We all know he’s guilty — even the New York appeals court majority that ordered a new trial for Harvey Weinstein knows it. That makes the narrow, 4-3 reversal of Weinstein’s conviction all the more enraging.
Anyone who has ever watched a cop show knows how difficult it is to get a conviction in a sexual assault case. Yet the court majority found that the trial judge made an “egregious” mistake in letting three women testify about alleged sexual assaults even though their claims were not part of the charges against Weinstein (known as “Molineux witnesses”). Without that testimony, the majority concluded that Weinstein might have walked.
Dissenting Judge Anthony Cannataro wrote that the decision was “endangering decades of progress in this incredibly complex and nuanced area of law.” What message does the New York appeals court ruling send? In a new trial, the women whose testimony achieved the...
Anyone who has ever watched a cop show knows how difficult it is to get a conviction in a sexual assault case. Yet the court majority found that the trial judge made an “egregious” mistake in letting three women testify about alleged sexual assaults even though their claims were not part of the charges against Weinstein (known as “Molineux witnesses”). Without that testimony, the majority concluded that Weinstein might have walked.
Dissenting Judge Anthony Cannataro wrote that the decision was “endangering decades of progress in this incredibly complex and nuanced area of law.” What message does the New York appeals court ruling send? In a new trial, the women whose testimony achieved the...
- 4/30/2024
- by Kim Masters
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In a decision that has raised eyebrows and fueled allegations of favoritism, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has appointed Crystal Clanton, a former employee of his wife, as a law clerk.
Clanton, a 29-year-old conservative activist who transitioned into a legal career, has secured a coveted position as a law clerk for the October term of the Supreme Court. Her selection has been met with criticism, as she had previously faced accusations of sending racist text messages. Despite these allegations, Clanton had been closely connected to the Thomas family, often referred to as their “nearly adopted daughter.”
As reported in The New Yorker in 2017, Clanton had texted, “I Hate Black People. Like f‑‑‑ them all … I hate blacks. End of story.”
When the messages surfaced at the time, Clanton said she had “no recollection,” of the texts. She stepped down from her position at Turning Point USA in the wake...
Clanton, a 29-year-old conservative activist who transitioned into a legal career, has secured a coveted position as a law clerk for the October term of the Supreme Court. Her selection has been met with criticism, as she had previously faced accusations of sending racist text messages. Despite these allegations, Clanton had been closely connected to the Thomas family, often referred to as their “nearly adopted daughter.”
As reported in The New Yorker in 2017, Clanton had texted, “I Hate Black People. Like f‑‑‑ them all … I hate blacks. End of story.”
When the messages surfaced at the time, Clanton said she had “no recollection,” of the texts. She stepped down from her position at Turning Point USA in the wake...
- 3/29/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
For the fourth year in a row, the Ambie Awards celebrated the brightest creators in the world of podcasting. On March 26, drag queen Trixie Mattel hosted a lively ceremony that honored the best audio shows across 27 categories.
The Ambies are overseen and voted on by the Podcast Academy, a group that was established just a few months before the inaugural Ambies in 2020. The show has added a handful of new categories since then and has kept pace with a podcasting industry that has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years. “You all look so gorgeous which is why you excel in a medium where no one can see you,” said Mattel, a former Streamy Awards co-host, at the start of the 2024 Ambies.
Prominent podcast producers and distributors celebrated multiple wins at the 2024 Ambies. Three NPR shows — The NPR Politics Podcast, Throughline, and Code Switch — took home awards, as did...
The Ambies are overseen and voted on by the Podcast Academy, a group that was established just a few months before the inaugural Ambies in 2020. The show has added a handful of new categories since then and has kept pace with a podcasting industry that has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years. “You all look so gorgeous which is why you excel in a medium where no one can see you,” said Mattel, a former Streamy Awards co-host, at the start of the 2024 Ambies.
Prominent podcast producers and distributors celebrated multiple wins at the 2024 Ambies. Three NPR shows — The NPR Politics Podcast, Throughline, and Code Switch — took home awards, as did...
- 3/27/2024
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
The GOP’s assault on reproductive rights isn’t too popular — not even in Alabama.
Democrat Marilyn Lands won a special election for a state House seat on Tuesday, flipping a district that a Republican had previously controlled. Lands ran largely on reproductive rights, particularly as a proponent of in vitro fertilization in the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that embryos created during IVF treatments are people. The ruling sparked nationwide condemnation of the Republican Party’s attacks on reproductive care and led at least one local hospital...
Democrat Marilyn Lands won a special election for a state House seat on Tuesday, flipping a district that a Republican had previously controlled. Lands ran largely on reproductive rights, particularly as a proponent of in vitro fertilization in the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that embryos created during IVF treatments are people. The ruling sparked nationwide condemnation of the Republican Party’s attacks on reproductive care and led at least one local hospital...
- 3/27/2024
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
“You all look so gorgeous which is why you excel in a medium where no one can see you,” Trixie Mattel quipped at the start of Tuesday night’s Ambie Awards inside of the Jw Marriott LA Live in Los Angeles. The winner of season three of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars served as the host of The Podcast Academy’s fourth annual Awards for Excellence in Audio sponsored by Wondery, The Hollywood Reporter, Audible, Dolby, Campside Media,The Podcast Show, Tenderfoot TV, Outfront, Castbox, Raedio, Gumball, Headgum, Good Tape, and IMDb.
The top honor of the evening went to Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas, which was awarded Podcast of the Year. The show, now in its eighth season, is hosted by Slate staff writer Joel Anderson and tells the story of Clarence Thomas’s rise to power.
Weight For It, hosted by Ronald Young Jr., was the most...
The top honor of the evening went to Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas, which was awarded Podcast of the Year. The show, now in its eighth season, is hosted by Slate staff writer Joel Anderson and tells the story of Clarence Thomas’s rise to power.
Weight For It, hosted by Ronald Young Jr., was the most...
- 3/27/2024
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas are just asking questions about the Comstock Act, a 150-year-old obscenity law that anti-abortion activists believe could be revived as a national abortion ban.
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a case that centers on access to mifepristone, a critical component in the abortion pill protocol, the most widely used method of abortion nationwide. According to the Guttmacher Institute, 63 percent of abortions in the U.S. last year were medication abortions.
The Court...
