CNN is airing a special called “The N Word,” hosted by Don Lemon, on Monday night. Lemon will be debating the use of the word, in light of the recent allegations of racism against Paula Deen and the George Zimmerman trial. TV Newser reported that the special will air at 7 p.m. in lieu of […]
Friday night Trayvon Martin‘s stepmother, Alicia Stanley spoke with CNN’s Anderson Cooper. However, some think it may not have been a good idea. That’s because she told Cooper that even though she’s convinced George Zimmerman’s guilty, personally she doesn’t believe that he picked Trayvon out because he was black. The interview was emotional and when […]
In the words of commentator Bomani Jones, “call [Charles Ramsey] what you want, but call him what he is, too”; a hero. Ramsey, who is…
Dear cable news hosts (and pundits, and reporters, and politicians): Can we talk? We’ve been noticing over the last couple of days how several of you have been, shall we say, “trying your hand” at rapping. This has been prompted by Jay-Z’s recent track “Open Letter,” in which he mentions President Obama by name. Apparently, […]
At this point, nitpicking CNN feels akin to attacking a stray dog who already lost a fight to the death with a 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. SEE ALSO: Westboro To Protest At Ebert’s Funeral Bless their hearts. The fledgling network does seem to be trying to get better. Though if you’ve seen their new full […]
Fox is developing an O.J. Simpson murder trial miniseries. By James Hibberd, EW.com (CNN) — Fox just announced two very different long-form projects in development based on best-selling books: James Clavell’s classic novel “Shōgun” and legal journalist Jeffrey Toobin’s “The Run of His Life: The People vs. O.J. Simpson” are both in the works […]
Paris Jackson attended the premiere of Michael Jackson ‘The Immortal’ World Tour in Los Angeles, California. By Alan Duke, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Paris Jackson, the 14-year-old daughter of Michael Jackson, is being questioned Thursday about her father’s last days as part of her family’s wrongful death lawsuit against a concert promoter. In addition, […]
By Doug Gross, CNN Sohaib Athar, a computer consultant from Abbottabad (CNN) — Twitter turns 7 on Thursday, and in some ways, it’s like a lot of 7-year-olds. The social-media platform can be bratty and combative. Its idea of a good conversation sometimes devolves into short bursts of shouting. It can have the attention span […]
CNN political analyst Roland Martin announced on Twitter that his last day with the network will be in April, Breitbart reported on Tuesday. Roland, who was a regular presence during the network’s election coverage and on its morning show “Starting Point,” was suspended from CNN last year after he tweeted offensive comments during the Super […]
Another day, another piece of CNN gossip. For those not hanging on every twist and turn in the network’s reinvention, a quick recap: the “old” conventional wisdom that Erin Burnett would be moving from her 7 PM slot to join Chris Cuomo in the mornings, has given way to a new “other things might be […]
Soledad O’Brien may have just lost her job as CNN’s morning show host, and she will no longer have a daily presence on the network. But, in an interview with The Huffington Post on Friday, O’Brien insisted that she is “really happy” with the way things have turned out for her. After she steps down […]
Pic courtesy of Startraks High-profile morning anchor Soledad O’Brien is on her way out at CNN as new boss Jeff Zucker moves Erin Burnett into her morning slot, Page Six has exclusively learned. We’re told award-winning journalist O’Brien has indicated she is ready to leave after she was initially promised a plum prime-time slot, but that role has so far failed […]