A New York judge declined to toss out former Fox News executive Laura Luhn’s lawsuit against the network and its then-parent company over the settlement of her claims that ex-network head Roger Ailes abused her and tried to blackmail her.
Luhn is challenging an agreement she signed with the network, claiming that it was entered into under duress. The agreement was for her then salary of $250,000, to be paid annually until her retirement age, which was 12 years from the time it was signed.
The judge, Lyle Frank, rejected the company’s motion to dismiss. He wrote that the complaint “is replete with factual allegations regarding duress and her inability to report the alleged sexual abuse and misconduct while it was occurring. At this stage of the litigation, the duress that is alleged that occurred prior to the negotiation of the agreement between the parties is enough for this case not to be dismissed,...
Luhn is challenging an agreement she signed with the network, claiming that it was entered into under duress. The agreement was for her then salary of $250,000, to be paid annually until her retirement age, which was 12 years from the time it was signed.
The judge, Lyle Frank, rejected the company’s motion to dismiss. He wrote that the complaint “is replete with factual allegations regarding duress and her inability to report the alleged sexual abuse and misconduct while it was occurring. At this stage of the litigation, the duress that is alleged that occurred prior to the negotiation of the agreement between the parties is enough for this case not to be dismissed,...
- 8/15/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
A judge has advanced a lawsuit from former Fox News employee Laura Luhn, who sued the network over decades of alleged sexual abuse by late CEO Roger Ailes.
The state supreme court judge, Justice Lyle Frank, found on Monday that a settlement Luhn signed releasing Fox News from claims of discrimination and negligence — including an allegation that Ailes blackmailed her with sexually explicit videos — isn’t enforceable because she may have signed the deal under duress.
Fox’s latest legal headache involves claims from Luhn, filed in January, that she was subjected to two decades of sexual abuse by Ailes. She sued the network, parent company 21st Century Fox and former co-president Bill Shine after the passage of the New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which temporarily lifted the statute of limitations on certain allegations of sexual misconduct. In 2016, Ailes stepped down as network chief on the heels of several women,...
The state supreme court judge, Justice Lyle Frank, found on Monday that a settlement Luhn signed releasing Fox News from claims of discrimination and negligence — including an allegation that Ailes blackmailed her with sexually explicit videos — isn’t enforceable because she may have signed the deal under duress.
Fox’s latest legal headache involves claims from Luhn, filed in January, that she was subjected to two decades of sexual abuse by Ailes. She sued the network, parent company 21st Century Fox and former co-president Bill Shine after the passage of the New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which temporarily lifted the statute of limitations on certain allegations of sexual misconduct. In 2016, Ailes stepped down as network chief on the heels of several women,...
- 8/15/2023
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Updated: Laura Luhn, a former executive at Fox News, filed a new lawsuit against the network and its then-parent company over claims that ex-network head Roger Ailes abused her and attempted to blackmail her.
The lawsuit also names Bill Shine, the former co-president of Fox News.
In the filing in the New York Supreme Court, Luhn claimed that Ailes, who died in 2017, used his position to trap her in a “decades-long cycle of sexual abuse.”
“To ensure her compliance and public silence, Ailes photographed and videotaped Luhn in compromising positions—blackmail material that he explicitly described as his ‘insurance policy’—and made clear to Luhn that any attempt to speak out or stop the abuse would result in severe personal humiliation and career ruin,” the suit claims. The lawsuit claims that Fox’s corporate leadership, at the network and parent company, knew of Ailes’ conduct “yet did nothing to stop it.
The lawsuit also names Bill Shine, the former co-president of Fox News.
In the filing in the New York Supreme Court, Luhn claimed that Ailes, who died in 2017, used his position to trap her in a “decades-long cycle of sexual abuse.”
“To ensure her compliance and public silence, Ailes photographed and videotaped Luhn in compromising positions—blackmail material that he explicitly described as his ‘insurance policy’—and made clear to Luhn that any attempt to speak out or stop the abuse would result in severe personal humiliation and career ruin,” the suit claims. The lawsuit claims that Fox’s corporate leadership, at the network and parent company, knew of Ailes’ conduct “yet did nothing to stop it.
- 1/25/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Former Fox News employee Laura Luhn is suing the network over decades of alleged abuse by late CEO Roger Ailes — including an allegation that he blackmailed her with sexually explicit videos. The suit, which also includes claims against former co-president Bill Shine and parent company 21st Century Fox, is being filed under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which temporarily lifts the statute of limitations on certain sexual misconduct claims.
In a Wednesday filing, Luhn claims Ailes subjected her to sexual abuse, discrimination, manipulation and threats spanning two decades. Ailes in 2016 stepped down from the company he founded after several women, including anchors Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly, came forward with allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct. She’s suing Fox News for unlawful discrimination and negligence, and Shine for aiding and abetting the actions. Shine resigned in 2017 amid allegations that he covered up Ailes’ behavior.
“Roger Ailes used his...
In a Wednesday filing, Luhn claims Ailes subjected her to sexual abuse, discrimination, manipulation and threats spanning two decades. Ailes in 2016 stepped down from the company he founded after several women, including anchors Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly, came forward with allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct. She’s suing Fox News for unlawful discrimination and negligence, and Shine for aiding and abetting the actions. Shine resigned in 2017 amid allegations that he covered up Ailes’ behavior.
“Roger Ailes used his...
- 1/25/2023
- by Ashley Cullins
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bob Beckel, a former political operative-turned-Fox News personality, has died at the age of 73. A cause of death has not been disclosed.
Beckel joined the United States Department of State in 1977, becoming the youngest deputy assistant secretary of state in the Jimmy Carter administration. Then in 1984, he served as campaign manager for presidential hopeful Walter Mondale (who lost to incumbent Republican president Ronald Reagan).
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Beckel joined the United States Department of State in 1977, becoming the youngest deputy assistant secretary of state in the Jimmy Carter administration. Then in 1984, he served as campaign manager for presidential hopeful Walter Mondale (who lost to incumbent Republican president Ronald Reagan).
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- 2/22/2022
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Former Fox News Channel host and long time political operative Bob Beckel has died at the age of 73. So far, his cause of death is not specified. The passing of the man who ran Walter Mondale’s unsuccessful 1984 Presidential campaign was revealed by old friend Cal Thomas on social media Monday evening. Fnc’s Sean Hannity also announced “dear friend” Beckel’s death on his primetime show Monday.
After former Veep Mondale was soundly beaten by Ronald Reagan in a landslide, Democratic apparatchik Beckel put up his own lobbyist and consulting shingle. As well as becoming a constant on-air pundit in subsequent years, Beckel was the co-host of CNN’s Crossfire for three years during Bill Clinton’s Presidency. Beckel would fully jump back on the campaign trail in 2002 working for the Democrats’ Idaho nominee for U.S. Senate, Alan Blinken. It did not end well, with Beckel resigning after...
After former Veep Mondale was soundly beaten by Ronald Reagan in a landslide, Democratic apparatchik Beckel put up his own lobbyist and consulting shingle. As well as becoming a constant on-air pundit in subsequent years, Beckel was the co-host of CNN’s Crossfire for three years during Bill Clinton’s Presidency. Beckel would fully jump back on the campaign trail in 2002 working for the Democrats’ Idaho nominee for U.S. Senate, Alan Blinken. It did not end well, with Beckel resigning after...
