NBC has ruled out the possibility of Donald Trump returning to host The Celebrity Apprentice.
Bob Greenblatt, NBC’s entertainment chairman, said the show will not be back next season, but will return in the future with a new host.
NBC cut ties with the republican presidential candidate in June over comments he made about immigrants.
Donald Trump has hosted The Celebrity Apprentice since 2010.
Before that he hosted The Apprentice from 2003.
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In June, NBC cancelled its broadcasts of Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants that are co-owned by Donald Trump.
Earlier that month, Donald Trump accused Mexicans of adding drugs and crime to the US as he announced he was seeking the Republican presidential nomination.
“They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists,” he said.
Donald Trump also pledged to build a “great wall” on the US border with Mexico and insisted it would be paid for by Mexicans.
He later insisted he was criticizing US lawmakers, not Mexican people.
NBC faced pressure from Hispanic advocacy groups to drop Donald Trump’s shows and a petition gathered more than 200,000 signatures.
Upon confirming that Donald Trump would not return as The Celebrity Apprentice host, Bob Greenblatt said he was “a lovely guy and “very much a collaborator and worked with us closely on Celebrity Apprentice”.
“We weren’t in any sort of adversarial position,” he added.
Bob Greenblatt said that a number of people have expressed interest in taking over from Donald Trump and they would be open to a woman taking over.
Talk show host Leeza Gibbons won the most recent 7th edition of The Celebrity Apprentice in February.
Donald Trump is the frontrunner in the Republican race for US president in recent weeks, ahead of Jeb Bush and Scott Walker in the opinion polls.
Brian Williams will not return to his role at NBC Nightly News but instead join the cable news network MSNBC to cover breaking news.
The anchor was suspended in February after reports that he had embellished his recollections about the Iraq war.
Lester Holt, who had been filling in during Brian Williams’ suspension, will take over the slot permanently.
He becomes the first African-American man to lead a top evening news program.
Brian Williams said of viewers on June 18: “I’m determined to earn back their trust.”
He is scheduled to appear on the Today show on June 19 to further explain his new role.
Brian Williams, who was the face of NBC’s Nightly News since 2004, often spoke on chats shows of being shot down in a helicopter in Iraq.
But in early 2015, veterans who were aboard the helicopter began refuting his account over social media. Brian Williams and the network were forced to apologize.
“I made a mistake in recalling the events of 12 years ago,” Brian Williams said in February.
“I want to apologize. I said I was travelling in an aircraft that was hit by RPG [rocket-propelled grenade] fire. I was instead in a following aircraft.”
An internal NBC investigation found Brian Williams may have embellished other stories.
Brian Williams had signed a five-year contract in 2014 before the scandal.
For the past few weeks, Brian Williams and NBC Universal – the network’s corporate parent – have been negotiating new terms for the embattled newsman.
TV fundraiser Red Nose Day will make its debut in the US later this year.
Red Nose Day on NBC will raise money for charities in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the US.
Comic Relief in the UK has raised more than £1billion ($1.5 billion) since the charity was co-founded by filmmaker Richard Curtis 30 years ago.
Richard Curtis, an executive producer for the NBC special, said he hoped it would make a “massive difference” to millions of children around the world.
Since the first TV fundraiser in 1988, the biennial Red Nose Day in the UK has seen celebrities and normal people do something funny for money on TV, at home, school, and work.
Emma Watson, Daniel Craig and Orlando Bloom were among the stars appearing in the 2015 special, which aired last week, helping to raise £78 million ($117 million) by the end of the live show.
NBC has yet to announce who will appear on the show, but Mad Men star Jon Hamm starred in an advert that aired during the Super Bowl.
The 12 charities that will benefit from donations to the US show include the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Children’s Health Fund and United Way.
NBC’s Brian Williams has apologized after a story he repeatedly told about coming under fire in Iraq was revealed to be untrue.
Brian Williams, one of America’s most famous news anchors, said he was on a helicopter forced down in 2003, but veterans have now disputed his account.
Brian Williams, the longest-serving network anchor in the US, has often recounted his experience, but now blames the “fog of memory”.
“I made a mistake in recalling the events of 12 years ago,” he said.
“I want to apologize. I said I was travelling in an aircraft that was hit by RPG [rocket-propelled grenade] fire. I was instead in a following aircraft.”
Brian Williams said his account was “a bungled attempt by me to thank one special veteran and by extension our brave military men and women, veterans everywhere, those who have served while I did not”.
He repeated the story as recently as January 30, describing his ordeal on TV while paying tribute to a retired soldier who helped protect the grounded aircraft and crew.
Brian Williams’ apology came after veterans who were on the helicopter that was hit posted comments on the broadcaster’s Facebook page.
One wrote: “Sorry dude, I don’t remember you being on my aircraft.”
Flight engineer Lance Reynolds, who was on the chopper that was hit, told military newspaper Stars and Stripes: “It was something personal for us that was kind of life-changing for me. I know how lucky I was to survive it.”