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a case that centers on access to mifepristone, a critical component in the abortion pill protocol, the most widely used method of abortion nationwide. According to the Guttmacher Institute, 63 percent of abortions in the U.S. last year were medication abortions.
The Court...
- 3/26/2024
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
Well, it looks like John Oliver has missed his chance to fix the Supreme Court—or at least eliminate one source of what he has described as its pervasive corruption.
Despite Oliver’s generous offer of $1 million a year for life, plus a $2.4 million luxury motor coach, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has not responded by signing a contract saying he’s resigning—and as Oliver noted last night on his HBO show Last Week Tonight, the offer expires in just 48 hours.
As late-night stunts go, this was a classic, in the same league as David Letterman trying to deliver a gift basket to new NBC owners, General Electric, and receiving for his generosity a Ge handshake.
Letterman at least got some response from his target. Oliver heard nothing from Thomas, or the wider Supreme Court; and probably, like every other effort to enforce some kind of ethical standard on the court,...
Despite Oliver’s generous offer of $1 million a year for life, plus a $2.4 million luxury motor coach, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has not responded by signing a contract saying he’s resigning—and as Oliver noted last night on his HBO show Last Week Tonight, the offer expires in just 48 hours.
As late-night stunts go, this was a classic, in the same league as David Letterman trying to deliver a gift basket to new NBC owners, General Electric, and receiving for his generosity a Ge handshake.
Letterman at least got some response from his target. Oliver heard nothing from Thomas, or the wider Supreme Court; and probably, like every other effort to enforce some kind of ethical standard on the court,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Bill Carter
- LateNighter
Olivia Rodrigo handed out free condoms and morning-after pills at her St. Louis Guts world tour stop, while a portion of her tour’s total ticket sales will go to abortion funds across the country through her new initiative Fund 4 Good.
Through her fund, which she launched in collaboration with the tour, the Grammy-winning artist will partner up with local chapters of the National Network of Abortion Funds. Together, they will work to “ensure those most impacted by systemic racism, misogyny, and healthcare barriers can get the reproductive care they deserve,” according to its page on the Entertainment Industry Foundation website.
At her St. Louis stop on Tuesday, Rodrigo worked with the Missouri Abortion Fund to pass out Julie morning-after pills. The brand launched in September 2022 after the overturning of Roe v. Wade and was built to change the conversation around emergency contraception, expanding access to communities that need it the most.
Through her fund, which she launched in collaboration with the tour, the Grammy-winning artist will partner up with local chapters of the National Network of Abortion Funds. Together, they will work to “ensure those most impacted by systemic racism, misogyny, and healthcare barriers can get the reproductive care they deserve,” according to its page on the Entertainment Industry Foundation website.
At her St. Louis stop on Tuesday, Rodrigo worked with the Missouri Abortion Fund to pass out Julie morning-after pills. The brand launched in September 2022 after the overturning of Roe v. Wade and was built to change the conversation around emergency contraception, expanding access to communities that need it the most.
- 3/13/2024
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that states could not remove Donald Trump from their ballots using the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause.
However, the Supreme Court justices were divided about how broadly this decision would end up sweeping. A five-to-four majority wrote that no state could exclude a federal candidate from any ballot – but four justices argued that the court should have kept its opinion limited.
A five-justice majority – Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh – wrote that states cannot remove any federal officer from the ballot, especially the president, unless Congress first passes legislation.
“We conclude that States may disqualify persons holding or attempting to hold state office. But States have no power under the Constitution to enforce Section 3 with respect to federal offices, especially the Presidency,” these justices said.
“Nothing in the Constitution delegates to the States any...
However, the Supreme Court justices were divided about how broadly this decision would end up sweeping. A five-to-four majority wrote that no state could exclude a federal candidate from any ballot – but four justices argued that the court should have kept its opinion limited.
A five-justice majority – Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh – wrote that states cannot remove any federal officer from the ballot, especially the president, unless Congress first passes legislation.
“We conclude that States may disqualify persons holding or attempting to hold state office. But States have no power under the Constitution to enforce Section 3 with respect to federal offices, especially the Presidency,” these justices said.
“Nothing in the Constitution delegates to the States any...
- 3/6/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Google’s Gemini is facing accusations of discrimination these days. An alternative to the ChatGPT AI bot, Gemini has run into trouble as users claim it is too ‘woke’ and biased against white people. Gemini is a new and powerful artificial intelligence model from Google.
Gemini (via Google)
The controversy started when a user noticed that Gemini (formerly Bard) was showing incorrect images when asked about the Founding Fathers of the US.
Mike Wacker, a former Google engineer, accused the bot of manipulating search results. He even posted screenshots of his chat with the bot, where he asked for images of the Founding Fathers.
After the AI model had already been making waves for its bias, the CEO of Tesla Motors added fuel to the fire. Elon Musk slammed Google’s AI for its reply about white privilege, expressing his discontent with it.
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Gemini (via Google)
The controversy started when a user noticed that Gemini (formerly Bard) was showing incorrect images when asked about the Founding Fathers of the US.
Mike Wacker, a former Google engineer, accused the bot of manipulating search results. He even posted screenshots of his chat with the bot, where he asked for images of the Founding Fathers.
After the AI model had already been making waves for its bias, the CEO of Tesla Motors added fuel to the fire. Elon Musk slammed Google’s AI for its reply about white privilege, expressing his discontent with it.
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- 2/28/2024
- by Shreya Jha
- FandomWire
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June of 2022 — destroying the constitutional right to abortion access — conservative Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in his concurring opinion that the court should also reconsider previous rulings that established the right to contraception. Less than a month later, all but 10 House Republicans voted against a proposed bill that would have enshrined access to birth control into law. Senate Republicans didn’t support the legislation, either. If it wasn’t clear then that conservatives might move to restrict access to contraception, it is now.
- 2/23/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Slow Burn is one of the most popular podcast franchises with seasons on Watergate and the impeachment of President Clinton as well as a TV adaptation on MGM+.
Slate is now supersizing the audio series by ordering two seasons at once. The company is preparing a seasons on the Briggs Initiative—the country’s first statewide referendum on gay rights as well as Fox News.
The idea is the two seasons will appeal to both long-term Slow Burn fans as well as new listeners who are interested in news and politics but are looking for a different way into the discussions as the country heads closer to a Presidential election.
