ABC announced that Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from “The View” for two weeks over comments she made on Monday’s show about the Holocaust. While discussing a Tennessee school district banning the graphic novel “Maus,” Goldberg said, “If you’re going to do this, then let’s be truthful about it because the Holocaust isn’t about race.” Instead, …
Monthly Archives: February 2022
Spotify to direct listeners to correct COVID-19 information; will add ‘content advisory’ warnings to podcasts discussing the pandemic
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has announced that the platform will direct listeners to correct Covid-19 information on any and all podcasts discussing the pandemic. The announcement comes in the wake of the company losing billions in market value, after musicians including Neil Young and Joni Mitchell removed their music from the platform in protest at …
Mike Pence’s former chief of staff Marc Short testifies in January 6 investigation
Former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, testified before the House select committee investigating January 6 last week in response to a subpoena; a sign that Pence’s team is cooperating with the probe. According to sources, Short testified before the select committee in person last Wednesday in a lengthy session. Short had …
Utah Jazz’s Joe Ingles out for season with torn ACL
The Utah Jazz’s Joe Ingles will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season, after Ingles went down with a knee injury during the Jazz-Timberwolves game. An MRI subsequently revealed a torn ACL in Ingles’ left knee, which will require season-ending surgery. Per multiple reports, Ingles has a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left …
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Forward Jordan Greenway agrees to three-year, $9 million contract with Minnesota Wild
On Monday, forward Jordan Greenway agreed to a three-year, $9 million contract with the Minnesota Wild. The 24-year-old was in the final season of a two-year, $4.2 million contract he signed in Oct. 2020, and could have been a restricted free agent after the season. Wild general manager Bill Guerin said: “Jordan’s play over the last …
Morgan Wallen fulfills the remainder of his $500K pledge with $100k donation to the National Museum Of African-American Music in Nashville
Morgan Wallen has fulfilled the remainder of his $500,000 pledge to the Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) and other Black-led or owned organizations, by donating $100,000 to the National Museum Of African American Music (“NMAAM”) in Nashville, Tennessee. Tuwisha Rogers-Simpson, vice president of brand and partnerships for NMAAM, confirmed that the museum received Wallen’s donation …
Eric Church announces plans for Lower Broadway bar in Nashville
Eric Church will be the latest country singer to open a bar on Lower Broadway in Nashville. The singer and his partners bought the Cotton Eyed Joe’s building at the corner of Second Avenue and Broadway. They plan on converting it into a six-story bar, barbecue restaurant and seated venue called Chief’s. Church joins Blake Shelton, …
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David Letterman to guest on ‘Late Night’ for 40th anniversary
David Letterman will be dropping by as a guest Feb. 1 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of NBC’s Late Night. Letterman was the original Late Night host who launched the after-hours franchise in 1982, before eventually moving over to the Late Show on CBS. Late Night’s current host Seth Meyers announced the news in a …
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Today’s Hoda Kotb and Joel Schiffman end their engagement after 8 years together
Today show host Hoda Kotb and Joel Schiffman have ended their engagement, breaking up after eight years together. The former couple were engaged in November 2019, and will continue to co-parent their daughters, 4-year-old Haley and 2-year-old Hope. The 57-year-old Kotb shared on ‘Today With Hoda & Jenna’: “People have written in and asked why …
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