- 2/22/2022
- by Valerie Complex and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
An ABC News producer who has worked for years at “Good Morning America” has alleged that the show’s former top executive sexually assaulted her and another female staffer, and she claims the network did little to reprimand or punish him.
In a suit filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Kirstyn Crawford, a producer who works with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, alleges that Michael Corn, the former top producer at “Good Morning America,” assaulted her and another staffer, Jill McClain, on different occasions over a span of multiple years. Both women reported to Corn.
“ABC knew or should have known that Corn had a propensity to sexually harass female colleagues and that he perpetuated a hostile work environment at ABC,’ the suit alleges. “As early as 2017, ABC learned of Corn’s sexual assault on Plaintiff. Yet ABC did nothing to protect Plaintiff or remove...
In a suit filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Kirstyn Crawford, a producer who works with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, alleges that Michael Corn, the former top producer at “Good Morning America,” assaulted her and another staffer, Jill McClain, on different occasions over a span of multiple years. Both women reported to Corn.
“ABC knew or should have known that Corn had a propensity to sexually harass female colleagues and that he perpetuated a hostile work environment at ABC,’ the suit alleges. “As early as 2017, ABC learned of Corn’s sexual assault on Plaintiff. Yet ABC did nothing to protect Plaintiff or remove...
- 8/25/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Ed Henry, a former Fox News host who was fired last summer for sexual misconduct, sued the network and Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott for defamation on Wednesday.
On Thursday he filed similar defamation suits against CNN and NPR personalities. Henry’s wife, Shirley Henry, is an editor at NPR.
The complaint says that after Henry’s 2019 promotion to “America’s Newsroom” co-host, “Scott and Fox News turned against Plaintiff and abruptly fired him, publicly humiliating him in the process.” The suit claims Scott knew a rape accusation was coming from a former Fox Business staffer with whom Henry said he had a consensual affair, though the complaint called the accusation “false.”
“Regrettably, Ms. Scott sandbagged Plaintiff with her statement, lending credence to the false allegations because she was trying to save her own career and burnish her image as a tough, no nonsense female executive who cleaned up Fox News,...
On Thursday he filed similar defamation suits against CNN and NPR personalities. Henry’s wife, Shirley Henry, is an editor at NPR.
The complaint says that after Henry’s 2019 promotion to “America’s Newsroom” co-host, “Scott and Fox News turned against Plaintiff and abruptly fired him, publicly humiliating him in the process.” The suit claims Scott knew a rape accusation was coming from a former Fox Business staffer with whom Henry said he had a consensual affair, though the complaint called the accusation “false.”
“Regrettably, Ms. Scott sandbagged Plaintiff with her statement, lending credence to the false allegations because she was trying to save her own career and burnish her image as a tough, no nonsense female executive who cleaned up Fox News,...
- 7/1/2021
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Fox News has agreed to pay a million-dollar fine for human rights violations, according to a report published by the Daily Beast.
“We are pleased to reach an amicable resolution of this legacy matter. Fox News Media has already been in full compliance across the board, but cooperated with the New York City Commission on Human Rights to continue enacting extensive preventive measures against all forms of discrimination and harassment,” Fox News Media said in a statement to Variety.
The investigation began in July 2016 after former CEO Roger Ailes was accused of sexual harassment by several female employees, reports of sexual misconduct were revealed to the media as a part of the #MeToo movement and former anchor Gretchen Carlson sued Ailes for sexual harassment.
The fine, assigned by New York City’s Commission on Human Rights, forces Fox News to acknowledge past incidents of misconduct such as sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation against employees.
“We are pleased to reach an amicable resolution of this legacy matter. Fox News Media has already been in full compliance across the board, but cooperated with the New York City Commission on Human Rights to continue enacting extensive preventive measures against all forms of discrimination and harassment,” Fox News Media said in a statement to Variety.
The investigation began in July 2016 after former CEO Roger Ailes was accused of sexual harassment by several female employees, reports of sexual misconduct were revealed to the media as a part of the #MeToo movement and former anchor Gretchen Carlson sued Ailes for sexual harassment.
The fine, assigned by New York City’s Commission on Human Rights, forces Fox News to acknowledge past incidents of misconduct such as sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation against employees.
- 6/29/2021
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Cherie Grzech, who has managed some asiecta of Fox News’ Washington bureau in recent years, will leave that operation and join NewsNation, the Nexstar Media start-up that has since its launch found the task of getting its footing in national news circles a challenging one.
Grzech will join the network as its managing editor and vice president of news, reporting to Michael Corn, the former “Good Morning America” chief who is president of the operation. She will start her new role on July 19 and move to Chicago from her current roost in Washington, D.C.
“She has pioneered innovative news gathering and production techniques and forged important partnerships with new media platforms and organizations,” Corn said in a statement. “Most important, Cherie understands that viewers are looking for fact-based journalism they can trust. She will be a great addition to the NewsNation team as we expand our programming.” Corn joined NewsNation last month.
Grzech will join the network as its managing editor and vice president of news, reporting to Michael Corn, the former “Good Morning America” chief who is president of the operation. She will start her new role on July 19 and move to Chicago from her current roost in Washington, D.C.
“She has pioneered innovative news gathering and production techniques and forged important partnerships with new media platforms and organizations,” Corn said in a statement. “Most important, Cherie understands that viewers are looking for fact-based journalism they can trust. She will be a great addition to the NewsNation team as we expand our programming.” Corn joined NewsNation last month.
- 6/21/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Michael Corn, the former top producer of ABC’s “Good Morning America,” has joined Nexstar Media Group’s “NewsNation” as president of news, the latest attempt by Nexstar to boost a programming initiative that has faced tremendous headwinds.
Corn will oversee NewsNation’s current news programming and new efforts as well. The company recently indicated it would launch a morning program in addition to the evening hours it currently maintains. NewsNation takes up a good chunk of the schedule on the cable outlet once known as WGN America. Nexstar, one of the nation’s largest owners of TV stations, is betting it can operate news programing based on the efforts of its local stations and make a better profit than it did with hours of syndicated repeats that come with hefty licensing fees.
So far, the experiment has fizzled. Ratings for “NewsNation” programming, billed as a down-the-center alternative to the...
Corn will oversee NewsNation’s current news programming and new efforts as well. The company recently indicated it would launch a morning program in addition to the evening hours it currently maintains. NewsNation takes up a good chunk of the schedule on the cable outlet once known as WGN America. Nexstar, one of the nation’s largest owners of TV stations, is betting it can operate news programing based on the efforts of its local stations and make a better profit than it did with hours of syndicated repeats that come with hefty licensing fees.
So far, the experiment has fizzled. Ratings for “NewsNation” programming, billed as a down-the-center alternative to the...
- 5/18/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
ABC News alumnus Adrienne Bankert has joined Nexstar Media Group’s NewsNation cable channel as an anchor and correspondent.
Bankert is expected to be part of the anchor team for a national morning news program that NewsNation is set to launch later this year. To start, she will cover national affairs and produce special reports for the Chicago-based news operation that launched last September on the cable channel previously known as WGN America. NewsNation has a solid linear distribution base of 75 million households in the U.S.
“Adrienne is a great addition to NewsNation — a talented, experienced journalist who has covered breaking news and important national issues and knows how to tell a story in a compelling fashion,” said Sean Compton, Nexstar’s president of networks who oversees NewsNation. “Adrienne will play a critical role in our plans to expand our news programming even further, assuming anchoring duties on a...
