On Sunday, former President Donald Trump declared on his social media platform that if Taylor Swift endorsed President Joe Biden, it would be an act of disloyalty.
“I signed and was responsible for the Music Modernization Act (Mma) for Taylor Swift and all other Musical Artists,” Trump wrote on a Truth Social post. “Joe Biden didn’t do anything for Taylor, and never will. There’s no way she could endorse Crooked Joe Biden, the worst and most corrupt President in the History of our Country, and be disloyal to the man who made her so much money. Besides that, I like her boyfriend, Travis [Kelce], even though he may be a Liberal, and probably can’t stand me.”
Swift has been the subject of a right-wing conspiracy theory that claims that her romantic relationship with Kelce is part of a Democratic Party “psyop” intended to persuade voters to support Biden...
“I signed and was responsible for the Music Modernization Act (Mma) for Taylor Swift and all other Musical Artists,” Trump wrote on a Truth Social post. “Joe Biden didn’t do anything for Taylor, and never will. There’s no way she could endorse Crooked Joe Biden, the worst and most corrupt President in the History of our Country, and be disloyal to the man who made her so much money. Besides that, I like her boyfriend, Travis [Kelce], even though he may be a Liberal, and probably can’t stand me.”
Swift has been the subject of a right-wing conspiracy theory that claims that her romantic relationship with Kelce is part of a Democratic Party “psyop” intended to persuade voters to support Biden...
- 2/13/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
The Russian government announced sanctions against nearly 1,000 Americans Saturday, effectively banning them from entering the country due to their support of Ukraine during the ongoing invasion. However, among the hundreds of politicians, journalists, intelligence officers and professors, a pair of names stand out on the Kremlin’s list: Rob Reiner and Morgan Freeman.
Any chance that Reiner might film the upcoming Spinal Tap sequel in Moscow has been dashed as the filmmaker has been barred from the country for his role as “one of the creators of the Internet resource Investigate Russia.
Any chance that Reiner might film the upcoming Spinal Tap sequel in Moscow has been dashed as the filmmaker has been barred from the country for his role as “one of the creators of the Internet resource Investigate Russia.
- 5/21/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Updated: Former Republican Senator Orrin Hatch died today at the age of 88. The cause of death has not yet been made public.
The longest serving GOP Senator in American history and one-time president pro tem, Hatch represented Utah from the first year of Jimmy Carter’s lone term to the second year of Donald Trump’s one and only term in the White House. “Senator Hatch passed away at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah, surrounded by family,” said a statement in part from the Hatch Foundation today.
Hatch also was a champion of issues central to the entertainment industry, including intellectual property protection.
Charles Rivkin, the CEO of the Motion Picture Association, noted in a statement that Hatch was “an accomplished songwriter in his own right” and “stood at the fore of ensuring the success of the American creative community during his 42 years in the Senate.
The longest serving GOP Senator in American history and one-time president pro tem, Hatch represented Utah from the first year of Jimmy Carter’s lone term to the second year of Donald Trump’s one and only term in the White House. “Senator Hatch passed away at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah, surrounded by family,” said a statement in part from the Hatch Foundation today.
Hatch also was a champion of issues central to the entertainment industry, including intellectual property protection.
Charles Rivkin, the CEO of the Motion Picture Association, noted in a statement that Hatch was “an accomplished songwriter in his own right” and “stood at the fore of ensuring the success of the American creative community during his 42 years in the Senate.
- 4/24/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is the latest onetime ally to back away from Donald Trump in the wake of the assault on the U.S. Capitol last week by the president’s supporters.
In a statement obtained by ESPN Monday night, Belichick declined to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump. The legendary coach singled out “the tragic events of last week” for his decision, apparently referring to the acts of insurrection by Trump supporters.
Belichick won six Super Bowls with the Patriots after he took over as coach in 2000. He is the NFL’s winningest active head coach and third on the all-time list.
Belichick publicly supported Trump when he ran for office. He was named to the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition in 2018. The team visited Trump at the White House after winning the Super Bowl in 2017. But when it won again...
In a statement obtained by ESPN Monday night, Belichick declined to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump. The legendary coach singled out “the tragic events of last week” for his decision, apparently referring to the acts of insurrection by Trump supporters.
Belichick won six Super Bowls with the Patriots after he took over as coach in 2000. He is the NFL’s winningest active head coach and third on the all-time list.
Belichick publicly supported Trump when he ran for office. He was named to the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition in 2018. The team visited Trump at the White House after winning the Super Bowl in 2017. But when it won again...
- 1/12/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Mike Lee, apparently, has some concerns about democracy.
This could be argued of pretty much any Republican lawmaker who has endorsed the party’s voter suppression efforts and total supplication to an authoritarian president who won’t commit to a peaceful transition of power. But on Thursday morning, the senator from Utah went ahead and tweeted it himself. “Democracy isn’t the objective; liberty, peace, and [prosperity] are,” he wrote. “We want the human condition to flourish. Rank democracy can thwart that.”
Democracy isn’t the objective; liberty, peace, and prospefity are.
This could be argued of pretty much any Republican lawmaker who has endorsed the party’s voter suppression efforts and total supplication to an authoritarian president who won’t commit to a peaceful transition of power. But on Thursday morning, the senator from Utah went ahead and tweeted it himself. “Democracy isn’t the objective; liberty, peace, and [prosperity] are,” he wrote. “We want the human condition to flourish. Rank democracy can thwart that.”
Democracy isn’t the objective; liberty, peace, and prospefity are.
- 10/8/2020
- by Ryan Bort and Patrick Reis
- Rollingstone.com
On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver dove right into the “damning revelations” Donald Trump is facing in the continuing saga of “Stupid Watergate II”, Rudy Giuliani’s butt-dialing habits as well as Boris Johnson and the looming Brexit deadline.
