The LuLac Edition #3104, December 28th, 2015

TOP 5 MEDIA STORIES OF 2015

(in countdown form)

5.“STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON” MAKES HISTORY AS HIGHEST GROSSING MUSICAL BIOPIC EVER

Straight Outta Compton is a 2015 American biographical drama film directed by F. Gary Grayabout the rise and fall of the Compton, California hip hop group N.W.A. The film borrows its title from the name of their 1988 debut studio album and the album's title track. Straight Outta Compton stars O'Shea Jackson, Jr. as Ice Cube (in his feature film debut), Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre, Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E, and Paul Giamatti as N.W.A's manager Jerry Heller. Among the film's producers are Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, and Eazy-E 's widow, Tomica Woods-Wright, with MC Renand DJ Yella as creative consultants.
The film was released on August 14, 2015, received positive reviews from critics, and has grossed over $200 million worldwide

4. NEW FACE ON FACE THE NATION

Veteran CBS News Correspondent Bob Schieffer stepped down as host of Face The Nation. Schieffer who had a storied career was a no nonsense news reporter and moderator. He was replaced by CBS Correspondent John Dickerson whose mother was Nancy Dickerson, a pioneer woman in TV broadcasting.

3. BILL COSBY

Comedian Bill Cosby’s fall from grace began in 2014, but 2015 was also a terrible year for the once celebrated actor as well. In January, Cosby was mocked by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler at the Golden Globes. Then, in July, a transcript of a 2005 deposition was released, in which Cosby admitted to giving women quaaludes in order to have sex with them. That same month, New York Magazine released a cover with 35 women who have accused the comedian of sexual assault. The inside pages of the magazine detailed each of their stories. Additionally, more than 20 women came forward in 2015 to claim Cosby had acted inappropriately with them by either drugging them or sexually assaulting them or both. More than six schools also stripped the actor of his honorary degrees in 2015. The actor was also sued by seven women for defamation and he filed a counter suit for defamation in December, blasting his accusers for ruining his reputation.

2. LATE NIGHT SHAKE UP

John Stewart quit the Daily Show, Stephen Colbert took over for Letterman. Larry Wilmore, took over for Stewart. Both Letterman and Stewart had emotional farewells.

1. BRIAN WILLIAMS TALL TALES

In February, “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams was suspended for six months without pay for misrepresenting events surrounding his coverage of the Iraq War. It was later discovered that there had been other inaccuracies in Williams’ reporting over the years, and he was permanently replaced on “Nightly News” by Lester Holt. In June, Williams was given a new – much less prominent – role at MSNBC to cover breaking news and special events.

Sources: MSNBC, wikipedia, CNN, LuLac). 


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