Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan are known for delivering breaking news on ABC’s Good Morning America.
However, they delivered some special “breaking news” during a recent episode.
It was about their co-star, George Stephanopoulos, with the news delivered live on TV by his friend and colleague.
Stephanopoulos released his second book over a week ago, The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis.
It presents stories about the White House Situation Room, from John F. Kennedy’s presidency to President Joe Biden.
On GMA, Stephanopoulos learned he’d reached a significant achievement with the book’s release.
Stephanopoulos receives ‘breaking news’ on GMA
GMA’s Robin Roberts was alongside Strahan and Stephanoulos, wearing her blue arm cast on Wednesday’s episode. As the three co-anchors were seated in chairs away from the GMA desk, Robin said she’d received some “breaking news.”
“Ok, we have breaking news.
However, they delivered some special “breaking news” during a recent episode.
It was about their co-star, George Stephanopoulos, with the news delivered live on TV by his friend and colleague.
Stephanopoulos released his second book over a week ago, The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis.
It presents stories about the White House Situation Room, from John F. Kennedy’s presidency to President Joe Biden.
On GMA, Stephanopoulos learned he’d reached a significant achievement with the book’s release.
Stephanopoulos receives ‘breaking news’ on GMA
GMA’s Robin Roberts was alongside Strahan and Stephanoulos, wearing her blue arm cast on Wednesday’s episode. As the three co-anchors were seated in chairs away from the GMA desk, Robin said she’d received some “breaking news.”
“Ok, we have breaking news.
- 5/25/2024
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Sunny Hostin, cohost on “The View,” called out Charlamagne Tha God for being “irresponsible” in his comments comparing President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump during an appearance on the show earlier this week.
“I thought it was irresponsible to say that both candidates are trash,” she said on “The View” podcast “Behind the Table,” adding, “when you’re comparing President Biden, someone who’s done incredible things for this country, and someone who is facing 88 charges, and four indictments, and is clearly criminal, in my view.”
Charlamagne delivered his comments while on “The View” to promote his new book, “Get Honest or Die Lying: Why Small Talk Sucks.” Hostin wanted to know why he’s said he won’t be endorsing Biden in the coming election, despite his negative views on Trump being public knowledge. Charlamagne stated that he’d definitely be at the polls come November, but...
“I thought it was irresponsible to say that both candidates are trash,” she said on “The View” podcast “Behind the Table,” adding, “when you’re comparing President Biden, someone who’s done incredible things for this country, and someone who is facing 88 charges, and four indictments, and is clearly criminal, in my view.”
Charlamagne delivered his comments while on “The View” to promote his new book, “Get Honest or Die Lying: Why Small Talk Sucks.” Hostin wanted to know why he’s said he won’t be endorsing Biden in the coming election, despite his negative views on Trump being public knowledge. Charlamagne stated that he’d definitely be at the polls come November, but...
- 5/24/2024
- by Jacob Bryant
- The Wrap
If he can’t “punch [Trump] in the face,” as he once attempted to manifest by speaking it out loud, Robert De Niro will jab an upper cut at Trump with words. The actor has narrated a new half-minute ad spot for President Joe Biden’s campaign, which posted it to its YouTube account.
“From midnight tweets, to drinking bleach, to tear-gassing citizens and staging a photo op,” De Niro says in the ad. “We knew Trump was out of control when he was president. Then he lost the 2020 election – and snapped.
“From midnight tweets, to drinking bleach, to tear-gassing citizens and staging a photo op,” De Niro says in the ad. “We knew Trump was out of control when he was president. Then he lost the 2020 election – and snapped.
- 5/24/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump likes to tell anyone who will listen that he’s absolutely convinced he will win his 2024 rematch against President Joe Biden. And, according to people who’ve spoken to the ex-president about this, Trump also seems convinced that if he wins another four years in the White House, state prosecutors will still be waiting for him on the other side of his term — ready to put him on trial, or even in prison, just as they are now.
To avoid such risks, the former and perhaps future president...
To avoid such risks, the former and perhaps future president...
- 5/24/2024
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
Editors note: Running until the final general election results come in, the Deadline ElectionLine podcast spotlights the 2024 campaign and the blurred lines between politics and entertainment in modern America. Hosted by Deadline’s political editor Ted Johnson and executive editor Dominic Patten, the podcast features commentary and interviews with top lawmakers and entertainment figures. At the same time, you can follow all the news in the Biden & Trump rematch and more on the ElectionLine hub on Deadline.
“What surprised me is how good it is,” says Deadline’s Anthony D’Alessandro of the Cannes-debuting Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice. “You know, there are some people that have tried to ding it and say, ‘Oh, it’s an HBO movie,’” Deadline’s editorial director states from the South of France on today’s ElectionLine podcast. “But let me say this: it’s a very good HBO movie.”
“I just think it’s very well crafted.
“What surprised me is how good it is,” says Deadline’s Anthony D’Alessandro of the Cannes-debuting Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice. “You know, there are some people that have tried to ding it and say, ‘Oh, it’s an HBO movie,’” Deadline’s editorial director states from the South of France on today’s ElectionLine podcast. “But let me say this: it’s a very good HBO movie.”
“I just think it’s very well crafted.
- 5/24/2024
- by Dominic Patten and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Joe Biden’s campaign has enlisted Robert De Niro to narrate his latest ad, one that warns that Donald Trump has “snapped” since leading the White House and wants to “terminate the Constitution.”
The 30-second spot will be part of the campaign’s paid media buy for May, airing in broadcast markets in battleground states and on national cable. It also will be featured on digital platforms in battleground states. The spot will start being show today.
De Niro is one of Trump’s most outspoken critics, speaking out about him on talk shows and in awards appearances, and the actor’s use of expletives often get the most attention.
“From midnight tweets, to drinking bleach, to tear-gassing citizens, and staging a photo op. We knew Trump was out of control when he was president,” De Niro says in the spot.
“Then he lost the 2020 election – and snapped. Desperately trying to hold onto power.
The 30-second spot will be part of the campaign’s paid media buy for May, airing in broadcast markets in battleground states and on national cable. It also will be featured on digital platforms in battleground states. The spot will start being show today.
De Niro is one of Trump’s most outspoken critics, speaking out about him on talk shows and in awards appearances, and the actor’s use of expletives often get the most attention.
“From midnight tweets, to drinking bleach, to tear-gassing citizens, and staging a photo op. We knew Trump was out of control when he was president,” De Niro says in the spot.
“Then he lost the 2020 election – and snapped. Desperately trying to hold onto power.
- 5/24/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Dave Chappelle said Thursday a “genocide” is striking the Gaza Strip amid the Israel-Hamas war to cheers during his performance in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, while urging Americans to fight antisemitism, so Jews don’t feel like they need to be protected by Israel.
Chappelle’s comments come as Abu Dhabi has maintained its diplomatic relations with Israel even as it has increasingly criticized its conduct in the seven-month war.
Meanwhile, while pro-Palestinian marches have swept across the wider Middle East since the war began, protests and speech remain tightly restricted in the Emirates, a federation of seven sheikdoms on the Arabian Peninsula.