This week, former United States ambassador to Ukraine and career diplomat Bill Taylor connected Trump to the heart of the impeachment inquiry which caused plenty of gasps and sighs in Congress. Oliver said that this is the most disturbing day in Congress since Orrin Hatch got bangs.
He pointed out, “The information emerging in the Ukraine probe does not look good for the White House which is perhaps why Trump supporters spent the week attacking the impeachment process itself. Some House Republicans even staged an invasion of a closed-door hearing claiming they been shut out, a claim slightly undercut by the fact that 47 Republicans — about a quarter of those in the...
This week, former United States ambassador to Ukraine and career diplomat Bill Taylor connected Trump to the heart of the impeachment inquiry which caused plenty of gasps and sighs in Congress. Oliver said that this is the most disturbing day in Congress since Orrin Hatch got bangs.
He pointed out, “The information emerging in the Ukraine probe does not look good for the White House which is perhaps why Trump supporters spent the week attacking the impeachment process itself. Some House Republicans even staged an invasion of a closed-door hearing claiming they been shut out, a claim slightly undercut by the fact that 47 Republicans — about a quarter of those in the...
- 10/28/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
By network broadcasting standards, the night of January 20th, 1986, had more than its share of rarely-seen-on-tv highlights. Bob Dylan and his band glided through a gently pulsing, almost R&B take on “I Shall Be Released,” and Dylan joined Peter, Paul and Mary for “Blowin’ in the Wind” — remarkably, the first time all four had ever sung that song together onstage. Whitney Houston, energized and vocally stirring, bounded onstage to join Ashford and Simpson for “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.”
Even with all that star power, the night belonged to Stevie Wonder.
Even with all that star power, the night belonged to Stevie Wonder.
- 1/21/2019
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
America’s core copyright industries added a whopping $1.3 trillion to the nation’s economy last year and employed nearly 5.7 million American workers, accounting for 3.85% of the entire U.S. workforce and 4.54% of all private sector jobs, according to a new study.
Prepared by the International Intellectual Property Alliance, the study also found that core copyright industries are growing at a faster rate than the rest of the economy – at an aggregate annual rate of 5.23% from 2014-17, compared with the 2.21% average annual growth rate of the entire U.S. economy over the same period. “The core copyright industries grew at a rate more than 137% greater than the remainder of the U.S. economy,” according to the report (read it here).
The average annual wage of workers in the core copyright industries is also considerably higher than the average U.S. annual wage – $98,336 compared to $70,498, amounting to a 39% “compensation premium” over the average U.
Prepared by the International Intellectual Property Alliance, the study also found that core copyright industries are growing at a faster rate than the rest of the economy – at an aggregate annual rate of 5.23% from 2014-17, compared with the 2.21% average annual growth rate of the entire U.S. economy over the same period. “The core copyright industries grew at a rate more than 137% greater than the remainder of the U.S. economy,” according to the report (read it here).
The average annual wage of workers in the core copyright industries is also considerably higher than the average U.S. annual wage – $98,336 compared to $70,498, amounting to a 39% “compensation premium” over the average U.
- 12/7/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Jake Gyllenhaal helped Stephen Colbert celebrate Election Day eve on Monday’s Late Show.
In a pretaped sketch titled ’Twas the Night Before Election Day, Colbert starred as an Ebenezer Scrooge-type character who, after dreaming he was visited by three ghosts (Republican leaders Chuck Grassley, Mitch McConnell and Orrin Hatch), sprung to his feet to ask the local townsfolk, “What day is it?”
From his balcony, Colbert called down to a passing “boy,” Gyllenhaal, to ask what day it was. “It’s Monday, the day before the midterms,” Gyllenhaal answered.
Colbert thanked him with a “...
In a pretaped sketch titled ’Twas the Night Before Election Day, Colbert starred as an Ebenezer Scrooge-type character who, after dreaming he was visited by three ghosts (Republican leaders Chuck Grassley, Mitch McConnell and Orrin Hatch), sprung to his feet to ask the local townsfolk, “What day is it?”
From his balcony, Colbert called down to a passing “boy,” Gyllenhaal, to ask what day it was. “It’s Monday, the day before the midterms,” Gyllenhaal answered.
Colbert thanked him with a “...
- 11/5/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Rbg Magnolia Pictures Reviewed for Shockya.com by: Harvey Karten Director: Julie Cohen, Betsy West Cast: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Bill Clinton, Orrin Hatch, The Notorious B.I.G, Gloria Steinem Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 11/3/18 Opens: May 4, 2018, Streaming August 28, 2018 and sure to be considered for awards votes beginning 11/29/18. With whom on the […]
The post Rbg Movie Review appeared first on Shockya.com.
The post Rbg Movie Review appeared first on Shockya.com.
- 11/5/2018
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
President Donald Trump took his cues from Fox News Channel’s Fox & Friends this morning, tweeting about the “paid protesters” at Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings.
Not coincidentally, Fox & Friends this morning discussed a Wall Street Journal op ed that referenced hearing from protesters being hopping mad because they did not get their checks. Turns out, protesters were being sarcastic, which did not deter the F&F gang from using it as proof the women who confronted Gop Sens. Jeff Flake and Orrin Hatch in the halls and elevators of the Senate had been paid by George Soros.
Trump took the bait and ran with it, tweeting:
“The paid D.C. protesters are now ready to Really protest because they haven’t gotten their checks – in other words, they weren’t paid! Screamers in Congress, and outside, were far too obvious – less professional than anticipated by those...
Not coincidentally, Fox & Friends this morning discussed a Wall Street Journal op ed that referenced hearing from protesters being hopping mad because they did not get their checks. Turns out, protesters were being sarcastic, which did not deter the F&F gang from using it as proof the women who confronted Gop Sens. Jeff Flake and Orrin Hatch in the halls and elevators of the Senate had been paid by George Soros.
