Point Pleasant Beach, NJ – Fox News Channel’s The Five is bringing its lively discussions to the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk on Friday for a special live broadcast from Martell’s Tiki Bar. The show, airing from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, will feature a special ‘Beach Bash’ edition on June 7. This unique broadcast will see the regulars come together in an electrifying atmosphere. Co-hosts Dana Perino, Greg Gutfeld, Jesse Watters, Jeanine Pirro, and Harold Ford Jr. will be engaging with the audience in fun ways. Live Fan Mail Reading In a remarkable twist, Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino from...
- 6/8/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
The big news from Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal hush money trial Monday was Judge Juan Merchan clearing the courtroom so he could reprimand the Trump legal team’s combative witness, Robert Costello — who had spent the last several days publicly attacking the judge and the proceedings.
Costello, a lawyer, previously advised Michael Cohen, the longtime Trump fixer who is now prosecutors’ key witness in their case against the former president. During his testimony, Merchan admonished Costello for audibly and visibly reacting — including apparently rolling his eyes — in response to...
Costello, a lawyer, previously advised Michael Cohen, the longtime Trump fixer who is now prosecutors’ key witness in their case against the former president. During his testimony, Merchan admonished Costello for audibly and visibly reacting — including apparently rolling his eyes — in response to...
- 5/21/2024
- by Andrew Perez
- Rollingstone.com
Nearly ten year after the Emmy Award-winning first season, “The Jinx” is remarkably back on HBO. Andrew Jarecki, Marc Smerling, and Zac Stuart-Pontier’s engrossing docuseries about the string of murders connected to Robert Durst built to a now-infamous climax, and will return with more story to tell April 21.
Before that, it’s worth revisiting the 2015 series and decades of headlines it interrogates. “The Jinx” gripped its audience with mounting evidence against Durst and a scintillating narrative structure, but also quickly came under fire for manipulating the timeline and even Durst’s hot mic recordings for dramatic effect. In 2015, IndieWire’s Matt Brennan pointed out that “The Jinx” set an impossible standard for documentary drama — one that the series itself had arguably not cleared in the first place. Jessica Kiang wrote that “This is not Jarecki’s gotcha so much as it is a self-initiated, cloudily motivated performance piece of Durst’s,...
Before that, it’s worth revisiting the 2015 series and decades of headlines it interrogates. “The Jinx” gripped its audience with mounting evidence against Durst and a scintillating narrative structure, but also quickly came under fire for manipulating the timeline and even Durst’s hot mic recordings for dramatic effect. In 2015, IndieWire’s Matt Brennan pointed out that “The Jinx” set an impossible standard for documentary drama — one that the series itself had arguably not cleared in the first place. Jessica Kiang wrote that “This is not Jarecki’s gotcha so much as it is a self-initiated, cloudily motivated performance piece of Durst’s,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
On an otherwise uneventful Friday evening, about 95 million people watched a white Ford Bronco slowly driving down the 5 freeway.
The driver of the car, of course, was O.J. Simpson, the NFL star turned actor and TV broadcaster, and that day he officially was named as a murder suspect in the deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
America was glued to their TV sets, with the broadcast networks breaking into their regular programing, and the lone cable news channel CNN having its star host Larry King guide viewers through the action (watch it here).
The chase and subsequent trial (“The Trial of the Century,” as declared by multiple news outlets), with its live cameras in the courtroom, became gripping must-see TV. The not-guilty verdict — handed down at 10 a.m. on a weekday — was watched live by more than 150 million people (on day one of the 1991 Gulf War,...
The driver of the car, of course, was O.J. Simpson, the NFL star turned actor and TV broadcaster, and that day he officially was named as a murder suspect in the deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
America was glued to their TV sets, with the broadcast networks breaking into their regular programing, and the lone cable news channel CNN having its star host Larry King guide viewers through the action (watch it here).
The chase and subsequent trial (“The Trial of the Century,” as declared by multiple news outlets), with its live cameras in the courtroom, became gripping must-see TV. The not-guilty verdict — handed down at 10 a.m. on a weekday — was watched live by more than 150 million people (on day one of the 1991 Gulf War,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Documentaries, by their very nature, are driven by curiosity. Nonfiction filmmakers arrive at their subjects — be they people, places or events — with a wide-eyed sense of wonder. But as Max Kestner’s “Life and Other Problems” attests, curiosity can only take you so far. Ostensibly structured around the director’s interest in big questions about life and consciousness, this journey through philosophy, biology, and evolution never quite brings its many-pronged interrogations into a cohesive whole. Eager to posit that we are no different from the microbes that live within us — or the animals we keep in zoos — the documentary never does more than meander around its many provocative questions.
The precipitating incident at the start of Kestner’s film is a global headline-grabbing moment from 2014. That’s the year the Copenhagen Zoo decided to euthanize Marius, a 2-year-old giraffe under their care. Clearly rankled by the incident and the issues...
The precipitating incident at the start of Kestner’s film is a global headline-grabbing moment from 2014. That’s the year the Copenhagen Zoo decided to euthanize Marius, a 2-year-old giraffe under their care. Clearly rankled by the incident and the issues...
- 3/13/2024
- by Manuel Betancourt
- Variety Film + TV
The streamer has specifically avoided adding too much news content, contrasting it with streamers like Max and Peacock.
Fox Nation may not be ready to join the ranks of the streaming titans just yet, but it’s built a loyal and dedicated subscriber base. A report from The Wall Street Journal indicates that Fox Nation now has 2 million subscribers, and outlines what the streamer’s plans for future growth entail in the wake of a recent leadership change.
Fox Nation is focused on lifestyle programming that viewers of its news channel won’t find on the linear network. Executives say Fox Nation is capable of housing Fox News live stream if it becomes necessary, but there are currently no plans to make that move. The streamer will offer a new series on the state of Texas hosted by Matthew McConaughey in April. 60-Day Free Trial $5.99+ / month fox nation via directv...
Fox Nation may not be ready to join the ranks of the streaming titans just yet, but it’s built a loyal and dedicated subscriber base. A report from The Wall Street Journal indicates that Fox Nation now has 2 million subscribers, and outlines what the streamer’s plans for future growth entail in the wake of a recent leadership change.
Fox Nation is focused on lifestyle programming that viewers of its news channel won’t find on the linear network. Executives say Fox Nation is capable of housing Fox News live stream if it becomes necessary, but there are currently no plans to make that move. The streamer will offer a new series on the state of Texas hosted by Matthew McConaughey in April. 60-Day Free Trial $5.99+ / month fox nation via directv...
- 2/26/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) moved to force the vote to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) for her mistranslated comments regarding Somalia and Somaliland.
Greene offered her censure legislation on the House floor as a privileged resolution, a procedural gambit forcing leadership to hold a vote within two legislative days.
Leadership was able to bring this resolution to the floor for a vote or motion to table it. These choices require majority support.
Greene said she informed leadership that she was introducing the resolution but did not get an indication of how they would act on it.
On top of being formally censured, this resolution would remove Omar from the Budget Committee and Education the Workforce Committee.
“I would love to expel her; I think she should be deported, I honestly do,” Greene told reporters after moving to force a vote on the censure measure.
“Any person that’s been...
