Entertainment
Kash Patel Needs to ‘Start Acting Like a Grownup,’ Former FBI Official Says
One former FBI official suggested that Kash Patel start “acting like a grownup” instead of targeting the press for its coverage of his actions as FBI director.
On Wednesday’s episode of MS NOW’s “Katy Tur Reports,” the host questioned former FBI official Chris O’Leary about Patel’s choice to open a criminal leak investigation into The Atlantic reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick after a story ran about his alleged heavy drinking.
“As an FBI agent, you cannot open up investigations based on somebody’s speech or their First Amendment protected rights,” O’Leary said. “You can’t go after the press. But none of those standards seem to matter anymore. And, you know, Kash Patel and other false patriots very conveniently shred the Constitution as quickly as they can when it is inconvenient for them, when such granular reporting comes out about things that we’re already seeing with our own eyes.”
He added: “If he doesn’t want critics to continue to report on him, he should start acting like a grown-up, like a professional, and like you would expect the Director of the FBI to be.”
FBI spokesperson Ben Williamson denied any investigation in a statement, claiming Fitzpatrick is “not being investigated at all.”
“Every time there’s a publication of false claims by anonymous sources that gets called out, the media plays the victim via investigations that do not exist,” he said.
Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg told TheWrap in a statement that, if there was an investigation, it would be “an outrageous attack on the free press and the First Amendment itself.”
“We will defend The Atlantic and its staff vigorously; we will not be intimidated by illegitimate investigations or other acts of politically motivated retaliation; we will continue to cover the FBI professionally, fairly, and thoroughly; and we will continue to practice journalism in the public interest,” Goldberg said.
The alleged investigation comes on the heels of the FBI Director suing the publication for $250 million in a defamation lawsuit following Fitzpatrick’s report that alleged Patel’s extensive drinking had impacted his performance, including episodes where his security detail had struggled to wake him up.
You can watch the full segment in the video above.
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It was like 1998 all over again. Madonna won six Video Music Awards that year for Ray of Light.
Flash forward to tonight, and the pop icon won seven awards, including Artist of the Year, for Confessions II, the sequel to her 2005 album.
Also winning were Sabrina Carpenter for Best Editing and for her collab with the Material Girl on “Bring Your Love.” The duo appeared onstage together to accept.
Taylor Swift won Video of the Year for “The Fate of Ophelia” and Best Director for “Opalite,” as well as a special “Artist Director” honor.
Full Winners List
VIDEO OF THE YEAR (presented in show)
Taylor Swift – “The Fate of Ophelia” – Republic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR (presented in show)
Madonna – Warner Records
BEST COLLABORATION (presented in show)
Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter – “Bring Your Love” – Warner Records
BEST DANCE, presented by BACARDÍ® Rum (presented in show)
Madonna – “Confessions II – The Film” – Warner Records
BEST NEW ARTIST, presented by The General Insurance® (presented in show)
Sienna Spiro – Capitol Records
BEST POP (presented in show)
LISA – “Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
BTS – “Swim” – BIGHIT MUSIC
BEST HIP-HOP
Cardi B ft. Kehlani – “Safe” – Atlantic Records
BEST R&B
Bruno Mars – “I Just Might” – Atlantic Records
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Olivia Rodrigo – “the cure” – Geffen Records
BEST LATIN
Bad Bunny – “NUEVAYoL” – Rimas Entertainment
BEST K-POP
BTS – “SWIM” – BIGHIT MUSIC
BEST COUNTRY
Ella Langley – “Choosin’ Texas” – Columbia Records
BEST DIRECTION
Taylor Swift – “Opalite” – Republic Records
BEST ART DIRECTION
PinkPantheress – “Stateside + Zara Larsson” – Warner Records UK / Atlantic Records
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Madonna – “Confessions II – The Film” – Warner Records
BEST EDITING
Sabrina Carpenter – “House Tour” – Island
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Madonna – “Confessions II – The Film” – Warner Records
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ariana Grande – “hate that i made you love me” – Republic Records
SOCIAL CATEGORIES:
BEST GROUP
BTS
BEST LONG FORM VIDEO
Madonna – “Confessions II – The Film” – Warner Records
BEST ALBUM
Madonna – Confessions II – Warner Records
SONG OF SUMMER –
Ariana Grande – “hate that i made you love me” – Republic Records
SPECIAL AWARDS:
VIDEO VANGUARD – Nirvana
MTV VMA ARTIST DIRECTOR HONORS – Taylor Swift
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MTV VMAs: Taylor Swift Dedicates Video Of The Year Award To Dolly Parton “The Ultimate Showgirl”
Taylor Swift won the night’s top award at the MTV Video Music Awards, taking home a Moonperson trophy for Video of the Year for “The Fate of Ophelia.”
Swift took the stage to accept the award and said she was “proud” of the work she did on the video, as it was “one continuous shot” and she had to learn “a lot about hiding cuts” in strategic places.
The singer also made a special mention to Dolly Parton, whom she called “the ultimate showgirl.”
“I want to thank and dedicate this award to one person, without whom just this wouldn’t be happening, and that person is the ultimate showgirl, Dolly Parton,” Swift said in her speech. “Every single song that she wrote, her storytelling was so vivid and so rich. It was like listening to her songs. It’s like watching the best music video you have ever seen in your life every single time you hear what she has written, and she handled this thing with such grace and joy and love and gratitude for the fact that she got to do this, and everything that happened in her life or her career, she channeled back into love, and gratitude and appreciation for her fans.”
She continued, “I am lucky I got to be one of them, and I will always be one of them. I love you all so very much, and I think that we were all very, very… I think we were all very lucky to share this planet with Dolly Parton for a time, and thank you for this amazing moment. I love you all.”
Watch Swift’s speech in the video below.
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“That Hot But Possibly Evil Sheriff”
The penultimate episode of “Lanterns” Season 1 introduces remarkable oddities like dark matter portals, dead alien worlds, and a dangerous ride across the river Styx, but it’s what becomes of Hal and John’s late-maturing bond that really lingers.
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