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Hoda Kotb’s last episode of “Today with Hoda & Jenna” on Friday, the journalist got a surprise visit from her former co-host.At first, Gifford, 71, appeared in a video message from her home in Tennessee under the pretense that she couldn’t make it in-person. Shortly after the clip ended, the author appeared onstage to say a proper goodbye as Kotb, 60, sat with her jaw dropped.“I love you so much that I was thinking to myself, ‘I sure hope Kath comes,'” the anchor admitted to Gifford.

“Octomom” after birthing the first surviving octuplets in 2009, reflected on an interview she did with Ann Curry, 68, shortly after the arrival of her eight babies.“[The hospital] let me pick what interviewer, so I opted [for] a news anchor and I didn’t know who she was. I never watched anything she did,” Suleman said on Monday’s episode of Lifetime’s “Confessions of Octomom.” “So, I picked Ann Curry. She was one of the only women.

suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at age 76, posted a clip of her appearance on Claudia Mahler’s “Shift Happens” podcast, to Instagram on Dec.19 — just eight days before her death. In the caption, Haddon wrote it was a “pleasure” to join the host and discuss “aging gracefully, tuning into the gifts every age offers [and] knowing your worth and your values” on the podcast.A post shared by Dayle Haddon (@daylehaddon)“We as women, and the girls, have to be sovereign and own our life that every age has gifts to give us.

Geraldo Rivera is making amends with the father of JonBenét Ramsey.After John Ramsey’s daughter was found murdered at 6 years old in the basement of her family’s Colorado home in 1996, the journalist, 81, staged a mock murder trial on television.On Monday, during NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rivera addressed the mock trial that aired on his daytime talk show, “The Geraldo Rivera Show,” in 1997, telling Ramsey, “I deeply apologize to you for what you and your family have suffered.”During the episode, the political commentator’s “jury” found Ramsey and his wife, Patsy Ramsey, liable for their daughter’s death, per NewsNation.Rivera continued, “No one deserves to go through what you went through. That’s my bottom line.

Jill Martin is opening up about navigating life a year after beating breast cancer. “I hold two emotions that don’t normally go together simultaneously,” the 48-year-old told Us Weekly on Tuesday at the “Today” show taping. “I’m so grateful to be cancer-free, but on the other hand, I just came out of a year of fog and people look at me and they think I look like myself.

US Weekly Tuesday while promoting “Connie: A Memoir.” “I believe that you don’t have to be friends with all of his friends, and he doesn’t have to be friends with all of my friends. He can go do what he wants to do, and I’ll do what I want to do.”She added, “We always come together and have dinner together — sometimes we have lunch together too — but we don’t get in each other’s hair.”In Chung’s memoir, the former news anchor writes in detail about her love story with Povich, 85.

Sam Rubin suffered a fatal heart attack following his hospitalization in May, a coroner’s report revealed Tuesday.The 64-year-old Hollywood reporter’s death was determined as “ischemic heart disease due to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease,” the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office announced Tuesday.His death was ruled as natural.Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease is described as a lethal heartbeat due to a lack of blood and oxygen flowing to the heart.Ischemic heart disease, also known as Coronoary Heart Disease, is classified as a leading cause of death around the world, according to the National Institutes of Health.About 126 million people are affected by the disease worldwide, with nine million deaths being attributed to it.Men are more commonly affected than women.The longtime KTLA personality had gone to a local hospital the morning of May 10 with stomach pain after calling 911 on the advice of his doctors.He was pronounced dead inside the emergency room at 11:03 a.m. the medical examiner added.An autopsy was performed on May 13, and the full examiner’s report is expected to be released by the end of the week.Rubin, a founding member of the Broadcast Film Critics’ Association, received several accolades during his career.

