Maury Povich and Connie Chung are enjoying a very night out!
The married couple posed for photos while arriving at the 2023 Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday night (December 15) held at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in Los Angeles.
For the event, Maury, 84, looked sharp in a black tux while Connie, 77, donned a pink blazer and black pants.
During the awards show, Maury was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. His hit daytime talk show Maury came to an end in 2022 after more than 30 years on TV.
If you didn’t know, Maury and Connie have been married since 1984 and share son Matthew, 28.
You can check out the full list of winners from the 2023 Daytime Emmy Awards here.
Click through the gallery inside for 10+ pictures of Maury Povich and Connie Chung at the awards show…...
The married couple posed for photos while arriving at the 2023 Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday night (December 15) held at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in Los Angeles.
For the event, Maury, 84, looked sharp in a black tux while Connie, 77, donned a pink blazer and black pants.
During the awards show, Maury was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. His hit daytime talk show Maury came to an end in 2022 after more than 30 years on TV.
If you didn’t know, Maury and Connie have been married since 1984 and share son Matthew, 28.
You can check out the full list of winners from the 2023 Daytime Emmy Awards here.
Click through the gallery inside for 10+ pictures of Maury Povich and Connie Chung at the awards show…...
- 12/16/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Better late than never, the 50th Annual Daytime Emmys got underway on Friday night from downtown Los Angeles’ Westin Bonaventure Hotel, after six months of postponement due to the Hollywood strikes. Airing live on CBS, “Entertainment Tonight” hosts Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner were back to emcee this year’s event. (The Daytime Emmys Creative Arts & Lifestyle Awards continued the kudos on Saturday.)
“General Hospital” dominated the competition, winning seven awards — including daytime drama, as well as both supporting actor and supporting actress, younger actor, guest actor, directing and casting. “The Bold and the Beautiful” won the two lead actor and actress prizes, however.
“The Kelly Clarkson Show,” meanwhile, pulled off six wins, including outstanding daytime talk series, outstanding daytime talk series host and directing team. Netflix’s “Island of the Sea Wolves” was next with four, followed by “The Bold and the Beautiful,” with three.
Syndication won the most awards,...
“General Hospital” dominated the competition, winning seven awards — including daytime drama, as well as both supporting actor and supporting actress, younger actor, guest actor, directing and casting. “The Bold and the Beautiful” won the two lead actor and actress prizes, however.
“The Kelly Clarkson Show,” meanwhile, pulled off six wins, including outstanding daytime talk series, outstanding daytime talk series host and directing team. Netflix’s “Island of the Sea Wolves” was next with four, followed by “The Bold and the Beautiful,” with three.
Syndication won the most awards,...
- 12/16/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
It’s time to honor the top daytime television shows of the year and their talented actors and actresses. The 2023 Daytime Emmy Awards show is just around the corner, and it’s an event you won’t want to miss. Viewers at home can tune in as the 50th running of this event takes place at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles. Join hosts Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner (Entertainment Tonight) as they recognize the best in daytime television. The special event kicks off at 9 p.m. Et on Friday, Dec. 15 on CBS. You can watch CBS with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream. You can also watch with Paramount Plus, Hulu Live TV, Fubo, or YouTube TV.
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- 12/15/2023
- by Aubrey Chorpenning
- The Streamable
“The streak is over!” Shemar Moore declared when he presented Best Actress at the 1999 Daytime Emmys. When he opened the envelope to announce the winner Susan Lucci‘s name was there, finally, on her 19th attempt at the prize. Now Moore and Lucci will reunite when he presents her with another trophy at the long-awaited 2023 Daytime Emmys: the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Hosted by Nischelle Turner and Kevin Frazier from “Entertainment Tonight,” the December 15 show on CBS will also feature a performance of “Life is Sweet” by Grammy-winning Sugarland country singer Jennifer Nettles. She’ll sing the Emmy-nominated song during the “In Memoriam” segment that pays tribute to members of the daytime TV community who have died.
SEENicholas Chavez (‘General Hospital’) poised to win his second Daytime Emmy in a row as Spencer Cassadine
Additional presenters for the landmark 50th annual Daytime Emmys include Lauralee Bell (“The Young and the Restless...
Hosted by Nischelle Turner and Kevin Frazier from “Entertainment Tonight,” the December 15 show on CBS will also feature a performance of “Life is Sweet” by Grammy-winning Sugarland country singer Jennifer Nettles. She’ll sing the Emmy-nominated song during the “In Memoriam” segment that pays tribute to members of the daytime TV community who have died.
SEENicholas Chavez (‘General Hospital’) poised to win his second Daytime Emmy in a row as Spencer Cassadine
Additional presenters for the landmark 50th annual Daytime Emmys include Lauralee Bell (“The Young and the Restless...
- 12/12/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Deborah Roberts is taking up co-anchor duties at ABC News’ “20/20,” the latest in a line of distinguished anchors that includes Barbara Walters, Hugh Downs, Diane Sawyer, Connie Chung and Elizabeth Vargas who have led the long-running newsmagazine.
Roberts is no stranger to the series’ rhythms. She has been contributing to it for 28 years, ever since she joined ABC News in 1995, recruited by Barbara Walters. She will co-anchor the program with David Muir, who has been with the series since 2013. “Deborah brings her love of storytelling, her deep commitment to the truth, and most of all, her humanity to everything she does,” says Muir. “I cannot wait to stand beside her on ‘20/20.'”
Roberts believes her new role will give her a new sense of belonging to the series’ staff, particularly as ABC News has been working to expand how “20/20” is consumed by its audience. “Once you have...
Roberts is no stranger to the series’ rhythms. She has been contributing to it for 28 years, ever since she joined ABC News in 1995, recruited by Barbara Walters. She will co-anchor the program with David Muir, who has been with the series since 2013. “Deborah brings her love of storytelling, her deep commitment to the truth, and most of all, her humanity to everything she does,” says Muir. “I cannot wait to stand beside her on ‘20/20.'”
Roberts believes her new role will give her a new sense of belonging to the series’ staff, particularly as ABC News has been working to expand how “20/20” is consumed by its audience. “Once you have...
- 9/26/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
"What are we supposed to say? 'You've been good, but Santa ran short.'" Abramorama has debuted a trailer for a documentary film called Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids, made by filmmaker Andrew Jenks. It premiered at last year's Tribeca Film Festival, with a "theatrical-only extended version" out this fall. Doll hospitals, cabbage "births," a four-year legal battle over the origin of the idea and a Billion-dollar toy brand that put the wheels of modern-day Black Friday shopping riots into motion. The unbelievable true story you never knew about the toy craze that started it all, the Cabbage Patch Kids. Narrated and executive produced by Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris, the film features the first interview with Cabbage Patch Kids creator Xavier Roberts in over 20 years as well as interviews with journalist Connie Chung, and former Coleco marketing head Al Kahan.
- 9/20/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Abramorama has acquired North American distribution rights for the feature-length documentary “Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids” from NBCUniversal Syndication Studios and Believe Entertainment Group.
The film is directed by Andrew Jenks (“The Zen of Bobby V”) and charts the meteoric rise of the dolls that set in motion the modern day Black Friday craze. It is narrated and executive produced by Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris.
“Billion Dollar Babies” includes the first interview with Cabbage Patch Kids’ creator Xavier Roberts in over 20 years, as well as sit-downs with journalist Connie Chung,and former Coleco marketing head Al Kahan. The film world premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Festival. Abramorama is planning a theatrical release for this fall.