Bankert is expected to be part of the anchor team for a national morning news program that NewsNation is set to launch later this year. To start, she will cover national affairs and produce special reports for the Chicago-based news operation that launched last September on the cable channel previously known as WGN America. NewsNation has a solid linear distribution base of 75 million households in the U.S.
“Adrienne is a great addition to NewsNation — a talented, experienced journalist who has covered breaking news and important national issues and knows how to tell a story in a compelling fashion,” said Sean Compton, Nexstar’s president of networks who oversees NewsNation. “Adrienne will play a critical role in our plans to expand our news programming even further, assuming anchoring duties on a...
- 4/19/2021
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Nexstar’s NewsNation channel is in turmoil as it faces staff defections amid concerns that the outlet is being pushed by management to lean to the right in its news coverage.
The simmering controversy for the channel previously known as WGN America gained steam on Tuesday when Nexstar confirmed that Jennifer Lyons, the WGN-tv Chicago news veteran who led the launch of the primetime “NewsNation” block last September, has resigned her post as VP of news. That follows several lower-level departures last week that appear to have been prompted by concerns that former Fox News executive Bill Shine is leading a charge to steer the channel to the right. Shine is a consultant to Nexstar and NewsNation but does not have a formal role at the company.
Nexstar chairman-ceo Perry Sook held an in-person session with NewsNation staffers at the channel’s Chicago headquarters. Sook reaffirmed Nexstar’s commitment to...
The simmering controversy for the channel previously known as WGN America gained steam on Tuesday when Nexstar confirmed that Jennifer Lyons, the WGN-tv Chicago news veteran who led the launch of the primetime “NewsNation” block last September, has resigned her post as VP of news. That follows several lower-level departures last week that appear to have been prompted by concerns that former Fox News executive Bill Shine is leading a charge to steer the channel to the right. Shine is a consultant to Nexstar and NewsNation but does not have a formal role at the company.
Nexstar chairman-ceo Perry Sook held an in-person session with NewsNation staffers at the channel’s Chicago headquarters. Sook reaffirmed Nexstar’s commitment to...
- 3/10/2021
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
The leadership of several prominent TV-news outlets has changed in recent months. But a similar transition will not be taking place at Fox News.
Suzanne Scott, the CEO of Fox News Media, has extended her contract to continue leading the large unit, which is the biggest financial contributor to Fox Corporation. Scott’s new term, said to be part of a new “multi-year” deal, was announced by Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch on a call with investors Tuesday.
“Suzanne’s stellar leadership and business acumen is evident across Fox News Media. Her investments in the people and purpose of Fox News have enabled us to shatter ratings records, build a leading multi-platform news brand and create a more collaborative and inclusive internal culture,” said Murdoch, in a statement. “Suzanne’s track record of success, innovative sprit and dedication to excellence make her the ideal person to continue to lead and grow Fox News.
Suzanne Scott, the CEO of Fox News Media, has extended her contract to continue leading the large unit, which is the biggest financial contributor to Fox Corporation. Scott’s new term, said to be part of a new “multi-year” deal, was announced by Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch on a call with investors Tuesday.
“Suzanne’s stellar leadership and business acumen is evident across Fox News Media. Her investments in the people and purpose of Fox News have enabled us to shatter ratings records, build a leading multi-platform news brand and create a more collaborative and inclusive internal culture,” said Murdoch, in a statement. “Suzanne’s track record of success, innovative sprit and dedication to excellence make her the ideal person to continue to lead and grow Fox News.
- 2/9/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Bill Shine, the former Fox News producer-turned executive, who later served as White House communications director under President Trump in 2018-2019, is consulting on Nexstar’s NewsNation cable channel, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Shine joined NewsNation ahead of its launch last year (it launched as a primetime news block in September 2020), a spokesperson for Nexstar says. He is not an employee of the local TV station giant.
Last month, Nexstar announced that it planned to rebrand WGN America as NewsNation, positioning it as a “fact-based and unbiased” competitor to cable news channels like CNN, Fox News and MSNBC. That ...
Shine joined NewsNation ahead of its launch last year (it launched as a primetime news block in September 2020), a spokesperson for Nexstar says. He is not an employee of the local TV station giant.
Last month, Nexstar announced that it planned to rebrand WGN America as NewsNation, positioning it as a “fact-based and unbiased” competitor to cable news channels like CNN, Fox News and MSNBC. That ...
Bill Shine, the former Fox News producer turned executive, who later served as White House communications director under President Trump in 2018-2019, is consulting on Nexstar’s NewsNation cable channel, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Shine joined NewsNation ahead of its launch last year (it launched as a primetime news block in September 2020), a spokesperson for Nexstar says. He is not an employee of the local TV station giant.
Last month, Nexstar announced that it planned to rebrand WGN America as NewsNation, positioning it as a “fact-based and unbiased” competitor to cable news channels like CNN, Fox News and MSNBC....
Shine joined NewsNation ahead of its launch last year (it launched as a primetime news block in September 2020), a spokesperson for Nexstar says. He is not an employee of the local TV station giant.
Last month, Nexstar announced that it planned to rebrand WGN America as NewsNation, positioning it as a “fact-based and unbiased” competitor to cable news channels like CNN, Fox News and MSNBC....
And now for something we had read about but never before saw: Tod Slaughter’s highly entertaining murder thriller is stylized in a vintage theatrical format, the Victorian blood & thunder barnstorming drama, originally from 1880 or thereabouts. Slaughter’s refined gentleman is also a crazed killer with a bizarre modus operandi. Everything that happens is borderline preposterous, and all the better for it. It’s not exactly a horror picture — unadventurous fans may just see a creaky 80-year old movie — but Tod Slaughter is one of a kind. Kino’s new Blu-ray is a beautiful restoration with an informative and entertaining audio commentary.
The Face at the Window
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1939 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / 65 min. / Street Date October 6, 2020 / available through Kino Lorber / 24.95
Starring: Tod Slaughter, Marjorie Taylor, Aubrey Mallalieu, John Warwick, Robert Adair, Wallace Evennett, Leonard Henry, Kay Lewis, Bill Shine .
Cinematography: Hone Glendenning
Film Editor: Jack Harris
Original...
The Face at the Window
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1939 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / 65 min. / Street Date October 6, 2020 / available through Kino Lorber / 24.95
Starring: Tod Slaughter, Marjorie Taylor, Aubrey Mallalieu, John Warwick, Robert Adair, Wallace Evennett, Leonard Henry, Kay Lewis, Bill Shine .
Cinematography: Hone Glendenning
Film Editor: Jack Harris
Original...
- 10/3/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
“America’s Newsroom” co-anchor Ed Henry is out at Fox News following an accusation of “willful sexual misconduct in the workplace years ago,” according to an internal memo from Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and Fox News Media President & Executive Editor Jay Wallace.
The decision was announced Wednesday, six days after the company received the complaint from the lawyer for the former employee accusing Henry. He was suspended, per the memo, on June 25, the day the accusation was made, then fired based on the findings of an outside law firm that was retained that same day.
Douglas Wigdor, the attorney for the unnamed accuser, declined to comment further Wednesday.
Henry co-hosted the Fox News program opposite Sandra Smith since January 2020. He replaced Bill Hemmer. The network will fill Henry’s spot with rotating anchors until a permanent replacement is found. He joined Fox News in 2011 as chief White House...
