Apologizes to whistleblowers
At a Congressional hearing on July 8, 2014, the number two official at the VA, James Tuchschmidt, says he is sorry that VA employees who reported problems were subject to retaliation. After listening to four VA employees testify for nearly three hours about the VA’s actions to limit criticism and strike back against whistleblowers, he says:
I apologize to everyone whose voice has been stifled. That’s not what I stand for. I’m very disillusioned and sickened by all of this.
Today Show interview
Trainor speaks with The Today Show’s Savannah Guthrie about her YouTube video for All About That Bass.
ABC News interview
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Short reacts to being let go from Scandal:
They did not throw me to the curb like trash — that’s my family. They knew that I was going through a tough season and rallied around me and wrapped their arms around me, from Shonda to the craft service man. We’re a family.
Fox News interview
Hoover talks about how venture capitalists use Product Hunt:
VCs have two different hats, the investor hat and the consumer hat, they use the site they like to find new things [and there are] very many cases where VCs have invested in products that I know of that they found on Product Hunt.
That includes SV Angel’s investment in the TapTalk photo app, Steadfast Venture Capital’s investment in the Fitbay fitness social network, and Move Loot, which has got funding from Google Ventures.
I didn’t build Product Hunt for VCs, I didn’t build a product to serve investors, but it is serving them…ultimately I’m building a product for myself and for consumers.
T Magazine interview
Charli gives an interview for New York Times T Magazine and talks about being compared to a young Madonna:
Madonna was someone who didn’t get put in a box. She changed and evolved. The second someone tries to put me in a box, I will do everything to rebel against that. One thing I don’t understand is how people want you to replicate your past successes. Being an artist should be about freedom and not just becoming one thing, because I think that’s terrible and boring.
Second Piper’s Pit interview
Duggan returns to Piper’s Pit to discuss Legend’s House and being roommates during the show’s taping.
They said you have to have a roommate. I said, “I haven’t had a roommate since college.” Then they said, “You’re rooming with Piper!” I said, “Boy who did I p*ss off?”
Tavis Smiley interview
Biggs discusses his role in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black in this interview for PBS.
You know, before anyone has watched this show, I think it’s safe to say for the most part there’s a stigma associated with prisoners, you know. So it’s hard to, you know, relate, certainly. So what I think has been so incredibly captivating, certainly for me, you know, I’ve watched those prison scenes and I watch these characters. And part of it is the diversity of the cast as well and these amazingly beautiful, diverse women characters that we have in there.
Brighthouse Sports interview
Austin sits down with Brighthouse Sports to discuss his thoughts on WWE scripting promos.
I disagree with (scripting). I think the nature of a promo has to come from your heart and your guts and you have to mean everything that you’re saying. Now is the perfect time to go back to that formula.
WNS interview
Simmons discusses rumors of racism in WWE and his early professional wrestling career with WNS.
All the years I’ve worked with WWE, that opportunity is there for any man or woman for that matter. If you’re willing to work and put in the dedication that it requires you will get that shot. That I have no problem with. I’ve worked with Vince (McMahon) for quite a while. I know him, I know all of his family members.
AMH Network interview
Jericho talks to the AMH Network about his use of social media to reach out to fans.
It’s just the best way of promotion, Twitter and Facebook. I remember having a website back in 1997 when no one did because I got it right away how important it is to communicate with people around the world. Also to get the instant feedback, when you do something you can vibe it right away. Did people like it? Did they not like it? This is now the new wave of promoting whatever you’re doing and all of your projects.
Youngest talk show host
KeKe Palmer announces that she will be the host of a new BET talk show called Just KeKe. At the age of 20, KeKe Palmer becomes the youngest talk show host in television history.
I am very excited this is a dream come true. I had a had in designing the set. I wanted it to be just very chill and I wanted to be close with the audience. I wanted to reach out and touch them. Because the show is called Just KeKe but it’s really all of our show.
Adopts Glastonbury stray
Crews find an abandoned dog as they work on cleanup after England’s Glastonbury Festival and name it Dolly after her performance on the Pyramid stage. Dolly promises to adopt the dog if the owners are not found.
I had my manager Danny Nozell call the Happy Landings Animal Shelter to make sure the dog is being treated and cared for properly. At this time, nobody has claimed the dog and the dog is in great hands at the shelter. I will take the dog home to America if nobody claims her within a reasonable amount of time.
Asks forgiveness for child abuse victims
In a homily given during a private mass today with six victims of clerical sexual abuse, Francis apologizes and asks for forgiveness:
I beg your forgiveness, too, for the sins of omission on the part of Church leaders who did not respond adequately to reports of abuse made by family members, as well as by abuse victims themselves. This led to even greater suffering on the part of those who were abused and it endangered other minors who were at risk.
Lucky interview
In an interview in Lucky magazine, Knowles says she’s ready to move on following her fight with Jay-Z.
What’s important is that my family and I are all good. What we had to say collectively was in the statement that we put out, and we all feel at peace with that.
Stella UK cover
Arquette appears on the cover of a July 2014 issue of Stella UK magazine.
Miami Herald interview
Nash sits down with the Miami Herald to discuss his health, DDPYoga and Mick Foley.
My wife, my son and I went on a European vacation. Three or four days walking around London. Three or four days walking around Paris. Three or four days walking around Munich. My knees were so swollen. My ankle has been operated on. It’s got a plate, screws in it. My body just couldn’t take walking eight to 10 miles a day. What are you gonna do? Now that you’ve got the time and you’ve got the funds to see the world with your family, you don’t have a body that can participate in anything.
Leaves interview
An interview with CNN’s Fredericka Whitfield about Rivers’ book, Diary of a Mad Diva, takes a wrong turn after a few negative questions regarding the book and Fashion Police. Rivers gets up to walk out of the camera’s view.
I’m going. All you’ve done is negative … I’ve made people laugh for 50 years. I am put on earth to make people laugh. You are not the one to interview a person who does humor. Sorry.
Talk is Jericho interview
Halford is a guest on Talk is Jericho to discuss Judas Priest’s glory days and their new album. Jericho:
The Metal God Rob Halford brings his black leather, Harley, and devil horns to Talk Is Jericho! Hear why guitarist KK Downing left & why the new album “Redeemer Of Souls” is classic Priest. Plus, stories on Rob’s days with Black Sabbath, Live Aid, meeting an unlikely musical hero, and being a gay man in the male-dominated world of Metal!
Elle UK Cover
Lopez is featured on the cover of Elle UK with an interview inside the issue. During the interview Lopez is questioned about her love life, career and recent divorce.
Everybody has seen that I make mistakes. Every single album I have ever made is about love,” Lopez told Elle UK. “But I am not going to give up. I have to look at what I do wrong. I rush in, I get swept up, I ignore the signs. But so many of us are guilty of these things. Each time it goes wrong it’s hard. I get really hurt but I have to let myself go: ‘What did I do? What can I learn?’ And as hard and as hurtful as things get, I want to believe I will be able to go one step higher. I’ve got to hope that if I keep going I will eventually get it right.