According to the official description, “before the Cabbage Patch Kids, no one could have imagined a world where police would need to break up fights between rampaging adults in toy stores.
The film is directed by Andrew Jenks (“The Zen of Bobby V”) and charts the meteoric rise of the dolls that set in motion the modern day Black Friday craze. It is narrated and executive produced by Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris.
“Billion Dollar Babies” includes the first interview with Cabbage Patch Kids’ creator Xavier Roberts in over 20 years, as well as sit-downs with journalist Connie Chung,and former Coleco marketing head Al Kahan. The film world premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Festival. Abramorama is planning a theatrical release for this fall.
According to the official description, “before the Cabbage Patch Kids, no one could have imagined a world where police would need to break up fights between rampaging adults in toy stores.
- 7/19/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Maury Povich struck ratings gold with paternity tests on his long-running daytime TV talk show. He’s now taking the direct-to-consumer route and launching an at-home paternity test aptly dubbed “The Results Are In.”
Speaking to TMZ, the 84-year-old TV personality said partnering up with DNA Diagnostic Center (Ddc) made perfect sense considering his connection to the company for more than 20 years. Ddc was the company that performed the paternity tests on his eponymous talk show. Given their long history, Povich says it’s why his business manager came to him with the idea.
“He says, ‘You know, I have an idea.’ What? ‘You are so well known about paternity testing and we have talked to the DNA Diagnostic Center, Ddc, which is the company that ran all of our DNA tests for over 20 years,” Povich said. “I mean thousands, upon thousands of tests; 99.9 percent accurate. We can do a home paternity test,...
Speaking to TMZ, the 84-year-old TV personality said partnering up with DNA Diagnostic Center (Ddc) made perfect sense considering his connection to the company for more than 20 years. Ddc was the company that performed the paternity tests on his eponymous talk show. Given their long history, Povich says it’s why his business manager came to him with the idea.
“He says, ‘You know, I have an idea.’ What? ‘You are so well known about paternity testing and we have talked to the DNA Diagnostic Center, Ddc, which is the company that ran all of our DNA tests for over 20 years,” Povich said. “I mean thousands, upon thousands of tests; 99.9 percent accurate. We can do a home paternity test,...
- 6/25/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
John Dean doesn’t recall the exact date more than 50 years ago when he first met Martha Mitchell, but he remembers his impressions.
“The Attorney General [John Mitchell] used to have lunches every Wednesday for the senior staff, which I was a part of. He’d have them in his large conference room at the Department of Justice. And often Martha would attend those,” recalls Dean, the former White House Counsel under President Nixon, and a key figure in the Watergate coverup. “She was always a bright light in any room she walked into. She was vivacious, she was smart.”
There was a time, even before she became a kind of Watergate whistleblower, when seemingly all of America knew Martha Mitchell. The Arkansas charmer with the bulletproof beehive hairdo captivated the public with her remarkably outspoken manner. But that very quality, refusing to hold her tongue, would bring severe consequences,...
“The Attorney General [John Mitchell] used to have lunches every Wednesday for the senior staff, which I was a part of. He’d have them in his large conference room at the Department of Justice. And often Martha would attend those,” recalls Dean, the former White House Counsel under President Nixon, and a key figure in the Watergate coverup. “She was always a bright light in any room she walked into. She was vivacious, she was smart.”
There was a time, even before she became a kind of Watergate whistleblower, when seemingly all of America knew Martha Mitchell. The Arkansas charmer with the bulletproof beehive hairdo captivated the public with her remarkably outspoken manner. But that very quality, refusing to hold her tongue, would bring severe consequences,...
- 3/2/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Andrew Freedman, the news and entertainment publicist who ran the New York-based Andrew E. Freedman Public Relations for more than three decades, died February 8 following a cancer diagnosis last year. He was 67.
His death was announced by sons Al and Chris on the firm’s website.
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“To us, he was our best friend, our biggest supporter, our inspiration, and our hero,” Al and Chris Freedman said of their father. “We’re thankful that he’s without pain and with our beloved mother, Patty, and our family dog Riley.”
Born on March 26, 1955, Freedman’s first major PR post came within the news division of NBC during the 1980s.
His death was announced by sons Al and Chris on the firm’s website.
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“To us, he was our best friend, our biggest supporter, our inspiration, and our hero,” Al and Chris Freedman said of their father. “We’re thankful that he’s without pain and with our beloved mother, Patty, and our family dog Riley.”
Born on March 26, 1955, Freedman’s first major PR post came within the news division of NBC during the 1980s.
- 2/16/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Andrew Freedman, the veteran news and entertainment publicist whose clients included Gayle King, Barbara Walters, Joan Collins, Margo Martindale, Christopher McDonald and Harry Shearer, has died. He was 67.
Freedman died Feb. 8 at Mount Sinai West hospital in New York, his son Chris told The Hollywood Reporter. He was diagnosed with liver cancer in August.
Freedman served as a senior spokesman for all NBC News programming from 1984-91 — managing media relations for NBC Nightly News, Meet the Press and the Today show — then was vp corporate communications for Special Olympics International for a year.
Those jobs overlapped with the launch of Andrew E. Freedman Public Relations in 1990 in New York.
His wife of 30 years and business partner, actress Patty Dworkin, died in February 2017 of breast cancer at age 64. She appeared on Broadway with Jackie Gleason, on TV shows including Eight Is Enough and The Love Boat and in such films as Airplane II and Mr. Mom.
Freedman died Feb. 8 at Mount Sinai West hospital in New York, his son Chris told The Hollywood Reporter. He was diagnosed with liver cancer in August.
Freedman served as a senior spokesman for all NBC News programming from 1984-91 — managing media relations for NBC Nightly News, Meet the Press and the Today show — then was vp corporate communications for Special Olympics International for a year.
Those jobs overlapped with the launch of Andrew E. Freedman Public Relations in 1990 in New York.
His wife of 30 years and business partner, actress Patty Dworkin, died in February 2017 of breast cancer at age 64. She appeared on Broadway with Jackie Gleason, on TV shows including Eight Is Enough and The Love Boat and in such films as Airplane II and Mr. Mom.
- 2/16/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Intuitive Content, the production company founded by Andrew Zimmern, is making some changes at the top.
Patrick Weiland, who was previously SVP, Programming and Development, has been promoted to President with celebrity chef Zimmern become Chairman of the company.
The move will see Weiland now responsible for overseeing all facets of Intuitive Content, spearheading partnerships and identifying strategic growth initiatives. He will continue to manage the company’s slate across food, travel, true crime and wildlife, as well as expanding into new genres including home, lifestyle, real estate and more.
Weiland has overseen the company’s slate, developing and producing more than a dozen series, including Family Dinner and Zoë Bakes for Magnolia, What’s Eating America for MSNBC, Feral and Wild Game Kitchen for Outdoor Networks, The Zimmern List for Travel Channel, Big Food Truck Tip for Food Network, How to Survive A Murder for Sky TV and...
Patrick Weiland, who was previously SVP, Programming and Development, has been promoted to President with celebrity chef Zimmern become Chairman of the company.
The move will see Weiland now responsible for overseeing all facets of Intuitive Content, spearheading partnerships and identifying strategic growth initiatives. He will continue to manage the company’s slate across food, travel, true crime and wildlife, as well as expanding into new genres including home, lifestyle, real estate and more.
