Joy Reid Exits MSNBC Hours After Lester Holt's Big NBC Announcement amid Series of TV News Axes and Reshuffles

Joy Reid.Photo:Theo Wargo/Getty Theo Wargo/Getty Joy Reid and her show,The ReidOut, is leaving MSNBC amid the recentongoing shakeupsin television news.On Monday, Feb. 24, MSNBC’s new president Rebecca Kulter announced that the longtime journalist, 56, would be exiting the network in a memo sent to staff.“Joy Reid is leaving the network and we thank her for her countless contributions over the years,” Culter wrote in a statement. “Her work has been recognized with several esteemed honors, including most recently, the 2025 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News Series.

Joy Reid Jokes That She's 'Recently Been Through a Breakup' as She Makes Surprise Appearance After MSNBC Exit

Joy Reid.Photo:Arturo Holmes/Getty Arturo Holmes/Getty Joy Reidhas a sense of humor about herrecent exitfrom MSNBC.While speaking at Essence’s Black Women in Hollywood event on Feb. 27, the broadcaster, 56, made a not-so-subtle reference to the network’s decision to end her nightly news segment,The ReidOut.“Good afternoon and welcome to Essence’s Black Women in Hollywood,” she began her speech. “Now, I think you might have heard that I recently been through a breakup, but not with my husband!

Judd Apatow Jokes Emma Stone 'Has Cursed Me' SinceSuperbadfor Making Her Dye Her Blonde Hair Red

Emma Stone and Martha MacIsaac in 2007’s ‘Superbad’.Photo:Columbia Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Columbia Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Superbadis old enough to graduate high school. In celebration of the film’s upcoming 18th anniversary later this year, author and pop culture journalist Andrew Buss released his new book,I AM MCLOVIN: How Superbad Became the Biggest Comedy Hit of Its Generation, which gives a behind-the-scenes look at the 2007 comedy hit. The book details how the film’s writers, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, began working on the script at 13 years old, how they pulled off the raunchier scenes during the filming process and how they helped turn a cast of previously unknown actors into Hollywood stars.

Judd ApatowCalls It Ends with Usa 'Terrible Movie' While Roasting Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni at DGA Awards

Judd Apatow; Blake Lively.Photo:JC Olivera/Variety via Getty JC Olivera/Variety via Getty Judd Apatowis taking aim at the lawsuit againstBlake Lively— andIt Ends with Us. On Saturday, Feb. 8, as the filmmaker and comedian, 57, was delivering his opening monologue as the host of the 77th Annual Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards, he joked about several 2024 films, includingAnora,Wickedand Lively’sIt Ends with Us— as well asthe legal drama surrounding it.

Jude Law Confirms He's Playing Vladimir Putin in a New Movie: 'How Am I Going to Do This?'

Jude Law in Zurich on Oct. 3, 2024; Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Dec. 19, 2024.Photo:Andreas Rentz/Getty; Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Andreas Rentz/Getty; Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Jude Lawhas a big challenge ahead for his newest role. In an interview withDeadlinepublished Thursday, Jan. 9, the 52-year-old actor revealed that he will play Russian PresidentVladimir Putinin an upcoming film titledThe Wizard of the Kremlin. “I haven’t really started work on it yet,” Law told Deadline before clarifying, “I mean, I have, but at the moment it looks like an Everest to climb, so I’m in the foothills looking up thinking, ’Oh Christ, what have I said?