As college students across America rally in support of the Palestinian people, digital channels are serving as prominent mouthpieces for the protestors. Rather than turning to traditional media outlets, many observers are getting updates from platforms like Twitch and YouTube Shorts, where creators are employing novel tactics to spread the news.
The campus protests, which have criticized Israel’s actions in Gaza and the United States government’s role in the conflict, have led to clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement officers. Much of the turmoil has been broadcast live on Twitch, where streamers like CapriSunnPapi and Bret Hamilton have delivered inside looks and interviews with young organizers.
A Washington Post article on those streamers traces the phenomenon of Twitch organizing to Hasan Piker, a.k.a. HasanAbi, who runs one of the most-followed and longest-running news accounts on Twitch. Piker told the Post that young viewers trust streamers because...
The campus protests, which have criticized Israel’s actions in Gaza and the United States government’s role in the conflict, have led to clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement officers. Much of the turmoil has been broadcast live on Twitch, where streamers like CapriSunnPapi and Bret Hamilton have delivered inside looks and interviews with young organizers.
A Washington Post article on those streamers traces the phenomenon of Twitch organizing to Hasan Piker, a.k.a. HasanAbi, who runs one of the most-followed and longest-running news accounts on Twitch. Piker told the Post that young viewers trust streamers because...
- 5/8/2024
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Social media giant TikTok has sued the U.S. government, alleging that recently signed legislation that could potentially ban the app violates the First Amendment rights of both the company and its users.
Last month, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that included legislation requiring ByteDance — TikTok’s Chinese parent company — to sell the social media platform within 270 days or be banned from app stores and web-hosting services. The legislation would also create a process through which the president can designate other social media applications with ties to foreign...
Last month, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that included legislation requiring ByteDance — TikTok’s Chinese parent company — to sell the social media platform within 270 days or be banned from app stores and web-hosting services. The legislation would also create a process through which the president can designate other social media applications with ties to foreign...
- 5/7/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Macklemore has released a scathing protest track supporting pro-Palestinian protesters at college campuses across the country, calling for an end to Israel’s war in Gaza, and even sneaking in a Drake diss as well.
The Seattle rapper released “Hind’s Hall” on social media last night, May 6, saying once it’s up on streaming services, he’ll donate all proceeds to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. The song’s title is a reference to the new name protesters at Columbia University gave to Hamilton...
The Seattle rapper released “Hind’s Hall” on social media last night, May 6, saying once it’s up on streaming services, he’ll donate all proceeds to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. The song’s title is a reference to the new name protesters at Columbia University gave to Hamilton...
- 5/7/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Now that a potential TikTok ban has been passed by Congress and signed by President Biden, some lawmakers are getting more comfortable saying what exactly the ban would help them accomplish. In recent days, at least two prominent Republican lawmakers have linked the possible ban to their concerns that content on the extremely popular social media app is too sympathetic to Palestinians under siege in Gaza.
On Friday, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) hosted an interview with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at this year’s McCain Institute Sedona Forum. Romney...
On Friday, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) hosted an interview with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at this year’s McCain Institute Sedona Forum. Romney...
- 5/6/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
On Friday, former White House press secretary and director of communications Hope Hicks delivered a powerful testimony against former President Donald Trump. On the third week of Trump’s Manhattan hush-money trial, Hicks became a key witness. The announcement of Hicks’ appearance stirred a whispers in the courtroom.
Hicks, 35, sat in the witness box and kept her eyes away from Trump. Not once did she look at her former boss, and she went into detail about his numerous scandals. Trump himself appeared indifferent during Hicks’ testimony, though the former president was seen whispering to his lawyer Todd Blanche.
Hicks was visibly nervous on the stand but still delivered a concise, three-hour testimony. She spoke positively about her career in the White House, praising the Trump family, before moving into Trump’s legal issues. Hicks discussed Trump’s infamous Access Hollywood clip where he talked about grabbing women’s genitals and the Stormy Daniels hush-money situation.
Hicks, 35, sat in the witness box and kept her eyes away from Trump. Not once did she look at her former boss, and she went into detail about his numerous scandals. Trump himself appeared indifferent during Hicks’ testimony, though the former president was seen whispering to his lawyer Todd Blanche.
Hicks was visibly nervous on the stand but still delivered a concise, three-hour testimony. She spoke positively about her career in the White House, praising the Trump family, before moving into Trump’s legal issues. Hicks discussed Trump’s infamous Access Hollywood clip where he talked about grabbing women’s genitals and the Stormy Daniels hush-money situation.
- 5/4/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks took the stand in Manhattan court Friday to testify in the criminal trial of her ex-boss, Donald Trump.
Trump has been charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The case, brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg last year, revolves around allegations that a 2016 hush-money payment made at Trump’s direction to adult film actress Stormy Daniels violated campaign finance laws.
Hicks, who left the White House alongside the former president in 2021, was a central figure in Trump’s 2016 campaign and subsequent...
Trump has been charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The case, brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg last year, revolves around allegations that a 2016 hush-money payment made at Trump’s direction to adult film actress Stormy Daniels violated campaign finance laws.
Hicks, who left the White House alongside the former president in 2021, was a central figure in Trump’s 2016 campaign and subsequent...
- 5/3/2024
- by Catherina Gioino and Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
All dogs go to heaven, but South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s puppy-executing ways may have just cost her a chance at entering the promised land of the White House as Donald Trump’s running mate.
Several Republicans close to Trump — who, admittedly, are aligned with others vying for the Trump VP slot, or who simply don’t like Noem — are using the Maga governor’s story of shooting and killing an unruly puppy to try to help nuke the former president’s opinion of her. In the days since...
Several Republicans close to Trump — who, admittedly, are aligned with others vying for the Trump VP slot, or who simply don’t like Noem — are using the Maga governor’s story of shooting and killing an unruly puppy to try to help nuke the former president’s opinion of her. In the days since...
- 4/29/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Rita Palma, a campaign consultant for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., stated that her top priority is to prevent Joe Biden from winning this year’s presidential election.
“Things, I guess, will change overtime because you do only pick one candidate at the end of the day,” Palma stated during a meeting with Republicans in New York.
“But the Kennedy voter and the [Donald Trump] voter – the enemy – our mutual enemy – is Biden,” she added. “Since Biden is counting on us with [Kennedy] in the mix, my – my thought is for the Republicans.”
“See Bobby – right now – he’s pulling from both sides,” she continued. “Right now, he’s actually pulling a bit more from Biden, which explains why the DNC [Democratic National Committee] is kind of ganging up on him. They have a special committee to go after independent candidates.”
#Spoiler4Trump
Rita Palma, Nys director for Rfk Jr’s campaign, gives away the...
“Things, I guess, will change overtime because you do only pick one candidate at the end of the day,” Palma stated during a meeting with Republicans in New York.
