Jimmy Fallon took a sharp left turn on his late night show Monday night with an opening monologue addressing the events in Charlottesville over the weekend. “Even though ‘The Tonight Show’ isn’t a political show, it is my responsibility to stand up against intolerance and extremism as a human being,” he began. Unrest in the college town between white supremacists and counter-protesters resulted in the death of a woman — Heather Heyer, 32 — and several others injured after a vehicle plowed into a crowd. 20-year-old James Alex Fields, Jr. was arrested in connection with the fatal crash. Also Read: Jimmy Kimmel on.
- 8/15/2017
- by Carli Velocci
- The Wrap
The men of late-night TV stood united Monday. Jimmy Fallon, who has in the past been criticized for refusing to take sides on political issues, delivered an emotional monologue addressing the deadly events Saturday in Charlottesville, Va. Fallon gave his speech just hours after President Donald Trump finally denounced the incident. Heather Heyer was killed after a car plowed into a crowd of protesters gathered to oppose a "Unite the Right" rally of white nationalist and other right-wing groups; nineteen other people were injured in the incident. A 20-year-old man, James Alex Fields Jr., was later charged with second-degree murder in Heyer's death. "Even though The Tonight Show isn't a...
- 8/15/2017
- E! Online
A North Dakota father is disowning his 30-year-old son who was among the crowd of white nationalist marchers at the weekend’s deadly rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Pearce Tefft penned a moving letter to his son, Peter, on Monday, pleading with him to let go of his “hateful opinions” or face permanent estrangement from his family.
“My son is not welcome at our family gatherings any longer,” Tefft wrote in a letter on the Forum of Fargo website.”I pray my prodigal son will renounce his hateful beliefs and return home. Then and only then will I lay out the feast.
Pearce Tefft penned a moving letter to his son, Peter, on Monday, pleading with him to let go of his “hateful opinions” or face permanent estrangement from his family.
“My son is not welcome at our family gatherings any longer,” Tefft wrote in a letter on the Forum of Fargo website.”I pray my prodigal son will renounce his hateful beliefs and return home. Then and only then will I lay out the feast.
- 8/15/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
President Donald Trump‘s homecoming to New York City Monday night was met with protests as people lined up outside of Trump Tower.
Trump tweeted about his return to the city, writing, “Leaving for New York City and meetings on military purchases and trade.”
Leaving for New York City and meetings on military purchases and trade.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 14, 2017
Feels good to be home after seven months, but the White House is very special, there is no place like it… and the U.S. is really my home!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 15, 2017
The commander-in-chief’s arrival comes...
Trump tweeted about his return to the city, writing, “Leaving for New York City and meetings on military purchases and trade.”
Leaving for New York City and meetings on military purchases and trade.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 14, 2017
Feels good to be home after seven months, but the White House is very special, there is no place like it… and the U.S. is really my home!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 15, 2017
The commander-in-chief’s arrival comes...
- 8/15/2017
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
After violence erupted and claimed the life of an anti-racist protester at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend, President Donald Trump faced growing pressure on social media to fire chief strategist Steve Bannon — the man who once proudly proclaimed his Breitbart News website as “the platform for the alt-right.”
The hashtag #FireBannon was trending on Twitter for much of Sunday evening and into Monday as celebrities and politicians called for Trump to axe Bannon, who is often cited as the nexus between the president and white nationalists.
“White supremacy has no place in America,” tweeted Star Trek actor George Takei.
The hashtag #FireBannon was trending on Twitter for much of Sunday evening and into Monday as celebrities and politicians called for Trump to axe Bannon, who is often cited as the nexus between the president and white nationalists.
“White supremacy has no place in America,” tweeted Star Trek actor George Takei.
- 8/14/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
James Alex Fields was allegedly so threatening and violent his own mother repeatedly called 911 on him. TMZ has obtained 911 records from a police agency in Kentucky from 2010 and 2011, when Fields was 13 and 14 years old. In one incident, a friend of Fields' wheelchair-bound mom called 911, saying the boy was threatening his mother, spit in her face and stood behind her with a 12-inch knife. The mother wanted her son taken away and he was arrested and then detained as a juvenile.