Even before Chappelle came on stage, the full crowd at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena cheered as DJ Trauma, who accompanied Chappelle on the trip, played the song “My Blood Is Palestinian” by the Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf. The thousands there agreed to...
Chappelle’s comments come as Abu Dhabi has maintained its diplomatic relations with Israel even as it has increasingly criticized its conduct in the seven-month war.
Meanwhile, while pro-Palestinian marches have swept across the wider Middle East since the war began, protests and speech remain tightly restricted in the Emirates, a federation of seven sheikdoms on the Arabian Peninsula.
Even before Chappelle came on stage, the full crowd at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena cheered as DJ Trauma, who accompanied Chappelle on the trip, played the song “My Blood Is Palestinian” by the Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf. The thousands there agreed to...
- 5/24/2024
- by The Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rapper Cardi B recently revealed that she does not plan on endorsing President Joe Biden this year despite having done so in 2020.
Cardi said she’s felt “layers of disappointment” from the Biden administration, yet she does not support Trump’s policies either, she told Rolling Stone. Though she endorsed Biden during the 2020 election, the musician said she would not do so again, citing high inflation and lack of action on her priorities.
In 2020, Cardi interviewed Biden for Elle and encouraged him to focus on BLM issues.
“I feel like people got betrayed,” she said about the two candidates. “It’s just like, damn, y’all not caring about nobody. Then, it really gets me upset that there is solutions to it. There is a solution. I know there’s a solution because you’re spending billions of dollars on any f—— thing.”
In January 2023, she posted a video on social media criticizing high inflation.
Cardi said she’s felt “layers of disappointment” from the Biden administration, yet she does not support Trump’s policies either, she told Rolling Stone. Though she endorsed Biden during the 2020 election, the musician said she would not do so again, citing high inflation and lack of action on her priorities.
In 2020, Cardi interviewed Biden for Elle and encouraged him to focus on BLM issues.
“I feel like people got betrayed,” she said about the two candidates. “It’s just like, damn, y’all not caring about nobody. Then, it really gets me upset that there is solutions to it. There is a solution. I know there’s a solution because you’re spending billions of dollars on any f—— thing.”
In January 2023, she posted a video on social media criticizing high inflation.
- 5/24/2024
- by Anushka Desai
- Uinterview
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and nearly a dozen other allies of former President Donald Trump have pleaded not guilty to felony charges related to a “fake elector” scheme in Arizona.
The plot allegedly aimed to falsely declare Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election in the state despite Joe Biden’s clear victory.
Giuliani, who once served as Trump’s personal attorney, appeared at the hearing remotely and without legal representation. His trial date was set for October. Despite his insistence that he was “capable of handling” the proceedings, the judge ordered Giuliani to appear in person within the next 30 days for booking procedures, which include a mugshot.
Additionally, Giuliani was required to post a $10,000 secured-appearance bond, a standard measure for defendants considered flight risks. This could prove challenging for the former mayor, who filed for bankruptcy last year after he lost a $148 million defamation lawsuit.
Among...
The plot allegedly aimed to falsely declare Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election in the state despite Joe Biden’s clear victory.
Giuliani, who once served as Trump’s personal attorney, appeared at the hearing remotely and without legal representation. His trial date was set for October. Despite his insistence that he was “capable of handling” the proceedings, the judge ordered Giuliani to appear in person within the next 30 days for booking procedures, which include a mugshot.
Additionally, Giuliani was required to post a $10,000 secured-appearance bond, a standard measure for defendants considered flight risks. This could prove challenging for the former mayor, who filed for bankruptcy last year after he lost a $148 million defamation lawsuit.
Among...
- 5/24/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Kerry Kennedy, the younger sister of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is leading the effort against her brother’s independent campaign for president in the 2024 election.
At a recent event for President Joe Biden, Kerry declared, “Nearly every single grandchild of Joe and Rose Kennedy supports Joe Biden…That’s right: The Kennedy family endorses Joe Biden for president.”
This is not the first time Kerry has distanced her family from her brother, who emerged as a vocal skeptic of Covid-19 vaccines and a peddler of conspiracy theories around their father’s assassination, as she fears her brother’s campaign could threaten Biden’s re-election and tarnish the Kennedy name. “I love Bobby,” she said in a recent interview. “It’s heart-wrenching to be in this position.”
As the president of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization, Kerry has championed causes that reflected her father’s work, which include international human rights,...
At a recent event for President Joe Biden, Kerry declared, “Nearly every single grandchild of Joe and Rose Kennedy supports Joe Biden…That’s right: The Kennedy family endorses Joe Biden for president.”
This is not the first time Kerry has distanced her family from her brother, who emerged as a vocal skeptic of Covid-19 vaccines and a peddler of conspiracy theories around their father’s assassination, as she fears her brother’s campaign could threaten Biden’s re-election and tarnish the Kennedy name. “I love Bobby,” she said in a recent interview. “It’s heart-wrenching to be in this position.”
As the president of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization, Kerry has championed causes that reflected her father’s work, which include international human rights,...
- 5/23/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
President Joe Biden is buying into the meme economy. The Biden for President (Bfp) campaign has shared a job posting for a “Partner Manager” for “Content and Meme Pages.” The person hired for the role will be tasked with combing the internet in search of the dankest Biden content.
According to the posting, Bfp is looking for an internet-savvy employee who can “cultivate and manage relationships with top digital media companies, podcasters, and meme pages across a number of social media platforms.” The full-time position pays between $62,000-$82,000 and requires relocation to Biden’s backyard: Wilmington, Delaware.
The timing of the job posting is interesting, since it went up only a few weeks after Biden signed a law that will force ByteDance to either divest TikTok or remove the platform from U.S. app stores. Many creators have expressed their disapproval regarding the Biden Administration’s heavy-handed approach to TikTok regulation,...
According to the posting, Bfp is looking for an internet-savvy employee who can “cultivate and manage relationships with top digital media companies, podcasters, and meme pages across a number of social media platforms.” The full-time position pays between $62,000-$82,000 and requires relocation to Biden’s backyard: Wilmington, Delaware.
The timing of the job posting is interesting, since it went up only a few weeks after Biden signed a law that will force ByteDance to either divest TikTok or remove the platform from U.S. app stores. Many creators have expressed their disapproval regarding the Biden Administration’s heavy-handed approach to TikTok regulation,...
- 5/23/2024
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Updated: Sean Penn, LeVar Burton and Wilmer Valderrama are among the entertainment figures on the guest list for tonight’s state dinner at the White House for Kenya.
President Joe Biden welcomed Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House in an arrival ceremony earlier in the day.
Also on the list, per a pool report: Hunter Biden, Roger Goodell, Michaela Cole, Don McLean, Sheryl Sandberg, Barbara Kingsolver and Huma Abedin. Brad Paisley will perform.
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also were there, having attended the last state dinner as well. Not on the list, but arriving to the event as well was former President Barack Obama.
Journalists on the guest list include NBC News’ Lester Holt, CNN’s Bianna Golodryga, MSNBC’s Symone Sanders-Townsend and The Grio’s April Ryan.
Other industry invitees include Paramount Global’s DeDe Lea, UTA Darnell Strom and Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp.
President Joe Biden welcomed Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House in an arrival ceremony earlier in the day.