Derek John, Executive Producer of Narrative Podcasts at Slate, told Deadline that these stories will appeal to both the “most politically-engaged” listeners as well as “those who have become disillusioned with day-to-day coverage”.
“Our goal with Slow Burn is...
Slate is now supersizing the audio series by ordering two seasons at once. The company is preparing a seasons on the Briggs Initiative—the country’s first statewide referendum on gay rights as well as Fox News.
The idea is the two seasons will appeal to both long-term Slow Burn fans as well as new listeners who are interested in news and politics but are looking for a different way into the discussions as the country heads closer to a Presidential election.
Derek John, Executive Producer of Narrative Podcasts at Slate, told Deadline that these stories will appeal to both the “most politically-engaged” listeners as well as “those who have become disillusioned with day-to-day coverage”.
“Our goal with Slow Burn is...
- 2/22/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
On Tuesday, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito continued his criticism of the high court’s landmark same-sex ruling in a five-page statement that gave a detailed explanation as to why the court declined to hear a case that involved a Missouri lawsuit.
The case, Missouri Department of Correction v. Jean Finney, involved a dispute when jurors who voiced religious concerns about same-sex marriage were dismissed from an employment discrimination case.
In his statement, Alito agreed with the Supreme Court’s decision not to hear the Missouri lawsuit. However, he said he believed it “exemplifies the danger” he anticipated in the 2015 Obergell v. Hodges case.
He further explained, “Namely, that Americans who do not hide their adherence to traditional religious beliefs about homosexual conduct will be “labeled as bigots and treated as such by the government.”
Alito wrote that the way Obergefell v. Hodges written in 2015 “made it clear that the...
The case, Missouri Department of Correction v. Jean Finney, involved a dispute when jurors who voiced religious concerns about same-sex marriage were dismissed from an employment discrimination case.
In his statement, Alito agreed with the Supreme Court’s decision not to hear the Missouri lawsuit. However, he said he believed it “exemplifies the danger” he anticipated in the 2015 Obergell v. Hodges case.
He further explained, “Namely, that Americans who do not hide their adherence to traditional religious beliefs about homosexual conduct will be “labeled as bigots and treated as such by the government.”
Alito wrote that the way Obergefell v. Hodges written in 2015 “made it clear that the...
- 2/21/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
John Oliver has offered Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas $1 million per year to resign.
The Last Week Tonight host took a stand against the conservative justice during the 11th season premiere of his talk show, claiming that Thomas has made the lives of Americans “demonstrably worse” and promising him a new luxury vehicle if he agrees to step down.
“Lot on your plate right now,” Oliver said referencing Thomas. “From stripping away women’s rights to hearing January 6 cases, you definitely shouldn’t be hearing two potentially helping rollback decades of federal regulations.”
“So that’s the offer,” he continued. “$1 million a year, Clarence. And a brand new condo on wheels. And all you have to do in return is sign the contract and get the f— off the Supreme Court.”
“Talk it over with your totally best friend in the whole world. Because the clock starts now. Thirty days,...
The Last Week Tonight host took a stand against the conservative justice during the 11th season premiere of his talk show, claiming that Thomas has made the lives of Americans “demonstrably worse” and promising him a new luxury vehicle if he agrees to step down.
“Lot on your plate right now,” Oliver said referencing Thomas. “From stripping away women’s rights to hearing January 6 cases, you definitely shouldn’t be hearing two potentially helping rollback decades of federal regulations.”
“So that’s the offer,” he continued. “$1 million a year, Clarence. And a brand new condo on wheels. And all you have to do in return is sign the contract and get the f— off the Supreme Court.”
“Talk it over with your totally best friend in the whole world. Because the clock starts now. Thirty days,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Ava Lombardi
- Uinterview
In a recent episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the comedian made a surprising offer to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. John Oliver proposed a deal worth $1 million per year if Thomas would choose to resign from his position on the Supreme Court immediately. And he was not joking while offering this.
John Oliver | Photo: HBO/Ccl
The talk show host also criticized Thomas’ controversial vote in 2022, where he played a key role in overturning Roe v. Wade, a significant decision that had previously protected the right to abortion. Oliver expressed his dissatisfaction with Thomas’ stance on this matter and used his platform to voice criticism.
John Oliver Offers Clarence Thomas $1 Million Per Year to Resign from Supreme Court
John Oliver, host of the satirical news show Last Week Tonight, made a bold move by publicly offering Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas $1 million a year to resign. The...
John Oliver | Photo: HBO/Ccl
The talk show host also criticized Thomas’ controversial vote in 2022, where he played a key role in overturning Roe v. Wade, a significant decision that had previously protected the right to abortion. Oliver expressed his dissatisfaction with Thomas’ stance on this matter and used his platform to voice criticism.
John Oliver Offers Clarence Thomas $1 Million Per Year to Resign from Supreme Court
John Oliver, host of the satirical news show Last Week Tonight, made a bold move by publicly offering Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas $1 million a year to resign. The...
- 2/20/2024
- by Prantik Prabal Roy
- FandomWire
You’ll no longer be able to catch up on Last Week Tonight on Monday mornings. Clips from Sunday night shows are now being delayed until Thursday, says its host John Oliver.
“I know I usually share a link to our main story here on Mondays, but HBO has decided they’re going to wait until Thursday to post them to YouTube from now on,” Oliver posted on X Monday. “I hope they change their mind, but until then, you can see our piece about the Supreme Court on HBO, on Max and on YouTube in a few days.”
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“I know I usually share a link to our main story here on Mondays, but HBO has decided they’re going to wait until Thursday to post them to YouTube from now on,” Oliver posted on X Monday. “I hope they change their mind, but until then, you can see our piece about the Supreme Court on HBO, on Max and on YouTube in a few days.”
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- 2/19/2024
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
On Mondays while HBO’s Last Week Tonight is in season, host/executive producer John Oliver takes to X to post the main story segment from the previous night’s episode as it becomes available on YouTube.
This Monday, following Last Week Tonight‘s Season 11 premiere last night, Oliver went on X to inform his fans of a policy change that marks the end of a longstanding online tradition.
“HBO has decided they’re going to wait until Thursday to post them to YouTube from now on,” he wrote. “I hope they change their mind, but until then, you can see our piece about the Supreme Court on HBO, on Max, and on YouTube in a few days.”
