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Dylan Byers
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April 13, 2022
Zaz, Licht, & The CNN+ Kilarbomb
The fact that CNN+ is getting clobbered in the trade press is, if anything, a welcome development for the new ownership, insofar as it provides them cloud cover for a do-over. Oh, and they’re targeting Jon Karl, too.
Matthew Belloni
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April 10, 2022
Johnny and Amber Have Both Already Lost
One of the ugliest defamation battles in Hollywood history goes to trial this week, live on TV. Whatever the outcome, the real damage has been reputational—and, for Depp, largely self-inflicted. What does he have left to lose?
Dylan Byers
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April 8, 2022
Norah O’Donnell Makes Her Next Career Move
After plenty of rumors to the contrary, Norah O’Donnell is staying home, and set up to finally become the Peter Jennings of CBS—the star that the news division is built around, which in 2022, naturally, means some streaming stuff, too. So is it all water under the bridge with Neeraj?
Matthew Belloni
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April 7, 2022
The David Zaslav Honeymoon Is Already Over
The goodwill tour has finished, and the executive purge has begun. Here’s who’s up, and who’s out, as Team Zaz assumes full control of the combined (and debt-ridden) Warner Bros. Discovery.
Eriq Gardner
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April 4, 2022
The “Shitty Media Men” Lawsuit From Hell
Notes from the legal underbelly of the #MeToo movement, and other pressing issues on my docket.
Matthew Belloni
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April 3, 2022
How to Get Fired for ‘Cultural Insensitivity’ By Netflix
A white showrunner working with Ava Duvernay hired a diverse writers room for a Matilda animated series. Then the staff turned on her, becoming the latest flashpoint in Hollywood’s culture war.