Global Scandals & Controversies - Page 18

December 6, 2022

CBS, NBC avoid on-air coverage of ABC's Amy Robach-TJ Holmes affair plaguing rival network

While scandal plagues ABC following the revelation of the extramarital affair between 'GMA3' co-hosts Amy Robach and TJ Holmes, CBS and NBC have turned a blind eye.

December 6, 2022

Ousted Twitter counsel Jim Baker vetted 'Twitter Files' without Elon Musk's knowledge, Matt Taibbi reveals

After Elon Musk fired Twitter deputy general counsel Jim Baker, journalist Matt Taibbi revealed that Baker had "vetted" the first batch of the "Twitter Files" without Musk's knowledge.

December 6, 2022

Ex-media darling Michael Avenatti, once compared to the 'Holy Spirit,' gets additional 14-year prison sentence

Attorney Michael Avenatti and the media who feted him were subjects of online mockery Monday after he received a 14-year prison sentence for financial crimes.

December 5, 2022

ABC News avoids Amy Robach, TJ Holmes being benched from 'GMA' as extramarital affair makes headlines

ABC News made no mention of the steamy love affair between "GMA3" co-hosts Amy Robach and TJ Holmes in any of its coverage as the two anchors were sidelined by the network.

December 5, 2022

ABC pulls married ‘GMA3’ anchors Amy Robach, T.J. Holmes off air as extramarital affair causes 'distraction'

ABC News has taken "GMA3” co-hosts T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach off the air until executives from the Disney-owned network figure out how to deal with their affair.

December 2, 2022

Married ABC News anchors had affair but won't face network discipline as relationship becomes public

An extramarital affair between ABC News anchors T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach has dominated tabloids in recent days, but they won't be punished for the relationship.

November 30, 2022

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried denies he was trying to buy influence with donations to news outlets

Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder and CEO of the bankrupt crypto company FTX, was asked about his donations to news outlets at The New York Times' DealBook Summit.

November 29, 2022

Andrea Agnelli era over as Juventus FC board resigns en masse

Juventus' recent troubles call to mind the refereeing scandal, Calciopoli, which in 2006 saw the Italian giant stripped of two league titles and demoted to Serie B.

November 22, 2022

CBS verifies Hunter Biden laptop, becoming latest news outlet to pivot after dismissing scandal in 2020

CBS News joins several media outlets who've confirmed emails found on Hunter Biden's laptop after news outlets falsely suggested they stemmed from "Russian disinformation."

November 7, 2022

NBC News blasted by critics over retracted Paul Pelosi report as questions persist: 'Done so much damage'

NBC News is facing serious heat from media watchdogs to explain why it retracted an explosive report it aired last week on the Paul Pelosi attack.