Weiland has overseen the company’s slate, developing and producing more than a dozen series, including Family Dinner and Zoë Bakes for Magnolia, What’s Eating America for MSNBC, Feral and Wild Game Kitchen for Outdoor Networks, The Zimmern List for Travel Channel, Big Food Truck Tip for Food Network, How to Survive A Murder for Sky TV and...
- 1/18/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Meghan Markle is back in her “Archetypes” hosting chair after the podcast went on hiatus following the death of Queen Elizabeth.
The new episode, which Spotify dropped on Tuesday, features actress, activist and comedian Margaret Cho and journalist Lisa Ling, who break down the archetype of the “Dragon Lady”, a prejudiced stigma many Asian women are forced to navigate — something that Markle admitted took her awhile to realize while growing up.
“Movies like ‘Austin Powers’ and ‘Kill Bill’ — they presented these caricatures of women of Asian descent as over-sexualized or aggressive,” Markle said, noting that both films are just two examples of “many” problematic portrayals.
“This toxic stereotyping of women of Asian descent… this doesn’t just end once the credits roll,” Markle added before welcoming Cho, who explained that the archetype stems from the “fantasy of Orientalism.”
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The new episode, which Spotify dropped on Tuesday, features actress, activist and comedian Margaret Cho and journalist Lisa Ling, who break down the archetype of the “Dragon Lady”, a prejudiced stigma many Asian women are forced to navigate — something that Markle admitted took her awhile to realize while growing up.
“Movies like ‘Austin Powers’ and ‘Kill Bill’ — they presented these caricatures of women of Asian descent as over-sexualized or aggressive,” Markle said, noting that both films are just two examples of “many” problematic portrayals.
“This toxic stereotyping of women of Asian descent… this doesn’t just end once the credits roll,” Markle added before welcoming Cho, who explained that the archetype stems from the “fantasy of Orientalism.”
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- 10/4/2022
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
NBCUniversal is bringing the nostalgia this weekend with a documentary about the popular 1980s dolls, the Cabbage Patch Kids, with Neil Patrick Harris narrating the special. According to The Wrap, Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids will trace the success story of the dolls from the marketing of BabyLand General Hospital in Georgia, where children “adopted” the dolls and pledged to love and care for them, to the business deal that gave rise to utter retail pandemonium. It will also cover the ongoing dispute over who originated the idea. Xavier Roberts, whose Little People soft-sculptured dolls inspired the Cabbage Patch Kids, will be interviewed in the documentary. Other figures appearing in the doc include Della Tolhurst, who served as president of Roberts’ company for over three decades; veteran journalist Connie Chung, who provides insight into the media frenzy; Roger Schlaifer, who sold the licensing rights to Coleco; and Al Khan,...
- 6/9/2022
- TV Insider
If you’re looking for a dose of 1980s nostalgia, you’re in luck.
A documentary about the Cabbage Patch Kids is set to drop this weekend from NBCUniversal Syndication Studios and Believe Entertainment Group.
Narrated by Neil Patrick Harris, “Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids” tells the success story of the dolls, from the marketing of BabyLand General Hospital in Georgia, where children “adopted” the dolls and solemnly pledged to love and care for them, to the subsequent business deal that gave rise to utter retail pandemonium. The documentary will even dive into the fundamental dispute over who originated the idea.
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Cabbage Patch Kids creator Xavier Roberts said down for an interview, which is included in the documentary. Others featured include Della Tolhurst, who served as president of Roberts’ company for more than three decades; veteran journalist Connie Chung,...
A documentary about the Cabbage Patch Kids is set to drop this weekend from NBCUniversal Syndication Studios and Believe Entertainment Group.
Narrated by Neil Patrick Harris, “Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids” tells the success story of the dolls, from the marketing of BabyLand General Hospital in Georgia, where children “adopted” the dolls and solemnly pledged to love and care for them, to the subsequent business deal that gave rise to utter retail pandemonium. The documentary will even dive into the fundamental dispute over who originated the idea.
Also Read:
Apple TV+ Launching ‘Peanuts’-Driven Summer Kids Line-Up
Cabbage Patch Kids creator Xavier Roberts said down for an interview, which is included in the documentary. Others featured include Della Tolhurst, who served as president of Roberts’ company for more than three decades; veteran journalist Connie Chung,...
- 6/8/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
On a long night of superlative-filled salutes to TV legends, Amy Poehler got the last laugh at the 18th annual Brandon Tartikoff Awards.
Poehler was No. 7 out of the seven honorees who were feted Thursday night at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills with the annual TV achievement kudos handed out by the National Assn. of Television Program Executives. The Tartikoff Awards are typically held during the NATPE conference in January, but that annual tradition was tabled this year by the Covid upsurge.
Poehler, the multi-hyphenate “Parks and Recreation” star who has become a prolific producer, made the most of her closing slot. She opened with a wry reference to an earlier snafu when presenter Connie Chung noted that the wrong speech was loaded on to the teleprompter as she delivered her remarks about Tartikoff honoree Maury Povich, who is also her husband.
“For the past 38 years, as I...
Poehler was No. 7 out of the seven honorees who were feted Thursday night at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills with the annual TV achievement kudos handed out by the National Assn. of Television Program Executives. The Tartikoff Awards are typically held during the NATPE conference in January, but that annual tradition was tabled this year by the Covid upsurge.
Poehler, the multi-hyphenate “Parks and Recreation” star who has become a prolific producer, made the most of her closing slot. She opened with a wry reference to an earlier snafu when presenter Connie Chung noted that the wrong speech was loaded on to the teleprompter as she delivered her remarks about Tartikoff honoree Maury Povich, who is also her husband.
“For the past 38 years, as I...
- 6/3/2022
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
When “Fresh Off the Boat” premiered in 2015, only a handful of shows with a predominantly Asian American cast had ever aired in primetime — and none of them lasted long. But the success of that ABC sitcom, which spanned six seasons, 116 episodes and made it to syndication, finally inspired a long-overdue boom in series and films featuring Asian American leads — including “Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.,” from “Fresh Off the Boat” producing partners Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar.
“Fresh Off the Boat” may have ended, but Kasdan and Mar — who have been based at 20th TV for more than a dozen years — are continuing to lead TV’s expansion in Asian American and Pacific Islander representation. As Aapi Heritage Month coincidentally gets underway this May, Kasdan and Mar currently have eight active TV and film projects, all showcasing different elements of the vast Aapi experience.
“It’s all part of the fabric of being American,...
“Fresh Off the Boat” may have ended, but Kasdan and Mar — who have been based at 20th TV for more than a dozen years — are continuing to lead TV’s expansion in Asian American and Pacific Islander representation. As Aapi Heritage Month coincidentally gets underway this May, Kasdan and Mar currently have eight active TV and film projects, all showcasing different elements of the vast Aapi experience.
“It’s all part of the fabric of being American,...
- 5/4/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Get those paternity tests in now, because “Maury” won’t help you find out whether you’re the father beyond this September. “Maury” is the latest daytime talker to announce that it’s ceasing production in 2022, in what is now amounting to a major shift in the daypart.
Maury Povich is ending his run and retiring after 24 seasons of hosting “Maury” for NBCUniversal Syndication Studios (and its predecessors) — and seven seasons before that at Paramount Domestic Television, where it was titled “The Maury Povich Show.” Most recently, NBCU had renewed “Maury” in February 2020 for two more seasons in national syndication, bringing it through 2022.
Povich’s exit comes as NBCU also ends another first-run syndicated series, “Judge Jerry,” hosted by Jerry Springer, after three seasons. And the daytime talk landscape is being remade as “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” “Nick Cannon” and “The Wendy Williams Show” all say farewell.
