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Fire relief, Quincy Jones tributes and new talent energize the 50th annual pre-Grammy benefit gala
Read full article: Fire relief, Quincy Jones tributes and new talent energize the 50th annual pre-Grammy benefit galaMusic mogul Clive Davis has held his annual, star-studded pre-Grammys gala at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discusses new memoir, 'Lovely One,' at Apollo Theater
Read full article: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discusses new memoir, 'Lovely One,' at Apollo TheaterIn one of her first public appearances on behalf of her memoir, āLovely One,ā Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson avoided naming names or pointing fingers.
Inside the 2024 Golden Globes: What you didnāt see on camera
Read full article: Inside the 2024 Golden Globes: What you didnāt see on cameraThe Golden Globe Awards likes to think of itself as the party of the year, but instead of a debauched, champagne-fueled romp, it can sometimes feel more like a strange high school reunion for the extremely famous.
Winfrey, Letterman among moderators for Michelle Obama tour
Read full article: Winfrey, Letterman among moderators for Michelle Obama tourOprah Winfrey, David Letterman and Ellen DeGeneres are among the celebrity moderators joining former first lady Michelle Obama on tour for her upcoming book, āThe Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times.ā.
Queen's death triggers media bonanza in works for decades
Read full article: Queen's death triggers media bonanza in works for decadesPlans by news organizations that have been in place for years ā even decades ā to cover the death of Queen Elizabeth II were triggered and tested when the event took place.
Charlie Rose reemerges with first interview since firings
Read full article: Charlie Rose reemerges with first interview since firingsJournalist Charlie Rose has reemerged by posting an interview with investor Warren Buffett on his website ā Rose's first public work since his career imploded in November 2017 after sexual misconduct charges.
CNN execās ouster rattles prominent staff at pivotal time
Read full article: CNN execās ouster rattles prominent staff at pivotal timeThe abrupt ouster of CNN chief executive Jeff Zucker because of a workplace relationship has left some prominent employees feeling angry and uncertain about the direction of their network at a pivotal moment.
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Scenes from Week 2 of the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial
Read full article: Scenes from Week 2 of the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trialThe second week of the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial in New York City proved to be an exercise by the government in trying to paint the āI Believe I Can Flyā R&B star as a man-child control freak.
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Webby Awards go to Fauci, Oprah, DuVernay and Pharrell
Read full article: Webby Awards go to Fauci, Oprah, DuVernay and PharrellDr. Anthony Fauci, Oprah Winfrey, Ava DuVernay, Riz Ahmed, Dua Lipa, Andra Day and Dwayne āThe Rockā Johnson all won honors Tuesday at the Webby Awards, which recognize the best internet content and creators.
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Harry and Meghan to lead āVax Liveā fundraising concert
Read full article: Harry and Meghan to lead āVax Liveā fundraising concertPrince Harry and Meghan will serve as the campaign chairs of Global Citizenās effort to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to medical workers in the worldās poorest countries.
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Cicely Tyson, her memoir just out, was active to the end
Read full article: Cicely Tyson, her memoir just out, was active to the endTyson's death was announced by her family, via her manager Larry Thompson, who did not immediately provide additional details. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK ā Cicely Tyson was active to the end, in the middle of promoting her memoir āJust As I Amā when she died at age 96. Many media outlets this week had been celebrating Tyson and her memoir. AdIn the days before her death, Tyson was also a guest on The Bakari Sellers Podcast, where she talked about her acting choices, injustices and her marriage to late jazz great Miles Davis. In an NPR interview, Tyson said she came to acting so that she ācould speak through other people,ā after being naturally drawn to observing other people as a shy child.
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Riot? Insurrection? Words matter in describing Capitol siege
Read full article: Riot? Insurrection? Words matter in describing Capitol siegeThen it became an assault, a riot, an insurrection, domestic terrorism or even a coup attempt. The language used by the American media to describe last week's Capitol siege proves one thing whatever your perspective: Words matter. Phrases like āmob,ā āriotā and āinsurrectionā were appropriate, noted John Daniszewski, vice president and editor at large for standards. There was no riot, insurrection or stormingā at the Capitol. The New York Times, Washington Post, CBS, NBC, ABC and CNN have all used riot to describe the day.
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Woman hedges apology in tense interview on hotel attack
Read full article: Woman hedges apology in tense interview on hotel attackIn the first part of the CBS interview, broadcast Friday, Ponsetto told host Gayle King, āI donāt feel that that is who I am as a person. Iām just as a kid at heart as he is.āWhen King asked her to go over the events at the hotel, Ponsetto said, āYou already asked me that at the beginning of the interview. I would like to have a real interview with real questions and real heart and real sincere apologies. In the CBS interview, Ponsetto denied profiling the teenager and said her heritage is partly Puerto Rican. Miya Ponsetto has both Puerto Rican and Vietnamese ancestry and considers herself a person of color, not a white person, according to her lawyer.
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New this week: 'Ma Raineyās Black Bottom' and Paul McCartney
Read full article: New this week: 'Ma Raineyās Black Bottom' and Paul McCartneyMOVIESā āMa Raineyās Black Bottomā was always going to be an event picture, even on Netflix, where it will be available Friday. Wilsonās 1982 play is set around a recording session in 1920s Chicago as a blues band awaits the arrival of Ma Rainey (Davis). ā AP Film Writer Lindsey BahrMUSICā Paul McCartney will release the final album in a trilogy of classics on Friday. āMcCartney IIIā comes 40 years after 1980ās āMcCartney IIā and 50 years after āMcCartney,ā his solo debut released in 1970. ā Director George C. Wolfe said that when he signed on to direct āMa Raineyās Black Bottom,ā he instantly knew he wanted to work with Branford Marsalis.
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A 'Black Parade' Grammys: BeyoncƩ leads with 9 nominations
Read full article: A 'Black Parade' Grammys: BeyoncĆ© leads with 9 nominations(Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK ā BeyoncĆ© is bringing her Black parade to the Grammys: The pop starās anthem about Black pride scored multiple nominations Tuesday, making her the leading contender with nine. A winner of 24 Grammys, BeyoncĆ© becomes the second-most nominated act in the history of the awards show with 79 nominations. BeyoncĆ© is only behind her husband Jay-Z and Quincy Jones, who have both earned 80 nominations each. Jay-Z picked up three nominations this year for his contributions to BeyoncĆ©ās songs: He co-wrote āBlack Paradeā and āSavage,ā thus earning nominations for song of the year, best R&B song and best rap song. Instead, multiple nominations went to Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and Roddy Ricch, who each earned six nominations and followed BeyoncĆ© as the second-most nominated acts.
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CBS News rebuilds MTV's old 'TRL' studio for election night
Read full article: CBS News rebuilds MTV's old 'TRL' studio for election nightFILE - The ViacomCBS headquarters is shown in New York's Times Square on Aug. 5, 2020. CBS News is rebuilding MTV's old "Total Request Live" studio as its headquarters for election night. The network is installing giant touchscreens and "augmented reality" displays for the big political night and says the studio provides extra roominess to put on a television show in the COVID-19 era. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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CBS News rebuilds MTV's old 'TRL' studio for election night
Read full article: CBS News rebuilds MTV's old 'TRL' studio for election nightCBS News is rebuilding MTV's old "Total Request Live" studio as its headquarters for election night. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)NEW YORK ā Watch out for Britney Spears and the Jonas Bros.: CBS News is building a new high-tech election night set in the Times Square studio where MTV's āTotal Request Liveā ruled the music world two decades ago. Norah O'Donnell will anchor her first presidential election night, joined on the set by Gayle King, Margaret Brennan, John Dickerson and Ed O'Keefe. Shades will be drawn on the windows for the serious business of election night. On television, CBS will have Major Garrett reporting on voter integrity, Jeff Pegues on misinformation and Nancy Cordes on congressional races.
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Some New York news shows back, but many hosts work remotely
Read full article: Some New York news shows back, but many hosts work remotelyMonday represented a key phase in New York City's reopening, with many offices bringing employees back for the first time. Despite the CBS and Fox moves, most news employees continue to work remotely, and the television programs that originate here have a patchwork of approaches that have quickly become familiar. A majority of the show hosts on MSNBC including Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist of Morning Joe work remotely. Other morning shows have varied approaches. Hoda Kotb of NBC's Today show has worked out of that show's Rockefeller Center studio, but most of her colleagues are at home.
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Oprah Winfrey kicks off 2020 Vision Tour in South Florida
Read full article: Oprah Winfrey kicks off 2020 Vision Tour in South FloridaSUNRISE, Fla. ā Oprah Winfrey is kicking off her 2020 Vision Tour this week in South Florida at the BB&T Center. Local 10 News reporter Hatzel Vela caught up with the TV icon Friday, where they spoke about New Yearās resolutions. āI think you need to focus not on a resolution, you need to decide not on what you resolve but what do you decide?" So making the decision about what you really want, everything then moves forward from there.āWinfreyās first tour event will be Saturday at the BB&T Center with Lady Gaga. Her final event is scheduled for March 7 in Denver, Colorado, where she will be joined by fellow mogul and best friend Gayle King.

