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Barbara Walters, the glass-ceiling-shattering newswoman whose intimate television interviews with celebrities and world figures blended show business and journalism and induced many a tear, has died. She was 93.
Walters, the first female co-host of the Today show, the first evening news anchorwoman in broadcast history and a co-creator and co-host of The View, died Friday evening at her home in New York, ABC News announced.
Walters revealed in May 2013 that she would retire from journalism upon the conclusion of The View season in 2014. “I thought it was better to go when people are saying, ‘Why is she leaving?’ than, ‘Thank goodness she’s leaving!’” she said.
Yet Walters soldiered on with exclusive interviews, like one with Peter Rodger, the father of Elliot Rodger, the Uc Santa Barbara student who killed seven people in May 2014.
Walters also was known for co-hosting the ABC news...
Barbara Walters, the glass-ceiling-shattering newswoman whose intimate television interviews with celebrities and world figures blended show business and journalism and induced many a tear, has died. She was 93.
Walters, the first female co-host of the Today show, the first evening news anchorwoman in broadcast history and a co-creator and co-host of The View, died Friday evening at her home in New York, ABC News announced.
Walters revealed in May 2013 that she would retire from journalism upon the conclusion of The View season in 2014. “I thought it was better to go when people are saying, ‘Why is she leaving?’ than, ‘Thank goodness she’s leaving!’” she said.
Yet Walters soldiered on with exclusive interviews, like one with Peter Rodger, the father of Elliot Rodger, the Uc Santa Barbara student who killed seven people in May 2014.
Walters also was known for co-hosting the ABC news...
- 12/31/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As ABC News prepared to air the first interview with the father of the Uc Santa Barbara mass killer, a post on his wife's Facebook account was promoting his photography. Elliot Rodger, son of Peter Rodger, killed six and injured 13 more before committing suicide. Peter Rodger, a 2nd Unit Director on ”Hunger Games,” will break his silence in an interview Friday on “20/20” with Barbara Walters — who is coming out of her brief retirement to do the interview, at his request. Also read: Ucsb Shooter's Father Warned Him About Misogynistic Websites, Calls Him ‘Incredible Liar’ (Video) The post appeared Friday on Peter.
- 6/27/2014
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Barbara Walters returned to “The View” Friday in a pre-taped segment that turned out to be her last with Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy before they announced their exits. In the segment, taped Wednesday, the former host talked about her interview with the Ucsb shooter's father, Peter Rodger. Shepherd and McCarthy said Thursday night they were leaving the show. Also read: Jenny McCarthy Steals Barbara Walters’ Co-Host Reunion Thunder With Engagement News (Video) “Barbara said goodbye to the View all of six weeks ago,” Shepherd observed. “We are thrilled to say as our guest, please welcome Barbara Walters.” There was...
- 6/27/2014
- by James Crugnale
- The Wrap
The father of Santa Barbara shooting suspect Elliot Rodger wants to make sure a massacre like the one carried out by his son, which left seven people dead — including Elliot — and 13 injured, doesn't happen again. Recalling how the police had checked on Elliot a month before his rampage, when the cops left after Elliot said they had nothing to worry about, Peter Rodger now wants the law changed so that gun checks are required on these police calls. List The Hollywood Reporter Reveals Hollywood's Favorite Films "If they did do a gun check, they would know that
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- 6/27/2014
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The father of Ucsb shooter Elliot Rodger says in his interview with Barbara Walters that his son was an “incredible liar” who refused to show him his long screed about no one wanting to have sex with him. Peter Rodger also said he warned his son not to go on misogynistic websites he frequented before his attack. Elliot Rodger killed six people and injured thirteen others before committing suicide on May 24. In the screed and a YouTube video, he lamented that women weren't interested in him and vowed revenge. Also read: Parents of Ucsb Victims Say Tragedy Preventable, Elliot Rodger's Family.
- 6/27/2014
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Peter Rodger, the father of the Ucsb shooter Elliot Rodger, opened up to Barbara Walters about the nightmare of realizing his son was a murderer, saying, "We didn't see this coming at all." In the exclusive ABC News interview, which will air in a special edition of 20/20, Rodger spoke candidly about how he's struggled since his son killed six people and wounded 13 more in Isla Vista, CA, this past May. "I wake up and it's, slowly, the truth of what happened dawns on me. And you know, that is that my son was a mass murderer." Watch a clip from the interview above, and see the full episode this Friday.
