Kathie Lee Gifford Shares Her Dating Status as She Reveals She Still Hangs Out with Her Ex: We're 'Great Friends' (Exclusive)

Kathie Lee Gifford Shares Her Dating Status as She Reveals She Still Hangs Out with Her Ex: We're 'Great Friends' (Exclusive)

Michael Tullberg/Getty Katie Lee Gifford reveals to PEOPLE if she is interested in dating again The television personality also revealed that she is still "great friends" with her ex despite the relationship not being meant "to be forever" Gifford also reflects on the loss of her late husband Frank and why she is "widowhood is not something I recommend" Kathie Lee Giffordisn't looking to return to the dating pool. At the QVC Celebrates Launch Of Q50 Age Of Possibility Platform in Santa Monica, Calif., on May 14, the television personality, 71, gave PEOPLE an update on her love life. When asked if she was interested in dating, Gifford replied, "No, I'm not. I had an unbelievable marriage and was in a relationship that I thought would be the last one of my life, the love of the rest of your life, and that didn't work out." However, the formerTodayco-host added she is still in touch with her ex, saying, "But I was with him all day yesterday, we're still great friends." Tibrina Hobson/Getty "We were together almost three years, and it just wasn't meant to be forever," she continued. "But we love each other, so you just take a day at a time." Gifford was previously married to composer Paul Johnson from 1976 to 1983 andFrank Giffordfrom 1976 until his death in 2015. Together, they shared sonCody, 35, and daughterCassidy, 31. The formerLive with Regis and Kathie Leehost explained that she doesn't "love lightly," adding, "I've only been in love three times in my life and the first two are dead. So, he's basically all I've got. We're back to being great friends and it's perfect." Gifford went to share that she and her ex are "back to where we started, which is fine." She said, "He's a doll. And if the Lord brings me somebody else, that's fine too. I'm not a desperate woman." "My husband's been gone now for 10 years, and widowhood is not something I recommend unless you hate your husband," she noted. "It's not a club anybody wants to join if they love their husband. But if you hate his guts, you're relieved." When asked if time made things easier, she responded, "No, it's been 10 years, and my husband was dying for 10 years before he died, so it was a relief when the Lord took him home.He had CTE from football damageand stuff." In April 2024, Gifford confirmed to PEOPLE that she had parted ways fromthe "very special" manin her life after several years of dating. Kathie Lee told PEOPLE about how the split impacted her, saying, "My new mantra was going to be my joy is non-negotiable. I'll negotiate time. I'll negotiate money with you. But my joy, I can't. I was in a relationship for several years that just ended recently. And you know, it's always hard because when you love someone, you love someone deeply. It's something you miss when it doesn't last." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The television personality revealed that she planned to move on with a different outlook on love. "You aren't supposed to marry everyone you fall in love with. And I don't want to love easily," she shared. "I've been loved three times in my entire life. It's the people who have meant something deep and powerful in your life that are the hardest things to get over." Read the original article onPeople

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Kathie Lee Gifford Shares Her Dating Status as She Reveals She Still Hangs Out with Her Ex: We're 'Great Friends' (Exclusive)

Kathie Lee Gifford Shares Her Dating Status as She Reveals She Still Hangs Out with Her Ex: We're 'Great Friends' (Exclusive) Mi...

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Sarah Silverman Says Pamela Anderson 'Does Not Care for Me' After 'Horrible Jokes' on Comedy Central Roast

Sarah Silverman Says Pamela Anderson 'Does Not Care for Me' After 'Horrible Jokes' on Comedy Central Roast

