Taylor’s family, friends, and colleagues from throughout her stellar career,” highlighting “a superstar who transformed not just Hollywood but fame itself, as she went from child star to highest-paid actress in the world.”
“For too long the story of Elizabeth Taylor has been told as a soap opera. The eight marriages, the diamonds, the addictions. This series gives Elizabeth Taylor the significance she richly deserves,...
BBC Arts has commissioned Passion Pictures to make a three-part documentary series on the late icon, executive produced by and featuring the Kardashians reality TV star and mogul.
The working title is Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar, and will explore “one of Hollywood’s most famous names,” via THR.
Keep reading to find out more…
The series promises to feature “privileged access to those who knew her best, including members of Elizabeth Taylor’s family, friends, and colleagues from throughout her stellar career,” highlighting “a superstar who transformed not just Hollywood but fame itself, as she went from child star to highest-paid actress in the world.”
“For too long the story of Elizabeth Taylor has been told as a soap opera. The eight marriages, the diamonds, the addictions. This series gives Elizabeth Taylor the significance she richly deserves,...
- 1/29/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Kim Kardashian will produce and star in an Elizabeth Taylor Documentary for the BBC. The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star, a longtime fan of the legendary actor, calls the Oscar-winning superstar “unapologetically herself, a fighter” as Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar dives into the backstory of one of Hollywood’s most famous names.
Kim Kardashian calls Elizabeth Taylor ‘a fighter’
The Skims founder will executive produce Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar alongside Kari Lia and Hamish Fergusson. The BBC reports the series promises to feature “privileged access to those who knew her best, including members of Elizabeth Taylor’s family, friends, and colleagues from throughout her stellar career.”
“Elizabeth Taylor was unapologetically herself, a fighter,” Kim Kardashian said in a statement. “She is proof that you can keep evolving and changing and have different chapters in your life. And she paved the way for all of us who came after her with that blueprint.
Kim Kardashian calls Elizabeth Taylor ‘a fighter’
The Skims founder will executive produce Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar alongside Kari Lia and Hamish Fergusson. The BBC reports the series promises to feature “privileged access to those who knew her best, including members of Elizabeth Taylor’s family, friends, and colleagues from throughout her stellar career.”
“Elizabeth Taylor was unapologetically herself, a fighter,” Kim Kardashian said in a statement. “She is proof that you can keep evolving and changing and have different chapters in your life. And she paved the way for all of us who came after her with that blueprint.
- 1/29/2024
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Kim Kardashian is set to both executive produce and feature in an upcoming docuseries about Elizabeth Taylor.
Commissioned by the BBC, the three-part documentary — given the working title “Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar” — is coming from the Oscar-winning “Searching for Sugar Man” production house Passion Pictures, behind the recent Sundance hit “Super/Man” about Christopher Reeve.
The series will take a deep dive into Taylor’s craft and technique as an actor — one who mesmerized cinema-goers, but also changed the relationship between audiences and stars — showing how she reinvented the nature of fame, even as she smashed the glass ceiling in Hollywood, before going on to become a billion-dollar businesswoman, activist and advocate. Fremantle will be shopping the doc series globally.
“Elizabeth Taylor was unapologetically herself, a fighter,” said Kardashian, who conducted the last interview with her before she died. “She is proof that you can keep evolving and changing and...
Commissioned by the BBC, the three-part documentary — given the working title “Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar” — is coming from the Oscar-winning “Searching for Sugar Man” production house Passion Pictures, behind the recent Sundance hit “Super/Man” about Christopher Reeve.
The series will take a deep dive into Taylor’s craft and technique as an actor — one who mesmerized cinema-goers, but also changed the relationship between audiences and stars — showing how she reinvented the nature of fame, even as she smashed the glass ceiling in Hollywood, before going on to become a billion-dollar businesswoman, activist and advocate. Fremantle will be shopping the doc series globally.
“Elizabeth Taylor was unapologetically herself, a fighter,” said Kardashian, who conducted the last interview with her before she died. “She is proof that you can keep evolving and changing and...
- 1/29/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
BBC Arts has commissioned Academy Award-winning production firm Passion Pictures (Searching for Sugar Man, Wham!) to make a three-part documentary series on Elizabeth Taylor, executive produced by and featuring Kim Kardashian.
The BBC unveiled the project with the working title Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar on Monday, noting that Taylor is “one of Hollywood’s most famous names.”
Executive produced by Kari Lia, Hamish Fergusson and Kardashian, the series promises to feature “privileged access to those who knew her best, including members of Elizabeth Taylor’s family, friends, and colleagues from throughout her stellar career.” And it vows to shine the spotlight on “a superstar who transformed not just Hollywood but fame itself, as she went from child star to highest-paid actress in the world.”
A show description also highlights: “For too long the story of Elizabeth Taylor has been told as a soap opera. The eight marriages, the diamonds, the addictions.
The BBC unveiled the project with the working title Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar on Monday, noting that Taylor is “one of Hollywood’s most famous names.”
Executive produced by Kari Lia, Hamish Fergusson and Kardashian, the series promises to feature “privileged access to those who knew her best, including members of Elizabeth Taylor’s family, friends, and colleagues from throughout her stellar career.” And it vows to shine the spotlight on “a superstar who transformed not just Hollywood but fame itself, as she went from child star to highest-paid actress in the world.”
A show description also highlights: “For too long the story of Elizabeth Taylor has been told as a soap opera. The eight marriages, the diamonds, the addictions.
- 1/29/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) said that Dr. Anthony Fauci should go to prison for his “dishonesty” regarding the Covid-19 pandemic and accused the former U.S. chief medical adviser to the president of lying to Congress.
“For his dishonesty, frankly, he should go to prison,” Paul said on The Cats Roundtable radio show on Wabc. “If you lie to Congress, and you’re dishonest, and you won’t accept responsibility. For his mistake in judgment, he should just be pilloried. He should never be accepted.”
Later, he added, “History should judge him as a deficient person who made one of the worst decisions in public health history — in the entire history of the world.”
He then accused Fauci of working with a lab in China to develop the Covid virus, which killed “somewhere between 10 and 20 million” worldwide.
