Kanye West was a man of few words in seemingly conceding a loss in his presidential run Tuesday night, tweeting simply “WELP KANYE 2024” shortly after midnight. The hip-hop titan had only made it onto the ballot in a dozen states, missing filing deadlines or failing to accrue enough valid signatures in others. None of
Just minutes after President Trump baselessly alleged in a Twitter post that Democrats were trying to “steal” the election, the social network hid the tweet behind a message warning that his tweet was “disputed” and “might be misleading.” “We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election,” Trump tweeted at 12:49 a.m.
Fox News saw quite a bit of backlash for calling Arizona for Joe Biden on Tuesday night. The Trump camp contested the call right away, saying that the number of outstanding votes in the southwestern state still gave the president a very real chance to win. Fox News’ Decision Desk stood by the decision, however,
Celebrities have been very outspoken about President Trump throughout the last four years, and they were especially vocal in the recent months and weeks. Election night proved to be no different as people took to social media to react to the close and increasingly uncertain race between Trump and democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. “The
Joe Biden told supporters he was on a path to victory on Tuesday night, but warned that the results would not be known until Wednesday. “Keep the faith guys, we’re gonna win this,” Biden told a crowd outside the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. Biden noted that one network — Fox News — had called
Delivering a keynote presentation on the opening day of TIFFCOM, Paramount Pictures chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos said that the Hollywood studio is adapting to the pandemic-era reality. Speaking Wednesday morning (local time), Gianopulos attempted to strike a generally positive note, while also detailing the problems the pandemic has posed for Paramount in particular and
Stephen Colbert kicked off his live election night special with an extended animated “My Cartoon President” bit which saw Donald Trump floating away with a giant balloon, leaving Joe Biden the supposed winner. However, right as the balloon passed the White House, it popped, and Biden realized that many votes still needed to be counted
Election coverage has always been a forum for news networks to show off state of the art graphics and technology. In 2020 it became official: No election night coverage plan is complete without a designated operator of interactive screens that allow for detailed looks into returns on a county by county level. It’s a tough
Cori Bush has been elected to the Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, making her the first Black Congresswoman in the history of Missouri. At the time the race was called by AP, Bush — a Democrat — was leading Republican candidate Anthony Rogers with 84 percent of the vote. Missouri’s 1st district includes St. Louis and
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican who has voiced support for a range of conspiracy theories including the bizarre pro-Trump QAnon movement, won the race for Georgia’s 14th congressional district. Greene, who previously ran a CrossFit gym and co-owned a construction business started by her father before deciding to run for Congress, once called QAnon “a
TIFFCOM, the market that runs concurrently with the Tokyo International Film Festival, is completely online this year, with 73 films screening for buyers Nov. 4-6. (The festival runs Oct. 31 to Nov. 7.) But the Japanese companies are quite at home in the new online environment. They are also pitching plenty of new product that
LGBTQ champion Sarah McBride has made history as the first transgender woman elected to Delaware’s state senate. McBride has been actively working to advance equality in the state of Delaware for years. She first made history in 2016 when she addressed the Democratic National Convention as the national press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign,
MSNBC’s election night coverage featured a bevy of the cable newser’s all-stars, including Rachel Maddow, Brian Williams, Joy Reid and Nicolle Wallace. But, as was clear to anyone watching Tuesday night, the breakout of the evening was political correspondent Steve Kornacki, master of the interactive touchscreen map that has become a staple of TV news
On Election Night, CNN dispatched its spirited primetime anchors to host shows in daytime and late-night, and reserved 7 p.m. on for analysis, analysis, analysis. John King emerged as an early and heavy presence on CNN, working his regular shift at the network’s signature “Magic Wall,” but this year, he is armed with caveats. Nearly
Before he was President of the United States, Donald J. Trump was the host of a reality show that revolved around the “fact” that he, Donald J. Trump, is the only person whose opinion matters. I repeat this incredibly obvious detail of his resumé because even after everything he’s said and done these past several