Greene offered her censure legislation on the House floor as a privileged resolution, a procedural gambit forcing leadership to hold a vote within two legislative days.
Leadership was able to bring this resolution to the floor for a vote or motion to table it. These choices require majority support.
Greene said she informed leadership that she was introducing the resolution but did not get an indication of how they would act on it.
On top of being formally censured, this resolution would remove Omar from the Budget Committee and Education the Workforce Committee.
“I would love to expel her; I think she should be deported, I honestly do,” Greene told reporters after moving to force a vote on the censure measure.
“Any person that’s been...
- 2/18/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Geraldo Rivera and his iconic mustache have found a new basic cable home.
The former Fox News personality has joined NewsNation effective immediately, where he’ll serve as correspondent-at-large and appear across the network’s daytime and primetime programming.
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He’ll make his NewsNation debut this evening, with an appearance on Cuomo (airing at 8/7c).
“Geraldo is a legendary journalist whose talent and experience is unrivaled in the industry,...
The former Fox News personality has joined NewsNation effective immediately, where he’ll serve as correspondent-at-large and appear across the network’s daytime and primetime programming.
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He’ll make his NewsNation debut this evening, with an appearance on Cuomo (airing at 8/7c).
“Geraldo is a legendary journalist whose talent and experience is unrivaled in the industry,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift hasn’t even endorsed President Joe Biden for reelection yet. That hasn’t stopped members of MAGAland’s upper crust from plotting to declare — as one source close to Donald Trump calls it — a “holy war” on the pop megastar, especially if she ends up publicly backing the Democrats in the 2024 election.
According to three people familiar with the matter, Trump loyalists working on or close to the former president’s campaign, longtime Trump allies in right-wing media, and an array of outside advisers to the ex-president...
According to three people familiar with the matter, Trump loyalists working on or close to the former president’s campaign, longtime Trump allies in right-wing media, and an array of outside advisers to the ex-president...
- 1/30/2024
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
The ladies of The View have a message for conservative news outlets and politicians targeting Taylor Swift: You need to calm down.
Tuesday’s episode began with a discussion about Fox News’ apparent crusade against the pop star, which included clips of people like Jeanine Pirro, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham alleging that Swift’s liberal political influence over younger voters heading into the 2024 presidential election is not only misguided but dangerous.
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Tuesday’s episode began with a discussion about Fox News’ apparent crusade against the pop star, which included clips of people like Jeanine Pirro, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham alleging that Swift’s liberal political influence over younger voters heading into the 2024 presidential election is not only misguided but dangerous.
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- 1/30/2024
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Rupert Murdoch is being deposed Tuesday and Wednesday as part of Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox.
Murdoch, who recently stepped down as chairman of Fox Corp. and News Corp., is not named in the lawsuit. But Smartmatic sued Fox News and Fox Corp., arguing that both the network and the parent company are liable for amplifying false claims that the company was involved in 2020 election vote rigging schemes.
A source confirmed a Reuters report that Murdoch was being deposed.
A spokesman for Fox Corp. declined to comment.
Fox Corp. settled another defamation case involving another election systems company, Dominion Voting Systems, in April, just as a trial was about to begin in Wilmington, De. The $787.5 million settlement was reached just before the elder Murdoch was expected to be called as a witness. He had already been deposed in the Dominion case and he admitted that some Fox hosts...
Murdoch, who recently stepped down as chairman of Fox Corp. and News Corp., is not named in the lawsuit. But Smartmatic sued Fox News and Fox Corp., arguing that both the network and the parent company are liable for amplifying false claims that the company was involved in 2020 election vote rigging schemes.
A source confirmed a Reuters report that Murdoch was being deposed.
A spokesman for Fox Corp. declined to comment.
Fox Corp. settled another defamation case involving another election systems company, Dominion Voting Systems, in April, just as a trial was about to begin in Wilmington, De. The $787.5 million settlement was reached just before the elder Murdoch was expected to be called as a witness. He had already been deposed in the Dominion case and he admitted that some Fox hosts...
- 11/28/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Live from the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tn, it’s the 2023 Patriot Awards on Fox Nation. It’s an evening dedicated to celebrating those whom Fox deems America’s greatest patriots, and a host of Fox News personalities will be on hand to present awards. Hosted by Pete Hegseth, the ceremony takes place on Thursday, Nov. 16 starting at 8 p.m. Et, and will show off the network’s stars in all their red-white-and-blue glory. You can watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Fox Nation.
How to Watch 2023 Patriot Awards When: Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 8:00 Pm Est Where: Fox Nation Stream: Watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Fox Nation. 7-Day Free Trial$5.99+ / month fox nation via fubo About 2023 Patriot Awards
Hegseth who has helmed the event every year since its inception, will return as emcee. The evening will honor America’s everyday heroes, including military veterans, first responders...
How to Watch 2023 Patriot Awards When: Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 8:00 Pm Est Where: Fox Nation Stream: Watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Fox Nation. 7-Day Free Trial$5.99+ / month fox nation via fubo About 2023 Patriot Awards
Hegseth who has helmed the event every year since its inception, will return as emcee. The evening will honor America’s everyday heroes, including military veterans, first responders...
- 11/16/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
A Jason Aldean music video has been edited to remove six seconds of TV news coverage that featured Black Lives Matters protesters battling police in 2020 after the death of George Floyd.
But the updates to “Try That in a Small Town” were made because of copyright clearance issues, the country star’s record label, Bbr Music Group, told The Washington Post — not sensitivity considerations after widespread backlash over where the video was shot or over the accusations of racism that surfaced in light of the protest footage used.
Portions of the Fox 5 Atlanta coverage that were removed had also been projected onto an exterior wall of the courthouse Aldean and his band performed in front of for “Try That,” a second-story window from which an 18-year-old Black teen was lynched in 1927.
Watch the updated version of “Try That in a Small Town” here or above.
Aldean has defended the video,...
But the updates to “Try That in a Small Town” were made because of copyright clearance issues, the country star’s record label, Bbr Music Group, told The Washington Post — not sensitivity considerations after widespread backlash over where the video was shot or over the accusations of racism that surfaced in light of the protest footage used.
Portions of the Fox 5 Atlanta coverage that were removed had also been projected onto an exterior wall of the courthouse Aldean and his band performed in front of for “Try That,” a second-story window from which an 18-year-old Black teen was lynched in 1927.
Watch the updated version of “Try That in a Small Town” here or above.
Aldean has defended the video,...
- 7/27/2023
- by Jeremy Bailey
- The Wrap
Fox News host Jeanine Pirro went fishing Wednesday for excuses as to why country music star Jason Aldean shot a now-controversial video in front of a Tennessee courthouse known as the site of a notorious 20th century lynching of a Black man.
Pirro, in a segment on “The Five” discussing why Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town was pulled by the Country Music Television channel, came up with a doozy of a reason for his choice of location.
“Don’t you think he’s trying to show that there hasn’t been much progress and that, you know, Black Lives Matter is violating the law themselves at this point,” Pirro said, to the seeming consternation of even cohost Greg Gutfeld, who was left expressionless by the comment, even looking down at the table as the camera pulled out to a wider shot.
“Rioting and burning,” Pirro added, referring...
Pirro, in a segment on “The Five” discussing why Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town was pulled by the Country Music Television channel, came up with a doozy of a reason for his choice of location.