“But the Kennedy voter and the [Donald Trump] voter – the enemy – our mutual enemy – is Biden,” she added. “Since Biden is counting on us with [Kennedy] in the mix, my – my thought is for the Republicans.”
“See Bobby – right now – he’s pulling from both sides,” she continued. “Right now, he’s actually pulling a bit more from Biden, which explains why the DNC [Democratic National Committee] is kind of ganging up on him. They have a special committee to go after independent candidates.”
#Spoiler4Trump
Rita Palma, Nys director for Rfk Jr’s campaign, gives away the...
- 4/26/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Leonel Moreno, the Venezuelan migrant and TikTok influencer, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) in Ohio after being a fugitive for two years.
Ice records reveal that the agency picked up Moreno, who is being held at Geauga County Jail.
He had been hunted by Ice ever since he crossed the border illegally at Eagle Pass, Texas, in April 2022.
The fugitive had been released as part of the Alternatives to Detention Program, which allows migrants on parole to go free while officials track them until their next court date. Moreno was due in Miami court in November 2022 but never showed up.
He made headlines recently after sharing tips on invading vacant homes and living off the United States government on his TikTok account @leitooficial_25, which had over 500,000 followers before it was suspended.
The videos led Ice to his whereabouts after he proved himself challenging to find.
On March...
Ice records reveal that the agency picked up Moreno, who is being held at Geauga County Jail.
He had been hunted by Ice ever since he crossed the border illegally at Eagle Pass, Texas, in April 2022.
The fugitive had been released as part of the Alternatives to Detention Program, which allows migrants on parole to go free while officials track them until their next court date. Moreno was due in Miami court in November 2022 but never showed up.
He made headlines recently after sharing tips on invading vacant homes and living off the United States government on his TikTok account @leitooficial_25, which had over 500,000 followers before it was suspended.
The videos led Ice to his whereabouts after he proved himself challenging to find.
On March...
- 4/24/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said that Donald Trump’s denial of a sexual relationship with adult film actress Stormy Daniels is comical.
“I think everybody has made their own assessment of President Trump’s character. And so far as I know, you don’t pay someone $130,000 not to have sex with you,” Romney wryly remarked to CNN.
Michael Cohen, Trump’s personal attorney, clandestinely paid Daniels $130,000 by mortgaging his home ten days before the 2016 election to ensure her silence on the alleged liaison with Trump. Subsequently, Daniels divulged to 60 Minutes the details of her affair with Trump in a hotel suite after they met at a celebrity golf tournament held at Lake Tahoe in 2006.
Trump later denied any sexual involvement with Daniels, deployed his legal team to issue threats of litigation and cited violations of a confidentiality agreement. Nevertheless, Romney, a prominent critic of Trump, who himself contended as the...
“I think everybody has made their own assessment of President Trump’s character. And so far as I know, you don’t pay someone $130,000 not to have sex with you,” Romney wryly remarked to CNN.
Michael Cohen, Trump’s personal attorney, clandestinely paid Daniels $130,000 by mortgaging his home ten days before the 2016 election to ensure her silence on the alleged liaison with Trump. Subsequently, Daniels divulged to 60 Minutes the details of her affair with Trump in a hotel suite after they met at a celebrity golf tournament held at Lake Tahoe in 2006.
Trump later denied any sexual involvement with Daniels, deployed his legal team to issue threats of litigation and cited violations of a confidentiality agreement. Nevertheless, Romney, a prominent critic of Trump, who himself contended as the...
- 4/24/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump, suggested that she might want to leave the Republican Party.
During an interview with CNN’s chief congressional correspondent Manu Raju on March 24, he asked her how Murkowski felt about Trump calling January 6 prisoners “hostages.”
“I don’t think that it can be defended,” she responded.
“What happened on January 6 was an effort by people who stormed the building in an effort to stop an election certification of an election,” she added. “It can’t be defended.”
“I wish that – that as Republicans, we had a – we had a nominee that I could get behind,” the Alaska senator stated. “I certainly can’t get behind Donald Trump.”
“Are you considering being an independent at this point,” Raju then asked Murkowski.
“Oh, I think I’m very independent-minded,” she replied jokingly.
“Officially though,” Raju clarified. “Officially.”
“I just regret...
During an interview with CNN’s chief congressional correspondent Manu Raju on March 24, he asked her how Murkowski felt about Trump calling January 6 prisoners “hostages.”
“I don’t think that it can be defended,” she responded.
“What happened on January 6 was an effort by people who stormed the building in an effort to stop an election certification of an election,” she added. “It can’t be defended.”
“I wish that – that as Republicans, we had a – we had a nominee that I could get behind,” the Alaska senator stated. “I certainly can’t get behind Donald Trump.”
“Are you considering being an independent at this point,” Raju then asked Murkowski.
“Oh, I think I’m very independent-minded,” she replied jokingly.
“Officially though,” Raju clarified. “Officially.”
“I just regret...
- 3/25/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) announced on Tuesday that she will not seek reelection in 2024. The move clears the way for a showdown between Democrat Ruben Gallego and Republican Kari Lake in what will be one of the most consequential races this year.
In a video message released on social media, Sinema claimed that despite her successes and efforts to promote unity and understanding “Americans still chose to retreat farther into their partisan corners.”
“I believe in my approach, but it’s not what America wants right now. I love Arizona,...
In a video message released on social media, Sinema claimed that despite her successes and efforts to promote unity and understanding “Americans still chose to retreat farther into their partisan corners.”
“I believe in my approach, but it’s not what America wants right now. I love Arizona,...
- 3/5/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
In a speech on Tuesday night by Donald Trump in Texas, CNN decided to interrupt their live coverage to cite multiple false statements Trump made that needed to be corrected.
CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins pointed out Trump’s misrepresentation of his own actions on border security while he was in office, and highlighted the need for accuracy. In conversation with CNN’s fact-checker Daniel Dale, Collins highlighted several lies in Trump’s speech.
One such falsehood was Trump’s claim that people from jails and mental institutions were being released and transported across the border. Collins noted that despite the lack of evidence provided by the Trump campaign, he continues to repeat this falsehood. Dale also debunked Trump’s assertion that many border crossers speak unknown languages and stated the claim to be a fabrication with no basis in reality.
Dale further fact-checked Trump’s claim that he built 571 miles...
CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins pointed out Trump’s misrepresentation of his own actions on border security while he was in office, and highlighted the need for accuracy. In conversation with CNN’s fact-checker Daniel Dale, Collins highlighted several lies in Trump’s speech.
One such falsehood was Trump’s claim that people from jails and mental institutions were being released and transported across the border. Collins noted that despite the lack of evidence provided by the Trump campaign, he continues to repeat this falsehood. Dale also debunked Trump’s assertion that many border crossers speak unknown languages and stated the claim to be a fabrication with no basis in reality.
