PEOPLE
NEW YORK — Shepard Smith abruptly quit Friday after working at Fox News Channel since it started in 1996.
Smith said at the end of his daily newscast Friday that he had asked the network to let him out of his contract and it had agreed.
Even in the current polarized environment, Smith said “it's my hope that the facts will win the day, that the facts will always matter and journalism and journalists will thrive.”
On his afternoon newscasts, Smith had frequently given tough reports debunking statements made by Trump and his supporters, even the Fox News opinion hosts that rule the network's prime-time lineup.
NEW YORK — When Sen. Kamala Harris took the stage at a CNN town hall on LGBTQ issues in Los Angeles Thursday and told host Chris Cuomo that her personal pronouns were “she, her and hers,” Cuomo replied “mine, too.” He was swiftly criticized for appearing to make fun of the practice. Cuomo tweeted after the town hall that he shouldn't have said it. He wrote that he was an ally of the LGBTQ community and is committed to equality.
By Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Last month's car crash in Calabasas that left comedian Kevin Hart with major back injuries involved reckless driving and no seat belt use, according to the California Highway Patrol accident report, released Thursday.The driver, Jared Black, was turning on to Mulholland Highway near Malibu before accelerating and losing control of Hart's souped-up 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, which then veered down an embankment and collided with a tree, the report says.The car reportedly crossed the oncoming lane of traffic and descended down the embankment, hitting a vinyl fence and also the tree with enough force to uproot it, sending it rolling down the hill. The back of the vehicle catapulted skyward while its roof also hit the tree, resulting in a smashed top and sides and rendering some of the doors unable to open.The “Jumanji” star has also spoken out about the incident, finally, offering words of support for Black, 28, and Black's fiancée, Rebecca Broxterman, 31, who was seated in the rear of the car during the crash but sustained less serious injuries than the other two.“I have nothing but love for Jared and wish him and Rebecca a speedy recovery,” Hart said in a statement provided to The Times on Friday via his attorney.Hart's attorney, Andrew Brettler, also gave an update on the 40-year-old comic's condition, revealing that he is scaling down his professional commitments while he recovers from his injuries and does physical therapy.The report concluded that Black had violated the law, though he was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs. It's unclear whether charges will be brought.