Also on the list, per a pool report: Hunter Biden, Roger Goodell, Michaela Cole, Don McLean, Sheryl Sandberg, Barbara Kingsolver and Huma Abedin. Brad Paisley will perform.
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also were there, having attended the last state dinner as well. Not on the list, but arriving to the event as well was former President Barack Obama.
Journalists on the guest list include NBC News’ Lester Holt, CNN’s Bianna Golodryga, MSNBC’s Symone Sanders-Townsend and The Grio’s April Ryan.
Other industry invitees include Paramount Global’s DeDe Lea, UTA Darnell Strom and Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp.
- 5/23/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito flew an “Appeal to Heaven” flag at his New Jersey beach house. The flag’s close association with both far-right Christian nationalists and the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 raises serious questions about Alito’s ability to rule impartially. The conservative court on which Alito sits is largely the product of right-wing dark-money overlord Leonard Leo, and — wouldn’t you know it — Leo flew the same “Appeal to Heaven” flag outside of his house in Maine.
- 5/23/2024
- by Ryan Bort, Tessa Stuart and Andrew Perez
- Rollingstone.com
The Justice Department has sued Live Nation for antitrust violations tied to its dominance over the live events industry.
The department joined 29 states and the District of Columbia to file in New York district court on Thursday a lawsuit accusing the Ticketmaster parent of leveraging its unrivaled positions as the nation’s largest concert promoter, ticket seller and venue owner to undermine competition. It accuses the company of illegally locking venues into exclusive ticketing contracts, pursuing anticompetitive acquisitions intended to stifle competition and retaliating against rivals.
The lawsuit looks to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster after competition enforcers passed on trying to block their 2010 merger. It seeks a court order directing the “divestiture of, at minimum, Ticketmaster.” The government hopes to reduce reduce ticket prices and fees by separating the two companies. It could drastically slash the company’s sprawling footprint across all avenues of the live events industry.
The department joined 29 states and the District of Columbia to file in New York district court on Thursday a lawsuit accusing the Ticketmaster parent of leveraging its unrivaled positions as the nation’s largest concert promoter, ticket seller and venue owner to undermine competition. It accuses the company of illegally locking venues into exclusive ticketing contracts, pursuing anticompetitive acquisitions intended to stifle competition and retaliating against rivals.
The lawsuit looks to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster after competition enforcers passed on trying to block their 2010 merger. It seeks a court order directing the “divestiture of, at minimum, Ticketmaster.” The government hopes to reduce reduce ticket prices and fees by separating the two companies. It could drastically slash the company’s sprawling footprint across all avenues of the live events industry.
- 5/23/2024
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Department of Justice is seeking the breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster in an antitrust lawsuit filled in Manhattan federal court on Thursday.
The lawsuit claims that Live Nation has taken abusive steps to squash competition in the live event ticketing space. Joining the Department of Justice as plaintiffs are 29 states and the District of Columbia.
“We allege that Live Nation relies on unlawful, anticompetitive conduct to exercise its monopolistic control over the live events industry in the United States at the cost of fans, artists, smaller promoters, and venue operators,” U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. “The result is that fans pay more in fees, artists have fewer opportunities to play concerts, smaller promoters get squeezed out, and venues have fewer real choices for ticketing services. It is time to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster.”
The DOJ first launched its antitrust investigation into Live Nation...
The lawsuit claims that Live Nation has taken abusive steps to squash competition in the live event ticketing space. Joining the Department of Justice as plaintiffs are 29 states and the District of Columbia.
“We allege that Live Nation relies on unlawful, anticompetitive conduct to exercise its monopolistic control over the live events industry in the United States at the cost of fans, artists, smaller promoters, and venue operators,” U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. “The result is that fans pay more in fees, artists have fewer opportunities to play concerts, smaller promoters get squeezed out, and venues have fewer real choices for ticketing services. It is time to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster.”
The DOJ first launched its antitrust investigation into Live Nation...
- 5/23/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Donald Trump has already refused to commit to accepting the results of the 2024 election, and that he’s prepared to “fight” an outcome he doesn’t feel is “honest.” For his Republican allies, those are their marching orders, and on Wednesday night Ted Cruz struggled to avoid making his own commitment to supporting the peaceful transfer of power, and accept November’s results.
In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, the Texas senator was asked directly if he would certify the election results, regardless of who wins. He scrambled to avoid the question,...
In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, the Texas senator was asked directly if he would certify the election results, regardless of who wins. He scrambled to avoid the question,...
- 5/23/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
“The gatekeepers are gone,” Colin Jost told a roomful of journalists at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, before pivoting to the punchline: “Did you know that 90 percent of people now get their news exclusively from social media? And that must be true because I saw it in a random guy’s TikTok.”
For those (ever fewer) media gatekeepers who have major reach, trust is currency. And there’s still a halo effect for those TV stars with broadest viewership — i.e., network TV hosts — particularly evening and morning show anchors for NBC and ABC, a new THR/Morning Consult poll shows. The survey, conducted May 4-5 among a sample of 2,239 U.S. adults, asked opinions about 40-plus major TV news stars, as well as surveyed trends about America’s fractured media diet during a presidential campaign year.
Among those several dozen high-profile names, Lester Holt, who has held...
For those (ever fewer) media gatekeepers who have major reach, trust is currency. And there’s still a halo effect for those TV stars with broadest viewership — i.e., network TV hosts — particularly evening and morning show anchors for NBC and ABC, a new THR/Morning Consult poll shows. The survey, conducted May 4-5 among a sample of 2,239 U.S. adults, asked opinions about 40-plus major TV news stars, as well as surveyed trends about America’s fractured media diet during a presidential campaign year.
Among those several dozen high-profile names, Lester Holt, who has held...
- 5/23/2024
- by Erik Hayden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sam Alito — the arch conservative Supreme Court justice — now has two flag controversies to explain, and another striking reason to doubt his impartiality in cases involving Donald Trump and the Jan. 6 defendants.
Alito has already been in the news for an upside-down American flag that flew at his primary residence during the period surrounding Jan. 6, 2021. Alito has blamed the placement of that flag — which is typically only to be flown to signify national distress, including when the government has fallen — on his wife Martha-Ann. He characterized her action as the...
Alito has already been in the news for an upside-down American flag that flew at his primary residence during the period surrounding Jan. 6, 2021. Alito has blamed the placement of that flag — which is typically only to be flown to signify national distress, including when the government has fallen — on his wife Martha-Ann. He characterized her action as the...
- 5/22/2024
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Nikki Haley spent the 2024 primary season railing against Donald Trump, but now she’s pledging her vote to him, tail between her legs.
Haley made the admission during her first speaking event since suspending her campaign Wednesday afternoon at the Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank where she was recently appointed the Walter P. Stern chair.
Though the event was primarily focused on national security weaknesses and responses to the Middle East, the moderator at one point asked Haley about Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the presumptive nominees for president.
Haley made the admission during her first speaking event since suspending her campaign Wednesday afternoon at the Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank where she was recently appointed the Walter P. Stern chair.
Though the event was primarily focused on national security weaknesses and responses to the Middle East, the moderator at one point asked Haley about Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the presumptive nominees for president.