- 8/14/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
A woman was killed and at least 19 people were injured Saturday after a “Unite the Right” white nationalist rally drew attendees and counter-demonstrators into confrontation on the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia.
The woman, 32-year-old Heather Heyer, died after a car intentionally plowed through a crowd of counter-demonstrators as the rally broke up, authorities said.
That attack followed a Friday night march through the University of Virginia’s campus by hundreds of torch-bearing white supremacists who witnesses said chanted “white lives matter” and anti-Semitic slurs.
The deadly violence was the climax of a chaotic weekend that was initially stirred by a...
The woman, 32-year-old Heather Heyer, died after a car intentionally plowed through a crowd of counter-demonstrators as the rally broke up, authorities said.
That attack followed a Friday night march through the University of Virginia’s campus by hundreds of torch-bearing white supremacists who witnesses said chanted “white lives matter” and anti-Semitic slurs.
The deadly violence was the climax of a chaotic weekend that was initially stirred by a...
- 8/14/2017
- by Jeff Truesdell
- PEOPLE.com
After two full days of backlash over his initial response to a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that claimed the lives of three people, President Donald Trump gave a full-throated condemnation of the “racism” that led to “the horrific attack and violence that was witnessed by everyone.”
“Racism is evil, and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the Kkk, Neo-Nazis, White Supremacists, and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as Americans,” the president said Monday afternoon in a previously unscheduled press conference. “We are a nation founded on...
“Racism is evil, and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the Kkk, Neo-Nazis, White Supremacists, and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as Americans,” the president said Monday afternoon in a previously unscheduled press conference. “We are a nation founded on...
- 8/14/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
Members of the Twittersphere are working to identify marchers who took part in the weekend’s deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
A woman died and several more people were left injured on Saturday when a pre-planned “Unite the Right” rally erupted into violence, with white supremacist protesters clashing with counter-protesters on the University of Virginia campus.
Now social media users are attempting to name (and shame) the white nationalists who participated in the headline-making demonstration.
“If you recognize any of the Nazis marching in #Charlottesville, send me their names/profiles and I’ll make them famous #GoodNightAltRight,” a...
A woman died and several more people were left injured on Saturday when a pre-planned “Unite the Right” rally erupted into violence, with white supremacist protesters clashing with counter-protesters on the University of Virginia campus.
Now social media users are attempting to name (and shame) the white nationalists who participated in the headline-making demonstration.
“If you recognize any of the Nazis marching in #Charlottesville, send me their names/profiles and I’ll make them famous #GoodNightAltRight,” a...
- 8/14/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
James Alex Fields Jr., the suspect accused of killing one woman by ramming his car into a group of protesters demonstrating against a downtown Charlottesville white nationalist rally Saturday afternoon, was denied bond during his initial appearance in court Monday, according to reports.
CNN reports the 20-year-old Maumee, Ohio, native appeared via video in front of a Charlottesville judge wearing a black and white jumpsuit.
Fields is being held on charges of second-degree murder, malicious wounding and failure to stop in an accident that resulted in death.
Derek Weimer, who taught Fields history at Randall K. Cooper High School in Kentucky,...
CNN reports the 20-year-old Maumee, Ohio, native appeared via video in front of a Charlottesville judge wearing a black and white jumpsuit.
Fields is being held on charges of second-degree murder, malicious wounding and failure to stop in an accident that resulted in death.
Derek Weimer, who taught Fields history at Randall K. Cooper High School in Kentucky,...
- 8/14/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Donald Trump is lashing out at an African-American pharma mogul who resigned from the president’s manufacturing council to protest Trump’s response to the deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend.
“Now that Ken Frazier of Merck Pharma has resigned from President’s Manufacturing Council, he will have more time to Lower Ripoff Drug Prices!” Trump tweeted on Monday.
