Ross Crystal

Former President Donald Trump was indicted as part of a federal investigation into the 2024 GOP frontrunner’s retention of troves of classified documents from his time in the White House, the former president said on Truth Social Thursday night. CNN subsequently confirmed he has been indicted. Trump’s attorneys were notified on Wednesday that the former president was […]

Chris Licht’s ouster from the top of CNN came as little surprise. The day before, one anchor at the network told me: “It would not shock me if Chris were to be thrown overboard tomorrow.” Wednesday morning, overboard he went. Sources pointed to several factors that fueled Licht’s ultimate ouster, which was announced by Warner Bros. […]

Fired Fox News host Tucker Carlson dropped the first episode of his new Tucker on Twitter show on Tuesday evening. Carlson, who in the past has received a bevy of criticism for pushing race-based conspiracy theories and offering friendly talking points on Russia, offered a full-throated condemnation of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky – one which was quickly called out for trafficking in “antisemitic tropes.” […]

Fox News sent a letter to Tucker Carlson’s lawyers on Wednesday saying the debut episode of his Twitter-based show breached their existing contract, Axios reported. Fox did not comment on the Wednesday report, and Carlson’s lawyer Bryan Freedman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A source familiar with the situation told Axios that […]

Some people only get one chance to run CNN. Amy Entelis is about to embark on her second. The veteran news executive was one of three who took the reins at the Warner Bros. Discovery news outlet when Jeff Zucker, the previous chief, was forced out in February of last year after acknowledging a romantic relationship with Allison Gollust, once CNN’s chief […]

The stunning departure of CNN CEO Chris Licht — after only a year on the job and just days after a brutal profile in The Atlantic — was welcomed with a sigh of relief by staff, according to multiple CNN insiders. But that sigh was mixed with a continued sense of anxiety, say staffers, who find themselves entering the 2024 election cycle without […]

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie took aim at the business dealings of frontrunner Donald Trump’s daughter and her husband, accusing them of large-scale grifting. The former New Jersey governor announced his candidacy in Manchester, New Hampshire on Tuesday at a low-key gathering where he laid out his vision. As he has done for some time, the ex-Trump supporter criticized […]

“Perry Mason” has been canceled at HBO, Variety has confirmed. The series debuted its second and final season at the premium cabler in March. “We are tremendously grateful for the remarkable work of Matthew Rhys and the unrivaled cast and crew of ‘Perry Mason’ for their reimagining of such a treasured and storied franchise,” HBO said in a […]

Paramount is exploring a sale of the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. The complex on West 57th street, which spans an entire city block, serves as the headquarters for CBS News, and its studios produce shows like HBO’s Last Week Tonight, various syndicated TV shows, a number of CBS News and CBS Sports programs and other fare. […]

An organization representing the families of those who lost loved ones in the 9/11 terror attacks condemned the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf League over their newly-announced partnership. The PGA and LIV Golf reached a stunning deal on Tuesday to drop their lawsuits and set up a new commercial venture between them. The agreement states […]

Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on “The Girl from Ipanema” made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age 83. Musician Paul Ricci, a family friend, confirmed that she died Monday. He did not provide additional details. Born in Salvador, Bahia and raised in Rio […]

The membership of SAG-AFTRA has voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike authorization, maximizing the guild’s leverage ahead of negotiations that begin on Wednesday. The guild announced Monday night that 97.91% of the voting members supported the authorization. Turnout was 47.69%. The vote comes as the Writers Guild of America strike enters its sixth week. Many SAG-AFTRA members […]

MSNBC’s Jen Psaki had a grand old time watching footage of Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) frantically running up the Capitol steps to vote against a bill, only to learn voting had already closed. Last week, the House and Senate passed a bill that suspends the debt ceiling for two years and imposes stricter work requirements for welfare recipients. Boebert […]

Fox News’ Arthel Neville called out Congressman Pat Fallon (R-TX) for sidestepping her questions on the House Oversight committee’s investigation into President Joe Biden. Neville spoke with Fallon on Sunday as House Oversight Committee leaders prepare to review an internal law enforcement document pertaining to their investigation into Biden and his family. Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) subpoenaed the FBI for access to […]

Barry Newman, who was behind the wheel of a “super-charged” Dodge Challenger in Vanishing Point, a 1971 film featuring several breakneck police chases, and later starred as a defense attorney on the NBC series Petrocelli, has died. He was 92 and died May 11 in a New York hospital, with his death confirmed by social media posts from […]

In a change that shakes up the Sunday show landscape, Chuck Todd is exiting as the moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press, with Kristen Welker succeeding him beginning in September. Todd will become chief political analyst for NBC News, working on long-form journalism and producing the Chuck Toddcast and Meet the Press Reports. Todd announced the news at the end of the program Sunday morning. […]

In another blow to indie filmmaking and more jobs lost, the Artists Equity production of Unstoppable has been halted against the backdrop of the writers strike, we hear. Logically, these stopped productions will return when the strike ends, at the latest. The news comes in the wake of picketers forcing Unstoppable to shut down on Wednesday, which was lensing at USC in Los […]

Sean Hannity was booed by the audience during his town hall with former President Donald Trump on Thursday after the Fox News host suggested Trump could tone down his insults in an effort to appeal to moderates. During the event, Hannity said, “People ask me, ‘Why does he have to fight so hard? Why doesn’t he pick his […]

Billy Joel has revealed that his Madison Square Garden residency is coming to a close next year after 10 years. “I’m kind of flabbergasted that it lasted as long as it did. My team tells me that we could continue to sell tickets, but ten years, 150 shows – all right already!” the Grammy-winning singer said in a […]

Former President Donald Trump was recorded in the summer of 2021 acknowledging “he held onto a classified Pentagon document about a potential attack on Iran,” CNN detailed Wednesday in a bombshell report. The tape has been obtained by federal prosecutors who are investigating Trump’s retention of classified documents. Since the August 2022 raid on his private residence […]

For one night only, the “Sex and the City” universe will be whole again. Variety has learned that Kim Cattrall will reprise her iconic role as Samantha Jones in the Season 2 finale of “And Just Like That,” Max’s revival of HBO’s “Sex and the City.” But she will only appear in one scene. According to sources, Cattrall shot […]

Forty-fifth president and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tore into his former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and called her “milktoast” following McEnany’s appearance on Fox News’ Jesse Watters Primetime, Tuesday. “Kayleigh ‘Milktoast’ McEnany just gave out the wrong poll numbers on FoxNews,” Trump wrote in a Tuesday post on Truth Social, misspelling ‘milquetoast’. “I am 34 points up on […]