Journalist Mehdi Hasan’s net worth rose as he was at the forefront of liberal news until his show, ‘The Mehdi Hasan Show,’ was canceled. Source: Getty Images Networks often have to make difficult decisions when it comes to their budget, and when this happens, no one is safe. MSNBC, a news channel known for its … Read more
MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace has two kids, including a newborn that she just had at the age of 51 with her husband Michael S. Schmidt. Source: Getty Images The Gist: Nicolle Wallace welcomed a daughter, Isabella, in November 2023 via a surrogate. It’s her second child after Liam, and her first with her current husband, … Read more
Chris Hayes’s show on MSNBC has taken the week off, leading fans to wonder whether the host might be leaving the network altogether. Source: Getty Images The Gist: Chris Hayes isn’t hosting his MSNBC show All In the week of Sept. 25, 2023. Although he isn’t on the show, he hasn’t announced any plans to … Read more
Jordan Peterson is facing backlash online after telling MSNBC anchor Mehdi Hasan he’s “not really brown.” The Canadian right-wing pundit’s bizarre tweet came after Hasan’s monologue addressing the racist attack in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday. “Tonight, this brown Muslim is asking the white conservative community … get your house in order, crack down on the … Read more
Warner Bros After Ben Shapiro spent the weekend getting dragged by social media for his 43-minute long rant about the Barbie movie, MSNBC host Medhi Hasan called out Republicans for their “pathetic” freakout over the box office hit of the summer if not the entire year. Before Shapiro entered the mix, Barbie had already been … Read more
Amid a history of receiving hate mail and death threats, health scares, and having to cover awful current events on a daily basis, it would make sense for even a public figure like her to want to step away from a bit. But contrary to popular belief, she hasn’t actually stepped down from doing any … Read more
Phoebe Bridgers has always been outspoken, but she’s been even moreso as of late due to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The singer discussed her own abortion in an interview with The Guardian, as well as started a “F*ck the Supreme Court” chant at the Glastonbury festival. Today, she talked more about the issue … Read more
MSNBC announced a replacement for Rachel Maddow, effective mid-August 2022. So, where is Rachel Maddow going? What do we know about Alex Wagner? Source: https://www.distractify.com/p/who-is-replacing-rachel-maddow
Getty Image When the House Select Committee set out to make its January 6 hearing public, it banked on using primetime television hours to draw in the most viewers. It’s now clear that gamble paid off. According to Nielsen numbers, the Jan. 6 hearing brought in sizable ratings for the networks that actually decided to … Read more
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot is still amassing intel, from participants both willing and not-so-willing. A number of those in Donald Trump’s close circle have defied subpoenas. They have thus been held in contempt of Congress, and even indicted, though they had evaded jail time — at least until now. On … Read more
Per a Deadline report, Rachel also signed a multi-year deal with the MSNBC network and NBCUniversal in 2021. The deal involved working on new projects with the company. So, no matter what may happen in the long term with her own show, it’s clear that she’s locked in with NBC regardless. Rachel herself admitted in … Read more
MSNBC Rachel Maddow surprised, well, pretty much everyone on Monday night when she announced that she will be taking a brief hiatus from her nightly MSNBC news show. But what was even more surprising was the reason she gave for her break in filming: She’s making a movie with Ben Stiller and Lorne Michaels. As … Read more