Actor Rob Schneider, a former “Saturday Night Live” star and outspoken supporter of President-elect Donald Trump, has asked the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times to write “The It was reported that he would like to receive funding for a talk show comparable to “The View.” Report.
The “Deuce Bigelow, Male Gigolo” star pitched the idea last month during a meeting with Dr. Patrick Sooncione at the newspaper's El Segundo bureau. Oliver Darcy reported in the Status Newsletter.
Schneider was also joined by “Curve Your Enthusiasm” star Cheryl Hines, who is married to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's Health and Human Services secretary nominee, the report added. .
Soon-Shiong, who blocked the paper from endorsing Kamala Harris, invited the two because he wanted to highlight the paper's video capabilities as well as give them a tour of the newsroom, Status reported. Ta.
It was reportedly while on tour that Mr. Schneider suggested to Mr. Soon-Shiong that he create a conservative alternative to ABC's Lefty Gabfest, which featured Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin. That's what it means.
A spokesperson for Mr. Schneider confirmed that Mr. Schneider had met with Mr. Soon-Shiong.
“Rob had a great meeting with Soon-Shiong and he likes the new direction the LA Times is taking,” a representative said.
A spokesperson declined to say whether the two had discussed teaming up on the show.
The Post has reached out to the LA Times and Hines for comment.
According to Status, staffers were “disconcerted” when they saw Schneider, Hynes, a self-identified liberal, and Soon-Shiong walking through the Times offices.
When word spread within the newsroom that the Times might be involved in a partnership with Mr. Schneider, some journalists were “understandably wary of the idea,” Mr. Darcy said. I wrote it in Status magazine.
Schneider's purported pitch comes after executives at ABC's parent company, Disney, said they were “in a panic” to find a conservative voice to counterbalance the largely anti-Trump views expressed on its programs after the election. This comes after The Post exclusively reported that
Last month, Schneider told Fox News that her new media company, No Apologies Media, would launch a women's talk show to replace “The View.”
“It's going to be the other way around because this is going to be interesting. It's going to be interesting.” he said.
Mr. Schneider made the decision to end his support for Ms. Harris just weeks before the Nov. 5 election, infuriating thousands of readers as well as several editorial board members and newsroom staffers. He did not hesitate to express his support for Mr. Zion.
Schneider wrote on his X account last month: It's okay to purchase [Los Angeles Times] Once again…you’ll find out soon, right?!”
The caption was posted above a photo of Schneider reading a large copy.
Schneider, who has been critical of coronavirus lockdown measures and vaccines, wrote a follow-up post that read: [Soon-Shiong] for making [the Los Angeles Times] Once again a newspaper for all Californians! We look forward to seeing your new projects! ”
The post was accompanied by an emoji of a smiling face with one eye winking.
Soon-Shiong, a South African-born billionaire who made his fortune in medicine and biotechnology, is diversifying the paper's editorial board by adding Scott Jennings, a frequent contributor to The Times, to the editorial board. We are aiming for
last month, Darcy reported in status Soon-Shiong reportedly told the editorial board to “take a break from writing” about Trump.
