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James Drury, ‘The Virginian’ Star, Dies at 85
James Drury, who starred in one of the longest running Westerns in TV history, “The Virginian,” has died. He was 85.His assistant, Karen Lindsey, shared the news on Facebook Monday, writing that he “passed away this morning of natural causes.” TheWrap reached out to his agent for additional comment.While his most famous role was “The Virginian,” Drury also starred in Westerns on the big screen, including 1959’s “Good Day for Hanging,” 1960’s “Ten Who Dares” and “Ride the High Country.” His other
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Longtime NBC News Employee Dies After Testing Positive for Coronavirus
NBC News employee Larry Edgeworth died Thursday after testing positive for the coronavirus, according to the network. He worked in the equipment room of 30 Rockefeller Center, NBC’s headquarters in New York City, and previously spent 25 years working as an audio technician for the company.“Many of you were fortunate enough to work with Larry over the years, so you know that he was the guy you wanted by your side no matter where you were,” NBC News chairman Andy Lack wrote in an email to staffers
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MSNBC’s Scarborough Questions If Warren Should Drop Out to Help ‘Efforts Against Bernie Sanders’
On Monday’s “Morning Joe,” MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough questioned a number of Democratic presidential candidates and whether they should continue to fight for the nomination on the grounds that their ambition could bolster the campaigns of President Donald Trump or Sen. Bernie Sanders.First, Scarborough took on Tom Steyer, the billionaire who continues to run ads in spite of not qualifying for debates. He questioned why Steyer, with all his money, hasn’t made the decision to fund other candidates’ r
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Trump Deletes Tweet Calling Bloomberg a ‘Total Racist,’ Re-Election Campaign Keeps Its Tweet Up
After audio of former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg discussing his city’s “stop and frisk” policing policy went viral, President Donald Trump joined the chorus of people calling Bloomberg a racist — but only momentarily.Tuesday morning, Trump tweeted, then deleted, “WOW, BLOOMBERG IS A TOTAL RACIST!” according to numerous reports.In a statement sent to TheWrap, Bloomberg said, “President Trump’s deleted tweet is the latest example of his endless efforts to divide Americans. I inherited t
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Bloomberg Campaign Has Already Spent $110 Million on Trump Attack Ads (Report)
When billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s 2020 presidential campaign releases its ad spending numbers to the FEC on Friday, it will file documents showing that over $100 million has gone to ads attacking President Donald Trump, according to a new report.The report — an exclusive that originated with the Drudge Report but links back to Mediaite, which in turn links back to Drudge — cites a Bloomberg campaign source who contends the Democratic hopeful’s campaign has spent over $25 million on digital ad
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Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera Laments Watching Rudy Giuliani ‘Deteriorate’
Geraldo Rivera said in an appearance on “Fox & Friends” on Friday morning that it’s tough to see former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani “deteriorate” in live television interviews.“I’ve known him since he was a newly-appointed U.S. attorney in the Southern District here in New York. Then he became ‘America’s Mayor,’ and we all lived through that trauma with him when he was the most magnificent elected official on earth. To see him kind of deteriorate right before your very eyes — and I love th
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‘Million Dollar Listing’ Host Ryan Serhant to Pay Someone’s Rent Next Year: ‘We Do as Much as We Can’
“Million Dollar Listing” host Ryan Serhant and YouTuber Casey Neistat announced Wednesday evening they’re teaming up to pay someone’s New York City rent for one year.“Had I not been in New York City, I would have never then followed the weird career trajectory that has taken me to where I am today, you know, a lot of which I credit to New York City,” Serhant told TheWrap ahead of the announcement. “New York City allows all the apartments and homes that I sell to be worth what I sell them for and