King Charles sent a heartfelt message to retiring BBC reporter Nicholas Witchell last month after the monarch reportedly called the journalist an “awful man” back in 2005. In the video, which was shown at the 70-year-old journalist’s retirement party, the British monarch joked about the “ups and downs” the pair had during Witchell’s stint as a reporter covering the royal family.“It did come as a surprise to everyone there including Nicholas,” one attendee told The Daily Mail. “I think it would be fair to say the King’s message was generous and warm-hearted.” A second source told the outlet that: “The feeling within the Corporation is that everyone is pleased the King has buried the hatchet.” “What happened between them is a long time ago and both men are of an age now where it’s better not to bear grudges.” Withell, who worked at the BBC for nearly 50 years, did not divulge any other information about the message from the 75-year-old king.

bill asserts that claiming someone has discriminated against another person or group because of their identity will be considered “defamation per se” — meaning the accuser could find themselves facing costly legal bills for simply expressing their opinion.The bill does not appear to address what happens if the alleged discrimination is a matter of fact or public record — rather, just making an accusation of discriminatory behavior appears to be enough to land them in trouble legally.Under the bill:Under current defamation and libel laws, a subject must prove that a speaker or journalist acted with “actual malice.”This typically makes it harder for public figures, such as celebrities, to sue for defamation or libel, as they must prove the person they are suing either knew the information wasn’t true or demonstrated “reckless disregard” for its falsity.But now those in the public eye who find themselves accused of discrimination have nothing to fear — because the bill redefines what constitutes a “public figure.”The bill also eliminates the requirement that a person accused of discrimination prove their accuser acted with “actual malice” in cases where “the allegation does not relate to the reason for his or her public status.”Essentially, it means that it’s more likely that anyone making an accusation alleging discrimination will be found guilty and fined when the case goes to court.As reported by The New Republic, a person may not be considered a “public figure,” even in a limited context, if their fame or notoriety stems from:For example, if the bill becomes law, a podcaster who rants about gay marriage and calls LGBTQ people “diseased,” “perverse,” or makes other disparaging remarks could sue any person or entity

People. “But what that figure is, I have no idea.”Trevelyan, who currently leads a group of British families looking to make amends for their family’s involvement in the trade, revealed that in February she donated $127,000 of her savings to the government in Grenada after discovering her family once owned a thousand slaves from the Caribbean country.The former journalist is now asking the new King, who said in April that he would welcome an investigation into his family’s ties to the slave trade, to do the same.“There would be a great healing power to an apology for slavery and some kind of reparative justice strategy from the King,” Trevelyan said to the outlet.

Novaya Gazeta, and her lawyer, Alexander Nemov, were both attacked while on their way to attend the court sentencing of a human rights activist in Grozny, Chechnya’s capital.Milashina told her employer that the attack seemed to have been planned out. She said her attackers “knew what they were doing” and were “in a hurry,” attempting to intimidate them and gain access to their devices. “They beat us up two times,” Milashina says of her assailants in the most recent attack.

a popular Snoop Dogg phrase on air earlier this month.Barbie Bassett has not returned to the anchor desk at NBC affiliate WLBT since the March 8 broadcast and is no longer listed as a member of the news team on the station’s website, the Clarion Ledger reports.The Post reached out to Bassett, WLBT and Snoop Dogg for comment.“As I am sure you can understand, WLBT is unable to comment on personnel matters,” Ted Fortenberry, the station’s regional vice president and general manager, told The Post in an emailed statement Saturday.The gaffe was made during a discussion about Snoop Dogg’s latest addition to his Cali wine line.Bassett said, “Fo shizzle, my nizzle,” when the idea of a Snoop collaboration with a newsroom journalist was raised.“Nizzle” is slang for the N-word. Bassett, who is white, also tweeted the phrase in 2011.This is not the first time Bassett, who boasts being the first chief meteorologist in WLBT’s history, has landed in hot water for her comments.The Mississippi native apologized in October 2022 after referencing a black reporter’s “grandmammy” on air.“Though not intentional, I now understand how my comment was both insensitive and hurtful.

Ayesha K. Faines was a journalist and influencer who was a panelist on “The Grapevine” and the founder of Women Love Power.Faines was best known for her work on “The Grapevine,” a YouTube-based talk show elevating the voices of Black millennials.

announced in July that Smith would be joining the network, after 23 years at Fox News.

Jas Waters was a writer who worked on TV shows including “This Is Us” and “Kidding,” as well as writing a column for Vibe magazine.Waters grew up in Evanston, Illinois, where she was raised by her grandparents in a retirement home. She talked in interviews about her love for going to movies as a child and the way seeing a wide variety of movies informed her ability to write for the screen.