Dale further fact-checked Trump’s claim that he built 571 miles...
- 3/2/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Robert Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign is being boosted by deep-pocketed supporters of Donald Trump, venture capitalists, conservative Hollywood types, and other celebrities.
Democrats worry the Kennedy campaign could help tank President Joe Biden’s reelection bid and make Trump president again. He is also a danger to public health: Kennedy has spread false conspiracy theories about Covid-19 vaccines and claimed vaccines cause autism.
American Values 2024, a super Pac backing Kennedy, is the most important funding vehicle for his longshot bid for president. The group spent $7 million on a...
Democrats worry the Kennedy campaign could help tank President Joe Biden’s reelection bid and make Trump president again. He is also a danger to public health: Kennedy has spread false conspiracy theories about Covid-19 vaccines and claimed vaccines cause autism.
American Values 2024, a super Pac backing Kennedy, is the most important funding vehicle for his longshot bid for president. The group spent $7 million on a...
- 2/26/2024
- by Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
On Friday, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) said he would not run for president as a third-party candidate.
“I will not be seeking a third-party run. I will not be involved in a presidential run,” Manchin told an audience at West Virginia University.
It was a surprising announcement given that just a day before, he suggested that he might launch a third-party presidential campaign and floated the name of Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) as a potential running mate.
At a breakfast event hosted by the City Club of Cleveland as part of his nationwide “listening tour,” Manchin endorsed the idea of Romney as a hypothetical running mate. He also mentioned he had considered former Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) for the V.P. position.
At the event, Manchin openly criticized President Joe Biden on various issues and emphasized his concerns about the administration’s policies. Despite the speculation around his potential presidential bid,...
“I will not be seeking a third-party run. I will not be involved in a presidential run,” Manchin told an audience at West Virginia University.
It was a surprising announcement given that just a day before, he suggested that he might launch a third-party presidential campaign and floated the name of Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) as a potential running mate.
At a breakfast event hosted by the City Club of Cleveland as part of his nationwide “listening tour,” Manchin endorsed the idea of Romney as a hypothetical running mate. He also mentioned he had considered former Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) for the V.P. position.
At the event, Manchin openly criticized President Joe Biden on various issues and emphasized his concerns about the administration’s policies. Despite the speculation around his potential presidential bid,...
- 2/17/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
The news of the death of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny very quickly put a focus on Tucker Carlson, the right-wing talk host who recently trekked to Moscow to interview Vladimir Putin.
Carlson told the Daily Mail today that “it’s horrifying what happened to Navalny. The whole thing is barbaric and awful. No decent person would defend it.”
In the wake of reports of Navalny’s death, Carlson faced another round of backlash after interviewing Putin last week and for subsequent social media posts. In them, Carlson trumpeted a Moscow subway station and a grocery store.
Former congresswoman Liz Cheney wrote on X/Twitter earlier today, “This is what Putin’s Russia is, Tucker Carlson. And you are Putin’s useful idiot. Same with you J.D. Vance and other Putin-wing Republicans who are working to defeat Ukraine in its struggle for freedom.”
Carlson posted his interview with Putin on X/Twitter on Feb.
Carlson told the Daily Mail today that “it’s horrifying what happened to Navalny. The whole thing is barbaric and awful. No decent person would defend it.”
In the wake of reports of Navalny’s death, Carlson faced another round of backlash after interviewing Putin last week and for subsequent social media posts. In them, Carlson trumpeted a Moscow subway station and a grocery store.
Former congresswoman Liz Cheney wrote on X/Twitter earlier today, “This is what Putin’s Russia is, Tucker Carlson. And you are Putin’s useful idiot. Same with you J.D. Vance and other Putin-wing Republicans who are working to defeat Ukraine in its struggle for freedom.”
Carlson posted his interview with Putin on X/Twitter on Feb.
- 2/17/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Billing himself as “the best friend gun owners have ever had in the White House,” Donald Trump addressed National Rifle Association members for the eighth time in his political career on Friday night in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — appearing as the keynote speaker of the NRA Presidential Forum, part of the gun group’s Great American Outdoor Show.
Trump began his address by making promises directly to gun owners. “When I’m back in the Oval Office no one will lay a finger on your firearms,” Trump said. He then alleged: “The...
Trump began his address by making promises directly to gun owners. “When I’m back in the Oval Office no one will lay a finger on your firearms,” Trump said. He then alleged: “The...
- 2/10/2024
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel plans to resign from her role, the New York Times reported on Tuesday night.
Two sources familiar with the plans said that the chairwoman has told former President Trump that she intends to step down soon after the Feb. 24 South Carolina primary.
Trump has plans to replace her with Michael Whatley, the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party, who has been a backer of Trump’s false claim that the 2020 election was rigged. According to sources who discussed the matter with Trump, Whatley...
Two sources familiar with the plans said that the chairwoman has told former President Trump that she intends to step down soon after the Feb. 24 South Carolina primary.
Trump has plans to replace her with Michael Whatley, the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party, who has been a backer of Trump’s false claim that the 2020 election was rigged. According to sources who discussed the matter with Trump, Whatley...
- 2/7/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
As former President Donald Trump openly condemns the Senate’s border legislation, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told colleagues Saturday he won’t consider a border deal anytime soon. But does that mean Trump is calling the shots?
“Of course not. He’s not calling the shots. I am calling the shots for the House, that’s our responsibility,” Johnson told NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker on Sunday.
Trump posted on social media last week that a border bill “is not necessary” and blamed President Joe Biden...
“Of course not. He’s not calling the shots. I am calling the shots for the House, that’s our responsibility,” Johnson told NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker on Sunday.
Trump posted on social media last week that a border bill “is not necessary” and blamed President Joe Biden...
- 2/4/2024
- by Gideon Hess
- Rollingstone.com
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said that it was “really appalling” that former President Donald Trump would lobby against the passing of a bipartisan border security bill being negotiated in the Senate.
A $100 billion spending package that would offer to fund for Ukraine, Israel and the United States southern border ground to a halt after Republicans demanded more border security measures. A bipartisan group of senators have been working for weeks to reach a comprise bill.
Romney made his comment after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell cooled to the bill after Trump voiced his opposition.
“It was hard for me to see what Leader McConnell was suggesting,” Romney told CNN. “He seemed to be of two minds in the conversation.”
“But reading the reports this morning, and the fact that he hasn’t corrected them, suggests he is inclined to listen to what former President Trump wants, and former President Trump...
A $100 billion spending package that would offer to fund for Ukraine, Israel and the United States southern border ground to a halt after Republicans demanded more border security measures. A bipartisan group of senators have been working for weeks to reach a comprise bill.
Romney made his comment after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell cooled to the bill after Trump voiced his opposition.
“It was hard for me to see what Leader McConnell was suggesting,” Romney told CNN. “He seemed to be of two minds in the conversation.”
