If his name was Smucker, he'd really be in a jam.
Sorry, bad joke. TV veteran Jeff Zucker stepped down from his post at CNN on Wednesday after it was revealed he was in a relationship with a CNN employee. In other words, he was having an affair.
Rumors are circulating that former evening host Chris Cuomo put the word out on Zucker as revenge for Cuomo's dismissal back in the fall over his helping his brother, former governor Andrew Cuomo, with his issues. Predictably, from headlines we've seen, former president Donald John Narcissus Trump was happy to see Zucker sacked.
No truth to the rumor that Zucker might be related to the Zucker brothers of "Airplane!" fame.
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On Monday's The View, moderator Whoopi Goldberg misspoke when she said the Holocaust during World War II was more about "man's inhumanity to man".
After an apology issued on Tuesday's broadcast, following a pre-taped appearance on one of the late night talk shows, Goldberg was suspended for 2 weeks by ABC suits, likely on orders further up the Disney chain.
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Speaking of online trolls, some of these nameless goofs ruined veteran wrestler Brian Kendrick's chances of landing a gig with All Elite Wrestling.
24 hours after it was made official that Kendrick was released by WWE, it was reported that Kendrick was bring brought in to face Jon Moxley on Wednesday's episode of Dynamite. However, so-called "internet sleuths", in truth mischief making trolls, dug up an old video interview Kendrick gave in 2013 where he made some anti-semitic remarks and commented on long debunked conspiracy theories. Invitation rescinded. AEW went in-house for Moxley's opponent, selecting Wheeler YUTA, an associate of the Best Friends tag team, to face Moxley in Wednesday's opener. I won't spoil it for you. The show should be available On Demand on the TBS portal on Spectrum's Entertainment On Demand channel.
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Once upon a time, Shane McMahon was thought to be the heir to the throne in WWE.
But that was a long time ago. Today, McMahon, 52, is a chairman of Medianomics, and for the 3rd straight year was brought in to help as a producer for the Royal Rumble. However, he was inserted into the field for the men's Rumble, and, it is alleged, he went into business for himself before being eliminated.
Rumors say the plan was for McMahon to start a program with former champion Seth Rollins (Colby Lopez), culminating at Wrestlemania in April. By Monday, those plans were scuttled, and Shane was shown the door by his father.
In all honesty, the younger McMahon fits the part of the weekend gladiator, not in perfect physical condition, and in a lot of appearances dating back to 2009, he appears to be "blown up", in wrestling terms, just before he reaches the ring if he runs down the ramp. He'd left the company initially in 2010, realizing that sister Stephanie had moved ahead of him in the pecking order, and began seeking his fortunes elsewhere. While with Medianomics, McMahon has also built a modest acting career, with guest appearances in recent years on NCIS: Los Angeles following a silent cameo in the remake of "Rollerball" in 2003.
He had to have known whatever ideas he had, including taking over the bloated creative team, wouldn't fly with his father, and, poof, he gone.
His birthday was last month. Can we send him some Weight Watchers meals anyway?
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Fox's Masked Singer begins its spring season on March 9, but a taping last week has already spoiled one of the contestants, leaving Fox suits to consider the possibility of scrubbing what has already been leaked to the press.
By now, it's gotten out that disgraced former mayor and soon-to-be-disbarred legal beagle Rudy Giuliani, fresh off an embarrassing cameo in "Borat 2" last year, is in the field. The reveal disgusted half the judges, namely singer Robin Thicke and actor-comedian-Fox personality Ken Jeong, to the point where the two men walked off the set. While it is not known what costume the geriatric Goofiani was given, the upside is that he's the first one eliminated----provided they don't turn around and reshoot the episode and scrub Goofiani altogether.
It is not the first time the series had a GOPer in the field. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was a contestant in 2020. I think they'll leave things intact, knowing the show's going to get higher than normal ratings next month.
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