An HBO spokesperson confirmed the pivot to Deadline as a way to boost viewership for the show on Max.
“When Last Week Tonight with John Oliver premiered on HBO, the convenience of...
This Monday, following Last Week Tonight‘s Season 11 premiere last night, Oliver went on X to inform his fans of a policy change that marks the end of a longstanding online tradition.
“HBO has decided they’re going to wait until Thursday to post them to YouTube from now on,” he wrote. “I hope they change their mind, but until then, you can see our piece about the Supreme Court on HBO, on Max, and on YouTube in a few days.”
An HBO spokesperson confirmed the pivot to Deadline as a way to boost viewership for the show on Max.
“When Last Week Tonight with John Oliver premiered on HBO, the convenience of...
- 2/19/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
John Oliver closed Last Week Tonight’s 11th season premiere by making Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas a lucrative offer to quit his job, or as the host declared, “get the fuck off” the court.
“We have a special offer for you tonight: We are prepared to offer you $1 million a year for the rest of your life, if you simply agree to leave the Supreme Court immediately and never come back.” Oliver announced. “This is not a joke. If you watch our show, you know jokes aren’t really our thing. This is real. A million dollars a year — until you or I die.”
I know I usually share a link to our main story here on Mondays, but HBO has decided they’re going to wait until Thursday to post them to YouTube from now on. I hope they change their mind, but until then, you can see...
“We have a special offer for you tonight: We are prepared to offer you $1 million a year for the rest of your life, if you simply agree to leave the Supreme Court immediately and never come back.” Oliver announced. “This is not a joke. If you watch our show, you know jokes aren’t really our thing. This is real. A million dollars a year — until you or I die.”
I know I usually share a link to our main story here on Mondays, but HBO has decided they’re going to wait until Thursday to post them to YouTube from now on. I hope they change their mind, but until then, you can see...
- 2/19/2024
- by Kevin Dolak
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Comedian John Oliver is offering Clarence Thomas $1 million a year and a luxury motor coach to resign his post on the Supreme Court.
The wild — and Oliver claims, “somehow legal” — offer was made at the end of the 11th-season premiere of Last Week Tonight, the long-running HBO comedy series.
Oliver spent much of the show lampooning the corruption of the Supreme Court. Investigations over recent months — in particular, painstaking reporting by ProPublica — have revealed that conservative justices are living high on the hog thanks to the patronage of right-wing billionaires,...
The wild — and Oliver claims, “somehow legal” — offer was made at the end of the 11th-season premiere of Last Week Tonight, the long-running HBO comedy series.
Oliver spent much of the show lampooning the corruption of the Supreme Court. Investigations over recent months — in particular, painstaking reporting by ProPublica — have revealed that conservative justices are living high on the hog thanks to the patronage of right-wing billionaires,...
- 2/19/2024
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
John Oliver started a new season of Last Week Tonight on HBO with a million-dollar offer to Clarence Thomas.
On the Season 11 premiere of the late-night talk show, Oliver discussed the U.S. Supreme Court, saying that it’s reached “a breaking point,” citing several ways it could be fixed like “enforceable ethics codes, to term limits, to potentially expanding the court.”
Oliver had previously noted that Thomas had not recused himself from taking on cases where there was a conflict of interest or where he may have received gifts from special interest groups.
“If we’re going to keep the bar of accountability this low, perhaps it’s time to exploit that low bar the same way billionaires have successfully done for decades,” Oliver said.
He continued, “Clarance Thomas is arguably the most consequential Justice on the court right now and he’s never really seemed to like the job.
On the Season 11 premiere of the late-night talk show, Oliver discussed the U.S. Supreme Court, saying that it’s reached “a breaking point,” citing several ways it could be fixed like “enforceable ethics codes, to term limits, to potentially expanding the court.”
Oliver had previously noted that Thomas had not recused himself from taking on cases where there was a conflict of interest or where he may have received gifts from special interest groups.
“If we’re going to keep the bar of accountability this low, perhaps it’s time to exploit that low bar the same way billionaires have successfully done for decades,” Oliver said.
He continued, “Clarance Thomas is arguably the most consequential Justice on the court right now and he’s never really seemed to like the job.
- 2/19/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Thursday in the case over whether states can toss Donald Trump off their ballots. Much of the discussion centered around a wildly inane legal question: whether America’s president qualifies as “an officer of the United States.”
The case will review Colorado’s decision to disqualify Trump from its ballot on the grounds that he committed “insurrection” by inciting the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as lawmakers were preparing to certify President Joe Biden’s electoral victory.
At issue is Section 3 of the 14th Amendment,...
The case will review Colorado’s decision to disqualify Trump from its ballot on the grounds that he committed “insurrection” by inciting the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as lawmakers were preparing to certify President Joe Biden’s electoral victory.
At issue is Section 3 of the 14th Amendment,...
- 2/8/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Andrew Perez
- Rollingstone.com
The Joe Biden presidential campaign is positioning the 2024 election as a referendum on democracy. But a new poll suggests that defending America’s constitutional system of checks and balances is no longer an electoral slam dunk.
A startling 39 percent of Americans, including 74 percent of Republicans, think it’s a decent idea for Donald Trump to act as a dictator for a day to begin his prospective second term, according to a University of Massachusetts Amherst survey released Wednesday.
In a series of comments, beginning last December, Trump has said he plans to be a dictator,...
A startling 39 percent of Americans, including 74 percent of Republicans, think it’s a decent idea for Donald Trump to act as a dictator for a day to begin his prospective second term, according to a University of Massachusetts Amherst survey released Wednesday.
In a series of comments, beginning last December, Trump has said he plans to be a dictator,...
- 2/7/2024
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Biden administration has the authority to remove razor wire installed by the state of Texas across swaths of the state’s border with Mexico.
The 5-4 ruling overturned a December 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that placed an injunction on a lower court order allowing federal agents to cut through the wires, which have been linked to hundreds of reported injuries of migrants attempting to cross the border.
Chief Justice John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett, both conservative, joined...
The 5-4 ruling overturned a December 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that placed an injunction on a lower court order allowing federal agents to cut through the wires, which have been linked to hundreds of reported injuries of migrants attempting to cross the border.
Chief Justice John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett, both conservative, joined...
