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John King shares MS diagnosis on air
CNN’s John King revealed during an on-air discussion of COVID-19 vaccine mandates Tuesday that he has multiple sclerosis.
“I’m going to share a secret I’ve never spoken before,” King said while leading a panel discussion on “Inside Politics.” “I’m immunocompromised. I have multiple sclerosis.
So, I’m grateful you’re all vaccinated.”
King and his guests were talking about mandates in the context of the death of former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who died Monday of COVID-19 complications despite being vaccinated because he had cancer that compromised his immune system.
CNN mandates that all employees who come to work in an office or are out in the field with other people be vaccinated.
Couric discusses Lauer allegations:
TV journalist Katie Couric’s relationship with “Today” co-anchor Matt Lauer “devolved and ultimately deteriorated,” she said in an interview that aired Tuesday about her new memoir.
Asked where her relationship stands now with Lauer, who was fired in 2017 for what NBC called “inappropriate sexual behavior,” toward female colleagues, Couric said flatly, “We have no relationship.” In her memoir “Going There,” she shares a series of revelations about Lauer, whom she worked with for nine years.
“That was really, really hard, and it took me a long time to process what was going on,” Couric told NBC “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie.
But the emerging revelations made her wonder if she’d known him at all.
“As I got more information and learned what was going on behind the scenes, it was really upsetting and disturbing,” Couric said. “… I think what I realized is there was a side of Matt I never really knew. And I tried to understand why he behaved the way he did and why he was so reckless and callous, and honestly abusive to other women.”
Ice-T, friend pen memoir:
Rapper and actor Ice-T has a deal with Gallery Books for the memoir “Split Decision,” in which he and his longtime friend, identified only as Spike, look back on their time as partners in jewelry heists in Los Angeles and elsewhere.
Spike ended up in prison while Ice-T went on to fame as a musician and for his roles in “New Jack City” and the TV series “Law & Order: SVU” among others. Gallery, a division of Simon & Schuster, will publish the book July 19.
“I grew up in a very bad set of circumstances and my trajectory was that of a dangerous career criminal, not a famous actor and musician,” Ice-T said in a statement Tuesday. “It was one split decision that put me on a positive path that changed my life forever.”
Songwriter Bricusse dies: Oscar-winning British songwriter Leslie Bricusse, whose work includes James Bond themes and Willy Wonka’s signature tune, has died. He was 90.
His son Adam Bricusse said on Facebook that his father “passed away peacefully” Tuesday. No cause of death was given.
Actor Joan Collins, a friend, said on Instagram that Bricusse, who wrote both music and lyrics, “was one of the giant songwriters of our time.”
Oct. 21 birthdays: Actor Joyce Randolph is 97. TV judge Judy Sheindlin is 79. Actor Everett McGill is 76. Guitarist Charlotte Caffey is 68. Actor Ken Watanabe is 62. Singer Matthew Ramsey is 44. Actor Michael McMillian is 43. TV personality Kim Kardashian is 41. Actor Charlotte Sullivan is 38. Singer Kane Brown is 28.