ABC staffers are bracing for a morning show meltdown as former “Live!” co-hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan will soon be forced back under the same roof after a bitter split nearly a decade ago, The Post has learned. The icy ex-colleagues will be subjected to painful proximity when ABC uproots “Good Morning America,” which … Read more
Professional wrestling used to operate under the veneer of being real combat and the performers went to great lengths to present it that way. “Mr. McMahon,” the new Netflix documentary on former WWE boss Vince McMahon, re-hashed the time 40 years ago when wrestler David Schultz twice slapped ABC News reporter John Stossel in the … Read more
They’re not appropriate runway attire. TV writer and producer Gary Janetti, who has worked on hit shows including “Will & Grace” and “Family Guy,” divided viewers online after railing against flyers who wear sweatpants on a plane. The small-screen scribe offered his sartorial critique while promoting his new travel book “We Are Experiencing a Slight … Read more
Let the games begin. Prince William was reportedly “surprised” by the success of Prince Harry’s Invictus Games. “I think there was a degree of jealousy about how well it had gone,” Robert Jobson said during the ABC News special, “Prince Harry’s Mission: Life, Family and Invictus Games.” According to a British journalist, Prince William was … Read more
News anchor Erica Simon has had enough of viewers weighing in with their opinions about her pregnant body. The ABC 13 Houston star, 38, took to social media to post a “friendly PSA” to viewers as she enters her third trimester. “No, I’m not about to pop, deliver tomorrow, or am having twins,” Simon penned on … Read more
Christina Boyer became known to Americans as the “poltergeist girl” in the 1980s — a nod to the 1982 Spielberg horror film, “Poltergeist” — for her supposed telekinetic abilities. She could allegedly bend silverware and make objects soar in midair. A newspaper photographer once captured the Ohio native ripping a telephone off its hook — reportedly using … Read more
Jeremy Renner got emotional speaking about the snowplow accident that nearly cost him his life during his first on-screen interview since the January incident. “I chose to survive,” said Renner, 52. “You’re not going to kill me. No way.” An hour-long special with Diane Sawyer, announced Wednesday, will feature the “Hawkeye” star opening up about the … Read more
Major TV networks are steering clear of former “GMA3” co-hosts T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach as the disgraced lovers “desperately” attempt to get back on the air, The Post has learned. CBS Media Ventures — the syndicate arm of CBS that’s responsible for daytime broadcasts like “Dr. Phil” and “The Drew Barrymore Show” — recently … Read more
Last fall, North Carolina-based mom Nicole, 31, took her first vacation since giving birth to her one-year-old son. She and her husband packed their Owlet Cam baby monitor, left their infant in their Outer Banks apartment rental and headed to the beach, a five minutes’ walk away, without hesitation. It’s not unusual, she said, for … Read more
The news of Barbara Walters’ death Friday, at the age of 93, resonates for me for several different reasons. Obviously, her passing marks the final chapter of one of the most distinguished — and, at times, controversial — careers in television journalism. While my connection to her was professional, and not personal, like it was … Read more