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John Leguizamo is not mincing words in addressing Dean Cain’s recent decision to join Ice.

The Bob Trevino Likes It star, who has been a vocal critic of Ice’s increasingly militant behavior toward immigrants, took to his Instagram Friday to share his thoughts.

“What kind of loser volunteers to be an Ice officer?” Leguizamo said in a brief video. “What a moron. Dean Cain, your pronouns are has/been.”

Today, Leguizamo doubled down, posting an image of a doctored DVD case featuring Cain’s likeness and name with the title “Aged Ice” on his Instagram Story. The caption of the original post read: “More like ‘Dean needs a cane’ amiright?”

Cain, who is best known for his portrayal of Superman in ABC’s four-season Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, announced he would be sworn in as an Ice officer after endorsing the organization in a...

John Leguizamo called out Dean Cain’s latest career pivot, deeming the Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman alum a “moron” for announcing that he’ll join the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement ranks. “What kind of loser volunteers to be an Ice officer?” Leguizamo said in an Instagram video on Friday. “What a moron! Dean Cain, your pronouns are has/been.” In his caption, Leguizamo wrote, “Dean Cain volunteered to be an Ice agent! I got one word for you: Loser!” View this post on Instagram A post shared by John Leguizamo (@johnleguizamo) Other celebrities have endorsed the Smoke actor’s message. “‘Never/was,’ hahahaha,” wrote Tulsa King actor Frank Grillo. Paper Moon star Tatum O’Neal, meanwhile, commented with six clapping emoji. Cain revealed his decision to join Ice in an appearance on Fox News’ Jesse Watters Primetime on Wednesday. “I put out a recruitment video yesterday...

John Leguizamo is slamming Dean Cain after the actor said he’s going to become an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

“What kind of loser volunteers to be an Ice officer?” the Moulin Rouge! star said in a Friday Instagram video. “What a moron. Dean Cain, your pronouns are has/been.”

Cain previously starred as Clark Kent/Superman in the 1990s TV show Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. The actor revealed on Wednesday that he was planning to be “sworn in as an Ice agent, Asap” on Fox News’ Jesse Watters Primetime.

“I put out a recruitment video yesterday — I’m actually a sworn deputy sheriff and a reserve police officer — I wasn’t part of Ice, but once I put that out there and you put a little blurb on your show, it went crazy,” he said on the show. “So now I’ve spoken with some officials over at Ice,...

Governor Gavin Newsom speaking with attendees at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California. (Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr Creative Commons) Key Points: Fox News asked a judge to dismiss Gavin Newsom’s defamation lawsuit, calling it a political stunt meant to draw media attention. The lawsuit stems from a Fox segment that accused Newsom of lying about phone calls with President Trump. Newsom claims the segment damaged his political reputation and that Fox deliberately misled viewers about the nature of the call. Fox News says the lawsuit violates California’s anti-slapp statute, and that it is entitled to attorney’s fees.

Attorneys for Fox News Media on Thursday asked a federal judge to dismiss a news distortion and defamation lawsuit brought by California Governor Gavin Newsom, saying the case was filed frivolously in an effort to drum up media attention.

Fox News has filed a motion to throw out Gavin Newsom’s $787 million defamation suit, arguing that the governor is seeking to create a “press spectacle” to advance his presidential ambitions.

Newsom sued in June, alleging that Fox host Jesse Watters defamed him by claiming that Newsom lied about a phone call with President Trump. Watters has since offered a quasi-apology, saying that Newsom “wasn’t lying — he was just confusing and unclear.”

In the motion to dismiss filed on Tuesday, Fox News’ lawyers said that Newsom’s lawyers had offered to drop the case if Fox issued a retraction and an apology. Watters’ on-air remarks were an attempt to comply with that request and to avoid “pointless litigation,” the filing states.

However, Newsom has not withdrawn the suit. In response, Fox News now asserts that the original statements were “substantially true.”

The dispute started with Ice raids that took...

Dean Cain is giving his full support to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

In an interview on Fox News’ Jesse Watters Primetime Wednesday, the former Superman star announced he decided to join the agency after posting one of Ice’s recruitment videos on social media.

“I’m actually… a sworn deputy sheriff and a reserve police officer – I wasn’t part of Ice, but once I put that (the recruitment video) out there and you put a little blurb on your show, it went crazy,” Cain told Watters. “So now I’ve spoken with some officials over at Ice and I will be sworn in as an Ice agent Asap.”

