May 22 2018 — The Canadian Press — A Quebec judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit against former Just For Laughs head Gilbert Rozon for the alleged harassment and sexual assault of several women. The women sought permission last fall to file the suit against the co-founder of the popular Montreal comedy festival, seeking $10 million in punitive damages as well as additional […]
May 21 2018 — CBS News — Embattled TV chef and restauranteur Mario Batali has lost his television show and is leaving the company he helped to found.He has apologized for his “past behavior,” admitting to “deeply inappropriate” actions with women. Some of his accusers and witnesses opened up to “60 Minutes” correspondent Anderson Cooper about what they say he did.
May 17 2018 — Toronto Star — Comedian Mike Bullard’s legal troubles worsened this week after Toronto police laid three new charges against him. The former TV and radio talk show host was arrested and charged Wednesday with two counts of fail to comply with previous bail conditions and attempt to obstruct justice.
May 17 2018 — National Post — It was an uprising, a revolt, an old dude, beyond his best days — according to his bosses at Rogers Sportsnet — who wasn’t going gently into that good night, but raging on Twitter; crafting sublime hockey poetry as only Bob Cole could. Cole, he of the golden play-by-play NHL voice, a living Hockey-Hall-of-Famer, was […]
May 16 2018 — The Canadian Press — Canadian music icon Burton Cummings says he is recovering from several injuries he suffered in a car crash last Sunday in Los Angeles. In a lengthy Facebook post, the Winnipeg rocker and former frontman for The Guess Who writes that he was struck by a driver who ran a red light and that there were […]
May 15 2018 — The Canadian Press — Canadian actor Jason Priestley is remembering the late Margot Kidder as “a beautiful spirit.” Priestley, whose series “Private Eyes” begins a new season May 27 on Global, worked with Kidder in the films “Common Ground” and “Chicks with Sticks.” He says she was “full of love and full of light and just full of empathy.” […]
May 14 2018 — Canadify — Canadian-Born actress and activist Margot Kidder has died, according to several media reports. She was 69.
May 10 2018 — The Canadian Press — Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain’s TV show has apologized for calling Newfoundlanders by a diminutive nickname many find offensive. The Twitter account for CNN’s “Parts Unknown” used the term “Newfie” in a now-deleted tweet promoting this Sunday’s hotly anticipated episode on Newfoundland and Labrador. The official “Parts Unknown” account shared an article with Newfoundland-related books and […]
May 9 2018 — The Canadian Press — It was a veritable smorgasbord of Canadiana as comedian Mike Myers surprised Los Angeles concertgoers by slipping into his Austin Powers persona. The Scarborough, Ont.-native jumped onto stage on Sunday night during a set by Crowded House frontman Neil Finn and his son Liam. The backing band included British Columbia native Mac DeMarco. Myers, wearing […]
May 9 2018 — The Canadian Press — When James Paxton saw all-star Josh Donaldson stepping up to the plate with two outs in the ninth inning of his no-hit bid, he knew he had to stay aggressive. That’s when Big Maple lived up to his nickname. Paxton, a six-foot-four left-hander from Ladner, B.C., got two quick strikes before reeling back for a […]
May 7 2018 — Associated Press — Stormy Daniels made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” to deliver a message to President Donald Trump: “A storm’s a coming, baby.” The porn actress, who says she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006 and was paid $130,000 the month before he was elected to stay silent about it, delivered the warning […]
May 6 2018 — NBC News — “A storm’s a comin,” Stormy Daniels told Alec Baldwin’s President Donald Trump directly by phone Saturday night during the opening skit of “Saturday Night Live.” Stephanie Clifford, better known by her adult film name Stormy Daniels, made a surprise cameo during an already star-studded cast of Ben Stiller, Martin Short, Scarlett Johanssen and Jimmy Fallon […]
May 4 2018 — The Canadian Press — Female singer-songwriters reigned at this year’s East Coast Music Awards gala Thursday, including a P.E.I. artist rewarded for an intimate music video detailing her heartbreaking story of adolescent rape. KINLEY picked up the Rising Star Recording of the Year for her debut solo album “Letters Never Sent,” and also took home the Fan Choice Video […]
May 3 2018 — NBC News — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization that puts on the Oscars, has voted to expel Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski from its membership. The academy said Thursday that its board of governors met this week and voted to oust the comedian and the director “in accordance with the organization’s standards of […]
May 3 2018 — Washington Post — Incidents of sexual misconduct by Charlie Rose were far more numerous than previously known, according to a new investigation by The Washington Post, which also found three occasions over a period of 30 years in which CBS managers were warned of his conduct toward women at the network. An additional 27 women — 14 CBS […]