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Callarogus shark media. Hi am welcometo Entertainment Plus. I'm your host Francis
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough didn't mince wordswhen expressing his frustration after his flagship show
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of Morning Joe was pulled off airfollowing the assassination attempt of Donald Trump.
The decision to yank the show sparkedhuge backlash and suggestions that NBC didn't trust
the anchors to cover the shocking event. Scarborough and co host Mika Brazinski returned
on air the next day, ventingtheir frustration at the network executives they claim
blindsided them. Before we start thishour, Willie, I just want to
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briefly talk to our friends and viewersthat watch us every day and talk about
what happened yesterday, Scarborough began.He went on to explain that they were
told there would be one news feedacross all NBC News channels, but that
didn't happen. Our team was notgiven a good answer as to why that
didn't happen. But it didn't happen. We were also told it was going
to happen throughout the day, headded. Scarborough then made a bold statement,
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threatening to walk out if such asituation occurred again, we were very
surprised. We were very disappointed.And if we had known that there wasn't
going to be the one news feedfrom NBC News across all NBC News channels,
really we obviously would have been yesterdaymorning. He concluded by saying,
the next time it happens, theywill be in the chairs covering breaking news,
or else the network can get somebodyelse. In entertainment, used Jack
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Black announced the cancelation of Tenacious D'stour after his bandmate Kyle Gas made controversial
comments about the Trump assassination attempt.The incident occurred during the show in Sydney,
Australia, when Black brought a birthdaycake for Gas and asked him to
make a wish. Gas replied don'tmiss Trump next time, which was met
with mostly cheers and laughter from thecrowd. Black issued a statement saying I
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was blindsided by what was said atthe show on Sunday. I would never
condone hate speech or encourage political violencein any form. He added that after
much he no longer felt it appropriateto continue the Tenatiousity tour and all future
creative plans were on hold. Guessalso issued an apology, stating the line
I improvised on stage Sunday night inSydney was highly inappropriate, dangerous, and
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a terrible mistake. I don't condoneviolence of any kind and any form against
anyone. What happened was a tragedy, and I'm incredibly sorry for my severe
lack of judgment. I profoundly apologizeto those I've let down and truly regret
any pain of caused. The fitnessworld mourned the loss of Richard Simmons,
the hyperactive guru who built a miniempire urging the overweight to exercise and overhaul
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their diets. Despite his success,insiders claimed Simmons die and believing he was
a failure, and spent months fearinghe would be left humiliated by an upcoming
biopic about his life, and insiderrevealed Richard Diane thinking that he had spent
his entire life focused on his careerand that he never truly made it.
He didn't think of himself as thelegendary icon everyone else knew him as in
his heyday. He saw himself asa failure and for his entire life he
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never got the one thing he wanted. A star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame. This Broke his heart.Simmons was known for his Emmy winning daytime
show, best selling books, andThe Diet Plan and Deal a Meal.
He was also known to counsel theseverely obeasts, including Rosalie Bradford, who
held records for being the world's heaviestwoman. At Monday's home run. Derby.
Country singer Ingrid Andress drew widespread criticismfor her rendition of the national anthem,
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described by many as the worst nationalanthem ever. Andrews's performance of the
Star Spangled Banner was characterized as ashrill, somber death march. At least
one player the Phillies, Alec Boham, cracked a smile during the rendition,
while attendees at Globe Life Field inArlington quickly joined in to compete with andrews
sharp crackling voice. Social media eruptedwith reactions, with one person writing on
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x that Ingrid Andress National Anthem mighthave been the worst thing to happen in
America in the last forty eight hours. Critics compared her performance to other infamous
renditions by Roseanne bar Carl Lewis,and Fergie in the world of celebrity products.
Paris Hilton found herself personally apologizing toa TikTok user after a damning review
of her Walmart kitchen knife collection wentviral. A shopper named Kathleen took to
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the video sharing app to complain aboutHilton's sticky and gross knives, which he
claimed were unusable after being washed.Hilton responded directly to the criticism, commenting,
I'm sorry that happened. I'm goingto ask my team to speak to
the manufacturer as that's clearly not acceptable. Let me know if I can send
you something as an apology. PKathleen was quick to forgive the social light,
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replying, oh my god, mynew bff, Paris. Speaking to
your manufacturers is all I need.But if you'd like to design a knife
with heart cutouts with different handles,I'm in the market to buy. Kim
Kardashian faced backlash for her outfit choicesat Anantambani and Radeka Merchant's wedding in Mumbai.
The reality TV style shared photos ofher hangers on Instagram, but was
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met with criticism about wearing red,a color traditionally reserved for Indian brides.
Social media users called or out fortrying to upstage the bride not once but
twice as a wedding guest at thelavish three day ceremony. One Instagram user
commented not supposed to wear red toa wedding in India? Saved for the
bride, while another wrote I'm Mexicanand even I know you're not supposed to
wear red to an Indian wedding.Kardashians wore a total of four outfits during
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the event, including two red ensembles. More entertainment in just a moment.
At the box office, Universal's animatedsequel Despicable Me four held on to the
top spot for a second week,earning forty four million dollars. However,
the surprise hit was Indie distributed aNeon's Long Legs, which debuted with an
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astonishing twenty two million dollars in secondplace. Long Legs, an original horror
film about a serial killer starring MakerMonroe and Nicholas Cage, made its impressive
debut from twenty five hundred theaters.Theon acquired the film for distribution for ten
million dollars back in February at theEuropean Film Market. The company deployed an
innovative marketing strategy for the film,including placing cipher messages in local newspapers and
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posting a Los Angeles billboard with aphone number that played an unnerving message.
In its first forty eight hours,the number received over two hundred and fifty
thousand calls, and they have it. Please follow us on Spotify app or
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