“But reading the reports this morning, and the fact that he hasn’t corrected them, suggests he is inclined to listen to what former President Trump wants, and former President Trump...
- 1/31/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
It’s an election year, which means it’s once again time for Republicans to care about the border. The GOP has done all it can to raise hell over the issue — from holding government funding hostage over their extreme demands, to trying to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, to backing Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s legally dubious crusade against the federal government’s dominion over the border — while blocking efforts to bring about real change. Republicans in the House, for example, are refusing to back a bipartisan immigration deal.
- 1/31/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) criticized supporters of Donald Trump for not caring that the former president sexually assaulted columnist E. Jean Carroll and refusing to believe President Joe Biden was legitimately elected.
“I think a lot of people in this country are out of touch with reality and will accept anything Donald Trump tells them,” the former presidential candidate told CNN. “You had a jury that said that Donald Trump raped a woman. And that doesn’t seem to be moving the needle. There’s a lot of things about today’s electorate that I have a hard time understanding.”
Romney stated his belief that voters have expressed less faith in the nation’s institutions – such as the media – and that this lack of faith has helped Trump.
“Don’t look at me,” Romney stated. “It had an impact on me. I don’t know why people don’t respond...
“I think a lot of people in this country are out of touch with reality and will accept anything Donald Trump tells them,” the former presidential candidate told CNN. “You had a jury that said that Donald Trump raped a woman. And that doesn’t seem to be moving the needle. There’s a lot of things about today’s electorate that I have a hard time understanding.”
Romney stated his belief that voters have expressed less faith in the nation’s institutions – such as the media – and that this lack of faith has helped Trump.
“Don’t look at me,” Romney stated. “It had an impact on me. I don’t know why people don’t respond...
- 1/21/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Bill Ackman, billionaire founder and CEO of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, has become a new and formidable actor in the American culture wars thanks to his connections to Harvard University. But by stepping into the fray, he inadvertently took up the mantle of a social media archetype that is awkward and difficult to shed: He’s 2024’s first “wife guy.”
Back in early November, a month after Hamas militants’ deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel, Ackman, who is Jewish, addressed a 3,000-word open letter on X (formerly Twitter) to Claudine Gay,...
Back in early November, a month after Hamas militants’ deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel, Ackman, who is Jewish, addressed a 3,000-word open letter on X (formerly Twitter) to Claudine Gay,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
On Wednesday, fans were treated to a star-studded event as the premiere of The Color Purple in Los Angeles.
The movie, an adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel and the Broadway musical it inspired, presents a fresh perspective on the beloved classic and explores the remarkable bond shared by three women and the power of their unbreakable sisterhood.
In her feature film debut, Fantasia Barrino takes on the role of Celie, while Danielle Brooks, also making her first appearance in a movie, portrays Sofia, a character originally portrayed by Oprah Winfrey in the 1985 Steven Spielberg film adaptation.
Winfrey posed on the red carpet with Spielberg. Many fans noticed her remarkably slimmed-down figure and wondered whether she was taking the weight-loss drug Ozempic.
The Color Purple is a literary work that chronicles the hardships and eventual triumph of Celie, a young African-American girl who grows up in a secluded rural area of Georgia.
The movie, an adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel and the Broadway musical it inspired, presents a fresh perspective on the beloved classic and explores the remarkable bond shared by three women and the power of their unbreakable sisterhood.
In her feature film debut, Fantasia Barrino takes on the role of Celie, while Danielle Brooks, also making her first appearance in a movie, portrays Sofia, a character originally portrayed by Oprah Winfrey in the 1985 Steven Spielberg film adaptation.
Winfrey posed on the red carpet with Spielberg. Many fans noticed her remarkably slimmed-down figure and wondered whether she was taking the weight-loss drug Ozempic.
The Color Purple is a literary work that chronicles the hardships and eventual triumph of Celie, a young African-American girl who grows up in a secluded rural area of Georgia.
- 12/7/2023
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said that he would vote for a Democrat over former President Donald Trump or entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy in the 2024 presidential election.
“I’d be happy to support virtually any one of the Republicans, maybe not Vivek, but the others that are running would be acceptable to me and I’d be happy to vote for them,” Romney said to CBS News host Norah O’Donnell in an interview that resurfaced this weekend.
“I’d be happy to vote for a number of the Democrats, too,” he continued. “I mean, it would be an upgrade from, in my opinion, from Donald Trump and perhaps also from Joe Biden.”
Romney did not specify which Democrats he would consider voting for.
“Look, I like President Biden. You know, I find him a very charming, engaging person. There are some places where I agree with him, but in most places, I disagree with him.
“I’d be happy to support virtually any one of the Republicans, maybe not Vivek, but the others that are running would be acceptable to me and I’d be happy to vote for them,” Romney said to CBS News host Norah O’Donnell in an interview that resurfaced this weekend.
“I’d be happy to vote for a number of the Democrats, too,” he continued. “I mean, it would be an upgrade from, in my opinion, from Donald Trump and perhaps also from Joe Biden.”
Romney did not specify which Democrats he would consider voting for.
“Look, I like President Biden. You know, I find him a very charming, engaging person. There are some places where I agree with him, but in most places, I disagree with him.
- 11/26/2023
- by Ava Lombardi
- Uinterview
Ana Navarro has just about reached her limit when it comes to the ongoing drama surrounding Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. During Monday’s episode of “The View,” the host argued that the actor is currently an emotional “prisoner” of his wife, but added that she won’t be defending him any further.
As part of the Hot Topics discussion, host Sunny Hostin noted that, at the encouragement of a friend, she actually started reading Jada Pinkett Smith’s memoir, which of course is the source of all the latest revelations about the actress’ marriage.
Having done so, Hostin admitted she has “completely different opinion about [Jada] now,” because the book is “her truth” and has some added context. But, Navarro remained unmoved. In fact, she even lost some favor she harbored for Will Smith.
“Listen, I’m done with the Jada thing, and I’m done defending Will, because...
As part of the Hot Topics discussion, host Sunny Hostin noted that, at the encouragement of a friend, she actually started reading Jada Pinkett Smith’s memoir, which of course is the source of all the latest revelations about the actress’ marriage.
Having done so, Hostin admitted she has “completely different opinion about [Jada] now,” because the book is “her truth” and has some added context. But, Navarro remained unmoved. In fact, she even lost some favor she harbored for Will Smith.
“Listen, I’m done with the Jada thing, and I’m done defending Will, because...
- 10/23/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Pod Save America hosts and Crooked Media co-founders Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor announced that they will publish their first book, titled Democracy or Else. This no-nonsense guide to saving American democracy is published by Zando's Crooked Media Reads imprint, with world publishing rights acquired by Zando senior editor Sarah Ried. Crooked Media will donate its profits from Democracy or Else to support Vote Save America, its partners, and other organizations who are mobilizing for progressive outcomes in the 2024 election and beyond.
Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps, written by Favreau, Lovett, and Vietor with Emmy-nominated writer/producer Josh Halloway (Jimmy Kimmel Live!), will be released on June 4, 2024 from Crooked Media Reads, a partnership between the progressive media company and independent publisher Zando.
Just in time for the 2024 presidential election cycle, Democracy or Else takes readers on a step-by-step journey through the daunting task...
Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps, written by Favreau, Lovett, and Vietor with Emmy-nominated writer/producer Josh Halloway (Jimmy Kimmel Live!), will be released on June 4, 2024 from Crooked Media Reads, a partnership between the progressive media company and independent publisher Zando.
Just in time for the 2024 presidential election cycle, Democracy or Else takes readers on a step-by-step journey through the daunting task...
- 10/22/2023
- Podnews.net
Mitt Romney’s new book Romney: A Reckoning, written by McKay Coppins, shares the politician’s blunt assessments of his fellow Republicans.
Romney recounts an interaction he and former president Donald Trump shared at a New England Patriots game. The two were guests of the owner Robert Kraft.
Coppins writes, “Trump sidled up to Romney’s son Josh and pointed at a leggy brunette across the room. ‘Have you seen my girlfriend, Melania?’ he asked, smirking. ‘When I drop her, the phone is gonna ring off the hook. Every guy in New York wants to go out with her.’”
Romney and Trump have a social history since the mid-1990s.
The Washington Post had previously written, “In the 1990s, Romney began cultivating influential people who might become key supporters of a political campaign. Two months after his failed 1994 campaign for the Senate seat held by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts...
Romney recounts an interaction he and former president Donald Trump shared at a New England Patriots game. The two were guests of the owner Robert Kraft.
Coppins writes, “Trump sidled up to Romney’s son Josh and pointed at a leggy brunette across the room. ‘Have you seen my girlfriend, Melania?’ he asked, smirking. ‘When I drop her, the phone is gonna ring off the hook. Every guy in New York wants to go out with her.’”
Romney and Trump have a social history since the mid-1990s.
The Washington Post had previously written, “In the 1990s, Romney began cultivating influential people who might become key supporters of a political campaign. Two months after his failed 1994 campaign for the Senate seat held by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts...
- 10/20/2023
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Jimmy Kimmel has a major problem with the news Mitt Romney and Oprah Winfrey reportedly planned to run together in 2020: the U.S. presidency is beneath her.
“Why would Oprah want to be president? It’s a demotion from being Oprah, really,” Kimmel quipped.
The ABC host added that the idea was for a powerful Democrat and Republican to join together “to give the American people something none of us want.”
“They could have been ebony and, what’s whiter than ivory?” Kimmel said.
In McKay Coppins’ new biography “Romney: A Reckoning,” Romney says that Oprah approached him in 2019 about running together in 2020 on a joint ticket.
Oprah’s team has since denied this claim.
“In November 2019, Ms. Winfrey called Senator Romney to encourage him to run on an independent ticket,” a spokesperson for Oprah Winfrey told The New York Times. “She was not calling to be part of...
“Why would Oprah want to be president? It’s a demotion from being Oprah, really,” Kimmel quipped.
The ABC host added that the idea was for a powerful Democrat and Republican to join together “to give the American people something none of us want.”
“They could have been ebony and, what’s whiter than ivory?” Kimmel said.
In McKay Coppins’ new biography “Romney: A Reckoning,” Romney says that Oprah approached him in 2019 about running together in 2020 on a joint ticket.
Oprah’s team has since denied this claim.
“In November 2019, Ms. Winfrey called Senator Romney to encourage him to run on an independent ticket,” a spokesperson for Oprah Winfrey told The New York Times. “She was not calling to be part of...
- 10/18/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
In a new biography of Sen. Mitt Romney, Romney: A Reckoning by McKay Coppins, the Atlantic staff writer claims that Donald Trump once boasted about his plans to “drop” then-girlfriend Melania during a New England Patriots game at which both Romney and Trump were guests of team owner Robert Kraft.
“Trump sidled up to Romney’s son Josh and pointed at a leggy brunette across the room. ‘Have you seen my girlfriend, Melania?’ he asked, smirking. ‘When I drop her, the phone is gonna ring off the hook. Every guy...
“Trump sidled up to Romney’s son Josh and pointed at a leggy brunette across the room. ‘Have you seen my girlfriend, Melania?’ he asked, smirking. ‘When I drop her, the phone is gonna ring off the hook. Every guy...
- 10/18/2023
- by Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
Oprah Winfrey has disputed the claim made by Sen. Mitt Romney in an upcoming biography that she floated the idea of a joint presidential ticket in order “to save the country” from a Trump reelection.
A spokesperson for Winfrey said that she was never considering a run for the White House in 2020. “In November 2019, Ms. Winfrey called Senator Romney to encourage him to run on an Independent ticket,” a spokesperson for Winfrey stated. “She was not calling to be part of the ticket and was never considering running herself.”
In...
A spokesperson for Winfrey said that she was never considering a run for the White House in 2020. “In November 2019, Ms. Winfrey called Senator Romney to encourage him to run on an Independent ticket,” a spokesperson for Winfrey stated. “She was not calling to be part of the ticket and was never considering running herself.”
In...
- 10/17/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Oprah Winfrey‘s team is speaking out amid a claim made about her in a new Mitt Romney biography.
It’s claimed in political journalist McKay Coppins‘ new book that Oprah called up Mitt and told him that they should form a unity ticket to “save the country.”
Oprah is a well-known Democrat while Mitt is a Republican.
In a statement to the media, Oprah‘s rep confirms that she did talk to Mitt on the phone, but denies that she was ever requesting to be on his presidential ticket.
Keep reading to find out more…
“In November 2019, Ms. Winfrey called Senator Romney to encourage him to run on an Independent ticket,” the spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter. “She was not calling to be part of the ticket and was never considering running herself.”
Have you seen that Oprah has revealed she only has three close friends and she’s named them all?...
It’s claimed in political journalist McKay Coppins‘ new book that Oprah called up Mitt and told him that they should form a unity ticket to “save the country.”
Oprah is a well-known Democrat while Mitt is a Republican.
In a statement to the media, Oprah‘s rep confirms that she did talk to Mitt on the phone, but denies that she was ever requesting to be on his presidential ticket.
Keep reading to find out more…
“In November 2019, Ms. Winfrey called Senator Romney to encourage him to run on an Independent ticket,” the spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter. “She was not calling to be part of the ticket and was never considering running herself.”
Have you seen that Oprah has revealed she only has three close friends and she’s named them all?...
