Media and politics reporter • jclara.chan@thewrap.com • Twitter: @jclarachan
Experience:
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Why Hasn’t Anthony Fauci Been on TV? Doc Says It’s Because He’s ‘Speaking the Truth at All Times’
“I have a reputation, as you probably have figured out, of speaking the truth at all times and not sugar-coating things,” Fauci tells the Financial Times
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Michael Cohen Taken Back Into Custody After Refusing Terms of Home Confinement
The Trump lawyer had been released from prison in May, due to the pandemic, to serve out his sentence from home
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Shepard Smith to Join CNBC As Host of Evening News Program
Smith will anchor a one-hour program, “The News With Shepard Smith,” beginning in the fall
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NBC News Boss Pledges to Make Staff 50% Women, 50% People of Color – But No Timetable
Conde, the chairman of NBCUniversal News Group, oversees NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC
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Mary Trump’s Tell-All Book: President Cheated on SATs, Commented on Niece’s Breasts, Abandoned Brother on Deathbed
“Too Much and Never Enough” hits the stands on July 14
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JK Rowling, Fareed Zakaria, Wynton Marsalis Decry Rising ‘Intolerance of Opposing Views’ In Public Letter
Author, journalist and musician are among 150 intellectuals who question the “restriction of debate” in historic reckoning over racism
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Kanye West’s Yeezy, MPTF, AFI Got Multimillion-Dollar Federal Loans
The Motion Picture and Television Fund and the Gersh Agency were approved for loans in the $5-10 million range, according to government records
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Central Park Dog Walker Amy Cooper Faces Charges for Falsely Reporting an Incident
The charge is punishable by up to one year in jail
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Mary Trump’s Tell-All Book About President and Family to Release 2 Weeks Earlier
The book, “Too Much and Never Enough,” now has a July 14 publication date
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Jeffrey Epstein Documentary Director: Ghislaine Maxwell’s Arrest Is ‘An Important Day for Justice’
“The entire production team of ‘Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich’ hopes to see justice served,” director Lisa Bryant tells TheWrap
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COVID-19 Hospitalizations in California Grew by 56% in Past 2 Weeks
ICU hospitalizations have also grown by 49% over the past two weeks
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Judge Lifts Temporary Restraining Order on Simon & Schuster Over Mary Trump’s Tell-All Book
The order still applies to Mary Trump, the president’s niece
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John Bolton’s ‘The Room Where It Happened’ Sells Over 780,000 Copies in First Week
“The public clearly is fascinated in what Bolton has to say in this election year, and we expect the curiosity to continue,” Simon & Schuster says
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LA Times Food Editor Peter Meehan Resigns After Accusations of Verbal Abuse, Sexual Harassment
Meehan’s departure comes after he was accused on social media of fostering an abusive work environment for his employees
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Harvey Weinstein Accusers Finalize $24 Million Settlement With The Weinstein Company
The new agreement was filed on Tuesday and is pending a judge’s preliminary approval on July 14