- 6/26/2014
- by Laura Marie Meyers
- Popsugar.com
In his first interview, the father of Santa Barbara shooting suspect Elliot Rodger says he can’t believe and couldn’t have predicted that his son would kill six people and himself. List The Hollywood Reporter Reveals Hollywood's Favorite Films “There’s no way that I thought that this boy could hurt a flea. This is the most unbelievable thing, Barbara, that I don’t get, is that we didn’t see this coming at all,” Peter Rodger said in a preview of his sit-down with Barbara Walters that aired on Thursday’s Good Morning America. Rodger, a second-unit director on The Hunger
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- 6/26/2014
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Well, that didn't take very long: Barbara Walters is returning to The View on Friday, June 27, ABC announced. This will be Walters' first time back as guest on the long-running talk show she created and recently retired from. Walters' episode will tape on Wednesday, June 25. During her appearance, the legendary broadcaster will discuss her interview with Peter Rodger, the filmmaker father of Elliot Rodger. Elliot Rodger killed six people and injured 13 before taking his own life near the University of California, Santa Barbara last month. Walters interviewed Peter Rodger for a special edition of 20/20 airing on Friday, June 27. Walters said farewell to The View on May 16 after 17 seasons and close to 4,000...
- 6/23/2014
- E! Online
Barbara Walters has taped her interview with the father of Santa Barbara shooting suspect Elliot Rodger. It is set to air Friday night, Walters said in a tweet posted Sunday. Walters wrote that she sat down with Peter Rodger, a second-unit director on The Hunger Games, earlier that day. Photos Barbara Walters: Her Career in Pictures The interview will be featured on a special edition of 20/20. ABC announced earlier this month that, despite officially retiring from daytime TV in May amid a great deal of fanfare, Walters would interview Peter Rodger. Photos Anna Wintour, Bill O'Reilly, Alec Baldwin
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- 6/23/2014
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Julian McMahon is getting more work done.
The Nip/Tuck actor, along with Spike TV, is developing suspense thriller The Chairman, our sister site Deadline reports. McMahon will executive-produce and possibly star in the series, which is based on Stephen Frey’s novel of the same name.
Set in the financial world, The Chairman centers on Christian Gillette, a Gulf War veteran who takes over a billion dollar private equity fund after its founder mysteriously dies.
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The Nip/Tuck actor, along with Spike TV, is developing suspense thriller The Chairman, our sister site Deadline reports. McMahon will executive-produce and possibly star in the series, which is based on Stephen Frey’s novel of the same name.
Set in the financial world, The Chairman centers on Christian Gillette, a Gulf War veteran who takes over a billion dollar private equity fund after its founder mysteriously dies.
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Spike TV previously announced its events series Tut, which is set to premiere...
- 6/10/2014
- TVLine.com
Barbara Walters may have said farewell to her longstanding gig at “The View,” but the broadcasting legend still can't pass up weighing in on the pressing topics of the day. Walters will interview Peter Rodger, the father of Elliot Rodger, who went on a killing spree on May 23 in Isla Vista, Calif., ABC said Monday. Also read: Ucsb Shooting Survivor: Elliot Rodger Smiled as He Opened Fire The interview will air on an upcoming special edition of “20/20,” though an air date has not yet been announced. The sit-down will also air across all of ABC News’ platforms. The younger Rodger killed.
- 6/9/2014
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Barbara Walters will interview Peter Rodger, the father of Santa Barbara shooting suspect Elliot Rodger, for an upcoming special edition of ABC’s 20/20. News of the segment with Rodger, a second-unit director on The Hunger Games, will air on an upcoming Special Edition of 20/20 and other ABC News platforms and comes less than a month after Walters appeared on her last episode of The View after 17 years, ending her day-to-day journalism career. On May 23, Elliot Rodger killed six people, injured 13 and then killed himself near the campus of Uc Santa Barbara.
- 6/9/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
So much for Barbara Walters’ retirement. The former View host, who officially retired from daytime TV in May, is set to interview the father of Santa Barbara shooting suspect Elliot Rodger, ABC News announced Monday. Walters will interview Peter Rodger, who was a second-unit director on The Hunger Games, for a piece that will air on an upcoming special edition of 20/20. It's unclear exactly when the interview will take place. But it is yet another booking coup for Walters and ABC News. And sources tell THR that representatives for the Rodger family actually requested Walters for the interview.
