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Fox Nation shares a Manhattan headquarters with Fox News Channel, but it doesn’t aspire to occupy the same niche as its conservative-tilted cable parent. Rather, the subscription streaming service has enlisted big Hollywood names to provide programming aimed at attracting its Gen X-focused audience.

Kevin Costner, Martin Scorsese, Rob Lowe and Kelsey Grammer have all made shows for Fox Nation in recent years. Jason Klarman, Fox News Media’s chief digital and marketing officer, said the platform has attracted top talent because there is in fact “nothing political” about their Fox Nation projects.

Of course, there is some political content on the service too, drawing upon Fox News’ resources and profile. Conservative activist Riley Gaines and commentator Tomi Lahren are both featured talent on the streamer. But Fox Nation wants to carve out its own space, one that isn’t wholly aligned...

It’s Sunday night and Lance Johnston, a 23-year-old content creator, is smiling and posing in front of a giant TikTok logo. Johnston was one of the first political content creators on the app in its early days, and amassed a six-figure following in 2020 by posting conservative commentary. After his videos ran afoul of TikTok’s community guidelines, however, he was banned and forced to pursue another career. “Every person I knew on political TikTok got banned,” he says. “It was very upsetting.”

Now, however, he’s back and creating content full-time again.

Rob Schneider has some big plans. The comedian and former Saturday Night Live star has pitched a new show to Fox that would compete with The View. Schneider wants to create an all-ladies talk show with a more conservative slant than the more liberally focused View.

Here is what Schneider has in mind and why he wants to help launch this show.

Rob Schneider Wants More Conservative Version Of The View

Rob Schneider has undergone a transformation in recent years. The former Democrat has become a Republican and fully supports incoming President Donald Trump. As such, he wants to use his status as a star to help bring in more conservative forms of television entertainment.

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Rob launched a new media company called No Apologies Media. He said he spoke to Fox News about a new project he wants to produce that can compete with The View. He...

If Rob Schneider gets his way with an exciting new project, The View may soon have some new competition.

Joy Behar and the ladies of The View have ruled morning television for decades with their outspoken views on topics ranging from politics to husband-and-wife spats.

Monsters and Critics reported that three ladies on the current panel do not have contracts past this season of The View, and they may be testing new faces on the panel.

Other ladies could fill Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, and Sunny Hostin’s seats if they don’t strike a deal with ABC ahead of Season 29.

Now, news is coming out that a famous comedian plans to launch a new show that could compete with The View.

Rob Schneider, a Democrat turned Republican, has announced plans for a talk show that will directly compete with Joy Behar’s The View.

Rob Schneider announces an ‘entertaining...

The world has changed drastically over the years, giving people the freedom and empowerment they need to be their true selves. While negativity has not completely vanished, people have become more accepting than ever. Now, this acceptance is being extended to Oppenheimer actor Emma Dumont who recently changed their name and pronouns and came out as non-binary.

Emma Dumont in a still from Oppenheimer (2023) | Credits: Universal Pictures

Of course, not everyone is readily going to accept and/or welcome the change, and thus, social media is full of trolls coming for the actor. One of them is American political activist Riley Gaines who took a dig at the change in the actor’s life.

Emma Dumont Comes Out as Trans-Masculine, Non-Binary Actor Emma Dumont | Credits: @emmadumont / Instagram

Without making a big fuss about it all, Emma Dumont changed their Instagram bio to represent the change in her life. While their username continues to be @emmadumont,...

Update: J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk have both been named in a criminal complaint filed to French authorities over alleged “acts of aggravated cyber harassment” against Algerian boxer and newly crowned Olympic champion Imane Khelif.

Nabil Boudi, the Paris-based attorney of Khelif, confirmed to Variety that both figures were mentioned in the body of the complaint, posted to the anti-online hatred center of the Paris Prosecutor’s Office on Friday.

In a statement sent to Variety, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office (National Center for the Fight Against Online Hatred), confirmed it received the complaint filed by Khelif and announced that an investigation had been launched. “On Aug. 13, (The National Center for the Fight Against Online Hatred) contacted the Oclch (Central Office for the Fight Against Crimes Against Humanity and Hate Crimes) to conduct an investigation into the counts of cyber harassment due to gender, public insult because of gender, public...

Harry Potter’s author J.K. Rowling has faced intense backlash for allegedly spreading hateful far-right lies about a Muslim woman of color competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The controversy’s ignited a firestorm on social media, with fans and critics alike rallying against Rowling’s statements.

