“The Talk” gets another new face. Aisha Tyler has joined CBS’ daytime chat show, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The 41-year-old actress/comedian started her co-hosting duties Monday, alongside remaining stars Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne and fellow newbie Sheryl Underwood. Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete were let go last month, and Marissa Jaret […]

TMZ is reporting that Barbara Walters was overheard telling President Obama that she is retiring next year during an interview. According to the site, the legend was interviewing Obama when she leaned in and said, “I need one more interview with you because I’m retiring next year.” Her comments were reportedly picked up by her […]

Oprah announced on Monday that her cable network, OWN, will air special programming to honor the late Whitney Houston. Set to air Thursday night during prime time, OWN will broadcast a two-hour special title, “Remembering Whitney: The Oprah Interview.” As the title indicates, the special will be a re-air of Oprah’s 2009 interview with Houston. […]

Alec Baldwin has taken to Twitter to slam media outlets — including NBC, which airs his show “30 Rock” — for “stalking” him at his New York City apartment. According to the actor, the “Today“ show has been camped outside his building, presumably hoping to get a comment about alleged stalker Genevieve Sabourin’s affair claims. […]

President Obama and Michelle Obama dropped by ‘The View’ yesterday to give Barbara Walters a basket of White House-branded goodies for her birthday (since otherwise she steals anything that isn’t nailed down when she comes to visit) and talk about Obama’s bid for re-election. Throughout the interview, Obama repeatedly stressed the importance of a strong […]

New York magazine’s Joe Hagan files an impressively reported story on the trials and tribulations of NBC’s “Today” for this week’s cover. The PDF of the story was forwarded throughout the NBC News offices, studios and newsrooms yesterday in advance of its release online. “It hit like a ton of bricks,” one NBC News staffer […]