When Watters asked him what motivated him to do so, Cain said “This country was built on patriots stepping up, whether it was popular or not, and doing the right thing. I truly believe this is the right thing.

Dean Cain, who played Superman on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman from 1993 to 1997, has announced his latest career pivot: becoming an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agent.

“I will be sworn in as an Ice agent A.S.A.P.,” he said during an appearance on Fox News’ Jesse Watters Primetime. Cain was sworn in as a reserve police officer in Idaho in 2018, then again as a reserve deputy sheriff in Virginia in 2022. “We have a broken immigration system. Congress needs to fix it, but in the interim, President Trump ran on this.

Dean Cain played the Man of Steel in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, a 1990s TV series that, while not as beloved as Smallville, still had a devoted fanbase and served as an introduction to this character for many young fans at the time.

In recent years, Cain has become an increasingly outspoken figure, making him somewhat divisive. Now, though, he's shocked everyone by announcing that he's going to balance his acting career with a very different role: that of an Ice agent.

Appearing on Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime yesterday evening, Cain revealed that he's signed up for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help carry out President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda.

"I put out a recruitment video yesterday—I’m actually a sworn deputy sheriff and a reserve police officer—I wasn’t part of Ice, but once I put that out there and...

Dean Cain is becoming an Ice agent.

On Wednesday (August 6), the 58-year-old actor, who is best known for playing Superman in the 90s television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, appeared on Fox News’ Jesse Watters Primetime where he revealed that he has applied to join the Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help carry out President Donald Trump‘s mass deportation agenda.

Keep reading to find out more…“I put out a recruitment video yesterday — I’m actually a sworn deputy sheriff and a reserve police officer — I wasn’t part of Ice, but once I put that out there and you put a little blurb on your show, it went crazy,” Dean said during the interview. “So now I’ve spoken with some officials over at Ice, and I will be sworn in as an Ice agent, Asap.”

“I’m stepping up,” he added. “Hopefully, a...

Dean Cain says he’s going to be “sworn in as an Ice agent, Asap.”

The actor, who starred as Clark Kent/Superman in the 1990s TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, revealed Wednesday on Fox News’ Jesse Watters Primetime that he’s signed up for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help carry out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda.

“I put out a recruitment video yesterday — I’m actually a sworn deputy sheriff and a reserve police officer — I wasn’t part of Ice, but once I put that out there and you put a little blurb on your show, it went crazy,” he told host Jesse Watters. “So now I’ve spoken with some officials over at Ice, and I will be sworn in as an Ice agent, Asap.”

On Tuesday, Cain posted a video on his Instagram, encouraging people to join the federal agency,...

As Fox News continues to discuss the controversy surrounding Sydney Sweeney‘s American Eagle commercial, host Jesse Watters shared a “weird” prediction of how the drama is going to end. The Euphoria actress’ jeans commercial caused a stir online last month, with some criticizing the ad for promoting “white supremacy” and “eugenics.” In the ad, Sweeney states, “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color. My jeans are blue.” After reports later surfaced that Sweeney is a registered Republican in Florida, President Donald Trump took to social media to praise The White Lotus star. “Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the Hottest ad out there,” he wrote on Truth Social on Monday (August 4). “Go get ’em Sydney!” On Monday’s edition of Fox News’ The Five, the panel discussed the controversy, with Watters dismissing the criticism of the commercial.

At Fox Corporation, the next Colin Cowherd or Jesse Watters isn’t likely to come from the ranks of TV-host wannabes.

Fox’s various operations, which include Fox Sports, Fox News and the Tubi streaming service, rarely act in tandem. In recent months, however, many of them — even the ad-sales department — have begun reaching out to digital-media entrepreneurs, also known as “creators,” in a bid to find new talent that might just be the next hot talker or buzzy showstopper the company needs to keep viewers and business partners coming to its screens.

Fox News, which has minted outspoken personalities like Megyn Kelly or Sean Hannity for years, surprised observers recently by striking a licensing deal with the principals of the popular conservative “Ruthless” podcast, part of a bid to expand its portfolio of opinion programming. Fox Sports seems poised to feature the outspoken commentary of Dave Portnoy, the founder of upstart outlet Barstool Sports.

Fox News again topped the ratings for the month of July, but all of the major news networks saw audience declines vs. 2024.

That’s not much of a surprise, as the month last year was a blockbuster one for news, with the Trump assassination attempt, the Republican National Convention and Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race.