Trump took the bait and ran with it, tweeting:
“The paid D.C. protesters are now ready to Really protest because they haven’t gotten their checks – in other words, they weren’t paid! Screamers in Congress, and outside, were far too obvious – less professional than anticipated by those...
- 10/9/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
The Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court battle has turned into one of the most contentious nominations in our nation’s history. President Trump’s nominee has been accused of past sexual assaults and of being dishonest before the Senate.
Despite testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote on September 28th. Following an unaccountably incomplete investigation by the FBI, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared a key procedural hurdle, setting up a final vote this weekend.
On Friday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-me) delivered...
Despite testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote on September 28th. Following an unaccountably incomplete investigation by the FBI, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared a key procedural hurdle, setting up a final vote this weekend.
On Friday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-me) delivered...
- 10/5/2018
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Poor Brett Kavanaugh has been abused, maligned, mistreated — and the only way to rectify the wrongs that have been visited upon Trump’s Supreme Court nominee is to give him a lifetime appointment. That was the message Senate Republicans sent to their base on Thursday in a hastily arranged press conference delivered as their colleagues read the findings of a hastily prepared FBI background investigation into the allegations against Kavanaugh.
The press conference, led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-ky), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassely (R-ia), as well...
The press conference, led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-ky), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassely (R-ia), as well...
- 10/4/2018
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
As America continues to vet the sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, we are handed competing narratives. One thing, however, is clear: Lindsey Graham has jumped the shark. On Monday night, the senator from South Carolina sat down with Sean Hannity to discuss his feverish obsession with forcing Kavanaugh onto the Supreme Court, sexual allegations be damned. So laser-focused is Graham that he thinks President Trump should re-nominate Kavanaugh for the position should the Senate vote against him after the FBI concludes its investigation at the end of this week.
- 10/2/2018
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
John Oliver spent a lot of time talking about the testimony of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Sunday's episode of Last Week Tonight.
Kavanaugh's testimony came after that of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who alleges that an inebriated Kavanaugh pinned her on a bed, muffled her cries and tried removing her clothes when both were teenagers in the 1980s. She said she thought he was "accidentally going to kill me" and was "100 percent certain" that her attacker was Kavanaugh. The latter has emphatically denied the accusation, both before and during his testimony.
"We ...
Kavanaugh's testimony came after that of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who alleges that an inebriated Kavanaugh pinned her on a bed, muffled her cries and tried removing her clothes when both were teenagers in the 1980s. She said she thought he was "accidentally going to kill me" and was "100 percent certain" that her attacker was Kavanaugh. The latter has emphatically denied the accusation, both before and during his testimony.
"We ...
- 10/1/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Donald Trump’s second Supreme Court pick Judge Kavanaugh has moved one step closer to being seated after a chaotic vote in which Gop Sen. Jeff Flake agreed to give a thumbs up on condition of an FBI investigation of Christine Blasey Ford’s sexual assault allegations against the judge.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11 to 10 to move the nomination to the full Senate, about half an hour after the vote had been scheduled.
The delay was caused by wild last-minute cajoling of Flake, who finally walked back into the committee room and voted, telling Dems “some of us” would take a request to the White House to ask the FBI to do an investigation lasting no more than one week, that would be “limited in scope” to the allegations made by Ford.
In a mad-hatter’s move, committee chair Sen. Chuck Grassley then gaveled out the meeting, saying they...
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11 to 10 to move the nomination to the full Senate, about half an hour after the vote had been scheduled.
The delay was caused by wild last-minute cajoling of Flake, who finally walked back into the committee room and voted, telling Dems “some of us” would take a request to the White House to ask the FBI to do an investigation lasting no more than one week, that would be “limited in scope” to the allegations made by Ford.
In a mad-hatter’s move, committee chair Sen. Chuck Grassley then gaveled out the meeting, saying they...
- 9/28/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Seth Meyers used his “A Closer Look” segment tonight on Late Night to do a deep dive on today’s riveting Senate Judiciary Committee hearing over the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.
It was never in doubt who Meyers thought was the more credible witness, calling Ford’s testimony “a towering act of courage given the trauma she survived,” and while referring to Kavanaugh as “angry, defiant and stole a page out of Trump’s playbook by claiming with zero evidence that the allegations were part of a left-wing conspiracy to destroy him.”
The latter point included a clip of Kavanaugh saying that the hearings were part of a left-wing conspiracy and revenge on behalf of the Clintons.
“Think this was a revenge plot by the Clintons? That’s insane,” Meyers said. “Republicans always act like they’re in a slasher...
It was never in doubt who Meyers thought was the more credible witness, calling Ford’s testimony “a towering act of courage given the trauma she survived,” and while referring to Kavanaugh as “angry, defiant and stole a page out of Trump’s playbook by claiming with zero evidence that the allegations were part of a left-wing conspiracy to destroy him.”
The latter point included a clip of Kavanaugh saying that the hearings were part of a left-wing conspiracy and revenge on behalf of the Clintons.
“Think this was a revenge plot by the Clintons? That’s insane,” Meyers said. “Republicans always act like they’re in a slasher...
- 9/28/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Music Modernization Act Tuesday evening, despite weeks — or, by some measures, years — of internal music industry turmoil that made the bill’s future seem highly uncertain.
Aimed at updating music copyright laws for the digital era, the Mma in the form it’s being passed will accomplish three key things: Making sure songwriters and artists receive royalties on songs recorded before 1972; allocating royalties for music producers; and updating licensing and royalty rules for streaming services to pay rights-holders in a more streamlined way. In short,...
Aimed at updating music copyright laws for the digital era, the Mma in the form it’s being passed will accomplish three key things: Making sure songwriters and artists receive royalties on songs recorded before 1972; allocating royalties for music producers; and updating licensing and royalty rules for streaming services to pay rights-holders in a more streamlined way. In short,...