The presidential race appeared to be coming down to a handful of swing states once again, as President Trump performed much better than expected in Florida and seemed in a strong position in other Sun Belt states. None of the swing states had been officially called as of 11 p.m., but Trump’s strong showing in
The closing movie of this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival, Hashimoto Hajime’s “Hokusai” is a biopic of the eponymous artist, whose most famous picture “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa,” has been endlessly reproduced around the world. Rejecting the plodding literalism and smarmy sentimentalism of the usual Japanese film about local greats, “Hokusai” focuses on its
Box office results for “Tenet,” Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic that was unveiled amid a pandemic, have been heavily scrutinized in the weeks since its release. The film has grossed nearly $350 million globally in two months — prompting debates of whether that’s a disappointing or decent figure during the coronavirus crisis. Nolan, speaking to the
Pete Buttigieg talked about “the importance of the role of those who lose” during an interview on Fox News Tuesday. Speaking with Fox News’ Neil Cavuto, the former Democratic presidential hopeful and former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, said that “Accepting the results is one of the most important functions in democracy.” The comments came
Unlike the 2016 presidential election, where many news anchors and networks were thrown by the results that propelled Donald Trump into the White House, this year’s election results coverage could strike a more measured tone, with many organizations cautious of making calls too early. In order to capture more accurate exit polls, the National Election
“Castle Rock” has been canceled after two seasons at Hulu. The anthology drama series was based on the works of Stephen King, including “Misery” and “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption.” The show was set in the fictional Maine town, which served as the setting for several notable King stories. The first season of starred
It’s early in Election Day proceedings, but Don Lemon is working as if he’s holding forth on his regular CNN late-evening show. Speaking with Erin Burnett in the afternoon on CNN, Lemon questioned whether the AT&T-owned cable-news network should have aired live comments from President Donald Trump, saying the president’s remarks were tantamount to “propaganda”
In a nice bit of news on an anxiety-ridden Election Day, the city council of North Augusta, South Carolina voted unanimously to name a new outdoor amphitheater in the town after Sharon Jones, the powerhouse soul singer who fronted the Dap-Kings and passed away in 2016 from cancer. Jones grew up near the location of the Riverside
Comcast wants its video-streaming technology to become embedded in the guts of smart TVs to power internet media apps — and retailing giant Walmart may be among its first partners in the effort. Walmart and Comcast have engaged in very early discussions about potentially creating a cobranded, internet-connected TV that would run a version of
The emotional toll following the results of the 2016 presidential election varied on the spectrum from utter devastation to complete vindication. Hollywood’s responses have also varied, depending on the ways in which the industry and the world react to the outcome. This upcoming awards season will mark the 24th time the Academy has had to
For many, this Election Day will be spent devouring as much coverage of the voting results as possible, flipping between different news channels while simultaneously checking Twitter and refreshing several different election results websites. Others, however, may need to take a break from all the election coverage — or perhaps shut out everything having to
“The Walking Dead” has chosen the actor who will take a swing at playing Lucille. The show has cast Hilarie Burton in the guest starring role of Negan’s late wife. As such, she will be joining her real-life husband Jeffrey Dean Morgan who of course plays Negan. Burton will appear in bonus episodes adding on
President Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and other buildings on Hollywood Boulevard have been boarded up with plywood ahead of Election Day results. On Tuesday morning, the star was covered with plywood and had guardrails surrounding it, preventing people from getting too close. A sign saying “No public access” was hanging on
Snapchat is now letting everyone on its platform share the number of subscribers to their accounts — a move designed to support creators who rely on building large followings to build their business on the app. “We’ve listened to feedback from our creator community and many of them expressed interest in having the option to
Election Day is here after a historic, unprecedented campaign cycle during a global pandemic. Many celebrities are using their platforms and social media to encourage their fans to vote in the 2020 election. Kerry Washington, Tyler Perry, Selena Gomez and more speak to Variety about why this year’s election is one of the most important yet. JavaScript