Paul accused Fauci of deciding to “fund dangerous research — gain-of-function research, where you allow viruses to be combined.
“For his dishonesty, frankly, he should go to prison,” Paul said on The Cats Roundtable radio show on Wabc. “If you lie to Congress, and you’re dishonest, and you won’t accept responsibility. For his mistake in judgment, he should just be pilloried. He should never be accepted.”
Later, he added, “History should judge him as a deficient person who made one of the worst decisions in public health history — in the entire history of the world.”
He then accused Fauci of working with a lab in China to develop the Covid virus, which killed “somewhere between 10 and 20 million” worldwide.
Paul accused Fauci of deciding to “fund dangerous research — gain-of-function research, where you allow viruses to be combined.
- 1/22/2024
- by Casey Rivera
- Uinterview
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign Sunday, ending his 2024 White House bid just before the New Hampshire primary while endorsing his bitter rival Donald Trump.
The decision leaves Trump and former Un Ambassador Nikki Haley as the last major candidates remaining in the race ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. This is the scenario Trump’s foes in the GOP have long sought, raising the stakes for this week’s contest as the party’s last chance to stop the former president who has so far dominated the race.
But as some Trump critics cheered, DeSantis nodded toward Trump’s primary dominance — and attacked Haley — in an exit video he posted on social media.
“It’s clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance,” DeSantis said in the straight-to-camera video, delivered in a cheerful tone.
He continued:...
The decision leaves Trump and former Un Ambassador Nikki Haley as the last major candidates remaining in the race ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. This is the scenario Trump’s foes in the GOP have long sought, raising the stakes for this week’s contest as the party’s last chance to stop the former president who has so far dominated the race.
But as some Trump critics cheered, DeSantis nodded toward Trump’s primary dominance — and attacked Haley — in an exit video he posted on social media.
“It’s clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance,” DeSantis said in the straight-to-camera video, delivered in a cheerful tone.
He continued:...
- 1/21/2024
- by The Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, ending a faltering bid where he tried to cast himself as a Trump-like candidate in a race where so much of the Republican base ended up preferring the real thing.
In a videotaped message posted this afternoon, DeSantis said that he was suspending his campaign and endorsing Donald Trump.
“It is clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance,” DeSantis said in the video, in which he thanked his staff and his wife and quoted Winston Churchill, kind of.
DeSantis’ exit leaves just Trump and former Un ambassador Nikki Haley in the race, with Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary likely to show whether the bid for the GOP nomination is all but over.
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
– Winston Churchill pic.
In a videotaped message posted this afternoon, DeSantis said that he was suspending his campaign and endorsing Donald Trump.
“It is clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance,” DeSantis said in the video, in which he thanked his staff and his wife and quoted Winston Churchill, kind of.
DeSantis’ exit leaves just Trump and former Un ambassador Nikki Haley in the race, with Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary likely to show whether the bid for the GOP nomination is all but over.
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
– Winston Churchill pic.
- 1/21/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) fired shots at former President Donald Trump and Fox News regarding Trump’s recent town hall appearance on the network this week.
The discussion on Morning Joe began with a clip of Trump in his town hall on Fox, where he declared, “Florida did shut down. Ron DeSantis shut down, or as he’s known, Ron Desanctimonious. He shut his state down very violently, actually, and shut the highways down the roads down.”
Host Joe Scarborough then questioned the accuracy of Trump’s statement and recalled Trump’s past criticism of DeSantis when he didn’t push stricter measures to combat the pandemic.
In response, DeSantis called out Trump’s reliance on Dr. Anthony Fauci. “They were running commercials in October of 2020 for his reelection, bragging that he followed everything Fauci said. And then when Fauci, Donald Trump’s last day in office, he gave Fauci a commendation.
The discussion on Morning Joe began with a clip of Trump in his town hall on Fox, where he declared, “Florida did shut down. Ron DeSantis shut down, or as he’s known, Ron Desanctimonious. He shut his state down very violently, actually, and shut the highways down the roads down.”
Host Joe Scarborough then questioned the accuracy of Trump’s statement and recalled Trump’s past criticism of DeSantis when he didn’t push stricter measures to combat the pandemic.
In response, DeSantis called out Trump’s reliance on Dr. Anthony Fauci. “They were running commercials in October of 2020 for his reelection, bragging that he followed everything Fauci said. And then when Fauci, Donald Trump’s last day in office, he gave Fauci a commendation.
- 1/14/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers will not return to “The Pat McAfee Show” for the remainder of this season, host Pat McAfee announced Wednesday.
“So ‘Aaron Rodgers Tuesday’ Season 4, is done,” McAfee said at the beginning of Wednesday’s episode. “There could be a lot of people that are happy with that. Myself included, to be honest with you. The way it ended, it got real loud. I’m happy that he’s not gonna be in my mentions going forward, which is great news.”
We've given a lot of people who have been waiting for us to fail a lot of ammo the last week..
Let's chat about sports #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/S7J3FGprv0
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) January 10, 2024
Rodgers was originally planned to appear on the show through the NFL playoffs, which kick off this weekend. He has been an outspoken critic of the Covid vaccine and Dr. Anthony Fauci...
“So ‘Aaron Rodgers Tuesday’ Season 4, is done,” McAfee said at the beginning of Wednesday’s episode. “There could be a lot of people that are happy with that. Myself included, to be honest with you. The way it ended, it got real loud. I’m happy that he’s not gonna be in my mentions going forward, which is great news.”
We've given a lot of people who have been waiting for us to fail a lot of ammo the last week..
Let's chat about sports #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/S7J3FGprv0
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) January 10, 2024
Rodgers was originally planned to appear on the show through the NFL playoffs, which kick off this weekend. He has been an outspoken critic of the Covid vaccine and Dr. Anthony Fauci...
- 1/10/2024
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
As promised, Aaron Rodgers was a guest on The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday, where he addressed Jimmy Kimmel’s on-air comments from the day prior about their recent tension and called out an ESPN executive’s remarks regarding the situation.
