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John Moody Out at Fox News After Controversial Olympics Column

John Moody Out at Fox News After Controversial Olympics Column
John Moody, the longtime Fox News executive who stirred controversy last month with a column about the U.S. Olympic team, has left the cabler.

Moody was executive VP and executive editor of the all-news cabler. A company spokeswoman confirmed he had retired.

Moody penned a column last month that was critical of aspects of the Team USA at the winter games in PyeongChang, South Korea. He observed that the profile of the athletes was “darker, gayer, different.” The column was subsequently removed from the Fox News website and the company issued a statement saying Moody’s views did not “reflect the values” of Fox News.
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‘America Divided’: Epix Sets Gretchen Carlson, Diane Guerrero, Nick Offerman, Jussie Smollett & Martin Sensmeier For Season 2 Of Docuseries

Epix has sets its correspondents for Season 2 of America Divided, which looks at the most provocative news headlines and cultural topics in recent months. Set for the second go-round are Gretchen Carlson, Diane Guerrero, Nick Offerman, Jussie Smollett and Martin Sensmeier. Carlson is the former Fox News Channel host whose allegations against Fnc founder and boxx Roger Ailes led to his resignation. She will take viewers to the halls of Congress to uncover a culture of…
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Variety Critics Weigh in on the Year in Film

Variety Critics Weigh in on the Year in Film
For better or worse, it was an eventful 12 months in the world of Hollywood cinema. From Harvey Weinstein’s downfall and the evolution of the MeToo and Time’s Up movements to how they affected the role of women in the biz, there was nothing banal about big-screen entertainment . To analyze and compartmentalize this oft emotionally charged year, Variety posed three questions to a panel of our critics and film journalists.

1. How do you rate the 2017 slate against those of previous years?

2. What was the biggest scandal or most-talked-about issue of the year?

3. What aspect of film this year made you stand up and cheer?

Andrew Barker

Senior features editor

1. I’m always bad at this, because if it wasn’t for the ever-swelling mass of year-end award ceremonies (I would only be moderately surprised to learn that my two dogs have started their own film critics society), I would have a hard time distinguishing different cinematic
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Fox News Removes Online Column by Veteran Executive Moody

Fox News Removes Online Column by Veteran Executive Moody
John Moody had long been recognized as one of the most senior and influential editorial staffers at Fox News Channel. He is a former Time magazine correspondent whose name got thrown around as a potential replacement for Roger Ailes when that executive was ousted from the 21st Century Fox-owned outlet after being accused of sexual harassment.

But on Friday, Moody’s work was removed from Fox News’ web outlet after generating multiple complaints about its subject matter. The column, posted Wednesday, criticized the presentation of teams at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang: “Unless it’s changed overnight, the motto of the Olympics, since 1894, has been ‘Faster, Higher, Stronger.’ It appears the U.S. Olympic Committee would like to change that to ‘Darker, Gayer, Different.'” Moody wrote. “If your goal is to win medals, that won’t work.”

Three prominent advocacy organizations – including GLAAD, the National Center for Gay and Lesbian Rights and Human Rights Campaign
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President Trump Breaks Silence on Ousted Aide Rob Porter Amid Abuse Allegations: 'We Wish Him Well'

Two days after top Trump aide Rob Porter resigned amid domestic abuse allegations from his two ex-wives, President Donald Trump is weighing in for the first time and showing support for his former staff secretary.

“We wish him well. He worked very hard,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday, according to a pool report.

The president added that it is a “tough time” for Porter.

“As you probably know he says he is innocent,” Trump said, adding that Porter did “very well” in the White House.

Related Video: People Writer Natasha Stoynoff Breaks Silence, Accuses Donald Trump
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Blumhouse TV Developing Drama ‘You Bury Me’ With Scott Derrickson, Lexi Alexander (Exclusive)

Blumhouse TV Developing Drama ‘You Bury Me’ With Scott Derrickson, Lexi Alexander (Exclusive)
Blumhouse Television is developing “You Bury Me,” a drama series from Lexi Alexander and Scott Derrickson, Variety has learned.

Taking place in Iraq, Syria and Turkey, “You Bury Me” is billed as an epic love story set against political turmoil n the Middle East. Alexander serves as writer and will executive produce with Derrickson.

“The ability to pair an industry veteran like Scott, with whom we have an established relationship, with a filmmaker like Lexi, provides us with a great opportunity to cultivate a new and compelling creative voice,” said Jeremy Gold, co-president of Blumhouse Television.

“Scott and Lexi’s feature film sensibility is perfect for the scope of this torn from the headlines saga which interweaves the complications of love against a story with dangerous and far-reaching political consequences. It’s exactly what audiences seeking a premium television experience are craving,” said Marci Wiseman, felloe co-president of Blumhouse Television.