J.K. Rowling in archive footage used in Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | Warner Bros.

As the clash heats up, fans are calling for accountability, shifting the discussion around Rowling’s world to broader issues of race and discrimination.

J.K. Rowling Faces Backlash Over Alleged Claims About Paris Olympics Boxer Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling via BBC

The creator of magic, J.K. Rowling, finds herself in a real-life controversy as fans accuse her of spreading divisive claims about a Muslim woman of color in the Paris Olympics.

In a tweet shared by Sky News, Olympic 2024 boxer Imane Khelif opened...

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif broke down in tears after winning the 66 kg quarter-final boxing match against Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori following an emotional past few days. Just this morning, Hamori posted a controversial now-deleted image on Instagram of a muscular horned monster facing off against a female boxer.

Khelif, who was welcomed in the ring like a rockstar by cheering supporters, has been targeted by persistent backlash online following her victory over Italy’s Angela Carini in a bout that lasted less than a minute.

One of Algeria’s first three Olympic women’s boxers sent to Tokyo three years ago, Khelif has faced some setbacks after being disqualified at last year’s Women’s World Championships, along with Taiwan’s Lin Yu‑ting, due to a gender eligibility test which reportedly revealed elevated levels of testosterone in their systems.

After Khelif won over Carini, she was accused to compete...

The International Olympic Committee has spoken out following one of the biggest controversies of the Paris games so far, one that has sparked widespread debate around the globe.

Earlier this week, a row erupted about the inclusion of two boxers who had previously failed a gender eligibility test at a separate competition . Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu‑ting of Taiwan had been disqualified from the 2023 Women’s World Champion­ships with the International Boxing Association president, Umar Kremlev, claiming that DNA tests had “proved they had Xy chromosomes and were thus excluded.”

In Paris, Italian boxer Angela Carina abandoned her bout against Khelif after 46 seconds, saying she “preferred to stop for my health” and that she’d “never felt a punch like this.”

The controversy soon escalated when high-profile figures stepped into the ring, with J.K. Rowling posting a picture from the fight on X saying: “Could any picture...

Thursday’s Olympic contests saw two of the greatest American athletes ever solidify their status as legends. Simone Biles won her sixth Olympic gold medal in the women’s gymnastics all around, making her the most decorated gymnast in American history. Swimmer Katie Ledecky became the most decorated woman in American Olympic history after the U.S. placed second in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay — she’d clinched gold in the women’s 1500-meter freestyle the night before.

But online, the conversation about the Olympics was not dominated by the triumphs...

The International Olympic Committee (Ioc) has come under fire from high-profile women’s rights campaigners after a boxing match was abandoned amid safety fears.

Italy’s Angela Carini felt unable to complete her Paris 2024 bout with Algeria’s Imane Khelif, who was disqualified from last year’s Women’s World Championships because of elevated levels of testosterone.

“It could have been the match of a lifetime, but I had to preserve my life as well in that moment,” an emotional Carini told journalists after the 66kg preliminary round match.

The incident has gone wildly viral on social media, where the likes of J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk are decrying Olympic organizers. They accused Khelif of being male, even though this charge has been described as “baseless” by the Algeria Olympic Committee.

On Twitter/X, Rowling said: “Could any picture sum up our new men’s rights movement better? The smirk...

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the Belgian multinational drink and brewing company, suffered a potential loss of $1.4 billion in revenue due to the social media-driven boycott against Bud Light in 2023.

Even though Anheuser-Busch InBev had reported record revenues for 2023, they claimed that its growth potential was hindered by its U.S. business.

Sales in that area were negatively affected by a boycott of Bud Light following a sponsored Instagram post with Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender influencer.

A large share of Bud Light’s consumer base stopped buying their beer in early April 2023, when Mulvaney shared the sponsored post of a custom Bud Light can Anheuser-Busch sent her to celebrate “365 Days of Girlhood,” which she opened in honor of March Madness.

Speaking about the hateful comments she received, Mulvaney said, “I was nervous that you were going to start believing those things that they were saying about me since it is so loud. But...

Sports and pop culture publication OutKick grew its audience to 7.2 million total multi-platform unique visitors in 2023, according to Comscore data shared with The Desk.

The figure represents a 65 increase in OutKick’s audience compared to the previous year, fueled by a slate of talent hires and a distribution agreement with parent company Fox Corporation’s direct-to-consumer streaming service, Fox Nation.