“It felt like a personal experience that someone else wanted to participate in and didn’t deserve to participate in.”
Some in the US media say the admission by Brian Williams may harm his career.
NBC has not said whether Brian Williams will face disciplinary proceedings, the Washington Post reports.
Jennifer Lopez is set to star in NBC’s drama Shades of Blue, which has received a 13-episode order from the network.
Jennifer Lopez is set to star in NBC’s drama Shades of Blue
Jennifer Lopez will play Harlee McCord, a single mother and detective recruited to work undercover for the FBI’s anti-corruption task force. Part of a close-knit unit known for its conviction record, Harlee McCord has become compromised by her colleagues – all of whom also pitch in to help her raise her daughter – and finds herself faced with the moral dilemma of working against her cop brothers in order to redeem herself.
The series will be written by Adi Hasak, who executive produces with Ryan Seacrest, Nina Wass, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina. Shades of Blue production is planned to begin in 2015 and the series will air in the 2015-16 season.
Rumours claim that Chelsea Clinton's much-hyped deal with NBC may already be coming to an end
Chelsea Clinton was billed as one of the most “boring people of her era” while her performance was slammed as monochromatic and lacking charisma. Now rumours claim that Chelsea Clinton’s much-hyped deal with NBC may already be coming to an end.
Chelsea Clinton’s original contract with NBC was only for 90 days and sources say it is unlikely she will extend this.
According to the New York Post, NBC created “unrealistic expectations for Chelsea, who in turn signed the short contract to see if she liked it or not”.
The source said: “It’s possible she will do more for NBC in the future, [but] she doesn’t know if she’ll sign another contract.”
According to other sources, Chelsea Clinton, 31, was “set up for a fall”, merely used as a ratings grabber so that the network could announce her deal to become a full-time special correspondent to great fanfare.
There was huge anticipation in the run up to her December 12 debut but she was barely off the air before critics were slamming her as wooden, nervous and boring.
An NBC news spokesman has denied that Chelsea Clinton is already poised to leave the network.
“This is 100 per cent false,” NBC spokesman told New York Post.
“You will see more pieces from Chelsea. She has been warmly welcomed into this news division, and we can’t be more pleased with her work. We hope she will be with us for a long time. There was no over-hyping of her role.”
Chelsea Clinton’ spokesperson said: “She is only at the beginning of her contract, and when she gets closer to the end, discussions will begin about whether or not to renew.
“In the meantime she is very much enjoying her time there and looking forward to her next piece airing.”
In her first segment with NBC, Chelsea Clinton chatted with Rock Center host Brian Williams on the NBC sofa and did a segment on a non-profit organization.
Her first report was a feel-good piece from the Topps Center in the poverty-stricken Pine Bluff in Jefferson County, Arkansas.
Chelsea Clinton was filmed making cornbread and interviewing founder Annette Dove about the 500 children and young adults they serve.
The report was part of the network’s Making a Difference series. While her debut went smoothly it wasn’t met with enthusiasm by many.
NBC news presenter Brian Williams proved a more-than-steady anchor for the station Tuesday night when he calmly continued his live broadcast through a fire alarm.
Brian Williams barely batted an eyelid when a siren went off in the channel’s 30 Rock studio in New York moments into the Nightly News show.
The newsreader had just started a report about American Airlines filing for bankruptcy when he was interrupted by a drone followed by an automated voice announcement.
But Brian Williams maintained his composure, only once or twice flicking his eyes upwards, as he carried on with the segment.
At one point, as the noise continued, Brian Williams offered an easy chuckle and reassured viewers he was in no danger before reading on.
Brian Williams said: “Forgive us. We have a fire alarm announcement going on here in the studio.”
Brian Williams barely batted an eyelid when a siren went off in the channel's 30 Rock studio in New York moments into the Nightly News show
Very quickly, viewers began reacting on Twitter, asking why someone couldn’t turn off the alarm quicker, while others praised Brian Williams’ cool-headedness.
David Loughran said: “Brian Williams is rewriting the definition of professionalism tonight.”
Brian Williams eventually handed over to his colleague Tom Costello in the channel’s Washington office in the hope the now-high-pitched siren would be fixed in the meantime.
But the alarm buzzed on, through the Herman Cain story and through the lead-in to a story about the siege at the British Embassy in Iran.
Brian Williams took a commercial break, but when he came back so did the alarm.
Each time, Brian Williams kept his cool, reminding viewers everything was fine, even as his voice was again overwhelmed by the sound as he introduced a piece on Mexican drug wars.
Finally, three-quarters of the way through the program, the alarm fell silent.
As for the cause, NBC’s PR spokeswoman Erika Masonhall tweeted an explanation: “This is the first fire alarm in our new NBC Nightly News studio.
“System should have been shut off – but clearly still working out the kinks.”
As he closed the program, Brian Williams said: “With thanks for your co-operation. We hope to get all quiet and see you here tomorrow night.”
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