- 5/22/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump’s attorneys discovered four documents marked “classified” in his bedroom four months after the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago estate. The new revelation is among those in a new filing by a federal judge in the case.
In the spring of 2022, the Justice Department subpoenaed Trump and directed him to return the classified documents he had taken. However, in June that year, Trump’s attorneys falsely insisted to law enforcement that there were no such materials at Mar-a-Lago. When Trump subsequently refused to comply with the subpoena, the FBI executed the search warrant in August 2022 to retrieve the classified documents.
In December 2022, Trump’s legal team swept his properties and found even more classified documents – this time in the former president’s bedroom. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell expressed bewilderment at this. “Notably, no excuse is provided as to how the former president could miss the classified-marked documents...
In the spring of 2022, the Justice Department subpoenaed Trump and directed him to return the classified documents he had taken. However, in June that year, Trump’s attorneys falsely insisted to law enforcement that there were no such materials at Mar-a-Lago. When Trump subsequently refused to comply with the subpoena, the FBI executed the search warrant in August 2022 to retrieve the classified documents.
In December 2022, Trump’s legal team swept his properties and found even more classified documents – this time in the former president’s bedroom. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell expressed bewilderment at this. “Notably, no excuse is provided as to how the former president could miss the classified-marked documents...
- 5/22/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
News Corp. and OpenAI have reached an multi-year agreement to provide content for use in artificial intelligence.
The deal is the latest that OpenAI has reached with news publishers, even as it defends itself from lawsuits filed by other content creators over the use of their work in training models.
According to a joint announcement, OpenAI will receive access to content from The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Investor’s Business Daily, Fn, New York Post, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Australian, news.com.au, The Daily Telegraph, The Courier Mail, The Advertiser and Herald Sun.
The Journal reported that the deal could be worth $250 million over five years, with compensation in the form of cash and credits for the use of AI technology.
Other publishers also have reached agreements with OpenAI, including the Associated Press and Axel Springer, offering up vast libraries of content that can...
The deal is the latest that OpenAI has reached with news publishers, even as it defends itself from lawsuits filed by other content creators over the use of their work in training models.
According to a joint announcement, OpenAI will receive access to content from The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Investor’s Business Daily, Fn, New York Post, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Australian, news.com.au, The Daily Telegraph, The Courier Mail, The Advertiser and Herald Sun.
The Journal reported that the deal could be worth $250 million over five years, with compensation in the form of cash and credits for the use of AI technology.
Other publishers also have reached agreements with OpenAI, including the Associated Press and Axel Springer, offering up vast libraries of content that can...
- 5/22/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The FCC is considering a new rule that would require the disclosure of the use of artificial intelligence in political ads — while the agency would not prohibit AI-generated content.
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on Wednesday announced a new agency proposal that, if adopted, would look into whether radio and TV broadcasters, cable TV operators and satellite TV providers should be required to disclose when there is AI-generated content in candidate or issue-oriented political ads. The agency’s regulatory purview in this area does not extend to online streaming services.
“As artificial intelligence tools become more accessible, the commission wants to make sure consumers are fully informed when the technology is used,” Rosenworcel (pictured above) said in a statement. “Today, I’ve shared with my colleagues a proposal that makes clear consumers have a right to know when AI tools are being used in the political ads they see, and I...
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on Wednesday announced a new agency proposal that, if adopted, would look into whether radio and TV broadcasters, cable TV operators and satellite TV providers should be required to disclose when there is AI-generated content in candidate or issue-oriented political ads. The agency’s regulatory purview in this area does not extend to online streaming services.
“As artificial intelligence tools become more accessible, the commission wants to make sure consumers are fully informed when the technology is used,” Rosenworcel (pictured above) said in a statement. “Today, I’ve shared with my colleagues a proposal that makes clear consumers have a right to know when AI tools are being used in the political ads they see, and I...
- 5/22/2024
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Republican lawmakers in the House have recently been skirting their legislative duties to make unholy pilgrimages to Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York. They’re now using whatever time they do spend legislating to silence references to the former president’s many ongoing legal issues on the House floor.
On Tuesday, House Republicans voted to strike down comments made by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) during a floor debate. What was McGovern’s great parliamentary offense? Pointing out that the former president is facing a myriad of criminal indictments,...
On Tuesday, House Republicans voted to strike down comments made by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) during a floor debate. What was McGovern’s great parliamentary offense? Pointing out that the former president is facing a myriad of criminal indictments,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Charlamagne Tha God was a guest on The View to promote his book Get Honest or Die Lying and starred in a tense moment with the morning co-hosts.
Sunny Hostin asked the radio personality why he has not openly endorsed Joe Biden in his presidential reelection as he did in 2020.
“Well, since this book is all about having real conversations, let’s get to it. Let’s get real,” Hostin told Charlamagne. “You have a massive platform, reaching millions of listeners. You and I have talked about this before. You endorsed Joe Biden back in 2020, but this time around, you said you’re not going to endorse anybody. Charlamagne, now is not the time, in my opinion, to sit this one out.”
Charlamagne said, “I didn’t say that,” clarifying and adding, “I’m definitely voting in November but what I like to focus on is issues, not individuals.”
Hostin...
Sunny Hostin asked the radio personality why he has not openly endorsed Joe Biden in his presidential reelection as he did in 2020.
“Well, since this book is all about having real conversations, let’s get to it. Let’s get real,” Hostin told Charlamagne. “You have a massive platform, reaching millions of listeners. You and I have talked about this before. You endorsed Joe Biden back in 2020, but this time around, you said you’re not going to endorse anybody. Charlamagne, now is not the time, in my opinion, to sit this one out.”
Charlamagne said, “I didn’t say that,” clarifying and adding, “I’m definitely voting in November but what I like to focus on is issues, not individuals.”
Hostin...
- 5/22/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Scarlett Johansson called out OpenAI this week for mimicking her voice for a new chatbot, underscoring the urgency that many artists feel about regulating artificial intelligence.
But in Congress, taking on AI is starting to resemble wrestling an octopus. It’s so sprawling, it’s hard to know how to begin.
The Senate AI Working Group issued a “roadmap” last week. But that left it vague where Congress is going or when it will get there.
Some have warned against stifling innovation. And while some regulation is likely to happen eventually, it appears it will be done piecemeal — one tentacle at a time.
“From the House perspective, part of the challenge is that we’re under Republican control,” Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California, co-chair of the House task force on AI, tells Variety. “It’s been very chaotic. We’re just trying to stop stupid stuff.”
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But in Congress, taking on AI is starting to resemble wrestling an octopus. It’s so sprawling, it’s hard to know how to begin.
The Senate AI Working Group issued a “roadmap” last week. But that left it vague where Congress is going or when it will get there.
Some have warned against stifling innovation. And while some regulation is likely to happen eventually, it appears it will be done piecemeal — one tentacle at a time.
“From the House perspective, part of the challenge is that we’re under Republican control,” Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California, co-chair of the House task force on AI, tells Variety. “It’s been very chaotic. We’re just trying to stop stupid stuff.”
Hollywood unions and...
- 5/22/2024
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Judge Juan Merchan scolded lawyer Robert Costello for his behavior during former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial.
