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Donald Trump opened his town hall on CNN Wednesday night by reiterating his false claim that the 2020 presidential election was “rigged.” The former president sat down Wednesday evening for a conversation moderated by Kaitlan Collins broadcast live from New Hampshire, fielding questions from Republicans and undeclared voters in the state. At the start of the evening, Collins and Trump […]

In a leadership shakeup, Sister Global CEO Stacey Snider is stepping down from her role at the media company. It’s a surprise move given Snider’s high profile, her extensive relationships throughout the entertainment industry and the fact that she was prolific in getting projects off the ground during her nearly four years (many of them overlapping with the pandemic). […]

Ousted Fox News host Tucker Carlson posted a video to Twitter on Tuesday, saying, “We’re back.” The clip, which accuses the media of telling lies, announced he will be bringing his show to Twitter, which he called the only “free speech” platform left in the world. “Amazingly, as of tonight, there aren’t many platforms left that allow […]

The CNBC anchor whose complaint against former NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell ultimately led to his ouster is leaving the network. CNBC announced Tuesday that it’s parting ways with Hadley Gamble, who has been with the financial news network since 2010 and anchors the Capital Connection show that airs in Europe and Asia. Based in Abu Dhabi, Gamble was also a senior […]

Layoffs will be hitting 25% of employees across the Showtime, MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks groups in the U.S. Tuesday, following months of internal deliberations about integration amid Showtime’s rebranding into Paramount+ With Showtime. Additionally, MTV News — which was significantly affected by layoffs more than five years ago — will be shutting down. Other units, most of which […]

Donald Trump was found liable Tuesday in the civil case filed by author E. Jean Carroll, who had sued the former president for battery and defamation over his public denials that he raped her at a department store in 1996. The federal jury ordered the former president to pay Carroll $5 million. The nine-person jury, […]

Fox News host Jesse Watters wanted Fox News colleague Neil Cavuto canned, according to a newly released text message obtained by Confider. Watters also wanted the network to move on from Chris Wallace, who left Fox News in 2021 to join CNN. Cavuto remains with Fox, where he hosts Your World. He also anchors Cavuto: Coast to Coast on Fox Business Network. Texts between Watters […]

“S.W.A.T” has been renewed for Season 7 at CBS, which will also be the show’s last. The move marks a stunning reversal of the network’s decision to cancel the show just three days ago. According to sources, talks continued between CBS and series co-producer Sony Pictures Television over the weekend following the cancellation announcement. The show has been […]

John Roland, who served as a reporter and anchor for Channel 5 in New York for more than three decades, died Sunday, a rep for Fox Television Stations announced. He was 81. In December 1969, Roland left KTTV in Los Angeles to join sister Metromedia station WNEW in New York as a general assignment reporter. […]

Dr. Phil McGraw and Bill Maher had a back and forth over whether former President Donald Trump or President Joe Biden have been more damaging to the country. The exchange took place on the Sunday edition of Maher’s podcast, Club Random, when he asked McGraw about his outlook on the country. McGraw noted that the country was “heading for a cliff” with various factors […]

For the past two seasons, Kelly Clarkson has filmed her talk show’s premiere weeks in New York City, but now, she is taking her show to the Big Apple for good. “The Kelly Clarkson Show” will move production from the Universal lot in Los Angeles to NBC Studios in 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York next season, Variety has […]

Lionel Richie and Katy Perry weren’t able to perform their normal tasks as judges on Sunday night’s “American Idol,” as they were across the pond performing for the coronation of King Charles III. So they brought back a souvenir for the show: The actual just-crowned King and Queen. King Charles III and Queen Camilla were surprise guests on “American […]

Tucker Carlson is “preparing for war” amid his ongoing Fox News contract dispute that prevents him from taking a job at another media outlet following his abrupt ouster at the cable news network, according to Axios. Carlson, who is currently under contract with Fox News until early 2025, has reportedly been contacted for gigs across conservative […]

The writers strike has taken a bite out of Blade. Marvel Studios is shutting down preproduction on its vampire thriller starring Mahershala Ali, which was set to begin filming next month in Atlanta. The feature project, which has been paused once before, becomes the first tentpole movie impacted by the strike. Cast and crewmembers are being notified this afternoon. […]

The WGA on Friday afternoon announced that they will be picketing the MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday, which are being produced under WGA contract. That means that talent planning to attend would likely have to cross a picket line. The MTV Movie & TV Awards are still slated to take place this Sunday […]

Eight CBS-owned TV stations will be dropping their affiliation with The CW and becoming independent stations as of September. The stations are: WPSG Philadelphia (DMA #4), WUPA Atlanta (DMA #6), KBCW San Francisco (DMA #10), KSTW Seattle (DMA #12), WTOG Tampa-St. Petersburg (DMA #13), WKBD Detroit (DMA #14), KMAX Sacramento (DMA #20), and WPCW Pittsburgh (DMA #26). […]

Drew Barrymore is stepping down as host of this year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards, in a show of support and solidarity to the striking Writers Guild members. But as a sign of good faith to MTV, Barrymore has also agreed to return and host next year’s edition of the kudocast instead. Sunday night’s MTV Movie […]

Oscar-winner Diane Keaton, Olivier Award-winner Patricia Hodge, Homeland star David Harewood, as well as legendary singer Lulu and 1980s music icon Boy George have joined the cast of the upcoming comedy Arthur’s Whiskey. Being launched in Cannes’ Marche du Film by Arclight, the film, recently wrapped and directed by British filmmaker Stephen Cookson from a script by Alixis Zegerman, will also star […]

Whoopi Goldberg addressed the writers strike for a second day in a row on The View as the talk show stays on air even as similar shows like The Talk have gone dark. “It is day two of the writers strike, and that means we’re still writing things on cards and, hopefully, if we’re not sure what’s going on, we will ask […]

CBS has put on hold plans to announce its fall 2023 schedule at a reveal event in Los Angeles on May 9. The network will still share its schedule next week, but instead likely by traditional press release. The party, which was to take place at NeueHouse Hollywood (next door to CBS’ new Hollywood headquarters), was […]

Jay Leno showed a little solidarity for the writers Tuesday by appealing to their tummies. The former late night host brought donuts to the picketers outside of Disney, where picketers marched around the block for hours. Lots of “thank yous” were yelled as he quietly handed out boxes from Randy’s while wearing his signature denim […]

A racially charged and bloodthirsty text sent by Tucker Carlson about the assault of a protestor by Trump supporters was reportedly a key factor that precipitated the anchor’s shock exit from Fox News last week. The New York Times reported Tuesday night that the discovery of Carlson’s message, and the language it contained, “set off a panic” amongst Fox executives […]