“Don’t you think he’s trying to show that there hasn’t been much progress and that, you know, Black Lives Matter is violating the law themselves at this point,” Pirro said, to the seeming consternation of even cohost Greg Gutfeld, who was left expressionless by the comment, even looking down at the table as the camera pulled out to a wider shot.
“Rioting and burning,” Pirro added, referring...
- 7/20/2023
- by Jeremy Bailey
- The Wrap
Update, Friday: Geraldo Rivera continued his criticisms of former colleagues at Fox News and at the network itself in an appearance later on Thursday on Chris Cuomo’s NewsNation show.
“Fox left me. They fired me from the number one rated show The Five. After they fired me, I said, ‘Well, wait a second. You know, I don’t want to work here anymore.’ If you are firing me from the number one show, what are you going to do?”
Rivera said that they gave him a “plethora of options,” including a series on the candidates for president, “and they said you could finish that up on Fox Nation to do that.” He declined.
Rivera said that he had a “toxic relationship” with one of The Five regulars, and although he didn’t identify him, he had previously clashed with Greg Gutfeld.
On Twitter and in press interviews, Rivera criticized...
“Fox left me. They fired me from the number one rated show The Five. After they fired me, I said, ‘Well, wait a second. You know, I don’t want to work here anymore.’ If you are firing me from the number one show, what are you going to do?”
Rivera said that they gave him a “plethora of options,” including a series on the candidates for president, “and they said you could finish that up on Fox Nation to do that.” He declined.
Rivera said that he had a “toxic relationship” with one of The Five regulars, and although he didn’t identify him, he had previously clashed with Greg Gutfeld.
On Twitter and in press interviews, Rivera criticized...
- 7/14/2023
- by Greg Evans and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Geraldo Rivera is opening up about his recent departure from Fox News and how a “toxic relationship” with another host on The Five played a role in his firing.
Last month, it was announced that Rivera would be leaving the afternoon panel show. But the following week, he took to Twitter to reveal that he actually quit his job at Fox News after being “fired” from The Five.
During Thursday’s appearance on The View, Rivera didn’t identify who he “had a toxic relationship” with, but when asked if he felt that it was unfair that personal issues with a colleague on the show led to his exit, he responded, “Sure.”
“I also thought it was very unfair that I was not judged objectively in our disputes, but rather that he was always favored,” he explained. “I was the one…suspended three times. My appearances, I had two, three appearances scheduled weekly,...
Last month, it was announced that Rivera would be leaving the afternoon panel show. But the following week, he took to Twitter to reveal that he actually quit his job at Fox News after being “fired” from The Five.
During Thursday’s appearance on The View, Rivera didn’t identify who he “had a toxic relationship” with, but when asked if he felt that it was unfair that personal issues with a colleague on the show led to his exit, he responded, “Sure.”
“I also thought it was very unfair that I was not judged objectively in our disputes, but rather that he was always favored,” he explained. “I was the one…suspended three times. My appearances, I had two, three appearances scheduled weekly,...
- 7/14/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Geraldo Rivera has a bone to pick with one of The Five.
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The recently ousted Fox News personality appeared on Thursday’s episode of The View and alluded to a contentious relationship with one of the hosts of the conservative news network’s 5 pm hour.
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The recently ousted Fox News personality appeared on Thursday’s episode of The View and alluded to a contentious relationship with one of the hosts of the conservative news network’s 5 pm hour.
- 7/13/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Fox News host Jeanine Pirro went on a QAnon conspiracy theorist and noted antisemite’s podcast this week, bucking the motivations behind a network directive that she refrain from doing promotional appearances at conservative religious and political events.
Pirro, as reported by the left-leaning think tank Media Matters, appeared Monday on Michael Scheuer’s podcast, audio of which you can listen to above. She eventually cut things short when the conversation went sideways.
Scheuer, an ex-CIA officer who once had a standing invite as a Fox News guest, has since built a significant track record of spouting antisemitic comments and even creating shows around antisemitic tropes. He has also repeatedly expressed supportive views of conspiracy theories that sync with QAnon followers.
In Monday’s show, despite the appearance of a popular Fox News personality — or perhaps because of it — Scheuer did not veer from those themes. As it became...
Pirro, as reported by the left-leaning think tank Media Matters, appeared Monday on Michael Scheuer’s podcast, audio of which you can listen to above. She eventually cut things short when the conversation went sideways.
Scheuer, an ex-CIA officer who once had a standing invite as a Fox News guest, has since built a significant track record of spouting antisemitic comments and even creating shows around antisemitic tropes. He has also repeatedly expressed supportive views of conspiracy theories that sync with QAnon followers.
In Monday’s show, despite the appearance of a popular Fox News personality — or perhaps because of it — Scheuer did not veer from those themes. As it became...
- 7/7/2023
- by Jeremy Bailey
- The Wrap
“The Five” got all churned up over Ben & Jerrys’ holiday weekend tweet calling for the return of indigenous land, suggesting the Vermont company start with its own ice cream plants and noting that its product can also kill people – eventually.
Jeanine Pirro led the five-person primetime panel into the discussion Wednesday, quoting the company’s 4th of July tweet saying “This 4th of July, it’s high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and commit to returning it.” The tweet includes a link to sign a petition.
“They have factories where Native Americans, like the Abenakis, live in South Burlington, Vermont,” Pirro said. “Should they give that land back?”
For answers, she turned first to “Gutfeld!” host and “The Five” cohost Greg Gutfeld.
“Put their money where their mouth is, that’s what I say,” Gutfeld said. “You know, that’s funny, the entire world is based on conquest,...
Jeanine Pirro led the five-person primetime panel into the discussion Wednesday, quoting the company’s 4th of July tweet saying “This 4th of July, it’s high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and commit to returning it.” The tweet includes a link to sign a petition.
“They have factories where Native Americans, like the Abenakis, live in South Burlington, Vermont,” Pirro said. “Should they give that land back?”
For answers, she turned first to “Gutfeld!” host and “The Five” cohost Greg Gutfeld.
“Put their money where their mouth is, that’s what I say,” Gutfeld said. “You know, that’s funny, the entire world is based on conquest,...
- 7/6/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Geraldo Rivera said on Thursday that he has “quit” Fox News wholesale, one week after learning he was being subtracted from The Five.
Fox News in turn said that an “amicable” parting of ways had been agreed upon, and that Rivera will get a Friday, June 30 sendoff — though not on The Five, as originally planned.
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Fox News in turn said that an “amicable” parting of ways had been agreed upon, and that Rivera will get a Friday, June 30 sendoff — though not on The Five, as originally planned.
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- 6/30/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Geraldo Rivera has called Fox News his home since leaving CNBC in 2001 to join the cable outlet as its ostensible war correspondent. He appears to have a lost a recent battle.
After being ousted from a rotation on “The Five,” Rivera said in a video post on Twitter Thursday, he is leaving Fox News. “I’ve been fired from ‘The Five,’ and as a result, I quit Fox,” the veteran TV personality said, while riding a boat. He said he might appear on “Fox & Friends” Friday to offer more comment, but would not be appearing on “The Five” one last time, as he had previously indicated he would.