During the fourth quarter of the year, OutKick saw an increase across all key metrics, including 73 million total multi-platform views, an increase of 15 percent, and 73 million total multi-platform minutes, an increase of 9 percent. Around 6.1 million total multi-platform unique visitors were logged during the time frame, according to Comscore data.

For the year, OutKick drew 341 million total multi-platform views and 368 million total multi-platform minutes in 2023, as well as 13.8 million social actions across its Facebook, X (Twitter) and Instagram accounts. On YouTube, OutKick videos saw more than 1 billion views, an increase of...

Exclusive: Conservative media outlet The Daily Wire has commissioned its first animated scripted series, Mr Birchum, created by comedian and radio host Adam Carolla.

The series follows Carolla’s junior high woodshop teacher popularized on Kroq radio and brought to life in puppet form on Comedy Central’s Crank Yankers.

In this animated update, according to producers, “Mr. Birchum attempts to navigate a world he doesn’t understand or approve of. He’s befuddled by his gaming streamer son, Eddie (Dunnigan), annoyed at his selfie-taking, snowflake students and is constantly at war with the school district’s appointed “J.E.D.I.” Mr. Karponzi (Fischer).”

The synopsis continues: “But his best buddy, auto-shop teacher Don Gage (Bodden), his wife Wendi (Kelly), and step-daughter Jeanie (Cooper) have his back, along with some fantasy mentors – the ghost of his gym teacher, Coach Murphy (Mohr) and childhood...

Fox News and OutKick are expanding their ongoing digital partnership to the big cable TV network.

OutKick will host a one-hour special, “OutKick on Fox,” that will air Sunday, August 27 at 10 p.m. on Fox News Channel. It’s the first such on-air special for the sports-minded OutKick, which has had its content distributed across Fox News digital media in an ongoing partnership.

Hosts will include OutKick founder Clay Travis, Tomi Lahren, and Charly Arnolt. Special guests will include former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines, columnist Mary Katherine Ham and former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom.

OutKick shows “OutKick the Show With Clay Travis,” “Tomi Lahren is Fearless” and “Gaines for Girls” have recently been distributed across Fox News digital platforms.

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Fox Nation is giving its programming lineup a boost this week. The news and lifestyle streaming service which has never been shy about giving a platform to right-wing radio and TV personalities is bringing on content from OutKick, the multimedia platform founded by sports talk radio host Clay Travis, as it announced on Monday.

“OutKick The Show with Clay Travis” is making its way to Fox Nation, in which Travis gives his opinions on sports, culture and politics. Fox Nation will also add “Tomi Lahren is Fearless,” a series in which Lahren hosts guests and performs interviews on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. Et. Other OutKick content headed to Fox Nation includes “Gaines for Girls,” a series hosted by All-American swimmer Riley Gaines which outlines the steps women have taken in athletics in the past decades.

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Greg Gutfeld and the guests of his namesake Fox News late night show took to the woodshed an opinion piece published Sunday in USA Today, spending the entire 13-minute “Gutfeld!” opening segment Tuesday night shredding sports writer Nancy Armour’s 800-word column about transgender athletes.

Armour’s piece called the views of ESPN reporter and “Sunday NFL Countdown” host Sam Ponder on transgender women and girls in sports “bigotry.” Ponder had recently publicly sided with Riley Gaines, the former college swimmer leading a campaign against transgender women and girls’ participation in sports at all levels.

Gutfeld himself kicked off the kicking, calling Armour “ghastly,” “godawful,” “riding in on her broomstick” and a “hack,” and suggested that USA Today is “the official doormat for Americans staying at low-priced hotels.”

Then things got mean.

Icymi If ESPN’s Sam Ponder was truly concerned about women’s sports, she’s had ample opportunity...

Bill Maher and his guests channeled Salt-n-Pepa Friday night on HBO’s Real Time, as the theme of the night was “Let’s Talk About Sex.” Specifically, who is a woman, who has the right to determine a woman’s health and athletic requirements, and whether it’s a smart move to go after Donald Trump over sex-related crimes.

This week’s panel discussion included Democratic Congresswoman from California Katie Porter, and host of “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” Piers Morgan.

Maher raised the hot-button issued of Dylan Mulvaney, the transgender Bud Light and Nike influencer whose endorsement deals have become a polarizing issue in the last week. “Why the overreaction to this?” Maher asked. “Is there something else to this story?” He added that a lot of Americans are angry because they feel “they’ve had an agenda shoved down their throat. Do they have a point?”

Maher noted how “in trans issues,...