CNN Producer Dead at 34
A senior producer at CNN who was formerly at Fox News and who worked on CNN’s “Early Start” for more than three years has died. Variety reports that Matt Null died Monday while on vacation in Barcelona. No cause of…
Daily Archives : Aug 18, 2016
Naked Donald Trump Statues Appear Across the U.S.
Naked life-size statues of Donald Trump began appearing today in cities across the U.S., including New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco and Cleveland, the AP reports. “They are the brainchild of an activist collective called INDECLINE, which has spoken…
Gawker.com to Shut Down
On the heels of news that Univision had won an auction for Gawker Media with a bid of $135 million, we now know what the company plans to do with it. Univision will be shutting down the site, The New…
Brazilian Authorities Accuse U.S. Swimmers of Vandalism, Want Apology
Police in Rio de Janeiro say a story told by Ryan Lochte and other U.S. swimmers that the group was robbed at gunpoint was a lie to cover up an act of vandalism at a gas station. CNN reports that…
Broadcast Nets Showcase Programming at TCA
Drama took center stage as the broadcast networks made their programming presentations at the recent Television Critics Association summer press tour, but they didn’t completely overlook comedy. In today’s report by TVWeek Open Mic writer Hillary Atkin, she looks at…
CNN Posts Clip of Alice Cooper Talking Politics — Here It Is
In an unusual clip posted today by CNN, rock singer Alice Cooper, who had a hit in 1972 with “Elected,” talks politics — even while he admits that he hates the subject. Here it is …
Blake Shelton Offers Apology for Offensive Tweets
After some old tweets surfaced that stirred up a backlash, “The Voice” coach Blake Shelton has provided an apology. As we reported Wednesday, the tweets from 2010 and 2011, which were being called racist, homophobic and sexist, had the NBC…
How Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Hope to Score a $30 Million Plush Manhattan Apartment For Free
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have a plan in the works that will let them live in a $30 million apartment in Manhattan for free, courtesy of Airbnb. “After Kardashian kin Kylie and Kendall Jenner recently got a gratis villa rental…
FCC’s Spectrum Auction Generates $9 Billion in Bids
The spectrum incentive auction being conducted by the Federal Communications Commission has now generated $9.7 billion in bids, which adjusts down to $9.2 billion with discounts and bidding credits, such as those for minority-owned and female-owned businesses, B&C reports. “The…
Another Attorney Exits Bill Cosby’s Legal Team
The lawyer who has been the public face of Bill Cosby’s defense, making frequent media appearances on behalf of the embattled comedian, is no longer a part of his legal team. In an exclusive report, Deadline.com cites court filings saying…