“We reached an amicable conclusion with Geraldo over the past few weeks, and look forward to celebrating him tomorrow on ‘Fox & Friends,’ which will be his last appearance on the network,” Fox News said in a statement Thursday evening.
Fox...
After being ousted from a rotation on “The Five,” Rivera said in a video post on Twitter Thursday, he is leaving Fox News. “I’ve been fired from ‘The Five,’ and as a result, I quit Fox,” the veteran TV personality said, while riding a boat. He said he might appear on “Fox & Friends” Friday to offer more comment, but would not be appearing on “The Five” one last time, as he had previously indicated he would.
“We reached an amicable conclusion with Geraldo over the past few weeks, and look forward to celebrating him tomorrow on ‘Fox & Friends,’ which will be his last appearance on the network,” Fox News said in a statement Thursday evening.
Fox...
- 6/29/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Fox News journalist Geraldo Rivera is leaving his post on “The Five,” he announced Wednesday. In an interview with the Associated Press and an earlier tweet first announcing his decision, the longtime figure at the conservative news network said he was exiting the talk show due to “a growing tension that goes beyond editorial differences.”
“It has been a rocky ride but it has also been an exhilarating adventure that spanned quite a few years,” Rivera said on Wednesday in an interview with The Associated Press. “I hope it’s not my last adventure.” Rivera, who joined the program in 2022, says he will remain with the network as a “correspondent at large.” His last appearances on “The Five” will be June 29 and June 30.
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“It has been a rocky ride but it has also been an exhilarating adventure that spanned quite a few years,” Rivera said on Wednesday in an interview with The Associated Press. “I hope it’s not my last adventure.” Rivera, who joined the program in 2022, says he will remain with the network as a “correspondent at large.” His last appearances on “The Five” will be June 29 and June 30.
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- 6/21/2023
- by Raquel "Rocky" Harris
- The Wrap
Following a Wednesday morning tweet revealing he was leaving The Five, Geraldo Rivera has issued a subsequent statement revealing he has quit the Fox News political commentary series rather than being booted. The veteran TV personality said appearing on the series was no longer “worth it to me.” The Five is a late-afternoon panelist program on Fox News that features conservative panelists Jeanine Pirro, Jesse Watters, Dana Perino, and Greg Gutfeld and rotating “liberal” panelists Rivera, Jessica Tarlov, and Harold Ford Jr. The latter three have served as rotating hosts since Juan Williams left the series in 2021. The series, which has been running since 2011, boasts some of cable news’ highest ratings. “Morning, it’s official, I’m off @TheFive. My last scheduled show appearances are Thursday and Friday June 29th and 30th,” Rivera tweeted Wednesday morning. “It’s been a great run and I appreciate having had the opportunity. Being...
- 6/21/2023
- TV Insider
After a year and a half of sitting in with The Five, Fox News Correspondent Geraldo Rivera is officially leaving the program.
The co-host broke the news himself on Twitter Wednesday writing, “I’m off @TheFive. My last scheduled show appearances are Thursday and Friday, June 29th and 30th. It’s been a great run and I appreciate having had the opportunity. Being odd man out isn’t always easy.”
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The co-host broke the news himself on Twitter Wednesday writing, “I’m off @TheFive. My last scheduled show appearances are Thursday and Friday, June 29th and 30th. It’s been a great run and I appreciate having had the opportunity. Being odd man out isn’t always easy.”
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- 6/21/2023
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Loquacious Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera will soon have less to talk about.
The veteran will leave his slot as one of the “liberal” panelists on “The Five,” he announced via Twitter on Wednesday, ceding ground, presumably, to Jessica Tarlov and Harold Ford, Jr., the two other personalities who regularly occupy the seat on the show. “The Five” is Fox News Channel’s most-watched program, and executives are known to take a distinct interest in how the panelists mesh on screen.
“Morning, it’s official, I’m off @TheFive,” Rivera posted. “My last scheduled show appearances are Thursday and Friday June 29th and 30th. It’s been a great run and I appreciate having had the opportunity. Being odd man out isn’t always easy. For the time being, I’m still Correspondent at Large.”
A spokesperson for Fox News could not be reached for immediate comment on Rivera’s status at the network.
The veteran will leave his slot as one of the “liberal” panelists on “The Five,” he announced via Twitter on Wednesday, ceding ground, presumably, to Jessica Tarlov and Harold Ford, Jr., the two other personalities who regularly occupy the seat on the show. “The Five” is Fox News Channel’s most-watched program, and executives are known to take a distinct interest in how the panelists mesh on screen.
“Morning, it’s official, I’m off @TheFive,” Rivera posted. “My last scheduled show appearances are Thursday and Friday June 29th and 30th. It’s been a great run and I appreciate having had the opportunity. Being odd man out isn’t always easy. For the time being, I’m still Correspondent at Large.”
A spokesperson for Fox News could not be reached for immediate comment on Rivera’s status at the network.
- 6/21/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Geraldo Rivera is set to leave The Five, Fox News’ afternoon panel show.
He revealed the news on social media, stating his last scheduled appearances would be on the June 29 and 30 shows. “It’s been a great run and I appreciate having had the opportunity,” Rivera wrote in part. “Being odd man out isn’t always easy. For the time being, I’m still Correspondent at Large.”
Also Wednesday, during an interview with The Associated Press, Rivera explained friction in front and behind the cameras on The Five led to his decision to quit the series. “There has been a growing tension that goes beyond editorial differences and personal annoyances and gripes. It’s not worth it to me,” he said.
The Five features a rotating cast of co-hosts from across Fox’s lineup, including Jesse Watters, Dana Perino, Greg Gutfeld and Jeanine Pirro, in freewheeling conversation about the issues of the day.
He revealed the news on social media, stating his last scheduled appearances would be on the June 29 and 30 shows. “It’s been a great run and I appreciate having had the opportunity,” Rivera wrote in part. “Being odd man out isn’t always easy. For the time being, I’m still Correspondent at Large.”
Also Wednesday, during an interview with The Associated Press, Rivera explained friction in front and behind the cameras on The Five led to his decision to quit the series. “There has been a growing tension that goes beyond editorial differences and personal annoyances and gripes. It’s not worth it to me,” he said.
The Five features a rotating cast of co-hosts from across Fox’s lineup, including Jesse Watters, Dana Perino, Greg Gutfeld and Jeanine Pirro, in freewheeling conversation about the issues of the day.
- 6/21/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fox News anchor Jeanine Pirro used a news segment Wednesday on “The Five” to mock the government response to the East Coast smoke crisis, disparaging Democrats who have encouraged mask usage despite its obvious and proven safety benefits.
Pirro, pulling straight from the right-wing pandemic playbook, called some of the smoke mitigation efforts in Washington “mask insanity” in video you can watch above.
“While Americans choke on the smoke, the far left smells an opportunity,” Pirro began, beside video of an indecipherable gray screen presumably featuring a smoky landscape.
“The Five” then pulled up an Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweet addressing the likely future needs surrounding similar climate crisis with Pirro’s sarcastic tone on full blast.
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“Aoc thinks this is a great time to push her Green New Deal,” Pirro said. “She says that we must, quote, ‘Adapt our food systems,...
Pirro, pulling straight from the right-wing pandemic playbook, called some of the smoke mitigation efforts in Washington “mask insanity” in video you can watch above.