Jamie McCarthy/WireImage; Taylor Hill/Getty Sarah Silverman told Andy Cohen on his SiriusXM show that she has good reason to believe Pamela Anderson does not like her Silverman said that Anderson told her that she told "horrible jokes" at Comedy Central's 2005Roast of Pamela Andersonwhen they crossed paths at a Hollywood event in 2024 "She turned around and left and I was like, my heart [is broken]," Silverman said Sarah Silvermanhas many fans, but she may not countPamela Andersonamong them. During Silverman's recent appearance onSiriusXM'sAndy Cohen Liveto discuss her new Netflix special, the comedian and actress, 54, told hostAndy Cohenthat Anderson appeared upset with her over jokes she told at Comedy Central's 2005Roast of Pamela Andersonwhen they crossed paths at a Hollywood event recently. Cohen, 56, brought up Anderson while the two discussed Silverman's career and noted that she appeared in a 2002 episode of Anderson's action-comedy seriesV.I.P. "I will tell you something about Pam Anderson, who I think does not care for me, [which] I was surprised by," Silverman said, after stating that she enjoyed her one-episode run onV.I.P.The comedian explained that she attended "a big fancy Hollywood gala that they have every year" last year as her friendSacha Baron Cohen's date following his April 2024divorcefromIsla Fisher. "So I went, and she was there, and of course he's got that connection fromBoratwith her and I had roasted her, and I was on that show,V.I.P.," Silverman said of Anderson. Silverman added that Cohen offered to introduce Silverman to Anderson, but when the introduction happened, Anderson allegedly balked at a friendly greeting. "She looks at me and she goes, 'Oh yeah. You told horrible jokes about me on my roast,' and then she turned around and left and I was like, my heart [is broken]," Silverman said. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic A representative for Anderson did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. Silverman appeared at Comedy Central's 2005Roast of Pamela Andersonalongside her ex-boyfriendJimmy Kimmel, who hosted the occasion, as well as Courtney Love, Adam Carolla, the late Bea Arthur, Tommy Lee, Jeff Ross and Andy Dick, among other comedians. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. A video Comedy Central posted toYouTubethat features much of Silverman's set at the 2005 roast shows her poking fun at Anderson's model-esque looks and her and Lee's infamous 1990s sex tape. "You know a lot of people say 'Oh, Pam Anderson wouldn't be anyone without her tits,' " Silverman said at one point during the roast. "And that's just not true. It's not true. She'd be Paris Hilton." NBC/Jamie McCarthy/NBC via Getty Moments from Anderson's roast have resurfaced before: in 2018, renewed attention was placed on footage of comedianAndy Dick groping Anderson's breastsduring the special after he was charged with sexual battery for groping a woman in Los Angeles. Read the original article onPeople

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Sarah Silverman Says Pamela Anderson 'Does Not Care for Me' After 'Horrible Jokes' on Comedy Central Roast

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Criminal investigation opened in rape and sexual assault allegations against Smokey Robinson

Criminal investigation opened in rape and sexual assault allegations against Smokey Robinson

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Thursday that it has opened a criminal investigation into rape and sexual assault allegations against Motown music luminarySmokey Robinson. The department said in a statement that its Special Victims Bureau is "actively investigating criminal allegations" against Robinson. Last week, four former housekeepers of Robinson filed a lawsuit alleging that he repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted them, in some cases for years, while they worked for him. The suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court seeks at least $50 million in damages over the alleged assaults, which the women say took place between 2007 and 2024. Robinson's lawyer said there was no merit to the allegations against the 85-year-old musical icon who was among the biggest hitmakers of the 1960s. The attorney, Christopher Frost, said Tuesday the only reason for the suit is "unadulterated avarice." "We feel confident that a determination will be made that Mr. Robinson did nothing wrong, and that this is a desperate attempt to prejudice public opinion and make even more of a media circus than the Plaintiffs were previously able to create," Frost said. John Harris and Herbert Hayden, the lawyers for the women, say they are pleased to learn that law enforcement is pursuing the allegations. "Our clients intend to fully cooperate with LASD's ongoing investigation in the pursuit of seeking justice for themselves and others that may have been similarly assaulted by him," the lawyers said. The sheriff's statement said the investigation is in its early stages, and no other details would be provided. Robinson's attorney said last week that the allegations "defy credulity" and are full of inconsistencies. The four women, whose names have not been made public, each allege that Smokey Robinson would wait until he was alone with them in his Los Angeles house and then sexually assault and rape them. One woman said she worked for Robinson from 2012 until 2024 and was assaulted at least 20 times. Another said she worked for him from 2014 until 2020 and was assaulted at least 23 times. Harris called Robinson a "serial and sick rapist" who must be stopped. When asked at a May 6 news conference whether the women had talked to police, Hayden said no, but felt the allegations merited law enforcement getting involved. All of the accusers said they eventually quit over the assaults. And all said they feared coming forward over fears of retaliation, public shame and possible effects on their immigration status. Robinson churned out a host of hits as a central part of the Motown Records machine — both with his group the Miracles and as a solo artist, with songs including "Tears of a Clown" and "The Tracks of My Tears." He also wrote and co-wrote songs for other Motown artists, including the Temptations' "My Girl." He is a member of both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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Criminal investigation opened in rape and sexual assault allegations against Smokey Robinson LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Sheri...

