After the Golden Globes, Where Do Awards Shows Go From Here?
The Golden Globes just changed what's possible when it comes to award shows taking on political and social issues. Racked's Elana Fishman joins Cheddar to recap the most buzz-worthy stories coming off the red carpet. She breaks down the success of the Time's Up movement's all-black wardrobe.
The entertainment editor says actresses were still able to find moments of self-expression in their outfits despite the monochromatic look. She also gives her take on how she thinks the men of Hollywood handled the big night. While she credits them for wearing lapel pins, Fishman says actors could have done more to vocally support their female counterparts.
Finally, we discuss Debra Messing's leading the charge of criticizing E!'s gender pay gap live on the network's own air. Messing was joined by Eva Longoria in directly confronting E! talent about Catt Sadler's wage controversy. Fishman explains how she thinks Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic handled the firestorm.
Jill and Carlo cover the latest developments with the Omicron variant that are spooking markets once again. Twitter's @Jack is leaving, SCOTUS takes up abortion rights and the world has a brand new republic.
An episode of "The Simpsons" alluding to the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre was removed from Disney+ in Hong Kong. It is unclear whether Disney or Hong Kong initiated the removal, but the change comes amid mainland China's crackdown on tech companies and entertainment.
Jon Lowen, Co-Founder of Surfside, joined Wake Up With Cheddar's Baker Machado to discuss Uber's partnership with cannabis retailer Tokyo Smoke, as it's the first time a cannabis merchant has been listed on UberEats across all of its global markets.
According to the National Center for Transgender Equality, Hollywood has been falling short on financial support for transgender-specific organizations despite some improvements in on-screen representation. Actor and producer Scott Turner Schofield, the founder of the consultancy Speaking of Transgender, joined Cheddar to note that rather than focusing on the dearth of donor dollars itself, fixing media representation helps fund those service groups, even if the money isn't yet flowing. "If you ask people, 'are trans people more visible in media,' everybody is going to say yes because it's very clear, but are there commercials for those direct service organizations? No. That's something you'll get from social media — maybe — if you're following people," Schofield said.
Thanksgiving fueled a lucrative weekend at the box office, even during a pandemic. Over the five-day holiday weekend, moviegoers in the U.S. and Canada spent around $142 million on tickets. Sean O'Connell, Managing Director at CinemaBlend, joins Cheddar News to discuss what the numbers mean for the industry.
Guilty verdicts have been handed down to the three men charged with killing 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery on multiple murder counts, as well as other charges. The verdict was delivered last Wednesday by a mostly white jury after more than 11 hours of deliberation spanning two days. It followed eight days of testimony. Jason Nichols, senior lecturer in the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland, joins Cheddar News to discuss what's next.
