How Will ‘The Daily Show’ Cover Brian Williams’ War Story Woes?
Brian Williams, anchor of “NBC Nightly News,” is in a world of hurt right now. Earlier this week, a tale that Williams has been telling for some time — a…
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Brian Williams Faces Investigation by NBC
A compilation of Brian Williams’s television appearances shows how his accounts of a 2003 episode on military helicopters in Iraq gradually became more perilous. NBC News is starting an internal…
9 Funny Someecards To End Your Week On A High Note
Week one of February — check! We did it, people. We made it through some wildly depressing Super Bowl commercials, listened to even more anti-vaxxer stupidity, and found out that…
Tom Brokaw Denies Reports That He Wants Brian Williams To Be Fired
NEW YORK — Former “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Brokaw pushed back Friday against reports that he wants his embattled successor, Brian Williams, to be fired for falsely claiming to…
Pilot in Brian Williams scandal: ‘I am questioning my memories’
Krell was watching, and he tweeted at me: “Saw your interview on CNN this AM. Your facts are wrong. I was the Pilot in Command of the CH-47 that Brian…
TV industry is asking: Can Brian Williams survive this?
“NBC News is dawdling. They need to suspend Brian Williams and announce a process that includes press access and an internal investigation,” former MSNBC.com editor in chief Merrill Brown wrote…
Brian Williams’s War Story
It is a “thing that you build slowly, over time,” according to grandiloquent promos last fall that extolled Brian Williams’s 10th anniversary as anchor of “NBC Nightly News.” Over shots…
Brian Williams’s Apology Over Iraq Account Is Challenged
For years, Brian Williams had been telling a story that wasn’t true. Wednesday night, he took to his anchor chair on NBC Nightly News to apologize for misleading the public….
Brian Williams Under Fire Over His Shifting Story Of Iraq Helicopter Attack
NEW YORK -– NBC News anchor Brian Williams admitted Wednesday night that he was not riding in a helicopter hit by rocket-propelled grenade fire in Iraq, as he had claimed,…
Brian Williams broke public trust
There are some moments in life I will never misremember: The joy of seeing my newborn son for the first time. The sweet excitement of my first kiss. Or, the…
Cut Brian Williams a break on Iraq claim
The NBC anchor issued an abject apology in his “Nightly News” program Wednesday, admitting he’d falsely claimed to have been in a Chinook helicopter shot down over Iraq 12 years…
Barry Williams Makes Repugnant Comments About Bruce Jenner And ‘Going Transgender’
“Brady Bunch” star Barry Williams put his foot in his mouth in a big way on HuffPost Live on Wednesday when he suggested he might consider “going transgender” to garner…
News Anchors Have A Lot Of Questions About Brian Williams’ Helicopter Story
On Wednesday, “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams recanted an account he had given of being aboard a helicopter as it was struck down by RPG fire during the Iraq…
#BrianWilliamsMemories: Remembering the good ol’ days that never were
The admission by NBC’s Brian Williams that he fibbed about being on a U.S. military helicopter that took enemy fire during the Iraq War prompted the hashtag: #BrianWilliamsMemories. In case…
Brian Williams Admits He Wasn’t on Copter Shot Down in Iraq
The NBC News anchor Brian Williams apologized Wednesday for mistakenly claiming he had been on a helicopter that was shot down by ground fire in Iraq in 2003. Last week, NBC Nightly…
NBC’s Brian Williams Admits He Was Never On Helicopter Forced Down In Iraq
NEW YORK — “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams said Wednesday that he had not been aboard a helicopter that was struck and forced down in Iraq in 2003, as…
Robin Williams’ widow, children clash over estate
The dispute centers on the two houses Williams owned at the time of his death — one in Napa and one in Tiburon, California. Susan’s filing calls the Tiburon house…
Robin Williams’ Wife, Children Battle In Court Over His Estate
Robin Williams’ children and wife have gone to court in a fight over the late comedian’s estate. In papers filed in December in San Francisco Superior Court, Williams’ wife, Susan,…
Brian Williams Raps Snoop Dogg’s ‘Who Am I’ In ‘Tonight Show’ Mashup
It’s kind of hard being Snoop D-O-double-G, unless you’re Brian Williams anyway. After a huge lip sync battle with Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart, Jimmy Fallon kept his week of…
No Quit, for Serena Williams, Is a Double-Edged Sword
MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams is now prepared to confess what led to her stumbling about the grass in a bizarre and brief doubles match at Wimbledon last year. “I…
Serena Williams Fast Facts
Birth place: Saginaw, Michigan Birth name: Serena Jameka Williams Father: Richard Williams, tennis coach Mother: Oracene Price – July 7, 2010 – Receives stitches in both her feet after stepping…
Here’s What ‘Game Of Thrones’ Star Maisie Williams’ ‘Most Difficult’ Scene Could Be
HBO just debuted the “Game of Thrones” Season 5 trailer, but now there’s even more news causing excitement in the realm. On Friday during a Reddit AMA, “Game of Thrones”…
Serena Williams Beats Maria Sharapova in Australian Open Final
Top-ranked Serena Williams won her 19th Grand Slam singles title, defeating No. 2 Maria Sharapova, 6-3, 7-6 (5), on Saturday in the final of the Australian Open. Williams, 33, beat…
Australian Open: Williams powers past Sharapova for 19th grand slam title
Despite suffering from a fever and cough this week, Williams set the tone by breaking in the first game. She took control of the first set by winning six straight…
Yes, Ben Affleck And Matt Damon Put A Gay Sex Scene In ‘Good Will Hunting’ Script
There was once a gay sex scene in the script of “Good Will Hunting.” – “Good Will Hunting” went on to gross over $200 million worldwide. The film earned Affleck…
Maria Sharapova vs. Serena Williams: A One-Sided Rivalry
On Tennis By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY MELBOURNE, Australia — The un-rivalry is back with Maria Sharapova facing Serena Williams in the Australian Open final. It will be their 19th meeting, and…
Jessica Williams On Dating While Feminist: ‘I Look For A Man Who Respects My Womanhood’
Jessica Williams has no time for “bozos.” – Here’s to all women figuring that out — bozos beware.
Boston Terrier Nurses Orphaned Kittens, Warms Our Cold Hearts
Shannon Williams’ Boston terrier, Memory, used to be afraid of cats. Then Memory became a surrogate mom to a klatch of orphaned kittens whom she reportedly began to nurse, despite…
A Resilient Madison Keys Ousts Venus Williams at the Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia — In a match that felt like a changing of the guard, Madison Keys, an unseeded teenager from the United States, defeated 34-year-old Venus Williams on Wednesday to…
Venus Williams Reaches Australian Open Quarterfinal
MELBOURNE, Australia — Venus Williams’ strong run at the Australian Open continued Monday when she beat sixth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal for the…