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- ‘Fact Check: True!’ Jake Tapper Roasts Trump for Bizarre Riff on Son’s Wed...
CNN anchor Jake Tapper roasted President Donald Trump over a weird comment he made during a riff on first son Donald Trump Jr.’s upcoming wedding, which he may or may not attend. The president’s oldest son is marrying Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson in a “small” ceremony on an island in the Bahamas this weekend — but insiders told CNN White House correspondent Alayna Treene that Trump will not be there. That’s entirely consistent with the response Trump gave when he was asked about the wedding in the Oval Office on Thursday. On Thursday’s edition of CNN’s The Lead, Tapper bantered with John Avlon and Alyssa Farah Griffin about the exchange, and laughed at one of the more curious things Trump said: TAPPER: So, speaking of interesting timing, the President was asked today if he plans to attend his son, Donald Trump Jr.’s, upcoming wedding to Florida socialite and model Bettina Anderson, I think, am I pronouncing that right? Bettina Anderson. Here’s his response. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Your son’s wedding this weekend, by the way? TRUMP: He’d like me to go, but it’s going to be just a small little private affair, and I’m going to try and make it. I’m in the midst. I said, you know, this is not good timing for me. I have a thing called Iran and other things. That’s one I can’t win on. (END VIDEO CLIP) TAPPER: Alyssa, is he really going to skip Don Jr.’s wedding? GRIFFIN: You got to go, Mr. President. Please go to your son’s wedding. I’m certain he will go. I think the optics of missing it would be terrible. And I actually think that clip goes on to him say, I’ve known him for a very long time. That is his child, of course. (LAUGHTER) TAPPER: That’s true. Fact check, true! He has kno — Donald Trump has known Donald Trump Jr. for a very — AVLON: Very long time. GRIFFIN: But I wish the happy couple their best. But, yes, the President — TAPPER: We all do. And we wish that the father was there. AVLON: That’d be nice. TAPPER: Of course. Thanks to both of you. During the exchange, Trump said, “But he’s uh — and a very — person I’ve known for a long time. And hopefully they’re going to have a great marriage,” which some took as a reference to his son… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Stephen Colbert Sticks It to CBS in Peanuts Copyright Lawsuit Gag During Final L...Stephen Colbert toyed with saddling CBS with a copyright lawsuit, a roundabout dig at the network that said it canceled his show for financial reasons, by setting up to have The Late Show’s in-house band play the Peanuts theme song, “Linus and Lucy.” The moment came during the show’s final episode on Thursday as part of Colbert’s long-running “Meanwhile” segment, where he riffed on news that the company controlling Peanuts music rights had filed lawsuits against people allegedly using the song illegally, including the government. “Now, Peanuts is a powerful brand and corporation in and of itself,” Colbert told bandleader Louis Cato. “Anyone illegally using that music is going to have to pay through the nose,” Almost immediately, the house band launched into the famous Charlie Brown piano tune. A stunned Colbert turned back toward the band, “Louis! Louis!” “Excuse me, Louis, is the band, is the band right now playing the same Peanuts music that I just said people are being sued for, for using without permission? Is that what you’re doing?” When Cato confirmed they were, Colbert delivered the punchline with feigned shock: “Oh no, I hope this doesn’t cost CBS any money.” Thursday’s finale was packed with celebrity appearances and nostalgic callbacks, concluding in a final interview with Paul McCartney. But the copyright joke quickly emerged as one of the night’s defining moments. When it announced it would be axing The Late Show last July, CBS insisted that the move was “purely a financial decision” unrelated to the show’s content or performance. The announcement came, however, shortly after Colbert publicly criticized Paramount, CBS’s parent company, over its $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump. At the time, Paramount was seeking federal approval for a merger with Skydance Media, which was later approved. Watch above via CBS.The post Stephen Colbert Sticks It to CBS in Peanuts Copyright Lawsuit Gag During Final Late Show first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- JUST IN: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Now Under Police Investigation Over Epstein-...
