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"Saturday Night Live" took on Senator -- and former SNLer -- Al Franken on Saturday night after a woman said he groped and kissed her without her consent. "Senator Al Franken is being accused of sexual misconduct on a 2006 U.S.O. Tour by Leann Tweeden, who posted this photo of Franken apparently groping her breasts while she was asleep," said Colin Jost, co-host of "Weekend Update" pointing to the photo of Franken and Tweeden.
In this still image taken from video provided by KABC-TV, Los Angeles radio anchor Leeann Tweeden discusses her allegations of sexual harassment by Al Franken during a 2006 overseas USO tour, before he became a U.S. senator from Minnesota, at ABC7 studios in Glendale, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. Franken faces a storm of criticism and a likely ethics investigation.
The president let loose on Twitter after a 12-year-old photo showed the Minnesota Democrat appearing to grope a fellow entertainer. Senator Al Franken has been accused of unwanted groping and kissing by model and sportscaster Leeann Tweeden.
Duterte dancing! Trump pulls series of hilarious faces during awkward Asia leaders' group photo as he links arms with Philippines president in traditional handshake ceremony Weeds star Elizabeth Perkins holds sign naming actor James Woods as she joins hundreds of women in stand against sexual abuse at the #MeToo Survivors march in Hollywood Philippines government says Trump did NOT ask Duterte about human rights during sit-down meeting as Filipino president blasts reporters for being 'spies' Why everything you know about happiness is wrong: An intriguing book says the key is to wallow in your worries and remember no one cares what you think PICTURED: Former male model who has accused George Takei of DRUGGING and sexually assaulting him as he claims all he wants is an apology Is the CICO diet the new Keto? Internet goes mad for the latest incarnation of the classic weight loss regime - ... (more)
Tiffany Haddish made her Saturday Night Live hosting debut this weekend - but was she ready? The Girls Trip breakout star returned to NBC on Saturday and brought with her an infectious energy that was felt throughout the broadcast. She probably gained quite a few fans with her humble, apolitical monologue, which spoke about what SNL meant to her while growing up in the foster care system.
If you believed the national media, the week of the annual Republican Party fund-raising dinner, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in late August, was one of the worst of Donald Trump's Presidency. The President had just responded to the unrest in Charlottesville with statements that appeared sympathetic to neo-Nazi demonstrators, and even some members of his own party were denouncing him.
Late night hosts were quick to pounce on Monday morning's news that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election resulted in indictments for President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, on felony charges of conspiracy against the United States and other counts, as well as a guilty plea by former adviser George Papadopoulos to interactions between Trump campaign associates and Russian intermediaries during the campaign. On The Late Show , host Stephen Colbert started his show by addressing White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders' comments in a press briefing that the indictments had nothing to do with Trump and more to do with Hillary Clinton.
Every day we are inundated with information - perhaps even too much information - but what can we believe? What is real news or fake news? Fact or fiction? Truths, half-truths or lies? Or even so-called alternative facts? With the proliferation of television news channels and social media on the Internet we live in an information overload society with a world of conflicting information. Because of the competitive rush to be the first with breaking news, all too often the first information about a crisis has been wrong and corrected hours or days later.
In this Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, file photo, David Letterman speaks during the unveiling of a Peyton Manning statue outside of Lucas Oil Stadium, in Indianapolis. Letterman is being honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
John McCain mocks Trump as he savages wealthy young men who avoided the Vietnam draft 'with a doctor's note for a bone spur' - the same reason the president gave for not going to war US ready to put 'nuclear bombers on 24-hour alert' for the first time since the end of the Cold War amid growing tensions with Russia and North Korea 'Even when he was mean to me he was funny': Jay Leno pens an touching tribute to his long-time rival Letterman congratulating him on his Mark Twain award... but still reminds everyone he won it FIRST Body of little girl, 3, who went missing after her father put her out in an alleyway 'frequented by coyotes' at 3am as punishment for not drinking her milk has been 'found in a culvert' Kathy Griffin lashes out at attorney Lisa Bloom asking her to refund the tens of thousands of dollars she wasted on her legal services after the Trump severed head controversy ... (more)
Though Jimmy Tingle has long made biting political humor a staple of his stand-up routines, he insists his dive into Massachusetts politics is anything but comic relief. The Cambridge-born comedian and social activist, who returned to school and earned a master's degree from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, raised eyebrows with his recent announcement that he would run for lieutenant governor, a job with limited visibility and few official responsibilities.
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Anger, shock, unity and solidarity: Those were the prevailing emotions on Tuesday at a Manhattan event for women filmmakers, writers and actors, where the Harvey Weinstein scandal wasn't far from anyone's mind. "I'm mad as hell!" Jane Rosenthal, executive chair of Tribeca Enterprises, said to the crowd.
Saturday Night Live was back to its Donald Trump -inspired shenanigans this week, with Alec Baldwin returning to the fore to mock the president's involvement in a wide array of high-profile matters, ranging from the NFL "Take a Knee" protest controversy to his recent spat with Republican Senator Bob Corker . The cold open depicted Trump addressing a crowd in Harrisburg, Pa.
Opinion: Of all of the things that are having a comeback in 2017 , TV show Will and Grace is by far my favourite. When I was a kid I got to watch TV for half an hour every night after homework was done.
Sheriff: Vegas gunman aimed at fuel tanks as diversion - KXXV-TV News Channel 25 - Central Texas News and Weather for Waco, Temple, Killeen Federal investigators returned to search the home of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock on Sunday, while the officers who raided his hotel room door the night of the shooting gave a harrowing account. "Saturday Night Live" has paid tribute to the victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting and the late rock superstar Tom Petty by opening its show with country star Jason Aldean singing one of Petty's songs.
"Saturday Night Live" season 43 opener fell short in the ratings of last year's premiere and finale, according to Deadline Sunday. The season premiere hosted by Ryan Gosling with musical guest Jay-Z brought in 7.02 million viewers with a 1.91 rating in the coveted demographic of ages 18-49 and was aired live across the country.
"Saturday Night Live" didn't waste any time going after President Donald Trump and the comments he made on Saturday regarding hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. The 43rd season premiere of the NBC sketch series opened with Alec Baldwin's Trump speaking on the phone with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yuln Cruz, who was played by Melissa Villaseor.
We've got enough data and anecdotes now to make an early call on whether President Donald Trump's fight over NFL players kneeling during the National Anthem was a political winner for him. With a small and probably irrelevant caveat, it was.
If anyone's ready to turn the page on September, it's Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell . The last few weeks haven't exactly been kind to the Kentucky senator, who watched his own party set fire to the latest GOP health care repeal, blew millions of dollars on a losing effort in Alabama's Senate runoff, and got blamed for all of it by Donald Trump.