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Community

ESPN announces layoffs as part of cost cutting by Disney

Disney CEO Bob Iger announced in February that the company would reduce 7,000 jobs either through not filling positions or layoffs.

3 years ago

Bam Margera
Arts & Entertainment

‘Jackass’ star Bam Margera charged with punching brother

Margera is charged with simple assault, harassment, and four counts of terroristic threats. Margera then fled on foot, according to court documents.

3 years ago

Don Lemon
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Don Lemon, longtime CNN host, out at cable news network

CNN host Don Lemon is out at the cable news network just two months after apologizing to viewers for on-air comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley.

3 years ago

Tucker Carlson
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Tucker Carlson out at FOX News

The network announced it has agreed to part ways with the prime-time host less than a week after settling a lawsuit over the network’s 2020 election reporting.

3 years ago

Quinta Brunson in her classroom on the show 'Abbott Elementary.'
NPR
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How ‘Abbott Elementary’ helps teachers process the absurd realities of their job

'Abbott Elementary' draws inspiration from the very real conditions in Philadelphia's public schools.

3 years ago

Former Fox producer Abby Grossberg is alleging the network's attorneys pressured her to portray the network in a favorable light in testimony about what happened after the 2020 election. Here, a display outside the Fox News headquarters in New York in July 2020.
NPR
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Fired Fox News producer says she’d testify against the network in $1.6 billion suit

A producer for Tucker Carlson and Maria Bartiromo alleges Fox News attorneys coerced her to lie under oath in a defamation case against the network. Fox fired her on Friday.

3 years ago

Jason Sudeikis (fourth from left) who plays the title character in the Apple TV+ series ''Ted Lasso,'' speaks as he joins White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (third from left) and fellow cast members (from left) Toheeb Jimoh, Brett Goldstein, Hannah Waddingham, and Brendan Hunt, during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington
Arts & Entertainment

‘Ted Lasso’ visits White House, promotes mental health care

Biden has called on lawmakers in both parties to expand resources to fight the “mental health crisis” in the nation as part of a bipartisan “unity agenda.”

3 years ago

Michelle Yeoh accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for
Arts & Entertainment

‘Everything’ wins best picture, is everywhere at Oscars

“Ladies, don't let anyone ever tell you you're past your prime,” said Yeoh.

3 years ago

BBC's Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker (center) arrives to King Power stadium prior to the English Premier League soccer match between Leicester City and Chelsea in Leicester
Community

How BBC host’s tweet, suspension upended UK’s sports weekend

Pressure is mounting on the BBC to resolve the crisis, with growing calls for its bosses to step down over allegations of political bias and suppressing free speech.

3 years ago

A South Jersey man and popular Youtube content creator has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison for being a ring leader of a cable piracy scheme
Courts & Law

YouTube content creator from New Jersey sentenced for cable piracy

A federal indictment says "Omi in a Hellcat" and his partner stole cable signals from major TV providers

3 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Year after the slap, Chris Rock hits back in new special

The 58-year-old comedian on Saturday night performed his first stand-up special since last year’s Oscars.

3 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

‘Abbott Elementary’ will give Mural Arts Philadelphia a moment in the spotlight

This week’s episode of the sitcom set in Philly is based on Quinta Brunson’s childhood memory of creating a mural at school.

3 years ago

Former Philadelphia Eagle and CBS NFL announcer Irv Cross
Health

Former Eagles star, CBS anchor Irv Cross had brain disease CTE

Researchers said he suffered from stage 4 CTE, which is the most advanced kind of the disease. Cross was diagnosed with mild cognitive dementia in 2018.

3 years ago

Sheryl Lee Ralph
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Sheryl Lee Ralph explains why she almost left showbiz — and what kept her going

It's hard to imagine that about 15 years ago, actor and singer Sheryl Lee Ralph had considered walking away from show business.

3 years ago

File photo: Richard Belzer attends the premiere of ''Mistaken For Strangers'' during the opening night of the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival
Arts & Entertainment

Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and TV detective, dies at 78

Belzer died Sunday at his home in Bozouls in southern France, his longtime friend Bill Scheft told The Hollywood Reporter.

3 years ago

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