Derrickson directed
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Octavia Spencer Reunites With ‘The Help’ Director Tate Taylor on ‘Ma’ (Exclusive)

Octavia Spencer Reunites With ‘The Help’ Director Tate Taylor on ‘Ma’ (Exclusive)
Octavia Spencer is reuniting with “The Help” director Tate Taylor on “Ma,” a new film that’s being described as a combination of a horror flick and a psychological thriller. “Ma” will be produced by Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions, the makers of “Insidious,” “The Purge,” and the Oscar-nominated smash “Get Out.”

“It’s dark material, but it’s also really fun,” said Taylor. “Octavia is so damn likable that we usually see her in certain roles. But she’s such a good actress and this is such a complex character that if I do my job right people in the audience are going to want to push pause and say, ‘can we please take you out for coffee so you don’t do what you’re about to do.'”

Juliette Lewis, an Oscar nominee for “Cape Fear,” and Luke Evans, last seen trying to woo Belle in “Beauty and the Beast,” will co-star.
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Watch Samantha Bee's Incisive Look at Forced Arbitration, Sexual Assault

Watch Samantha Bee's Incisive Look at Forced Arbitration, Sexual Assault
Samantha Bee looked at the painful ramifications of forced arbitration on Full Frontal Wednesday. She spoke with former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson about how arbitration silences victims of sexual assault in the workplace.

Forced arbitration, as Bee explained, is a legal strategy that allows companies accused of wrongdoing to keep cases out of the courtroom. Customers or employees must bring their cases before private arbiters that the companies themselves have often hired. This leads to rulings that predominately favor corporations. The clauses that make this legal strategy possible are
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Andrea Tantaros Claims Roger Ailes Had Secret Recordings of Female Anchors Disrobing

In her latest legal action against Fox News, ex-host Andrea Tantaros claims that the late Roger Ailes “was recording female employees disrobe without their consent.”

Tantaros, who previously starred on Fox News’ “The Five” and “Outnumbered,” makes that claim in an amended lawsuit, where she alleges that she was sexually harassed during her time on the network. In the amended complaint, Tantaros maintains the Ailes had a CCTV system installed to surveil female employees as they changed outfits in the Fox offices. “Fox offices are where most Fox female talent, including Ms. Tantaros, disrobed daily from their regular clothing into their on-air attire, sometimes multiple times a day,” reads the suit.

Additionally, the lawsuit, which was obtained by Variety, references a “bi-annual trunk show” where “female talent was expected to disrobe down to their undergarments to try on new on-air dresses for the next season, without even the benefit of a curtain.” The complaint
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Andrea Tantaros Accuses Fox News, Roger Ailes of Filming Female Hosts Undressing

  • 30 January 2018
  • by Sean Burch
  • The Wrap
Ex-Fox News anchorwoman Andrea Tantaros is bringing new accusations of workplace harassment against the network, accusing former chairman Roger Ailes of secretly taping female employees while they undressed. In an amended complaint filed on Monday, Tantaros said that on-air women had to attend a biannual trunk show held by the network’s wardrobe department. Tantaros, who is now representing herself in a lawsuit initially filed last April, claims Ailes used the event as an opportunity to covertly film female talent. “The dresses were pre-selected for the women by the wardrobe department before their arrival; pants were not an option,” said the updated...
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Andrea Tantaros Claims Female Fox News Employees Were Secretly Recorded Disrobing

Andrea Tantaros, the former Fox News star, is aiming to move forward in a lawsuit that alleges her former employer electronically surveilled and harassed her. In a proposed amended complaint filed Monday, she includes new allegations, such as how Fox News had a closed-circuit television network that allowed its former chief Roger Ailes to monitor offices, including ones where most Fox female talent disrobed daily.

"There was also a bi-annual trunk show in the Spring and Fall conducted by Fox’s wardrobe department," states the amended complaint. "The trunk show was held in empty Fox offices and female talent was expected...
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FBI Releases Files On Former Fox News Chair Roger Ailes, Notes Gun Arrest

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released its files on former Fox News chairman/CEO Roger Ailes, who died in May. The tech website Gizmodo filed a Freedom of Information Act request shortly after Ailes was found dead in his Florida home last year. The 114-page file (including 34 redacted pages, read it here) was started before his stint working for President Nixon and ranges from 1969-90. Ailes, one of the most powerful news leaders in the world during his career…
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Fox Beats $48M Lawsuit Claiming Former Exec Was Made a Sexual Misconduct Scapegoat

Few have ever accused 21st Century Fox of being too draconian on the sexual misconduct front. But Francisco Cortes, a former vice president at Fox News Latino, did in a $48 million lawsuit. On Tuesday, a New York federal judge dismissed his lawsuit with prejudice.

Cortes filed his lawsuit last July after The New York Times' Emily Steel reported in March that Fox had reached a $2.5 million settlement with on-air contributor Tamara Holder to resolve claims that Cortes had forced himself upon her. It was added in the story that Cortes was close to Roger Ailes, the now deceased...
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Hulu Orders Monthly Horror Anthology From Blumhouse TV (Exclusive)

Hulu and Blumhouse Television have agreed on a first-of-its-kind deal for a monthly horror anthology.