In primetime for July 2025, Fox News averaged 2.41 million viewers, down 30%, compared to MSNBC with 865,000, down 27%, and CNN with 497,000, down 42%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 257,000, down 48%, while CNN posted 92,000, down 55%, and MSNBC had 81,000, down 40%.

Fox News noted that it topped the broadcast networks’ primetime averages for the month.

In total day, Fox News averaged 1.53 million, down 19%, while MSNBC posted 530,000, down 26%, and CNN averaged 370,000, down 29%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 184,000, down 31%, while CNN posted 62,000, down 44%, and MSNBC was at 52,000, off by 37%.

Fox News’ The Five topped all cable news shows,...

Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville appeared on Fox News on Thursday (July 24) and was quick to call out the network for its scant coverage of the late convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. On Thursday’s edition of Jesse Watters Primetime, the host asked Carville about former President Joe Biden‘s son, Hunter Biden, and whether Democrats would consider him a potential presidential candidate. Carville brushed off the question, responding, “You know, everybody in the world is talking about Epstein, and Fox is still talking about Biden’s memory. That’s so long ago I can’t even remember it.” “Well, do you want to talk about Epstein?” Watters asked. “I don’t mind talking about Epstein,” Carville replied. The topic arose amid mounting pressure on President Donald Trump and his administration to release the Epstein files, which are alleged to include a list of Epstein’s clients. Earlier this month,...

Last month California Gov. Gavin Newsom sued Fox News, alleging host Jesse Watters defamed him by calling the Democrat a liar about the timing of a phone call with President Trump regarding the L.A. protests over Ice raids and Trump’s deployment of troops to quell the disturbance.

Newsom is seeking $787 million in damages in the Fox News lawsuit, which intentionally is nearly identical to the $787.5 million the network agreed to pay in April 2023 to settle a defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems.

On Watters’ show Thursday evening, the Fox News host attempted to clear the air. Watters acknowledged that Newsom “wasn’t lying” and “didn’t deceive anybody on purpose, so I’m sorry.” But Watters also said the governor “was just confusing and unclear.”

“We thought the dispute was about whether there had been a call at all — not when. We thought that the governor was clear when he said,...

Fox News Jesse Watters tried to clear up his earlier claim that Gavin Newsom was lying in a denial of a phone call with Donald Trump last month, but the California governor indicated that he would still proceed with his defamation lawsuit against the network.

Newsom’s $787 million lawsuit, filed last month in Delaware, concerns a call that the governor had with Trump late on June 6, the day before the president federalized the National Guard to respond to protests following Ice raids in the Los Angeles region. Newsom opposed that move, and said that the president didn’t raise the issue of the demonstrations or the National Guard in their phone call.

Days later, on June 10, Trump claimed to reporters that he had spoken to Newsom “a day ago” about the demonstrations in Los Angeles. But Newsom quickly challenged that claim, writing in a post on X, “There was no call.

The downside of onomatopoeia is displayed on Fox News’ Gutfeld! a show that is exactly as it sounds, a sucker punch in the no-fly zone from a 60-year-old troll that leaves you projectile vomiting Corn Pops onto your flatscreen.

And that’s on a good night.

On the bad ones, Greg Gutfeld bombs his monologue before a handpicked home crowd with shopworn references to Kamala Harris’ drinking, Chris Christie’s weight, Rashida Tlaib’s purported facial hair, and quipping that “many people believe that Kathy Griffin is really Carrot Top with AIDS.

When filmmaker James Gunn called his new Superman film an immigrant story, critics accused him of politicizing Superman. But you can’t politicize the truth. Superman has been an “illegal alien” for 87 years—a fact we helped America remember when we launched our 2013 campaign, Superman Is an Immigrant.

Of course, we couldn’t have predicted Donald Trump—the man DC Comics literally used as their model to reboot Lex Luthor in 1986—waging war on the very immigrants Superman represents. In 2000, Luthor became president in the comics, complete with an anti-alien agenda. No one imagined the real President Trump would follow the same playbook.

Superman entered America without papers, a baby refugee fleeing a dying planet. Like countless immigrants before him, he changed his name from the foreign-sounding (in his case, Hebrew) Kal-El to the anglicized Clark Kent. He learned new customs, balanced his heritage with his adopted culture, and used...