After Kimmel spent the first seven minutes of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday criticizing Rodgers’ remarks from last week about Jeffrey Epstein and questioning the NFL star’s intelligence, the New York Jets quarterback said that the conflict between the pair is connected to differing beliefs about Covid-19. In 2022, Rodgers admitted to misleading the media about his Covid-19 vaccination status after he announced the year prior that he was “immunized” before news later broke that he was not, in fact, vaccinated.
“The history of this — whatever this is between Jimmy and I — this goes back to Covid times,” Rodgers said Tuesday on the program that airs on ESPN.
After Kimmel spent the first seven minutes of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday criticizing Rodgers’ remarks from last week about Jeffrey Epstein and questioning the NFL star’s intelligence, the New York Jets quarterback said that the conflict between the pair is connected to differing beliefs about Covid-19. In 2022, Rodgers admitted to misleading the media about his Covid-19 vaccination status after he announced the year prior that he was “immunized” before news later broke that he was not, in fact, vaccinated.
“The history of this — whatever this is between Jimmy and I — this goes back to Covid times,” Rodgers said Tuesday on the program that airs on ESPN.
- 1/9/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Aaron Rodgers returned to his weekly segment on The Pat McAfee Show to address his feud with Jimmy Kimmel. The New York Jets quarterback appeared in the second hour of the show, where he went right into it, saying there were people who wanted “to censor the show.”
Rodgers started off by reminding viewers of his history with Kimmel, saying it went “back to Covid times” where the ABC late-night show host made “jokes about my immunization.” The football star said he didn’t like how Kimmel mentioned unvaccinated people “don’t deserve treatment” or “if they’re at a hospital, they shouldn’t get a hospital bed.” Rodgers also took a swipe at Dr. Anthony Fauci, calling him “one of the biggest spreaders of misinformation during Covid times,” with Kimmel giving him a platform.
“In my opinion, [Kimmel] ripped me about the vax and that turns out to be an...
Rodgers started off by reminding viewers of his history with Kimmel, saying it went “back to Covid times” where the ABC late-night show host made “jokes about my immunization.” The football star said he didn’t like how Kimmel mentioned unvaccinated people “don’t deserve treatment” or “if they’re at a hospital, they shouldn’t get a hospital bed.” Rodgers also took a swipe at Dr. Anthony Fauci, calling him “one of the biggest spreaders of misinformation during Covid times,” with Kimmel giving him a platform.
“In my opinion, [Kimmel] ripped me about the vax and that turns out to be an...
- 1/9/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Update, with John Schneider statement and additional tweets: On the night he lost Fox’s The Masked Singer and spoke to various news outlets about the upcoming one-year anniversary of his wife’s death, former Dukes of Hazzard actor John Schneider called for the public executions of President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden.
In a since-deleted post on X/Twitter – screen-captured by many X users including Joe Adalian, West Coast Edtior of New York Magazine’s Vulture – Schneider responded to a tweet by the president with “Mr. President, I believe you are guilty of treason and should be public hung [sic). Your son too. Your response is..? Sincerely, John Schneider.”
In a statement released through his rep, Schneider denied calling for violence or making threats.
“Seriously, folks?,” Schneider said in a statement to Deadline. “I said no such thing. Despite headlines claiming otherwise, I absolutely did not call for an act of violence or threaten a U.S.
In a since-deleted post on X/Twitter – screen-captured by many X users including Joe Adalian, West Coast Edtior of New York Magazine’s Vulture – Schneider responded to a tweet by the president with “Mr. President, I believe you are guilty of treason and should be public hung [sic). Your son too. Your response is..? Sincerely, John Schneider.”
In a statement released through his rep, Schneider denied calling for violence or making threats.
“Seriously, folks?,” Schneider said in a statement to Deadline. “I said no such thing. Despite headlines claiming otherwise, I absolutely did not call for an act of violence or threaten a U.S.
- 12/21/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Kate McKinnon, whose celebrated 11-year stint on Saturday Night Live ended in 2022, is heading back to Studio 8H — this time as headliner.
NBC announced Wednesday that the two-time Emmy winner (and Barbie scene-stealer) will serve as host for the first time on Dec. 16, alongside musical guest Billie Eilish (marking her third time on SNL).
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Meanwhile, one week earlier — on Dec. 9 — Adam Driver (Ferrari) will handle hosting duties, with...
NBC announced Wednesday that the two-time Emmy winner (and Barbie scene-stealer) will serve as host for the first time on Dec. 16, alongside musical guest Billie Eilish (marking her third time on SNL).
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Meanwhile, one week earlier — on Dec. 9 — Adam Driver (Ferrari) will handle hosting duties, with...
- 11/29/2023
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced that Fran Drescher, SAG-AFTRA president, actor, writer, and activist, will receive the 2023 Ripple of Hope Award in recognition of her leadership advocating for workers’ rights.
Drescher will join fellow 2023 honorees, including The Edwin Barbey Charitable Trust, a donor-advised fund of the Arizona Community Foundation, and the previously announced January 6th Select Committee, at the annual Ripple of Hope Gala in New York City on December 6.
The Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award honors exemplary leaders across government, business, advocacy, and entertainment who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to social change and worked to protect and advance equity, justice, and human rights. Since being elected SAG-AFTRA president in 2021 during an unprecedented time in the union’s history, Drescher has sought to safeguard workers and performers amid new industry challenges, has encouraged a culture of respect and empathy, and has advocated for a living wage.
Drescher will join fellow 2023 honorees, including The Edwin Barbey Charitable Trust, a donor-advised fund of the Arizona Community Foundation, and the previously announced January 6th Select Committee, at the annual Ripple of Hope Gala in New York City on December 6.
The Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award honors exemplary leaders across government, business, advocacy, and entertainment who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to social change and worked to protect and advance equity, justice, and human rights. Since being elected SAG-AFTRA president in 2021 during an unprecedented time in the union’s history, Drescher has sought to safeguard workers and performers amid new industry challenges, has encouraged a culture of respect and empathy, and has advocated for a living wage.
- 11/22/2023
- Look to the Stars
Over two years ago, rapper Nicki Minaj faced backlash for spreading misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine through a viral tweet.
Although she was invited to the 2021 Met Gala, Minaj refused to attend because she did not want to comply with the vaccination restrictions.
