Entertainment
Disney’s Dana Walden talks Jimmy Kimmel fallout, succession rumours
Disney Entertainment co-chair Dana Walden is offering her own account of what happened behind the scenes when Jimmy Kimmel Live! was briefly suspended in September — including the fact that the White House never contacted Disney during the pause.
In an interview on Bloomberg TV’s The Circuit, Walden said there was no outreach from former President Donald Trump or his administration, despite Trump publicly claiming the late-night show had been “canceled.” “We did not hear from them,” she said.
Walden explained that the decision to pull the September 17 episode stemmed from rising backlash after comments Kimmel made about the murder of Charlie Kirk. Two major affiliate groups threatened to drop the show, and FCC chairman Brendan Carr said he would look into ABC stations’ licenses.
“We didn’t think that was going to be possible that night,” Walden said. “So we hit pause to have conversations with Jimmy. We wanted to resolve the situation in a certain way to protect our employees, to think about our audience.”
She also pushed back on reports of mass cancellations of Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions during the suspension, calling them “highly exaggerated.”
Walden addressed broader issues in the industry as well, including how Disney is approaching artificial intelligence. She said the company is exploring AI to be “faster [and] more efficient,” while stressing that Disney is working “together with the actors, the writers, directors … to protect the contributors in that process.”
She added, “Disney magic is storytelling. It doesn’t have to be any one form.”
As for speculation about Bob Iger’s eventual successor, Walden avoided engaging. “Being pit against my colleagues I don’t appreciate,” she said. “We are a very tight organization … I have enormous faith in where this company’s going.”
Entertainment
Grammy host Trevor Noah receives stern response from Trump after Epstein dig
Trevor Noah hosted the Grammys for a record sixth time after the show’s producer, Ben Winston, revealed ahead of the ceremony that he begged the comedian for his services.
“It got to December, and we hadn’t found anybody that we absolutely loved. I sent him a video, and I was literally, I was on my knees in this video, and I said, ‘Please look at this incredible lineup that we’ve got on the show — the only thing that’s missing is you,’” the producing executive admitted. “‘Come back and do one final year, it’s the last year on CBS, let’s make it your last year too.’”
While Noah generously accepted the offer, the ceremony ended up on Donald Trump’s radar due to the very hosting stint which Winston went all out for.
The American president denounced the Epstein joke which the Grammys host made at his expense and threatened legal action.
“The Grammy Awards are the WORST, virtually unwatchable! CBS is lucky not to have this garbage litter their airwaves any longer,” the head of state shared via his Truth Social profile.
Taking a dig at Noah, Trump continued, “The host, Trevor Noah, whoever he may be, is almost as bad as Jimmy Kimmel at the Low Ratings Academy Awards.”
“Noah said, INCORRECTLY about me, that Donald Trump and Bill Clinton spent time on Epstein Island. WRONG!!! I can’t speak for Bill, but I have never been to Epstein Island, nor anywhere close, and until tonight’s false and defamatory statement, have never been accused of being there, not even by the Fake News Media.”
For the record, Noah initiated his joke about Trump as he congratulated Billie Eilish for winning song of the year.
“There you have it, song of the year! Congratulations, Billie Eilish. Wow. That’s a Grammy that every artist wants, almost as much as Trump wants Greenland,” he said. “Which makes sense because, since Epstein’s gone, he needs a new island to hang out with Bill Clinton. I told you, it’s my last year! What are you going to do about it?”
Trump further listed George Stephanopoulos, host and former White House Communications Director, as someone he has successfully sued. While he told Trevor Noah to “get ready” because he plans to “have some fun” with him.
Entertainment
Nvidia will make its ‘largest ever investment’ in OpenAI: Jensen Huang
CEO Jensen Huang has rebuffed the reports claiming that Nvidia was considering retracting its fresh, enormous investment in OpenAI,
Nvidia is poised to make its “largest ever investment” in ChatGPT developer OpenAI, despite recent reports suggesting that the deal may be under threat.
Huang dismissed claims of dissatisfaction with OpenAI as “nonsense”.
While Nvidia CFO Colette Kress stated in December 2025 that the company had not completed a definitive agreement with OpenAI, some senior officials in Nvidia have indicated that an official agreement between the two companies would soon be finalised.
How much is Nvidia investing in OpenAI?
The Nvidia CEO did not disclose the exact amount of the investment but clarified that it would be “nothing like” the $100 billion figure mentioned in the partnership agreement signed in September.
“We will definitely participate in the next round of financing, because it’s such a good investment,” Huang told reporters at a press conference, as reported by Bloomberg.
Being the world’s most valuable company, Nvidia produces a considerable amount of hardware that powers tools like ChatGPT and Sora.
Another point of note is that Nvidia’s technology is crucial to the AI data centres that OpenAI is gearing up to invest hundreds of billions in across the US. These data centres are expected to consume as much electricity as India in the process.
Huang’s clarification on Nvidia’s OpenAI investment comes on the heels of a report from The Wall Street Journal earlier this week, which dubbed the deal “on ice.”
The Journal also reported that Huang had privately expressed concerns regarding “a lack of discipline in OpenAI’s business approach” and the increasing competition from competitors like Google and Anthropic.
Surprisingly, OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman also expressed competition concerns recently.
He announced in December a pause on other projects to focus on enhancing ChatGPT’s user experience, after Google’s Gemini 3 outperformed it in various benchmarking tests.
Entertainment
King Charles receives delightful message as crucial mission gets update
King Charles is finally beginning to see the fruits of his hard work as his life-long mission is getting the attention and praise it deserves.
The topic of sustainability and protecting the natural environment had been a tricky to talk about and Charles had received plenty of criticism for it. However, it was his forward-thinking which brought him to a point, where he can make a significant difference in the matter.
The monarch received high-praise from Leonard Russell, the managing director and chairman of family-owned firm Ian Macleod Distillers, after being “awarded” for having the best whisky.
Leonard stressed on how important it was for someone like the King to talk about it. He shared it that it was a “pleasure and a privilege to meet” Charles.
“I know how supportive he is of supporting the environment,” he told GB News. “With sustainability and good quality architecture, but particularly supporting the rural city, because he spends a lot of time in Scotland at Balmoral during the summer.
He noted, “I know that he enjoys that walk around in the hills, and how he is genuinely concerned about nature.”
The update comes just days after the King marked the premiere of the documentary that sheds light on Charles’s lifelong commitment to the environment.
He reaffirmed his resolve to keep fighting for not just his future for his children and grandchildren. He asserted that he “wasn’t going to be diverted” from his environmental campaign, despite the continued criticism.
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