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ABC News will air a primetime special on Tuesday on the protests and outrage that have followed the death of George Floyd. America in Pain: What Comes Next will be anchored by Robin Roberts, David Muir and Byron Pitts, with reporting from network correspondents. The special will air at 9 PM ET. According to the…

Good Morning America host Robin Roberts said that she will be working at home starting with Wednesday’s broadcast because of concerns of over catching the coronavirus given her pre-existing conditions. On Tuesday, Roberts featured her doctor, Gail Roboz, who advised those with underlying medical conditions to take…

Refresh for updates… Oprah Winfrey, who co-produced and starred in the 1998 feature adaptation of Toni Morrison’s Beloved and was one of Morrison’s most devoted admirers, has added her voice to those mourning the author today. "In the beginning was the Word,” writes Winfrey on Instagram. “Toni Morrison took the word…

Emmy winner Niecy Nash (When They See Us, Claws) is set to star in Kidnapped: The Kamiyah Mobley Story, the first movie greenlit by Lifetime under the Robin Roberts Presents movie and documentary banner, from Rock'n Robin and Lincoln Square Productions. Production is currently underway on the movie, executive produced…

Ironically, a woman named after a baseball player will host ABC’s opening night presentation for the 2019 National Football League draft, marking its first coverage of the annual player dispersal. Good Morning America's Robin Roberts will be live from Nashville on Thursday, April 25 starting at 8 PM ET on ABC and via…

Fox News host Jesse Watters apologized after confusing CBS This Morning‘s Gayle King with ABC’s Good Morning America‘s Robin Roberts. It came during a segment Wednesday on Fox’s The Five as Watters was trying to compliment King for her composure and professionalism during her R. Kelly interview in which the R&B singer…

A week after her exclusive interview with Empire actor Jussie Smollett, Good Morning America‘s Robin Roberts is calling the actor’s alleged hoax “a setback for race relations, homophobia, MAGA supporters.” “I cannot think of another case where there is this anger on so many sides, and you can understand why there…

Update, with video Jussie Smollett believes he was targeted in a racist, homophobic street attack last month because of his harsh public criticism of President Donald Trump, the Empire actor told Robin Roberts on GMA today. Asked by Roberts why he believes he was targeted, Smollett said, "I come really, really hard…

Empire actor Jussie Smollett tells ABC News’ Robin Roberts that he’s “pissed off” not only about what he has described as a racist and homophobic street attack but also about those who would doubt his claims. In a brief clip (watch it below) of an interview set to air in full on tomorrow’s Good Morning America…

As expected, California Sen. Kamala Harris officially announced her 2020 White House bid on Martin Luther King Day morning. Appearing on ABC’s Good Morning America, George Stephanopoulos set the stage, noting Harris first had been elected to the Senate in 2016 after 20 years as a prosecutor, including stints as San…

Against Sunday Night Football‘s Cowboy-Eagles game and AMC’s The Walking Dead, former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Becoming Michelle special (0.7 rating in adults 18-49 demo, 5.846 million viewers) handed ABC its most watched Sunday this season with a five-month total-viewer high in the 9 PM hour. Becoming Michelle – A…

Lifetime announced at TCA today an ambitious slate of original movies for 2019. Among the 75 films planned for next year are a series of telepics and documentaries from veteran newswoman Robin Roberts along with book franchises from authors V.C. Andrews and Victoria Christopher Murray. The A+E Networks-owned cable net…