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US officials looking into former FBI chief Comey's '8647' post about Trump

US officials looking into former FBI chief Comey's '8647' post about Trump

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -U.S. law enforcement officials said on Thursday they were looking into a social media post by former FBI Director James Comey depicting an image of "8647," which some Trump supporters interpreted as a threat against President Donald Trump. Comey, who was fired by Trump in 2017, later took down the post, saying he was unaware the apparent political message could have been associated with violence. In U.S. parlance the number 86 can be used as verb meaning to throw somebody out of a bar for being drunk or disorderly, and 47 is code for Trump, the 47th president. Some Trump supporters interpreted the message as one to violently remove Trump from office, including by assassination. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary says on its website that one recent meaning of the term was "to kill" but that it had not adopted that "due to its relative recency and sparseness of use." The Secret Service, which is responsible for protecting the president, said it was aware of Comey's post but did not assess its meaning. "The Secret Service vigorously investigates anything that can be taken as a potential threat against our protectees. We are aware of the social media posts by the former FBI director and we take rhetoric like this very seriously. Beyond that, we do not comment on protective intelligence matters," Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose agency oversees the Secret Service, said on X that DHS and Secret Service were "investigating this threat and will respond appropriately." Current FBI Director Kash Patel said on X that his agency was in communication with the Secret Service about the post and "will provide all necessary support." Others were more explicit in assigning a malign meaning to Comey's post, with White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino saying it was a call to assassinate Trump. Comey posted an Instagram photo of the number 8647 formed by seashells on the beach. "Cool shell formation on my beach walk," Comey said. But after the uproar from Trump supporters, Comey took the post down, saying he had assumed it was merely a "political message." "I didn't realize some folks associate those numbers with violence. It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down," Comey said. Early in his first term, in May 2017, Trump fired Comey, who as FBI director had been leading an investigation into the Trump 2016 presidential campaign's possible collusion with Russia to help Trump get elected. (Reporting by Daniel Trotta; Editing by Michael Perry)

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US officials looking into former FBI chief Comey's '8647' post about Trump

US officials looking into former FBI chief Comey's '8647' post about Trump By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -U.S. law enforcement off...

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Trump's Mideast trip splashes out on deals and diplomacy but is unusually quiet on human rights

Trump's Mideast trip splashes out on deals and diplomacy but is unusually quiet on human rights