Look up. It’s… Donald Trump? The White House marked the release of James Gunn’s “Superman” by photoshopping Warner Bros.’ poster for the superhero movie so that Trump is the Man of Steel. The caption for the poster reads: “The Symbol Of Hope / Truth. Justice. The American Way / Superman Trump.”

The White House is referencing Superman’s original mantra, which has been changed over the years to mantras such as “truth, justice and a better tomorrow.”

Dropping “America” from the tagline has proven controversial, similar to Gunn’s recent comment that Superman is an “immigrant.” Maga supporters and conservative pundits reacted to Gunn’s quote by saying they would skip the movie. Fox News branded the film “SuperWoke” as network host Jesse Watters wisecracked: “You know what it says on his cape? Ms-13.”

Gunn was unbothered by the conservative backlash when talking to Variety at the “Superman” premiere in Los Angeles,...

The White House’s latest meme of Donald Trump is the president as Superman, coming just as Warner Bros/DC Studios releases James Gunn’s mega-pic about the superhero.

“The Symbol Of Hope. Truth. Justice. The American Way. Superman Trump,” the White House account read, with Trump taking the place of David Corenswet from the movie’s marketing material.

The Symbol Of Hope.

Truth. Justice. The American Way.

Superman Trump.

Fox News host Jesse Watters considers himself a beacon of masculinity and, from time to time, enjoys sharing his “rules for men,” the latest of which earned quite a reaction on social media. On Wednesday’s (July 9) edition of The Five, Watters and his co-hosts discussed a photo shared by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-n.Y.). The image, which has since been deleted, appeared to have been altered using editing software as the bench in the background was warped around Jeffries’ hips. “Rules for men: A man should never Photoshop his picture. Ever!” Watters said. “A man who Photoshops his picture is a woman. And you never shrink your hips. Why is he shrinking his hips? Does he have childbearing hips? What is it about his hips that he’s uncomfortable with? That’s the question.” When asked by co-host Harold Ford Jr. if he’s ever edited a photo of himself,...

“Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” actor Dean Cain believes “Superman” director James Gunn’s decision to call the Man of Steel an immigrant was a mistake that could end up financially hurting the new DC Universe film.

Cain, who played Superman on “Lois & Clark” from 1993 to 1997, has emerged as a politically conservative Hollywood figure. In an interview with TMZ published Thursday, he responded to Gunn’s recent remark that Superman’s alien origins make his immigrant journey “the story of America.” Gunn’s comments come at a time when, thanks to President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation strategy, immigration has surged as a hotly debated topic in the United States.

“Bringing Superman into it, I think that was a mistake by James Gunn to say it’s an immigrant thing, and I think it’s going to hurt the numbers on the movie,” Cain told TMZ.

Dean Cain has a problem with DC Studios co-head and Superman director James Gunn calling the superhero an immigrant.

The Maga supporter and Donald Trump fan said the superhero film might be too “woke” and turn away moviegoers.

“What cracks me up is that people don’t like Superman — he was traditionally called the Big Blue Boy Scout. And Superman’s inherent weakness is his goodness,” Cain said in an interview with TMZ. “I mean, sorry, those are great values, in my opinion, and I root for that.”

Cain was responding to an interview Gunn gave to The Times U.K., where he said, “Superman is the story of America. An immigrant that came from other places and populated the country, but for me it is mostly a story that says basic human kindness is a value and is something we have lost.”

Gunn’s comments triggered conservative media and...

Dean Cain, who played Superman from 1993 to 1997 on ABC’s “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” recently told TMZ (via Entertainment Weekly) that he’s wary about Hollywood making the Man of Steel “woke” in James Gunn’s upcoming “Superman,” where David Corenswet takes over the title role. The movie has faced conservative backlash ever since Gunn told The Times of London that Superman is an “immigrant” and “the story of America.”

“How woke is Hollywood going to make this character?” Cain said. “How much is Disney going to change their Snow White? Why are they going to change these characters [to] exist for the times? For Superman, it was ‘truth, justice, and the American way.’ Well, they dropped that… They came up with ‘truth, justice, and a better tomorrow.’ Changing beloved characters I don’t think is a great idea. If you want to create a new character go ahead and do that.

Dean Cain, who played Superman back in the ’90s TV show Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, isn’t totally on board with the direction James Gunn is taking the iconic hero. In a new interview with TMZ, Cain shared his concerns, especially about what he sees as Hollywood pushing the character too far in a “woke” direction.