The new series, part of the Hulu Originals slate, will deliver viewers 12 self-contained stories — a new episode premiering each month over one year. No writers or producers are yet attached to the project, and several creative details have yet to be settled. But while the 12 episodes of the series’ first year are expected to function as standalone stories, some narrative device or structural device is expected to connect them.

The first episode is set to debut in October.

The still-untitled series marks the first major original-programming deal for Hulu chief content officer Joel Stillerman, who joined the streaming service in May from AMC Networks, where he was president of original programming and development for AMC and Sundance TV. The monthly format is a departure from Hulu’s typical approach of releasing one new episode a week for original series, as well as
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Golden Globes Preview: Tight Security and Lots of #MeToo Buzz

The weather forecast for today’s Golden Globe Awards ceremony in Beverly Hills is a picture-perfect 74 degrees, light winds, and a zero percent chance of rain — a sharp and sunny contrast to the bitter cold blanketing much of the nation. But there will still be clouds hanging over the Beverly Hilton as the #MeToo movement confronting sexual harassment hits the big-time red carpet.

The chatter in the swirl of pre-Globes parties on Saturday night was less about the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s picks for best picture and TV series and more about the upheaval in the business during the past few months. Golden Globes host Seth Meyers should have plenty of material for his opening monologue, and he’s vowed not to shy away from the industry’s recent trials.

The 6,000 or so gliterati who head to the Hilton tonight for the ceremony in the International Ballroom or the many after-parties will once again find security
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Golden Globes Preview: Tight Security and Lots of #MeToo Buzz

Golden Globes Preview: Tight Security and Lots of #MeToo Buzz
The weather forecast for today’s Golden Globe Awards ceremony in Beverly Hills is a picture-perfect 74 degrees, light winds, and a zero percent chance of rain — a sharp and sunny contrast to the bitter cold blanketing much of the nation. But there will still be clouds hanging over the Beverly Hilton as the #MeToo movement confronting sexual harassment hits the big-time red carpet.

The chatter in the swirl of pre-Globes parties on Saturday night was less about the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s picks for best picture and TV series and more about the upheaval in the business during the past few months. Golden Globes host Seth Meyers should have plenty of material for his opening monologue, and he’s vowed not to shy away from the industry’s recent trials.

The 6,000 or so gliterati who head to the Hilton tonight for the ceremony in the International Ballroom or the many after-parties will once again find security
See full article at Variety - Film News »

Gretchen Carlson Predicts "Tsunami" of Change at Miss America After Email Scandal

After former Miss America (1989) and Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson was recently named chair of the Miss America Organization board of directors, Carlson sat down with Good Morning America Friday to explain how her new role will jumpstart a “tsunami” of change.

Carlson's high-profile sexual harassment lawsuit in 2016 against ex-Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, which led to a $20 million settlement, was one of many factors that precipitated this fall's wave of sexual misconduct claims in Hollywood. Carlson told Gma that the post-Weinstein revolution has provided the courage that was previously nonexistent for women in...
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Gretchen Carlson, Miss America 1989, Is Picked to Lead Pageant Following Email Scandal

Gretchen Carlson, Miss America 1989, Is Picked to Lead Pageant Following Email Scandal
There she is, the new Miss America chairman.

Miss America Organization’s board of directors announced Monday that 1989 crown winner Gretchen Carlson will take over as chairman effective immediately.

Laura Kaeppeler Fleiss, Miss America 2012, Heather French Henry, Miss America 2000, and Kate Shindle, Miss America 1998 were also named to the Board as Directors.

The new leadership comes less than two weeks after leaked emails surfaced by Huffington Post showed CEO Sam Haskell making disparaging comments about contest winners, including talk about their the sex lives and bodies using crude language. Haskell resigned on Dec. 23, along with two other top leaders, board
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2017 in Review: TV Stars We Said Goodbye to This Year

2017 in Review: TV Stars We Said Goodbye to This Year
It wouldn’t be the end of the year at TVLine if we didn’t take a moment to look back on all of the small-screen stars we’ve lost in the last 12 months.

The year saw the deaths of some household names, people like comedy legend Mary Tyler Moore, Big Love patriarch Bill Paxton, Fox News Channel mastermind Roger Ailes and Benson himself Robert Guillaume. Other losses may have been less high-profile, but were no less keenly felt by fans — Mannix‘s Mike Connors, Perry Mason‘s Barbara Hale, Battlestar Galactica‘s Richard Hatch, Last Comic Standing‘s Ralphie May
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Fox News Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit From Julie Roginsky

  • 20 December 2017
  • by Jon Levine
  • The Wrap
Fox News has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by former contributor Julie Roginsky for an undisclosed amount of money, TheWrap has learned. In her suit, filed in April, Roginsky had said that former network chief Roger Ailes kept her from a position on “The Five” after she refused to engage in a sexual relationship with him. Ailes “unlawfully harassed, discriminated against, and retaliated against Roginsky and sabotaged her career,” the suit read. Roginsky began appearing as a commentator on Fox News in 2004 and remained on-air as a contributor during much of her litigation. Also Read: Julie Roginsky Asks NYC Authorities to.
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