WASHINGTON (AP) —Saudi royaltyand American billionaires were in the front row for a speech in Riyadh where PresidentDonald Trumpcondemned what he called past U.S. interferencein the wealthy Gulf states. Gone were the days when American officials would fly to the Middle East to give "you lectures on how to live, and how to govern your own affairs," Trump said at a Saudi investment forum this week. No one in the audience sat closer, or listened more intently, than Saudi Arabia's crown prince,Mohammed bin Salman. Ordinary Arabs listened, too, including Saudi journalists, rights advocates, businesspeople, writers and others who had fled the kingdom. Their fear: Trump's words underlined a message that the United States was pulling back from its longtime role as an imperfect, sporadic but powerful advocate forhuman rights around the world. "It was painful to see," said Abdullah Alaoudh, whose 68-year-old father, a Saudi cleric with a wide following, was among hundreds of royals, civil society figures, rights advocates and others jailed by Prince Mohammed in the first years of his rise to de facto ruler. Saudi Arabia has since freed many of those people in what groups say is the crown prince's improved human rights record followingpast international criticism and isolation. But Abdullah's father, Salman Alaoudh, is among the many still behind bars. Trump was speaking directly to the prince — "the person who tortured my father, who has banned my family" from leaving the kingdom, said Abdullah, who advocates for detained and imprisoned people in Saudi Arabia from the United States. The Saudi embassy did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment. A White House spokeswoman, Anna Kelly, said Trump's speech "celebrated the ever-growing partnership between the United States and Saudi Arabia" and a Middle East working toward peace. Kelly did not respond to a question about whether the president had raised human rights issues with Gulf leaders. A State Department spokesman, Tommy Pigott, called Trump's discussions with Gulf leaders private. Less attention than usual on human rights Trump's first major trip of his second term — also including Qatar and the United Arab Emirates — drew far less attention to human rights than is typical forU.S. visits to autocratic countrieswith spotty records on free speech, fair trials and other rights. Human rights groups posted concerns about the Gulf countries, but some refrained from more vocal objections. Saudi exiles in the U.S. also skipped the usual pointed comments on social media. And the administration faced few of the typical questions on whether a visiting president had used the trip to press for the release of detained Americans or imprisoned activists. That's partly due to human rights improvements in Saudi Arabia, groups say. But the silence also reflects what some organizations call a worsening human rights picture in the United States. Ibrahim Almadi, a Florida man seekingU.S. help getting his father homefrom Saudi Arabia, said he tried in vain to score a commitment from a Republican lawmaker or other official to urge Trump to raise his father's cause. His now 75-year-old Saudi American father, Saad Almadi, had beenjailed over critical tweetsabout the Saudi government and now is under an exit ban from the country. "It is a love relationship between Trump and MBS," the son said. One mention of the case to Trump, then one comment by Trump to the Saudi crown prince, and "I will have my father back." Some voices have gone silent Some Saudis who fled to the U.S. say they are pulling back from social media and any public criticism of Saudi officials, fearing the same detentions anddeportations faced by some immigrantsandpro-Palestinian protestersunder the Trump administration. Democracy in the Arab World Now — the nonprofit founded by Jamal Khashoggi, the U.S.-based journalistkilled at the Saudi Consulatein Istanbul — is advising Arabs with unsettled immigration status in the U.S. to "be cautious when they travel, to be thoughtful about what they say," executive director Sarah Leah Whitson said. The U.S. intelligence community said the crown princeoversaw the 2018 plot, while he has denied any involvement. The killing of Khashoggi, who used his Washington Post column to urge Prince Mohammed to institute reforms, led then-President Joe Biden topledge to make Saudi royals into pariahs. But soaring U.S. gasoline prices in 2022 spurred Biden to visit the oil-exporting giant, where he had anawkward fist bumpwith the prince. In his second term, Trump has tightened his embrace of Prince Mohammed and other wealthy Gulf leaders, seekingbig investmentsin the U.S., while Trump's elder sons aredeveloping major real estate projectsin the region. The human rights record in Saudi Arabia Burned by the condemnation and initial isolation over Khashoggi, Prince Mohammed has quietly released some of those imprisoned for seekingwomen's right to drive, for critical tweets, for publicly proposing Saudi policy changes and more. The prince also has liberalized legal and social conditions for women, part of a campaign to attract business and diversify Saudi Arabia's economy. But many others remain in prison. Thousands, including Almadi, face exit bans, rights groups say. Those organizations cite another reason that activists are staying quieter than usual during the trip: the United States' own human rights reputation. Besides deportations, Whitson pointed toU.S. military support to Israelduring its 19-month offensive against Hamas in Gaza, which haskilled thousands of civilians. The Trump administration says it's trying to secure a ceasefire. Americans faulting another country's abuses now "just doesn't pass the laugh test," Whitson said. "The United States does not have the moral standing, the legal standing, the credibility to be chastising another country at this moment in time."