She said in another tweet, “If I get vaccinated, it won’t be for the Met. It’ll be once I feel I’ve done enough research.”
She then reminded everyone to wear the appropriate mask. “Wear the mask with 2 strings that grips your head & face,” she added. “Not that loose one.”
Later that same day, she posted another tweet explaining that she did not want to get the vaccine because of the side effects.
“My cousin in Trinidad won’t get the vaccine cuz his friend got it & became impotent,” she tweeted. “His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding.
Although she was invited to the 2021 Met Gala, Minaj refused to attend because she did not want to comply with the vaccination restrictions.
She said in another tweet, “If I get vaccinated, it won’t be for the Met. It’ll be once I feel I’ve done enough research.”
She then reminded everyone to wear the appropriate mask. “Wear the mask with 2 strings that grips your head & face,” she added. “Not that loose one.”
Later that same day, she posted another tweet explaining that she did not want to get the vaccine because of the side effects.
“My cousin in Trinidad won’t get the vaccine cuz his friend got it & became impotent,” she tweeted. “His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding.
- 11/19/2023
- by Casey Rivera
- Uinterview
“Tinder Swindler” studio AGC Unwritten has sold U.S. rights to Monica Villamizar and Jordan Bryon’s feature documentary “Transition” to Gravitas Ventures.
The film follows Australian filmmaker Jordan Bryon, a trans man, as he embeds with a Taliban unit as they retake control of Afghanistan. AGC International will screen the film and launch international sales at the American Film Market next week. Gravitas will release the film in March 2024.
“Transition” is produced by Villamizar and was financed by AGC Unwritten and Our Time Projects. Academy Award-nominated documentary director Matthew Heineman (“Cartel Land”) is executive producing with Stuart Ford, Lourdes Diaz, Joel Zimmer, Bj Levin, Sebastian Hernandez, Juan Manuel Betancourt and Joedan Okun.
The film’s primary subjects are Bryon, Afghan cinematographer Farzad Fetrat (“Teddy”) and Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Kiana Hayeri.
“Transition” had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival to audience and critical acclaim and was an official selection at Sheffield DocFest,...
The film follows Australian filmmaker Jordan Bryon, a trans man, as he embeds with a Taliban unit as they retake control of Afghanistan. AGC International will screen the film and launch international sales at the American Film Market next week. Gravitas will release the film in March 2024.
“Transition” is produced by Villamizar and was financed by AGC Unwritten and Our Time Projects. Academy Award-nominated documentary director Matthew Heineman (“Cartel Land”) is executive producing with Stuart Ford, Lourdes Diaz, Joel Zimmer, Bj Levin, Sebastian Hernandez, Juan Manuel Betancourt and Joedan Okun.
The film’s primary subjects are Bryon, Afghan cinematographer Farzad Fetrat (“Teddy”) and Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Kiana Hayeri.
“Transition” had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival to audience and critical acclaim and was an official selection at Sheffield DocFest,...
- 10/26/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
X, the company formerly known as Twitter, has been at pains to lure back advertisers who deserted the platform in droves after Elon Musk‘s takeover, slashing the site’s revenue in the process. Last month, the company even rolled out expanded features for brands, including tools to help keep their ads away from undesirable content like hate speech.
But those measures have proven wildly ineffective so far, at least where one major ad partner — the NFL — is concerned. Reports from Media Matters reveal that X has been serving the...
But those measures have proven wildly ineffective so far, at least where one major ad partner — the NFL — is concerned. Reports from Media Matters reveal that X has been serving the...
- 9/28/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Megyn Kelly interviewed former President Donald Trump on her SiriusXM show on Thursday, a sitdown in in which she challenged him a bit on one of his criminal cases and some other issues. But as would be expected, she largely kept the 60 or so minutes as friendly territory for the former Celebrity Apprentice host.
At one point, the topic turned to Kelly’s question in the first Republican presidential debate in 2015, in which Kelly, then co-moderating for Fox News, asked him, “You’ve called women you don’t like fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals.”
“Only Rosie O’Donnell,” Trump answered.
“For the record, it was well beyond Rosie O’Donnell,” Kelly said, adding, “Does that sound like the temperament of a man we should elect as president?”
In Kelly’s SiriusXM interview, Trump said, “Frankly, if I didn’t come up with the answer only Rosie O’Donnell, I...
At one point, the topic turned to Kelly’s question in the first Republican presidential debate in 2015, in which Kelly, then co-moderating for Fox News, asked him, “You’ve called women you don’t like fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals.”
“Only Rosie O’Donnell,” Trump answered.
“For the record, it was well beyond Rosie O’Donnell,” Kelly said, adding, “Does that sound like the temperament of a man we should elect as president?”
In Kelly’s SiriusXM interview, Trump said, “Frankly, if I didn’t come up with the answer only Rosie O’Donnell, I...
- 9/14/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Conspiracy theorist Stew Peters made a startling demand for public executions at the latest stop on the ReAwaken America tour — calling for the death of Joe Biden’s son Hunter as well as Dr. Anthony Fauci, whom Peters insisted should “hang from a length of thick rope until he is dead.”
Peters speaks in the argot of the tin-foil-hat set. To hear him tell it, Fauci deserves the gallows because the federal physician-scientist supposedly backed a Wuhan “bioweapons lab” — and that this “illegal research” cost “millions of lives.” The younger...
Peters speaks in the argot of the tin-foil-hat set. To hear him tell it, Fauci deserves the gallows because the federal physician-scientist supposedly backed a Wuhan “bioweapons lab” — and that this “illegal research” cost “millions of lives.” The younger...
- 9/1/2023
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Ron DeSantis may be leading the Republicans he shared the debate stage with on Wednesday night, but he had just as much — if not more — at stake than any of them. Once upon a time, the Florida governor had high hopes to dethrone Donald Trump atop the GOP, but his campaign has been floundering amid a series of unforced errors and questions about his ability to connect with voters. The debate was a golden opportunity to generate momentum by, at the very least, asserting himself as the alpha of the...