- 1/22/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
No Labels, the dark money group working to give Americans a centrist, third-party alternative for president this year, has generated reams of news headlines and significant agita among Democratic Party operatives. Attracting support from young people is another story.
On Tuesday, the organization hosted a “college outreach” seminar on Zoom to “celebrate our successful volunteer efforts and work together to plan more outreach to America’s commonsense youth.” The handful of attendees who showed up did not appear to be in their collegiate years, but in fact significantly older, according...
On Tuesday, the organization hosted a “college outreach” seminar on Zoom to “celebrate our successful volunteer efforts and work together to plan more outreach to America’s commonsense youth.” The handful of attendees who showed up did not appear to be in their collegiate years, but in fact significantly older, according...
- 1/19/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Andrew Perez
- Rollingstone.com
America’s wealthiest families held an astounding $8.5 trillion in untaxed profits in 2022. According to a report from the nonprofit Americans for Tax Fairness, which analyzed Federal Reserve data, “one in every six dollars (18 percent of the nation’s unrealized gains is held by these roughly 64,000 ultra-wealthy households, who make up less than 0.05 percent of the population.” The report comes as the Supreme Court gears up to decide a case that could preemptively block any efforts to tax the wealth of billionaires.
The data looks at “quiet” income generated by “centi-millionaires,...
The data looks at “quiet” income generated by “centi-millionaires,...
- 1/5/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
America is facing its greatest constitutional crisis since the Civil War. I know, journalists exaggerate sometimes. But as rock critic Greil Marcus said of punk rock half a century ago, this is actually happening. And if sanity doesn’t prevail, this crisis will affect all of our lives, whether we are paying attention to it or not.
Is this really “unprecedented,” as journalists like to say? Here’s the evidence. There has never been a major presidential candidate on trial, let alone charged with 91 criminal counts in four cases, as...
Is this really “unprecedented,” as journalists like to say? Here’s the evidence. There has never been a major presidential candidate on trial, let alone charged with 91 criminal counts in four cases, as...
- 1/4/2024
- by Jay Michaelson
- Rollingstone.com
Now that Colorado and Maine have disqualified Donald Trump from their 2024 ballots, citing the 14th Amendment, the case will most likely go to the Supreme Court. But Rep. Jamie Raskin said Sunday that Justice Clarence Thomas “absolutely should recuse himself” from these upcoming rulings because of his wife’s involvement in Jan. 6 and the fake electors scheme.
The 14th Amendment states that anyone who “engaged in insurrection” or gave “aid and comfort” to insurrectionists is disqualified from holding future office. Raskin and seven fellow Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee...
The 14th Amendment states that anyone who “engaged in insurrection” or gave “aid and comfort” to insurrectionists is disqualified from holding future office. Raskin and seven fellow Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee...
- 12/31/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Norman Lear, who recently passed away at the age of 101, transformed the network television sitcom in the 1970s by confronting America's cultural contentiousness head-on and daring viewers to laugh at a bigot like Archie Bunker on "All in the Family" or the white-folks-hating George Jefferson on "The Jeffersons." People were more than ready to accept this challenge. "All in the Family" was the top-rated show on television for six of its nine seasons, while "The Jeffersons" ranked in the top 10 for four of its remarkable 11 seasons. Along with "Good Times," "Sanford and Son," "Maude," "One Day at a Time" and "Diff'rent Strokes," Lear basically dominated the decade. It was a creative hot streak that's never been matched and one that Lear could never replicate.
After the 1978 premiere of "Diff'rent Strokes," Lear went ice cold. "The Baxters" and "Palmerstown, USA" only hung around for two seasons, while "Hanging In" and "aka...
After the 1978 premiere of "Diff'rent Strokes," Lear went ice cold. "The Baxters" and "Palmerstown, USA" only hung around for two seasons, while "Hanging In" and "aka...
- 12/24/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
A Florida man has pleaded guilty to threatening the life of John Roberts, the chief justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Neal Brij Sidhwaney, a 43-year-old resident of Fernandina Beach, has pleaded guilty to the charge of transmitting an interstate threat to kill. Sidhwaney called the Supreme Court justice on July 31, leaving an expletive, threatening voicemail.
“On the voicemail message, Sidhwaney identified himself by name and repeatedly threatened to kill a specific Supreme Court Justice,” the office stated. “This case was investigated by the Supreme Court of the United States Police – Protective Intelligence Unit with assistance from the United States Capitol Police –Threat Assessment Section.”
Sidhwaney worked as a programmer for Google until 2017. After leaving the company, he spent many hours watching the news and raging about current events, leading him to write letters and call public figures.
A psychologist stated that while Sidhwaney is competent to stand trial,...
Neal Brij Sidhwaney, a 43-year-old resident of Fernandina Beach, has pleaded guilty to the charge of transmitting an interstate threat to kill. Sidhwaney called the Supreme Court justice on July 31, leaving an expletive, threatening voicemail.
“On the voicemail message, Sidhwaney identified himself by name and repeatedly threatened to kill a specific Supreme Court Justice,” the office stated. “This case was investigated by the Supreme Court of the United States Police – Protective Intelligence Unit with assistance from the United States Capitol Police –Threat Assessment Section.”
Sidhwaney worked as a programmer for Google until 2017. After leaving the company, he spent many hours watching the news and raging about current events, leading him to write letters and call public figures.
A psychologist stated that while Sidhwaney is competent to stand trial,...
- 12/20/2023
- by Zach Ament
- Uinterview
In January 2000, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Florida) that Congress should be giving Supreme Court justices pay raises.
He even mentioned that if lawmakers did not take action, then one justice or more would resign, maybe in the next year.
He sat next to Stearns on his flight home from Georgia, and the representative exited the conversation fearing that Thomas would resign.
Thomas, who is known for his expensive tastes, was previously staying at a five-star beach resort in Sea Island, Georgia.
He went to this resort to deliver a private keynote speech at Awakening, a “conservative thought weekend” that featured golf, shooting lessons and aromatherapy in addition to panel discussions with businessmen and elected officials.
When Thomas made this statement, his salary was $173,000, which is equal to $300,000 today. However, he was one of the least wealthy court members and was hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt.
He even mentioned that if lawmakers did not take action, then one justice or more would resign, maybe in the next year.
He sat next to Stearns on his flight home from Georgia, and the representative exited the conversation fearing that Thomas would resign.