“While Americans choke on the smoke, the far left smells an opportunity,” Pirro began, beside video of an indecipherable gray screen presumably featuring a smoky landscape.
“The Five” then pulled up an Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweet addressing the likely future needs surrounding similar climate crisis with Pirro’s sarcastic tone on full blast.
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“Aoc thinks this is a great time to push her Green New Deal,” Pirro said. “She says that we must, quote, ‘Adapt our food systems,...
- 6/8/2023
- by Jeremy Bailey
- The Wrap
Fox News “The Five” co-host Dana Perino says her 2012 appearance on a charity episode of “Jeopardy!” was nerve-wracking and humiliating — despite that her fellow contestant Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the biggest unintentionally funny moments.
Cohost Jeanine Pirro relayed a viewer question from Facebook on Monday’s show, asking the panelists what game show they would like to appear on. Turns out, some of them had some experience at this — and not all of it good:
“I did ‘Jeopardy!’ for charity, and it was one of the most humiliating, most nerve-wracking things of my life,” Perino said. Asked if she blamed the game’s plunger like everyone else, she shook it off: “Also my mind.”
Perino appeared on a charity version of the show alongside Lakers great Abdul-Jabbar and Cnbs journalist David Faber in May of 2012. There were in fact a couple of embarrassing moments, but they came from the mouth of Abdul-Jabbar.
Cohost Jeanine Pirro relayed a viewer question from Facebook on Monday’s show, asking the panelists what game show they would like to appear on. Turns out, some of them had some experience at this — and not all of it good:
“I did ‘Jeopardy!’ for charity, and it was one of the most humiliating, most nerve-wracking things of my life,” Perino said. Asked if she blamed the game’s plunger like everyone else, she shook it off: “Also my mind.”
Perino appeared on a charity version of the show alongside Lakers great Abdul-Jabbar and Cnbs journalist David Faber in May of 2012. There were in fact a couple of embarrassing moments, but they came from the mouth of Abdul-Jabbar.
- 5/30/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
The mystery surrounding Tucker Carlson’s ouster from the airwaves at Fox News — and his future plans in media — are coming into sharper focus.
On April 26, Carlson spoke by phone with one of Fox Corp.’s eight board members, who told the host that his recent benching was a condition of Fox News’ settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the conversation.
The unnamed board member told Carlson that the condition does not appear in any of the settlement’s documents, and instead was a verbal agreement. If Fox didn’t comply, the settlement was off, Carlson was told. Dominion had plenty of leverage given that the $787.5 million deal to settle Dominion’s defamation suit against the network wouldn’t officially close until late-May.
If Dominion opted to blow up the deal, Fox would return to square one on settlement talks or potentially subject the...
On April 26, Carlson spoke by phone with one of Fox Corp.’s eight board members, who told the host that his recent benching was a condition of Fox News’ settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the conversation.
The unnamed board member told Carlson that the condition does not appear in any of the settlement’s documents, and instead was a verbal agreement. If Fox didn’t comply, the settlement was off, Carlson was told. Dominion had plenty of leverage given that the $787.5 million deal to settle Dominion’s defamation suit against the network wouldn’t officially close until late-May.
If Dominion opted to blow up the deal, Fox would return to square one on settlement talks or potentially subject the...
- 5/16/2023
- by Tatiana Siegel
- Variety Film + TV
In a year marked by unusual upfront presentations, Fox Corp.’s event on Monday afternoon might be the most unusual yet. Yes, the writers strike wreaked havoc on the fall schedule (and put a damper on the company’s scripted sizzle reels), but Fox also took the opportunity to look on the bright side, all while picketers circled outside.
“We all hope the writers strike will end soon, but we’re more than prepared to lean in to serve our audiences with a fantastic schedule of original unscripted content,” Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade told the assembled crowd.
And later on, Fox News host Greg Gutfeld referenced the strike by telling the crowd (via a live video feed) “I have the number one late night show. I also have the only late night show going right now. So you don’t have a choice,” he quipped. Gutfeld’s 11 p.m.
“We all hope the writers strike will end soon, but we’re more than prepared to lean in to serve our audiences with a fantastic schedule of original unscripted content,” Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade told the assembled crowd.
And later on, Fox News host Greg Gutfeld referenced the strike by telling the crowd (via a live video feed) “I have the number one late night show. I also have the only late night show going right now. So you don’t have a choice,” he quipped. Gutfeld’s 11 p.m.
- 5/15/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Greg Gutfeld didn’t hold back Monday while arguing against a group New Yorkers protesting the chokehold death of homeless street performer Jordan Neely.
Sitting with his fellow “The Five” panelists for Fox News, the conservative personality slammed those protesting as “jackasses” and “idiots.” The comments came after the program played video coverage of the protesters showing many standing in the middle of the tracks and “clashing with police,” an action that reportedly led to 12 arrested.
“These people are idiots,” Gutfeld said. “These people don’t work, they have the time to interfere with other people’s jobs. These people have nothing to do.”
Co-host Jeanine Pirro also chimed in on the matter, saying, “Most of the people who protest don’t even know what they’re protesting about. Whether they want to stop a subway system or they want to stop traffic for an environmental crimes or they want to destroy paintings,...
Sitting with his fellow “The Five” panelists for Fox News, the conservative personality slammed those protesting as “jackasses” and “idiots.” The comments came after the program played video coverage of the protesters showing many standing in the middle of the tracks and “clashing with police,” an action that reportedly led to 12 arrested.
“These people are idiots,” Gutfeld said. “These people don’t work, they have the time to interfere with other people’s jobs. These people have nothing to do.”
Co-host Jeanine Pirro also chimed in on the matter, saying, “Most of the people who protest don’t even know what they’re protesting about. Whether they want to stop a subway system or they want to stop traffic for an environmental crimes or they want to destroy paintings,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
Fox News host Jesse Watters is getting dragged online for claiming he could tell that a group of people he saw digging through bins looking for recyclables on his way to work was an “illegal immigration family.”
On the latest episode of Fox News’ roundtable talk series “The Five,” which features Watters, Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino, Jeanine Pirro and rotating hosts Jessica Tarlov, Geraldo Rivera and Harold Ford Jr., the group shared their thoughts on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s reported migrant busing plan. According to reports, destinations include Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Chicago — all run Black mayors, as NYC Mayor Eric Adams pointed out.
“The mayor here is complaining about a couple thousand, with more resources than any other city in the entire country? That’s ridiculous,” Watters said. “Now, I saw on the way into work an illegal immigration family digging through the trash looking for recyclables.
On the latest episode of Fox News’ roundtable talk series “The Five,” which features Watters, Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino, Jeanine Pirro and rotating hosts Jessica Tarlov, Geraldo Rivera and Harold Ford Jr., the group shared their thoughts on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s reported migrant busing plan. According to reports, destinations include Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Chicago — all run Black mayors, as NYC Mayor Eric Adams pointed out.
“The mayor here is complaining about a couple thousand, with more resources than any other city in the entire country? That’s ridiculous,” Watters said. “Now, I saw on the way into work an illegal immigration family digging through the trash looking for recyclables.
