‘SNL’ Spoofs Fox News Dominion Lawsuit Woes in Cold Open; Host Travis Kelce Turns on NFL Charm in Monologue

is asking $1.6 billion in damages – significant, but not a potential death-blow for the crown jewel of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire – for what it says are defamatory statements about its voting machines in multiple reports, guest segments and host commentary immediately following the 2020 election. Defamation cases hinge on “actual malice,” proof that the defendant intended harm – and Dominion has been pushing hard on that front in it pretrial efforts.Fox has maintained it was merely doing the news, and was protected by its framing of even the wildest election conspiracy theories as allegations and speculation.

Fox News Channel viewers are less trusting of the cable network in the wake of publicly disclosed text messages and emails from Fox executives and on-air personalities, according to a new survey.  But only 9% of Fox News viewers say they aren’t watching the network as much as they used to, per research provided exclusively to Variety Intelligence Platform by consumer insights specialists Maru Group. (Click to an expanded subscriber version for full results.) A representative for Fox News told VIP+, “There has been no impact to advertising, with no advertisers dropping or pausing.” 

Quinta Brunson is trading in school for Studio 8H.

Another week, another episode of Saturday Night Live!

Travis Kelce made his effortlessly charming “Saturday Night Live” debut over the weekend, and made sure to bring his family along for his charismatic monologue.

Travis Kelce, fresh off his win at Super Bowl LVII, took the stage of Saturday Night Live to deliver some laughs. The Kansas City Chiefs player recalled his brief stint on TV back in 2016 with Catching Kelce.

As soon as SNL host Travis Kelce mentioned that his brother Jason was in the audience, chances looked pretty good that his sib would get to join in on the fun.

Travis Kelce made his effortlessly charming debut over the weekend, and made sure to bring his family along for his charismatic monologue.The Kansas City Chiefs star hit the Studio 8H stage with his beaming smile and self-deprecating sense of humor, winning over the audience even before revealing that his mom, dad and brother — Philadelphia Eagle Jason Kelce — were in the audience to support him.«You know, people keep asking me what it was like to beat my brother in the super bowl, and it was pretty awkward,» Travis joked. «Especially because after the game, we had to ride home together. Our mom drove us there in her mini van, just like the good old days.»«Even though his team lost after being up ten points at the half, my brother is actually really happy for me,» Travis continued, as the camera cut to his brother, who had a fairly stern look on his face. «And he agrees that the ref made the right call, it was a holding.»Travis recalled how he and his brother have been «playing football together since we were little kids.

Travis Kelce hopped onstage to deliver the opening monologue for Saturday Night Live shortly after winning his second Super Bowl game.

Semafor. Fox did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday evening.Meanwhile, his main rival (as yet unofficial) candidate, Florida Governor Ron Desantis, has been on Fox regularly.

Travis Kelce might not be a familiar face to a couple of Saturday Night Live‘s cast members – watch the promo above till the end – but the Super Bowl star’s game at playing Indiana Jones is pretty impressive.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries seized on the latest revelations from Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News, as they called on Rupert Murdoch to curb hosts from spreading election conspiracy theories.

Donald Trump went on the attack against Fox Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch following the latest revelations from Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against the media company.

Jason Kelce’s bundle of joy has arrived!

Super Bowl LVII. Jason's Philadelphia Eagles lost the big game to brother Travis Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs, but his baby girl's arrival is sure to soften the blow.«Yesterday little lady #3 joined us,» Jason and Kylie announced on Instagram along with a picture of their newborn.

The hosts and musical guests for the next three weeks of Saturday Night Live have been revealed!

“Wednesday” and “Scream VI” star Jenna Ortega will make her “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut on March 11, NBC said Thursday. And fresh off his Super Bowl win, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce will host “SNL” for the first time on March 4.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Weeks after helping his Kansas City Chiefs team win the Super Bowl in Arizona, tight end Travis Kelce will travel to New York to host “Saturday Night Live” on March 4. A week later followed by breakout “Wednesday” star Jenna Ortega on March 11. But first up, as previously announced, Woody Harrelson will return to the “Saturday Night Live” stage to host for a fifth time on Feb. 25. He leads the next batch of hosts as “SNL” returns at the end of the month for three consecutive weeks. Musical guests for those nights include Jack White (Feb. 25), Kelsea Ballerini (March 4) and The 1975 (March 11). Harrelson will host while promoting the new film “Champions,” in theaters March 10. In the film, from Bobby Farrelly, Harrelson plays a minor-league basketball coach who gets fired and then winds up in legal trouble. As part of a community service requirement, he coaches a Special Olympics basketball team.

From Super Bowl winners to the cast of The Addams Family, Saturday Night Live is returning with three more back-to-back shows.

going head-to-head at this year's Super Bowl LVII, both Jason and Travis Kelce sat down for a post-game episode of their podcast,  and the pair got emotional while reflecting on how special the whole experience really was.Travis' Kansas City Chiefs, came out on top against Jason's Philadelphia Eagles after one of the most exciting Super Bowl matchups in recent memory.«The moment I saw mom is when I got really emotional, because man, it was so awesome.» Jason, 35, recalled, instantly fighting back tears while thinking about the moment after the game when they both shared hugs with their mother, Donna Kelce. «It was awesome.