‘CBS Evening News’ Interim Executive Producer Al Ortiz To Retire

Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge aka Dead Men Tell No Tales was released. A sixth outing as Jack Sparrow was in the works at Disney, claimed Johnny Depp in his on-going $100 million defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard. However, the Hollywood star says he was dropped by the studio a couple of days after his former spouse's 2018 Washington Post op-ed claimed she was a victim of domestic violence.

Zack Sharf “Pirates of the Caribbean” producer Jerry Bruckheimer reminded fans in a recent interview with The Sunday Times that the future of his Disney mega-franchise does not currently include Johnny Depp. The actor appeared as Jack Sparrow in all five “Pirates of the Caribbean,” earning an Oscar nomination for “Curse of the Black Pearl.” The most recent “Pirates” movie, “Dead Men Tell No Tales,” was released in 2017. Bruckheimer said two “Pirates” scripts are currently in development, but neither include Depp’s former franchise mainstay.“Yes.

The chances of Johnny Depp returning for the next “Pirates of the Caribbean” film aren’t great.

PBS NewsHour is preparing for a major transition in its broadcast, with plans for Judy Woodruff to step down from the anchor chair and for Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett to succeed her.

A tough situation. When Zach Roloff and Tori Roloff decided to move to Washington, one of the hardest steps was telling their family.

investigations unit at The New York Times that specializes in open-source reporting, using publicly available material like satellite images, mobile phone or security camera recordings, geolocation and other internet tools to tell stories.The field is in its infancy but rapidly catching on. The Washington Post announced last month it was adding six people to its video forensics team, doubling its size.

WASHINGTON -- ABC’s “This Week” — Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Md.; Sen.

EXCLUSIVE: CBS boss George Cheeks is the latest high profile attendee of last Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner to test positive for Covid-19.

Kailia Posey is being remembered by those who knew the late pageant star. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Maureen Francisco – who worked with Posey at her most recent pageant – shared that she was "in shock" when she heard the news.  "When I first saw the post that her mom posted about Kailia, I was in shock, I didn’t believe it. At first, I thought maybe her mother’s Facebook got hacked, so I had to wait.

ABC News’ chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl has tested positive for Covid, just days after attending the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, a source confirmed.

EXCLUSIVE Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss and husband/executive producer Todd Tucker have joined the producing team of Broadway’s upcoming The Piano Lesson revival starring Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington and Danielle Brooks.

Standing just a few feet away from the first POTUS to attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner since 2016, Daily Show host Trevor Noah mixed the political with the pop culture to take an equal opportunity dig at everyone tonight — including the people who pay him the big bucks.

William Earl Although Trevor Noah is used to handling political comedy every night as the host of “The Daily Show,” President Joe Biden delivered a surprisingly witty comedy set during the April 30 White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington D.C. Biden poked fun at journalists, Republicans, Rudy Giuliani and even himself, but delivered some of his best lines about Fox News.“I know there are questions about whether we should gather here tonight, because of COVID,” Biden said.

Most of comedy’s top talent are in Los Angeles this weekend at the inaugural Netflix Is A Joke festival, but the best jokes literally and figuratively in the nation were at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington DC on Saturday.

WASHINGTON -- ABC’s “This Week” — Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova; Samantha Power, administrator of the U.S.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAl Ortiz, a veteran CBS News executive who is also the current executive producer of “CBS Evening News,” is set to leave the Paramount Global unit this summer after working his way up through the ranks over 43 years.Ortiz and CBS News executives announced the decision during a morning editorial call Wednesday. A search for a new top producer at “CBS Evening News” is expected to start in the near future. CBS News recently came to new terms with anchor Norah O’Donnell to extend the contract that keeps her behind the desk through 2024.

WASHINGTON -- ABC’s “This Week” — Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna; Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.——NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sens.

Sasha Urban editorJoseph F. Kahn has been named the new executive editor of The New York Times, the paper’s publisher A.G. Sulzberger announced on Tuesday.Previously a managing editor, Kahn will succeed Dean Baquet when his eight-year tenure concludes in June.

Joe Kahn has been named the next executive editor of The New York Times, as he takes on one of the most prestigious jobs in journalism and succeeds Dean Baquet.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaNia DaCosta will direct the feature film adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ best-selling novel “The Water Dancer.” The film is being backed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer and will be produced by Maceo-Lyn, Brad Pitt’s Plan B and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films.DaCosta directed last year’s horror hit “Candyman” and is also stepping into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with her next feature, the upcoming “The Marvels.” Her first film, “Little Woods,” starred Tessa Thompson and Lily James and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2018 before getting released theatrically by Neon.“The Water Dancer” is a surrealist story that unfolds in the pre–Civil War South. It follows Hiram Walker, born into slavery, who lost his mother as a child and over time loses all memory of her.