Jonathan Bennett Brings The Heat to Times Square's New Year's Eve Bash
Jonathan Bennett shot to fame playing Aaron Samuels in "Mean Girls" in 2004. Now, the actor and host continues to shine on screen as the host of Food Network's "Cake Wars."
He sits down with Alyssa Julya Smith in Los Angeles to talk about his hosting gig for the Official Times Square New Year's Eve Countdown. The host was at the helm of last year’s webcast which was watched by more than 3.6 million viewers in more than 200 countries.
Jonathan has some advice for the more than 2 million people who are going to converge on Times Square on December 31st this year on how to keep warm. He says if you think you are dressed warm enough, you are not and layers are necessary. Coverage begins around 5pm ET in Times Square and you can watch on TimesSquareNYC.org.
Grace Harry, a former entertainment executive and author of "The Joy Strategist," joined Cheddar News to discuss her goal of helping people redefine the meaning of joy and happiness.
The chief suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway has admitted he beat the young Alabama woman to death on a beach in Aruba after she refused his advances. New details in the killing emerged Wednesday as Joran Van der Sloot pleaded guilty to extorting Holloway's mother, resolving a case that has captivated the public’s attention for nearly 20 years.
The trial of a Fugees rapper, who was convicted this year in multimillion-dollar political conspiracies, stretched across the worlds of politics and entertainment — and now the case is touching on the tech world with arguments that his defense attorney bungled the case, in part, by using an artificial intelligence program to write his closing arguments.
Israel said Wednesday that it will allow Egypt to deliver limited quantities of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the first crack in a 10-day siege on the territory. Palestinians reeled from a massive blast at a Gaza City hospital that killed hundreds the day before and grew increasingly desperate as food and water supplies ran out.