- 9/19/2018
- by Amy X. Wang
- Rollingstone.com
It may come as a surprise that Anita Hill is optimistic about the future. To John Oliver, who recently interviewed the Brandeis University professor on “Last Week Tonight,” nothing seems to have changed since the 1991 confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas that made Hill a household name. When Hill came forward about the sexual harassment she experienced while working for Thomas, she was undermined, attacked, and — ultimately — not believed.
In short, Hill’s treatment looked a lot like how many members of the right wing media have reacted to The New Yorker‘s exposé on CBS CEO Les Moonves, and the MeToo movement at large.
Oliver opened the show with a clip of Fox News host Tucker Carlson asking, in regards to sexual harassment: “What are the rules?” He then played clips of current and former U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch and Arlen Specter attempting to discredit Hill...
In short, Hill’s treatment looked a lot like how many members of the right wing media have reacted to The New Yorker‘s exposé on CBS CEO Les Moonves, and the MeToo movement at large.
Oliver opened the show with a clip of Fox News host Tucker Carlson asking, in regards to sexual harassment: “What are the rules?” He then played clips of current and former U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch and Arlen Specter attempting to discredit Hill...
- 7/30/2018
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
A 28-year-old first-time progressive candidate, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, defeated Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-n.Y.) on Tuesday, scoring one of the year’s biggest political upsets.
Crowley, who was a member of the Democratic leadership and was considered a possible successor to Nancy Pelosi, has been in the House since 1999, and has represented the 14th district since 2013. He was the chair of the House Democratic Caucus since 2017.
Ocasio-Cortez‘s victory was quickly compared to 2014 primary upset in which Dave Brat ousted Eric Cantor, then the No. 2 Republican in the House, from his Virginia district seat.
NY1 captured Ocasio-Cortez’s reaction as she realized she was winning the race.
“We meet a machine with a movement. That is what we have done today.” @Ocasio2018 looks up at @NY1 screen and realizes how big her lead is. #NY14 pic.twitter.com/SFSLQPqTXP
— Pat Kiernan (@patkiernan) June 27, 2018
Ocasio-Cortez ran a campaign that emphasized her working...
Crowley, who was a member of the Democratic leadership and was considered a possible successor to Nancy Pelosi, has been in the House since 1999, and has represented the 14th district since 2013. He was the chair of the House Democratic Caucus since 2017.
Ocasio-Cortez‘s victory was quickly compared to 2014 primary upset in which Dave Brat ousted Eric Cantor, then the No. 2 Republican in the House, from his Virginia district seat.
NY1 captured Ocasio-Cortez’s reaction as she realized she was winning the race.
“We meet a machine with a movement. That is what we have done today.” @Ocasio2018 looks up at @NY1 screen and realizes how big her lead is. #NY14 pic.twitter.com/SFSLQPqTXP
— Pat Kiernan (@patkiernan) June 27, 2018
Ocasio-Cortez ran a campaign that emphasized her working...
- 6/27/2018
- by Ted Johnson
- Variety Film + TV
Rachel Maddow declares her a "liberal hero," right-wing radio pundits refer to her as "this witch, this evildoer, this monster" and her granddaughters call her "bubbe." To her childhood friends, she's still the girl they called "Kicky." Brooklynites claim her as one of their own; Cornell and Harvard Law list her as an alumna. She's "Professor Ginsburg" to her students, "Justice Ginsburg" to those who address her in our nation's highest court, the "Notorious Rbg" to her fans and, we assume, "Ms. Ginsburg" if you're nasty. You may love or hate her,...
- 5/4/2018
- Rollingstone.com
Licensing reform for the 21st century music industry is expected to take a step forward Tuesday with the introduction of a new Music Modernization Act that combines key provisions of what were four separate legislative initiatives into a single bill that will update how music rates are set and how songwriters and artists are paid.
A key provision of the bill is for Congress to establish the equivalent of a SoundExchange for songwriters to track credits and distribute royalties when digital services use their work. The switch to a market-based rate standard for artists and writers, closing the pre-1972 loophole that denied digital compensation to legacy artists and the addition of copyright royalties for producers and engineers are other changes widely hailed as improvements by a wide range of industry organizations, from the Recording Academy and the RIAA to Ascap, Bmi, the American Association of Independent Music and the American Federation of Musicians.
A key provision of the bill is for Congress to establish the equivalent of a SoundExchange for songwriters to track credits and distribute royalties when digital services use their work. The switch to a market-based rate standard for artists and writers, closing the pre-1972 loophole that denied digital compensation to legacy artists and the addition of copyright royalties for producers and engineers are other changes widely hailed as improvements by a wide range of industry organizations, from the Recording Academy and the RIAA to Ascap, Bmi, the American Association of Independent Music and the American Federation of Musicians.
- 4/9/2018
- by Paula Parisi
- Variety Film + TV
On April 18, the Recording Academy will celebrate 20 years of advocacy in Washington, D.C., by honoring Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbrook of three-time Grammy winners Little Big Town at the annual GRAMMYs on the Hill Awards.
Little Big Town’s contributions to the music industry align with some of the Recording Academy’s key advocacy and organizational causes, including advocating for music education and supporting MusiCares, a charity founded by the Academy that provides a safety net of support for the music community. The evening will also feature a performance by the band.
Uniting the worlds of music and politics, GRAMMYs on the Hill also recognizes legislators who have improved the environment for music by advocating for music creators’ rights. The 2018 congressional honorees are Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), a long-time champion of music creators, and Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), author of the songwriter-focused Music Modernization Act (H.
Little Big Town’s contributions to the music industry align with some of the Recording Academy’s key advocacy and organizational causes, including advocating for music education and supporting MusiCares, a charity founded by the Academy that provides a safety net of support for the music community. The evening will also feature a performance by the band.
