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Rep. Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee who became embroiled in controversy after secretly meeting at the White House to receive intelligence reports, announced Thursday that he is temporarily stepping down from his committee’s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Nunes will remain chairman of the committee, but will temporarily step aside from the probe, he said in a statement. Rep. Mike Conway will replace him as the head of the intelligence committee on this matter, with help from Reps. Trey Gowdy and Tom Rooney.
“I believe it...
Rep. Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee who became embroiled in controversy after secretly meeting at the White House to receive intelligence reports, announced Thursday that he is temporarily stepping down from his committee’s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Nunes will remain chairman of the committee, but will temporarily step aside from the probe, he said in a statement. Rep. Mike Conway will replace him as the head of the intelligence committee on this matter, with help from Reps. Trey Gowdy and Tom Rooney.
“I believe it...
- 4/6/2017
- by Alana Abramson
- PEOPLE.com
Jo Nesbo To Rewrite ‘Macbeth’ For Hogarth Shakespeare Project Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbo has been tapped to rewrite Shakespeare’s Macbeth for a 21st century audience. The author of the Harry Hole detective series will take on the Bard’s murderous “Scottish Play” for 2016 to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, the BBC reported. Nesbo, whose books have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, is the latest writer tapped by Hogarth Shakespeare to update the Bard’s works; also set for modern adaptations are Margaret Atwood (The Tempest), Howard Jacobson (The Merchant of Venice), Anne Tyler (The Taming Of The Shrew) and Jeanette Winterson (A Winter’s Tale). The Hogarth Shakespeare program is an international publishing initiative from the Penguin Random House imprint. The novels will be released simultaneously in 2016. Dmg’s Chris Fenton Joins Us-Asia Institute Board Dmg Entertainment Motion Picture Group President Chris Fenton has...
- 1/15/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Did you know Jake Gyllenhaal began his movie career playing Billy Crystal's son in "City Slickers"? Here's some great movie moments from the "Love and Other Drugs" star's career!
Favorite Jake Gyllenhaal Movie Moments"City Slickers"(1991)
Character: Danny Robbins
Danny:“We saw a picture of you in a newspaper in your underwear.”
Kim (Walker Brandt): “Oh, well that was an advertisement. I sometimes model ladies' underwear.”
Barbara (Patricia Wettig): “You looked great.
Favorite Jake Gyllenhaal Movie Moments"City Slickers"(1991)
Character: Danny Robbins
Danny:“We saw a picture of you in a newspaper in your underwear.”
Kim (Walker Brandt): “Oh, well that was an advertisement. I sometimes model ladies' underwear.”
Barbara (Patricia Wettig): “You looked great.
- 11/28/2010
- Extra
Did you know Jake Gyllenhaal began his movie career playing Billy Crystal's son in "City Slickers"? Here's some great movie moments from the "Prince of Persia" star's career!
Favorite Jake Gyllenhaal Movie Moments"City Slickers"(1991)
Character: Danny Robbins
Danny:“We saw a picture of you in a newspaper in your underwear.”
Kim (Walker Brandt): “Oh, well that was an advertisement. I sometimes model ladies' underwear.”
Barbara (Patricia Wettig): “You looked great.
Favorite Jake Gyllenhaal Movie Moments"City Slickers"(1991)
Character: Danny Robbins
Danny:“We saw a picture of you in a newspaper in your underwear.”
Kim (Walker Brandt): “Oh, well that was an advertisement. I sometimes model ladies' underwear.”
Barbara (Patricia Wettig): “You looked great.
- 5/28/2010
- Extra
A respected member of the House of Representatives is finally taking a stand on an issue affecting the American people -- he thinks Ben Roethlisberger is an "idiot." The Congressman making the statement is Rep. Tom Rooney (R -Fl) -- who also happens to be the grandson of legendary Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney . During a recent stop at a Florida high school, Tom was asked about his favorite football team -- to which he replied,...
- 5/4/2010
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
New York -- The number of U.S. media and entertainment mergers and acquisitions fell dramatically in 2009 along with the overall dollar value of deals, but 2010 could see a bounce as the economy and overall M&A market recover, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.
"Though economic and financing challenges still exist positive pipeline metrics could signal a rebound of entertainment and media deal activity in 2010," Thomas Rooney, leader of PwC's Entertainment & Media Transaction Services practice, said in an introduction to his firm's fifth annual industry M&A Insights report.
PwC pointed to "landscape-changing transactions" in the second half of last year, such as Disney's $4.2 billion acquisition of Marvel -- the biggest traditional industry transaction of the year -- and the announcement of Comcast's play for NBC Universal, as signs of an improving deal market.
As of Dec. 31, pending industry deal volume stood at $32.8 billion (thanks particularly to the Comcast-nbc Uni transaction), well...
"Though economic and financing challenges still exist positive pipeline metrics could signal a rebound of entertainment and media deal activity in 2010," Thomas Rooney, leader of PwC's Entertainment & Media Transaction Services practice, said in an introduction to his firm's fifth annual industry M&A Insights report.
PwC pointed to "landscape-changing transactions" in the second half of last year, such as Disney's $4.2 billion acquisition of Marvel -- the biggest traditional industry transaction of the year -- and the announcement of Comcast's play for NBC Universal, as signs of an improving deal market.
As of Dec. 31, pending industry deal volume stood at $32.8 billion (thanks particularly to the Comcast-nbc Uni transaction), well...
- 2/8/2010
- by By Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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