He brought up the changes being made in movies lately and asked, “How woke is Hollywood going to make this character? How much is Disney going to change their Snow White? Why are they going to change these characters [to] exist for the times?”

Cain’s comments came after Gunn described his new Superman movie as a story about America. In a recent interview, Gunn said Superman is “an immigrant that came from other places and populated the country,” and that the story is really about “basic human kindness… something we have lost.

Dean Cain, who played Superman on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman back in the ’90s, is speaking out about how the character is being handled today, and he’s not happy about it. In a new interview with TMZ, Cain questioned whether Hollywood, and specifically director James Gunn, is pushing the Man of Steel too far into political territory.

Cain’s main concern is that Superman is becoming what he calls “too woke.” He pointed to Gunn’s comments about Superman’s story being tied to America’s identity as an immigrant nation. Cain agreed that Superman is an immigrant, “He’s a freaking alien,” he said, but doesn’t like how far that idea is being pushed in the upcoming movie.

Gunn recently described Superman as “an immigrant that came from other places and populated the country,” and said the film is about “basic human kindness...

Those with even the most basic knowledge of the Superman story would not have been surprised to hear what filmmaker James Gunn — director of the highly-anticipated Superman reboot — stated plainly in a recent interview with The Sunday Times. “Superman is the story of America. An immigrant that came from other places and populated the country, but for me, it is mostly a story that says basic human kindness is a value and is something we have lost,” he said.

Believe it or not, it’s true: Before there was Clark Kent of Smallville,...

Jesse Watters returned to The Five on Monday, July 7, and was hit with criticism from cohost Jessica Tarlov, who called him out for his reaction to the recent floods in Texas, which have left over 100 people dead. The conversation began with Watters insisting, “This climate change thing is a religion to these people because they believe that weather is punishing us for being a rich and successful and prosperous nation, and all they need to do to appease the rain gods is have everybody use their sacred things like solar panels, stupid cars, and windmills, and that’s what’s gonna save lives. And then you have people that blame it on Donald Trump.” Tarlov then jumped in and pointed out Watters’ hypocrisy, referencing the different way he reacted when Hurricane Helene hit under Joe Biden‘s administration. Specifically, she slammed Watters for not calling out the now-president when he...

An interview with Superman director James Gunn was published over the weekend, and it generated a lot of discussion. In the piece, the filmmaker called the movie "the story of America" and added, "An immigrant that came from other places and populated the country, but for me it is mostly a story that says basic human kindness is a value and is something we have lost."

Gunn later acknowledged that Superman is about "politics" and "morality," and made it clear he's not bothered about offending anyone. Well, Fox News was offended.

In a segment that saw Superman dubbed "Superwoke," network anchor Kellyanne Conway said, "We don’t go to the movie theater to be lectured to and to have somebody throw their ideology onto us." Jesse Watters added, "You know what it says on his cape? MS13."

Variety made a point of asking Gunn and the movie's cast about this...

The new Superman movie is stirring up a lot of talk, even before it hits theaters everywhere. The controversy started after director James Gunn called Superman “an immigrant” in an interview with The Times of London.

Gunn explained that for him, Superman’s story is really about America. He said the movie shows how an immigrant came from another place and became part of the country. But more than that, Gunn said the heart of the film is kindness. “Basic human kindness is a value and is something we have lost,” he told the paper.

He also admitted the film touches on “politics” and “morality,” and he knows some people won’t like that. “There are jerks out there who are just not kind… but screw them,” Gunn said.

The idea of Superman as an immigrant isn’t new. The character’s creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, were both children of Jewish immigrants.

The new Superman movie hasn’t even hit theaters everywhere yet, and it’s already become the center of a political storm, especially over director James Gunn’s comments calling Superman “an immigrant.”

In an interview with The Times of London, James Gunn explained what the story of Superman means to him. He said it’s “the story of America” and that the film shows how “an immigrant came from other places and populated the country.”

But what matters most to him, he said, is that the movie is really about kindness. “Basic human kindness is a value and is something we have lost,” Gunn told the paper. He admitted the story does involve “politics” and “morality,” and he knows not everyone will be happy about that. In fact, he added bluntly, “There are jerks out there who are just not kind… but screw them.”

The immigrant roots of Superman aren’t a new idea.

The team behind “Superman” is responding to the backlash after director James Gunn said the DC tentpole is the story of “an immigrant that came from other places.”