Press Association via AP Images U.K. police investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor — the royal formerly known as Prince Andrew — over his links to Jeffrey Epstein are reportedly expanding the scope of their probe to examine potential sex crimes and urging alleged Epstein survivors to come forward. Detectives in London are looking to speak with a woman who claims she was taken to the former prince’s Windsor residence “for sexual purposes” as part of what officials reportedly believe could become a lengthy and widening inquiry, according to Sky News. Andrew, the brother of King Charles and second son of the late Queen Elizabeth II, has repeatedly denied wrongdoing but remains under investigation after he was arrested three months ago in a pre-dawn raid at his Norfolk home. The arrest came on his 66th birthday following the release of Justice Department files tied to Epstein earlier this year. Andrew was initially questioned on suspicion of misconduct in public office over allegations he shared sensitive government and commercial information with Epstein during his time as a U.K. trade envoy. The reported focus on possible sex offences marks a significant escalation in the investigation surrounding Andrew’s long-scrutinized relationship with Epstein, who died in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges. Officers from Thames Valley Police have already interviewed multiple witnesses, according to Sky News. They are assessing allegations that Epstein sent a non-British woman to the U.K. in 2010 for a sexual encounter with Andrew. Detectives have reportedly not yet interviewed the woman involved. U.K. investigators are also reportedly seeking access to unredacted Epstein files from the Justice Department, which sources believe could advance the inquiry. Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his “prince” title by his brother in 2025 and given formal notice to surrender his royal residence, as further disclosures revealed more about his past association with Epstein.The post JUST IN: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Now Under Police Investigation Over Epstein-Related Sex Crimes first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - Paul McCartney Turns Out the Lights as Colbert’s Late Show Comes to an EndStephen Colbert closed the curtain on The Late Show Thursday night by performing alongside music legend Paul McCartney and singing the Beatles hit “Hello Goodbye” to round off a finale built around nostalgia, celebrity tributes, and a pointed undercurrent about CBS’s decision to end the show. After more than a decade, Colbert opened the extended show with a poignant monologue, usually reserved for in-studio audience members only, but one that he ran live for viewers at home. “This show, I want you to know and you to know [pointing down camera], has been a joy for us to do for you,” he said. “In fact, we call this show The Joy Machine.” He thanked the audience for “reciprocal emotional relationship,” adding: “We love doing this show for you, but what we really, really love is doing this show with you.” The finale arrived 10 months after CBS announced it would cancel The Late Show, insisting the move was “purely a financial decision” despite speculation surrounding the timing, which came after Colbert criticized Paramount Global’s $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump while chasing federal approval for a merger. Colbert did not directly revisit the controversy in his farewell, though the show repeatedly nodded to it through jokes and sketches. In one pre-taped segment, fellow late-night hosts Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver joked about a “black hole” threatening late-night television. “Actually, one of these holes opened at my show last year, but it went away after about three days,” Kimmel joked. The night also featured cameo appearances from Bryan Cranston, Ryan Reynolds, Paul Rudd, and Tig Notaro, all pretending to compete for the honor of being Colbert’s final guest. After repeatedly teasing that Pope Leo XIV might be the one doing the honors, the host revealed that the show would, in fact, end where the Ed Sullivan Theater’s modern mythology began, with a Beatle. In a sit-down with Colbert, McCartney recalled The Beatles’ landmark appearance at the venue in 1964 and reflected on America’s cultural influence on the band before slipping in a subtle political jab. “America’s where all the music we loved came from, all the rock n’ roll, the blues, and the whole thing. Even going back to Fred Astaire, it was all from America,” McCartney said. “So that’s what we thought, America was just the land of the free, the greatest democracy.” “That… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- Trump Dances on The Late Show’s Grave in 2 AM Attack on ‘Total Jerk’ Steph...
President Donald Trump stayed up into the wee hours of Friday morning for a victory lap, cheering the end of Stephen Colbert’s run at CBS just hours after The Late Show finale finished airing and trashing the host as a “total jerk” with “no talent.” Colbert’s final broadcast from New York’s Ed Sullivan Theater served as a nostalgic send-off with music legend Paul McCartney closing out the show with his famous Beatles hit “Hello Goodbye,” after recalling the band’s famous performance at the venue in 1964 that sparked “Beatlemania” in America. Soon after, just before 2 a.m. ET, the president took to Truth Social for one last barrage of jabs at Colbert: Colbert is finally finished at CBS. Amazing that he lasted so long! No talent, no ratings, no life. He was like a dead person. You could take any person off of the street and they would be better than this total jerk. Thank goodness he’s finally gone! (Screengrab via Truth Social) The long-running feud between Trump and Colbert came as the president became a frequent target of gags on The Late Show during both his White House campaigns and terms in office. When CBS announced last year that The Late Show would end after Colbert’s decade-long run, Trump was delighted. “I absolutely love that Colbert got fired,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post at the time. “His talent was even less than his ratings.” The network’s parent company, Paramount, had been under scrutiny after agreeing to pay Trump $16 million to settle a lawsuit tied to edits made during a 60 Minutes interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 campaign, which Colbert had criticized on-air as a “big fat bribe.” CBS, meanwhile, insisted the cancellation was “purely a financial decision.” The settlement also came as Paramount pursued federal approval for its merger with Skydance Media, which later went ahead.The post Trump Dances on The Late Show’s Grave in 2 AM Attack on ‘Total Jerk’ Stephen Colbert first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago - Avery Anna, Tyler Halverson And Julianna Rankin Light Up BMI Rooftop On The Row
BMI’s Rooftop On The Row® presented by George Dickel Whisky, brought more than 600 industry professionals together last night (5/19) for prominent performances by Avery Anna, Tyler Halverson and Julianna Rankin. In its eighth season, the signature series was hosted on BMI’s Nashville rooftop and emceed by BMI’s Mason Hunter [TheTopNews] Read More.5 hours ago
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