The Breitbart editor had signed a $250,000 book deal in December with Threshold Editions, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, but the publisher announced on Monday that it halted plans for the book, after “careful consideration,” according to Publisher’s Weekly . Yiannopoulos, who also appeared on Real Time With Bill Maher last week to discuss his views on Hollywood liberalism, was disinvited from this week’s Conservative Political Action Conference, known as CPAC, where he was supposed to deliver the keynote address.
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Milo Yiannopoulos Dropped as CPAC Speaker Amid Pedophilia Video Controversy
Milo Yiannopoulos’ invitation to deliver the keynote address at this week’s Conservative Political Action Conference, known as CPAC, has been rescinded. “Due to the revelation of an offensive video in the past 24 hours condoning pedophilia, the American Conservative Union has decided to rescind the invitation of Milo Yiannopoulos to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference,” read a statement from ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp on Monday.
Actor Scott Baio: Liberals are an Insignificant Part of the Population
On February 2, retail chain Nordstrom announced that they would drop Ivanka Trump’s clothing line, which sparked major controversy to whether the decision was political, based on her father’s presidency. Nordstrom said the choice was based on the performance of the brand.
‘Lego Batman’ Tops Strong Weekend Box Office
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Batman, voiced by Will Arnett, in a scene from “The LEGO Batman Movie.”
Host Alec Baldwin, ‘SNL’ Cast Skewer Trump White House
Alec Baldwin, who has scored in guest shots on “Saturday Night Live” with his mocking impersonation of Donald Trump since the campaign’s final weeks, presided Saturday night as guest host of the NBC comedy show, serving up yet another Trump masquerade. In his spoof, President Trump made good on a tweeted vow to “see you in court” directed at the three Ninth Circuit federal judges who last week refused to lift a stay preventing his immigration ban from being enforced.
The long, long reach of Newton Minow
Newton Minow doesn’t know why he’s called that. He says it’s a family name. He had cousins named Newton.
Netflix Gets Seinfeld’s ‘Comedian in Cars’ Series, Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That
The streaming media giant announces a deal for Jerry Seinfeld’s popular online show, which had previously aired on Sony’s Crackle, just prior to reporting fourth-quarter earnings. Netflix this week said the popular comedian’s hit online show, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee , which had run on Sony ‘s digital video platform Crackle since 2012, will be coming to the world’s largest subscription streaming service in late 2017.
Starz Play Arabia Streaming Service Adds Fox Movies, Series
Hit shows like ‘Empire,’ ‘How I Met Your Mother,’ ‘American Horror Story’ and ‘The Americans’ will become available to subscribers along with films, such as ‘A Good Day To Die Hard’ and ‘The Wolverine.’ Starz Play Arabia, the on-demand video streaming service of premium TV service Starz that is available in 19 countries across the Middle East and North Africa , has struck an agreement with 20th Century Fox Television Distribution to provide its movies and series to its subscribers.
Twitter Suspends – Pharma Bro’ Shkreli After Harassment
Twitter Inc. suspended the account of Martin Shkreli after the brash former pharmaceutical executive harassed a female reporter online, the latest high-profile case of abuse on the social media service. Over the past few days, freelance reporter Lauren Duca posted about several unwanted digital advances by Shkreli, the former chief executive officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals AG, including a message in which Shkreli invited her to the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
Throat drop maker says its banned ad is fun, no menace
A throat lozenge company says the commercial it wants to run during NBC’s Golden Globes broadcast Sunday is a goof on subliminal ads, but the network isn’t buying it. “This is clearly a parody of a subliminal ad, and the audience is in on the joke,” McDowell said in a statement.
Is Hulu Worth $8 a Month?
Prime Video, and Hulu. Paying for those three offers a range of new series, old shows, movies, documentaries, and more for anyone lacking a cable connection.