- 5/3/2023
- by Raquel "Rocky" Harris
- The Wrap
Top on-air presenters are openly worrying about getting fired. Management is on the prowl for leakers. And the leakers themselves are dodging “snitches” by putting fake names in their phone to hide incoming calls from reporters.
Fox News’ first week of life after Tucker Carlson got fired was a strange one indeed.
Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro, two longtime hosts and Donald Trump allies, have told friends they’re concerned they could be sacked next, according to two sources familiar with the situation.
According to people with knowledge of the matter,...
Fox News’ first week of life after Tucker Carlson got fired was a strange one indeed.
Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro, two longtime hosts and Donald Trump allies, have told friends they’re concerned they could be sacked next, according to two sources familiar with the situation.
According to people with knowledge of the matter,...
- 4/29/2023
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Diana Falzone
- Rollingstone.com
On Monday morning Fox News crash landed into a new era of poisonous, right-wing propaganda production — one without their leading man Tucker Carlson. The network, which had long defended Carlson from all forms of backlash, announced in a statement that “Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways.”
But according to insiders, while the reasoning behind the decision remains unclear, the parting of ways was far from mutual. A report from the Wall Street Journal indicated that Carlson was informed of Fox’s decision just 10 minutes before...
But according to insiders, while the reasoning behind the decision remains unclear, the parting of ways was far from mutual. A report from the Wall Street Journal indicated that Carlson was informed of Fox’s decision just 10 minutes before...
- 4/25/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Tucker Carlson and Fox News are parting ways, effective immediately, the network announced Monday.
“Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” read a statement from Fox News Media, obtained by TheWrap. “We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor.”
The released confirmed that Carlson’s last program aired on Friday. “Fox News Tonight” will air live at 8 p.m. Et beginning Monday “as an interim show helmed by rotating Fox News personalities until a new host is named.”
The news of Carlson’s departure came in aftershocks of Fox News’ parent company settling with Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit for $787.5 million.
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“Tucker Carlson Tonight” remained for its run one of the network’s top-rated programs.
“Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” read a statement from Fox News Media, obtained by TheWrap. “We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor.”
The released confirmed that Carlson’s last program aired on Friday. “Fox News Tonight” will air live at 8 p.m. Et beginning Monday “as an interim show helmed by rotating Fox News personalities until a new host is named.”
The news of Carlson’s departure came in aftershocks of Fox News’ parent company settling with Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit for $787.5 million.
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“Tucker Carlson Tonight” remained for its run one of the network’s top-rated programs.
- 4/24/2023
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
Tucker Carlson and Fox News have agreed to part ways, the network said Monday. The news came less than an hour before CNN announced that it has split with longtime host Don Lemon.
“Mr. Carlson’s last program was Friday April 21st. Fox News Tonight will air live at 8 Pm/Et starting this evening as an interim show helmed by rotating Fox News personalities until a new host is named,” the network announced.
Carlson’s exit comes less than a week after Fox News agreed to pay $787.5 million to Dominion Voting Systems to settle the election software company’s defamation claim. Carlson was to be among the witnesses to testify if the case had come to trial.
A Fox News spokesperson declined to comment on what triggered Carlson’s exit. A host for tonight’s Fox News Tonight has not yet been named.
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“Mr. Carlson’s last program was Friday April 21st. Fox News Tonight will air live at 8 Pm/Et starting this evening as an interim show helmed by rotating Fox News personalities until a new host is named,” the network announced.
Carlson’s exit comes less than a week after Fox News agreed to pay $787.5 million to Dominion Voting Systems to settle the election software company’s defamation claim. Carlson was to be among the witnesses to testify if the case had come to trial.
A Fox News spokesperson declined to comment on what triggered Carlson’s exit. A host for tonight’s Fox News Tonight has not yet been named.
Harris Faulkner announced the move on Fox News Channel,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox Corp. may have settled the defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, but it still faces sprawling litigation related to its claims of election fraud.
Even after paying $787.5 million to end the case, Fox has to deal with a second defamation suit brought by another election technology company, Smartmatic, which seeks $2.7 billion.
Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo, Jeanine Pirro, Rudy Guiliani and Sidney Powell are all named as defendants in the suit filed in February 2021 in New York State Supreme Court. Smartmatic argues that it only provided election technology and software in Los Angeles County but that the network and its commentators portrayed it as a “Venezuelan company under the control of corrupt dictators from socialist countries,” says the complaint. In their story, Smartmatic’s tech was used to switch and alter votes in many of the states with close outcomes in the 2020 election that Donald Trump lost. The company...
Even after paying $787.5 million to end the case, Fox has to deal with a second defamation suit brought by another election technology company, Smartmatic, which seeks $2.7 billion.
Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo, Jeanine Pirro, Rudy Guiliani and Sidney Powell are all named as defendants in the suit filed in February 2021 in New York State Supreme Court. Smartmatic argues that it only provided election technology and software in Los Angeles County but that the network and its commentators portrayed it as a “Venezuelan company under the control of corrupt dictators from socialist countries,” says the complaint. In their story, Smartmatic’s tech was used to switch and alter votes in many of the states with close outcomes in the 2020 election that Donald Trump lost. The company...
- 4/20/2023
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News reached a settlement in their $1.6 billion defamation battle on Tuesday, “The Daily Show” guest host Jordan Klepper had some guesses as to what the network will be doing to make sure their debt is paid off — including “[putting] down Sean Hannity.”
Dominion settled the suit against Fox News for $787.5 million, almost exactly half of what they were suing for. In the end, Fox didn’t apologize for the claims, and didn’t actually admit to knowingly lying to their viewers, but said, “We acknowledge the Court’s rulings finding certain claims about Dominion to be false.”
On Tuesday night, Klepper lamented that the case didn’t go to trial, joking that he was really looking forward to seeing the testimonies given by Fox News hosts. Now, instead of seeing them on the stand, Klepper suspects their shows will be impacted.
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Dominion settled the suit against Fox News for $787.5 million, almost exactly half of what they were suing for. In the end, Fox didn’t apologize for the claims, and didn’t actually admit to knowingly lying to their viewers, but said, “We acknowledge the Court’s rulings finding certain claims about Dominion to be false.”
On Tuesday night, Klepper lamented that the case didn’t go to trial, joking that he was really looking forward to seeing the testimonies given by Fox News hosts. Now, instead of seeing them on the stand, Klepper suspects their shows will be impacted.
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- 4/19/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Let the gloating begin.
TV’s late-night comedy crowd is reveling in the luscious goodness that was dropped in their collective lap today after Fox News said it will pay $787.5 million to settle the defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems over the cable net’s false election-rigging claims. Here’s some of what we’ve heard so far.
Jimmy Kimmel played Captain Obvious in saying, “No company in America had a worse day than Fox News today,” then zinged ’em with: “It’s gonna take a lot of reverse-mortgage ads to pay that one off.” After another jab or three, the Jimmy Kimmel Live! host then loosed his vitriol on the plaintiff.
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“I also wanna say ‘nice going’ to Dominion,” he said. “We naively thought this was about making Fox News take responsibility for destroying their...
TV’s late-night comedy crowd is reveling in the luscious goodness that was dropped in their collective lap today after Fox News said it will pay $787.5 million to settle the defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems over the cable net’s false election-rigging claims. Here’s some of what we’ve heard so far.