Uniting the worlds of music and politics, GRAMMYs on the Hill also recognizes legislators who have improved the environment for music by advocating for music creators’ rights. The 2018 congressional honorees are Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), a long-time champion of music creators, and Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), author of the songwriter-focused Music Modernization Act (H.
- 4/4/2018
- Look to the Stars
[[tmz:video id="0_h5mi4nko"]] Utah Senator Orrin Hatch is down with Ronald Reagan receiving a posthumous Oscar, but he concedes it would be an uphill battle. We got the Republican Senator Tuesday on Capitol Hill and he thinks Reagan's CV is Oscar-worthy -- movie star, SAG President and Prez of the U.S. There's a petition being circulated asking the Academy to honor Reagan -- as the only Academy member to become Prez. The Senator -- who's retiring this...
- 1/24/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_1i4j9p46"]] Senator Orrin Hatch gave us a big surprise Monday ... he said he'd like to sit down with Oprah and help her if she decides to run for President in 2020. We got the Utah Senator -- who's retiring this year -- at Reagan National Airport in D.C., and he seemed gleeful about the Presidential buzz following Oprah's Golden Globes speech. Mind you ... Hatch is the longest-serving Republican in the Senate, who has been super conservative over the years.
- 1/8/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
When President Trump visited Utah on Monday, he subtly undermined Mitt Romney in the latest chapter of their tortured relationship.
The pool reporters traveling with Trump asked him if he was encouraging Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, also on the trip, to run for reelection. “Yes,” Trump responded.
There has been buzz that former Massachusetts governor would run for Hatch’s Senate seat if the 83 year old decides to retire after his seventh term. Citing five unnamed sources, The Atlantic reported recently that “Senator Orrin Hatch has privately told allies in Utah that he is planning to retire at the end of his term next year,...
The pool reporters traveling with Trump asked him if he was encouraging Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, also on the trip, to run for reelection. “Yes,” Trump responded.
There has been buzz that former Massachusetts governor would run for Hatch’s Senate seat if the 83 year old decides to retire after his seventh term. Citing five unnamed sources, The Atlantic reported recently that “Senator Orrin Hatch has privately told allies in Utah that he is planning to retire at the end of his term next year,...
- 12/4/2017
- by Tessa Berenson
- PEOPLE.com
Protestors in wheelchairs were dragged by police out of a Gop Obamacare repeal hearing on Monday, according to footage shared by Huffington Post reporter Matt Fuller and others.
Demonstrators chanted “No cuts to Medicaid, save our liberty” as they interrupted the Monday afternoon Senate Finance Committee hearing where Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy were due to defend their namesake health care bill.
In one video Fuller posted on Twitter, a demonstrator in a wheelchair can be heard screaming the same protest chant as a police officer wheeled her backwards out of the room.
The hearing was suspended while the demonstrators were removed,...
Demonstrators chanted “No cuts to Medicaid, save our liberty” as they interrupted the Monday afternoon Senate Finance Committee hearing where Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy were due to defend their namesake health care bill.
In one video Fuller posted on Twitter, a demonstrator in a wheelchair can be heard screaming the same protest chant as a police officer wheeled her backwards out of the room.
The hearing was suspended while the demonstrators were removed,...
- 9/25/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
[[tmz:video id="0_qdrqml1a"]] President Trump getting praise from Both sides of the aisle? Let that sink in ... 'cause it might be happening for the first time ... according to Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Orrin Hatch. First, we got Rep Pelosi at Reagan National Airport -- the day after her big White House dinner with the Prez to talk Daca -- and she sounded all hearts and flowers about the momentous occasion. However, there was also just a hint...
- 9/15/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
How many puns can one person fit into a six-line paragraph? Apparently quite a few. Breaking away from the usually stuffy language used by Washington politicos, Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch sent out a dope announcement about his new medical marijuana research bill, cramming it with some of the funniest pot puns he could find. “It’s high time to address research into medical marijuana,” Hatch said in a statement Wednesday. “Our country has experimented with a variety of state solutions without properly delving into the weeds on the effectiveness, safety, dosing, administration, and quality of medical marijuana.” See what he did there?...
- 9/13/2017
- by Itay Hod
- The Wrap
Twitter was cringing on Monday after Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch used the phrase “shot their wad” to explain why the Gop should move on from its efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare.
“We’re not going back to health care. We’re in tax now,” Hatch told Politico in a story published Monday.
“As far as I’m concerned, they shot their wad on healthcare and that’s the way it is. I’m sick of it,” he added.
After the comment raised eyebrows, Hatch defended his use of the phrase more commonly understood a sexual reference by tweeting a...
“We’re not going back to health care. We’re in tax now,” Hatch told Politico in a story published Monday.
“As far as I’m concerned, they shot their wad on healthcare and that’s the way it is. I’m sick of it,” he added.
After the comment raised eyebrows, Hatch defended his use of the phrase more commonly understood a sexual reference by tweeting a...
- 8/7/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
President Trump, who avoided serving in Vietnam thanks to college and bad feet that weren’t bad enough to keep him from playing sports, announced early Wednesday morning that he had decided not to allow transgender people to serve “in any capacity.” Unsurprisingly, Democrats disagreed. But many Republicans also split with Trump. Here are a few: Sen. Joni Ernst (Iowa) The 20-year military veteran, who served in Iraq, believes that anyone qualified should be allowed to serve, her spokeswoman told the Des Moines Register. Also Read: Trump's Transgender Ban Is Horrific - But Focus on Health Care (Commentary) Sen. Orrin Hatch...
- 7/26/2017
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
President Donald Trump announced in a series of tweets that transgender people will no longer be allowed to serve in the military, and Twitter users are reacting.
Trump wrote in three tweets that the military “must be focused” and “cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail.”