Although Povich will halt producing original episodes,...
Maury Povich is ending his run and retiring after 24 seasons of hosting “Maury” for NBCUniversal Syndication Studios (and its predecessors) — and seven seasons before that at Paramount Domestic Television, where it was titled “The Maury Povich Show.” Most recently, NBCU had renewed “Maury” in February 2020 for two more seasons in national syndication, bringing it through 2022.
Povich’s exit comes as NBCU also ends another first-run syndicated series, “Judge Jerry,” hosted by Jerry Springer, after three seasons. And the daytime talk landscape is being remade as “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” “Nick Cannon” and “The Wendy Williams Show” all say farewell.
Although Povich will halt producing original episodes,...
- 3/20/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Candace Kita is a working actress who has been the newscaster, the judge, the doctor — and she’s been the sexy Asian babe, the masseuse, and the geisha. She’s faced producers who demanded that she adopt a cartoonish accent or lose the role. She’s dealt with presumptions that she has a kimono in her wardrobe, that she speaks Japanese, or Chinese, and that she wasn’t born in America. Although Kita believes things are changing in the industry, “Asian hate is not new, at all,” she said. “Maybe if there were more Asian people portrayed in a less stereotypical light, it would be different.”
As anti-Asian attacks and hate crimes escalate, there’s also been a call to re-examine the media’s role in creating Asian stereotypes. Most recently it’s been inflamed by politics, with Covid-19 described as “kung flu” by former President Trump and Fox News.
As anti-Asian attacks and hate crimes escalate, there’s also been a call to re-examine the media’s role in creating Asian stereotypes. Most recently it’s been inflamed by politics, with Covid-19 described as “kung flu” by former President Trump and Fox News.
- 4/1/2021
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
Connie Chung did not have an easy time having to compete with Barbara Walters and Diane Sawyer more than 20 years ago. On an episode of Los Angeles Magazine's The Originals podcast, posted on Thursday, Dec. 17, Chung, 74, spilled the tea about a past rivalry with her fellow news anchors at ABC News' 20/20. Chung worked as a reporter and co-host for the program between 1998 and 2000. "When I went to ABC News I joined with both Barbara Walters and Diane Sawyer there and I thought, 'Oh, this is gonna be great. It'll be three women who get along,'" Chung said on the podcast. "I was so naïve and stupid." "When I got to...
- 12/18/2020
- E! Online
The Undoing‘s penultimate installment picks up the day after Jonathan’s live TV tête-à-tête with Connie Chung, which ended (for us, at least) with the accused murderer revealing to the retired broadcaster that he believes he knows who really killed Elena.
Oddly, the episode fails to fill us in on what, if anything, he told Chung next about the would-be suspect’s identity, although it’s clear Jonathan is growing suspicious of his wife Grace (who, as was previously established, was caught on a surveillance camera sauntering past the crime scene).
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Oddly, the episode fails to fill us in on what, if anything, he told Chung next about the would-be suspect’s identity, although it’s clear Jonathan is growing suspicious of his wife Grace (who, as was previously established, was caught on a surveillance camera sauntering past the crime scene).
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- 11/23/2020
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Unfortunately, Jonathan doesn't do anything out of desperation. He knows exactly what he's doing at all times, and what he does is to save his own skin.
The Undoing Season 1 Episode 4 did nothing to change course for Jonathan; it dug him in even deeper as a horrible person. This episode was all about Franklin and Haley. Donald Sutherland and Noma Dumesweni are fantastic in these roles.
Haley is incredible. She is a no-nonsense attorney, and if she believes someone is holding back or lying, she calls them on it. Even though Grace promised she had shared all, I don't think that Haley is certain of that point.
She knows who Jonathan is, though, and she's going to use his flaws to his benefit.
Jonathan: Well, there's no one else apart from Elena.
Haley: Elena and the one where you were distraught. The sad fuck.
Unfortunately, Jonathan doesn't do anything out of desperation. He knows exactly what he's doing at all times, and what he does is to save his own skin.
The Undoing Season 1 Episode 4 did nothing to change course for Jonathan; it dug him in even deeper as a horrible person. This episode was all about Franklin and Haley. Donald Sutherland and Noma Dumesweni are fantastic in these roles.
Haley is incredible. She is a no-nonsense attorney, and if she believes someone is holding back or lying, she calls them on it. Even though Grace promised she had shared all, I don't think that Haley is certain of that point.
She knows who Jonathan is, though, and she's going to use his flaws to his benefit.
Jonathan: Well, there's no one else apart from Elena.
Haley: Elena and the one where you were distraught. The sad fuck.
- 11/16/2020
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
“You… ground yourself by walking within footsteps of your husband’s bludgeoned-to-death lover? Yeah… it bumps me.”
Undoing Episode 4 (of six) opens with Grace’s no-bs lawyer Hayley Fitzgerald reacting to the breaking news that surveillance video captured Nicole Kidman’s Upper East Side mom strolling past Elena’s studio on the night of her murder (i.e. last week’s twist ending).
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Fitzgerald then informs Grace that...
Undoing Episode 4 (of six) opens with Grace’s no-bs lawyer Hayley Fitzgerald reacting to the breaking news that surveillance video captured Nicole Kidman’s Upper East Side mom strolling past Elena’s studio on the night of her murder (i.e. last week’s twist ending).
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Fitzgerald then informs Grace that...
- 11/16/2020
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine,” now streaming on Netflix.
When faced with an impossible challenge, some assemble a team of superheroes to get it done. But when Natasha Lyonne and Maya Rudolph took on the challenge of producing the Netflix special “Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine,” they assembled the Avengers, plus a queen — Dame Helen Mirren.
“It seems that Helen Mirren might have the greatest sense of humor in all of showbiz. I’m guessing something about being a legend of that size puts everything in the correct perspective,” Lyonne tells Variety of landing Mirren for a cameo in the comedy film.
Though it’s not quite clear how many of Cooper’s viral Trump lip-synching TikTok videos Mirren saw before joining the project, it seems that the Oscar winner was a bit of a “super fan,” saying yes...
When faced with an impossible challenge, some assemble a team of superheroes to get it done. But when Natasha Lyonne and Maya Rudolph took on the challenge of producing the Netflix special “Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine,” they assembled the Avengers, plus a queen — Dame Helen Mirren.
“It seems that Helen Mirren might have the greatest sense of humor in all of showbiz. I’m guessing something about being a legend of that size puts everything in the correct perspective,” Lyonne tells Variety of landing Mirren for a cameo in the comedy film.
Though it’s not quite clear how many of Cooper’s viral Trump lip-synching TikTok videos Mirren saw before joining the project, it seems that the Oscar winner was a bit of a “super fan,” saying yes...
- 10/27/2020
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
“Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine” finally dropped on Netflix on Tuesday — and your favorite Trump lip-sync star did not disappoint with the celebrity cameos.
In the roughly 50-minute comedy special, directed by Natasha Lyonne with Maya Rudolph, Cooper primarily stars as herself, the host of a morning news show called “Everything’s Fine” where, you guessed it, everyone pretends everything is just fine despite the chaos that is 2020 and the Trump administration.
