From Oscar mix-ups to ice dragons, there were no slow news days this year in the world of entertainment. Hollywood Life's Lauren Cox joins us to recap the 2017's biggest pop-culture stories. The entertainment editor says Hollywood's most dominant headline belonged to the #MeToo movement.
Cox considers whether the industry's "reckoning" will continue into next year. She also reveals why she thinks Taylor Swift's "Reputation" album hasn't caught on with the zeitgeist yet. However, Swift could be in store for a big 2018 when her world tour gets underway.
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" just crossed $800 million in the worldwide box office. Cox discusses whether the franchise will ever leave audiences feeling fatigued. Finally, we break down the new Kardashian babies entering the world in 2018, and how they might change the reality stars' empire.
Marjorie Woods, Owner of Epic Food Group, joins ChedHER to discuss the story behind her company, challenges during the pandemic, and her plans for growth.
The Department of Justice is suing Texas over the state's new abortion law that prohibits abortions after six weeks, well before many women even know they're pregnant. The lawsuit argues the law is unconstitutional under long-standing Supreme Court precedent. It was filed last week in federal court in Texas, but could go all the way to the high court within weeks. Josh Blackman, a constitutional law professor at South Texas College of Law Houston, discusses the DOJ lawsuit and what it could mean for other abortion laws across the country.
The Biden Administration has officially extended a ban on a Trump-era policy that prohibits traveling with a U.S. passport to North Korea. The extension is expected to last until August 2022. The ban was initially enforced after the death of Otto Warmbier, who entered a vegetative state while in North Korean custody. Advocates against the ban argue that it has caused crippling impacts on Korean Americans who have not been able to reunite with their families back home. Senior Fellow at The Foundation For Defense of Democracies Anthony Ruggiero joined Cheddar's News Wrap to discuss more.
In this edition of Tik Talk None Of The Above's J.D. Durkin breaks down the latest trend on TikTok where people sit down to tape a scholarship application video and it all goes off the rails.
