Vice President Kamala Harris' surprise appearance on SNL this weekend was both hilarious and potentially a violation of an FCC Equal Time rule for candidates.
Brendan Carr, an FCC regulator nominated by former President Donald Trump and re-nominated by President Joe Biden, wrote on X that Harris' appearance was "a clear and blatant effort to evade the FCC's Equal Time rule." The rule basically states that networks need to offer equal airtime for candidates (news coverage is excluded from this rule).
While the FCC told Entertainment Weekly in a statement that they had not "received a complaint from any interested parties," NBC still aired two 90 second Trump ads during Sunday's NASCAR race and NFL game, which would equate to more airtime than Harris' SNL appearance.
All that said, it was funny, and I'm glad they snuck in a jab at Harris' laugh, which she was a good sport about.
Here's other things poppin' in the world of pop culture...
We're remembering the great Quincy Jones, the legendary music producer who died at the age of 91 on Sunday night.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs is spending his 55th birthday in jail as he awaits his federal sex trafficking trial.
Liz Cheney appeared on The View today and responded to Trump's harsh comments about having guns "trained on her face."
That's it for me today. I'll see you Wednesday. Keep scrolling for more.
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By Billie Schwab Dunn
Jordana Brewster has returned to the silver screen with a twisty psychological thriller, and during a conversation with Newsweek, she opened up about the "biggest challenge" she faced starring in the project.
While Brewster first landed a role on television when she was a teenager, her breakout role was as Mia Toretto in the action film The Fast and the Furious, reprising the role in a variety of its sequels. Other film credits include the drama The Invisible Circus and the horror film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.
The actor's latest role is in Cellar Door as mathematics professor Sera. Looking for a fresh start after a miscarriage, Sera and her husband John (Scott Speedman) find themselves being gifted the house of their dreams by the wealthy and mysterious homeowner, Emmett (Laurence Fishburne). However, there is one caveat—they can never open the cellar door. Whether they can live without knowing triggers shocking consequences.
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