Month: May 2021

Media top headlines May 4 Gov. Andrew Cuomo's warning that unvaccinated people could kill their grandma's and more round out today's top media headlines. A columnist for a British news outlet questioned Tuesday whether Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, "got to" CNN, after an international correspondent's package challenging various aspects of the Royal's Oprah Winfrey interview disappeared from their website. The claim comes just over a month after British journalist Piers Morgan said Markle complained to a U.K. regulatory agency about his now-former employer ITV, following critiques he made on "Good Morning Britain" that ultimately led to his parting with the program. Regarding the Winfrey interview, U.K. Daily Mail columnist Dan Wootton pointed out that CNN London correspondent...

But the saga didn't end there. Bekah and her parents immediately contacted the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office to take her off the missing-persons list but were only able to leave voicemails. This meant she was never taken off the list, and so a North Coast Journal article published in February 2018—as The Bachelor was airing—reported her as still missing.  "someone recognized me from the Bachelor and the story BLEW UP," Bekah continued. "like seriously... blew up. It went international. but the facts were all f--ked up. some people thought I lied to my mom told her I was on a weed farm when I was really on the bachelor??"  This led to a ton of media coverage for her, including a spot on Jimmy Kimmel Live. "but the actual story was so long and confusing that I just told all the media...

ATLANTA — Rayshawn Bennett, better known as musical performer YFN Lucci, is among a dozen suspects indicted in a 75-page, 105 count racketeering indictment focused on factions within the Bloods street gang. “This indictment is unprecedented. Period,” Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis told Channel 2 Investigative reporter Mark Winne in an exclusive interview. “There’s been a huge spike in violent crime,” Willis said. “I made a commitment to bring the best and the brightest minds here, many of which you see sitting here right now so that we could deal with this issue of this violent crime.” [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Joining Willis when she met with Winne were key members of her staff, including recent hire Mike Carlson, one of the state’s most ren...

After Taylor Swift’s Fearless (Taylor’s Version) scored the biggest debut of any album so far in 2021 upon its release last month, the re-recorded version of her 2008 sophomore album remains in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart. Meanwhile, we can keep tracking how the new version of Fearless has impacted the old version of Fearless, in terms of weekly listenership. In its third week on the Billboard 200, Fearless (Taylor’s Version) slips to No. 9, after previously debuting atop the chart and sliding to No. 2 on last week’s tally. The re-recorded album earned 33,000 equivalent album units on the chart dated May 8, according to MRC Data, down from 57,000 equivalent album units the previous week.

Steven Soderbergh explains decision to change Oscars awards order | EW.com Skip to content Top Navigation Close this dialog window Explore EW.com Close this dialog window Share options Close this dialog window View image Oscars producer Steven Soderbergh explains decision to change the order of final awards this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.

'DIS Unplugged' podcast host Pete Werner discusses the reopening details of Disneyland in California. In honor of Star Wars Day, Disney is giving the public its first look at a "real", retractable lightsaber that was first teased by Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D'Amaro in April.  Rey can be heard in a 14-second teaser video saying "Light. Darkness. A balance," a reference to the character's quote from The Last Jedi, as the lightsaber is ignited.  NEW SCENE FROM DISNEYLAND'S SNOW WHITE RIDE IS PROMPTING BACKLASH The company said in a blog post that the popular weapon will be seen in action beginning in 2022, when guests are transported from the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida to a galaxy far, far away for a two-night experience at the t...