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- 6/9/2014
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Inside a Santa Barbara coffee shop, the father of a killer and the father of one of his victims shared their grief and vowed to unite to prevent future tragedies. Richard Martinez, whose son Christopher, 20, was one of six University of California, Santa Barbara, students killed by 22-year-old Elliot Rodger, met Sunday with Rodger's father, Hollywood director Peter Rodger. "We plan to work together so other families such as ours will not suffer as ours have," Richard Martinez tells Keyt-tv in Santa Barbara. "This was a private conversation between grieving fathers who've reached common ground." According to police, hours after...
- 6/2/2014
- by Elaine Aradillas
- PEOPLE.com
Inside a Santa Barbara coffee shop, the father of a killer and the father of one of his victims shared their grief and vowed to unite to prevent future tragedies. Richard Martinez, whose son Christopher, 20, was one of six University of California, Santa Barbara, students killed by 22-year-old Elliot Rodger, met Sunday with Rodger's father, Hollywood director Peter Rodger. "We plan to work together so other families such as ours will not suffer as ours have," Richard Martinez tells Keyt-tv in Santa Barbara. "This was a private conversation between grieving fathers who've reached common ground." According to police, hours after...
- 6/2/2014
- by Elaine Aradillas
- PEOPLE.com
Add Rush Limbaugh to the list of those wondering if movies influenced the actions of Santa Barbara shooting suspect Elliot Rodger. Limbaugh speculated on his radio show Tuesday about whether the violent content of The Hunger Games, on which Rodger's father, Peter Rodger, was a second-unit director, might have inspired Rodger to go on his deadly rampage Friday night. Story: Santa Barbara Shooter's Therapist Has Ties With Hollywood "The kid's father was an assistant director/secondary unit director of The Hunger Games," Limbaugh said, according to a transcript. "Have you seen any of the Hunger Game movies? Do you
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- 5/28/2014
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As grieving families and friends remember the lives of six University of California, Santa Barbara, students killed Friday in a violent rampage, questions remain about why the troubled young man behind the deaths wasn't stopped. Elliot Rodger, 22, went on an evening killing spree that began in his apartment and ended on the streets of Isla Vista, California. When it was over, Cheng Yuan "James" Hong, 20, Weihan "David" Wang, 20, George Chen, 19, Katie Cooper, 22, Veronika Weiss, 19, and Christopher Michaels-Martinez, 20, all lost their lives before Rodger turned his gun on himself. Rodger, who had been in therapy since childhood, according to Simon Astaire,...
- 5/28/2014
- by Alicia C. Dennis
- PEOPLE.com
Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday wrote an article about how Seth Rogen's "Neighbors" comedy and Judd Apatow films were the cause for Elliot Rodger to go on a murder spree that left six dead and thirteen injured. Rodger, a 22-year-old who's the son of "The Hunger Games" second-unit director Peter Rodger, described himself as "lonely" and a "virgin," stating that girls don't like him, even naming a girl he had a crush on twelve years ago. In a YouTube video he said: "It all has to come to this. After I've annihilated every single girl in the sorority house, I'll take to the streets of Isla Vista and slay every single person I see there." Hornaday noticed that Rodger specifically mentioned that even in college he wasn't able to get a girlfriend. She wrote the following: "How many students watch outsized frat-boy fantasies like 'Neighbors' and feel,...
- 5/27/2014
- WorstPreviews.com
Seth Rogen called out a Washington Post film critic for an article in which she suggested that films such as Neighbors encouraged Santa Barbara shooting suspect Elliot Rodger. The comedic actor described Ann Hornaday's piece as "horribly insulting and misinformed" after she called out his latest hit for fueling the disenchantment felt by the 22-year-old son of Hunger Games second-unit director Peter Rodger. .@AnnHornaday I find your article horribly insulting and misinformed. — Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) May 26, 2014 .@AnnHornaday how dare you imply that me getting girls in movies caused a lunatic to go on a rampage. —
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- 5/27/2014
- by Debbie Emery
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
His son's murder left him with a raw anger and outrage that, over the weekend, turned to a search for answers and action. Richard Martinez, who tearfully lashed out at "craven, irresponsible politicians" and the National Rifle Association the day after his son Christopher was gunned down in the Isla Vista massacre, now wants to meet with the father of the shooter. "I lost my son. He lost his son. We have that in common," Martinez tells the Los Angeles Times. "We want, if possible, that the deaths of our son and his son should mean something." Elliot Rodger, 22, the...
