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.
29.01.2024 - 15:20 / variety.com
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Depending on whom you ask, Don Lemon is planting his feet firmly in media’s next frontier. Or its last one. The former CNN star anchor is the latest in a parade of onetime TV-news personnel to dip their toes into the entrepreneurial waters of digital and social media.
He announced in early January that he would launch “The Don Lemon Show” on X, part of a bid to build a broader media outlet. “Don is extremely passionate about launching his own media company,” says Oren Rosenbaum, partner and head of audio at UTA, which represented Lemon in his deal with the social-media giant. “His first priority is the show, and as that becomes more and more successful, he will build a business around that and become a platform for other voices.” Lemon isn’t alone.
Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News opinion host, is using X for similar goals.
The platform also enlisted Tulsi Gabbard, the former Hawaii congresswoman, and sportscaster Jim Rome to launch programming. Some observers see these as typical moves for talent that need to start anew after breaking bad with their mainstream media employers. Carlson was ousted from Fox News after a run so controversial most mainstream advertisers wouldn’t support it.
Lemon parted ways with CNN last year after proving too provocative for his new morning-news duties. “There are real reasons why no traditional news star has decided to make the jump to digital — without being pushed,” says one talent-management executive. “To create meaningful journalistic content — and to pay people meaningfully for it — you need the ability to pool resources and amortize costs across projects and people.
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.
While Lisa Snowdon says she has no plans to walk down the aisle, she is definitely in the best place - and best relationship - she's ever been in.The 52-year-old model and presenter, who is a regular on This Morning, got engaged to entrepreneur George Smart, 44, five years ago and he's her "best mate" as well as her partner for life. "To me, the fundamentals in a relationship are trust, love, laughter, companionship, friendship and teamwork," she exclusively tells OK!.
King Charles III attended church Sunday for the first time since his cancer diagnosis.Walking beside Queen Camilla, Charles arrived at St. Mary Magdalene Church, close to Sandringham House in eastern England where he retreated to recuperate following his first treatment for an unspecified form of cancer.The appearance came a day after he expressed thanks for the messages of support he has received from the public.In a statement issued late Saturday, the monarch said that such thoughts are “the greatest comfort and encouragement.”“It is equally heartening to hear how sharing my own diagnosis has helped promote public understanding and shine a light on the work of all those organizations which support cancer patients and their families across the U.K.
J. Kim Murphy Tucker Carlson has shared his longform interview with Russia’s president Vladimir Putin, discussing the political leader’s justifications for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The video, running more than two hours, represents the first time that the Russian leader has been interviewed by a Western journalist since the conflict started nearly two years ago.
Tucker Carlson‘s just-released interview with Vladimir Putin shows the former Fox News host has left shameless behind for pure sycophancy.
The Boys, is fighting back after facing bullying and criticism from Internet users and former Fox News host , over speculation that she has undergone After the actor posted some new photos and videos of herself to Instagram, commenters began to claim there has been change in the shape of her face and to her cheekbones.But now, the controversy has become even bigger, because (for some reason) Kelly decided to offer up her point of view on the topic. On her podcast, , the conservative journalist— in 2018—described her shock at seeing a recent photo of Moriarty.“I thought it was a face generated by artificial intelligence, but apparently it's real,” Kelly said, then saying, “I find it a sign of mental illness.
Snoop Dogg has said he has “nothing but love and respect” for Donald Trump.The US rapper – who previously blasted the former president for being “racist” and compared him to the devil – appeared to put their past feuds behind them in a new interview.Speaking to The Sunday Times, the ‘Gin And Juice’ rapper said: “Donald Trump? He ain’t done nothing wrong to me. He has done only great things for me.”He referred specifically to Trump’s 2021 pardoning of Michael Harris, the co-founder of Snoop’s Death Row label, who spent more than three decades behind bars for drug trafficking and conspiracy to commit murder.
First he shocked the world by proclaiming he was giving up smoking.
Erin Moriarty is calling out Megyn Kelly and announcing she is leaving Instagram after all the negativity she’s received following criticism from the former Fox News anchor.
Megyn Kelly in a new post after the former Fox News host claimed she got plastic surgery.“The Boys” star, 29, took to Instagram Friday to clap back at Kelly, 53, for claiming on a recent episode of her eponymous podcast that the actress is “addicted” to cosmetic surgery.“We’re all subject to levels of bullying throughout our lives but I am horrified, and I felt that I deserved to take a second to address these things,” Moriarty stated on Instagram. “To receive a message about a disgustingly false, counterproductive to the degree of being ironically misogynistic video of Megyn Kelly commenting on the manner — to learn the widespread nature of this has left me horrified,” she continued.
Erin Moriarty is responding after Megyn Kelly alleged that she had plastic surgery.
Justin Timberlake’s comeback isn’t going as planned…
CCTV captured the chilling moment two university students happily chatted as they walked home from a night out in Nottingham, unaware that just moments later they would be dead.
Oasis star Noel Gallagher announced that he and his ex-wife Sara McDonald were going their separate ways at the beginning of last year after 12 years of marriage.
Footballing legend Eric Cantona has announced new UK and European tour dates including a gig in Manchester. It follows his debut sold-out tour last October, which included a date at Manchester's Stoller Hall.
Jadon Sancho has admitted a return to Borussia Dortmund was 'always on his mind' during his time with Manchester United.
A number of flights have been cancelled at the Manchester Airport as the country prepares for Storm Isha. Departures and arrivals from London, Scotland and Ireland have seen disruption ahead of the storm.
Gordon Ramsay has defended Brooklyn Beckham's cooking skills after people suggested his roast beef was “raw”.The celebrity chef, who been awarded 17 Michelin stars overall and currently holds seven, stood up for the 24-year-old, who is good friends with his children. Gordon, 57, said he couldn't understand the criticism Brooklyn received when he posted a video on Instagram last year showing him preparing a prime rib with celebrity chef Kevin Lee.
Queen Camilla delayed her return to England on Thursday as she headed to Balmoral to be with the King ahead of his surgery next week.
Kim Gordon has announced her second solo LP ‘The Collective’ and has shared its lead single ‘Bye Bye’.The track sees Gordon hauntingly recite a packing list alongside a dark, trap beat and squealing synths. It is the first song to be shared from ‘The Collective’ which is set for release on March 8 via Matador and is available to pre-order and pre-save here.Directed by filmmaker Clara Balzary – the daughter of Flea – the track’s accompanying video stars Gordon and Thurston Moore‘s daughter Coco Gordon Moore and sees her sneak out of a house and run away to a motel where she changes her clothes, cuts her hair and dances around. Kim shortly shows up to pick her up in a truck from which Coco jumps out and runs away.‘The Collective’ follows Gordon’s 2019 solo debut ‘No Home Record‘.