On Monday afternoon, Merchan cleared out his Manhattan courtroom of jurors, spectators and the press so that he could dress down at Costello, who was there as a key defense witness for Trump, after he made a frustrated comment about the judge’s rulings, according to a court transcript.
The transcript also mentioned that the lawyer commented under his breath and rolled his eyes.
The judge told Costello that his behavior during testimony was “contemptuous.” Costello frequently angered the judge, in part by speaking after objections were sustained.
“Geez,” the lawyer muttered after Merchan sustained several prosecution objections to his testimony.
He also called the whole exercise “ridiculous.”
When the judge had addressed Costello for not adhering to basic courtroom decorum, the witness told the court stenographer to “strike...
On Monday afternoon, Merchan cleared out his Manhattan courtroom of jurors, spectators and the press so that he could dress down at Costello, who was there as a key defense witness for Trump, after he made a frustrated comment about the judge’s rulings, according to a court transcript.
The transcript also mentioned that the lawyer commented under his breath and rolled his eyes.
The judge told Costello that his behavior during testimony was “contemptuous.” Costello frequently angered the judge, in part by speaking after objections were sustained.
“Geez,” the lawyer muttered after Merchan sustained several prosecution objections to his testimony.
He also called the whole exercise “ridiculous.”
When the judge had addressed Costello for not adhering to basic courtroom decorum, the witness told the court stenographer to “strike...
- 5/22/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Donald Trump’s attorneys recently argued in court that the former president should be shielded from all criminal prosecution — even if they order the assassination of a political opponent. While no president has yet to test that bold legal theory, Trump and his Maga allies are now baselessly attempting to accuse Joe Biden of authorizing the assassination of Trump during the FBI’s 2022 raid of Mar-a-Lago.
Documents unsealed Tuesday revealed that more classified material was found at the former president’s Palm Beach estate after the FBI’s August 2022 raid.
Documents unsealed Tuesday revealed that more classified material was found at the former president’s Palm Beach estate after the FBI’s August 2022 raid.
- 5/22/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Marlène Masure is TikTok’s new General Manager, Operations, across Europe the Middle East and Africa. She has replaced Rich Waterworth, who has left the Chinese-owned social media platform. The role gives Masure oversight of the mobile video company’s work with creators and publishers, effectively making her the organization’s content chief in the Emea region.
Masure has been at TikTok since 2022. Before joining, she was Chief Commercial Officer for the Organizing Committee of the Paris Olympics. Prior to that she was at Disney in France for over a decade in a variety of marketing roles. The changes mean TikTok’s Gm for the Emea region is now out of Paris. Waterworth was based in London.
Waterworth has now left. He was well-regarded in industry circles and was at TikTok for five years during which time the popularity of the social media platform exploded. It also found itself mired in debates around online safety.
Masure has been at TikTok since 2022. Before joining, she was Chief Commercial Officer for the Organizing Committee of the Paris Olympics. Prior to that she was at Disney in France for over a decade in a variety of marketing roles. The changes mean TikTok’s Gm for the Emea region is now out of Paris. Waterworth was based in London.
Waterworth has now left. He was well-regarded in industry circles and was at TikTok for five years during which time the popularity of the social media platform exploded. It also found itself mired in debates around online safety.
- 5/22/2024
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) argued that President Joe Biden should have pardoned former President Donald Trump on the numerous federal charges against him.
During an interview with MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle, Romney discussed his opinions toward the indictments against Trump.
“I don’t want to get into the details of this criminal trial happening in New York, but there is one, and Donald Trump is the criminal defendant,” Ruhle stated, referring to the former president’s New York hush money trial. “Fifty year years ago, leaders in the Republican Party walked into the White House and told a criminal [President Nixon] needed to step down. This week, leaders in the Republican party went up to that trial, stood outside the courthouse and attacked our legal system. How does that make you feel about Republicans right now?”
“Yeah, I think it’s a terrible fault for our country to see people attacking our legal system,...
During an interview with MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle, Romney discussed his opinions toward the indictments against Trump.
“I don’t want to get into the details of this criminal trial happening in New York, but there is one, and Donald Trump is the criminal defendant,” Ruhle stated, referring to the former president’s New York hush money trial. “Fifty year years ago, leaders in the Republican Party walked into the White House and told a criminal [President Nixon] needed to step down. This week, leaders in the Republican party went up to that trial, stood outside the courthouse and attacked our legal system. How does that make you feel about Republicans right now?”
“Yeah, I think it’s a terrible fault for our country to see people attacking our legal system,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Joe Biden is singling out the need for “safe, secure, trustworthy, and responsible” innovation in the use of AI generated audio, as Congress considers legislation to establish guardrails around the use of a person’s likeness without their consent.
Biden’s statement, posted to his X/Twitter account, comes as major guilds and artists groups are pushing for passage of the No Fakes Act, designed to curb the use of deepfakes. The president’s statement also comes a day after actress Scarlett Johansson called out OpenAI over the use of a similar voice to hers, even after she declined to give her consent.
Biden wrote, “Artificial intelligence and the companies that wield its possibilities are going to transform the lives of people around the world – there’s no doubt about that. But first, they must earn our trust. I commit to do everything in my power to promote and demand safe,...
Biden’s statement, posted to his X/Twitter account, comes as major guilds and artists groups are pushing for passage of the No Fakes Act, designed to curb the use of deepfakes. The president’s statement also comes a day after actress Scarlett Johansson called out OpenAI over the use of a similar voice to hers, even after she declined to give her consent.
Biden wrote, “Artificial intelligence and the companies that wield its possibilities are going to transform the lives of people around the world – there’s no doubt about that. But first, they must earn our trust. I commit to do everything in my power to promote and demand safe,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Monday night’s Daily Show saw Jon Stewart attract his largest live-plus-same-day audience in more than a month.
Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, Monday’s Stewart-led Daily Show episode averaged 697,000 total viewers and 152,000 P18-49 viewers at 11 p.m. Et. Comparing live-plus-same-day data, that’s up +1% in total viewers, but -11% in P18-49 viewers from his most recent Daily Show episode.
It’s also worth keeping in mind that The Daily Show‘s May 20 episode will see a significant linear viewership bump once time-shifted data arrives in the coming days.
Chairperson of the Commission on Presidential Debates co-founder and co-chair Frank Fahrenkopf was Stewart’s guest last night on The Daily Show. Fahrenkopf’s appearance was a newsy one, having come on the heels of news last week that both President Biden and former President Trump had agreed to face-off at two presidential debates that would be held outside the purview of his organization,...
Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, Monday’s Stewart-led Daily Show episode averaged 697,000 total viewers and 152,000 P18-49 viewers at 11 p.m. Et. Comparing live-plus-same-day data, that’s up +1% in total viewers, but -11% in P18-49 viewers from his most recent Daily Show episode.
It’s also worth keeping in mind that The Daily Show‘s May 20 episode will see a significant linear viewership bump once time-shifted data arrives in the coming days.
Chairperson of the Commission on Presidential Debates co-founder and co-chair Frank Fahrenkopf was Stewart’s guest last night on The Daily Show. Fahrenkopf’s appearance was a newsy one, having come on the heels of news last week that both President Biden and former President Trump had agreed to face-off at two presidential debates that would be held outside the purview of his organization,...