- 5/26/2014
- by Michael Fleeman
- PEOPLE.com
Families of all sizes—including the family made up of students and faculty at the University of California, Santa Barbara—are in mourning. A candlelight vigil was held last night for the six victims of a deadly stabbing and shooting rampage that police say was carried out by 22-year-old Elliot Rodger, whose father, Peter Rodger, was a second-unit director on The Hunger Games. Rodgers fatally shot himself before authorities could reach him, bringing the total dead to seven. "We are here to share our sorrow, shock and pain," Ucsb Chancellor Henry T. Yang addressed the hundreds who gathered Saturday in Isla Vista in tribute. "We will continue to draw strength and comfort from each...
- 5/25/2014
- E! Online
A California gunman who went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university stabbed three people to death at his apartment before shooting to death three more in a terrorizing crime spree through a neighborhood, sheriff's officials said Saturday. The three people in the apartment were among the six left dead Friday night during the shootings near the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Elliot Rodger, 22, the suspected gunman, apparently killed himself, authorities said. At a news conference, Sheriff Bill Brown called it a "chaotic, rapidly unfolding convoluted incident" that involved multiple crime scenes. Police provided new details...
- 5/25/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
The man suspected of killing six people in a rampage near the University of California, Santa Barbara, before also dying of a gunshot wound was identified as Elliot Rodger, the son of an assistant director on The Hunger Games, according to a family attorney. "The Rodger family offers our deepest compassion and sympathies to the families involved in this terrible tragedy," the family said in a statement issued through their lawyer, Alan Shifman. "We are experiencing the most inconceivable pain and our hearts go out to everyone involved." Rodger, 22, was diagnosed as being a high-functioning patient with Asperger syndrome and struggled to make friends,...
- 5/25/2014
- by Michael Fleeman
- PEOPLE.com
The man responsible for seven deaths and at least as many injuries in Santa Barbara on Friday is 22-year-old Elliot Rodger, the son of “Hunger Games” assistant director Peter Rodger, an attorney for the family confirmed Saturday. Lawyer Alan Shifman told reporters gathered outside the Rodger family home that the family had called police a month ago expressing concern over Elliot's YouTube videos and their messages “regarding suicide and the killing of people.” The attorney said that police had interviewed Elliot Rodger and determined he did not pose a danger, finding him a “perfectly polite, kind and wonderful human.” “We offer.
- 5/24/2014
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
The man who killed six people on Friday during a shooting spree in the Ucsb campus town of Isla Vista is believed to be the son of “Hunger Games” assistant director Peter Rodger, according to the family's attorney. Elliot Rodger is believed to be the shooter, though local authorities won't release the name. A Ucsb student, Elliot's father is Peter Rodger, the assistant director on “The Hunger Games” and a director of the 2009 documentary “Oh My God.” Also read: Fox News Anchor Gregg Jarrett Arrested, Jailed (Update) “22-year-old Elliot Rodger posted a YouTube video hours before he unleashed his violence on the.
- 5/24/2014
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
The man suspected of fatally shooting six people in a rampage near the University of California, Santa Barbara, before also dying of a gunshot wound was identified as Elliot Rodger, the son of an assistant director on The Hunger Games, according to a family attorney. Rodger's family was "devastated," lawyer Alan Schifman tells ABC News. "They want to send the deepest condolences to all the victims' families involved at this time." Rodger's parents had become concerned about him in recent weeks and had reported his disturbing YouTube videos to police, says Schifman, who represents Rodger's father, Peter Rodger, a second unit director on the 2012 blockbuster.
- 5/24/2014
- by Michael Fleeman
- PEOPLE.com
The man suspected of fatally shooting six people in a rampage near the University of California, Santa Barbara, before also dying of a gunshot wound was identified as Elliot Rodger, the son of an assistant director on The Hunger Games, according to a family attorney. Rodger's family was "devastated," lawyer Alan Schifman tells ABC News. "They want to send the deepest condolences to all the victims' families involved at this time." Rodger's parents had become concerned about him in recent weeks and had reported his disturbing YouTube videos to police, says Schifman, who represents Rodger's father, Peter Rodger, a second unit director on the movie.
- 5/24/2014
- by Michael Fleeman
- PEOPLE.com
Feature on rising Brits working in Los Angeles spotlights the likes of actor Agyness Deyn, writer Arash Amel, and director Peter Rodger.
Screen International has today unveiled its inaugural Stars of Tomorrow: Brits in La.