When asked about the reaction to his comments, James Gunn explained that the movie is for “everyone” and that he doesn’t have “anything to say to anybody” spreading negativity around “Superman.”

“I’m not here to judge people,” he told Variety at Monday night’s “Superman” premiere at Hollywood’s Tcl Chinese Theatre. “I think this is a movie about kindness and I think that’s something everyone can relate to.”

Nathan Fillion, who plays Guy Gardner, aka Green Lantern, laughed off the negativity and kept his response brief.

“Aw, somebody needs a hug,” Fillion said. “Just a movie, guys.”

Nathan Fillion on Maga backlash to James Gunn calling Superman an immigrant: "Somebody needs a hug. It's just a movie guys.

Gov. Gavin Newsom warned the U.S. media companies not to “sell out” to the Trump administration, the same day that Paramount Global controversially settled a lawsuit brought about by Trump regarding a “60 Minutes” report.

That $16 million settlement between Paramount’s CBS News and Trump is widely seen as a quid pro quo for the FCC to approve a long-awaited acquisition of the conglom by Skydance — something both companies have taken pains to say is not the case. But Newsom (D-Calif.) told Variety during a press conference Wednesday morning that “it seems, for some, almost transactional. Not just the settlement, but why the settlement needed to occur in order to pave way for other transactions. It just leads one to cynically state that. I’m not learning enough on the details to assert more than those that have suggested the curious nature of the timing.”

The suit — based on...

Fox News continues to lead the way across cable news for the second quarter of 2025, with The Five and Jesse Watters Primetime being the network’s big winners. According to AdWeek, citing Nielsen ratings, Fox News averaged 2.633 million total primetime viewers and 1.632 million total day viewers for the period from April to June. This was down 13% in total viewers during primetime compared to Q1 and down 15% in total day. However, compared to the same quarter last year, it was up 25% in both primetime and total day. The Five, led by Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino, Jesse Watters, and alternating hosts Jessica Tarlov and Harold Ford Jr., was Fox News’ most-watched program for the second quarter, averaging 3.851 million total viewers in its 5 pm Et slot. Watters’ own primetime show was the network’s second-highest-rated program, averaging 3.431 million viewers for the second quarter. Fox News dominated the Top 15 rated programs among total viewers for the second quarter,...

Governor Gavin Newsom speaking with attendees at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California. (Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr Creative Commons)

California Governor Gavin Newsom is suing the parent company of the Fox News Channel over a statement made on one of its prime-time commentary programs that related to recent civil unrest in Los Angeles.

The lawsuit, filed in Delaware, where Fox is incorporated, is seeking at least $787 million in damages — an amount nearly identical to how much Fox paid to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by a voting machine manufacturer two years ago.

In a complaint, Newsom contends that Fox misrepresented a statement he wrote on social media in response to one made by President Donald Trump earlier this month. The statement concerned phone calls and coordination around deployment of U.S. Marines to Los Angeles during unrest over immigration raids...

Gavin Newsom is suing Fox News for defamation over its coverage of a phone call the California Gov. had with President Donald Trump.

In the suit, filed Friday, Newsom says that Fox News had used deceptive edits to claim that the governor had lied in saying that Trump had not called him about deploying National Guard troops during the L.A. protests. He is demanding $787 million in monetary damages, which is about the same amount Fox paid in 2023 to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems.

“No more lies,” Newsom wrote in a post on X Friday. “I’m suing Fox News for $787 million.”

However, per a letter from Newsom’s lawyer, the governor said he will voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit if Fox News retracts its claim that Newsom lied about President Trump not calling him on June 9 and if anchor Jesse Watters and Fox News issue a formal on-air apology.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has sued Fox News for defamation, demanding $787 million in monetary damages.

The governor alleged that Fox News host Jesse Watters used an edited clip of President Trump’s remarks about Newsom to falsely claim that Newsom had lied about Trump not calling him about deploying National Guard troops to quell L.A. protests.

“This lawsuit concerns Fox’s willingness to protect President Trump from his own false statements by smearing his political opponent Governor Newsom in a dispute over when the two last spoke during a period of national strife,” Newsom’s lawsuit said. A copy of the complaint, filed Friday in Delaware Superior Court, is at this link.

Fox News said in a statement provided to Variety, “Gov. Newsom’s transparent publicity stunt is frivolous and designed to chill free speech critical of him. We will defend this case vigorously and look forward to it being dismissed.

