Ted JohnsonOct 10, 20191 minHollywood Donors Want Biden To Be Tougher on TrumpAs Joe Biden heads into a full day of events and visits to the Hollywood ATM on Thursday, he feeling the heat from some of his most influ...
Ted JohnsonSep 11, 20191 minHollywood Looks for 2020 'Turning Point' at Next Debate in HoustonMy latest story for Deadline, on how showbiz donors and activists are sizing up Thursday's debate in Houston. With candidates dropping ou...
Ted JohnsonAug 27, 20191 minBrian Karem Has Day in Court Over Suspension of White House Press PassAttorneys for Playboy's White House correspondent argued that the Trump administration violated his First Amendment rights and due proces...
Ted JohnsonAug 16, 20191 minPete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris Plan August Swing Through HollywoodTwo of Hollywood's favorites --- Pete Buttigieg and Kamala Harris --- are planning fundraising swings in Los Angeles later this month, as...
Ted JohnsonAug 14, 20196 minBernie Sanders Again Chides Disney, With Some Similarities to Trump's AttacksBernie Sanders' campaign sent out an email to supporters on Wednesday bashing the "corporate media" as prone to covering "politics as ent...
Ted JohnsonAug 9, 20193 minTrump Blasts Hollywood As 'Racist,' in Apparent Response to Coverage of Universal's 'The Hunt'President Trump called Hollywood "racist" and said that the movies being made by the entertainment industry were "very dangerous for our ...
Ted JohnsonAug 6, 20191 minTrump's Attack on Videogames Met With Pushback from Gun Reform Groups After President Trump blamed video games for creating a "culture of violence," gun reformers pushed back, characterizing the response as ...
Ted JohnsonAug 1, 20193 minSurprises of Debate Night #2: Biden's Better, But Booker Gets Breakout MomentsJoseph Biden did better in his second Democratic debate --- but so did some of his rivals. That may be enough for Biden to temper some of...
Ted JohnsonJul 31, 20192 minShowbiz Seizes on the TechlashAs lawmakers direct their ire at tech platforms and the likes of Google and Facebook face antitrust scrutiny, there's a word to describe ...
Ted JohnsonJul 31, 20193 min5 Big Surprises from the Democratic DebateJohnny Carson once quipped at the start of an Oscarcast that viewers were about to get "two hours of sparkling entertainment spread out o...
Ted JohnsonJul 26, 20191 minWatch: Ben Platt Sings for Pete Buttigieg, Vic Mensa Performs for Bernie Sanders at L.A. FundraisersPresidential candidates Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders each made fundraising swings through Los Angeles on Thursday, with each courtin...
Ted JohnsonJul 23, 20192 minThe List: Kamala Harris Leads in Hollywood Money, But Pete Buttigieg Raised More in Second QuarterKamala Harris leads in fundraising from showbiz sources, but Pete Buttigieg out raised her another other candidates in the most recent qu...
Ted JohnsonJul 18, 20192 minBernie Sanders to Hold Fundraiser in Hollywood As He Attacks Some of Showbiz's High Dollar DonorsBernie Sanders will headline a fundraiser on July 25 at the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood, marking his first major event in L.A. of this...
Ted JohnsonJul 18, 20194 minWho's Giving to Whom: Mayor Pete May End Up Winning Latest Race for Showbiz Campaign CashShowbiz Democrats love Pete Buttigieg, and the most recent fundraising numbers show it. In fact, when data is compiled later this month, ...
Ted JohnsonJul 11, 20192 minEllen DeGeneres, Sean Hayes and Chelsea Handler Among Co-Hosts of Pete Buttigieg's L.A. FundraisersPete Buttigieg is returning to Los Angeles on July 25 for a series of fundraisers, including an event at the home of NBCUniversal Interna...
Ted JohnsonJul 5, 20192 minIt's Raining in AmericaPresident Trump got the military spectacle he wanted from his July 4 event. The Teleprompter tripped him up. Photo: The White House.
Ted JohnsonJun 21, 20191 minBeto's Hollywood VisitPresidential candidate Beto O'Rourke headlined his first Los Angeles fundraiser since announcing his presidential bid --- a event that on...
Ted JohnsonJun 1, 20191 minBack for 2020 Campaigns are cultural moments, something we're already seeing play out in this next presidential election cycle. There is the trivial --...