- 10/17/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Oprah Winfrey Disputes Mitt Romney’s Claim That She Asked to Join Him on a Unity Presidential Ticket
Oprah Winfrey is pushing back on a claim made by Sen. Mitt Romney in a new biography.
A spokesperson for Winfrey tells The Hollywood Reporter that, despite a claim in a new book, Winfrey was never considering a run for president in 2020 and did not ask Romney to join her on a ticket.
“In November 2019, Ms. Winfrey called Senator Romney to encourage him to run on an Independent ticket,” the spokesperson says. “She was not calling to be part of the ticket and was never considering running herself.”
In the upcoming book Romney: A Reckoning, by veteran political journalist McKay Coppins, Utah Republican Romney recalls receiving a call from the media mogul, who is a Democrat, claiming that they should form a unity ticket “to save the country.”
Axios first reported on the excerpt from the book Monday.
Winfrey is no stranger to politics, of course. She is a close...
A spokesperson for Winfrey tells The Hollywood Reporter that, despite a claim in a new book, Winfrey was never considering a run for president in 2020 and did not ask Romney to join her on a ticket.
“In November 2019, Ms. Winfrey called Senator Romney to encourage him to run on an Independent ticket,” the spokesperson says. “She was not calling to be part of the ticket and was never considering running herself.”
In the upcoming book Romney: A Reckoning, by veteran political journalist McKay Coppins, Utah Republican Romney recalls receiving a call from the media mogul, who is a Democrat, claiming that they should form a unity ticket “to save the country.”
Axios first reported on the excerpt from the book Monday.
Winfrey is no stranger to politics, of course. She is a close...
- 10/17/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mitt Romney Says He Rejected Oprah Winfrey’s Idea To Run For Presidency Together In A ‘Unity Ticket’
Oprah Winfrey reportedly pitched the idea of running with Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) for president before the 2020 election.
In Romney’s upcoming biography, Romney: A Reckoning by McKay Coppins, he recalls how Winfrey approached him with her idea of a unity ticket, telling him that they could “save the country” together.
It’s unclear who would have been the presidential candidate and who would have taken the number two slot.
Romney declined Winfrey’s offer because he thought their campaign would help Donald Trump win another term in office rather than hinder him.
Winfrey was “never serious” about her offer to Romney, although her close friends do believe she should run for president.
In 2018, Winfrey declared that she would not run for president during a 60 Minutes interview.
“I had a lot of wealthy men calling, telling me that they would run my campaign and raise $1 billion for me,” she stated.
In Romney’s upcoming biography, Romney: A Reckoning by McKay Coppins, he recalls how Winfrey approached him with her idea of a unity ticket, telling him that they could “save the country” together.
It’s unclear who would have been the presidential candidate and who would have taken the number two slot.
Romney declined Winfrey’s offer because he thought their campaign would help Donald Trump win another term in office rather than hinder him.
Winfrey was “never serious” about her offer to Romney, although her close friends do believe she should run for president.
In 2018, Winfrey declared that she would not run for president during a 60 Minutes interview.
“I had a lot of wealthy men calling, telling me that they would run my campaign and raise $1 billion for me,” she stated.
- 10/16/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
CBS News announcing a team of 2024 campaign reporters who will serve as embeds, tasked with the intense and comprehensive coverage of candidates and issues out on the trail.
The new team includes Nidia Cavazos, Shawna Mizelle, Allison Novelo, Olivia Rinaldi, Jake Rosen and Taurean Small.
The network also is expanding political and campaign roles for Camilo Montoya-Galvez, Aaron Navarro, Zak Hudak and Cristina Corujo. They will focus on covering the campaign through the eyes of voters, on issues like immigration, the economy and climate change. The network’s political coverage also will include, for the first time, Spanish-language reports.
The journalist embeds will report across the network’s platforms, including for the CBS News Streaming Network and America Decides. The show, led by executive producer of Washington streaming coverage Allison Sandza debuted earlier this year in place of Red & Blue. It features a team of the network’s anchors and...
The new team includes Nidia Cavazos, Shawna Mizelle, Allison Novelo, Olivia Rinaldi, Jake Rosen and Taurean Small.
The network also is expanding political and campaign roles for Camilo Montoya-Galvez, Aaron Navarro, Zak Hudak and Cristina Corujo. They will focus on covering the campaign through the eyes of voters, on issues like immigration, the economy and climate change. The network’s political coverage also will include, for the first time, Spanish-language reports.
The journalist embeds will report across the network’s platforms, including for the CBS News Streaming Network and America Decides. The show, led by executive producer of Washington streaming coverage Allison Sandza debuted earlier this year in place of Red & Blue. It features a team of the network’s anchors and...
- 10/4/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Tim Ballard, the former Homeland Security agent turned anti-sex-trafficking crusader whose life provided inspiration to summer box office hit Sound of Freedom, is slamming a recent Vice expose that accuses him of sexual misconduct with seven women during his time with his organization Operation Underground Railroad.
“As with all of the assaults on my character and integrity over many years, the latest tabloid-driven sexual allegations are false,” said Ballard in a statement, “They are baseless inventions designed to destroy me and the movement we have built to end the trafficking and exploitation of vulnerable children.”
The Vice piece reported that Ballard invited women to act as his wife on undercover overseas missions when he was rescuing victims of sex trafficking. Among myriad claims in the report, Ballard would reportedly coerce these women into sharing a bed or showering together, explaining that such tactics were necessary to fool traffickers. Ballard is...
“As with all of the assaults on my character and integrity over many years, the latest tabloid-driven sexual allegations are false,” said Ballard in a statement, “They are baseless inventions designed to destroy me and the movement we have built to end the trafficking and exploitation of vulnerable children.”
The Vice piece reported that Ballard invited women to act as his wife on undercover overseas missions when he was rescuing victims of sex trafficking. Among myriad claims in the report, Ballard would reportedly coerce these women into sharing a bed or showering together, explaining that such tactics were necessary to fool traffickers. Ballard is...
- 9/19/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The team behind Sound of Freedom has remained silent so far on new allegations involving Tim Ballard, who is portrayed in the movie as a hero by Passion of the Christ’s Jim Caviezel.
Ballard, founder of the anti-child-trafficking group Operation Underground Railroad, rose to new levels of prominence this summer when the film turned into a sleeper hit that has grossed more than $182 million domestically and $210 million worldwide.
On Monday, a Vice News report detailed anonymous allegations against Ballard relating to his quiet exit in late June from Our, which he launched in 2013. His departure came as Sound of Freedom filmmaker Alejandro Monteverde and Angel Studios were readying the film for release over the July Fourth holiday.
Ballard, a former Department of Homeland Security official, embarked on undercover overseas missions to fight child trafficking upon starting Our According to Vice, he brought women to pose as his wife on...
Ballard, founder of the anti-child-trafficking group Operation Underground Railroad, rose to new levels of prominence this summer when the film turned into a sleeper hit that has grossed more than $182 million domestically and $210 million worldwide.