- 5/21/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
Former President Donald Trump (left) and President Joe Biden. (Photos by Gage Skidmore)
Warner Bros Discovery’s (Wbd) cable network CNN will provide a live feed of its presidential debate to other broadcasters, a network spokesperson confirmed late last week.
The cooperation with rival broadcasters follows a similar decision made by ABC News to provide a live video feed of its presidential debate to other news outlets.
The CNN debate will be held on June 27, while the ABC News debate is scheduled for early September. Neither debate involves the non-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates, an independent organization that has produced every election year forum between the leading presidential candidates since 1988.
The debates were announced after President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump affirmed their willingness to participate. Both are the presumed nominee for their respective party. The forums are scheduled much earlier than when the Commission on Presidential Debates typically host them,...
Warner Bros Discovery’s (Wbd) cable network CNN will provide a live feed of its presidential debate to other broadcasters, a network spokesperson confirmed late last week.
The cooperation with rival broadcasters follows a similar decision made by ABC News to provide a live video feed of its presidential debate to other news outlets.
The CNN debate will be held on June 27, while the ABC News debate is scheduled for early September. Neither debate involves the non-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates, an independent organization that has produced every election year forum between the leading presidential candidates since 1988.
The debates were announced after President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump affirmed their willingness to participate. Both are the presumed nominee for their respective party. The forums are scheduled much earlier than when the Commission on Presidential Debates typically host them,...
- 5/21/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
As TikTok fights a new law requiring a divestiture from its Chinese owner, smaller rivals may be reaping some of the benefits.
One is Clapper, the short-video app launched in 2020, which saw a fourfold increase in downloads as Congress moved to pass the TikTok legislation and four two weeks afterward, according to its founder, Edison Chen. Clapper has been averaging about 200,000 new weekly downloads.
President Joe Biden signed national security legislation on April 24 that requires that TikTok’s owner, China’s ByteDance, to divest its social media platform within a year or face a ban on app stores in the United States. TikTok, meanwhile, has filed suit to stop the new law, citing the First Amendment.
Clapper averages about 300,000 daily active users and 2 million monthly active users, a fraction of the audience for TikTok.
While Chen doesn’t see Clapper as a direct competitor, the company has made a pitch...
One is Clapper, the short-video app launched in 2020, which saw a fourfold increase in downloads as Congress moved to pass the TikTok legislation and four two weeks afterward, according to its founder, Edison Chen. Clapper has been averaging about 200,000 new weekly downloads.
President Joe Biden signed national security legislation on April 24 that requires that TikTok’s owner, China’s ByteDance, to divest its social media platform within a year or face a ban on app stores in the United States. TikTok, meanwhile, has filed suit to stop the new law, citing the First Amendment.
Clapper averages about 300,000 daily active users and 2 million monthly active users, a fraction of the audience for TikTok.
While Chen doesn’t see Clapper as a direct competitor, the company has made a pitch...
- 5/21/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
During his Monday return to the anchor chair, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart brought up the topic of the so-called cancel culture that is allegedly plaguing the political right. He concluded that while mostly these pundits claim the woke left are coming to get them, the true cancel culture of today only occurs when a Republican speaks ill of former president Donald Trump.
Following some light jabs and gags around Trump’s current criminal trial in New York — one which had Stewart comparing the former president to the cartoon character Mr. Magoo (‘He’s just stumbling around, quid pro quo and metal beams falling all around, gets out completely unscathed”), the host brought up the hot topic of Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker. The religious pro-athlete gave a commencement speech at Benedictine College last week where he condemned abortion, euthanasia, IVF, surrogacy and the LGBTQ community — and then...
Following some light jabs and gags around Trump’s current criminal trial in New York — one which had Stewart comparing the former president to the cartoon character Mr. Magoo (‘He’s just stumbling around, quid pro quo and metal beams falling all around, gets out completely unscathed”), the host brought up the hot topic of Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker. The religious pro-athlete gave a commencement speech at Benedictine College last week where he condemned abortion, euthanasia, IVF, surrogacy and the LGBTQ community — and then...
- 5/21/2024
- by Kevin Dolak
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Joe Biden’s campaign quickly seized on a video posted to Donald Trump’s social media account that referenced a “unified Reich” as a possibility if the former president were to win back the White House in November.
“Trump posts a new ad foreshadowing a second Trump term that says he will create a ‘Unified Reich,’ echoing Nazi Germany,” the Biden campaign said after the text was spotted.
The video posited what another Trump term would look like, with face headlines mixed with smaller text. Below a headline with the words, “What’s next for America?” was a smaller headline that mentioned the “creation of a unified Reich.”
The Trump campaign tried to distance itself from the video. “This was not a campaign video, it was created by a random account online and reposted by a staffer who clearly did not see the word, while the president was in court,...
“Trump posts a new ad foreshadowing a second Trump term that says he will create a ‘Unified Reich,’ echoing Nazi Germany,” the Biden campaign said after the text was spotted.
The video posited what another Trump term would look like, with face headlines mixed with smaller text. Below a headline with the words, “What’s next for America?” was a smaller headline that mentioned the “creation of a unified Reich.”
The Trump campaign tried to distance itself from the video. “This was not a campaign video, it was created by a random account online and reposted by a staffer who clearly did not see the word, while the president was in court,...
- 5/21/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
If he could turn back time, there’s a good chance that he would. There’s heavy speculation on social media that Joe Biden apparently regrets not picking Michelle Obama to be his Vice President over Kamala Harris.
Because if he were to put Michelle Obama on the ticket, there’s no doubt that Joe Biden would be enjoying much more success and popularity today than he has with Kamala Harris.
That, and there’s a very good chance that he would gain the support and the votes that he needs in order to beat Donald Trump in November. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Did Joe Biden Make A Mistake With Michelle Obama?
Did Joe Biden make a mistake with Michelle Obama? That’s what many fans and critics alike want to know. Unfortunately for the president, he’s not doing very well in the polls right now.
Because if he were to put Michelle Obama on the ticket, there’s no doubt that Joe Biden would be enjoying much more success and popularity today than he has with Kamala Harris.
That, and there’s a very good chance that he would gain the support and the votes that he needs in order to beat Donald Trump in November. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Did Joe Biden Make A Mistake With Michelle Obama?
Did Joe Biden make a mistake with Michelle Obama? That’s what many fans and critics alike want to know. Unfortunately for the president, he’s not doing very well in the polls right now.
- 5/21/2024
- by Maya Jimenez
- Celebrating The Soaps
Donald Trump has made a lot of terrifying promises about the future of the country should he win the White House in November. The former president has already vowed to only act like a dictator on “day one,” and now his campaign is now making references to a “unified Reich” under Trump.
On Monday, Trump posted a video on social media promising a booming economy, an end to debt, a closed border, mass deportations, and an end to all wars should he win the presidency. The video was styled as...
On Monday, Trump posted a video on social media promising a booming economy, an end to debt, a closed border, mass deportations, and an end to all wars should he win the presidency. The video was styled as...
- 5/21/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
The Apprentice director Ali Abbasi has said he would like Donald Trump to watch his Cannes Competition selection after the former US president’s campaign declared it will sue the filmmakers over “blatantly false assertions”.