If you’re looking for more Trump lip-sync moments, Cooper delivers — and adds a couple more people to her repertoire. But she’s also joined by a lengthy guest star list that includes Fred Armisen, Megan Thee Stallion, Jane Lynch, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Hamm, Aubrey Plaza, Connie Chung, Ben Stiller, Helen Mirren, Jonathan Van Ness, Winona Ryder, Marisa Tomei, Danielle Brooks, Tommy Davidson, Jordan Black, Marcella Arguello, Eddie Pepitone and Maya Rudolph.
Yup, that’s it.
So who’s who?...
In the roughly 50-minute comedy special, directed by Natasha Lyonne with Maya Rudolph, Cooper primarily stars as herself, the host of a morning news show called “Everything’s Fine” where, you guessed it, everyone pretends everything is just fine despite the chaos that is 2020 and the Trump administration.
If you’re looking for more Trump lip-sync moments, Cooper delivers — and adds a couple more people to her repertoire. But she’s also joined by a lengthy guest star list that includes Fred Armisen, Megan Thee Stallion, Jane Lynch, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Hamm, Aubrey Plaza, Connie Chung, Ben Stiller, Helen Mirren, Jonathan Van Ness, Winona Ryder, Marisa Tomei, Danielle Brooks, Tommy Davidson, Jordan Black, Marcella Arguello, Eddie Pepitone and Maya Rudolph.
Yup, that’s it.
So who’s who?...
- 10/27/2020
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Wrap
Megan Thee Stallion and Helen Mirren are among the guest stars set for Sarah Cooper’s Netflix special entitled “Everything’s Fine.”
It is not yet known who the rapper and Oscar winner (respectively) will portray in the special streaming Oct. 27. But they are far from the only big-name special guests joining Cooper in sketches and interviews that comment on political and racial issues, as well as topics of gender and class. Other newly-announced guest stars for the special include Aubrey Plaza, Ben Stiller, Connie Chung, Danielle Brooks, Eddie Pepitone, Jane Lynch, Jonathan Van Ness, Jordan Black, Marcella Arguello, Maya Rudolph, Tommy Davidson, Whoopi Goldberg and Winona Ryder.
Comedian Cooper went viral a few months ago for her lip-synching videos on social media. The first was “How to Medical” in April 2020 and set Cooper down a path of portraying President Donald Trump as he talked about different aspects of the coronavirus pandemic.
It is not yet known who the rapper and Oscar winner (respectively) will portray in the special streaming Oct. 27. But they are far from the only big-name special guests joining Cooper in sketches and interviews that comment on political and racial issues, as well as topics of gender and class. Other newly-announced guest stars for the special include Aubrey Plaza, Ben Stiller, Connie Chung, Danielle Brooks, Eddie Pepitone, Jane Lynch, Jonathan Van Ness, Jordan Black, Marcella Arguello, Maya Rudolph, Tommy Davidson, Whoopi Goldberg and Winona Ryder.
Comedian Cooper went viral a few months ago for her lip-synching videos on social media. The first was “How to Medical” in April 2020 and set Cooper down a path of portraying President Donald Trump as he talked about different aspects of the coronavirus pandemic.
- 10/22/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Rosalind Chao can tell a lot about people based on which of her roles they want to talk about. “If it’s ‘Star Trek,’ I know it will be an intelligent conversation. If they bring up ‘Joy Luck Club,’ I say something like, ‘You must love your mom!’ I get a lot of ‘What Dreams May Come’ and I know they’re open to different ways of thinking of the universe,” Chao notes, before adding, “Then there are people who just think I’m their gynecologist or their daughter’s teacher.”
Chao can add Mulan’s mother Hua Li to her long list of impressive credits; since the epic live-action adaptation of Disney’s beloved 1998 animated feature debuted on Disney Plus last week, it has already leapt to the number one movie on the service, despite an additional $30 price point. It’s also the second most popular of all content on the site,...
Chao can add Mulan’s mother Hua Li to her long list of impressive credits; since the epic live-action adaptation of Disney’s beloved 1998 animated feature debuted on Disney Plus last week, it has already leapt to the number one movie on the service, despite an additional $30 price point. It’s also the second most popular of all content on the site,...
- 9/11/2020
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Veteran news executive Bill Small, who served as the Washington bureau chief of CBS News and president of NBC News, died on Sunday following a brief illness unrelated to the coronavirus, CBS News announced. He was 93.
Small led CBS News’ political coverage from 1962-1974, covering such major events as Watergate, Vietnam and the Civil Rights Movement. He pulled together a team of reporters from within CBS that included Dan Rather, Marvin Kalb, Dan Schorr, Harry Reasoner and Eric Sevareid, and made new hires including Bob Schieffer, Ed Bradley, Bernard Shaw, Bernard Kalb and Bill Moyers.
He also, CBS noted, championed a number of women in his time as Washington bureau chief, hiring Diane Sawyer, Connie Chung, Lesley Stahl, Martha Teichner, Rita Braver and Susan Spencer.
“Bill Small was a hero to journalism,” CBS News president Susan Zirinsky said in a statement. “He hired me as a 20-year-old college student to...
Small led CBS News’ political coverage from 1962-1974, covering such major events as Watergate, Vietnam and the Civil Rights Movement. He pulled together a team of reporters from within CBS that included Dan Rather, Marvin Kalb, Dan Schorr, Harry Reasoner and Eric Sevareid, and made new hires including Bob Schieffer, Ed Bradley, Bernard Shaw, Bernard Kalb and Bill Moyers.
He also, CBS noted, championed a number of women in his time as Washington bureau chief, hiring Diane Sawyer, Connie Chung, Lesley Stahl, Martha Teichner, Rita Braver and Susan Spencer.
“Bill Small was a hero to journalism,” CBS News president Susan Zirinsky said in a statement. “He hired me as a 20-year-old college student to...
- 5/25/2020
- by Alex Stedman
- Variety Film + TV
Veteran news executive Bill Small passed away on Sunday after a brief illness unrelated to the coronavirus. The former CBS News Washington Bureau Chief, NBC News President, United Press International President and Chairman of the News & Documentary Emmy Awards, was 93.
Small served as CBS’ Washington Bureau Chief from 1962 to 1974 and formed a team of journalists that would go on to dominate political coverage throughout the era of the Vietnam War and Watergate. The roster he recruited from within CBS included Marvin Kalb, Dan Rather, Harry Reasoner, Dan Schorr and Eric Sevareid. New hires at the time, CBS said, included Bob Schieffer, Ed Bradley, Bernard Shaw, Bernard Kalb and Bill Moyers. CBS also noted Small championed the hiring of women including Lesley Stahl, Diane Sawyer, Connie Chung, Susan Zirinsky, Martha Teichner, Rita Braver and Susan Spencer.
“Bill Small was a hero to journalism,” said CBS News president Zirinsky in a statement.
Small served as CBS’ Washington Bureau Chief from 1962 to 1974 and formed a team of journalists that would go on to dominate political coverage throughout the era of the Vietnam War and Watergate. The roster he recruited from within CBS included Marvin Kalb, Dan Rather, Harry Reasoner, Dan Schorr and Eric Sevareid. New hires at the time, CBS said, included Bob Schieffer, Ed Bradley, Bernard Shaw, Bernard Kalb and Bill Moyers. CBS also noted Small championed the hiring of women including Lesley Stahl, Diane Sawyer, Connie Chung, Susan Zirinsky, Martha Teichner, Rita Braver and Susan Spencer.
“Bill Small was a hero to journalism,” said CBS News president Zirinsky in a statement.