On Monday, a Vice News report detailed anonymous allegations against Ballard relating to his quiet exit in late June from Our, which he launched in 2013. His departure came as Sound of Freedom filmmaker Alejandro Monteverde and Angel Studios were readying the film for release over the July Fourth holiday.
Ballard, a former Department of Homeland Security official, embarked on undercover overseas missions to fight child trafficking upon starting Our According to Vice, he brought women to pose as his wife on...
- 9/18/2023
- by Aaron Couch and Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tim Ballard, whose purported rescues of sex-trafficking victims were fictionalized in the hit summer movie Sound of Freedom, earlier this year left the advocacy group he founded after an internal investigation of sexual misconduct claims, sources familiar with the organization have confirmed.
According to Vice News, which corroborated reporting from Utah journalist Lynn Packer, Ballard stepped down as CEO of the anti-trafficking nonprofit Operation Underground Railroad amid complaints from seven women who said he made inappropriate advances in the course of missions abroad. His accusers — who have remained anonymous for...
According to Vice News, which corroborated reporting from Utah journalist Lynn Packer, Ballard stepped down as CEO of the anti-trafficking nonprofit Operation Underground Railroad amid complaints from seven women who said he made inappropriate advances in the course of missions abroad. His accusers — who have remained anonymous for...
- 9/18/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Update: Tim Ballard has responded to Vice’s report on his alleged sexual misconduct. In a statement released Monday evening to IndieWire by his new organization The Spear Fund, Ballard did not name Vice, but affirmed his commitment to anti-sex trafficking efforts and criticized what he called “a tabloid that is often hostile to people of faith.”
“Evil pedophiles will stop at nothing, and they have allies in government, in the media, in big corporations, and even in public institutions. They continue to lie and attempt to destroy my good name and defame my character…and they will never stop,” Ballard said in his statement.
Ballard also questioned the authenticity of a statement published by Vice from a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spokesperson, alleging that the church has not verified the statement as real and calling the timing of the news after Mitt Romney’s retirement announcement “highly suspicious.
“Evil pedophiles will stop at nothing, and they have allies in government, in the media, in big corporations, and even in public institutions. They continue to lie and attempt to destroy my good name and defame my character…and they will never stop,” Ballard said in his statement.
Ballard also questioned the authenticity of a statement published by Vice from a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spokesperson, alleging that the church has not verified the statement as real and calling the timing of the news after Mitt Romney’s retirement announcement “highly suspicious.
- 9/18/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Anti–child trafficking crusader Tim Ballard, who is the basis for “Sound of Freedom” and played by Jim Cavaziel in the hit film, left Operation Underground Railroad earlier this summer following a sexual misconduct investigation, according to Vice news.
According to the report, Ballard enlisted women to accompany him as a “spouse” during secretive overseas operations ostensibly aimed at rescuing victims of sex trafficking. Ballard would then pressure these women into sharing a bed or shower, justifying it as a necessary ruse to deceive traffickers.
Ballard even sent at least one woman a photo of himself in underwear adorned with counterfeit tattoos and asked another how far she was willing to go to help save children.
According to Vice, “The total number of women involved is believed to be higher than seven, as that would only account for employees, not contractors or volunteers.”
In response, an O.U.R. spokesperson...
According to the report, Ballard enlisted women to accompany him as a “spouse” during secretive overseas operations ostensibly aimed at rescuing victims of sex trafficking. Ballard would then pressure these women into sharing a bed or shower, justifying it as a necessary ruse to deceive traffickers.
Ballard even sent at least one woman a photo of himself in underwear adorned with counterfeit tattoos and asked another how far she was willing to go to help save children.
According to Vice, “The total number of women involved is believed to be higher than seven, as that would only account for employees, not contractors or volunteers.”
In response, an O.U.R. spokesperson...
- 9/18/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Whoopi Goldberg was sensing a glow.
In a strange moment on Thursday’s “The View”, the longtime host stopped mid-conversation to ask her co-host, Alyssa Farah Griffin if she was pregnant.
Read More: Whoopi Goldberg Returns To ‘The View’ With Folding Chair Necklace Paying Tribute To Viral Montgomery Brawl
Goldberg was talking about U.S. Senator Mitt Romney announcing his retirement when she suddenly looked and Griffin across the table from her and asked, “Are you pregnant.”
Unprovoked and mid-rant?!? Whoopi-?!! pic.twitter.com/MwNVHw1zxa
—...
In a strange moment on Thursday’s “The View”, the longtime host stopped mid-conversation to ask her co-host, Alyssa Farah Griffin if she was pregnant.
Read More: Whoopi Goldberg Returns To ‘The View’ With Folding Chair Necklace Paying Tribute To Viral Montgomery Brawl
Goldberg was talking about U.S. Senator Mitt Romney announcing his retirement when she suddenly looked and Griffin across the table from her and asked, “Are you pregnant.”
Unprovoked and mid-rant?!? Whoopi-?!! pic.twitter.com/MwNVHw1zxa
—...
- 9/14/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Whoopi Goldberg posed a question to her co-host, Alyssa Farah Griffin, that nobody saw coming. During the September 14 episode of The View, Goldberg, serving as moderator, interrupted a discussion on Utah Sen. Mitt Romney’s imminent retirement to ask Griffin randomly, “are you pregnant?” Everyone at the table’s jaw dropped as Griffin, in equal awe, exclaimed, “No! Oh my God!” The studio also erupted with reactions in front of the panel. “You can’t say that when my mother-in-law is here, who’s been dying for me to get pregnant,” she said before questioning, “Why do I look pregnant?” “Yes,” Goldberg quickly replied. “I just got a vibe… I’m so sorry.” Griffin then went on to clarify her answer to Whoopi’s question, saying, “I am very open to being pregnant soon,” she said. “I am not blessed to be pregnant yet. My husband and I are thinking about it.
- 9/14/2023
- TV Insider
The View moderator Whoopi Goldberg brought a political discussion – and today’s episode – to a weird, out-of-the-blue halt today when she stunned co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin by asking, “Are you pregnant?”
“No!,” a surprised and embarrassed Griffin said, laughing and adding, “Oh my god! You can’t say that when my mother-in-law is here, who’s been dying for me to get pregnant!”
The question clearly surprised the other panelists. “Why would you say that?,” co-host Joy Behar said as the audience responded in off-guard laughter.
“Why, do I look pregnant?,” a laughing Farah Griffin asked, to which Goldberg responded, “Yes, I just got a vibe. I’m so sorry.”
“I’m very open to being pregnant soon,” Farah Griffin said. “I am not blessed to be pregnant yet. My husband and I are thinking about it.”
The personal question came during a discussion about Mitt Romney’s decision to not seek another Senate term.