Thomas, who is known for his expensive tastes, was previously staying at a five-star beach resort in Sea Island, Georgia.
He went to this resort to deliver a private keynote speech at Awakening, a “conservative thought weekend” that featured golf, shooting lessons and aromatherapy in addition to panel discussions with businessmen and elected officials.
When Thomas made this statement, his salary was $173,000, which is equal to $300,000 today. However, he was one of the least wealthy court members and was hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt.
- 12/20/2023
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Justice Clarence Thomas once told a member of Congress that “one or more justices will leave [the court] soon” if lawmakers did not raise their salaries, ProPublica reports. At the time, Thomas was taking on large amounts of debt to finance his lifestyle, and would soon begin cultivating financially beneficial — and ethically dubious — relationships with some of the nation’s most prominent wealthy conservatives.
According to documents obtained by ProPublica, Thomas spoke to Republican Florida Rep. Cliff Stearns while on a return flight from a conservative conference in Sea Island, Georgia, in...
According to documents obtained by ProPublica, Thomas spoke to Republican Florida Rep. Cliff Stearns while on a return flight from a conservative conference in Sea Island, Georgia, in...
- 12/18/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Leslie Jones is disappointed by the near fight that occurred in the Senate on Tuesday, but not because anything Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin did. No — the comedian’s displeasure has to do with Bernie Sanders breaking things up.
“Back off, Bernie! Bernie, shut up, they was about to fight! I wanted to see that!” Jones said on her second night guest hosting “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central. “Is that what America has come to, people fighting in the Senate? Because if it is, I want in.”
“Lindsey Graham, I want you in the ring. Ted Cruz, bring your weird ass beard so I can beat your ass. Mitch! Mitch! Mitch!” Jones yelled while snapping at the widely shared video of McConnell freezing. “Aw, somebody already hit him.”
On Tuesday, Mullin challenged president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Sean O’Brien to a fight over a series of posts on...
“Back off, Bernie! Bernie, shut up, they was about to fight! I wanted to see that!” Jones said on her second night guest hosting “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central. “Is that what America has come to, people fighting in the Senate? Because if it is, I want in.”
“Lindsey Graham, I want you in the ring. Ted Cruz, bring your weird ass beard so I can beat your ass. Mitch! Mitch! Mitch!” Jones yelled while snapping at the widely shared video of McConnell freezing. “Aw, somebody already hit him.”
On Tuesday, Mullin challenged president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Sean O’Brien to a fight over a series of posts on...
- 11/15/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
It’s unlikely the U.S. Supreme Court would have adopted a code of ethics, as it did this week, without a series of revelations about Justice Clarence Thomas and his appetite for first-class vacations paid for by a wealthy Republican friend. Consider it another example of Thomas’ influence on the Court.
Thomas and his wife Ginni are the subject of the Frontline documentary Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court, directed by Michael Kirk. The multiple Emmy-winning filmmaker is our guest on the latest edition of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast.
Kirk’s investigative documentary explores what many consider to be Thomas’ questionable ethics – he did not report on federal disclosure forms that Republican activist Harlan Crow footed the bill for fancy holidays enjoyed by Thomas and his wife, or that Thomas sold a house to Crow in Savannah, Ga, where the Justice’s mother, Leola Williams,...
Thomas and his wife Ginni are the subject of the Frontline documentary Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court, directed by Michael Kirk. The multiple Emmy-winning filmmaker is our guest on the latest edition of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast.
Kirk’s investigative documentary explores what many consider to be Thomas’ questionable ethics – he did not report on federal disclosure forms that Republican activist Harlan Crow footed the bill for fancy holidays enjoyed by Thomas and his wife, or that Thomas sold a house to Crow in Savannah, Ga, where the Justice’s mother, Leola Williams,...
- 11/14/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Republican megadonor Harlan Crow gave a maxed-out individual campaign contribution to progressive independent candidate Cornel West. Crow, who in recent months has been under scrutiny over his longtime financial relationship with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has also donated to Republican candidates, including Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis.
According to Federal Election Commission filings reviewed by NBC News, West received $3,300 from Crow in August, the maximum donation allowed by an individual to a campaign. At the time, West was running as a candidate for the Green Party, he has since switched to an independent run.
According to Federal Election Commission filings reviewed by NBC News, West received $3,300 from Crow in August, the maximum donation allowed by an individual to a campaign. At the time, West was running as a candidate for the Green Party, he has since switched to an independent run.
- 10/18/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a challenge to its landmark New York Times v. Sullivan ruling. Justice Clarence Thomas has some thoughts.
The 1964 ruling established limits on public officials’ ability to sue on grounds of defamation, as well as the need to prove a standard of “actual malice” by the outlet making the allegedly defamatory statements.
The Supreme Court declined to hear Blankenship v. NBC Universal, LLC, a lawsuit brought by coal magnate Don Blankenship, who in 2015 was convicted of a misdemeanor charge of conspiring to violate...
The 1964 ruling established limits on public officials’ ability to sue on grounds of defamation, as well as the need to prove a standard of “actual malice” by the outlet making the allegedly defamatory statements.
The Supreme Court declined to hear Blankenship v. NBC Universal, LLC, a lawsuit brought by coal magnate Don Blankenship, who in 2015 was convicted of a misdemeanor charge of conspiring to violate...
- 10/10/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Ken Burns has made a statement after a photo surfaced of the documentary filmmaker with Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas and billionaire David Koch. While Koch has funded one of Burns’ documentaries, Burns maintains that he and the Supreme Court Justice have no connections or relationship.
“Around ten years ago, Ken was stopped and asked to take a photograph with a Supreme Court Justice and David Koch, who was a supporter of public television and would later provide some funding for his film, ‘The Vietnam War.’ So he took the photo, as he has done with many, many others. Other than the taking of that photograph and innocuous pleasantries, that’s the extent of his contact with Justice Thomas,” a spokesperson for Burns said in a statement to Variety.
“The Vietnam War” is a 10-part, 18-hour long PBS documentary piece that chronicles first-hand accounts from witnesses and participants from both sides of the war.
“Around ten years ago, Ken was stopped and asked to take a photograph with a Supreme Court Justice and David Koch, who was a supporter of public television and would later provide some funding for his film, ‘The Vietnam War.’ So he took the photo, as he has done with many, many others. Other than the taking of that photograph and innocuous pleasantries, that’s the extent of his contact with Justice Thomas,” a spokesperson for Burns said in a statement to Variety.
