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Ted Johnson
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Ted joined Deadline in 2020 and is based in Washington, D.C., where he covers politics, media and entertainment. He's reported on the intersection of politics and showbiz since 2006, as an editor and correspondent for Variety, as well as a contributor to publications such as Politico and as an on-air host for SiriusXM. He previously was a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times and TV Guide, and an editor at V Life. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and was born and raised in Minneapolis, a city that will always be home.
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Alec Baldwin Says He Worried About His Own Safety After Donald Trump’s Comments About ‘Rust’ Shooting
Alec Baldwin told CNN that he worried about his own safety after comments made by former President Donald Trump in the aftermath of the shooting on the set of Rust.
Shortly after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed on the set of the movie Rust, Trump pinned the blame on Baldwin. During a rehearsal, the actor…
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CNN Boss Chris Licht Warns Anxious Staffers Over “More Changes” After Axing Of ‘Reliable Sources’ And Exit Of Brian Stelter
CNN’s chairman and CEO Chris Licht told anxious staffers Friday that more changes are coming to CNN, as he addressed the news of Brian Stelter’s exit following the cancellation of his Sunday show Reliable Sources.
According to sources who were present, Licht told CNN employees at Friday's well-attended editorial…
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Discovery+ Launches CNN Originals Hub
The CNN Originals hub debuted on Discovery+ on Friday, as the new home for the news channel’s streaming library following the abrupt closure of CNN+.
The hub was announced earlier this month, and features over 800 episodes of content from CNN Original Series, CNN Films, and HLN Original Series. Additional content will…
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Facebook & Instagram Remove Accounts Of Robert Kennedy Jr.’s Nonprofit Because Of Misinformation
Facebook and Instagram removed the accounts of Children’s Health Defense, the non-profit led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., over what the platforms said were repeated violations of their Covid-19 policies.
Children’s Health Defense reported on the actions of the platforms in a posting on its website Thursday. It said that…
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CNN Hires Ryan Kadro To Top Content Strategy Role
Ryan Kadro is joining CNN as SVP Content Strategy and Development, a role that is expected to include a new or revamped morning show, according to a source familiar with the plans.
Kadro joins the network from The Recount, which he left in May after serving as its chief content officer. He also served as executive…
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Brian Stelter To Leave CNN As Network Drops ‘Reliable Sources’
UPDATE, Thursday PM: After the announcement that CNN was canceling Reliable Sources and that its host, Brian Stelter, was leaving them network, it was not immediately clear what would happen with the Reliable Sources newsletter.
Oliver Darcy wrote on Thursday evening that, after a summer break, the newsletter would…
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Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg Pleads Guilty In New York Tax Case
Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer for the Trump Organization, pleaded guilty on Thursday to 15 charges related to tax fraud and evasion.
Weisselberg’s plea requires that he testify against the Trump Organization, as opposed to Donald Trump himself, at an upcoming trial.
Weisselberg faces a five…
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Alex Wagner Draws Solid 2 Million Viewers To Debut Of MSNBC Primetime Show; ‘Hannity’ Tops Timeslot
Alex Wagner’s debut as MSNBC’s Tuesday to Friday successor to Rachel Maddow drew an estimated 2 million viewers.
That was a solid number for the network, and its most watched show on Tuesday. It topped CNN Tonight, which had 866,000.
Fox News’ Hannity still handily won the timeslot with 3.1 million, a figure that was…
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Vice World News To Launch Channel On Twitch
Vice World News will launch a news channel on the streaming platform Twitch, including live shows twice a week.
The two-hour show will debut on Aug. 23, and stream Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 AM ET to 1 PM ET on the channel.
Dexter Thomas and Samir Ferdowsi co-host the show, and it will highlight Vice News’ biggest…
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Liz Cheney Vows To Do “Whatever It Takes” To Keep Donald Trump From “Anywhere Near The Oval Office” As She Concedes Wyoming Primary Race — Update
UPDATE: Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), soundly defeated in her primary against a Trump-backed challenger, said that “now the real work begins,” as she vowed to prevent the former president from returning to the presidency.
As pundits weighed the possibility that Cheney would wage a 2024 presidential run, she used her…
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Joe Biden Signs Inflation Reduction Act, Calls It “One Of The Most Significant Laws In Our History”
President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, the roughly $700 billion climate, health care and tax package that passed Congress last week on a party line vote.
Biden handed a pen to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) just after he signed the bill, a gesture to one of the Senate’s Democratic holdouts to earlier…
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Fox Nation To Release First In-House Movie Production ‘The Shell Collector’
Fox Nation will premiere The Shell Collector on Sept. 1, a debut that the Fox News Media subscription streaming service says will be its first in-house movie production.
The movie is based on Nancy Naigle’s book, and stars Caitlin Clark, Christopher Russell, and Jennifer Higgin. According to Fox Nation the production…
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