The decision was announced Wednesday, six days after the company received the complaint from the lawyer for the former employee accusing Henry. He was suspended, per the memo, on June 25, the day the accusation was made, then fired based on the findings of an outside law firm that was retained that same day.
Douglas Wigdor, the attorney for the unnamed accuser, declined to comment further Wednesday.
Henry co-hosted the Fox News program opposite Sandra Smith since January 2020. He replaced Bill Hemmer. The network will fill Henry’s spot with rotating anchors until a permanent replacement is found. He joined Fox News in 2011 as chief White House...
- 7/1/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Maria Molina always dreamed of becoming a meteorologist on national television channel and at 23, she made that dream come true. However she had to fight to be there and kept sending demos hoping that one day they would land on the right desk and pave the way for her. She credits Bill Shine for holding her hand as she made her way to the top. He had faith in Maria’s abilities and always gave her feedback about her on-screen performances so she could improve. She is now an Advanced Study Program (Asp) postdoctoral fellow at the National Center for
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Maria Molina...
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- 2/4/2020
- by Jennifer Borama
- TVovermind.com
While former ESPN commentator Jemele Hill hasn’t seen “Bombshell,” she still commented on its unimpressive box office showing on Twitter Thursday.
“I wouldn’t see this movie if the fate of humanity depended on it. Pains me to say that because I love the three lead actresses,” Hill tweeted on Thursday. “Fox News is a destructive, despicable force. Did they ever consider that the reputation of the network and Roger Ailes was too toxic?”
While “Bombshell” stars Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and Charlize Theron as three Fox News employees taking on the culture of the company under the now-disgraced Roger Ailes (played by John Lithgow), the timely subject matter and star-studded cast didn’t equal a box office smash. The film premiered on Dec. 20 and has generated $19.6 million domestically as of Jan. 2, on an estimated $32 million budget .
I wouldn’t see this movie if the fate of humanity depended on it.
“I wouldn’t see this movie if the fate of humanity depended on it. Pains me to say that because I love the three lead actresses,” Hill tweeted on Thursday. “Fox News is a destructive, despicable force. Did they ever consider that the reputation of the network and Roger Ailes was too toxic?”
While “Bombshell” stars Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and Charlize Theron as three Fox News employees taking on the culture of the company under the now-disgraced Roger Ailes (played by John Lithgow), the timely subject matter and star-studded cast didn’t equal a box office smash. The film premiered on Dec. 20 and has generated $19.6 million domestically as of Jan. 2, on an estimated $32 million budget .
I wouldn’t see this movie if the fate of humanity depended on it.
- 1/2/2020
- by Lorraine Wheat
- Variety Film + TV
Much of Ealing Studios’ core appeal begins right here, with T.E.B. Clarke’s astute look at the character of pragmatic, energetic Londoners, who in this fantasy face an outrageous situation with spirit, pluck, and a determination not to be cheated. What happens when a few square blocks of London discover that they’re no longer even part of the British Empire? A classic of wartime ‘adjustments,’ the ensemble comedy even begins with a Tex Avery- like ode to rationing.
Passport to Pimlico
Blu-ray
Film Movement Classics
1949 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / 84 min. / Street Date December 20, 2019 / 29.95
Starring: Stanley Holloway, Hermione Baddeley, Margaret Rutherford, Sydney Tafler, Betty Warren, Barbara Murray, Paul Dupuis, John Slater, Jane Hylton, Raymond Huntley, Philip Stainton, Roy Carr, Nancy Gabrielle, Malcolm Knight, Roy Gladdish, Frederick Piper, Charles Hawtrey, Stuart Lindsell, Naunton Wayne, Basil Radford, Gilbert Davis, Michael Hordern, Arthur Howard, Bill Shine, Harry Locke, Sam Kydd.
Cinematography: Lionel...
Passport to Pimlico
Blu-ray
Film Movement Classics
1949 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / 84 min. / Street Date December 20, 2019 / 29.95
Starring: Stanley Holloway, Hermione Baddeley, Margaret Rutherford, Sydney Tafler, Betty Warren, Barbara Murray, Paul Dupuis, John Slater, Jane Hylton, Raymond Huntley, Philip Stainton, Roy Carr, Nancy Gabrielle, Malcolm Knight, Roy Gladdish, Frederick Piper, Charles Hawtrey, Stuart Lindsell, Naunton Wayne, Basil Radford, Gilbert Davis, Michael Hordern, Arthur Howard, Bill Shine, Harry Locke, Sam Kydd.
Cinematography: Lionel...
- 12/31/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
In the latest link between the White House and Fox Corp., former White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah has taken a senior vice president position at the media company.
Shah will continue to be based in Washington and will report to Fox Chief Legal and Policy Officer Viet Dinh. He had left the White House early this year to work at a Washington lobbying firm, Ballard Partners.
Hope Hicks, who heads corporate communications at Fox Corp., oversaw press operations for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign before moving on to a role in the White House. Like Shah, she reports to Dinh. Longtime Fox News executive Bill Shine moved in the other direction, becoming deputy chief of staff at the White House in charge of communications before resigning last March.
While not as recognizable as Sarah Sanders or others speaking for Trump, Shah made frequent media appearances during his two years on the job.
Shah will continue to be based in Washington and will report to Fox Chief Legal and Policy Officer Viet Dinh. He had left the White House early this year to work at a Washington lobbying firm, Ballard Partners.
Hope Hicks, who heads corporate communications at Fox Corp., oversaw press operations for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign before moving on to a role in the White House. Like Shah, she reports to Dinh. Longtime Fox News executive Bill Shine moved in the other direction, becoming deputy chief of staff at the White House in charge of communications before resigning last March.
While not as recognizable as Sarah Sanders or others speaking for Trump, Shah made frequent media appearances during his two years on the job.
- 7/22/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Hope Hicks, the longtime Donald Trump confidante who served briefly as White House communications director, will testify under oath before the House Judiciary Committee next week. Hicks, who currently serves as Chief Communications Director of Fox Corp, will be the first current or former Trump aide to answer questions in the Democrats’ probe into obstruction of justice.
Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler made the announcement today but added that Wednesday’s hearing will not be televised. A transcript of her testimony will be released to the public, however.
The House Judiciary Committee had said in March that Hicks was cooperating with the probe. She was subpoenaed by the panel in May, but the White House last month instructed her to ignore it. The administration has been blocking attempts by congressional Democrats for aides to testify or provide requested documents.
Nadler also requested any personal or work diaries or documents relevant to...
Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler made the announcement today but added that Wednesday’s hearing will not be televised. A transcript of her testimony will be released to the public, however.
The House Judiciary Committee had said in March that Hicks was cooperating with the probe. She was subpoenaed by the panel in May, but the White House last month instructed her to ignore it. The administration has been blocking attempts by congressional Democrats for aides to testify or provide requested documents.
Nadler also requested any personal or work diaries or documents relevant to...
- 6/12/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Reporters like to tell stories, and they try to do it without becoming part of the tale. Jim Acosta has had little choice in the matter.
The journalist, whose profile has risen over the past two years while serving as CNN’s Chief White House Correspondent, has often found himself enmeshed in the headlines, particularly when the Trump administration in November of last year tried to block him from covering the president because the Commander-in-Chief often didn’t like the questions Acosta asked him at various events. Acosta later became a symbol of America’s belief in the First Amendment when CNN prevailed and got its employee reinstated.
