Johnny Depp released a statement minutes after the verdicts were read in his $50 million defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard.
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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.
The change would take place after the midterm elections, according to a source familiar with the plans.
One of the most respected and trusted TV news figures, Woodruff has anchored the broadcast since 2013. She initially co-anchored with Gwen Ifill until Ifill’s death in 2016, then became sole anchor.
A PBS spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Puck News initially reported on the succession plans for the show.
Ever since its inception in the 1970s, with Jim Lehrer and Robert McNeil as co-anchors, NewsHour has stood out among the evening newscasts for its in-depth, nuanced look at the major issues of the day, bypassing many of the more sensational headlines for a thought-provoking approach to reporting.
Woodruff is said to have been planning to step down as anchor for some time, according to the source, and also played a role in choosing who would succeed her. With a career at NBC News, she initially joined NewsHour in 1983, serving as chief Washington correspondent and backup anchor, as well as anchor of Frontline. She moved to CNN in 1993, anchoring much of the network’s political coverage and moderating presidential and vice presidential debates. She returned to PBS in 2006 and became a special then senior correspondent for NewsHour, filling in for Lehrer and later serving among the rotating co-anchors.
Nawaz joined NewsHour in 2018 and serving as anchor and correspondent at ABC News and, before that, as foreign correspondent at NBC News. She has served as substitute anchor for NewsHour, and last year was named
Johnny Depp released a statement minutes after the verdicts were read in his $50 million defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard.
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EXCLUSIVE: Amber Heard will apparently have the last word in Johnny Depp’s $50 million defamation trial against her for a 2018 Washington Post op-ed on domestic violence.
issued a frustrated and emotional speech about Tuesday’s mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in which 19 children and two teachers were killed at an elementary school, ahead of the team’s scheduled game against the Dallas Mavericks during the NBA’s West finals playoff series.Kerr refused to take questions during a media conference with reporters, instead drawing attention to the lack of legislative action from Washington to address the prevalent gun violence plaguing the country. According to CNBC, the Texas school shooting is the 212th mass shooting this year.“I’m not gonna talk about basketball — nothing’s happened with our team in the last 6 hours,” Kerr began.
Veteran actor Denzel Washington takes punches like a pro, Ryan Reynolds revealed.The Canadian actor, 45, accidentally gifted Washington, 67, two nasty black eyes during the filming of their 2012 action flick, “Safe House.”Reynolds opened up about what went down a decade ago in a sit-down chat with David Letterman for the Netflix series, “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman.”The “Proposal” star and the Oscar winner were shooting a car fight sequence in Cape Town, South Africa, when the incident occurred.He explained to Letterman, 75, that it was just the second day of shooting when the actors were fighting “in an out of control car” where he was supposed to “smash” Washington in “the face.” “There’s a scene in the movie where he crawls through the trunk in the back and he grabs me and chokes me. We were really driving a car at top speed,” Reynolds said, recalling that stunt drivers were not being used to perform the scenes.He added, “He and I are in this out-of-control car and my corner of my head — I felt it hit his eye so hard I was sure that it split wide open.”The “Deadpool” actor feared for his life and jokingly assumed he would be fired and even killed for causing pain to the “Tragedy of Macbeth” actor.Reynolds noted, “I’m thinking I’m going to be sent home via crematorium, like, this is it, not only my career but my actual pulse will cease.”But Washington was a class act about it and politely told Reynolds he was OK.
Last month Depp testified that Heard’s domestic abuse allegations against him were “heinous” and “not based in any species of truth.”Depp was third on the list of potential witnesses for Monday’s proceedings. Last week saw a flurry of the former couple’s acquaintances testify, mostly via videotaped deposition that went by relatively quickly, so Depp’s appearance Monday seemed a good bet.Heard previously told the Fairfax, Virginia courtroom that she suffered cuts on her arm and feet from broken glass, and a bruised jaw from getting “clocked” by Depp after a violent fight in Australia.
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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.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor“PBS NewsHour” typically dissects the news with a depth its counterparts at ABC, NBC and CBS do not. For tonight, at least, the venerable show is generating headlines of its own.Judy Woodruff, the veteran news anchor who logged time at NBC News and CNN before taking up anchor duties at PBS’ venerable “NewsHour,” is expected to leave the desk in early 2023, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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As Amber Heard took to the stand in the libel case against her by ex-husband Johnny Depp, his legal team accused her of giving “the performance of her life” as she claimed he was violent and sexually abusive. Amber, 36, shared harrowing testimony with the court of her life with the Pirates of the Caribbean star.The actor is suing his ex-wife for defamation following her Washington Post op-ed about experiencing domestic violence, and while she didn't name the alleged perpetrator, Johnny launched a $50m libel lawsuit against her, claiming the article damaged his career and prevented him from getting roles.
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