Pharrell Williams has pushed back on accusations that he was targeting Taylor Swift when he came out against celebrity political endorsements in September, saying that attempts to pit him against the pop superstar were “some right-wing troll shit.” Williams addresses the controversy in a new GQ cover story that names him the magazine’s Designer of […]

The ACLU of Southern California’s annual Bill of Rights Awards on Sunday night honored Mark Ruffalo, “Will & Harper” stars Harper Steele and Will Ferrell, “The Sympathizer” author Viet Thanh Nguyen and sports legend Brittney Griner and her wife Cherelle Griner. Taking place just days after the election, the evening took on a somber tone […]

Did you know that Bruce Springsteen and Beyoncé lost the election for Kamala Harris? Or at least bear a large part of the responsibility for her party’s failure at the polls this year? It’s true, you know! — at least if you listen to some of the punditry coming from conservatives, and even from some […]

As political pundits spent the hours and days after the election dissecting why they thought Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris so badly at the ballot box, some blamed the Democratic Party’s so-called “wokeness,” particularly its support of transgender rights, for the loss. “The Democrats have to stop pandering to the far left,” New York Democratic […]

Nicole Scherzinger has apologized after facing backlash on social media Thursday evening after she posted a positive comment on an Instagram an post by Russell Brand in which he flashes a red hat reading “Make Jesus First Again.” Posted in the hours ahead of the U.S. presidential election, Brand captioned the post “God Bless America.” “Where do […]

Seth Meyers is worried about more than just Donald Trump’s second term. “Well, Donald Trump has won the 2024 election and he’ll be president again for four more years, or eight, or 12, or whatever,” he said with a worried laugh while opening his first “Closer Look” segment after Election Day. “We live in an […]

Stephen Colbert struck a much different tone in the opening of Wednesday’s “Late Show,” offering his viewers a voice of compassion as they deal with the fallout of Donald Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s election. “Hey there. How you doing? If you watch this show regularly, I’m guessing you’re not doing great,” Colbert began. “Yeah, me […]

Approximately 42.3 million viewers tuned in to primetime coverage of the 2024 U.S. Presidential election on Tuesday night, according to Nielsen data. The overall rating for the night was a 13.3, with approximately 28.45 million households. That covers the viewing period of approximately 7-11 p.m. ET across 18 networks, specifically: ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CW, […]

Jay Leno may not be Donald Trump’s biggest fan, but he’s praising the election as “a great day for democracy.” During an appearance Wednesday morning on “The Talk,” the comedian addressed Trump’s win over Vice President Kamala Harris. “The nice thing about this election is, it was fair, it was honest. OK, I was not […]

Following Donald Trump’s presidential victory last night, Cardi B has released a statement in support of Kamala Harris, who she joined on the campaign trail during the run-up to the election. In a message posted across her social media profiles, the rapper commended Harris for running her campaign with integrity, stating that “no one has […]

Donald Trump’s return to the White House next year could lead to a new wave of industry consolidation in the media and entertainment biz — and beyond. A second Trump administration is likely to usher in deregulation and “more aggressive M&A activity,” said Lucinda Guthrie, head of financial data company Mergermarket. She said 2025 “could […]

Donald Trump has retaken the White House — and excited investors are eagerly buying shares in his social-media company, driving up his wealth by hundreds of millions of dollars. The former reality TV host and real estate mogul’s presidential victory turbocharged the share price of Trump Media & Technology Group on Wednesday morning. Shares of […]

Donald Trump sounded a note of unity to his supporters early Wednesday in his address that came shortly after the Associated Press and other major news outlets called the presidential race in his favor. “We’re going to help our country heal,” Trump told supporters at about 2:30 a.m. ET as they gathered in celebration at […]

LGBTQ champion Sarah McBride has made history as the first transgender woman elected to the U.S Congress as a representative from Delaware. She first made history in 2016 when she addressed the Democratic National Convention as the national press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign, making her the first openly transgender person to speak at […]

Television legend Dick Van Dyke endorsed Kamala Harris for president by reading a speech he delivered at a 1964 civil rights event alongside Martin Luther King. In a video titled “VOTE!! @KamalaHarris,” posted Monday, the 98-year-old star of “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “Mary Poppins” and “Bye Bye Birdie” recalled reading the remarks, written by […]

As the polls began to close Tuesday evening, CNN host Chris Wallace shared the opinion that Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party need to pull off “a miracle” to win the presidential election over Donald Trump, given the country’s majority negative opinion of incumbent President Biden observed in the network’s own early exit polls. “When […]

The New York Times’ Needle lives: The newspaper’s popular election-prediction gauge made its return on Tuesday night — despite the ongoing strike called Monday by the union representing tech employees at the paper. The NY Times’ Needle, first introduced in 2016, estimates the final outcome of an election based on partial election results. As more […]

Polls have closed in the key swing states of Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin, as the nation awaits the results of a nail biter presidential election. Tallies are underway in Georgia and North Carolina, where polls closed earlier, but the race remains too close to call in those states. Donald Trump performed particularly well in Florida, […]

Brian Williams didn’t come to Election Night to break news, but rather to put it all together. The NBC News veteran kicked off an interesting American experiment Tuesday evening by taking to Amazon’s Prime Video to host a live hours-long Election Night special on the streaming giant’s massive platform. Williams got to use his gift […]