- 8/24/2023
- by Ryan Bort and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Republican-funded political lightning rod who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, has filed a lawsuit against Google and its subsidiary, YouTube, alleging the companies have censored him.
In recent months, Kennedy has raised eyebrows for his conspiracy theorizing and anti-vax views, which have veered into antisemitic and anti-Asian rhetoric. He claims that the tech company collaborated with government officials, “including the Biden White House,” to muzzle him.
In the suit, Kennedy alleges YouTube has removed videos of speeches and interviews he’s given. He claims...
In recent months, Kennedy has raised eyebrows for his conspiracy theorizing and anti-vax views, which have veered into antisemitic and anti-Asian rhetoric. He claims that the tech company collaborated with government officials, “including the Biden White House,” to muzzle him.
In the suit, Kennedy alleges YouTube has removed videos of speeches and interviews he’s given. He claims...
- 8/3/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
AI has entered the contest for the race for the 2024 Republican nomination for president.
A pro-Ron DeSantis super Pac released an ad that uses a voice generated by artificial intelligence to impersonate former President Donald Trump, Politico reported.
The ad, created by the “Never Back Down” super Pac, goes after Trump over his recent criticism of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds. It calls the Republican governor “a conservative champion,” and asks why Trump is attacking her.
Then it has a quote in a voice that sounds like Trump speaking about endorsing her and holding rallies. The text is pulled from a Truth Social comment the former president posted on July 10 after Reynolds said she would remain neutral rather than endorse a candidate in the first-in-the-nation primary.
“I opened up the Governor position for Kim Reynolds, & when she fell behind, I Endorsed her, did big Rallies, & she won,” the Trump-like voice says.
A pro-Ron DeSantis super Pac released an ad that uses a voice generated by artificial intelligence to impersonate former President Donald Trump, Politico reported.
The ad, created by the “Never Back Down” super Pac, goes after Trump over his recent criticism of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds. It calls the Republican governor “a conservative champion,” and asks why Trump is attacking her.
Then it has a quote in a voice that sounds like Trump speaking about endorsing her and holding rallies. The text is pulled from a Truth Social comment the former president posted on July 10 after Reynolds said she would remain neutral rather than endorse a candidate in the first-in-the-nation primary.
“I opened up the Governor position for Kim Reynolds, & when she fell behind, I Endorsed her, did big Rallies, & she won,” the Trump-like voice says.
- 7/18/2023
- by Eileen AJ Connelly
- The Wrap
For years, Jesse Watters has signed off his various shows on Fox News with the cringe-inducing catchphrase “I’m Watters, and this is my world.” And as of Monday night, Fox News did indeed become Watters world. Watters — who cut his teeth as a minion to Bill O’Reilly — has officially taken over Fox’s coveted primetime 8 p.m. time slot.
Watters’ ascension takes place almost three months after Fox News unceremoniously fired right-wing kingmaker Tucker Carlson. After weeks of auditioning potential replacements, Fox rearranged their existing primetime lineup – sans Carlson – into a new schedule.
Watters’ ascension takes place almost three months after Fox News unceremoniously fired right-wing kingmaker Tucker Carlson. After weeks of auditioning potential replacements, Fox rearranged their existing primetime lineup – sans Carlson – into a new schedule.
- 7/18/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Ron DeSantis thumbed his nose at public health experts throughout much of the Covid-19 pandemic, cracking down on institutions looking to impose preventative measures, appointing an anti-vax surgeon general who doctored data to support his stance, and even forming a state committee to counter recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control.
NBC News is now reporting that two key public health positions in the governor and presidential candidate’s administration are empty. The openings include the chief of the Florida Health Department’s Bureau of Epidemiology, as well as the bureau’s head of surveillance.
NBC News is now reporting that two key public health positions in the governor and presidential candidate’s administration are empty. The openings include the chief of the Florida Health Department’s Bureau of Epidemiology, as well as the bureau’s head of surveillance.
- 7/7/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
San Francisco, July 5 (Ians) In a far-reaching ruling that has implications for other countries too, a judge in the US has barred key officials at the Joe Biden administration from contacting social media platforms about moderating posts and censoring conservative viewpoints protected by the First Amendment.
The ruling by judge Terry A. Doughty at US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana bars Department of Homeland Security (Dhs) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (Cisa) leader Jen Easterly, and FBI Foreign Influence Task Force leader Laura Dehmlow, as well as employees of those agencies “from contacting, working with, or asking social media companies about posts protected by the First Amendment”.
The judge wrote that plaintiffs are likely to prove that federal government officials are targeting and suppressing “millions of protected free speech postings by American citizens”, reports The Verge.
“The explosion of social media platforms has resulted...
The ruling by judge Terry A. Doughty at US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana bars Department of Homeland Security (Dhs) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (Cisa) leader Jen Easterly, and FBI Foreign Influence Task Force leader Laura Dehmlow, as well as employees of those agencies “from contacting, working with, or asking social media companies about posts protected by the First Amendment”.
The judge wrote that plaintiffs are likely to prove that federal government officials are targeting and suppressing “millions of protected free speech postings by American citizens”, reports The Verge.
“The explosion of social media platforms has resulted...
- 7/5/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Bill Maher had Robert F. Kennedy Jr. his on Club Random podcast to discuss the White House hopeful’s controversial stance on vaccines. The often-unfiltered host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher then post a clip on Twitter with the headline, “Is @RobertFKennedyJr’s position on vaccines that unreasonable?”
Have a look and listen below, and judge for yourself.
In the clip, Democrat Kennedy cites a book he wrote that summarizes “over 450 studies.” Maher then asked about “the question for your campaign” before Kennedy interrupted as said, “I’m not talking about this stuff for my campaign, I’m just talking between you and me.” The host shot back: “That’s a ridiculous assumption. Of course you’re going to have to talk about it. Rfk Jr. interrupted again, saying, “Well, if somebody asks me, I’m going to.”
Maher raised his voice and said, “They’re all...
Have a look and listen below, and judge for yourself.
