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Jada Pinkett Smith Didn’t Realize Will Smith Hit Chris Rock Until She Was Told “He’s Not Going to Press Charges”
NBC wasted no time getting into the “why” of its exclusive sit-down interview with the polarizing Jada Pinkett Smith for Jada’s Story: An NBC News Special with Hoda Kotb. The broadcast began with an image of Pinkett Smith’s husband Will Smith hitting Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars and Pinkett Smith voicing her disbelief in […]
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Jada Pinkett Smith Reveals She and Will Smith Have Lived Separate Lives Since 2016
Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed that she and husband Will Smith have been living separate lives since 2016. The actress makes the revelation in her new memoir, Worthy, and discussed the status of her relationship, noting that the pair aren’t technically divorced and aren’t planning to take that legal step, in a clip from an […]
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Bruce Willis’ Wife Says “Hard to Know” if Actor Understands Health Issues
Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma Heming Willis, is speaking out about the actor battling frontotemporal dementia, and whether he fully understands his diagnosis and deteriorating condition. “Hard to know. It’s hard to know,” an emotional Heming Willis told NBC’s Today show Monday as she added it was both a “blessing and a curse” for the mother […]
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NBC News Taps Laura Jarrett as Co-Anchor of ‘Saturday Today’
NBC News is shaking up its Saturday edition of the Today show. The network says that Laura Jarrett will join the program as co-anchor, beginning Sept. 9. In addition, the program will relocate from Washington D.C. (where it has originated since 2020) and move back to the Today studio in New York’s Rockefeller Plaza. The […]
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‘Today’ Show’s Jill Martin Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Today show lifestyle contributor Jill Martin has revealed she has breast cancer and urged viewers to seek out genetic testing to detect early-stage cancers. “I have been diagnosed with breast cancer. And it feels like someone else telling this story. Six weeks ago, it happened really fast,” an emotional Martin said during an appearance on […]
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Hoda Kotb Returns to ‘Today’ After Daughter’s Hospitalization
Hoda Kotb returned to her Today show post after taking a few weeks off to care for her younger daughter. On Monday’s show, Kotb took her seat next to co-anchor Savannah Guthrie to explain her absence. “My youngest, Hope, was in the ICU for a few days, and in the hospital for a little more […]
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‘Today’ Co-Host Hoda Kotb Absent Over “Family Health Matter”
Today has weighed in on Hoda Kotb’s absence from her NBC morning shows. On Wednesday, co-host Craig Melvin told the Today audience that the co-host has been absent from the show due to a “family health matter” after being away from the main show since Feb. 17 and from Today with Hoda and Jenna since an […]
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Al Roker Returns to ‘Today’ After “Major” Medical Scare: “I Went In for One Operation, and I Got Four Free”
For the first time in more than two months, Today anchor Al Roker returned to Studio 1A on Friday following a serious health scare. The longtime NBC weather anchor and co-host joined Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie at the show’s open, walking to the anchor desk with the help of a cane. “I have missed […]
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Sadie Sink Says Telling ‘Stranger Things’ Goodbye Will Be “Scary and Sad”
Sadie Sink is addressing what no Stranger Things fan wants to talk about — the ending of the cult-classic series. On the Today show Wednesday, the actress, who plays Max Mayfield in the Netflix sci-fi-horror drama, opened up about what it’s going to be like filming the fifth and final season. “It’s going to be awful. […]
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Barbara Walters, Trailblazing Broadcast Journalist, Dies at 93
Barbara Walters, the glass ceiling-shattering newswoman whose intimate television interviews with celebrities and world figures blended show business and journalism and induced many a tear, has died. She was 93. Walters, the first female co-host of the Today show, the first evening news anchorwoman in broadcast history and a co-creator and co-host of The View, died […]
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Jay Leno Details Burn Treatment, Shares Current Condition After Gas Fire
Jay Leno seems to be in good spirits after suffering third-degree burns in a garage fire last month. In an interview with NBC News’ Hoda Kotb that aired on Wednesday’s Today show, the former Tonight Show host detailed his treatment and recovery from the fuel line incident in which his face caught on fire, as […]
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Jay Leno Reveals How He Sustained Third-Degree Burns in Garage Incident: “I’m on Fire”
Jay Leno has revealed how he sustained third-degree burns in a garage fire last month. The former Tonight Show host told NBC News’ Hoda Kotb that he was injured while working on one of his vintage cars, specifically a 1907 White Steam Car. “The fuel line was clogged so I was underneath it,” Leno says […]
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