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John Wayne's Son Defends Dad Over Shocking Interview

Wayne managed to denigrate millions of people in one conversation

(Newser) - John Wayne's son is crying foul over a call to have his father's name removed from a California airport, CNN reports. Ethan Wayne appeared on Smerconish Saturday after an old Playboy interview re-emerged with the iconic actor—who put down blacks, gays, and Native Americans in the same...

A Tucker Carlson Interview Quickly Goes Off the Rails
Heated, Unaired Interview
With Tucker Carlson Leaks
the rundown
Feb 21, 2019 11:10 AM CST

Heated, Unaired Interview With Tucker Carlson Leaks

Fox host unleashes profanities on guest Rutger Bregman, and some see a 'trap' set by guest

(Newser) - It would have been quite the interview had it aired. As it is, a testy exchange between Tucker Carlson of Fox News and Dutch historian Rutger Bregman is making headlines nonetheless—because Bregman recorded it himself and leaked it to the media outlet Now This . How testy? At one point,...

Trump: I'm Losing 'Massive Amounts of Money' in This Job

He says wall talks are 'a waste of time'

(Newser) - President Trump sat down with reporters from one of his least favorite papers Wednesday and declared that border wall talks are a "waste of time." New York Times correspondents Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman say they interviewed Trump in the Oval Office after he invited publisher AG Sulzberger...

Melania Trump Opens Up in Hannity Interview

She slams media 'opportunists'

(Newser) - Melania Trump gave her second televised interview as first lady Wednesday night—and at times, she sounded a lot like her husband. When asked by Fox News ' Sean Hannity what the hardest thing she'd had to deal with was, she singled out the media, the Washington Post reports....

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Master of &#39;The Shove&#39;
Julia Louis-Dreyfus,
Master of 'The Shove'
longform
Dec 12, 2018 9:30 AM CST

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Master of 'The Shove'

Actress talks about her life, her career, and her bout with cancer in the 'New Yorker'

(Newser) - Seinfeld fans know it well: "the shove," as practiced by Elaine, when she puts both hands on the chest of a man and yells something like "Shut up!" as she shoves him backward. In a profile of Julius Louis-Dreyfus, the New Yorker notes that Louis-Dreyfus brought...

Jennifer Aniston: My Marriages Were &#39;Very Successful&#39;
Jennifer Aniston:
My Marriages
Were 'Very
Successful'
CELEBRITY INTERVIEW
Dec 10, 2018 10:45 AM CST

Jennifer Aniston: My Marriages Were 'Very Successful'

She's not looking for a 'storybook' ending, either, she tells 'Elle'

(Newser) - Justin Theroux has talked publicly about his split with Jennifer Aniston—and now Aniston is returning the favor, adding her take on her marriage to Brad Pitt as a bonus. Elle reports that Aniston "doesn't need a happy ending," and its interview with her reveals that's...

House Committee Releases Comey Transcript
House Committee:
Here's What Comey Told Us
updated
Dec 8, 2018 4:14 PM CST

House Committee: Here's What Comey Told Us

A transcript of his closed-door interview is released

(Newser) - The FBI's counterintelligence investigation into potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia initially focused on four Americans and whether they were connected to Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, former FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers during hours of closed-door questioning, per the AP . Comey...

Trump 'Totally Willing' to Shut Gov't Over Border Wall Funding

President and the Dems aren't even close on the $5B figure he's throwing out there

(Newser) - President Trump said last Thursday he'd be OK with a government shutdown if he doesn't get the funding he wants on the US-Mexico border wall, and several days later, he hasn't changed his mind. With just over a week before Congress' Dec. 7 deadline to finish up...

Trump Talks Putin, Khashoggi, His Gut
Trump: 'My Gut Tells
Me More' Than
Others' Brains
INTERVIEW
Nov 28, 2018 6:55 AM CST

Trump: 'My Gut Tells Me More' Than Others' Brains

President also talks Putin, the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, climate change in wide-ranging chat

(Newser) - President Trump took the Washington Post on a wild ride through his thoughts on climate change, Russia, the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, and more in a 20-minute interview Tuesday. One main topic was the Federal Reserve, which he strongly criticized for raising interest rates. "I'm doing deals, and...

What&#39;s It Like When a Celeb Bares All? This
What's It Like When
a Celeb Bares All? This
longform
Nov 26, 2018 11:10 AM CST

What's It Like When a Celeb Bares All? This

Lena Dunham gets intimate with Allison P. Davis for 'New York Magazine'

(Newser) - As far as celebrity profiles go, Allison P. Davis' lengthy piece on Lena Dunham for New York Magazine is noteworthy, both in terms of how well-written it is and just how far Dunham flings the door open. To wit, the piece begins with Davis recounting how shortly after she first...