2025 marks the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest movies ever made, director Steven Spielberg’s classic Jaws, which first reached theatres on June 20, 1975. To mark the occasion, Jaws aired over three hours on NBC this past Friday, June 20th, beginning at 8pm Et – and Programming Insider reports that that was the most-watched primetime telecast of the night, pulling in 3.261 million viewers! Here are the top 10 primetime telecasts, based on total viewers:

1. NBC Movie Special Jaws (1975) (S) – 3.261 million viewers. 2. Jesse Watters Primetime – 3.180 million viewers. 3. Gutfeld! – 2.942 million viewers. 4. Hannity – 2.706 million viewers. 5. 20/20 – 2.371 million viewers. 6. Celebrity Jeopardy! (Fri.) (Rp) – 2.109 million viewers. 7. Fire Country (R) – 1.866 million viewers. 8. WWE Friday Night SmackDown – 1.524 million viewers. 9. Grammy Greats: The Stories Behind the Songs (Rs) – 1.311 million viewers. 10. All In with Chris Hayes – 0.889 million viewers.

WWE Friday Night SmackDown won the night in the Adults 18-49 category, but switch the age range to 25-54 and Jaws was the most popular.

Donald Trump responded to Tucker Carlson’s criticism of the administration’s support of Israeli strikes on Iran, with the president getting in a dig at the media personality’s post-Fox News career.

“I don’t know what Tucker Carlson is saying,” Trump said, as he attended the G7 summit in Canada on Monday. “Let him go get a television network and say it so that people listen.”

Later, Trump posted on Truth Social, “Somebody please explain to kooky Tucker Carlson that, ‘Iran Can Not Have A Nuclear Weapon!'”

Since Israel launched its attacks on Iran, Carlson, a Trump supporter, has warned of U.S. involvement, underscoring a split in the Maga movement.

On Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast earlier Monday, Carlson said that he actually does “really love Trump. He is a deeply humane, kind person, and I am saying this because I am really afraid...

Jen Psaki, 46, who made a name for herself serving as the press secretary of former President Joe Biden, has maintained an average of 971,000 viewers since The Briefing with Jen Psaki debuted on MSNBC last month. Now, the network has seen ratings plunge nearly 50% in the pivotal 9 p.m. slot since Psaki took over full-time hosting duties from Rachel Maddow and Alex Wagner.

The drop-off is even more pronounced in the critical demographic of ages 24-54 where Psaki drew just 78,000 viewers. This is a 52% decline compared to the 161,000 viewers that Maddow and Wagner drew from the same demographic this year.

Maddow recently said Psaki is “much better” at the job than she is.

MSNBC president Rebecca Kutler made the changes aimed at injecting new energy into prime time and broadening its appeal. Kutler cancelled Joy Reid‘s program, The ReidOut, which averaged 955,000 viewers during its final month compared to the 772,000 average of the replacement program,...

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are at war, leaving Fox News anchors struggling with how to handle the fallout. The relationship between the president and the tech billionaire blew up this week, just days after Musk departed his role as head of Trump’s non-official Doge (Department of Government Efficiency). Since exiting the position, Musk blasted Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” and the pair have become embroiled in a back-and-forth bickering match on social media. Several Fox News hosts tried to downplay the feud as just “guys fighting,” despite Musk accusing Trump of being in the Jeffrey Epstein files. Reacting to the news on Thursday (June 5), Jesse Watters said, “Sometimes guys fight. Guys sometimes will punch you in the face, and the next night, you’re having a beer. Sleep with your girlfriend, and you patch things up.” Watters went on to say that Trump and Musk “are like roommates,...

The male loneliness epidemic has struck once again, with tech oligarch Elon Musk and President Donald J. Trump going their separate ways after a roughly year-long friendship based on unprecedented political spending and mutual corruption. C’est la vie, n’est-ce pas?

Supposedly, the cause of this bromance breakdown was the “big, beautiful” tax bill Trump is looking to push through Congress, which Musk has complained — accurately, for once — will increase the national deficit by trillions. But longtime observers of the former “First Buddy” and the commander-in-chief have always suspected...

