During Real Time‘s coverage of the shootings in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Charlotte, North Carolina, host Bill Maher called out Donald Trump for blaming the ensuing protests on drugs. “Of course Donald Trump is making the situation better,” he said, sarcastically, “as he always does.” Maher was referring to the Republican nominee’s speech at the Shale Insight 2016 Conference in Pittsburgh on Thursday. In response to protests in Charlotte over the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott by police officers, Trump said, “If you’re not aware, drugs are a very, very big factor in what you’re watching on television at night. Read More...
Bill Simmons’ new job at HBO will include a website. The former editor-in-chief of Grantland hired former NFL Network producer Eric Weinberger to serve as president of the Bill Simmons Media Group. One aspect of Weinberger’s job will be to develop a new content site. “I can’t wait to start working with Eric. He’s a talented guy with an impeccable reputation, someone who is uniquely equipped to help me build an innovative multimedia company from scratch,” Simmons said in a statement. Read More...
Billie Eilish spoke out about sustainability in the music industry. Now, she's taken to Instagram to ask people to stop "putting words in my mouth," as Taylor Swift fans say Eilish was taking a shot at the "Shake It Off" singer. Eilish, in an interview on sustainability with Billboard, called out artists who release a string of vinyl variants — multiple releases of the same album with collectible variations that can juice sales and help push an album up the charts. Read More...