U.S. Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning called the move, “cowardice.”
so, biggest baddest most $$ military on earth cries about a few trans people but funds the F-35? sounds like cowardice #WeGotThis
— Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea) July 26, 2017
Writer and transgender activist Janet Mock, who transitioned in her teens,...
Trump wrote in three tweets that the military “must be focused” and “cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail.”
U.S. Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning called the move, “cowardice.”
so, biggest baddest most $$ military on earth cries about a few trans people but funds the F-35? sounds like cowardice #WeGotThis
— Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea) July 26, 2017
Writer and transgender activist Janet Mock, who transitioned in her teens,...
- 7/26/2017
- by Julie Mazziotta
- PEOPLE.com
President Donald Trump had a “designated survivor” during his inauguration, and he totally gave everyone the slip. A few hours after Trump was sworn in, the truth came out. Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch took the role of designated survivor for the inauguration. If the worst had happened, he might have become the 46th President of the United States. Members of the House of Representatives, Senate and Judiciary often attend events like the Presidential Inauguration or State of the Union Address. And lots of government officials in one location brings with it the awful possibility of a disaster or attack that could wipe out the.
- 1/20/2017
- by Phil Hornshaw
- The Wrap
Please don’t give Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch any grief for missing Donald Trump’s inauguration — he’s the new president’s designated survivor. And he tricked us all into thinking he wouldn’t be. ABC’s excellent new hit drama “Designated Survivor” has shined a light on a position that rarely received much attention in the past: that of the member of the presidential line of succession who is hidden away when a huge number of government officials are all in the same place. Hatch announced Friday that he was Trump’s answer to Kiefer Sutherland, who plays the...
- 1/20/2017
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
‘Designated Survivor’ Review: Kiefer Sutherland Is Here To Save You From Electing the Next President
With “Designated Survivor,” ABC isn’t just expecting audiences to crave wish fulfillment fantasies over reality. The network is betting Americans are so sick of politics, they’re A-ok with blowing Congress straight to hell — literally.
The pilot episode of Kiefer Sutherland’s latest series — aka, his latest attempt to capitalize off of Jack Bauer’s iconic visage — wastes little time turning him into a lone survivor, even if it takes a bit longer to swear in the nation’s sixth unelected president. Assigned to be this year’s designated successor (a cabinet official chosen by the President to be excused from the State of the Union to preserve the line of succession… you know, in case everyone in attendance dies and we need a new President), Tom Kirkman watches in horror as a fiery inferno rises from the capital building and an outcome he never planned for becomes a frightening new reality.
The pilot episode of Kiefer Sutherland’s latest series — aka, his latest attempt to capitalize off of Jack Bauer’s iconic visage — wastes little time turning him into a lone survivor, even if it takes a bit longer to swear in the nation’s sixth unelected president. Assigned to be this year’s designated successor (a cabinet official chosen by the President to be excused from the State of the Union to preserve the line of succession… you know, in case everyone in attendance dies and we need a new President), Tom Kirkman watches in horror as a fiery inferno rises from the capital building and an outcome he never planned for becomes a frightening new reality.
- 9/21/2016
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
[[tmz:video id="0_yvemwqg5"]] Muhammad Ali's memorial service was punctuated by emotional and humorous stories about his life ... as told by his family and famous friends. Billy Crystal was a close friend and told the packed arena in Louisville about the first time they met ... and how Ali reacted to Crystal's impression of him. Many, many others spoke during the nearly 4-hour long ceremony. A scruffy Crystal joked, "I was clean shaven when this started." Ali's widow, Lonnie...
- 6/10/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
In the days before Clarence Thomas' Supreme Court confirmation hearing in 1991, he was known chiefly as a black conservative who didn't support affirmative action. That his actual legal and judicial record otherwise yielded slim pickings was also known, and was indeed the whole point: The country had recently embarked on an era in which court nominees (and their backers) were terrified of a newly coined term - a verb that in common usage took the past participle, "borked." The term nowadays implies a vicious campaign to discredit a nominee before and during the confirmation process, but more particularly - as...
- 4/16/2016
- by Tom Gliatto
- PEOPLE.com
In the days before Clarence Thomas' Supreme Court confirmation hearing in 1991, he was known chiefly as a black conservative who didn't support affirmative action. That his actual legal and judicial record otherwise yielded slim pickings was also known, and was indeed the whole point: The country had recently embarked on an era in which court nominees (and their backers) were terrified of a newly coined term - a verb that in common usage took the past participle, "borked." The term nowadays implies a vicious campaign to discredit a nominee before and during the confirmation process, but more particularly - as...
- 4/16/2016
- by Tom Gliatto
- PEOPLE.com
The other day I was talking with editor Mike Gold about the political state of our country – Mike and I have marathon conversations about politics – and I asked him if he had seen and/or heard the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland of the D.C. Circuit Court by President Obama for a seat on the Supreme Court. “He’s into comics,” I said. Or was.
So how do I know about the comics connection? Just in case you missed the nomination or haven’t read it somewhere, here is the relevant part – at least for readers of comics and ComicMix – of the transcript of President Obama’s introduction of Judge Garland to us, the general public:
“He was born and raised in the Land of Lincoln, in my home town of Chicago, my home state of Illinois. His other volunteered in the community. His father ran a small business out of their home.
So how do I know about the comics connection? Just in case you missed the nomination or haven’t read it somewhere, here is the relevant part – at least for readers of comics and ComicMix – of the transcript of President Obama’s introduction of Judge Garland to us, the general public:
“He was born and raised in the Land of Lincoln, in my home town of Chicago, my home state of Illinois. His other volunteered in the community. His father ran a small business out of their home.
