In First NewFronts Pitch Since His Jump From Fox, Roku Media President Charlie Collier Welcomes Brands To The Stream

Brittney Griner took the floor for the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night. The veteran center missed the entire 2022 season while she was detained in Russia on drug charges and did not return home until December.

Sophia Scorziello editor Author Salman Rushdie was honored by PEN America with the Centenary Courage Award at their 2023 Literary Gala Thursday. It was the first time the former PEN president was seen in public since he was severely wounded by a knife attack in August 2022. At 75 years old, the “Satanic Verses” author has survived numerous death threats and assassination attempts throughout the years in response to his literature. Rushdie took the stage at the event held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York front of 700 guests. He wore a pair of glasses with the right lens tinted black to protect his right eye, which was blinded in the knife attack. He began his speech with a lighthearted flare.

Colin Jost opened the PEN America Gala under the iconic model of a blue whale at the Museum of Natural History calling himself “a writer and a friend of writers” and “extremely fortunate to be here tonight surrounded by two things that might not be around much longer — writers and ocean life. This is the first time that a whale is not the most endangered thing in the room.”

brutal stabbing that left him temporarily on a ventilator and unable to speak.The 75-year-old author attended 2023 PEN America Literary Gala at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City where he was joined on the red carpet by his wife, Rachel Eliza Griffiths.Rushdie, who was stabbed in multiple places, including his eye at a speaking event back in August 2022, wore glasses with a shade over the affected eye.Rushdie spoke at the event where he was honored with the Centenary Courage Award.«Terrorism must not terrorize us. Violence must not deter us. La lutte continue.

Salman Rushdie is returning to the spotlight for the first time in nine months, when he was stabbed on stage at an event.

Tatiana Siegel The mystery surrounding Tucker Carlson’s ouster from the airwaves at Fox News — and his future plans in media — are coming into sharper focus. On April 26, Carlson spoke by phone with one of Fox Corp.’s eight board members, who told the host that his recent benching was a condition of Fox News’ settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the conversation. The unnamed board member told Carlson that the condition does not appear in any of the settlement’s documents, and instead was a verbal agreement. If Fox didn’t comply, the settlement was off, Carlson was told. Dominion had plenty of leverage given that the $787.5 million deal to settle Dominion’s defamation suit against the network wouldn’t officially close until late-May.

Chrishell Stause and G Flip made their first appearance on the red carpet since getting secretly married. The Selling Sunset star and her singer spouse were glowing at My Friend’s Place’s 35th Anniversary Gala at the Hollywood Palladium on Saturday.The 41-year-old real estate agent, who wore a fitting burgundy gown with rhinestones, posed on the carpet with her hands together, showing off her new wedding ring. Her partner wore a white tux with black lapels and loose-fitting leather pants.The event was hosted by My Friend’s Place, a resource center dedicated to uplifting youth experiencing homelessness.On Wednesday, Stause's rep confirmed to ET that the couple was married following the Selling Sunset star's Instagram post celebrating the release of G Flip's new single, «Be Your Man,» which included a reel chronicling their year-long relationship. The surprise announcement came at the end of the loved-up clip and saw the realtor and Australian-born musician saying «I do» in what looks like a private ceremony.While G Flip is dressed in a suit, Stause is in a white gown, holding up a bouquet in celebration of the sweet moment.«Love doesn’t always go as planned…Sometimes it’s immeasurably better,» Stause captioned the clip promoting G Flip's new track. «Be Your Man is out now & linked in Stories.

Things aren’t looking great for Fox comedy Welcome To Flatch.

Allison Holker Boss made her first public appearance since the devastating passing of her husband, Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, in December 2022.

Allison Holker Boss puts on a united front with daughter Weslie Boss while attending the 2023 NAMI West Los Angeles Mental Health Gala held at Pacific Design Center on Friday (May 12) in West Hollywood, Calif.

Fox News is facing another defamation lawsuit, this time from the former executive director of a Department of Homeland Security division tasked with monitoring the threat of disinformation.

Confider reported that text messages between Carlson and the network’s then-chief political anchor Bret Baier revealed that they were worried that Fox would be “destroyed” by its early but accurate call of Arizona for Biden.“I’ve got four more years here. I’m stuck with Fox. Got to do whatever I can to keep our numbers up and our viewers happy,” Carlson tweeted.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor How much should it cost to end media scrutiny on the internal workings of a news organization? Fox Corp. thinks an outlay of $787.5 million ought to be sufficient. In a letter filed Wednesday with the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, an attorney for Fox Corp. sought to keep redactions intact in documents supporting the case, and pressed a judge to keep media organizations from being able to examine the evidence further. “Fox agreed to settle this case to buy peace and bring an end to the media spectacle that the case had become,” says Katherine L. Mowery, an attorney representing Fox Corp. in its bid to quell further releases pertaining to its recent defamation settlement agreement with ballot-technology firm Dominion Voting Corp.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Shares of media companies stayed relatively tranquil Wednesday amid the work stoppage imposed by the WGA’s writers strike and another interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve. WGA union members took the picket lines in L.A. and New York for a second day, as they called on studios and streaming companies to agree to new contract terms for Hollywood writers. Meanwhile, the Fed on Wednesday raised its benchmark policy rate by 0.25%, to a new range of 5% to 5.25%, which is the highest it’s been since September 2007. On the interest-rate hike, the Dow Jones Industrial Average turned negative and closed down 0.8% Wednesday, down 270.29 points to 33,414.24, while the Nasdaq ended the day down 0.46%.

A text message that former Fox News host Tucker Carlson sent allegedly lead to a chain of events that caused him to be let go from the network.

Allison Holker Boss, the widow of The Ellen DeGeneres Show deejay Stephen “tWitch” Boss, says she’s speaking out about her husband’s suicide to raise awareness about mental health and “hopefully to make people feel comfortable asking for help.”

Alison Holker is opening up to the world for the first time since the death of her husband. Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss died in December of last year, a tragic event that has shifted her life. tWitch’s wife Allison Holker celebrates their son’s birthday with beautiful photosStephen ‘tWitch’ Boss’ daughter Weslie returns to social media with a tribute to her fathertWitch’s wife Allison Holker celebrates Easter with her kidsA post shared by Allison Holker (@allisonholker)Holker had her first interview since his death with PEOPLE, days after her anniversary.

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star Amir Khan has admitted he "didn't really know" who most of the other stars were when he arrived in South Africa.The champion boxer, 36, who unfortunately left the jungle during Tuesday night's instalment, joked he's "really bad" when it comes to recognising celebrities and what's more, he struggles to remember names. Despite becoming really friendly with many of the stars in camp during his stint during the special edition of the show, there were only two stars he knew straight off the bat when she first arrived.

Allison Holker Boss opened up about losing her husband Stephen “tWitch” Boss to suicide in her first interview since his tragic passing.

Stephen «tWitch» Boss' untimely death, his wife, Allison Holker, is addressing the circumstances of the shocking loss. «No one had any inkling that he was low. He didn't want people to know,» she tells , marking her first interview since tWitch's death.