Had CNN lost, says Acosta, “it would have been a radical change for our business,” with national and local politicians able to toss reporters out of public events simply because they asked impertinent questions. “It would have been a devastating blow to...
The journalist, whose profile has risen over the past two years while serving as CNN’s Chief White House Correspondent, has often found himself enmeshed in the headlines, particularly when the Trump administration in November of last year tried to block him from covering the president because the Commander-in-Chief often didn’t like the questions Acosta asked him at various events. Acosta later became a symbol of America’s belief in the First Amendment when CNN prevailed and got its employee reinstated.
Had CNN lost, says Acosta, “it would have been a radical change for our business,” with national and local politicians able to toss reporters out of public events simply because they asked impertinent questions. “It would have been a devastating blow to...
- 6/11/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Russell Crowe’s portrayal of the controversial Fox News chief Roger Ailes will be coming to Showtime on Sunday, June 30, the network has announced.
Showtime has also released an unnerving first look trailer for the miniseries, in which Crowe’s Ailes takes over Fox News and starts bending it to his will.
“Here in America, television news is king,” the character says. “We’re gonna give them a vision of the world the way they want it to be…we’re way past politics, it’s war.”
The trailer more than hints at the sexual harassment allegations which brought about Ailes’ downfall, as the character is seen touching Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson, played by Naomi Watts, who looks extremely uncomfortable with his actions.
The series is based on Gabriel Sherman’s bestselling book, “The Loudest Voice in the Room,” and tells the story of Ailes and his rise and fall at Fox News.
Showtime has also released an unnerving first look trailer for the miniseries, in which Crowe’s Ailes takes over Fox News and starts bending it to his will.
“Here in America, television news is king,” the character says. “We’re gonna give them a vision of the world the way they want it to be…we’re way past politics, it’s war.”
The trailer more than hints at the sexual harassment allegations which brought about Ailes’ downfall, as the character is seen touching Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson, played by Naomi Watts, who looks extremely uncomfortable with his actions.
The series is based on Gabriel Sherman’s bestselling book, “The Loudest Voice in the Room,” and tells the story of Ailes and his rise and fall at Fox News.
- 4/16/2019
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
The White House celebrated the departure of its communications chief Bill Shine holding its first press briefing in 42 days.
At the gathering, MSNBC and CNN asked White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders if President Donald Trump truly believes, as he reportedly told Rnc donors last Friday, that Democrats hate Jewish people.
Trump had cited the watered down resolution House Dems concocted in response to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s most recent remark considered by some to be another anti-Semitic trope.
“That’s a question you ought to ask Democrats,” Sanders shot back.
She praised Republicans for having called out Rep. Steve King and stripped him of committee memberships for his racist remarks. Trump did not participate in that condemnation.
Asked if Trump will steer clear of this kind of overheated rhetoric he used in his 2016 campaign, and in the White House, Huckabee Sanders called it a “shame” that Dems “are...
At the gathering, MSNBC and CNN asked White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders if President Donald Trump truly believes, as he reportedly told Rnc donors last Friday, that Democrats hate Jewish people.
Trump had cited the watered down resolution House Dems concocted in response to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s most recent remark considered by some to be another anti-Semitic trope.
“That’s a question you ought to ask Democrats,” Sanders shot back.
She praised Republicans for having called out Rep. Steve King and stripped him of committee memberships for his racist remarks. Trump did not participate in that condemnation.
Asked if Trump will steer clear of this kind of overheated rhetoric he used in his 2016 campaign, and in the White House, Huckabee Sanders called it a “shame” that Dems “are...
- 3/11/2019
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Less than one week after New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer published a thoroughly reported exposé about Fox News, its former president resigned suddenly from his top White House job. Bill Shine, President Trump’s communications chief and his deputy chief of staff, will reportedly now put his energy and time into getting the network’s top viewer elected to a second term. One wonders, then, why he isn’t just going back to his old job.
They certainly could use the help. With ratings reportedly suffering since the Democrats...
They certainly could use the help. With ratings reportedly suffering since the Democrats...
- 3/9/2019
- by Jamil Smith
- Rollingstone.com
Bill Maher ripped into Paul Manafort on Friday, joking in his “Real Time” opening monologue that the former Trump presidential campaign chair received “the white guy discount” when he was sentenced to 47 months in prison on Thursday.
“He got off pretty easy, the sentencing guidelines said he was supposed to get 19 to 24 years — he got four,” Maher noted. “I haven’t seen a Trump supporter get off that much since Robert Kraft went to that massage parlor in Florida.”
And Maher wasn’t done needling the former Trump operative who got caught up in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. “I don’t know if Manafort has learned his lesson. His first question was, ‘Does the jumpsuit come in ostrich?'”
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Elsewhere in the monologue, Maher joked about Bill Shine,...
“He got off pretty easy, the sentencing guidelines said he was supposed to get 19 to 24 years — he got four,” Maher noted. “I haven’t seen a Trump supporter get off that much since Robert Kraft went to that massage parlor in Florida.”
And Maher wasn’t done needling the former Trump operative who got caught up in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. “I don’t know if Manafort has learned his lesson. His first question was, ‘Does the jumpsuit come in ostrich?'”
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Elsewhere in the monologue, Maher joked about Bill Shine,...
- 3/9/2019
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Bill Shine is out as President Donald Trump’s White House Communications Director, after less than a year.
The former Fox News bigwig offered his resignation to Trump Thursday night and it was accepted. Shine, who was will transition to a Trump 2020 re-election campaign role as adviser, though there were not specifics.
Earlier this week, the Trump campaign announced it was beefing up its communication team with more hires, Fox News noted in its coverage of Shine’s exit.
Move is a surprise, even by Trump administration standards, though a red flag went up when Shine did not accompany Potus to Vietnam to meet with North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un, as was planned.
“Bill Shine has done an outstanding job working for me and the Administration,” Trump said in a statement, adding “We will miss him in the White House, but look forward to working together on the 2020 Presidential Campaign,...
The former Fox News bigwig offered his resignation to Trump Thursday night and it was accepted. Shine, who was will transition to a Trump 2020 re-election campaign role as adviser, though there were not specifics.
Earlier this week, the Trump campaign announced it was beefing up its communication team with more hires, Fox News noted in its coverage of Shine’s exit.
Move is a surprise, even by Trump administration standards, though a red flag went up when Shine did not accompany Potus to Vietnam to meet with North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un, as was planned.
“Bill Shine has done an outstanding job working for me and the Administration,” Trump said in a statement, adding “We will miss him in the White House, but look forward to working together on the 2020 Presidential Campaign,...
- 3/8/2019
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Former Fox News co-president Bill Shine has abruptly resigned from his position as President Donald Trump's communications director. No reason was given for his departure.
"Serving President Trump and this country has been the most rewarding experience of my entire life," Shine said in a statement provided to The Hollywood Reporter on Friday morning. "To be a small part of all this president has done for the American people has truly been an honor. I’m looking forward to working on President Trump’s reelection campaign and spending more time with my family.”
Trump praised ...
"Serving President Trump and this country has been the most rewarding experience of my entire life," Shine said in a statement provided to The Hollywood Reporter on Friday morning. "To be a small part of all this president has done for the American people has truly been an honor. I’m looking forward to working on President Trump’s reelection campaign and spending more time with my family.”
Trump praised ...
