Top ABC News Executive Barbara Fedida Fired After Investigation Of Claims Of Racially Insensitive Remarks

Ted Johnson ABC News announced plans for its coverage of the Democratic and Republican conventions, including one hour of primetime coverage on the broadcast network, and more extensive coverage on its streaming site ABC News Live.The broadcast coverage from 10 PM to 11 PM ET each night, led by chief anchor George Stephanopoulos, is in line with recent cycles even though the conventions themselves will be almost all virtual, after Democrats scrapped nearly all events in Milwaukee and Republicans

Maddie Ziegler apologized on her social media for posting “racially insensitive” content on her social media accounts when she was younger. Page Six picked up on the post from Maddie today in which she said she was sorry for mocking people’s accents when she was 9-years-old.

Former “Dance Moms” star Maddie Ziegler released a statement on Tuesday addressing past “ignorant and racially insensitive” videos that have recently surfaced online. "There are a few videos some of you have seen from when I was about 9 years old where I thought it was funny to mock people and accents," Maddie, 17, wrote on social media.

Young and the Restless star Hunter King and her fiancé, Nico Svoboda, have split nearly two years after getting engaged, Us Weekly can exclusively reveal.“They called off their engagement a few months ago,” a source told Us. “It was an amicable split.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterIn the wake of Regin Philbin’s death, ABC News will pay tribute to the television pioneer’s life and legacy with the primetime special Regis Philbin: The Morning Maestro – A Special Edition of 20/20. The special will air on July 28 at 8pm ET.Philbin is known for hosting the Live franchise for 28 years. First with Kathie Lee Gifford and then with Kelly Ripa.

High Court claiming she and her former husband Johnny Depp were locked in a six-hour stand off where he insisted she was having multiple affairs. The Aquaman star, 34, continued her evidence in her ex-husband’s libel case against The Sun’s editor Dan Wootton and the paper’s publisher News Group Newspapers (NGN).

High Court claiming she and her former husband Johnny Depp were locked in a six-hour stand off where he insisted she was having multiple affairs. The Aquaman star, 34, continued her evidence in her ex-husband’s libel case against The Sun’s editor Dan Wootton and the paper’s publisher News Group Newspapers (NGN).

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorIn his role as ABC News’ Chief White House Correspondent, Jonathan Karl has helped tell the story of the Trump administration’s oversight of the United States. Now he and the news outlet are gearing up to tell the story behind the story.ABC News will on Tuesday, July 28, at 9 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- ABC News has cut ties with a veteran executive after an investigation concluded that she made racially insensitive remarks, according to an internal memo.

placed on leave after HuffPost reported on complaints from staff that she made racist comments, such as telling “Good Morning America” co-host Robin Roberts that the network wasn’t asking her to “pick cotton” after Roberts asked if she could receive more money after her contract renewed, according to an unnamed individual who said they witnessed the interaction.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorABC News executive Barbara Fedida will not return to the Disney-owned unit following an investigation into allegations of insensitive behavior and her treatment of employees, according to a person familiar with the matter,Staffers were notified of the matter Monday in a memo from Peter Rice, chairman of Walt Disney Television. “The investigation substantiated that Ms.

He was suspended by the digital media company in June after multiple women accused him on Twitter of sexual misconduct during their time together at Emerson College.Also Read: NowThis News Suspends Politics Producer After Accusations of Collegiate Sexual Misconduct Surface“We take any allegations of sexual assault very seriously,” a spokesperson for NowThis told TheWrap at the time. “The employee in question was immediately suspended and we have promptly launched an investigation.

Ted Johnson Rachel Scott has been promoted to ABC News White House correspondent and D.C. correspondent.Scott has covered the Democratic primary this year and President Donald Trump’s reelection efforts, and did a sit-down with Sen.

Ted Johnson This week a photographer captured an image in the White House briefing room that quickly got the attention of the press corps: Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany’s file folder, in which she had neatly arranged possible topics as she faced reporters from the lectern.Along with “golf,” “Barack Obama,” “BLM” and a number entries related to the coronavirus, there was “Karl.” That apparently was a reference to Jonathan Karl, ABC News’ chief White House correspondent who is completing a

Nick Cannon's upcoming talk show is on hold.

Nick Cannon as host of The Masked Singer after he issued an apology for his recent anti-Semitic remarks.“When we were made aware of Nick Cannon’s interview with Richard Griffin on YouTube, we immediately began a dialogue with Nick. He is clear and remorseful that his words were wrong and lacked both understanding and context, and inadvertently promoted hate.