In the clip, Democrat Kennedy cites a book he wrote that summarizes “over 450 studies.” Maher then asked about “the question for your campaign” before Kennedy interrupted as said, “I’m not talking about this stuff for my campaign, I’m just talking between you and me.” The host shot back: “That’s a ridiculous assumption. Of course you’re going to have to talk about it. Rfk Jr. interrupted again, saying, “Well, if somebody asks me, I’m going to.”
Maher raised his voice and said, “They’re all...
- 6/27/2023
- by Erik Pedersen and Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox News unveiled a new primetime lineup, with Jesse Watters moving to Tucker Carlson’s old 8 p.m. Et time slot and Laura Ingraham slotted earlier in the evening at 7 p.m.
Hannity will remain at 9 p.m. Et, while Greg Gutfeld’s show will take over Ingraham’s slot at 10 p.m. Et.
The network also said that Fox News @ Night with Trace Gallagher would move to 11 p.m. Et.
The changes will be effective as of July 17.
A scheduling shakeup had been anticipated since Fox News pulled Carlson’s show in April, leaving the 8 p.m. Et hour with a series of rotating hosts as Fox News Tonight. Although the show has been winning the time period against cable news rivals, it has generally drawn about half of Carlson’s audience, while Newsmax has had a ratings bump during the time period and MSNBC has improved its performance.
Hannity will remain at 9 p.m. Et, while Greg Gutfeld’s show will take over Ingraham’s slot at 10 p.m. Et.
The network also said that Fox News @ Night with Trace Gallagher would move to 11 p.m. Et.
The changes will be effective as of July 17.
A scheduling shakeup had been anticipated since Fox News pulled Carlson’s show in April, leaving the 8 p.m. Et hour with a series of rotating hosts as Fox News Tonight. Although the show has been winning the time period against cable news rivals, it has generally drawn about half of Carlson’s audience, while Newsmax has had a ratings bump during the time period and MSNBC has improved its performance.
- 6/26/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Part one of Donald Trump’s two-night interview with Fox Host Bret Baier likely left the lawyers trying to keep him out of prison reeling, and part two may have put his campaign staff in similar straits.
When asked by Baier if he would appear during the first Republican primary debate, which will be hosted by Fox News in August, Trump responded that he had concerns about appearing on a “hostile network.”
“This is a fair interview but it’s hostile. It’s on the hostile side,” Trump added. “Why...
When asked by Baier if he would appear during the first Republican primary debate, which will be hosted by Fox News in August, Trump responded that he had concerns about appearing on a “hostile network.”
“This is a fair interview but it’s hostile. It’s on the hostile side,” Trump added. “Why...
- 6/20/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offered to announce that he had separated with his wife, Cheryl Hines, as an effort to shield her from scrutiny of his political statements.
In a new interview with the New York Times, Hines’ first since Kennedy announced his candidacy in the 2024 presidential run, the actor reiterates that she supports her husband’s political aspirations and understands her growing role in the campaign — noting how her public persona “feels different, because it feels like every word is important” and that “people are listening in a different way.”
Hines shares that the statement that drove Kennedy to propose the separation announcement were his comparisons between the Holocaust and CDC leader Anthony Fauci’s efforts to vaccinate Americans against Covid.
Shortly after criticisms arose, Hines took to Twitter and released a statement: “My husband’s opinions are not a reflection of my own. While we love each other,...
In a new interview with the New York Times, Hines’ first since Kennedy announced his candidacy in the 2024 presidential run, the actor reiterates that she supports her husband’s political aspirations and understands her growing role in the campaign — noting how her public persona “feels different, because it feels like every word is important” and that “people are listening in a different way.”
Hines shares that the statement that drove Kennedy to propose the separation announcement were his comparisons between the Holocaust and CDC leader Anthony Fauci’s efforts to vaccinate Americans against Covid.
Shortly after criticisms arose, Hines took to Twitter and released a statement: “My husband’s opinions are not a reflection of my own. While we love each other,...
- 6/10/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: This story contains spoilers from “Looking for Love,” the season finale of FX’s “Dave,” now streaming on Hulu.
Brad Pitt was held hostage, rapped in autotune, shot with an arrow and revealed his “real name” is Luke — all during Wednesday night’s season finale of FX’s “Dave.” In fact, the Hollywood A-lister might bring the underrated dark comedy its first series nom after three seasons.
Playing himself, Pitt will be among the guest acting submissions for the dark comedy, Variety has learned exclusively.
Taking place on a night full of twists and turns, the 46-minute “Looking for Love” episode — directed by Kitao Sakurai and written by Dave Burd and Vanessa McGee — shows Dave being held hostage by a superfan who just wants to “hang out” with Pitt, an actor and aspiring rap star.
Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images
It all starts when...
Brad Pitt was held hostage, rapped in autotune, shot with an arrow and revealed his “real name” is Luke — all during Wednesday night’s season finale of FX’s “Dave.” In fact, the Hollywood A-lister might bring the underrated dark comedy its first series nom after three seasons.
Playing himself, Pitt will be among the guest acting submissions for the dark comedy, Variety has learned exclusively.
Taking place on a night full of twists and turns, the 46-minute “Looking for Love” episode — directed by Kitao Sakurai and written by Dave Burd and Vanessa McGee — shows Dave being held hostage by a superfan who just wants to “hang out” with Pitt, an actor and aspiring rap star.
Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images
It all starts when...
- 6/1/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Right up until he took the lectern at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner this past weekend, Roy Wood Jr. was texting with his writers, making revisions.
Gone from his set: a joke about Rupert Murdoch. Too close to a well-received joke just used by President Joe Biden.
Added: A line about Anthony Fauci, inserted after Wood was informed that the doctor was an attendee in the Washington Hilton ballroom.
On Monday, Wood spoke to Deadline about how he pulled off one of the hardest gigs in comedy – performing before the 2,600 journalists, politicos and CEOs packed into the cavernous space. The reviews have been very positive, no easy feat considering the influential audience at the ready to scrutinize and judge. It also wasn’t always immediate apparent whether many in the crowd found a joke funny: With C-span cameras trained on crowd reaction, some reporters were extra cautious about not...
Gone from his set: a joke about Rupert Murdoch. Too close to a well-received joke just used by President Joe Biden.
Added: A line about Anthony Fauci, inserted after Wood was informed that the doctor was an attendee in the Washington Hilton ballroom.