This special feature, building on our decade-old UK Stars of Tomorrow, spotlights British filmmakers and actors living and working in Los Angeles.
Those profiled include:
Aml Ameen, actorArash Amel, writerAgyness Deyn, actorJJ Feild, actorElyes Gabel, actorAlex Hardcastle, directorDominic Mitchell, writerNathan Parker, writerLaura Pulver, actorRebecca Reid, actorPeter Rodger, directorMiguel Sapochnik, director
An industry reception was held for the Stars last night at the Thompson Beverly Hills.
Screen subscribers can read the full feature by clicking here.
Photography by Adam Sheridan-Taylor.
Screen International has today unveiled its inaugural Stars of Tomorrow: Brits in La.
This special feature, building on our decade-old UK Stars of Tomorrow, spotlights British filmmakers and actors living and working in Los Angeles.
Those profiled include:
Aml Ameen, actorArash Amel, writerAgyness Deyn, actorJJ Feild, actorElyes Gabel, actorAlex Hardcastle, directorDominic Mitchell, writerNathan Parker, writerLaura Pulver, actorRebecca Reid, actorPeter Rodger, directorMiguel Sapochnik, director
An industry reception was held for the Stars last night at the Thompson Beverly Hills.
Screen subscribers can read the full feature by clicking here.
Photography by Adam Sheridan-Taylor.
- 11/6/2013
- ScreenDaily
By Christopher Stipp
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I was able to sit down for a couple of years and pump out a book. It’s got little to do with movies. Download and read “Thank You, Goodnight” right Here for free.
Check out my new column, This Week In Trailers, at SlashFilm.com and follow me on Twitter under the name: Stipp
Who Is Kk Downey? - DVD Review
There is such a need to become famous nowadays.
When you break it down, fame isn’t really a commodity that can be stored away, saved for later, or preserved. It’s fleeting when and if it happens and it is gone just as quickly. What makes this movie such a delight is its meditation on the nature of fame but it does so with the kind of obnoxiousness that requires a humorist’s touch.
Made by the folks of Kidnapper Films,...
The Archives, Right Here
I was able to sit down for a couple of years and pump out a book. It’s got little to do with movies. Download and read “Thank You, Goodnight” right Here for free.
Check out my new column, This Week In Trailers, at SlashFilm.com and follow me on Twitter under the name: Stipp
Who Is Kk Downey? - DVD Review
There is such a need to become famous nowadays.
When you break it down, fame isn’t really a commodity that can be stored away, saved for later, or preserved. It’s fleeting when and if it happens and it is gone just as quickly. What makes this movie such a delight is its meditation on the nature of fame but it does so with the kind of obnoxiousness that requires a humorist’s touch.
Made by the folks of Kidnapper Films,...
- 11/13/2009
- by Christopher Stipp
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Beyond red Kabbalah bracelets and the ever-present “thank you’s” at awards ceremonies, there is often little room for celebrity and religion to mingle in the spotlight.
In filmmaker Peter Rodger’s visual odyssey of a documentary, Oh My God?, however, celebrities including Hugh Jackman, Ringo Starr and Seal get the chance to speak honestly about their personal views of God and the great beyond.
“If I’m constantly reminded by those access points, then I need look no further,” Seal says candidly in the film, referring to his wife, model Heidi Klum, and their four children.
Beyond red Kabbalah bracelets and the ever-present “thank you’s” at awards ceremonies, there is often little room for celebrity and religion to mingle in the spotlight.
In filmmaker Peter Rodger’s visual odyssey of a documentary, Oh My God?, however, celebrities including Hugh Jackman, Ringo Starr and Seal get the chance to speak honestly about their personal views of God and the great beyond.
“If I’m constantly reminded by those access points, then I need look no further,” Seal says candidly in the film, referring to his wife, model Heidi Klum, and their four children.
- 10/19/2009
- by Sarah
- People - CelebrityBabies
Beyond red Kabbalah bracelets and the ever-present "thank you's" at awards ceremonies, there is often little room for celebrity and religion to mingle in the spotlight. In filmmaker Peter Rodger's visual odyssey of a documentary, Oh My God?, however, celebrities including Hugh Jackman, Ringo Starr and Seal get the chance to speak honestly about their personal views of God and the great beyond. "If I'm constantly reminded by those access points, then I need look no further," Seal says candidly in the film, referring to his wife, model Heidi Klum, and their four children. The singer, 46, says that he...
- 10/19/2009
- by Joyce Chen
- PEOPLE.com
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