Samantha Bee dug into The New Yorker‘s recent Fox News exposé, exploring the network’s massive influence over President Trump — and, reportedly, its desire to protect him from scrutiny.
“Unlike the literal spanking [Trump] got from Trump Magazine when he first met Stormy [Daniels], this time he got a figurative spanking from a much more reputable magazine,” the comedian said to open the segment, breaking down the bombshell report from Jane Mayer. The piece documents how Fox News allegedly buried the Trump-Daniels affair news prior to the 2016 presidential election — an act...
“Unlike the literal spanking [Trump] got from Trump Magazine when he first met Stormy [Daniels], this time he got a figurative spanking from a much more reputable magazine,” the comedian said to open the segment, breaking down the bombshell report from Jane Mayer. The piece documents how Fox News allegedly buried the Trump-Daniels affair news prior to the 2016 presidential election — an act...
- 3/7/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Fox News and the Trump White House: a seamlessly integrated human centipede. Want proof? Look no further than the fact that Bill Shine, current White House communications director and the former president of Fox News, collects checks from both shops. (Shine, who resigned from Fox after the network was rocked by a series of sexual misconduct scandals, is still being paid out the remainder of a $7 million bonus.) Hope Hicks, who preceded Shine in his government gig, now works at his old network’s parent company, 21st Century Fox.
- 3/4/2019
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
First it was Sacha Baron Cohen’s Who Is America? late last year, and now Judicial Watch founder Larry Klayman is going after Showtime for $750 million and an injunction to shut down the premium cabler’s upcoming Roger Ailes series starring Russell Crowe as the now deceased Fox News Channel boss.
Representing ex-Fnc booker and alleged victim of Ailes’s pervading sexual misconduct Laura Luhn, the conservative attorney is utilizing many of the arguments that failed Olivia de Havilland in her now Scotus rejected battle over her depiction in FX’s Feud: Bette & Joan in his second swing at the CBS-owned outlet, as well as producers Blumhouse Television. Swinging back against an assumed portrayal of Luhn as essentially a pimp for the much-accused Ailes, who was cut loose by the Murdochs with a multi-million-dollar package in the summer of 2016, Klayman also names journalist Gabriel Sherman, whose The Loudest...
Representing ex-Fnc booker and alleged victim of Ailes’s pervading sexual misconduct Laura Luhn, the conservative attorney is utilizing many of the arguments that failed Olivia de Havilland in her now Scotus rejected battle over her depiction in FX’s Feud: Bette & Joan in his second swing at the CBS-owned outlet, as well as producers Blumhouse Television. Swinging back against an assumed portrayal of Luhn as essentially a pimp for the much-accused Ailes, who was cut loose by the Murdochs with a multi-million-dollar package in the summer of 2016, Klayman also names journalist Gabriel Sherman, whose The Loudest...
- 1/9/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
On Nov. 23, the day after Thanksgiving, the White House revealed that communications director Bill Shine received an $8.4 million severance from his former employer, 21st Century Fox, and will receive $3.5 million in additional compensation both this year and next. Now, four Democratic members of the U.S. Senate want answers about whether these payments violate White House ethics rules, considering that he might have a financial incentive to promote his former company while serving in public office.
"21st Century's Fox's previous and ongoing payments to Mr. Shine of millions of dollars in severance payments ...
"21st Century's Fox's previous and ongoing payments to Mr. Shine of millions of dollars in severance payments ...
- 12/10/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
A Gif of Cardi B saying her famous catch phrase “Okurrr” has made it to the number one spot on Giphy’s top GIFs of 2018.
The Gif, which captures a portion of the rapper’s interview on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” has garnered more than 282 million views this year.
Cardi B adds this accomplishment to her growing list of achievements in 2018, which include nabbing three AMAs, three VMAs and a Bbma.
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Following Cardi and coming in at number two, is a reaction Gif of the Colombian pop duo Alkilados for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The one-second clip has attracted 269 million views since its creation.
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Taking the number three spot is the “Happy Party” Gnome from the 2018 animation “Sherlock Gnomes.” While the film...
The Gif, which captures a portion of the rapper’s interview on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” has garnered more than 282 million views this year.
Cardi B adds this accomplishment to her growing list of achievements in 2018, which include nabbing three AMAs, three VMAs and a Bbma.
Also Read: Cardi B Denies Posting Transphobic Meme on Her Official Facebook Page
Following Cardi and coming in at number two, is a reaction Gif of the Colombian pop duo Alkilados for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The one-second clip has attracted 269 million views since its creation.
Also Read: 'Sherlock Gnomes': Paramount's Struggle at Box Office Continues
Taking the number three spot is the “Happy Party” Gnome from the 2018 animation “Sherlock Gnomes.” While the film...
- 12/3/2018
- by Matt Lopez
- The Wrap
Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called Fox News “superb propaganda” and a “wholly owned subsidiary of Trump and the Republican party” in an interview with British newspaper The Guardian.
Clinton said President Trump, who surprised her and most political pundits with his 2016 win, has a knack for “tweeting and insulting and dominating the news cycles.” But she said the news media has to adapt and do a better job of covering his false statements.
“I believe that where we are now in the political cycle is that the press does not know how to cover these candidates who are setting themselves on fire every day, who are masters of diversion and distraction,” she told the newspaper. “So at some point, the press has to get smarter because that’s basically how most voters get their information.”
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Clinton said President Trump, who surprised her and most political pundits with his 2016 win, has a knack for “tweeting and insulting and dominating the news cycles.” But she said the news media has to adapt and do a better job of covering his false statements.
“I believe that where we are now in the political cycle is that the press does not know how to cover these candidates who are setting themselves on fire every day, who are masters of diversion and distraction,” she told the newspaper. “So at some point, the press has to get smarter because that’s basically how most voters get their information.”
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- 11/23/2018
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Bill Shine, the longtime Fox News executive who now has a top communications role in the White House received $15.4 million on severance and bonus pay, new documents show.
The figures came from a White House disclosure form. CNBC first reported the form’s release, which it noted came after the network’s “dozens of requests to the Office of Government Ethics.”
According to the form, Shine was paid $1.46 million in salary, $8.4 million in severance and $7 million of future bonuses and options (read the filing here).
A rep from 21st Century Fox did not immediately respond to Deadline’s request for comment.
Shine joined Team Trump in June, continuing the Foxification of the White House in the era of a reality-star president. The exec replaced another Fnc refugee, Hope Hicks, who abruptly resigned as comms director in February. Her exit came one day after testifying before the House Intelligence Committee.
In recent years,...
The figures came from a White House disclosure form. CNBC first reported the form’s release, which it noted came after the network’s “dozens of requests to the Office of Government Ethics.”
According to the form, Shine was paid $1.46 million in salary, $8.4 million in severance and $7 million of future bonuses and options (read the filing here).
A rep from 21st Century Fox did not immediately respond to Deadline’s request for comment.
Shine joined Team Trump in June, continuing the Foxification of the White House in the era of a reality-star president. The exec replaced another Fnc refugee, Hope Hicks, who abruptly resigned as comms director in February. Her exit came one day after testifying before the House Intelligence Committee.
In recent years,...
- 11/23/2018
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Bill Shine received an $8.4 million severance package upon leaving his post as co-president of Fox News Channel in May 2017, according to a financial disclosure form he filed upon entering Donald Trump's White House as deputy chief of staff for communications. The document was released Friday to The Hollywood Reporter.