The message came just hours after Merck CEO Frazier announced his resignation from the American Manufacturing Council in a statement, noting that he was taking “a stand against intolerance and extremism.”
“America’s leaders must honor our...
“Now that Ken Frazier of Merck Pharma has resigned from President’s Manufacturing Council, he will have more time to Lower Ripoff Drug Prices!” Trump tweeted on Monday.
The message came just hours after Merck CEO Frazier announced his resignation from the American Manufacturing Council in a statement, noting that he was taking “a stand against intolerance and extremism.”
“America’s leaders must honor our...
- 8/14/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
It's eerie ... the man who mowed down 20 people in Charlottesville Saturday looks very much like another killer ... Mark David Chapman. There crimes are different for sure, but both committed monstrous acts ... you know what James Alex Fields did -- killing 1 and injuring 19 by plowing into them during the weekend rally. Chapman, you'll recall, shot and killed John Lennon in 1980 after lying in wait for the former Beatle. There's no connection between the 2 ... it's just interesting.
- 8/14/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
If not for the heroic actions of her fiancé, a woman could have been seriously injured when a driver rammed his car into a group of protesters demonstrating against a downtown Charlottesville white nationalist rally Saturday afternoon.
Marissa Blair told The New York Times that her fiancé, Marcus Martin, pushed her out of the way of the oncoming vehicle. Although Blair walked away with just a scraped arm and a bruise on her leg, Martin attended the memorial service for 32-year-old fatal victim Heather Heyer in a wheelchair with a broken leg.
Blair, who was friends with Heyer and used to work with her,...
Marissa Blair told The New York Times that her fiancé, Marcus Martin, pushed her out of the way of the oncoming vehicle. Although Blair walked away with just a scraped arm and a bruise on her leg, Martin attended the memorial service for 32-year-old fatal victim Heather Heyer in a wheelchair with a broken leg.
Blair, who was friends with Heyer and used to work with her,...
- 8/14/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
[[tmz:video id="0_lwy0ub61"]] New footage of the carnage in Charlottesville was captured by drone video. You see the crowd scramble as the burgundy vehicle is propelled into the intersection after James Alex Fields rams it from behind. One person was killed and 19 were injured in what was almost certainly a terrorist attack. Fields has been charged with second-degree murder. He has aligned himself with the neo-Nazi movement over the years. His mother said after the attack, she knew...
- 8/14/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Celebrities and politicians are speaking out against President Donald Trump‘s confusing comments after a rally organized by the alt-right and white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia, left threee dead and dozens injured.
On Saturday, a pre-planned “Unite the Right” rally erupted into violence as the white supremacist protesters clashed with counter-protesters who were demonstrating against the event. After Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency and canceled the rally, a 20-year-old man identified as James Alex Fields Jr. allegedly intentionally drove his car into a group of counter-protesters, killing one 32-year-old woman and injuring at least 19 people. He is being held for second-degree murder,...
On Saturday, a pre-planned “Unite the Right” rally erupted into violence as the white supremacist protesters clashed with counter-protesters who were demonstrating against the event. After Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency and canceled the rally, a 20-year-old man identified as James Alex Fields Jr. allegedly intentionally drove his car into a group of counter-protesters, killing one 32-year-old woman and injuring at least 19 people. He is being held for second-degree murder,...
- 8/14/2017
- by Maria Mercedes Lara
- PEOPLE.com
Jesse Williams refused to stand for the National Anthem while attending a BIG3 game this weekend ... and it appears to be in direct response to the Charlottesville attack. Jesse was at the Staples Center in L.A. Sunday, sitting in for a round of games between 8 teams for Ice Cube's basketball tournament ... but during the anthem, the "Grey's Anatomy" star parked it. [[tmz:video id="0_o8fwhibr"]] While sitting court side, Jesse posted a video during the song with...
- 8/13/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The woman who was killed when a driver rammed his car into a group of protesters demonstrating against a downtown Charlottesville white nationalist rally Saturday afternoon has been identified.
Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer identified the victim as 32-year-old Heather Heyer during an appearance on Meet The Press Sunday morning, according to NBC News.
A GoFundMe page set up to help her family has raised over $70,000, exceeding their goal of $50,000.
“She died doing what was right. My heart is broken, but I am forever proud of her,” her mother said, according to the donation page.
Two Virginia state troopers, Jay Cullen and Berke Bates,...
Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer identified the victim as 32-year-old Heather Heyer during an appearance on Meet The Press Sunday morning, according to NBC News.
A GoFundMe page set up to help her family has raised over $70,000, exceeding their goal of $50,000.
“She died doing what was right. My heart is broken, but I am forever proud of her,” her mother said, according to the donation page.
Two Virginia state troopers, Jay Cullen and Berke Bates,...
- 8/13/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
[[tmz:video id="0_v93xxq9z"]] The carnage from the terrorist attack in Charlottesville, Va Saturday was captured graphically on a new video obtained by TMZ. You see the speeding car slam into a group of people on the street. The impact is fierce ... and clearly deliberate. The victims were tossed in the air like rag dolls ... some violently pinned by the vehicle. One person was killed and 19 others were injured in the attack. 20-year-old James Alex Fields from Ohio has been arrested for the attack.
- 8/13/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
James Alex Fields Jr., the man allegedly responsible for killing one woman and injuring 19 others in Charlottesville, has been charged with murder following the crash, according to a new report.
- 8/13/2017
- by Sophie Radvan
- HollywoodLife
Police have arrested 20-year-old Maumee, Ohio, resident James Alex Fields, Jr. in connection with the car crash that killed one woman and injured 19 more at the “Unite the Right” rally on Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia, CNN reports. Fields has been charged with one count of second-degree murder, three counts of malicious wounding and one count of “hit and run attended failure to stop with injury,” according to Charlottesville Police Chief Al Thomas. Groups of white nationalists descended on Charlottesville to protest the planned removal of a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee, and were met by counter-protesters, leading to.
- 8/13/2017
- by Rosemary Rossi
- The Wrap
Updated with arrest & casualty info Virginia officials confirmed that 20-year-old James Alex Fields Jr. of Maumee, Ohio, was arrested and has been booked on suspicion of second-degree murder, malicious wounding and failure to stop for an accident involving a death.(See his mug shot below). Fields’ booking was confirmed by Superintendent Martin Kumer with the Albermarle-Charlottesville County Regional Jail. Three people died as a result of today’s violent clashes in…...
- 8/13/2017
- Deadline TV
The alleged driver of the car that plowed into a group of counterprotesters in Charlottesville has been charged with one count of second-degree murder ... TMZ has learned. The suspect's been identified as James Alex Fields Jr., a 20-year-old Ohio man. He's facing the second-degree murder charge, along with three counts of malicious wounding and one count of failing to stop at an accident that resulted in death ... according to the superintendent of the Albemarle Regional Jail.
- 8/13/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Need to catch up? Check out the previous Quantico recap here
In our first post-dual-timeline Quantico, Alex Parrish has a new mission (seek out those who wish to do the United States harm) and a new problem (being forced to work alongside her former fiancé). One is kinda successful. The other? Time will tell.
But before we get into the details of this week’s episode, titled “Lnwilt,” let’s clear something up: The Haas son in charge of the president’s new task force is, as some of you correctly guessed, not Caleb. Instead, it’s his brother, Clayton,...
In our first post-dual-timeline Quantico, Alex Parrish has a new mission (seek out those who wish to do the United States harm) and a new problem (being forced to work alongside her former fiancé). One is kinda successful. The other? Time will tell.
But before we get into the details of this week’s episode, titled “Lnwilt,” let’s clear something up: The Haas son in charge of the president’s new task force is, as some of you correctly guessed, not Caleb. Instead, it’s his brother, Clayton,...
- 3/21/2017
- TVLine.com
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