“The Vietnam War” is a 10-part, 18-hour long PBS documentary piece that chronicles first-hand accounts from witnesses and participants from both sides of the war.
- 9/22/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns began trending on social media Friday for appearing in a photo with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and billionaire David Koch.
However, Burns said he does not have a relationship with Thomas, other than taking the photo. Koch has funded one of Burns’ documentaries.
“Around ten years ago, Ken was stopped and asked to take a photograph with a Supreme Court Justice and David Koch, who was a supporter of public television and would later provide some funding for his film, The Vietnam War. So he took the photo, as he has done with many, many others. Other than the taking of that photograph and innocuous pleasantries, that’s the extent of his contact with Justice Thomas,” a spokesperson for Burns wrote in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
The photo appeared in a ProPublica article published Friday that described previously unknown details about the relationship between Thomas and Koch,...
However, Burns said he does not have a relationship with Thomas, other than taking the photo. Koch has funded one of Burns’ documentaries.
“Around ten years ago, Ken was stopped and asked to take a photograph with a Supreme Court Justice and David Koch, who was a supporter of public television and would later provide some funding for his film, The Vietnam War. So he took the photo, as he has done with many, many others. Other than the taking of that photograph and innocuous pleasantries, that’s the extent of his contact with Justice Thomas,” a spokesperson for Burns wrote in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
The photo appeared in a ProPublica article published Friday that described previously unknown details about the relationship between Thomas and Koch,...
- 9/22/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Clarence Thomas attended donor events hosted by the billionaire Koch brothers — whose organizations and legal projects regularly appear before the Supreme Court. According to a report from ProPublica, the Supreme Court justice has appeared at least two summits hosted by the wealthy conservatives, one of which had been previously reported on, and a second which was not disclosed.
Most recently, Thomas appeared as a speaker at an exclusive dinner for high-level donors during the Koch network’s 2018 Palm Springs summit. One former Koch network executive told ProPublica that these kinds...
Most recently, Thomas appeared as a speaker at an exclusive dinner for high-level donors during the Koch network’s 2018 Palm Springs summit. One former Koch network executive told ProPublica that these kinds...
- 9/22/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Last November, voters in Kentucky turned out in large numbers to reject the idea of adding an amendment outlawing abortion to the state constitution. But almost a year later abortion is still illegal in Kentucky — thanks in large part to Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who defended against a challenge to the state’s existing abortion ban in court this year. Now Cameron, the Republican candidate running for governor in November, is signaling not only that he thinks abortion and contraception are virtually synonymous, but he would work to further restrict...
- 9/16/2023
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
As the Supreme Court prepared to decide the Citizens United case that designated money as political speech, Ginni Thomas — wife of Justice Clarence Thomas — along with conservative activists quickly and quietly filed to create exactly the type of non-profit group that would benefit from the decision, Politico reports.
In the ensuing years, according to Politico, Thomas worked closely with Federalist Society leader Leonard Leo to build a conservative movement that would fuel changes to the judiciary and help overturn laws regarding abortion, affirmative action, and other issues important to the right wing.
In the ensuing years, according to Politico, Thomas worked closely with Federalist Society leader Leonard Leo to build a conservative movement that would fuel changes to the judiciary and help overturn laws regarding abortion, affirmative action, and other issues important to the right wing.
- 9/10/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
The man who shot and killed three Black people at a Dollar General in Jacksonville on Saturday, identified in his writings a slew of other potential targets — including Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly.
In two chilling passages from writings that Rolling Stone has reviewed, Ryan Christopher Palmeter — who turned the gun on himself after killing Angela Michelle Carr, 52; Anolt Joseph “Aj” Laguerre Jr., 19; and Jerrald Gallion, 29 — listed both rappers by their given names alongside their stage monikers.
“Eminem (aka Marshall Mathers, aka Slim Shady aka Ken Keniff, aka the white...
In two chilling passages from writings that Rolling Stone has reviewed, Ryan Christopher Palmeter — who turned the gun on himself after killing Angela Michelle Carr, 52; Anolt Joseph “Aj” Laguerre Jr., 19; and Jerrald Gallion, 29 — listed both rappers by their given names alongside their stage monikers.
“Eminem (aka Marshall Mathers, aka Slim Shady aka Ken Keniff, aka the white...
- 8/30/2023
- by Jana Winter and Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
It’s been a rough year for anyone who may have believed Clarence Thomas was a paragon of ethics on the Supreme Court. ProPublica has reported extensively on how conservative megadonor Harlan Crow has been funding the justice’s lavish lifestyle for decades, heightening concerns over outside influence on the work of the nation’s highest court. ProPublica dropped another bombshell on Thursday, revealing that Thomas has been accepting a slew of gifts from other billionaires, as well.
Thomas has reportedly taken at least 38 luxury vacations funded by conservative benefactors since the 1990s,...
Thomas has reportedly taken at least 38 luxury vacations funded by conservative benefactors since the 1990s,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Showtime’s four-part docuseries on the Supreme Court, Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court, will premiere its first episode on September 22, amid a period of intense concern over the impact and integrity of the high court.
From director Dawn Porter, the project delves into the modern era of the court, going back to the Earl Warren court of the 1950s and 1960s, when the justices established a series of landmark progressive precedents, to today, with the conservative majority upending abortion rights and affirmative action. With it has come increasing distrust of the court itself, as well as the internal intrigue given the unprecedented leak last year of the Dobbs abortion decision.
“I wanted to give people an understanding of how the court works,” Porter told Deadline. “…You don’t pay attention until something you love is gone, until a right you cherish has been overturned. So I felt like...
From director Dawn Porter, the project delves into the modern era of the court, going back to the Earl Warren court of the 1950s and 1960s, when the justices established a series of landmark progressive precedents, to today, with the conservative majority upending abortion rights and affirmative action. With it has come increasing distrust of the court itself, as well as the internal intrigue given the unprecedented leak last year of the Dobbs abortion decision.
“I wanted to give people an understanding of how the court works,” Porter told Deadline. “…You don’t pay attention until something you love is gone, until a right you cherish has been overturned. So I felt like...
