May 25, 2013

Barbara Walters Announces Retirement Today on ‘The View’

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*Barbara Walters is calling it quits. The veteran ABC News anchor is set to announce Monday morning on “The View” that she will retire from TV journalism next summer. ABC said in an announcement late Sunday that, until then, Walters will continue to anchor and report for the network, anchor specials throughout the year, and [...]




Official: Byron Pitts Joins ABC as Anchor, Correspondent

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*ABC made it official in an announcement this morning – former CBS News reporter and “60 Minutes” correspondent Byron Pitts has joined ABC News as an anchor and chief national correspondent based in New York. He’ll also play a significant role on ABC’s Friday newsmagazine “20/20,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Pitts will appear across [...]




Teen in Steubenville Rape Case Speaks to ABC (Watch)

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*One of two high school sophomore football player in Steubenville, Ohio accused of raping a 16-year-old girl from across the Ohio River in West Virginia while at a party with several other teenage boys is speaking out about the incident. Ma’lik Richmond, 16, spoke with ABC News about the case, which has created a firestorm [...]




Video: Beyonce Tells 20/20 Why She’s Keeping Due Date Secret

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*The world’s biggest pop star (no pun intended), Beyonce, sat down with ABC’s Katie Couric recently to discuss a nu7ber of items which of course would include her pregnancy. If you, like a lot of folks are wondering when the little one will be coming into this world, Bey said she won’t reveal her actual [...]




Mariah Carey’s Twins Propel ABC to Rare Friday Win

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*Friday’s episode of “20/20” featuring the big reveal of Mariah Carey’s twins was the night’s highest rated program among the coveted “adults 18-49″ group, according to Nielsen. The broadcast – which featured a Barbara Walters interview with Carey, her husband Nick Cannon and a first look at their twins Monroe and Moroccan – was up [...]




Awkward: Mariah Trusts Hubby Nick Only ‘Sometimes’

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*A clip of tonight’s “20/20” interview of Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon – which shows off their 6-month-old twins Moroccan and Monroe – has folks wondering what’s really going on with their message. In a preview shown today on “Good Morning America,” Carey, 41, and Cannon, 31, said the pregnancy was difficult. ”I don’t think I [...]




Mariah Carey to Show Off Twins on ABC’s ’20/20′

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*New parents Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon will finally show off their twin babies as part of a Barbara Walters interview for “20/20.” The broadcast, set to air Friday (Oct. 21), will feature a first look at daughter Monroe and son Moroccan, who were born on April 30 and have been kept hidden from the [...]




Networks to fill June 25 with Michael Jackson Fare

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*A slew of Michael Jackson programming is set to air on June 25, the one-year anniversary of his death. ABC News is set to air a new two-hour “20/20″ special chronicling the ongoing investigation into Jackson’s death, as well as how his children are adjusting without their father. It will also include interviews with Jackson’s [...]




Chris Brown responds to Rihanna but doesn’t go in on her

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*In November Rihanna went on “20/20″ to tell her side her side of the story in the Chris Brown assault (against her) case. Now, Brown has followed suit. Friday night (December 4) he went on the same show to discuss the incident, how he plans to move forward from it and his hopes to win [...]