- 5/25/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Before Nina Yang Bongiovi and her producing partner, Forest Whitaker launched Significant Productions to create critically acclaimed films such as Fruitvale Station, Dope, Roxanne Roxanne, Dope and Sorry To Bother You, Bongiovi had another career in mind: journalism. Specifically, she saw a career as an on-air reporter — much like Connie Chung.
Immigrant parents tend to make their children gravitate to more stable careers that guarantee money — something usually in the realm of medicine, law or business. “[Connie Chung] was the one person that my mom identified with, so I actually was allowed to pursue something different,” Bongiovi told Deadline. She studied journalism during undergrad and worked in a newsroom, but then her parents realized that not everyone starts their journalism career with a Connie Chung’s salary.
“There’s no money in it,” laughed Bongiovi. “My mom was highly disappointed!”
If anything, Bongiovi’s short stint as a journalist informed her what...
Immigrant parents tend to make their children gravitate to more stable careers that guarantee money — something usually in the realm of medicine, law or business. “[Connie Chung] was the one person that my mom identified with, so I actually was allowed to pursue something different,” Bongiovi told Deadline. She studied journalism during undergrad and worked in a newsroom, but then her parents realized that not everyone starts their journalism career with a Connie Chung’s salary.
“There’s no money in it,” laughed Bongiovi. “My mom was highly disappointed!”
If anything, Bongiovi’s short stint as a journalist informed her what...
- 10/10/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
“All right. I am told there is a tie.”
— Presenter N.J. Burkett, president of the New York chapter of NATAS, at the 2014 News & Documentary Emmy Awards
For decades, the biggest names in television news were honored at the annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards through a voting system that was designed to generate a bewildering number of ties.
Since the awards were launched in 1980, more than 280 categories ended in ties, including some crazy ones in the early years. At the inaugural awards in 1980, there were two nine-way ties and an eight-way tie. In 1981, a category ended in a 21-way tie. By 1985, a total of 24 awards – nearly half of all the those presented – ended in ties. During the 1990s, there were 124 ties, averaging more than 12 a year.
Records provided to Deadline by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences reveal that since 1980, only four of 39 shows didn’t include at least one...
— Presenter N.J. Burkett, president of the New York chapter of NATAS, at the 2014 News & Documentary Emmy Awards
For decades, the biggest names in television news were honored at the annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards through a voting system that was designed to generate a bewildering number of ties.
Since the awards were launched in 1980, more than 280 categories ended in ties, including some crazy ones in the early years. At the inaugural awards in 1980, there were two nine-way ties and an eight-way tie. In 1981, a category ended in a 21-way tie. By 1985, a total of 24 awards – nearly half of all the those presented – ended in ties. During the 1990s, there were 124 ties, averaging more than 12 a year.
Records provided to Deadline by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences reveal that since 1980, only four of 39 shows didn’t include at least one...
- 9/25/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS News made headlines of its own Monday by unveiling anchor changes at two of its best known programs, a radical maneuver that underscores how its programs have fallen behind rivals at a time of heightened competition.
The network will overhaul both “CBS This Morning” and “CBS Evening News,” adding two new anchors, veteran Anthony Mason and rising broadcaster Tony Dokoupil, to host the morning program with Gayle King, who has been at the A.M. desk since 2012. Her co-anchor Norah O’Donnell, will take over the chair at “CBS Evening News” starting in the summer, before moving the broadcast to Washington, D.C. in the fall. A third “Morning” co-anchor, John Dickerson, will move to “60 Minutes.” Jeff Glor will step down from his role as evening-news anchor, and is in discussions with CBS about a potential new role. CBS’ “Morning” and “Evening” have been mired in third place for years,...
The network will overhaul both “CBS This Morning” and “CBS Evening News,” adding two new anchors, veteran Anthony Mason and rising broadcaster Tony Dokoupil, to host the morning program with Gayle King, who has been at the A.M. desk since 2012. Her co-anchor Norah O’Donnell, will take over the chair at “CBS Evening News” starting in the summer, before moving the broadcast to Washington, D.C. in the fall. A third “Morning” co-anchor, John Dickerson, will move to “60 Minutes.” Jeff Glor will step down from his role as evening-news anchor, and is in discussions with CBS about a potential new role. CBS’ “Morning” and “Evening” have been mired in third place for years,...
- 5/6/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Fred Armisen, Bill Hader and more spoof bowlers, music producers, performance artists and more in the trailer for Season Three – or Season 52, by their count – of Documentary Now. The show returns to IFC February 20th.
The minute-long clip offers quick looks at the show’s next slate of parodies and myriad guest stars. Among the most prominent is an episode titled, “Waiting for the Artist,” a play on the 2012 Marina Abramovic doc, The Artist Is Present, which will star Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett as Izabella Barta and Armisen as her estranged lover,...
The minute-long clip offers quick looks at the show’s next slate of parodies and myriad guest stars. Among the most prominent is an episode titled, “Waiting for the Artist,” a play on the 2012 Marina Abramovic doc, The Artist Is Present, which will star Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett as Izabella Barta and Armisen as her estranged lover,...
- 1/17/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Actress Tatum O’Neal is joining a growing chorus of women who have come forward with stories of sexual assault since Christine Blasey Ford accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in the 1980s.
In a lengthy Instagram post on Thursday, the Oscar winner admonished President Donald Trump for mocking Ford during a political rally earlier this week.
“We’ve sunk to a depth of depravity that I never thought the president of the United States could ever sink to,” O’Neal wrote, referring to the president’s comments about Ford.
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O’Neal — who won an Oscar at age 10 playing opposite her dad, Ryan O’Neal in the 1974 drama “Paper Moon” — said all the assaults were committed by “older men” whom she thought “were safe.”
“I am a woman and i have been sexually assaulted more than once!
In a lengthy Instagram post on Thursday, the Oscar winner admonished President Donald Trump for mocking Ford during a political rally earlier this week.
“We’ve sunk to a depth of depravity that I never thought the president of the United States could ever sink to,” O’Neal wrote, referring to the president’s comments about Ford.
Also Read: Connie Chung Says She Was 'Sexually Assaulted' by Family Doctor
O’Neal — who won an Oscar at age 10 playing opposite her dad, Ryan O’Neal in the 1974 drama “Paper Moon” — said all the assaults were committed by “older men” whom she thought “were safe.”
“I am a woman and i have been sexually assaulted more than once!
- 10/4/2018
- by Itay Hod
- The Wrap
Connie Chung has revealed that she was sexually assaulted by a family doctor when she was in her 20s. In an open letter to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who testified last week before the Senate Judiciary Committee with sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the broadcast journalist details her own experience with sexual assault and how it changed her life forever. "I, too, was sexually assaulted — not 36 years ago but about 50 years ago," Chung begins her letter, published in the Washington Post Wednesday. "I have kept my dirty little secret to myself. Silence for five decades. The molester was our trusted family doctor. What made this monster even more reprehensible was that...
- 10/3/2018
- E! Online
With Donald Trump’s mockery yesterday of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s memory lapses still dominating today’s news cycle, journalist Connie Chung is sharing her own story of sexual assault and similar gaps in memory.
“The exact date and year are fuzzy,” Chung writes in an open letter to Blasey Ford published today in The Washington Post. “But details of the event are vivid — forever seared in my memory.
“Am I sure who did it? Oh yes, 100 percent.”
In the letter, Chung, now 72, writes that she was sexually assaulted 50 years ago by the physician who had delivered her in 1946.
“The molester was our trusted family doctor,” Chung writes before detailing the assault.
