On Monday Barbara Walters returned to her rightful seat behind the table on “The View,” joining Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shephard. On “ABC World News” last night, it was revealed that Joy Behar–the longest-running cast member outside of Walters–would be departing. “And this just in, our friend Joy Behar has announced […]
Read more< Jessica Simpson accidentally revealed the sex of her baby on Wednesday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Asked how she’s feeling during her second pregnancy, the singer-actress divulged, “I just feel awful, I’ve been vomiting,” adding, “The crazy thing is, I never knew a wiener could actually make me nauseous!” Realizing what she’d done, Simpson said, “Well, […]
Read moreBill O’Reilly brought on Alan Colmes and Monica Crowley to talk about President Obama‘s seeming reticence to offer any meaningful spending cuts, but most of the segment involved O’Reilly getting into a shouting match with Colmes over Colmes not being able, as O’Reilly viewed it, to provide concrete examples of what Obama wants to cut. […]
Read moreColumbia Journalism Review profiles Ed Schultz, tracing his career as he evolved from a “right wing shock jock” to an MSNBC primetime host. Schultz, a “fired up everyman,” made a name for himself as a college athlete and a radio host before setting his sights on television: His satisfaction was soon replaced by that familiar […]
Read moreFollowing his…memorable… appearing on ABC’s “This Week,” ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman apparently had a number of other media appearances lined up. The key word there is had, because he seems to have been canceling them. After “This Week.” Rodman was supposed to be interviewed by ESPN’s Bob Ley for an upcoming episode of “Outside The […]
Read moreThe “Today” show has fallen harder than Jennifer Lawrence on Oscar night. A former NBC executive tells Confidenti@l that as the former number one morning show slips into third place locally (and New York is the most vital U.S. market), replacing Matt Lauer is now seriously on the table. “They are rearranging the deck chairs […]
Read moreToday Al Roker unleashed a crack heard round the world at the expense of (regular Today Show contributor) Martha Stewart. In a segment where Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis answered viewer kitchen questions, the topic of proper knife care arose. Poor Giada forgot she was actually holding a knife as she began gesticulating enthusiastically […]
Read moreBarbara Walters is “livid” that her “The View” bosses at ABC are “already eyeing her replacement — California’s former first lady Maria Shriver!” claims the National Enquirer. The tabloid’s source says, “Barbara may be sick and frail, but she’s feisty as ever and determined to come back to work” following her recent concussion and bout […]
Read moreQuvenzhané Wallis appeared on Monday’s “Chelsea Lately,” where she talked about landing the lead in the Annie remake, her distaste for dresses and working with pigs in Beasts of the Southern Wild. Chelsea Handler asked the nine-year-old whether she has a good singing voice, to which the child bluntly answered, “I guess — if I […]
Read moreFormer Fox News host Glenn Beck is planning to take on his former employer more directly than he ever has before. His media company, TheBlaze, which includes a news site and TV network, is making a push for traditional cable and satellite companies to start carrying the channel. The campaign is called GetTheBlaze, and encourages […]
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