On Monday, Wood spoke to Deadline about how he pulled off one of the hardest gigs in comedy – performing before the 2,600 journalists, politicos and CEOs packed into the cavernous space. The reviews have been very positive, no easy feat considering the influential audience at the ready to scrutinize and judge. It also wasn’t always immediate apparent whether many in the crowd found a joke funny: With C-span cameras trained on crowd reaction, some reporters were extra cautious about not...
- 5/1/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are still going strong as ever!
On Monday, the couple and “Live with Kelly and Mark” co-hosts celebrated their 27th wedding anniversary, sharing the love on social media.
Read More: Kelly Ripa Is ‘So Proud’ Of Hubby Mark Consuelos After His First Week As ‘Live’ Co-Host
In a series of Instagram Story posts, Ripa marked the occasion, posting photos of her and her husband, with various captions, including one reading, “Love of my life,” with the two of them kissing.
Photo: Kelly Ripa/Instagram Photo: Kelly Ripa/Instagram Photo: Kelly Ripa/Instagram
She also shared celebratory posts from fans, including one who wrote in an Instagram Story, “The best costars in life and great cohosts on @livekellyandmark.”
Consuelos also shared a post on his Instagram account celebrating their anniversary, with Ripa commenting, “Happy #metgala day lover .”
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On Monday, the couple and “Live with Kelly and Mark” co-hosts celebrated their 27th wedding anniversary, sharing the love on social media.
Read More: Kelly Ripa Is ‘So Proud’ Of Hubby Mark Consuelos After His First Week As ‘Live’ Co-Host
In a series of Instagram Story posts, Ripa marked the occasion, posting photos of her and her husband, with various captions, including one reading, “Love of my life,” with the two of them kissing.
Photo: Kelly Ripa/Instagram Photo: Kelly Ripa/Instagram Photo: Kelly Ripa/Instagram
She also shared celebratory posts from fans, including one who wrote in an Instagram Story, “The best costars in life and great cohosts on @livekellyandmark.”
Consuelos also shared a post on his Instagram account celebrating their anniversary, with Ripa commenting, “Happy #metgala day lover .”
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- 5/1/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
President Joe Biden spent a great deal of his speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on the fate of journalists held in captivity, vowing, “I promise you. I am working like hell to get them home.”
Still in a tone of seriousness, Biden said, “I believe in the First Amendment, and not just because my good friend Jimmy Madison wrote it.”
It took a few beats for many of the 2,600 or so packed into the Washington Hilton subterranean ballroom that the president was making a transition to the satirical portion of his remarks. By the time that he got to a Don Lemon joke, it was on.
Related: Joe Biden Takes Swipes At Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon, Ron DeSantis’ War With Disney & Himself At Whcd; Potus Promises To Bring Imprisoned Evan Gershkovich & Austin Tice Home
Many past dinners have taken place amid the backdrop of moments of national and international upheaval,...
Still in a tone of seriousness, Biden said, “I believe in the First Amendment, and not just because my good friend Jimmy Madison wrote it.”
It took a few beats for many of the 2,600 or so packed into the Washington Hilton subterranean ballroom that the president was making a transition to the satirical portion of his remarks. By the time that he got to a Don Lemon joke, it was on.
Related: Joe Biden Takes Swipes At Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon, Ron DeSantis’ War With Disney & Himself At Whcd; Potus Promises To Bring Imprisoned Evan Gershkovich & Austin Tice Home
Many past dinners have taken place amid the backdrop of moments of national and international upheaval,...
- 4/30/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Tucker Carlson hasn’t left Fox Corporation quite yet.
The company’s Fox News Media unit has hours and hours of various specials and original programming the controversial anchor developed for the subscription-based streaming service Fox Nation, and doesn’t appear poised to take any of that content down.
The Carlson-created options currently available on the service are manifold. There is a program called “Let Them Eat Bugs!” that examines how “global leaders, movie stars and social media influencers are making a concerted push to force bugs into your diet, whether you like it or not.” A “Tucker Carlson Originals Christmas Special” is available for those interested. And Carlson’s last broadcast on Fox News Channel — from Friday, April 21 — is ready to for binge-viewing. There are also classic Carlson interviews to be found in “Tucker Carlson Tonight: The Vault.”
Carlson and Fox News parted ways earlier this week after he was,...
The company’s Fox News Media unit has hours and hours of various specials and original programming the controversial anchor developed for the subscription-based streaming service Fox Nation, and doesn’t appear poised to take any of that content down.
The Carlson-created options currently available on the service are manifold. There is a program called “Let Them Eat Bugs!” that examines how “global leaders, movie stars and social media influencers are making a concerted push to force bugs into your diet, whether you like it or not.” A “Tucker Carlson Originals Christmas Special” is available for those interested. And Carlson’s last broadcast on Fox News Channel — from Friday, April 21 — is ready to for binge-viewing. There are also classic Carlson interviews to be found in “Tucker Carlson Tonight: The Vault.”
Carlson and Fox News parted ways earlier this week after he was,...
- 4/28/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
In a recent appearance on Fox News, Senator Rand Paul called for Dr. Anthony Fauci to be held responsible for his alleged involvement in funding dangerous gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which some believe led to the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, high-profile tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has joined Senator Paul in calling for […]
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- 4/27/2023
- by Grady Owen
- ShockYa
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is officially running for president in 2024, hoping to unseat President Joe Biden as the Democrats’ candidate. But, considering Rfk Jr. is staunchly anti-vax, “The Daily Show” guest host Jordan Klepper think most of Kennedy’s voting base is “already dead.”
To kick off Thursday night’s headlines, Klepper noted that he had a lot he wanted to talk about but didn’t have time to fully dig in on, including the explosion of SpaceX’s Starship and Rfk Jr.’s newly announced campaign. That said, he made sure to get at least one shot in on the latter.
“If you ask me, it’s pretty bold to build your entire campaign on being anti-vaccine since so many of the people who might vote for you are already dead,” Klepper mocked.