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Trump's Mideast trip splashes out on deals and diplomacy but is unusually quiet on human rights

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Firing, hiring and a mystery: The 225-year-old Library of Congress has never had a moment like this

Firing, hiring and a mystery: The 225-year-old Library of Congress has never had a moment like this

The Library of Congress, a 225-year-old Washington institution, has never had a moment like this. A week ago, the Trump administrationfired the longtime librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. The man appointed by PresidentDonald Trumpto beinterim librarian, Todd Blanche, may not actually be the interim librarian. And Hayden's ouster may not even be legal. Here's more about the library, Hayden's ouster and the mystery of who's in charge now: What is the Library of Congress? The country's oldest federal cultural institution, the Library of Congress was founded in 1800 under legislation by President John Adams and has traditionally enjoyed bipartisan backing. In addition to its billing as "the largest library in the world," it could also be called the country's unofficial memory bank. It contains more than 100 million books, recordings, images and other artifacts and offers a vast online archive, and its contents span three buildings on Capitol Hill. Each year, the library's National Film Registry chooses 25 movies "showcasing the range and diversity of American film heritage." The National Recording Registry selects for preservation sound recordings that "are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and inform or reflect life in the United States." The library also manages the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, which responds to tens of thousands of requests from Congress each year. Communications are confidential from disclosure under the"speech or debate" clauseof the U.S. Constitution. Library of Congress events include an annual book festival, tours, films, exhibits and conferences. The Library of Congress is not a traditional circulating library but is instead a research library. No one under 16 can get a reader card to access the collection. Those 16 and 17 require a parent's permission. What does the librarian of Congress do? The librarian has a wide range of responsibilities, from overseeing the Library of Congress' collections to selecting the country's poet laureate to awarding the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song and the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. Librarians serve 10-year terms, and Hayden's was scheduled to end in 2026. Her predecessors include James Billington, Daniel Boorstin and Archibald MacLeish. Who was fired? Who was hired? Late last week, the Trump administration abruptly fired Hayden, the first Black person and the first woman to hold the position. Hayden, nominated by President Barack Obama in 2015 and confirmed 74-18 by the Republican-led Senate the following year, was informed via email that "your position as the Librarian of Congress is terminated effective immediately. Thank you for your service." More upheavals quickly followed. The White Housefired U.S. Copyright Office headShira Perlmutter, whom Hayden had appointed in 2020. The Justice Department then announced that Blanche, the deputy attorney general, had been named acting librarian of Congress and that Paul Perkins, an associate deputy attorney general and veteran Justice Department attorney, was acting director of the Copyright Office. Blanche was a member of Trump's defense team in his New York hush money trial, which ended last year ina conviction on 34 felony counts. Why was Hayden fired? The White House cited no specific reason in its email to her, although Trump has been purging officials he believes opposed to him and his policies. The conservative American Accountability Foundation had alleged she was promoting children's books with "radical content," and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that she was "putting inappropriate books in the library for children." A copy of virtually every book published in the U.S. during a given year is given to the Copyright Office, with the Library of Congress deciding whether to include it in the main collection. Hayden's firing was denounced by Democrats, librarians, educators and others, including the outgoing U.S. poet laureate,Ada Limón.Appointed by Hayden in 2022, Limón called her the "kindest, brightest, most generous Librarian of Congress we could have hoped for as a nation." Did the White House have the legal right to fire her? Despite being nominated by the president, the librarian of Congress is a legislative branch employee and appoints leaders to other positions under it, such as the assistant librarian and the director of the Copyright Office. That's why a dispute between Congress and the White House has erupted as Republican leaders sort out how much authority the president -- the head of the executive branch -- has in tapping an acting librarian. Usually, if that position is vacant, an interim librarian is chosen from the current ranks of the Library of Congress. Who is in charge right now? Although Blanche was announced as acting librarian, he has yet to turn up at the Library of Congress offices, according to a person with knowledge of internal operations. The person was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The library is currently being run by Robert Randolph Newlen, the person says. Newlen had been principal deputy librarian, and, per library regulations, was in line to succeed the librarian of Congress in case of absence or temporary unavailability. ___ Associated Press writer Seung Min Kim contributed to this report from Washington.

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Firing, hiring and a mystery: The 225-year-old Library of Congress has never had a moment like this

Firing, hiring and a mystery: The 225-year-old Library of Congress has never had a moment like this The Library of Congress, a 225-year-old ...

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