Bob Iger Talks About The News Business With Jon Stewart: ‘People Are Not Held Accountable For Inaccuracies’

Laura Ingraham attacked Jon Stewart on Monday night’s “The Angle,” calling him a “sneering prig” for his views on racial equality in the U.S. and accusing him of stacking his panel of guests to team up on author Andrew Sullivan.“The only thing funny about Jon Stewart these days is how blissfully self-unaware he is,” she said.Ingraham took issue with a recent segment on Stewart’s show “The Problem with Jon Stewart” titled, “The Problem With White People.” In it, Stewart and his panel spoke to Sullivan, who disagreed with the premise that all white people are responsible for systemic racism, and argued that America has “a great history.” “By calling today a white supremacy, you are minimizing actual white supremacy,” Sullivan argued.In response, one of Stewart’s panelists said she refused to argue “with another white man” and said “Every single white person upholds the systems and structures of white supremacy, and we have got to talk about it.”When Stewart praised her answer, Sullivan said Stewart was upholding her characterization of him as “a racist.” To that, Stewart sniped, “You’ve been doing a pretty good job with it yourself there.”After playing back several clips of the conversation, Ingraham weighed in (you can watch her segment in the video above).

In the latest episode of his Apple TV+ series, Jon Stewart convened a panel of guests to discuss racism in America, a hot-button topic if there ever was one.

post on Friday, Sullivan accused Stewart and the other guests on the show of “unprofessionally” making him appear racist during their conversation, which he chalked up to them pushing “woke” narratives.However, Stewart wasn’t having it. He swiftly issued a response on Twitter, writing: “Nonsense ⁦@sullydish⁩. Our booker handled this last minute ask impeccably.

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“COVID got people a lot more comfortable watching New Media, app-based media in the home,” Iger told CNN’s Chris Wallace in an interview for the network’s new streaming service. “While I don’t think it duplicates the experience in the theater, it is good enough.“And when you consider what you have to do to go to a theater, which is drive there or commute there in some form and pay for transportation, parking, etc., sit in a large room with a lot of people, to some there’s friction involved and it’s just not worth it,” he added.

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One of Chris Wallace’s first guests on his new CNN+ series is former Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger, who makes the case for why corporate leaders should wade into major issues like climate change, immigration and, most recently, Florida’s so-called ‘don’t say gay’ bill.

Jon Stewart is proud of how Pete Davidson is handling himself amid the ongoing drama between himself and Kanye «Ye» West. For months now, the 28-year-old star and his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, have been the subjects of multiple online attacks from West, Kardashian's estranged husband.Stewart, a longtime friend and mentor to Davidson, appeared on SiriusXM's earlier this week, and discussed the challenges his pal is facing. “I know Pete real well,” Stewart said.

Showing support. Jon Stewart is the latest celebrity to come to Pete Davidson’s defense amid the Saturday Night Live star’s ongoing feud with Kanye West.

“I know Pete [Davison] real well,” Jon Stewart said during the Mar. 22 episode of SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show. Jon, 59, and Pete, 28, were recently photographed together at a New York Knicks game, and Stewart dished on his friendship with the Saturday Night Live funnyman. He also gave love to Pete for handling the drama with Kim Kardashian‘s ex-husband, Kanye West. “[Pete’s] just a kid trying to live his life. He’s one of my favorite people. He’s just a f-ckin’ smart, funny kid just trying to live his life, and he’s caught up — I think he’s doing as best he can in that situation, when you’re dealing with something that’s so explosive and loaded with all kinds of other things, and I just love that kid.”

Jon Stewart is sticking up for his pal Pete Davidson.

Jon Stewart got candid about his relationship with Pete Davidson and is showing his support for the star. On Tuesday’s episode of SiriusXM’s "The Howard Stern Show", the 59-year-old comedian dived into his friendship with the "Saturday Night Live" star after Stern brought up the drama between Davidson, his girlfriend Kim Kardashian and her estranged husband Kanye West.  "I know Pete real well," Stewart said. "He’s just a kid trying to live his life.

Jon Stewart is happy to see comics thriving.

A gunman opened fire early Sunday morning as bars closed at the intersection of East 6th and Neches streets in Austin, Texas. The shooting resulting in four people being injured in the busy entertainment area, which is filled with popular restaurants and bars with live entertainment.

Sasha Urban editorWhen it comes to acting roles, few compare to Noomi Rapace’s history of switching things up. Rapace is fluent in five languages, and the last two years have seen her acting in Icelandic (“Lamb”), Norwegian (“The Trip”), English (“The Secrets We Keep”), and even without any speaking at all, as her shape-shifting witch character does in the recent release “You Won’t Be Alone.”Now, Rapace is celebrating a homecoming with Adam Berg’s “Black Crab,” releasing on Netflix this Friday.

“Look, people are not held accountable for inaccuracies, so there’s that issue,” former Disney kingpin Bob Iger says of the news media business today.

Recovery mode. Olivia Munn gave a candid update on her postpartum journey three months after giving birth to her and John Mulaney’s son, Malcolm.

Showtime’s late-night series Desus & Mero is taking the week off after Desus Nice, otherwise known as Daniel Baker, was hit by Covid-19. The series, which moved from twice a week to weekly with the return of its fourth season earlier this month, will be postponed due to the positive test.