Better Call Saul actor Michael McKean didn’t mince his words when it came to sharing his thoughts on Fox News host Jesse Watters. On Wednesday’s (June 4) Jesse Watters Primetime, the controversial news anchor discussed former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who served under former President Joe Biden. Earlier in the day, Jean-Pierre announced that she was leaving the Democratic Party and releasing a book, Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines, on October 21. Watters attacked Jean-Pierre, whom he continued to call “Binder” because, like many press secretaries, she was often seen holding a binder. The Fox News host referred to her as a Dei hire and compared her to CNN’s Jake Tapper, who is also releasing a book about Biden’s health condition while in office. “Binder spent two years lying from a podium, and now she wants to tell us the truth?...

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Fox News continued to show robust ratings growth for the month of May, again dominating its cable news rivals MSNBC and CNN, which have seen year-over-year declines.

The past month saw the debut of MSNBC’s new nighttime lineup, with The Weeknight taking the 7 p.m. Et slot, Rachel Maddow returning to one night a week at 9 p.m. Et and Jen Psaki filling that time period Tuesday to Thursday.

But the new shows are not reversing the trendlines vs. 2024. While MSNBC has recovered some audience since a post-election fall off, the network, like CNN, has seen double-digit drops from a year ago. The caveat is that last year was a presidential election year, when networks typically see an increase in viewership.

In primetime, Fox News averaged 2.46 million viewers, up 23%, while MSNBC posted 877,000, down 24%, and CNN averaged 426,000, down 18%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 262,000, up 32%, compared to CNN...

It’s a tired exercise to imagine how Republicans might react if Barack Obama or Joe Biden was guilty of any of the gaffes Donald Trump commits on a daily basis — but imagine for a second how conservatives would react if Obama or Biden had been asked during a high-profile interview whether they feel it’s their duty as president to uphold the Constitution, and they responded, “I don’t know.”

Such is how Trump responded on Sunday when Kristen Welker of NBC News pressed him on his administration’s...

For Fox News, President Trump’s first 100 days back in the White House were a big success — even when compared to his first term.

The ratings make that clear, with Fox News averaging more viewers — both in primetime and over the course of the entire day — during the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term than during the first 100 days following his 2017 inauguration.

In fact, Fox News just enjoyed the highest-rated first 100 days of any presidency in cable news history, surpassing the record it set in ’17.

Here are the key figures: Fox News has averaged 1.90 million viewers Mon-Sun since the president re-entered the White House on Jan. 20, which is up 13% compared to the 1.68 million the channel averaged during his first 100 days in office in ’17.

The channel’s primetime viewership has also increased 9% compared to 2017, going from an average of 2.81 million viewers each night to 3.06 million this year, according to Nielsen audience data.

Fox News Channel wants viewers to think of its hosts and anchors as the type of people you might see while taking in a football game, eating at the local diner, or even on board a military transport.

A new Fox News promo uses digital technology to insert Sean Hannity in a neighborhood eatery; Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino in front of what looks like a field of wheat; Jesse Watters and Laura Ingraham at a football game; and Harris Faulkner on board what appears to be a Navy ship. The hosts talk about a new era “where common sense….” says Martha MacCallum, holding forth at a shopping center, “….meets common ground,” adds Bret Baier, her frequent co-anchor.

“This is a time to come together,” add the various hosts, who also include Greg Gutfeld, “for all America.”

Executives at Fox News hope to create the notion that there is a single,...

Pam Bondi, the attorney general of the United States, was asked what should have been a pretty simple question during a Fox News appearance on Monday night.

“Is that legal?” Jesse Watters wondered, referring to Donald Trump musing earlier in the day about sending “homegrown” American citizens to El Salvador. Doing so would be unequivocally illegal, and acknowledging as much is an extremely low bar for the nation’s top law enforcement official to clear.

She didn’t clear it.

“Jesse, these are Americans who he is saying have committed...

Val Kilmer’s unforgettable roles in Top Gun, Batman Forever, and The Doors have solidified him as one of Hollywood’s most iconic actors. But was he really in The Lost Boys? Even a career as legendary as his wasn’t enough to shield Jesse Watters from a recent embarrassing blunder on live television.

On a recent segment, Fox News anchor Watters, during a tribute to Kilmer following his passing, made a critical error that quickly became the talk of social media. What was meant to be a respectable tribute to the late actor turned into an awkward moment that left many scratching their heads and laughing at the same time.

Val Kilmer in The Doors / Credit: TriStar Pictures Anchor Jesse Watters made an embarrassing claim about the late actor Val Kilmer

In the fast-paced world of live television, slip-ups are inevitable, but some mistakes often stand out as particularly memorable.