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ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show over remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:51:34 +0000

Veteran host said MAGA supporters are 'working hard to capitalize' on shooting, suggested killer might have been a pro-Trump Republican; president welcomes ABC's 'courage'

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ABC suspends Whoopi Goldberg from ‘The View’ for ‘hurtful’ Holocaust comments

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 03:05:20 +0000

Network tells co-host to take a two-week break 'to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments'; move comes despite apologies for saying Nazi genocide 'not about race'

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Adaptation of Israeli sitcom ‘Beauty and the Baker’ gets rise out of US audience

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 19:38:44 +0000

Episode 3 of the series 'The Baker and the Beauty' airs on ABC April 27; love overcomes race, class, and all expectations in the romantic comedy

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Israeli pop stars Static & Ben El hosted on ‘Good Morning America’

Fri, 28 Feb 2020 10:12:31 +0000

Duo appear with rapper Pitbull to talk about their collaboration on recently released song, describe working with US star as 'a dream come true'

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Fred Silverman, TV executive at 3 major networks, dies at 82

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 07:58:26 +0000

Jewish entertainment mogul, who led CBS, ABC, and NBC at different times in his 30-year career, famous for such hits as 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Roots' and 'Hawaii Five-O'

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ABC defends withholding interview with Epstein accuser, says wasn’t ready to air

Tue, 05 Nov 2019 19:30:50 +0000

Reporter seen in leaked video railing against network for not broadcasting 2015 interview after pressure from Dershowitz, UK royal family; ABC: Report didn't meet standards

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TV’s Keshet inks deals with US networks ABC and NBC

Sun, 12 May 2019 15:40:51 +0000

With its 'Beauty and the Baker' and 'Lincoln' picked up, Israeli television company widens its reach as content producer

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ABC orders pilots based on two Israeli television series

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 03:42:35 +0000

'Until the Wedding' is a romantic drama based on a series of the same name in Hebrew; 'The Baker and the Beauty' is based on 'Being With Her'

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Defiant Roseanne Barr says show got canceled because she was ‘defending Israel’

Mon, 28 Jan 2019 23:14:29 +0000

Controversial comedian tells overwhelmingly supportive crowd in Tel Aviv she was targeted for her support of Israel, proud Judaism

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Rabbi releases podcast of Roseanne apologizing for tweet

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 21:16:37 +0000

Actress says she thought Valerie Jarrett was a white women when she tweeted apparently racist comments against her

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ABC orders ‘Roseanne’ spinoff — minus Roseanne Barr

Fri, 22 Jun 2018 02:00:43 +0000

After star's racist tweet sees TV show axed, Conner family-based sitcom will now get 10 new episodes in fall, without the matriarch

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Breaking silence on Roseanne race row, Trump attacks ABC

Thu, 31 May 2018 06:11:52 +0000

After network chief Bob Iger called Valerie Jarrett to apologize, US president complains he has never received an apologetic call for statements against him

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After Roseanne axed, some ask why ABC didn’t see racism coming

Thu, 31 May 2018 01:37:02 +0000

Even before Valerie Jarrett tweet that got her show canceled, controversial star already had history of off-color comments

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Hit reboot ‘Roseanne’ axed over star’s racist tweet

Tue, 29 May 2018 19:58:49 +0000

Sitcom canned after Barr calls ex-Obama aide Valerie Jarrett a cross between 'Muslim brotherhood and Planet of the Apes'

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ABC News suspends reporter for ‘serious’ error on Flynn

Sun, 03 Dec 2017 00:45:44 +0000

Brian Ross reported erroneously that during the campaign, then candidate Trump tasked his future national security adviser to contact Russians

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