Shine, who officially began working in the White House on July 5, will also receive a bonus and options of about $3.5 million from 21st Century Fox both this year and next year.
That means that Shine will be paid simultaneously by both the White House and ...
Shine, who officially began working in the White House on July 5, will also receive a bonus and options of about $3.5 million from 21st Century Fox both this year and next year.
That means that Shine will be paid simultaneously by both the White House and ...
- 11/23/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Updated, 1:02 Pm: CNN tweeted today that the White House has “fully restored” to his press credential, but it gave no details. The news org also said it has dropped its lawsuit over the matter.
CNN said it received a letter from Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders that read: “Having received a formal reply from your counsel to our letter of November 16, we have made a final determination in this process: your hard pass is restored,. Should you refuse to follow these rules in the future, we will take action in accordance with the rules set forth above. The President is aware of this decision and concurs.”
Today the @WhiteHouse fully restored @Acosta's press pass. As a result, our lawsuit is no longer necessary. We look forward to continuing to cover the White House.
— CNN Communications (@Cnnpr) November 19, 2018
CNN also said that the Donald Trump administration has announced a new...
CNN said it received a letter from Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders that read: “Having received a formal reply from your counsel to our letter of November 16, we have made a final determination in this process: your hard pass is restored,. Should you refuse to follow these rules in the future, we will take action in accordance with the rules set forth above. The President is aware of this decision and concurs.”
Today the @WhiteHouse fully restored @Acosta's press pass. As a result, our lawsuit is no longer necessary. We look forward to continuing to cover the White House.
— CNN Communications (@Cnnpr) November 19, 2018
CNN also said that the Donald Trump administration has announced a new...
- 11/19/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The director of Roger Ailes doc Divide and Conquer wasted no time making a connection between the late former Fox News CEO and President Donald Trump's administration at the film's New York premiere Thursday night.
“In case you think this film isn’t relevant anymore, I’ll just remind you that Bill Shine was Roger Ailes’ right-hand man for decades, and he’s in the Trump White House now, and advised [Brett} Kavanaugh before the Senate hearings," Alexis Bloom told the Paley Center for Media audience before a screening of the doc. "It’s a ...
“In case you think this film isn’t relevant anymore, I’ll just remind you that Bill Shine was Roger Ailes’ right-hand man for decades, and he’s in the Trump White House now, and advised [Brett} Kavanaugh before the Senate hearings," Alexis Bloom told the Paley Center for Media audience before a screening of the doc. "It’s a ...
- 11/16/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The director of Roger Ailes doc Divide and Conquer wasted no time making a connection between the late former Fox News CEO and President Donald Trump's administration at the film's New York premiere Thursday night.
“In case you think this film isn’t relevant anymore, I’ll just remind you that Bill Shine was Roger Ailes’ right-hand man for decades, and he’s in the Trump White House now, and advised [Brett} Kavanaugh before the Senate hearings," Alexis Bloom told the Paley Center for Media audience before a screening of the doc. "It’s a ...
“In case you think this film isn’t relevant anymore, I’ll just remind you that Bill Shine was Roger Ailes’ right-hand man for decades, and he’s in the Trump White House now, and advised [Brett} Kavanaugh before the Senate hearings," Alexis Bloom told the Paley Center for Media audience before a screening of the doc. "It’s a ...
- 11/16/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
No way, no how and not now is the unsurprising summation of Donald Trump and the White House’s response to CNN’s lawsuit filed yesterday to have Jim Acosta’s press credentials restored.
“Plaintiffs fail to reckon with the extraordinarily intrusive nature of the judicial relief they seek—a decree ordering the President to grant access to facilities in his official residence and personal offices to a specific journalist he has decided to exclude,” said a filing by Trump, Chief of Staff John Kelly, Communications boss and ex-Fox News Channel boss Bill Shine, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the Secret Service, and the other defendants (read it here). “At this preliminary stage, that hardship is far more significant than any hardship on Plaintiffs,” the Doj prepared paperwork tells District Judge Timothy J. Kelly, a Trump appointee. “For that reason, too, emergency relief is unwarranted.
“The public interest does not require that Mr.
“Plaintiffs fail to reckon with the extraordinarily intrusive nature of the judicial relief they seek—a decree ordering the President to grant access to facilities in his official residence and personal offices to a specific journalist he has decided to exclude,” said a filing by Trump, Chief of Staff John Kelly, Communications boss and ex-Fox News Channel boss Bill Shine, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the Secret Service, and the other defendants (read it here). “At this preliminary stage, that hardship is far more significant than any hardship on Plaintiffs,” the Doj prepared paperwork tells District Judge Timothy J. Kelly, a Trump appointee. “For that reason, too, emergency relief is unwarranted.
“The public interest does not require that Mr.
- 11/14/2018
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
(Updated with CBS statement) Fox News has come out in support of CNN in CNN’s lawsuit against the White House’s decision to pull the press credentials of Jim Acosta, joining a dozen other media outlets announcing intent to file friend-of-the-court briefs to support CNN and its White House correspondent.
“Fox News supports CNN in its legal effort to regain its White House reporter’s press credential,” Fox News President Jay Wallace said in a statement.
Not long afterwards, CBS also chimed in with support for the Jeff Zucker run cable newser. “CBS News supports the White House Correspondents Association and CNN’s legal effort to restore access for its White House correspondent,” said the crew at Black Rock. “We do not believe that revoking White House press credentials is an appropriate remedy for a disagreement the White House may have with a particular reporter. We intend to file...
“Fox News supports CNN in its legal effort to regain its White House reporter’s press credential,” Fox News President Jay Wallace said in a statement.
Not long afterwards, CBS also chimed in with support for the Jeff Zucker run cable newser. “CBS News supports the White House Correspondents Association and CNN’s legal effort to restore access for its White House correspondent,” said the crew at Black Rock. “We do not believe that revoking White House press credentials is an appropriate remedy for a disagreement the White House may have with a particular reporter. We intend to file...
- 11/14/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
In what has become one of the dumbest stories of the year, CNN sued President Trump Tuesday. The litigation alleges the White House did not have grounds to revoke the press credential of reporter Jim Acosta, whom Trump berated during a post-election press conference last Wednesday.
“CNN filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration this morning in DC District Court,” read a statement from the network. “It demands the return of the White House credentials of CNN’s Chief White House correspondent, Jim Acosta. The wrongful revocation of these credentials...
“CNN filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration this morning in DC District Court,” read a statement from the network. “It demands the return of the White House credentials of CNN’s Chief White House correspondent, Jim Acosta. The wrongful revocation of these credentials...
- 11/13/2018
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
CNN has sued the White House for pulling Jim Acosta’s press credentials the day after President Donald Trump’s thumping in the midterm elections.
The cable news network filed a lawsuit this morning in DC District Court against Trump and top aides, including White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and Deputy Chief of Staff Bill Shine, as well as the Secret Service which took away Acosta’s hard pass that afternoon.
The cable news network demanded the return of its chief White House correspondent’s press pass. Read it here.
“The wrongful revocation of these credentials violates CNN and Acosta’s First Amendment right of freedom of the press, and their Fifth Amendment rights to due process,” CNN said in a statement.
“We have asked this court for an immediate restraining order requiring the pass be returned to Jim, and will seek permanent...
The cable news network filed a lawsuit this morning in DC District Court against Trump and top aides, including White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and Deputy Chief of Staff Bill Shine, as well as the Secret Service which took away Acosta’s hard pass that afternoon.