“I don’t necessarily think this is a movie he would dislike,” Abbasi told a Cannes press conference on Tuesday. ”I think he would be surprised. I would offer to go and meet him and have a screening and talk about the movie afterwards.”
Trump’s campaign labelled the 1970s-set origins story centred on the relationship between Trump and his notorious fixer Roy Cohn “pure...
“I don’t necessarily think this is a movie he would dislike,” Abbasi told a Cannes press conference on Tuesday. ”I think he would be surprised. I would offer to go and meet him and have a screening and talk about the movie afterwards.”
Trump’s campaign labelled the 1970s-set origins story centred on the relationship between Trump and his notorious fixer Roy Cohn “pure...
- 5/21/2024
- ScreenDaily
The Apprentice director Ali Abbasi has said he would like Donald Trump to watch his Cannes Competition selection after the former US president’s campaign declared it will sue the filmmakers over “blatantly false assertions”.
“I don’t necessarily think this a movie he would dislike,” Abbasi told a Cannes press conference on Tuesday. ”I think he would be surprised. I would offer to go and meet him and have a screening and talk about the movie afterwards.”
Trump’s campaign labelled the 1970s-set origins story centred on the relationship between Trump and his notorious fixer Roy Cohn “pure fiction...
“I don’t necessarily think this a movie he would dislike,” Abbasi told a Cannes press conference on Tuesday. ”I think he would be surprised. I would offer to go and meet him and have a screening and talk about the movie afterwards.”
Trump’s campaign labelled the 1970s-set origins story centred on the relationship between Trump and his notorious fixer Roy Cohn “pure fiction...
- 5/21/2024
- ScreenDaily
After The New York Times reported that the American flag outside Justice Samuel Alito’s home was flown upside down in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham criticized the conservative judge for failing to “think it through.”
“Emotions are apparently high in that neighborhood but no, it’s not good judgment to do that,” Graham told HuffPost on Monday. “I don’t know what role ― he said his wife was insulted and got mad ― I assume that be true, but he’s still a Supreme Court justice.
“Emotions are apparently high in that neighborhood but no, it’s not good judgment to do that,” Graham told HuffPost on Monday. “I don’t know what role ― he said his wife was insulted and got mad ― I assume that be true, but he’s still a Supreme Court justice.
- 5/21/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
President Joe Biden condemned by the move by the International Criminal Court to seek arrest warrants against Israeli leaders, saying that there was “no equivalence” between that country’s actions and those of Hamas.
Earlier today, the Icc issued a legal report in which a panel of international law experts supported a prosecutor’s conclusion that there were “reasonable grounds” to believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and minister of defense Yoav Gallant committed war crimes, in addition to leaders of Hamas. Among the experts was Amal Clooney, a special adviser to the prosecutor and wife of actor George Clooney.
The Icc’s move to seek arrest warrants drew immediate pushback from Biden and leaders of both parties in Congress.
Speaking in the Rose Garden at a ceremony to recognize Jewish American Heritage Month, Biden said, “Let me be clear: We reject the Icc’s application for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders.
Earlier today, the Icc issued a legal report in which a panel of international law experts supported a prosecutor’s conclusion that there were “reasonable grounds” to believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and minister of defense Yoav Gallant committed war crimes, in addition to leaders of Hamas. Among the experts was Amal Clooney, a special adviser to the prosecutor and wife of actor George Clooney.
The Icc’s move to seek arrest warrants drew immediate pushback from Biden and leaders of both parties in Congress.
Speaking in the Rose Garden at a ceremony to recognize Jewish American Heritage Month, Biden said, “Let me be clear: We reject the Icc’s application for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders.
- 5/20/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
A third term in the White House may be on former President Donald Trump‘s radar if he is reelected this year. At the National Rifle Association annual meeting in Dallas this weekend, Trump threw out the idea in his speech.
“You know, Fdr 16 years—almost 16 years—he was four terms. I don’t know, are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?” Trump said on Saturday. A person in the crowd responded to Trump, saying, “Three.”
During his 2020 presidential campaign bid, Trump also mentioned serving in office for three terms multiple times. However, Trump seemed to retract this idea in an interview in April, saying, “I wouldn’t be in favor of it at all. I intend to serve four years and do a great job.”
If Trump is reelected this year, it is unclear how serious he is about prolonging his stay in office. The 22nd Amendment,...
“You know, Fdr 16 years—almost 16 years—he was four terms. I don’t know, are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?” Trump said on Saturday. A person in the crowd responded to Trump, saying, “Three.”
During his 2020 presidential campaign bid, Trump also mentioned serving in office for three terms multiple times. However, Trump seemed to retract this idea in an interview in April, saying, “I wouldn’t be in favor of it at all. I intend to serve four years and do a great job.”
If Trump is reelected this year, it is unclear how serious he is about prolonging his stay in office. The 22nd Amendment,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Former Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark attended Donald Trump‘s trial in Manhattan on Thursday. Clark, a member of the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Justice Department, was indicted for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
During Trump’s Thursday trial, Clark sat at the back of the courtroom during the cross-examination of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. On the stand, Cohen called Trump a “Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain” on his podcast. Several other Trump allies joined Clark, though they did not come with Trump’s entourage.
Last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson was among those who made the pilgrimage to the Manhattan courtroom.
After President Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, Clark falsely claimed the Justice Department was investigating errors and irregularities in the election results. In April, a D.C. Bar panel found Clark responsible for ethical violations by promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
During Trump’s Thursday trial, Clark sat at the back of the courtroom during the cross-examination of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. On the stand, Cohen called Trump a “Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain” on his podcast. Several other Trump allies joined Clark, though they did not come with Trump’s entourage.
Last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson was among those who made the pilgrimage to the Manhattan courtroom.
After President Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, Clark falsely claimed the Justice Department was investigating errors and irregularities in the election results. In April, a D.C. Bar panel found Clark responsible for ethical violations by promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
- 5/20/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) and Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) got into a heated exchange at Thursday’s House Oversight meeting. The meeting focused on GOP efforts to hold U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. Garland refuses to release audio recordings of President Joe Biden‘s interview with special counsel Robert Hur.
The conversation veered when Greene tried to connect Democrats to Judge Juan Merchan overseeing former President Donald Trump‘s hush-money trial. Greene also asked if any Democrats employed Merchan’s daughter, a specific attack that led to Trump’s gag order. Trump previously took to Truth Social to insult Merchan’s daughter, claiming she worked for “Crooked Joe Biden.”
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) jumped in on Greene’s rant. “Please tell me what that has to do with Merrick Garland?” Crockett questioned. “Do you know what we’re here for? You know we’re here about Ag Garland?...
The conversation veered when Greene tried to connect Democrats to Judge Juan Merchan overseeing former President Donald Trump‘s hush-money trial. Greene also asked if any Democrats employed Merchan’s daughter, a specific attack that led to Trump’s gag order. Trump previously took to Truth Social to insult Merchan’s daughter, claiming she worked for “Crooked Joe Biden.”
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) jumped in on Greene’s rant. “Please tell me what that has to do with Merrick Garland?” Crockett questioned. “Do you know what we’re here for? You know we’re here about Ag Garland?...