“I went to my family doctor to ask for birth-control pills, an Iud or a diaphragm,” writes Chung, who was a college student and a virgin at the time. She shares that during her physical examination, “While I stared at the ceiling,...
“The exact date and year are fuzzy,” Chung writes in an open letter to Blasey Ford published today in The Washington Post. “But details of the event are vivid — forever seared in my memory.
“Am I sure who did it? Oh yes, 100 percent.”
In the letter, Chung, now 72, writes that she was sexually assaulted 50 years ago by the physician who had delivered her in 1946.
“The molester was our trusted family doctor,” Chung writes before detailing the assault.
“I went to my family doctor to ask for birth-control pills, an Iud or a diaphragm,” writes Chung, who was a college student and a virgin at the time. She shares that during her physical examination, “While I stared at the ceiling,...
- 10/3/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Journalist Connie Chung penned an open letter supporting Christine Blasey Ford, while for the first time publicly sharing her own experience with sexual assault.
Chung addresses the letter, published Wednesday in the Washington Post, to Ford, who gave testimony on Thursday to the Senate that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were in high school in 1982. While Ford’s assault happened 36 years ago, Chung says her trusted family doctor molested her 50 years ago and she “kept my dirty little secret to myself.”
“The exact date and year are fuzzy. But details of the event are vivid — forever seared in my memory,” Chung writes. “Am I sure who did it? Oh yes, 100 percent.”
She says the assault happened in the 1960s when she was in college, when she went to the doctor for birth-control pills, an Iud, or a diaphragm. What started as a routine gynecological examination...
Chung addresses the letter, published Wednesday in the Washington Post, to Ford, who gave testimony on Thursday to the Senate that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were in high school in 1982. While Ford’s assault happened 36 years ago, Chung says her trusted family doctor molested her 50 years ago and she “kept my dirty little secret to myself.”
“The exact date and year are fuzzy. But details of the event are vivid — forever seared in my memory,” Chung writes. “Am I sure who did it? Oh yes, 100 percent.”
She says the assault happened in the 1960s when she was in college, when she went to the doctor for birth-control pills, an Iud, or a diaphragm. What started as a routine gynecological examination...
- 10/3/2018
- by Rachel Yang
- Variety Film + TV
Broadcast journalist Connie Chung said on Wednesday that she had been a victim of sexual assault at the hands of a family doctor roughly 50 years ago.
Chung said that the incident occurred during the 1960s when she visited the doctor at his home to receive an Iud. Chung said that the physician — the same one who delivered her as a child in 1942 — used the opportunity to sexually assault her.
“While I stared at the ceiling, his right index finger massaged my clitoris. With his right middle finger inserted in my vagina, he moved both fingers rhythmically,” Chung wrote in the Washington Post. “He coached me verbally in a soft voice, ‘Just breathe. ‘Ah-ah,’ mimicking the sound of soft breathing. ‘You’re doing fine,’ he assured me.”
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“Suddenly, to my shock, I had an...
Chung said that the incident occurred during the 1960s when she visited the doctor at his home to receive an Iud. Chung said that the physician — the same one who delivered her as a child in 1942 — used the opportunity to sexually assault her.
“While I stared at the ceiling, his right index finger massaged my clitoris. With his right middle finger inserted in my vagina, he moved both fingers rhythmically,” Chung wrote in the Washington Post. “He coached me verbally in a soft voice, ‘Just breathe. ‘Ah-ah,’ mimicking the sound of soft breathing. ‘You’re doing fine,’ he assured me.”
Also Read: Lana Del Rey Tells Kanye His Support of Trump 'Is a Loss for the Culture'
“Suddenly, to my shock, I had an...
- 10/3/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Hillary Clinton was the first big name cameo of “Murphy Brown’s” revival season.
Clinton appeared in the Sept. 27 premiere of the Candice Bergen-led sitcom — but not as herself. Instead, she was “Hilary,” a woman who said she is often mistaken for the former presidential candidate but actually spells her name with only one “L.” She arrived at Murphy’s new cable news show, “Murphy in the Morning,” to interview for the “secretarial position.”
“Your reputation proceeds you, but I want you to know I’m not afraid of hard work, I’m qualified, and I’m ready on day one,” Clinton said to Murphy at the start of her interview.
Murphy went on to ask if she had any secretarial experience and if she had experience with technology and teamwork.
“I do have some experience with emails,” she said. And on the topic of how many people it takes to run a production,...
Clinton appeared in the Sept. 27 premiere of the Candice Bergen-led sitcom — but not as herself. Instead, she was “Hilary,” a woman who said she is often mistaken for the former presidential candidate but actually spells her name with only one “L.” She arrived at Murphy’s new cable news show, “Murphy in the Morning,” to interview for the “secretarial position.”
“Your reputation proceeds you, but I want you to know I’m not afraid of hard work, I’m qualified, and I’m ready on day one,” Clinton said to Murphy at the start of her interview.
Murphy went on to ask if she had any secretarial experience and if she had experience with technology and teamwork.
“I do have some experience with emails,” she said. And on the topic of how many people it takes to run a production,...
- 9/28/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
TV star Maury Povich and newswoman Connie Chung open up to Closer Weekly, revealing the secret to their lasting marriage. Maury tells Closer he is a man of few words when it comes to disagreements at home and making his marriage last. "Whatever arguments you have during the day? Once your head hits the pillow, it's over," Maury, 79, says of his secret to his 33 years of marriage. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) His wife admits she's exactly the opposite. "I hold grudges, and the next morning I really want to fight," Connie, 71, shares to Closer, joking, "I wish I were married to the guy who is on TV: [His guests] can cry, and scream, and he's so empathetic, but when he gets home, he doesn't want to hear anything!" For more on Maury Povich and Connie Chung, pick up the latest issue of Closer Weekly, on newsstands now — and be sure to sign...
- 5/24/2018
- by Closer Staff
- Closer Weekly
Connie Chung lauds both NBC and CBS for firing Matt Lauer and Charlie Rose for sexual misconduct, and says she herself was sexually harassed often throughout her career. "I'm very proud of CBS and NBC for just taking quick action," Chung said on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. And while seeming to suggest that some men could perhaps face the ax without due consideration, Lauer and Rose don’t fall into that category. "Some people might be victims of…...
- 2/10/2018
- Deadline TV
Ann Curry is opening up about the pain of leaving the Today show, how she bounced back, and her emotional new TV series. Subscribe now for the Exclusive interview — only in People!
Ann Curry‘s departure from the Today show five years ago was a painful one — but along the way, she was bolstered by a “remarkable” outpouring of support.
Sitting down exclusively with People in this week’s issue, Curry, 61, wells up as she recalls the network of colleagues that swung into action.
“During those darkest days, one by one, these wonderful women reached out,” she says. “Jane Pauley,...
Ann Curry‘s departure from the Today show five years ago was a painful one — but along the way, she was bolstered by a “remarkable” outpouring of support.
Sitting down exclusively with People in this week’s issue, Curry, 61, wells up as she recalls the network of colleagues that swung into action.
“During those darkest days, one by one, these wonderful women reached out,” she says. “Jane Pauley,...
- 1/18/2018
- by Kate Coyne and Michele Corriston
- PEOPLE.com
Former figure skater Tonya Harding opened up in a recent interview about her life now, her childhood, and her infamous past in an interview that will air in early January as part of a new two-hour special.
In the interview, with ABC News correspondent Amy Robach, Harding discusses the attack on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, which dominated headlines for weeks in early 1994.
