President Donald Trump quickly responded to the firing of “Today” show host Matt Lauer on Wednesday, saying executives at NBC and Comcast should be “fired for putting out so much Fake News.”
Trump tweeted: “Wow, Matt Lauer was just fired from NBC for ‘inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.’ But when will the top executives at NBC & Comcast be fired for putting out so much Fake News.”
He then called out the NBC News chairman, adding: “Check out Andy Lack’s past!” It was not immediatel
Former “Two and a Half Men” star Charlie Sheen has the HIV virus.
In an interview Tuesday on NBC’s “Today,” the 50-year-old Sheen said he tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS.
But when asked by “Today” co-host Matt Lauer if he had transmitted the disease to others, he declared, “Impossible. Impossible.”
He said he was diagnosed about four years ago. He said one reason for going public with his condition was to put a stop to shakedowns from prostitutes and others who threatened to o
Shanice Williams is taking on the role of Dorothy in NBC’s The Wiz Live!
Credit: Jeff Riedel/NBC
Ready to ease on down the road! NBC announced on Wednesday, Aug. 5, that the coveted role of Dorothy has been filled for the network’s upcoming production of The Wiz Live!
Newcomer Shanice Williams will take on the storied traveler who finds her way to the Emerald City. The 18-year-old New Jersey native will make her television debut when the live show hits airwaves on Dec. 3.
Williams appeared
One of Donald Trump‘s most enduring corporate partners, NBC, has released a statement putting distance between the network and some of the Republican presidential candidate’s recent statements on immigration.
“Donald Trump’s opinions do not represent those of NBC, and we do not agree with his positions on a number of issues, including his recent comments on immigration,” reads the statement, first reported by Entertainment Weekly.
NBC co-produces the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants wit
LeToya Luckett is glorifying God after earning a role in the NBC drama “Love Is a Four Letter Word.”
Luckett, the 34-year-old singer and actress, will co-star in the drama as Tandi, a happily married woman who is experience issues with trying to have her second child. The show explores three diverse couples dealing with modern marriage while exploring themes of race, sexuality and gender roles, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Colin Donnell will star as Tandi’s husband Sean, with the
This Sept. 16, 2012 photo released by NBC shows Lester Holt on the set of “Today” in New York. (Photo: Charles Sykes, AP)
NBC’s viewers aren’t missing Brian Williams.
Its Nightly News, with substitute anchor Lester Holt, averaged a first-place 10.1 million viewers last week, a 416,000-viewer advantage over ABC’s World News with David Muir that widened slightly from the previous week, the first full week after Williams’ six-month suspension, when NBC claimed a 398,000-viewer advantage. ABC ave
Bill Cosby performs at the 7th annual ‘Stand Up For Heroes’ event at Madison Square Garden on November 6, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
Bill Cosby could be returning to the NBC network with a new comedy as soon as next summer.
The series, described as a “classic, extended-family sitcom” with Cosby as the patriarch, is currently in the writing stage, NBC executives said at Sunday’s session of the summer TV critics’ tour. It was first announced in January.
Cosby
Will Hart/NBCA scene from an episode of “Law & Order” filmed in February.NBC confirmed Friday that it had canceled the original “Law & Order,” bringing an end to a 20-year-old television drama that jump-started an era of television production in New York City.
“Law & Order” was on the verge of becoming the longest-running drama in prime-time television history, surpassing “Gunsmoke.” But it appears that the “Law & Order” executive producer, Dick Wolf, has settle