- 8/1/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
CMT has dropped from its rotation the music video for Jason Aldean’s new single, “Try That in a Small Town,” after just three days of airplay — and in the wake of backlash that arose over the weekend online.
Aldean in turn tweeted that any claims that the song’s lyrics are “pro-lynching” and/or anti-blm are “not only meritless, but dangerous.”
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Aldean in turn tweeted that any claims that the song’s lyrics are “pro-lynching” and/or anti-blm are “not only meritless, but dangerous.”
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- 7/18/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Fox News Channel debuts a new primetime lineup July 17, 2023, starting with Laura Ingraham’s "The Ingraham Angle" at 7 p.m. Et, followed by "Jesse Watters Primetime" shifting to 8 p.m. Et, "Hannity" remaining at 9 p.m. Et and "Gutfeld!", now at 10 p.m. Et:
"The Ingraham Angle" stars cable news’ highest-rated female host, and is the top-rated 10 p.m. program on cable news since it debuted in 2017. Ingraham, a former litigator and Supreme Court law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas, joined Fnc in 2007 as a contributor.
"Jesse Watters Primetime" will air at 8 p.m. Et starting July 17. Launching last year "Jesse Watters Primetime" has since emerged as the fastest growing cable news program. Watters will continue to co-host "The Five," which has been the most-watched cable news program for seven-straight quarters. With Watters’ fresh take on the major headlines of the day along with news-making interviews, "Jesse Watters Primetime" has been No.
"The Ingraham Angle" stars cable news’ highest-rated female host, and is the top-rated 10 p.m. program on cable news since it debuted in 2017. Ingraham, a former litigator and Supreme Court law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas, joined Fnc in 2007 as a contributor.
"Jesse Watters Primetime" will air at 8 p.m. Et starting July 17. Launching last year "Jesse Watters Primetime" has since emerged as the fastest growing cable news program. Watters will continue to co-host "The Five," which has been the most-watched cable news program for seven-straight quarters. With Watters’ fresh take on the major headlines of the day along with news-making interviews, "Jesse Watters Primetime" has been No.
- 7/17/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Geraldo Rivera has a bone to pick with one of The Five.
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The recently ousted Fox News personality appeared on Thursday’s episode of The View and alluded to a contentious relationship with one of the hosts of the conservative news network’s 5 pm hour.
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The recently ousted Fox News personality appeared on Thursday’s episode of The View and alluded to a contentious relationship with one of the hosts of the conservative news network’s 5 pm hour.
- 7/13/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
The hosts of “The View” weren’t overly impressed on Monday by New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd’s latest opinion calling out President Biden’s treatment of grandchildren. In fact, the women largely agreed that Dowd needs to “find something else to write about.”
In the column, Dowd criticizes the president for typically referring to “my six grandchildren” in his speeches, when he actually has seven. That seventh child belongs to his son Hunter Biden, and was reportedly conceived at a time when he was severely struggling with his addiction. According to Dowd, the president is “callously scarring” that little girl’s life by not acknowledging her.
But, according to Whoopi Goldberg, Dowd should really be “kvetching” at Hunter Biden, considering the child in question is actually his, and not Joe Biden’s. To that, “The View” hosts largely agreed. But, overall, Whoopi argued that the column shouldn’t have been written at all.
In the column, Dowd criticizes the president for typically referring to “my six grandchildren” in his speeches, when he actually has seven. That seventh child belongs to his son Hunter Biden, and was reportedly conceived at a time when he was severely struggling with his addiction. According to Dowd, the president is “callously scarring” that little girl’s life by not acknowledging her.
But, according to Whoopi Goldberg, Dowd should really be “kvetching” at Hunter Biden, considering the child in question is actually his, and not Joe Biden’s. To that, “The View” hosts largely agreed. But, overall, Whoopi argued that the column shouldn’t have been written at all.
- 7/10/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
“The View” host Sunny Hostin had to make a surprise wardrobe change at Essence Fest this year, after showing up in the same outfit as Vice President Kamala Harris. According to the ABC host, the VP’s team asked her to change, so they wouldn’t match on stage.
After a weeklong hiatus to kick off the month of July, the hosts returned on Monday and, naturally, started the day’s Hot Topics by recapping how they spent their vacation. For Hostin, it was mostly still work, just elsewhere. She was asked to moderate a conversation with Harris for Essence Fest, which she immediately accepted.
But, as she told her co-hosts about it, she pulled up a photo from the event and revealed that she originally showed up in a similar white suit as Harris.
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After a weeklong hiatus to kick off the month of July, the hosts returned on Monday and, naturally, started the day’s Hot Topics by recapping how they spent their vacation. For Hostin, it was mostly still work, just elsewhere. She was asked to moderate a conversation with Harris for Essence Fest, which she immediately accepted.
But, as she told her co-hosts about it, she pulled up a photo from the event and revealed that she originally showed up in a similar white suit as Harris.
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- 7/10/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
A Yes Network cameraman was hospitalized Wednesday after he was struck in the head by an errant throw.
The unsettling moment occurred during the bottom of the fifth inning, when Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson attempted to complete a double play. His throw went over the head of first baseman Ryan O’Hearn and struck camera operator Pete Stendel, who fell to the ground.
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The unsettling moment occurred during the bottom of the fifth inning, when Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson attempted to complete a double play. His throw went over the head of first baseman Ryan O’Hearn and struck camera operator Pete Stendel, who fell to the ground.
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- 7/6/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
LGBTQ+ rights champion Michael Imperioli, who over the weekend “forbid bigots and homophobes from watching” his work in the wake of the Supreme Court siding with a Colorado designer who allegedly refused to make a website for a gay wedding, is clarifying his position.
In a now-deleted Instagram post, the Sopranos and White Lotus vet on Saturday reacted to Friday’s 6-3 ruling by enacting the aforementioned ban. “I’ve decided to forbid bigots and homophobes from watching The Sopranos, The White Lotus, Goodfellas or any movie or tv show I’ve been in,” he declared. “Thank you Supreme Court...
In a now-deleted Instagram post, the Sopranos and White Lotus vet on Saturday reacted to Friday’s 6-3 ruling by enacting the aforementioned ban. “I’ve decided to forbid bigots and homophobes from watching The Sopranos, The White Lotus, Goodfellas or any movie or tv show I’ve been in,” he declared. “Thank you Supreme Court...
- 7/4/2023
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
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