Jimmy Kimmel played Captain Obvious in saying, “No company in America had a worse day than Fox News today,” then zinged ’em with: “It’s gonna take a lot of reverse-mortgage ads to pay that one off.” After another jab or three, the Jimmy Kimmel Live! host then loosed his vitriol on the plaintiff.
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“I also wanna say ‘nice going’ to Dominion,” he said. “We naively thought this was about making Fox News take responsibility for destroying their...
- 4/19/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The greatest show Fox News has never put on is about to start.
Imagine a Fox News program that utilizes the talents of the no-nonsense news anchor Bret Baier along with those of the opinion host Tucker Carlson. One that also puts anchor “The Five” mainstays Dana Perino and Jeanine Pirro into the mix, along with business anchor and commentator Maria Bartiromo. One that features possible appearances by Fox News executives like Suzanne Scott, the CEO of the operation, and Jay Wallace, its top news executive. A program that tops it all off with a potential cameo by Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, two of the controlling shareholders of Fox News’ media-conglomerate parent, Fox Corporation.
If the most popular shows on Fox News Channel generate regular viewership of around 3 million, one has to wonder what a program with such an assemblage might capture.
Barring a last-minute settlement agreement, an obscure voting-technology company will,...
Imagine a Fox News program that utilizes the talents of the no-nonsense news anchor Bret Baier along with those of the opinion host Tucker Carlson. One that also puts anchor “The Five” mainstays Dana Perino and Jeanine Pirro into the mix, along with business anchor and commentator Maria Bartiromo. One that features possible appearances by Fox News executives like Suzanne Scott, the CEO of the operation, and Jay Wallace, its top news executive. A program that tops it all off with a potential cameo by Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, two of the controlling shareholders of Fox News’ media-conglomerate parent, Fox Corporation.
If the most popular shows on Fox News Channel generate regular viewership of around 3 million, one has to wonder what a program with such an assemblage might capture.
Barring a last-minute settlement agreement, an obscure voting-technology company will,...
- 4/16/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
On Thursday, jury selection was underway in the in Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation trial against Fox News.
Stephen Colbert told his audience during his “Late Show” monologue that the trial was going to be “juicy” because the voting machine company can compel testimony from some of the conservative network’s biggest names: Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, and Jeanine Pirro.
Additionally, Colbert notes that the court has appointed a special master to investigate whether Fox previously lied to the court. Colbert now wonders, “Am I a special master?”
“The excitement has already begun,” Colbert said. “Yesterday, the judge sanctioned Fox for withholding evidence and appointed a so-called ‘special master’ to investigate whether Fox previously made assertions to the court that were ‘untrue or negligent.'”
Colbert jokingly asked, “So, the job is to figure out whether Fox News lies? Hold on, Hold on. Am I a special master? Do I get a sash?...
Stephen Colbert told his audience during his “Late Show” monologue that the trial was going to be “juicy” because the voting machine company can compel testimony from some of the conservative network’s biggest names: Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, and Jeanine Pirro.
Additionally, Colbert notes that the court has appointed a special master to investigate whether Fox previously lied to the court. Colbert now wonders, “Am I a special master?”
“The excitement has already begun,” Colbert said. “Yesterday, the judge sanctioned Fox for withholding evidence and appointed a so-called ‘special master’ to investigate whether Fox previously made assertions to the court that were ‘untrue or negligent.'”
Colbert jokingly asked, “So, the job is to figure out whether Fox News lies? Hold on, Hold on. Am I a special master? Do I get a sash?...
- 4/14/2023
- by Joshua Vinson
- The Wrap
Rupert Murdoch and Lachlan Murdoch could be called upon to testify in Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit suit against Fox News and Fox Corp., per a Delaware judge who says he is not against calling on the media moguls.
If the attorneys for Dominion issue trial subpoenas to force testimony from the Fox leaders, Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis said at a public hearing Wednesday he “would not quash it and I would compel them to come,” per NBC News. “It would be my discretion that they come,” Davis said.
Dominion’s attorneys requested in a letter to the court Wednesday that live testimony be required from Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, as well as Fox board member and former House Speaker Paul Ryan and Fox exec Viet Dinh. Davis approved the request to compel each of them to testify, according to NBC News.
In a statement, Fox Corp. criticized the judge’s decision,...
If the attorneys for Dominion issue trial subpoenas to force testimony from the Fox leaders, Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis said at a public hearing Wednesday he “would not quash it and I would compel them to come,” per NBC News. “It would be my discretion that they come,” Davis said.
Dominion’s attorneys requested in a letter to the court Wednesday that live testimony be required from Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, as well as Fox board member and former House Speaker Paul Ryan and Fox exec Viet Dinh. Davis approved the request to compel each of them to testify, according to NBC News.
In a statement, Fox Corp. criticized the judge’s decision,...
- 4/5/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, Fox Corporation board member Paul Ryan and Fox Corp. executive Viet Dinh can be compelled to testify in Dominion’s upcoming defamation trial against Fox News, a judge said on Wednesday.
Delaware Judge Eric M. Davis said that Dominion would have to issue a trial subpoena to force such live testimony, but he would not quash it over issues of inconvenience or because they previously have sat for depositions. Davis cited court precedent that officers, directors and managing agents of a Delaware corporation can be compelled to appear.
“Both Fox and Dominion have made these four parties very relevant,” Davis said.
He added, “If Dominion wants to bring them live, they need to do a trial subpoena and I would not quash it and I would compel them to come.”
He also cited issues with Rupert Murdoch’s deposition and whether questions asked of him were clear or unfairly prejudicial.
Delaware Judge Eric M. Davis said that Dominion would have to issue a trial subpoena to force such live testimony, but he would not quash it over issues of inconvenience or because they previously have sat for depositions. Davis cited court precedent that officers, directors and managing agents of a Delaware corporation can be compelled to appear.
“Both Fox and Dominion have made these four parties very relevant,” Davis said.
He added, “If Dominion wants to bring them live, they need to do a trial subpoena and I would not quash it and I would compel them to come.”
He also cited issues with Rupert Murdoch’s deposition and whether questions asked of him were clear or unfairly prejudicial.
- 4/5/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham have made Fox News’ witness list for its defamation trial against Dominion Voting Systems.
On Tuesday, a legal filing submitted by the network revealed a slew of people it submitted as potential witnesses in the $1.6 billion lawsuit against the network. Among them were several Fox News personalities, including Bret Baier, Maria Bartiromo, Jeanine Pirro and Lou Dobbs.
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Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott and Fox News president Jay Wallace also made the list. The company also named its now-fired employee Abby Grossberg, who the company dropped after the senior producer claimed in court documents that she was forced to provide misleading testimony in the Dominion case.
In addition, the list also named Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan. The witness list is part of the ongoing battle, which came after Dominion...
On Tuesday, a legal filing submitted by the network revealed a slew of people it submitted as potential witnesses in the $1.6 billion lawsuit against the network. Among them were several Fox News personalities, including Bret Baier, Maria Bartiromo, Jeanine Pirro and Lou Dobbs.
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Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott and Fox News president Jay Wallace also made the list. The company also named its now-fired employee Abby Grossberg, who the company dropped after the senior producer claimed in court documents that she was forced to provide misleading testimony in the Dominion case.
In addition, the list also named Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan. The witness list is part of the ongoing battle, which came after Dominion...