- 3/21/2016
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
Rick Famuyiwa isn't just sitting around basking the critical acclaim of "Dope" which opens in theaters this week. He's already moved on to "Confirmation" at HBO and it tells the sensational true story of a political and legal scandal that made headlines across the nation. Read More: Watch: New Red Band Trailer And 3 Clips For 'Dope' Kerry Washington leads the movie as Anita Hill, who accused Clarence Thomas (Wendell Pierce) of sexual harassment during his Senate hearings to become a Supreme Court judge. The cast is rounded by Greg Kinnear (as Joe Biden!), Dylan Baker (Senator Orrin Hatch), Grace Gummer (Ricki Seidman), and Alison Wright (Clarence Thomas' wife). No word yet on when the film will air but if it captures even half the drama of the real life story, it'll be some compelling stuff.
- 6/16/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Congressional leaders on Thursday unveiled Trade Promotion Authority legislation intended, in part, to strengthen the U.S. position on foreign piracy and intellectual property theft. The legislation would force U.S. trade agreements to require that countries buttress their enforcement efforts in order to get preferential benefits. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah; his committee’s ranking Democrat Ron Wyden, D-Ore.; and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan together presented the legislation, which allows Congress to consider trade agreements on an up-and-down vote for accords meeting certain minimum standards. The group made clear that protecting intellectual property...
- 4/17/2015
- by Ira Teinowitz
- The Wrap
A review of tonight's two "Parks and Recreation" episodes coming up just as soon as I keep a local binder maker on retainer... Unlike several other of this season's double-features, "Ms. Ludgate-Dwyer Goes to Washington" and "Pie-Mary" weren't linked by theme, or story. They were just two terrific installments of "Parks and Rec" that complemented each other by showing the very different kinds of stories the series has been able to tell. "Ms. Ludgate-Dwyer" is another cameo-filled road trip episode, with Leslie and April's journey to Washington bringing them into contact with Barbara Boxer, John McCain, Kirsten Gillibrand(*), Cory Booker, Orrin Hatch, and Leslie's hero (and Washington Bff) Madeleine Albright. But other than Albright, the politicians are just local color, and the main thrust of the episode is a Leslie and April story. And what's what interesting about it is that it's presented largely from April's point-of-view, which allows...
- 2/11/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Eric Holder will announce his intention to retire from his post as the United State’s Attorney General Thursday.
Eric Holder Stepping Down As Attorney General
Holder, who has held the post since President Barack Obama took office in 2008, will announce his decision late Thursday afternoon, a Justice Department official told Politico. Holder reportedly plans on staying on board until the president can find a suitable replacement, as one has not yet been determined.
The primary front-runner to succeed Holder is supposedly Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. Patrick is scheduled to leave office at the end of this year. On Thursday, after a meeting with his cabinet, the politician is due to travel to Washington for Congressional Black Caucus events, but could also be meeting with White House officials. If not Patrick, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, California Attorney General Kamala Harris and U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New...
Eric Holder Stepping Down As Attorney General
Holder, who has held the post since President Barack Obama took office in 2008, will announce his decision late Thursday afternoon, a Justice Department official told Politico. Holder reportedly plans on staying on board until the president can find a suitable replacement, as one has not yet been determined.
The primary front-runner to succeed Holder is supposedly Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. Patrick is scheduled to leave office at the end of this year. On Thursday, after a meeting with his cabinet, the politician is due to travel to Washington for Congressional Black Caucus events, but could also be meeting with White House officials. If not Patrick, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, California Attorney General Kamala Harris and U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New...
- 9/25/2014
- Uinterview
The Book of Mormon gets animated, Russia is hypocritical about marriage, and thoughts on asymmetric man thongs
Michael Rosenbaum, who I’ve had a major crush on since Smallville, has landed the lead in TV Land’s Impastor, about a scumbag on the run from his debts who masquerades as a small town’s newly hired gay preacher. I would have been happy with Rosenbaum just being back on my television, but add the gay aspect and I’ve already set my TiVo. I suppose on a side note, I should ask what’s up with all the faux-gay characters on TV lately?
You knew it was going to happen but prayed to the Flying Spaghetti Monster it wouldn’t. Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson is running for Congress for the seat of disgraced Vance McAllister. I wonder if he’d wear the beard and the camo to the floor of the House?...
Michael Rosenbaum, who I’ve had a major crush on since Smallville, has landed the lead in TV Land’s Impastor, about a scumbag on the run from his debts who masquerades as a small town’s newly hired gay preacher. I would have been happy with Rosenbaum just being back on my television, but add the gay aspect and I’ve already set my TiVo. I suppose on a side note, I should ask what’s up with all the faux-gay characters on TV lately?
You knew it was going to happen but prayed to the Flying Spaghetti Monster it wouldn’t. Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson is running for Congress for the seat of disgraced Vance McAllister. I wonder if he’d wear the beard and the camo to the floor of the House?...
- 6/18/2014
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
Houston passes anti-discrimination ordinance, Nom gets fined in Maine, Phineas & Ferb combine Star Wars with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
LeVar Burton launched a Kickstarter to bring back the Reading Rainbow on the web, including a version for schools. His $1 million goal was reached in less than 24 hours, and the ability to pledge is open until July.
Houston has passed their sweeping non-discrimination ordinance after nine hours of debate. The Hero law passed 11-6 and protects sexual orientation and gender identity but also, as federal laws do, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy and genetic information, as well as family, marital or military status.
In a surprise move, Justice Kennedy has asked the litigants in Oregon for briefs in the attempt by the National Organization for Marriage to stop equality in the state. Kennedy could dismiss himself or refer the issue to the full court. I...
LeVar Burton launched a Kickstarter to bring back the Reading Rainbow on the web, including a version for schools. His $1 million goal was reached in less than 24 hours, and the ability to pledge is open until July.
Houston has passed their sweeping non-discrimination ordinance after nine hours of debate. The Hero law passed 11-6 and protects sexual orientation and gender identity but also, as federal laws do, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy and genetic information, as well as family, marital or military status.