Tyler Perry: 'I'm ignored in Hollywood'
Read full article: Tyler Perry: 'I'm ignored in Hollywood'ATLANTA - Tyler Perry is a history-making media mogul, but he says he understands why Hollywood doesn't treat him as such. "I clearly believe that I'm ignored in Hollywood, for sure," Perry told Gayle King of "CBS This Morning" in an interview that aired Tuesday. Tyler Perry Studios, one of the largest in existence, opened last weekend in Atlanta. "I know what I do touches millions of people around the world," Perry told King. We're represented,' " Perry said.

Michelle Obama 'going to support whoever wins the primary'
Read full article: Michelle Obama 'going to support whoever wins the primary'Copyright 2019 CNN(CNN) - Former first lady Michelle Obama on Saturday avoided wading into the race for the Democratic Party's 2020 presidential endorsement, saying that she and former President Barack Obama would support "whoever wins the primary"Michelle Obama told CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King before an audience gathered at the Essence Festival in New Orleans that "our primary focus is letting the primary process play out because it's very early." "It's like trying to figure out who is going to win the World Series on the first seven games, I mean that's where we are right now. Michelle Obama added that she and Barack were "watching everyone" and willing to give support to Democratic candidates trying to navigate the crowded democratic primary field. Harris confronted Biden during the first Democratic primary debate last month about comments he made last month about his ability to be civil and work with segregationist senators, as well as his past opposition to desegregation busing. "I was vetted by him and selected by him," Biden said of Barack Obama Saturday.

Instagram head says company evaluating how to handle deepfakes
Read full article: Instagram head says company evaluating how to handle deepfakesInstagram head Adam Mosseri said the photo-sharing platform is still figuring out how to address doctored videos, also known as deepfakes. (CNN) - Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the photo-sharing platform is still figuring out how to address doctored videos, also known as deepfakes. Mosseri joined Instagram's parent company Facebook in 2008 and took the helm of Instagram in October 2018 after the founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger left the company. An Instagram spokesperson said at the time that it will treat the video "the same way we treat all misinformation on Instagram." Mosseri also said the company is trying to balance safety and speech, which can be "really, really tricky."