- 5/20/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Even in Cannes, it’s hard to avoid Donald Trump.
“The Apprentice,” the story of the 45th and possibly 47th president’s early years as a real estate developer, earned a eight-minute standing ovation on Monday. It’s probably safe to assume that the film festival crowd isn’t a Maga-heavy one, so it helps that “The Apprentice” paints a blistering portrait, focusing on Trump’s relationship with Roy Cohn, the McCarthy-ite lawyer and fixer who took an interest in the “the Donald” before he was a household name.
Sebastian Stan (“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”) stars as Trump, Jeremy Strong (“Succession”) plays Cohn and Maria Bakalova (“Borat 2”) portrays Ivana Trump, the thrice-married president’s first spouse. Ali Abbasi, the Iranian-Danish filmmaker behind “Border” and “Holy Spider,” directs the movie from a script by Gabriel Sherman, a journalist who covered the Trump White House, as well as...
“The Apprentice,” the story of the 45th and possibly 47th president’s early years as a real estate developer, earned a eight-minute standing ovation on Monday. It’s probably safe to assume that the film festival crowd isn’t a Maga-heavy one, so it helps that “The Apprentice” paints a blistering portrait, focusing on Trump’s relationship with Roy Cohn, the McCarthy-ite lawyer and fixer who took an interest in the “the Donald” before he was a household name.
Sebastian Stan (“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”) stars as Trump, Jeremy Strong (“Succession”) plays Cohn and Maria Bakalova (“Borat 2”) portrays Ivana Trump, the thrice-married president’s first spouse. Ali Abbasi, the Iranian-Danish filmmaker behind “Border” and “Holy Spider,” directs the movie from a script by Gabriel Sherman, a journalist who covered the Trump White House, as well as...
- 5/20/2024
- by Matt Donnelly and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
A lot of people would disagree with me, but I think there’s a mystery at the heart of Donald Trump. Many believe there’s no mystery, just a highly visible and documented legacy of bad behavior, selfishness, used-car-salesman effrontery, criminal transgressions, and abuse of power. They would say that Trump lies, slurs, showboats, bullies, toots racist dog whistles so loudly they’re not whistles anymore, and is increasingly open about the authoritarian president he plans to be.
All totally true, but also too easy. What it all leaves out, about the precise kind of man Donald Trump is, is this:
When Trump made “Stop the steal” the new cornerstone of his ideology, arguing, from the 2020 Election Night onward, that Joe Biden had stolen the election, was it simply the mother of all Trump lies? Or was it a lie that Trump told so often, in such an ego-shoring-up way,...
All totally true, but also too easy. What it all leaves out, about the precise kind of man Donald Trump is, is this:
When Trump made “Stop the steal” the new cornerstone of his ideology, arguing, from the 2020 Election Night onward, that Joe Biden had stolen the election, was it simply the mother of all Trump lies? Or was it a lie that Trump told so often, in such an ego-shoring-up way,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will be able to appeal his extradition from the United Kingdom to the United States, The Guardian reports.
Two High Court judges in London issued the ruling Monday, May 20, after Assange’s legal team raised concerns over some of the assurances the U.S. government made about the protections he would receive if he were extradited. The decision was a major win for Assange after a previous judge rejected his effort to appeal.
Assange is facing a host of charges in the U.S. under the Espionage...
Two High Court judges in London issued the ruling Monday, May 20, after Assange’s legal team raised concerns over some of the assurances the U.S. government made about the protections he would receive if he were extradited. The decision was a major win for Assange after a previous judge rejected his effort to appeal.
Assange is facing a host of charges in the U.S. under the Espionage...
- 5/20/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Ali Abbasi’s 1970s-set The Apprentice starring Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump and Jeremy Strong as his fixer Roy Cohn heads into tonight’s world premiere without US distribution in place despite selling across the world.
While Rocket Science has quietly sold international territories, US reps CAA Media Finance and WME Independent may be holding out for a deal after the first screening. “You need to see these films to gauge playability,” said one US buyer.
Yet the film may also be too hot to handle, exacerbating what is already a well-known lack of appetite for big bets due to...
While Rocket Science has quietly sold international territories, US reps CAA Media Finance and WME Independent may be holding out for a deal after the first screening. “You need to see these films to gauge playability,” said one US buyer.
Yet the film may also be too hot to handle, exacerbating what is already a well-known lack of appetite for big bets due to...
- 5/20/2024
- ScreenDaily
John Oliver addressed the past week in commencement gaffes on Sunday’s edition of Last Week Tonight.
Noting that ceremonies in general have been “a little chaotic this year, both because of the continuing protest over Gaza, but also for weirder reasons,” he kicked off the segment by showing footage from the Thomas Jefferson University College of Nursing graduation ceremony, where the announcer struggled to pronounce common names like Sarah, Meghan, Elizabeth, Molly — and Thomas.
The commencement presenter at Thomas Jefferson University accidentally read off the phonetic spellings of each graduate’s name and oh my god. pic.twitter.com/DVLGibmnRZ
— Michael Collier (@MikeACollier) May 10, 2024
“That is magnificent!” Oliver quipped. “Mispronouncing ‘Thomas’ at Thomas Jefferson University is just spectacular.”
He noted that the school later said the problem was due to the fact that the names had been spelled phonetically.
A message to the graduates of the Jefferson College of Nursing.
Noting that ceremonies in general have been “a little chaotic this year, both because of the continuing protest over Gaza, but also for weirder reasons,” he kicked off the segment by showing footage from the Thomas Jefferson University College of Nursing graduation ceremony, where the announcer struggled to pronounce common names like Sarah, Meghan, Elizabeth, Molly — and Thomas.
The commencement presenter at Thomas Jefferson University accidentally read off the phonetic spellings of each graduate’s name and oh my god. pic.twitter.com/DVLGibmnRZ
— Michael Collier (@MikeACollier) May 10, 2024
“That is magnificent!” Oliver quipped. “Mispronouncing ‘Thomas’ at Thomas Jefferson University is just spectacular.”
He noted that the school later said the problem was due to the fact that the names had been spelled phonetically.
A message to the graduates of the Jefferson College of Nursing.
- 5/20/2024
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former President Donald Trump demanded President Joe Biden take a drug test before their first debate. At the Minnesota Republican Party’s Lincoln Reagan Dinner on Friday, Trump claimed Biden was “high as a kite” during the State of the Union address.
“I’m gonna demand a drug test, too, by the way. I am, no, I really am. I don’t want him coming in like the State of the Union; he was as high as a kite,” Trump stated.
In a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt, Trump accused Biden of being high on cocaine during the speech. “I think what happened is, you know, that white stuff that they happened to find, which happened to be cocaine in the White House, I don’t know, I think something’s going on there because I watched this State of the Union and he was all jacked up at the beginning.
“I’m gonna demand a drug test, too, by the way. I am, no, I really am. I don’t want him coming in like the State of the Union; he was as high as a kite,” Trump stated.
In a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt, Trump accused Biden of being high on cocaine during the speech. “I think what happened is, you know, that white stuff that they happened to find, which happened to be cocaine in the White House, I don’t know, I think something’s going on there because I watched this State of the Union and he was all jacked up at the beginning.
- 5/20/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
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