- [Tiffany Taylor] Here
today's top stories.
First, Jon Stewart has a lot to say
about the state of the country.
The former Daily Dhow host
opened up in a lengthy
Q&A for New York Times Magazine.
THR's Naha Joy has more.
- [Naha Joy] When asked for his thoughts
on current day America
specifically the widespread
Anti-Racism protests
taking place across the country,
Stewart said the wrong problem
was being addressed when it
came to police brutality.
He continued in part saying,
"The police are a reflection of a society.
"They're enforcing segregation.
"Segregation is legally
over but it never ended."
Stewart goes on to note that,
"If we don't address
the anguish of a people
"the pain of a people
who built this country
"through forced labor - people say,
"I'm tired of everything being about race.
"Well imagine how exhausting
it is to live that."
Next, some are calling on Disney
to rebrand Splash Mountain
as it's based off of arguably
the company's most controversial film.
1946's overtly out of touch
and racist "Song of the South."
But Disney has remained
mum on the outcry so far.
A number of petitions are
floating around online,
at least one with some 21,000 signatures
calling for the ride to be rebranded
for "Princess and the Frog."
The celebrated 2009 animated film
featured a black female protagonist.
Disney is no doubt aware of
the Splash Mountain pushback
with media reports,
multiple requests for comment
from The Hollywood Reporter
were not returned.
Jimmy Kimmel is set to
host the 2020 prime time
Emmys for ABC.
But exactly what the show will look like
due to the Coronavirus pandemic
is still unclear.
Kimmel, who will also serve
as Executive Producer on the event said,
"I don't know where we will
do this or how we will do this
"or even why we are doing this,
"but we are doing it and I am hosting it."
For more on all these stories,
head to THR.com
for The Hollywood Reporter News,
I'm Tiffany Taylor.
