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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.

He was the King of Slapstick and a TV Institution Hosting the Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethons: Jerry Lewis Dies at 91

“Very sad to report entertainment legend #JerryLewis has died today at 9:15 a.m. at his home in Las Vegas. He was 91.” Thus read a tweet Sunday by John Katsilometes, a columnist for the Las Vegas Review Journal. Lewis, who…

Details Surface on Death of ‘Deadpool 2’ Stuntwoman

The first official account of the accident on the set of “Deadpool 2” in which stuntwoman Joi “SJ” Harris died was released by British Columbia’s workplace safety agency. As we reported previously, Harris was killed in a motorcycle crash during…

Actor Who Co-Starred in ’48 Hours,’ ‘Predator’ Dies

An action-movie actor known for his co-starring roles in “Predator” and “48 Hours” has died. The AP reports that Sonny Landham died Thursday in a hospital in Lexington, Ky., of congestive heart failure. He was 76. “Landham was a brawny,…

Rapper Arrested Over Alleged Instagram Video

A popular rapper was arrested Thursday after authorities reportedly determined from an Instagram video that he had been doing some illegal dirt bike riding. The New York Daily News reports that Meek Mill was arrested Thursday night on reckless endangerment…

Roman Polanski Court Bid Rejected

Even with his victim delivering an impassioned plea in court to end a four-decade-old sexual assault case against fugitive moviemaker Roman Polanski, a judge in Los Angeles today ruled against Polanski, effectively keeping him in exile from the U.S. “Los…

Fallout for Trump After Ouster of Steve Bannon? Now He Has Angered One of His Staunchest Media Allies

The White House today announced the ouster of Steve Bannon following a tumultuous tenure as chief strategist, with observers suggesting Bannon’s firing will turn Breitbart News against Trump. Breitbart, formerly headed by Bannon, has been one of Trump’s most steadfast…

Fox Chief Blasts Trump

The CEO of Fox News parent company 21st Century Fox rebuked Donald Trump over his response to the deadly violence at a white nationalist rally last weekend in Charlottesville, Va. In an email addressed to “friends” and obtained by media…

Talent Agent Mysteriously Disappears

A search is under way for a talent agent who disappeared from his home one day after returning from vacation. The New York Post reports that Manhattan agent Mark Schlegel disappeared from his home in Oradell, N.J., over the weekend….

Big 4 Broadcast Networks Set Simulcast

Plans are in place for a simulcast across ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox that will air Friday, Sept. 8, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. “EIF Presents: XQ Super School Live,” put on by the Entertainment Industry Foundation and XQ Institute, will…

Jon Stewart Checks In on Charlottesville: ‘In the President’s Defense, He Is a Terrible Person’

Longtime “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart has been off the air for a while now, but he showed up Thursday night during a standup performance by Dave Chappelle at Radio City Music Hall in New York and offered quite a…