Whoopi Goldberg divided fans with her latest take on The View when she jumped to the defense of a particularly controversial guest.MORE: The View host makes surprising 'firing' revelation amid latest cast changeALSO: HELLO! launches Jubilee T-shirt collection to celebrate Queen Elizabeth in styleThe ladies of the ABC talk show played host to Kellyanne Conway, who is promoting her upcoming memoir Here's The Deal.VIDEO: Whoopi Goldberg's comments on the HolocaustThe former Trump administration official had the studio audience divided when she was questioned by panelist Sonny Hostin about her opinion on the former President's loss of the 2020 election."I think it's pretty obvious that Joe Biden is president, I don't know why we're still talking about this, respectfully," she immediately stated.MORE: The View star Stephanie Grisham makes emotional apology live on air: 'I messed up'However, she then also stated that she was keen for Trump to get re-elected, saying: "I write extensively in this book that I am the closest person to Donal Trump to tell him that he came up short."She continued: "He should have won huge. He had all these accomplishments, he's running against a guy who's stuck in a basement."Kellyanne's comments left Whooping having to defend herThe comment got a negative reaction out of the audience, with many starting to boo her.
Joe Eszterhas: That Time Otis Redding Called Me a ‘White F–ing N-Word’ | Guest Blog
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The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio… and crazy in love with the music of Otis Redding. When I read that he was coming to a Black nightclub called Leo’s Casino on Cleveland’s East Side, I somehow convinced my white editors — Sinatra and Dean Martin and Tony Bennett fans — to let me interview him. I had never seen Otis in person before.The club, Cleveland’s hottest Black nightclub, was filled.
Otis bounded onstage — a big man who, after the first few bars of his first song, had the predominantly Black audience in his big Black palm. Many women were moved to tears. He knocked me out.
He was magnetic, romantic, sexy and explosive. At the end of the show, he got a standing ovation that wouldn’t stop.I went backstage. I looked like a preppy.
Striped tie, blue suit, brightly shined shoes, short hair, very pale and freckled face. When I got there, he was sweating profusely. He was wearing a sweat-soaked black t-shirt with the same black pants he had worn on stage.
He was slugging on a bottle of Budweiser. He was alone. I introduced myself and told him I was a big fan and complimented him on his performance.He said, grinning: “Cool.
Hey, man…you want a beer?”I said, “Sure, thank you,” and he popped a bottle open, handed it to me and, still smiling, said: “You got bad taste in music, huh?”We laughed together. I said, “I guess so, huh?” He laughed at that and said simply, “Cool.”I asked the usual music-related questions about his career and then started asking more personal ones. He told me about his wife, Zelma, the great love of his life, and about Phil Walden, his friend and manager, a white man and the head of Capricorn Records.
BBC Studios Sets First-look Deal With ‘The Repair Shop’s’ Jay Blades’ Hungry Jay Media – Global Bulletin
K.J. Yossman “The Repair Shop’s” Jay Blades has struck a first look deal with BBC Studios via his production company Hungry Jay Media.Hungry Jay is a joint venture between Blades and production company Hunrgy Bear (“Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel”), which was founded in November 2020 by Dan Baldwin and Juliet Denison Gay.The 1-year deal will mean BBC Studios has first dibs on Hungry Jay’s factual entertainment slate.
Margot Robbie, Jay Roach To Join Forces For An ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Prequel
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Former ‘Seinfeld’ Writer Wonders: Has L.A. Gotten Too Woke for Boomer Comedians? (Guest Blog)
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Margot Robbie, Jay Roach To Join Forces For An ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Prequel
Margot Robbie‘s busy shooting Greta Gerwig‘s “Barbie” with Ryan Gosling at the moment, but she already has her next project after that lined up. And she’s teaming up with Jay Roach, who directed her in 2019’s “Bombshell,” for her next assignment: a prequel to the “Ocean’s Eleven” series.
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College football, Australian Open headline ESPN schedule
football season, a new Australian Open agreement and two new “30 for 30” documentaries were announced Tuesday by ESPN as part of its presentation to advertisers in New York.ABC has a doubleheader on Sept. 3 to kick off the season. Georgia will face Oregon in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game in Atlanta at 3:30 p.m.
Fred Ward Remembered by Kevin Bacon, Matthew Modine and More Costars
Fred Ward, several of his former costars, including Kevin Bacon, Matthew Modine, Lou Diamond Phillips, Richard E. Grant, and Kate Mulgrew, shared their memories of working with the charmingly gruff star.Bacon shared a photo of himself and Ward from the 1990 cult hit “Tremors,” writing, “So sad to hear about Fred Ward. When it came to battling underground worms I couldn’t have asked for a better partner.
Fred Ward, Star of ‘The Right Stuff,’ ‘Tremors,’ Dies at 79
Carmel Dagan Staff WriterFred Ward, who starred in films including “Henry and June,” “Tremors,” “The Right Stuff” and “The Player,” died May 8, his publicist confirmed to Variety. He was 79.There was a certain retro quality to the actor’s persona that made Ward seem more akin to Humphrey Bogart or John Garfield (although not quite with those actors’ level of charisma) than to his contemporaries, and it did not seem at all affected.
‘The Proposal’ Cast: Where Are They Now? Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds and More
That woman! The Proposal gave new meaning to unorthodox romance with the love story of Margaret Tate and Andrew Paxton.
The Richest 'Chicago Med' Stars, Ranked From Lowest to Highest Net Worth
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Chicago Fire is red hot.
‘The Lost City’ Makes Its Streaming Debut: How to Watch the Bullock-Tatum Comedy Online
Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum’s adventure comedy “The Lost City” arrives on Paramount+ today, following a surprise box office success last month.
The Black Keys still raw, fast and loose on 'Dropout Boogie'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Two decades ago, two college dropouts from Akron, Ohio recorded a rock album together and sent it to a tiny label in Los Angeles.
‘Batman Unburied’ Hits No. 1 on Spotify Charts Worldwide, Beating Joe Rogan (Podcast News Roundup)
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIn today’s podcast roundup, “Batman Unburied” flies to the top of Spotify’s charts; HBO Max’s “The Staircase” gets a companion podcast; Slate’s “Slow Burn” Season 7 will unpack the history of Roe v. Wade; Audible set to release “Beast Master” investigative narrative podcast about “Ohio’s bear king”; and more.DC’s “Batman Unburied” superhero series soared to the top of the Spotify podcast charts in markets around the globe this week after its premiere — unseating “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the controversial show that is the streamer’s regular chart-topper. The thriller from David S. Goyer delves into the dark recesses of Bruce Wayne’s psyche with an all-new storyline.The first two episodes of the 10-ep “Batman Unburied” bowed May 3.