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Chuck Ross

Chuck Ross is the managing director of TVWeek.com. He's been involved in the TV business ever since he sold cable TV subscriptions in Santa Monica, Calif., door-to-door in the mid-to-late 1970s. He's had regular gigs reporting and/or editing about TV and advertising for Cablevision magazine,The Hollywood Reporter, the San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Media and Advertising Age. He first joined the predecessor to TVWeek, Electronic Media, in 2000.

Donald Trump Unloads on ‘Alex’ Baldwin Again … and Alec Baldwin Fires Back

The war of words is back on between Donald Trump and Alec Baldwin, getting rolling again this morning when Trump sent out a tweet attacking “Alex” Baldwin. Trump later deleted the tweet and replaced it with a corrected version fixing…

Elton John Storms Off the Stage, Rips Fans

Thursday night apparently wasn’t alright for veteran rocker and piano maestro Elton John to play “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting,” because it led to a bit of a meltdown during his performance last night in Las Vegas. “Typically, he lets…

Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway Will Get a Chance to Atone for Last Year’s Oscars Disaster

This Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony will offer a shot at redemption for the two presenters who were center stage for what many observers say is the biggest screwup in the history of the Oscars. TMZ reports that Faye Dunaway and…

Fox to Air ‘Explosive Television Event’

“Does he confess? You be the judge.” That’s what Fox asks viewers in a new promotional clip for “O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?,” set to air Sunday, March 11. You can watch the clip below. The two-hour special will air…

P&G Calls for the Reuniting of Creative and Media at Agencies — WPP Says Not So Fast

“Despite a call by the world’s largest marketer to ‘reunite’ media and creative, don’t expect the world’s largest agency holding company to do that — at least not in the traditional way,” Joe Mandese writes in MediaPost. The report qutoes…

Cedric the Entertainer Joins CBS Project

A new comedy project that’s in the works at CBS will have Cedric the Entertainer on board as a co-star and executive producer. Writing on Deadline, Nellie Andreeva reports that Cedric joined the multicamera pilot “Welcome to the Neighborhood.” The…

Fox News Exec Exits Company After Controversial Column

A veteran Fox News executive who “got into hot water” over a column last month has left the company, according to media reports. John Moody, whose “darker, gayer, different” comment about the U.S. Winter Olympic team drew sharp criticism, has…

Weinstein Co. Reaches Deal With Investor Group

An investor group has reportedly reached a $500 million deal with The Weinstein Co. that will keep the company out of bankruptcy. Variety reports that the group is backed by billionaire Ron Burkle. “The deal came together in a marathon…

Omarosa Explains Her Trump-Related ‘It’s Not Going to Be OK’ Comment

Now that former White House aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman has left the “Big Brother” house, she’s talking about some of her comments that got a lot of attention while she was in the house — especially her comments about Donald Trump….

Brad Pitt Joins Leonardo DiCaprio in Tarantino’s Manson Movie

Quentin Tarantino’s high-profile movie about the Charles Manson murders is lining up A-list talent, with Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio now both on board. The AP reports that the Sony Pictures project, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” is slotted…