President Joe Biden to Award Medal of Freedom to Denzel Washington and Simone Biles

Denzel Washington surprised baseball fans when he took to home plate at Dodgers Stadium to pay tribute to the iconic Jackie Robinson, 75 years after the trailblazing athlete broke baseball's color barrier.On Tuesday, the Academy Award winner donned Robinson's number 42 jersey to kick off the big game by honoring the baseball icon's legacy. «Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, 1947,» Washington began, noting when Robinson broke baseball's color barrier with the then-Brooklyn Dodgers. «When Jackie Robinson stepped onto a Major League Baseball field for the first time, armed with supreme talent and unshakable character and wearing a Dodgers uniform, he changed the game of baseball and so much more.»Washington praised Robinson's activities both on the field and off, saying that he «challenged us to become better versions of ourselves.»«Business leader, family man, activist, Hall of Famer,» thePresidential Medal of Honor recipient continued.

Denzel Washington honoured a sports hero.

Major League Baseball hit another home run tonight.

Showtime series, , announced that comedians and longtime collaborators are going their separate ways and that the show would be coming to an end after four seasons.«Bodega Hive: The illustrious @desusnice and @THEKIDMERO will be pursuing separate creative endeavors moving forward,» the account for their Showtime series tweeted. #DESUSandMERO will not be returning to SHOWTIME. It's been a good run, fam.«One half of the Desus and Mero duo, Desus Nice, confirmed the news with his own reply, tweeting, „shouts to showtime & shouts to the hive, thanks for being part of the journey.

Desus & Mero are calling it quits.

The board that awards Pulitzer Prizes released a statement on Monday declining Donald Trump’s request that they strip The New York Times and The Washington Post of a joint prize for their reporting on Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Zack Sharf “The View“ hosts are at odds over Joe Biden’s decision to fist bump Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting on Friday in Saudi Arabia to discuss oil prices and more. Biden has been criticized for the fist bump since the Saudi Crown Prince allegedly ordered the 2018 assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.“This is a murderer. You don’t normalize a murderer by this fist bump,” Sunny Hostin said during Monday’s episode.

The hosts of “The View” largely defended President Biden on Monday morning, after his fist bump with the Saudi Crown Prince went viral this weekend. But Sunny Hostin was the outlier at the table, scolding the president for “normalizing a murderer.”As part of his trip to Saudi Arabia — which he faced criticisms for even going through with — Biden met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday. Shortly thereafter, images and video of the President fist-bumping the royal sparked outrage, considering Bin Salman ordered the 2018 assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Joe Biden pushed back against criticism of his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, telling reporters that he raised the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi “at the top” of their meeting.

President Joe Biden presented some distinguished people with their Presidential Medal of Freedoms today, but one recipient was not in attendance.

Denzel Washington was absent from the Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony on Thursday due to a positive COVID-19 diagnosis, Washington’s representative confirmed to TheWrap.Washington, who was slated to be honored at today’s ceremony, will receive the award at a later date.“There’s a man who couldn’t be here today but wanted to be: Denzel Washington, one of our greatest actors in American history. Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Tony Awards, (and) wide acclaim from audiences and peers around the world,” President Biden said.

Denzel Washington was noticeably absent from the Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony that took place at the White House on Thursday. According to a White House Official (via reports from ), the actor tested positive for COVID-19 and is set to receive the honor at a later date.  President Biden addressed the actor's absence during the ceremony in the East Room. «There’s a man who couldn’t be here today but wanted to be: Denzel Washington, one of our greatest actors in American history. Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Tony Awards, (and) wide acclaim from audiences and peers around the world,» Biden said.

President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 recipients at the White House on Wednesday, including gymnast Simone Biles, former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and soccer champion Megan Rapinoe, as well as posthumous honors to Steve Jobs.

Hayden Panettiere is opening up about how she spent years secretly battling addictions to opioids and alcohol. "I was on top of the world and I ruined it," the former "Nashville" star revealed for the first time in the new issue of People magazine. "I’d think I hit rock bottom, but then there’s that trap door that opens." The 32-year-old became a star when she was just 11 years old, appearing in soap operas and the 2000 sports drama "Remember the Titans" opposite Denzel Washington.

Wilson Chapman editorDenzel Washington can now add Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient to his list of accolades.President Joe Biden announced the 17 honorees on Friday. Presented annually, the medal recognizes public figures who have made notable contributions to American society, culture, politics or world peace.

Actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs are among this year’s 17 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the White House announced today.

James Corden is lending a helping hand around the White House. As part of 's segment, «Take a Break,» Corden headed to Washington D.C., to the seat of political power, to help out with random jobs about the White House.This included working in the Presidential kitchen, fielding reporters' questions as a temporary Press Secretary, and even helping President Joe Biden as his personal assistant inside the Oval Office.In reality, the joke segment mostly saw Corden goofing off around Biden, as the president played along.As his assistant, Corden snuck in a framed photo of himself and Harry Styles from an old «Carpool Karaoke» segment and placed it among the many presidential portraits — inadvertently covering up a photo of President Harry Truman.James is lending a hand at the @WhiteHouse! #LateLateLondon «What the hell is The Late Late Show?» –the leader of the free world pic.twitter.com/XMhkjkSIajBiden also gave Corden a tour of the Oval Office and its many special and significant bits of memorabilia – including a chunk of moon rock inside a protective display case.«You want to put it up on ebay, I reckon you would get a lot, we could do that no problem,» Corden joked.

James Corden is lending a helping hand around the White House. As part of 's segment, «Take a Break,» Corden headed to Washington D.C., to the seat of political power, to help out with random jobs about the White House.This included working in the Presidential kitchen, fielding reporters' questions as a temporary Press Secretary, and even helping President Joe Biden as his personal assistant inside the Oval Office.In reality, the joke segment mostly saw Corden goofing off around Biden, as the president played along.As his assistant, Corden snuck in a framed photo of himself and Harry Styles from an old «Carpool Karaoke» segment and placed it among the many presidential portraits — inadvertently covering up a photo of President Harry Truman.James is lending a hand at the @WhiteHouse! #LateLateLondon «What the hell is The Late Late Show?» –the leader of the free world pic.twitter.com/XMhkjkSIajBiden also gave Corden a tour of the Oval Office and its many special and significant bits of memorabilia – including a chunk of moon rock inside a protective display case.«You want to put it up on ebay, I reckon you would get a lot, we could do that no problem,» Corden joked.