Trump: 'I Have a Natural Instinct for Science'

He says only George Washington has done better as president

(Newser) - President Trump likened the international condemnation of Saudi Arabia to the accusations against Brett Kavanaugh in a White House interview with the AP on Tuesday—but that was far from the only subject he addressed. In response to a question about his tax returns, Trump claimed to have "had...

After Decades of Silence, Soon-Yi Previn Speaks
After Decades of Silence,
Soon-Yi Previn Speaks
INTERVIEW
Sep 17, 2018 6:21 AM CDT

After Decades of Silence, Soon-Yi Previn Speaks

Woody Allen's wife blasts Mia Farrow in controversial 'New York' interview

(Newser) - One person we haven't heard from in decades "as controversies tumbled around her": Soon-Yi Previn, wife of Woody Allen and adopted daughter of Mia Farrow. "No more," writes Daphne Merkin in a piece in New York that's attracting plenty of attention—and backlash. Previn details...

After U-Turn, Bannon Slams 'Gutless' New Yorker

His invitation to the magazine's festival was pulled

(Newser) - Nobody expected Steve Bannon to get an especially warm welcome to the New Yorker Festival—but the backlash was so fierce that the magazine ended up withdrawing its invitation to the former Trump strategist. Guests, readers, and New Yorker staffers were outraged Monday after it was announced that Bannon would...

Bin Laden's Mom Speaks of 'Cult' in First Interview

Saudi Arabian crown prince OKs interview with Alia Ghanem

(Newser) - In journalism parlance, securing an impressive interview is called a "get," and Martin Chulov got one. In an article for the Guardian that he writes is the first time Osama bin Laden's mother has spoken out, Chulov explains that Saudi Arabia's new leadership is a contributing...

Jennifer Aniston: 'Maybe My Purpose Isn't to Procreate'

Actress opens up in interview with her friend Molly McNearney

(Newser) - Molly McNearney isn't just the latest person to interview Jennifer Aniston—she's actually friends with the actress, having met her when McNearney and her husband, Jimmy Kimmel , invited over a friend (Justin Theroux) and his new girlfriend (Aniston). Six years later, Theroux and Aniston are no longer a...

Country Singer at Vegas Show Faults NRA
Country Singer
at Vegas Show
Faults NRA
CELEBRITY INTERVIEW
Jul 27, 2018 1:33 PM CDT

Country Singer at Vegas Show Faults NRA

Eric Church: Nevada massacre 'wrecked' him, NRA lobbying ensures continued gun violence

(Newser) - For Eric Church, the year he left his 30s was rough. "Forty sucked," he said of his birthday last spring, which was followed by a life-threatening blood clot in his chest, emergency surgery to get rid of it, and then, a few months later, the massacre in Las...

Johnny Depp and His Squandered $650M Fortune
Johnny Depp and His
Squandered $650M Fortune
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jun 24, 2018 9:40 AM CDT

Johnny Depp and His Squandered $650M Fortune

'Rolling Stone' dives into Depp's downward spiral after his divorce, lawsuits, excessive spending

(Newser) - Johnny Depp hasn't been doing well. That may be an understatement after reading Stephen Rodrick's profile in Rolling Stone , based on a bizarre series of all-night, sometimes offensive interviews in which Depp reveals how he spiraled into extreme depression after his marriage to Amber Heard ended , he sued...

Trump: Americans Should 'Sit Up in Attention' for Me

He later said he was being sarcastic about remark made during impromptu Fox interview

(Newser) - President Trump had a busy morning Friday on Twitter , taking credit for bringing the World Cup to the US, boasting about the jobs numbers, and diving into the Justice Department's IG report , railing on FBI agent Peter Strzok and former FBI Director James Comey . It was another tweet, however,...

Cosby Victim Speaks: 'I Was a Limp Noodle'

Andrea Constand opens up in interview with NBC

(Newser) - "I was crying out inside, in my throat, in my mind, for this to stop and I couldn't do anything," says Andrea Constand, recalling the abuse she suffered at the hands of Bill Cosby in her first interview since the comedian was found guilty of three counts...

Weinstein's Wife Speaks: I'm Not a Victim

Georgina Chapman gets personal with 'Vogue' about life after scandal on her husband broke

(Newser) - One woman in the Harvey Weinstein orbit we hadn't heard from yet is finally opening up. Wife Georgina Chapman, who has hunkered down in private since revelations about her husband's sexual misconduct came to light, speaks to Jonathan Van Meter for Vogue . He writes that the night before...

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