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To kick off Thursday night’s headlines, Klepper noted that he had a lot he wanted to talk about but didn’t have time to fully dig in on, including the explosion of SpaceX’s Starship and Rfk Jr.’s newly announced campaign. That said, he made sure to get at least one shot in on the latter.
“If you ask me, it’s pretty bold to build your entire campaign on being anti-vaccine since so many of the people who might vote for you are already dead,” Klepper mocked.
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- 4/21/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
CNN has set a May premiere date for the final installment of its “Decades Series,” TheWrap can reveal exclusively.
“The 2010s,” which will premiere Sunday, May 7 at 9 p.m. Et., explores the decade that gave us Instagram, most of President Barack Obama’s administration, marriage equality, Black Lives Matter, #MeToo and Trumpism, per the official logline.
The seven part series will feature archival footage and interviews with cultural staples during the decade, including EP Tom Hanks, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Benny Blanco, Bill Kristol, David Remnick, Este Haim, Finneas, Fiona Hill, Jemele Hill, Lena Waithe, Maggie Haberman, Rami Malek, Reince Priebu, Vince Gilligan and Ted Sarandos.
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Drawing from the CNN family, network anchors and correspondents will be featured in the series, including anchor Chris Wallace, anchor and Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash,...
“The 2010s,” which will premiere Sunday, May 7 at 9 p.m. Et., explores the decade that gave us Instagram, most of President Barack Obama’s administration, marriage equality, Black Lives Matter, #MeToo and Trumpism, per the official logline.
The seven part series will feature archival footage and interviews with cultural staples during the decade, including EP Tom Hanks, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Benny Blanco, Bill Kristol, David Remnick, Este Haim, Finneas, Fiona Hill, Jemele Hill, Lena Waithe, Maggie Haberman, Rami Malek, Reince Priebu, Vince Gilligan and Ted Sarandos.
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Drawing from the CNN family, network anchors and correspondents will be featured in the series, including anchor Chris Wallace, anchor and Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash,...
- 4/18/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Everyone seems to have an opinion about Dr. Anthony Fauci. For those on the left, the famed physician and immunologist who led America’s Covid-19 response under presidents Trump and Biden is a beacon that steadily guided the country through the pandemic darkness. For those on the right, as the face of the federal government’s Covid response, he is to blame for any and all pandemic-mitigation measures inflicted upon the American public — plus may be guilty of a “cover-up” (Tucker Carlson’s words) regarding the origins of Covid, since...
- 3/20/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
The move is aimed at demystifying several conspiracy theories surrounding the alleged deliberate leak of the genetically engineered Sarc Cov 2 virus, a weaponised flu virus, to test its efficacy. The alleged leak or accidental release of the virus from Wuhan lab of Hubei province of China devastated the world killing 5 million people around the globe and infecting 50 million people worldwide, the maximum being in the US and India, just as the Spanish Flu did in 1928 to 1930.
Conspiracy theories abound as a mysterious woman technician from the lab became a whistleblower claiming the virus was leaked from the lab. However, after the whistle-blower disappeared, and nothing was heard of her, the Who officially stated that the virus had accidentally leaked from the lab.
Subsequently, investigations by the US media revealed that the Wuhan lab was funded for genetic engineering experiments by the US government. This was publicly acknowledged by the special...
Conspiracy theories abound as a mysterious woman technician from the lab became a whistleblower claiming the virus was leaked from the lab. However, after the whistle-blower disappeared, and nothing was heard of her, the Who officially stated that the virus had accidentally leaked from the lab.
Subsequently, investigations by the US media revealed that the Wuhan lab was funded for genetic engineering experiments by the US government. This was publicly acknowledged by the special...
- 3/12/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Washington, March 7 (Ians) A February 2020 science paper that debunked the Covid lab leak theory was commissioned by former White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci, according to the US House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.
The Select Subcommittee said that new email evidence shows that Dr. Fauci ordered, helped to edit, and gave final approval to a paper titled “The Proximal Origin of Sars-CoV-2,” published in the journal Nature Medicine.
The paper “disproved” that Covid originated from China’s infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology (Wiv). Instead it showed that coronavirus had “mutations” that were “totally consistent with a jump of a species from an animal to a human”.
The authors of the scientific paper “skewed available evidence to achieve that goal”, the Select Subcommittee said.
Two months later, in April, Fauci quoted the same paper to wave off concerns that the virus might have come from a Chinese facility.
The Select Subcommittee said that new email evidence shows that Dr. Fauci ordered, helped to edit, and gave final approval to a paper titled “The Proximal Origin of Sars-CoV-2,” published in the journal Nature Medicine.
The paper “disproved” that Covid originated from China’s infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology (Wiv). Instead it showed that coronavirus had “mutations” that were “totally consistent with a jump of a species from an animal to a human”.
The authors of the scientific paper “skewed available evidence to achieve that goal”, the Select Subcommittee said.
Two months later, in April, Fauci quoted the same paper to wave off concerns that the virus might have come from a Chinese facility.
- 3/7/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
In another banner day for Elon Musk’s Twitter, the ability to share a simple link was completely upended thanks to an “internal change” with some “unintended consequences.”
For a few hours Monday, March 6, clicking any web link on Twitter led users not to a linked page but an error message that read in part: “Your current Api plan does not include access to this endpoint, please see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api for more information.”
Twitter Support addressed the issue without really explaining what was going on,...
For a few hours Monday, March 6, clicking any web link on Twitter led users not to a linked page but an error message that read in part: “Your current Api plan does not include access to this endpoint, please see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api for more information.”
Twitter Support addressed the issue without really explaining what was going on,...
- 3/6/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The U.S. Department of Energy (Doe) in a classified intelligence report concluded that Covid-19 most likely originated with a leak from a laboratory, although the agency said that it makes the conclusion with “low confidence,” meaning it came to the decision with a low level of certainty. Other agencies that saw the same information as Doe did not change their conclusions on the origins of the virus.
The Wall Street Journal first broke the news on Sunday, reporting “fresh intelligence” as the reason the Doe’s report endorsed the lab leak theory.
The Wall Street Journal first broke the news on Sunday, reporting “fresh intelligence” as the reason the Doe’s report endorsed the lab leak theory.
- 2/26/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
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