“No!,” a surprised and embarrassed Griffin said, laughing and adding, “Oh my god! You can’t say that when my mother-in-law is here, who’s been dying for me to get pregnant!”
The question clearly surprised the other panelists. “Why would you say that?,” co-host Joy Behar said as the audience responded in off-guard laughter.
“Why, do I look pregnant?,” a laughing Farah Griffin asked, to which Goldberg responded, “Yes, I just got a vibe. I’m so sorry.”
“I’m very open to being pregnant soon,” Farah Griffin said. “I am not blessed to be pregnant yet. My husband and I are thinking about it.”
The personal question came during a discussion about Mitt Romney’s decision to not seek another Senate term.
- 9/14/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
It doesn’t get much more uncomfortable than this.
During Wednesday’s episode of The View, moderator Whoopi Goldberg interrupted a discussion on Utah Sen. Mitt Romney’s imminent retirement to ask co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin if she’s pregnant.
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Naturally, Griffin’s jaw hit the floor.
“No! Oh my God!” a shellshocked Griffin responded,...
During Wednesday’s episode of The View, moderator Whoopi Goldberg interrupted a discussion on Utah Sen. Mitt Romney’s imminent retirement to ask co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin if she’s pregnant.
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Naturally, Griffin’s jaw hit the floor.
“No! Oh my God!” a shellshocked Griffin responded,...
- 9/14/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Whoopi Goldberg brought “The View” to an abrupt halt on Thursday morning, when she stopped mid-sentence — a sentence about politics of all things — to ask co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin if she’s pregnant.
The day’s Hot Topics discussion kicked off with the women discussing Mitt Romney’s announcement that he doesn’t plan to retire, and applauding the decision, but mourning the “rot” of the Republican party. But, as Whoopi was giving her insights on the state of things, she suddenly got distracted.
“The toughest thing for me has been to watch the disregard for people — are you pregnant?” she said, visibly startling Farah Griffin, and earning an outburst of laughter from the audience.
“No! Oh my god!” Farah Griffin said clutching her chest, before hiding her immediately flushed cheeks. “You can’t say that when my mother-in-law is here, who’s been dying for me to get pregnant!
The day’s Hot Topics discussion kicked off with the women discussing Mitt Romney’s announcement that he doesn’t plan to retire, and applauding the decision, but mourning the “rot” of the Republican party. But, as Whoopi was giving her insights on the state of things, she suddenly got distracted.
“The toughest thing for me has been to watch the disregard for people — are you pregnant?” she said, visibly startling Farah Griffin, and earning an outburst of laughter from the audience.
“No! Oh my god!” Farah Griffin said clutching her chest, before hiding her immediately flushed cheeks. “You can’t say that when my mother-in-law is here, who’s been dying for me to get pregnant!
- 9/14/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
It’s payback time.
For two decades, social conservatives, Christian Nationalists, and the Religious Right held their noses and voted for Republicans, no matter what. They often disagreed with both the party as a whole and with candidates individually (the Mormon Mitt Romney, for example) And they often didn’t get what they wanted, from prayer in schools to the abolition of the death penalty.
But the Christian Right knew one thing. While many on the Left said that there’s no difference between the two major parties, the Right...
For two decades, social conservatives, Christian Nationalists, and the Religious Right held their noses and voted for Republicans, no matter what. They often disagreed with both the party as a whole and with candidates individually (the Mormon Mitt Romney, for example) And they often didn’t get what they wanted, from prayer in schools to the abolition of the death penalty.
But the Christian Right knew one thing. While many on the Left said that there’s no difference between the two major parties, the Right...
- 6/30/2023
- by Jay Michaelson
- Rollingstone.com
Happy 20th anniversary to Hail to the Thief, Radiohead’s most misunderstood album. If you doubt the last part of that sentence, consider the fact that Thom Yorke once described this supremely anxious, stubbornly combative music as being ideal “for shagging.” Our five brainy lads released it in the summer of 2003, two years after Kid A and Amnesiac caused a tectonic shift that changed music forever, as every fan at the time couldn’t wait to remind you. This is why Thief was always destined to be the black sheep...
- 6/9/2023
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Jeffrey Clark and Michael Flynn were leading figures in Donald Trump’s efforts to carry out a coup d’etat in 2020 and 2021. The result was mob violence, deaths at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., an array of criminal investigations and lawsuits, and what one former senior Trump aide went on the record to call “the worst day for the Republican Party since Lincoln’s assassination.”
In any other era, scandals like that would be enough to send those men off into immediate political retirement. But this isn’t one of those eras.
In any other era, scandals like that would be enough to send those men off into immediate political retirement. But this isn’t one of those eras.
- 5/12/2023
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump was found liable for sexual battery and defamation against author E. Jean Carroll — and Republicans can’t decide if that makes him more or less electable.
In the immediate aftermath of the verdict, Trump handled the decision as expected — with an all caps Truth Social post attacking Carroll. GOP lawmakers, however, were split as to whether or not sexual battery, even if in civil court, was an egregious enough conviction to kill their support for Trump.
“I don’t think he can get elected,” Texas Senator John Cornyn...
In the immediate aftermath of the verdict, Trump handled the decision as expected — with an all caps Truth Social post attacking Carroll. GOP lawmakers, however, were split as to whether or not sexual battery, even if in civil court, was an egregious enough conviction to kill their support for Trump.
“I don’t think he can get elected,” Texas Senator John Cornyn...
- 5/10/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Update: The biggest surprise at the State Dinner was not any unexpected guest, but South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol singing a rendition of American Pie.
Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol sings “American Pie” by Don McLean during entertainment portion of State Dinner with President Biden. pic.twitter.com/M91Tj4WrHa
— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) April 27, 2023
Previously: Angelina Jolie, Reginald Hudlin and Chip and Joanna Gaines are among the boldfaced names on the guest list for tonight’s White House State Dinner for South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol.
The dinner follows President Joe Biden’s meeting with Yoon and subsequent press conference. The U.S. and South Korea announced an agreement designed to deter North Korea.
Jolie is scheduled to attend the dinner with son Maddox Jolie-Pitt. She has visited the Biden White House on reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
Hudlin is attending with his wife,...
Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol sings “American Pie” by Don McLean during entertainment portion of State Dinner with President Biden. pic.twitter.com/M91Tj4WrHa
— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) April 27, 2023
Previously: Angelina Jolie, Reginald Hudlin and Chip and Joanna Gaines are among the boldfaced names on the guest list for tonight’s White House State Dinner for South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol.
The dinner follows President Joe Biden’s meeting with Yoon and subsequent press conference. The U.S. and South Korea announced an agreement designed to deter North Korea.
Jolie is scheduled to attend the dinner with son Maddox Jolie-Pitt. She has visited the Biden White House on reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
Hudlin is attending with his wife,...
- 4/27/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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