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CNN couldn’t stop displaying the empty seats at President Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and now it seems it’s gleefully tossing the credit for the lower-than-usual attendance to sabotage by Tik Tok users. Brian Stelter praised a user nicknamed “Tik Tok Grandma” for rallying younger Tik Tok users to reserve seats at the Tulsa …
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Members of a CNN crew were arrested early Friday morning during their live broadcast as they covered the riots in Minneapolis, which broke out this week in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody on Monday. Shortly after 5 a.m, CNN reporter Omar Jimenez and his …
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She’s no Doogie Howser, M.D. CNN just announced that an upcoming town hall on the coronavirus pandemic will feature 17-year-old Greta Thunberg. The program, “Coronavirus Facts and Fears,” also includes CNN broadcaster Sanjay Gupta, 50, former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, 71, former CDC director Richard Besser, 60. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, 52, will host alongside …
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The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has canceled a panel discussion on coronavirus misinformation that was to be sponsored by Chinese tech giant Huawei. The panel would have included CNN’s Van Jones and Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am. “I accepted invite to participate in NABJ webinar, warning black community about COVID misinformation. I said …
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Anderson Cooper said Tuesday that he has decided to co-parent his new son with ex boyfriend Benjamin Maisani, and declared that his friends have become his family. The CNN host told Howard Stern on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show that he has remained close enough to his former flame, Benjamin Maisani, whom he dated for …
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Chinese telecom giant Huawei, currently facing charges of fraud, intellectual property theft, and racketeering, is featuring CNN host Van Jones on a panel to discuss the rise of coronavirus “misinformation” days before its temporary license to do business in the U.S. expires. Huawei’s webinar, set to be hosted along with the National Association of Black …
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CBS News’ 60 Minutes misrepresented Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s position regarding the origin of the novel coronavirus in a Sunday tweet. “Last Sunday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attempted to resurrect a debunked theory that the virus was man-made in China,” read a Sunday tweet from the 60 Minutes account. As the U.S. took …
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No more phone calls, please! We have a winner! First, a moment to give thanks for being truly blessed throughout this pandemic to have been served by relentless over-the-air geniuses — especially Mike Francesa and Stephen A. Smith, both of whom take themselves very seriously as per their advanced media megalomania. Both stir themselves into …
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Piers Morgan announced Sunday that he fears he has the coronavirus. “On medical advice, and out of an abundance of caution for a mild symptom that arose in past 48hrs, I’ve had a test for COVID-19,” tweeted the British former star of “America’s Got Talent” and “Celebrity Apprentice.” The 55-year-old journalist did not detail what …
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Anderson Cooper is a dad. The longtime CNN host announced the birth of baby son Wyatt Morgan Cooper via surrogate on Thursday night as he posted a photo on Instagram: “As a gay kid, I never thought it would be possible to have a child, and I’m grateful for all those who have paved the …