CNBC Covid-19 Jobs Update Devolves Into Pointed Exchange Over Masks And Shutdowns

As fools like Kirk Cameron flouting safety protocols, holiday cheer was in short supply today as coronavirus deaths and hospitalizations in Los Angeles County broke new tragic records, according to region health officials.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterDiscovery now has just under 95% ownership of OWN, the joint venture between Oprah Winfrey and Discovery.The company has increased its stake from its prior holding of 73%, a person familiar with the matter tells Variety, adding that the gradual increase has long been part of the plan.

Oprah Winfrey has taken a stake of $35 million-plus in Discovery Inc. as part of a deal that boosts the factual content giant's holding in OWN, a joint venture with Winfrey's Harpo, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.

Discovery has upped its stake in OWN to 95% with the network’s founder and namesake Oprah Winfrey receiving $35 million worth of Discovery stock in exchange, according to an SEC filing Tuesday.

Hugh Jackman accepted winning his charity competition against Ryan Reynolds with grace and aplomb, reaching out to his old frenemy and congratulating him on a job well done. Yeah, right. Upon hearing that he had raised more money for his charity through Sam’s Club than Ryan did, he sweetly told the company’s CEO that it’d be his “pleasure” to break the news to his dear friend — who’s in his phone as “Bryan.”

Ariana Grande has been getting a lot of congratulatory messages from a lot of notable people after announcing her engagement to real estate agent Dalton Gomez this afternoon.

Oprah Winfrey is celebrating a milestone and looking back at a pivotal moment in her career.

Oprah Winfrey is looking back.

Saturday Night Live’s Michale Che and Colin Jost celebrated the finale “Weekend Update” segment about Donald Trump for the year with a musical montage that listed out the current president’s “greatest moments in office.”

reports., so they're sending gifts overseas and spending the holidays at home in Montecito, Calif. But, William and Kate are still unsure about their plans since Queen Elizabeth cancelled her annual trip to Sandringham.

Apologies if you’re not up to date on The Masked Singer, but SPOILER ALERT: “The Sun” was LeAnn Rimes the whole time.

Ellen DeGeneres’ coronavirus journey is rougher than she expected!

We found out over the last few days that Meghan Markle made her first private investment into a company from California.

Meghan Markle, 39, and Prince Harry, 36, showed off a bit of cute couple banter when they revealed they’ll soon be serving as podcast hosts in future podcast episodes, during an introduction audio clip on Spotify. The podcasts will be part of a “multi-year partnership” between the popular streaming platform and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s newly formed production company Archewell Audio.

 Meghan Markle ’s new business venture has  Oprah Winfrey ’s seal of approval. The media mogul showed off the “lovely Christmas basket” she received from her neighbor, the Duchess of Sussex, who resides in Montecito, California.

There’s a very hopeful update about the state of Prince Harry and Prince William‘s relationship after months and months of rumors of a major rift in the royal family.

Oprah Winfrey has offered an all-expenses-paid vacation to an emergency room doctor in Arizona who claimed that he was fired from his job after revealing the severity of the coronavirus pandemic in the state.  Dr Cleavon Gilman, an ER doctor in Yuma, has been tweeting since November about the state’s Covid response and hospital bed shortages.