David Pecker Out as CEO of National Enquirer Owner American Media

Ted Johnson Donald Trump lashed out at ABC News’s chief White House correspondent Jon Karl at a press conference, after Karl asked him about the revelations in Bob Woodward’s upcoming book.“Why did you lie to the American people, and why should we trust what you have to say now?” Karl asked.The question was in respond to Trump’s admission to Woodward, recorded in a March 19 interview, that he downplayed the threat of the coronavirus so as to not cause panic. On Feb.

At this point, are we really surprised to hear that President Donald Trump has lied again?

Ted Johnson Michael Cohen may ultimately register just a few days of buzz among a number of Donald Trump-related tell alls this month, but his claims give new details on the level of coordination between Trump and favored media outlets.Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney who is currently serving out a three-year sentence in home confinement, published his book Disloyal: A Memoir on Tuesday and is at the start of a media blitz.

UPDATE (9/8/2020, 11 p.m. ET): On Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, the US Justice Department asked to take over as President Donald Trump’s defense team in a lawsuit brought on by E. Jean Carroll, who accused the former Celebrity Apprentice host of raping her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s — this, according to CNN.

The latest trailer for Possessor, Neon's upcoming sci-fi horror and the first feature in eight years fromBrandon Cronenberg, son of filmmaker David Cronenberg, has dropped. Starring Christopher Abbott and Andrea Riseborough, the film follows corporate assassin Tasya Vos (Riseborough) who executes targets by taking over others' bodies with the help of brain-implant technology.

Donald Trump and one-time associate of former Trump political adviser Steve Bannon, took the helm of USAGM in June and has made no secret of his intent to shake the agency up.

Leonard Cohen fans were not impressed Thursday after his song “Hallelujah” was played twice during the Republican National Convention.

Facing a national moment fraught with racial turmoil and a deadly pandemic, President Donald Trump accepted his party's renomination on a massive White House South Lawn stage Thursday night, boasting of helping African Americans and defying his own administration's pandemic guidelines to address a tightly packed, largely maskless crowd.

Leonard Cohen fans were not impressed Thursday after his song “Hallelujah” was played twice during the Republican National Convention.

Seconds after former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi accused Joe Biden of nepotism, the president’s youngest daughter, Tiffany Trump, spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Republican National Convention got underway on Monday, and a series of speakers warned voters that President Trump is the only bulwark protecting them from a raging mob.Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, set the theme for the evening when he said “Trump is the bodyguard of western civilization.” Several speakers also made the case that Black voters should back Trump.The first night featured speeches from Donald Trump, Jr., former ambassador Nikki

The Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead has drafted Tony Award winner Laura Benanti, Margaret Cho, Peppermint, Laura Jane Grace, Veruca Salt and Kathy Valentine to perform during the virtual concert "Do Re #MeToo: Sexist Songs Reclaimed By Righteous Feminists." The event, set for Sept. 17 (6 p.m.

Ted Johnson ABC News devoted an hour on Sunday to the first joint interview with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, and while their naturally was a focus on just what chemistry there is between the two former rivals, the news out of the special was on the campaign ahead.A few examples:Biden on taxes: “I will raise taxes for anybody making over $400,000. Let me tell you why I’m going to do it.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorDavid Pecker, who led National Enquirer parent company American Media Inc.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorDavid Pecker, the longtime publisher of the tabloid National Enquirer, is leaving the role as part of a deal unveiled Friday in which the paper’s parent company American Media LLC said it was merging with Accelerate, a national wholesale distribution company.Pecker, the longtime, often controversial president and CEO of Enquirer parent American Media, will become an executive adviser to the new combined company, which will be known as A360.

American Media Inc., the parent company of tabloid The National Enquirer and celebrity magazine US Weekly, will merge with a wholesale distribution and logistics company called Accelerate360. As part of the merger, American Media CEO David Pecker will step aside, shifting to a role as an executive adviser to the newly-renamed company, A360 Media.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures TV has put in development National Enquirer: The Untold Story!, a limited series inspired by the 2019 feature documentary Scandalous: The Untold Story of the National Enquirer, produced and directed by Mark Landsman.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAt 18, first-time voter Billie Eilish is the youngest music artist to appear at the Democratic National Convention, and she made the most of the platform, delivering a strong speech against President Donald Trump, advocating Joe Biden and imploring Americans to vote.She was introduced by host Kerry Washington, who spoke of the voter-registration booths at Eilish’s concerts — which were present before the singer was old enough to vote — and her efforts to reduce the