- 3/29/2023
- by Raquel "Rocky" Harris
- The Wrap
Update, 12:39 Pm Et: The judge presiding over Dominion’s defamation case against Fox pushed back on the network’s attorneys for their argument that Rupert Murdoch would be unable to testify live in the upcoming trial.
In a hearing on Tuesday, Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis cited a letter he received from the Fox legal team arguing that “under Covid, he couldn’t travel, that he doesn’t have knowledge, that it can be difficult for him to come down.”
“Mr. Murdoch has claimed that he is traveling and that it would be an inconvenience,” Davis said. “But I also have people telling me that he has done some things recently that show he is hardly infirm and unable to travel around.”
Davis referred to reports of Murdoch’s engagement on St. Patrick’s Day, and his talk of traveling “between his various residences between L.A., Montana,...
In a hearing on Tuesday, Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis cited a letter he received from the Fox legal team arguing that “under Covid, he couldn’t travel, that he doesn’t have knowledge, that it can be difficult for him to come down.”
“Mr. Murdoch has claimed that he is traveling and that it would be an inconvenience,” Davis said. “But I also have people telling me that he has done some things recently that show he is hardly infirm and unable to travel around.”
Davis referred to reports of Murdoch’s engagement on St. Patrick’s Day, and his talk of traveling “between his various residences between L.A., Montana,...
- 3/28/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
2Nd Update, 10:05 Am: A Delaware court judge did not rule in favor of either Fox or Dominion as each side seeks a ruling ahead of the election systems company’s $1.6 billion defamation suit.
During the past two days, attorneys for both sides have asked Judge Eric Davis to rule in their favor on motions for summary judgment, potentially forestalling a trial that is set to begin April 17.
It’s unclear which way Davis will rule on the motions, but he told attorneys Wednesday that he will decide before a scheduled pre-trial hearing on April 11 “so you know how to narrow certain issues.”
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During the past two days, attorneys for both sides have asked Judge Eric Davis to rule in their favor on motions for summary judgment, potentially forestalling a trial that is set to begin April 17.
It’s unclear which way Davis will rule on the motions, but he told attorneys Wednesday that he will decide before a scheduled pre-trial hearing on April 11 “so you know how to narrow certain issues.”
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- 3/22/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch’s deposition in the Dominion Voting Systems case may have been a “fatal blow” to Fox’s legal position as the $1.6 billion defamation case nears trial, but Fox News’ viewership should stay intact as long as its popular hosts just find other things to talk about, lawyers and crisis PR experts told TheWrap.
Fox News’ alleged journalistic misdeeds in covering the 2020 election might seem like a broken record at this point, but its loyal fans are the ones skipping the drama. The channel topped cable news ratings again in February, growing viewership by 7% over January. So how does the channel keep its position after Murdoch’s astounding revelation that business considerations motivated putting election misinformation on the air? The formula is simple: back to the newsroom, but with caution and a lot of damage control.
“The hosts in question should be extremely careful about what they say,...
Fox News’ alleged journalistic misdeeds in covering the 2020 election might seem like a broken record at this point, but its loyal fans are the ones skipping the drama. The channel topped cable news ratings again in February, growing viewership by 7% over January. So how does the channel keep its position after Murdoch’s astounding revelation that business considerations motivated putting election misinformation on the air? The formula is simple: back to the newsroom, but with caution and a lot of damage control.
“The hosts in question should be extremely careful about what they say,...
- 3/6/2023
- by Raquel "Rocky" Harris
- The Wrap
Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said in a deposition in an already-explosive defamation case against his company’s top business, Fox News, that “some of our commentators were endorsing” a series of claims that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump, the latest revelation that suggests Fox executives could have been aware that some of the company’s hosts were pushing baseless assertions.
Dominion is suing Fox for $1.6 billion in damages it alleges it is owed after Fox News made false claims about the Dominion’s actions and influence on the 2020 election. It is the second legal proceeding made against Fox News for its coverage of the aftermath of the 2020 race for the White House. Smartmatic, a voting technology company, has filed a massive $2.7 billion suit against Fox News. At issue in the suits are allegations that Fox News falsely claimed the companies had rigged the election, repeated...
Dominion is suing Fox for $1.6 billion in damages it alleges it is owed after Fox News made false claims about the Dominion’s actions and influence on the 2020 election. It is the second legal proceeding made against Fox News for its coverage of the aftermath of the 2020 race for the White House. Smartmatic, a voting technology company, has filed a massive $2.7 billion suit against Fox News. At issue in the suits are allegations that Fox News falsely claimed the companies had rigged the election, repeated...
- 2/27/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Fox News executives and hosts including Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham did not believe Donald Trump’s election fraud claims in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, but the network nevertheless amplified the conspiracy theories as it worried about losing viewers to Newsmax, according to filings from Dominion Voting Systems made public Thursday.
In its motion for summary judgment in its 1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox, with a redacted version made public Thursday (read it here), Dominion makes heavy use of text messages and emails from the Fox personalities and staff to contend that the network was well aware that claims made by guests such as Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani were bogus.
“Really crazy stuff,” Rupert Murdoch wrote in a November 19 text about Giuliani, according to the filing.
Dominion’s lawsuit is over claims, made on air by Powell, Giuliani and others, and then advanced by Fox News figures like Lou Dobbs,...
In its motion for summary judgment in its 1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox, with a redacted version made public Thursday (read it here), Dominion makes heavy use of text messages and emails from the Fox personalities and staff to contend that the network was well aware that claims made by guests such as Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani were bogus.
“Really crazy stuff,” Rupert Murdoch wrote in a November 19 text about Giuliani, according to the filing.
Dominion’s lawsuit is over claims, made on air by Powell, Giuliani and others, and then advanced by Fox News figures like Lou Dobbs,...
- 2/17/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
A New York appellate court declined to toss out Smartmatic’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News and personalities including Lou Dobbs and Maria Bartiromo.
The appeals court ruling (read it here) stems from Smartmatic’s 2.7 billion lawsuit against the network, contending that its personalities and guests amplified Donald Trump and his team’s unfounded claims that the election systems company rigged the 2020 presidential election.
The ruling was not on whether the network was liable for defamation, but that Smartmatic had adequately presented its claims to proceed to the next stage of litigation.
The network has argued that it is protected by the First Amendment, as it was spotlighting a matter undoubtedly in the public interest, as a U.S. president, Donald Trump, was challenging the results of the election.
The appellate judges wrote that Smartmatic’s claims “allege that defendants Fox News, Dobbs, and Bartiromo did not merely report the...
The appeals court ruling (read it here) stems from Smartmatic’s 2.7 billion lawsuit against the network, contending that its personalities and guests amplified Donald Trump and his team’s unfounded claims that the election systems company rigged the 2020 presidential election.
The ruling was not on whether the network was liable for defamation, but that Smartmatic had adequately presented its claims to proceed to the next stage of litigation.
The network has argued that it is protected by the First Amendment, as it was spotlighting a matter undoubtedly in the public interest, as a U.S. president, Donald Trump, was challenging the results of the election.
The appellate judges wrote that Smartmatic’s claims “allege that defendants Fox News, Dobbs, and Bartiromo did not merely report the...
- 2/14/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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