“The media had me convicted of doing something wrong before I had even done anything at all,” Harding tells Robach in a clip from the interview, which is shown above. “I am always the bad person. Is it...
In the interview, with ABC News correspondent Amy Robach, Harding discusses the attack on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, which dominated headlines for weeks in early 1994.
“The media had me convicted of doing something wrong before I had even done anything at all,” Harding tells Robach in a clip from the interview, which is shown above. “I am always the bad person. Is it...
- 12/21/2017
- by Chris Harris
- PEOPLE.com
CBS Evening News is playing another game of musical (anchor) chairs.
Jeff Glor, already an Emmy-winning CBS News correspondent, has been named the program’s new anchor. Announced Wednesday, CBS Evening News With Jeff Glor is expected to launch by the end of 2017. In addition to his responsibilities for the nightly broadcast, Glor will also continue to appear on Cbsn, the network’s 24/7 streaming news service.
“Jeff is a thoughtful, probing journalist with the versatility to anchor in any circumstance – from daily reporting to the most significant events of our time,” CBS News President David Rhodes said in a statement.
Jeff Glor, already an Emmy-winning CBS News correspondent, has been named the program’s new anchor. Announced Wednesday, CBS Evening News With Jeff Glor is expected to launch by the end of 2017. In addition to his responsibilities for the nightly broadcast, Glor will also continue to appear on Cbsn, the network’s 24/7 streaming news service.
“Jeff is a thoughtful, probing journalist with the versatility to anchor in any circumstance – from daily reporting to the most significant events of our time,” CBS News President David Rhodes said in a statement.
- 10/25/2017
- TVLine.com
I devoted a good chunk of my extended Memorial Day weekend to devouring Season 5 of House of Cards, and much to my surprise, it was (mostly) time well spent. Below, 10 snappy judgments/musings in no particular order.
1. It almost always marks the beginning of the end for a series when its original creator moves on, so when Beau Willimon suddenly and inexplicably departed at the conclusion of Season 4 and passed the showrunner reins to EPs Melissa James Gibson and Frank Pugliese, my Gilmore Girls/West Wing baggage was wheeled out of the closet. Consequently, I entered Season 5 with low expectations — and was rewarded for it!
1. It almost always marks the beginning of the end for a series when its original creator moves on, so when Beau Willimon suddenly and inexplicably departed at the conclusion of Season 4 and passed the showrunner reins to EPs Melissa James Gibson and Frank Pugliese, my Gilmore Girls/West Wing baggage was wheeled out of the closet. Consequently, I entered Season 5 with low expectations — and was rewarded for it!
- 5/30/2017
- TVLine.com
Chicago – You know her as a hard-charging reporter on CBS-tv, and their fabled magazine show ’60 Minutes.’ But Lesley Stahl also is a grandmother, and has just written a new book called ‘Becoming Grandma: The Joys and Science of the New Grandparenting.” She recently appeared on behalf of the book at Anderson’s Book Shop in Naperville, Ill.
Lesley Stahl of ’60 Minutes’ at Anderson’s Book Shop in Naperville, Ill.
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Stahl had majored in history when she graduated from Wheaton College in Massachusetts. She began her career in Boston in 1971, and was hired by CBS a year later, along with Bernard Shaw and Connie Chung, in what was known at the time as “affirmative action” moves by the network. She cut her teeth during the Watergate era, and was White House correspondent under Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
Lesley Stahl of ’60 Minutes’ at Anderson’s Book Shop in Naperville, Ill.
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Stahl had majored in history when she graduated from Wheaton College in Massachusetts. She began her career in Boston in 1971, and was hired by CBS a year later, along with Bernard Shaw and Connie Chung, in what was known at the time as “affirmative action” moves by the network. She cut her teeth during the Watergate era, and was White House correspondent under Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
- 4/26/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Robert Durst revealed to Los Angeles prosecutors in an interview last year that he was on methamphetamines during HBO's true crime doc series The Jinx, according to the Los Angeles Times.
“I was on meth, I was on meth the whole time,” said Durst, 72, according to a transcript obtained by the Times. “And, when I looked at the little pieces of it… it should have been obvious.”
Watch: Robert Durst Pleads Not Guilty to Murder of Friend, Won't Face Death Penalty
The New York real estate heir made the confession during a three-hour interview to prosecutors after his arrest on March 14, 2015, when a .38-caliber revolver was found in his New Orleans, Louisiana, hotel. On Friday, a transcript of the interview from a New Orleans jail was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, during which he acknowledged that "I was swooped, speeding."
According to the Times, Durst also told prosecutors that he refused a sit-down with TV...
“I was on meth, I was on meth the whole time,” said Durst, 72, according to a transcript obtained by the Times. “And, when I looked at the little pieces of it… it should have been obvious.”
Watch: Robert Durst Pleads Not Guilty to Murder of Friend, Won't Face Death Penalty
The New York real estate heir made the confession during a three-hour interview to prosecutors after his arrest on March 14, 2015, when a .38-caliber revolver was found in his New Orleans, Louisiana, hotel. On Friday, a transcript of the interview from a New Orleans jail was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, during which he acknowledged that "I was swooped, speeding."
According to the Times, Durst also told prosecutors that he refused a sit-down with TV...
- 12/17/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
Good Girls Revolt, based on the real story of women fighting to be reporters at Newsweek in the ’60s and ’70s, has moved heroines like Emmy-winner journalist Connie Chung to tears.
The 70-year-old media legend was the second woman to anchor one of America’s major news network shows and shared that the show “brought me to tears and reminded me of the hell I went through as a journalist.”
As much of a fan as Chung is of the show, it turns out that Good Girls Revolt actress Genevieve Angelson, was an even bigger fan of her.
“I saw Connie Chung across the room,...
The 70-year-old media legend was the second woman to anchor one of America’s major news network shows and shared that the show “brought me to tears and reminded me of the hell I went through as a journalist.”
As much of a fan as Chung is of the show, it turns out that Good Girls Revolt actress Genevieve Angelson, was an even bigger fan of her.
“I saw Connie Chung across the room,...
- 10/26/2016
- by marlenelenthang
- PEOPLE.com
This week, an icon from movies, comedy, and many of our childhoods passed away: Gene Wilder, the original Willy Wonka, died at age 83 from complications of Alzheimer's. The loss, like so many beloved actors, was felt deeply by many, but when I heard the news, I had a second, happy thought after the initial grief-filled surprise: he's with Gilda now. Gilda Radner was Gene Wilder's third wife - she was married to someone else when they met, and he would marry after her death. On paper, it sounds like the kind of Hollywood marriage you'd read about in every tabloid today - they were married to others before their union and only had a few years of marriage; nothing incredible-sounding. But Gene and Gilda had so much more than a Hollywood marriage; theirs was the meeting of two comic geniuses, of course, but also, the kind of romance that's...
- 8/31/2016
- by Shannon Vestal Robson
- Popsugar.com
Let's take a trip down memory lane, shall we? Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton may find themselves in an intense race for the White House - but the two haven't always had presidential aspirations. During a 1988 appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show a then-44-year-old Trump said he would "probably not" ever run for president. Clinton shared similar sentiments. When asked by reporters in 1992 if she's ever had political aspirations she replied: "not for elected office, no." The 69-year-old presumptive Gop nominee and Democratic front-runner, 68, had differing views on life in the public eye, though. "Anyone who's going to be in public life has to,...
- 5/17/2016
- by Char Adams, @CiCiAdams_
- PEOPLE.com
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