The cable news network demanded the return of its chief White House correspondent’s press pass. Read it here.
“The wrongful revocation of these credentials violates CNN and Acosta’s First Amendment right of freedom of the press, and their Fifth Amendment rights to due process,” CNN said in a statement.
“We have asked this court for an immediate restraining order requiring the pass be returned to Jim, and will seek permanent...
- 11/13/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
New Fox chief Lachlan Murdoch deflected criticism of the company’s stewardship of Fox News, whose strident programming has inflamed Hollywood figures such as longtime Fox creators Seth MacFarlane and Steve Levitan.
“I understand where that’s coming from,” he said, responding to Levitan’s vow to never work for Fox again if it continued owning the cable news network. “But most of the biggest critics of Fox News are not watching Fox News.”
Murdoch made the comments during a session at The New York Times DealBook conference. Moderator Andrew Ross Sorkin pressed the executive numerous times about Fox’s Republican tilt, including the do-si-do that saw former Fox exec Bill Shine head to the White House and former communication staffer Hope Hicks go to Fox. He said it was “100% false” that Jared Kushner or others connected with President Donald Trump had manipulated the hiring of Hicks.
The Fox boss...
“I understand where that’s coming from,” he said, responding to Levitan’s vow to never work for Fox again if it continued owning the cable news network. “But most of the biggest critics of Fox News are not watching Fox News.”
Murdoch made the comments during a session at The New York Times DealBook conference. Moderator Andrew Ross Sorkin pressed the executive numerous times about Fox’s Republican tilt, including the do-si-do that saw former Fox exec Bill Shine head to the White House and former communication staffer Hope Hicks go to Fox. He said it was “100% false” that Jared Kushner or others connected with President Donald Trump had manipulated the hiring of Hicks.
The Fox boss...
- 11/1/2018
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with reaction from watchdog group Media Matters
Fox has named former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks as its chief communications officer, in a move that underscores its closeness with the Trump Administration. Hicks will lead communications for “New” Fox, a media company whose assets include Fox broadcasting and Fox News, following the pending sale of 21st Century Fox to the Walt Disney Co.
The former model joined Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and was considered one of his most trusted advisors, with broad access to the Oval Office. She resigned from the administration in February, after she admitted to telling white lies in her testimony before the House Intelligence Committee.
As Hicks resigned, expressing gratitude to Trump, he heaped praise on her, saying she was “as smart and thoughtful as they come, a truly great person. I will miss having her by my side.”
Viet Dinh, Fox’s chief legal and policy officer,...
Fox has named former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks as its chief communications officer, in a move that underscores its closeness with the Trump Administration. Hicks will lead communications for “New” Fox, a media company whose assets include Fox broadcasting and Fox News, following the pending sale of 21st Century Fox to the Walt Disney Co.
The former model joined Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and was considered one of his most trusted advisors, with broad access to the Oval Office. She resigned from the administration in February, after she admitted to telling white lies in her testimony before the House Intelligence Committee.
As Hicks resigned, expressing gratitude to Trump, he heaped praise on her, saying she was “as smart and thoughtful as they come, a truly great person. I will miss having her by my side.”
Viet Dinh, Fox’s chief legal and policy officer,...
- 10/8/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney (No Stone Unturned), who took producing reins on Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes, told a panel at the New Yorker Festival Sunday that while the late founder of Fox News — whose career was derailed by sexual harassment claims in July 2016 — is gone, his influence remains deeply ingrained in the network he created, and in society.
“The creation of the mighty house [of Fox News] was impressive and terrifying,” Gibney told the crowd following a screening of the film that hits theaters Dec. 7. “His evil genius was that he came to Fox News with an entertainment perspective…and an insight into the American character. The ministry of propaganda was privatized as Fox News. Once you get people hooked on rage,” Gibney added, “you can sell it over and over again.”
The film, directed by Emmy nominee Alexis Bloom (Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds...
“The creation of the mighty house [of Fox News] was impressive and terrifying,” Gibney told the crowd following a screening of the film that hits theaters Dec. 7. “His evil genius was that he came to Fox News with an entertainment perspective…and an insight into the American character. The ministry of propaganda was privatized as Fox News. Once you get people hooked on rage,” Gibney added, “you can sell it over and over again.”
The film, directed by Emmy nominee Alexis Bloom (Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds...
- 10/8/2018
- by Robert Edelstein
- Deadline Film + TV
Ghostbusters and SNL alumni Kate McKinnon has joined the impressive cast of Jay Roach’s untitled film on the firing of Fox broadcaster Roger Ailes.
McKinnon joins a cast of John Lithgow as Ailes and the fierce ladies that are key to Ailes’s downfall are to be played by Charlize Theron who takes on the role of Megyn Kelly, Nicole Kidman will play Gretchen Carlson, Margot Robbie will play a Fox News associate producer and Allison Janney who takes on the role of the trailblazing feminist lawyer Susan Estrich. McKinnon will play a fictional producer in the movie.
The film will focus on the firing of former Fox News chief Roger Ailes and the toxic male culture at the network.
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Other characters thought to appear in the film are Bill Shine,...
McKinnon joins a cast of John Lithgow as Ailes and the fierce ladies that are key to Ailes’s downfall are to be played by Charlize Theron who takes on the role of Megyn Kelly, Nicole Kidman will play Gretchen Carlson, Margot Robbie will play a Fox News associate producer and Allison Janney who takes on the role of the trailblazing feminist lawyer Susan Estrich. McKinnon will play a fictional producer in the movie.
The film will focus on the firing of former Fox News chief Roger Ailes and the toxic male culture at the network.
Also in the news – Mel Gibson to take the reins on remake of classic western The Wild Bunch
Other characters thought to appear in the film are Bill Shine,...
- 9/26/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: SNL and Ghostbusters star Kate McKinnon is the latest big name to join Annapurna’s untitled Charles Randolph project about the women who took on Fox News kingpin Roger Ailes and the toxic male culture at the network.
In what is her highest-profile non-comedic outing to date, McKinnon will play a producer in the movie, which is due to shoot later this year. Her role is not based on a real person.
As we revealed last week, I, Tonya and Mom star Allison Janney has also joined the A-List cast which includes Charlize Theron (as Megyn Kelly), Nicole Kidman (as Gretchen Carlson), Margot Robbie (as a Fox News associate producer) and John Lithgow (as Ailes). Jay Roach (Trumbo) directs.
Additional characters expected to be portrayed in the ensemble piece include Bill Shine, Judy Roginsky, Jeanine Pirro, Juliette Huddy, Greta Van Sustenen and James and Lachlan Murdoch.
Annapurna is producing with Theron,...
In what is her highest-profile non-comedic outing to date, McKinnon will play a producer in the movie, which is due to shoot later this year. Her role is not based on a real person.
As we revealed last week, I, Tonya and Mom star Allison Janney has also joined the A-List cast which includes Charlize Theron (as Megyn Kelly), Nicole Kidman (as Gretchen Carlson), Margot Robbie (as a Fox News associate producer) and John Lithgow (as Ailes). Jay Roach (Trumbo) directs.
Additional characters expected to be portrayed in the ensemble piece include Bill Shine, Judy Roginsky, Jeanine Pirro, Juliette Huddy, Greta Van Sustenen and James and Lachlan Murdoch.
Annapurna is producing with Theron,...
- 9/24/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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