In a surprise move, Justice Kennedy has asked the litigants in Oregon for briefs in the attempt by the National Organization for Marriage to stop equality in the state. Kennedy could dismiss himself or refer the issue to the full court. I...
- 5/29/2014
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
Tom Hanks is Walt Disney, Darren Criss is in awe of Chris Colfer, could an Ender’s Game boycott work?
Geeks Out is waging a good fight against Orson Scott Card and Ender’s Game. But do they have a chance boycotting a Hollywood blockbuster? Possibly, helped in no small part due to the nature of a sci-fi movie that has to find an audience outside of sci-fi audiences to make money. “Even by itself, a movie about space seems to be a hard sell these days — and we’ve seen plenty of other similar movies lose out lately, because mainstream movie audiences just couldn’t get interested in them. So it seems entirely possible that the mainstream media will be too busy debating Card’s views, and moviegoers will come away with a vague sense that this is a movie about gay-bashing. (The fact that the aliens are called “Buggers” probably does not help.
Geeks Out is waging a good fight against Orson Scott Card and Ender’s Game. But do they have a chance boycotting a Hollywood blockbuster? Possibly, helped in no small part due to the nature of a sci-fi movie that has to find an audience outside of sci-fi audiences to make money. “Even by itself, a movie about space seems to be a hard sell these days — and we’ve seen plenty of other similar movies lose out lately, because mainstream movie audiences just couldn’t get interested in them. So it seems entirely possible that the mainstream media will be too busy debating Card’s views, and moviegoers will come away with a vague sense that this is a movie about gay-bashing. (The fact that the aliens are called “Buggers” probably does not help.
- 7/12/2013
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
Plus Maggie Gallagher says Scotus declared war on half of America, Sarah Palin wants to take over Hollywood, Sir Elton John cancels tour
Well, you can’t say that you didn’t see this coming: Elisabeth Hasselbeck is leaving The View for Fox News, specifically Fox & Friends, to take Gretchen’s position. We always knew she’d end up at Fox News, didn’t we?
Everybody just take a breath – Indiana did not enact a new law that would result in years of prison time for a same sex couple applying for a marriage license. They actually decreased the sentence on an existing law about providing false information to the state, and there are ways to make sure that same-sex couples filing protest applications are safe from prosecution.
Now that Happy Endings is officially over, the producers talked about what they had in store for season four, and that Max...
Well, you can’t say that you didn’t see this coming: Elisabeth Hasselbeck is leaving The View for Fox News, specifically Fox & Friends, to take Gretchen’s position. We always knew she’d end up at Fox News, didn’t we?
Everybody just take a breath – Indiana did not enact a new law that would result in years of prison time for a same sex couple applying for a marriage license. They actually decreased the sentence on an existing law about providing false information to the state, and there are ways to make sure that same-sex couples filing protest applications are safe from prosecution.
Now that Happy Endings is officially over, the producers talked about what they had in store for season four, and that Max...
- 7/10/2013
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
We've talked repeatedly about DaVinci's Demons, and been assured that the show will address DaVinci's sexuality at some point. In Cannes, David S. Goyer gave his most direct quote yet on the subject, "He was arrested and tried for sodomy twice and we deal with that in the first series. I expect it to be an extremely controversial episode, which I love.”
Senator Orrin Hatch is a conservative from Utah, but even he seems to understand that equality is inevitable, even if he's going to fight it all the way. "I’ll say this, I do believe this could be solved greatly by a civil-union law that would give gay people the same rights as married people. I think we can solve this problem without undermining the very basis of marital law in our country."
Edward Peters, a law professor in Detroit and legal advisor to The Vatican thinks that...
Senator Orrin Hatch is a conservative from Utah, but even he seems to understand that equality is inevitable, even if he's going to fight it all the way. "I’ll say this, I do believe this could be solved greatly by a civil-union law that would give gay people the same rights as married people. I think we can solve this problem without undermining the very basis of marital law in our country."
Edward Peters, a law professor in Detroit and legal advisor to The Vatican thinks that...
- 4/9/2013
- by lostinmiami
- The Backlot
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-ut) appeared on Fox & Friends on Wednesday where he expressed his dissatisfaction with the way in which the political press has covered the negotiations between President Barack Obama and members of Congress as they seek to resolve the fiscal cliff. Hatch lamented that Obama can propose solutions that are not even supported by Congressional Democrats and attend campaign stops rather than negotiate directly with Congress and the media reserves criticism of his actions. “It’s amazing to me that they let him get away with it,” Hatch said.
- 12/5/2012
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) is the latest politician to dance his way into a pop culture craze.
Lewis, a civil rights-era veteran, is shown dancing Gangnam style in a new video to promote youth voting in the 2012 election. Lewis joined dancers from the hip-hop dance group Innonim in the video posted on YouTube and produced by Kollaboration Atlanta, an arts and civics participation group. National Journal first reported the video Friday, two days after it was posted.
The Lewis video comes a week after Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna (R), who is running for governor, and his wife, Marilyn, were seen in a video dancing Gangnam style at the Washington State Korean Association Korean Day festivities earlier this month. Unlike the McKennas, who jumped on stage for the full dance, Lewis only dances for a short portion in his video.
The McKennas were not the only ones dancing last week.
Lewis, a civil rights-era veteran, is shown dancing Gangnam style in a new video to promote youth voting in the 2012 election. Lewis joined dancers from the hip-hop dance group Innonim in the video posted on YouTube and produced by Kollaboration Atlanta, an arts and civics participation group. National Journal first reported the video Friday, two days after it was posted.
The Lewis video comes a week after Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna (R), who is running for governor, and his wife, Marilyn, were seen in a video dancing Gangnam style at the Washington State Korean Association Korean Day festivities earlier this month. Unlike the McKennas, who jumped on stage for the full dance, Lewis only dances for a short portion in his video.
The McKennas were not the only ones dancing last week.
- 10/19/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.