Yesterday, three CBS affiliated accounts were hacked on twitter. Twitter accounts for 60 Minutes, 48 Hours, and CBS Denver were all compromised and currently only CBS Denver has gone back to normal tweeting.
CBS Producers Cause Panic After Filming Gunfight Scene Within Yards Of Elementary School
CBS and the producers of the show, “Under the Dome” is currently under fire for filming a gunfight within a few yards of an Elementary School. The show, based on the Stephen King novel, will feature an episode where there is a gunfight and producers decided to film it in the middle of the day on a Tuesday. The producers obtained all the proper permits needed to do the filming, but apparently didn’t warn the nearby school sending people into panic mode and lead to the school being on lock-down! Read more below.
(Video) Sports: Analyst Doug Gottlieb Apologizes For Saying He’s Giving the “White Man’s Perspective”
When it comes to sports there’s obvious racial stereotypes we have like black men are better basketball players and better dunkers (because “white man can’t jump’) or that white men are automatically great shooters. Whether we outright acknowledge them or not we know they’re there. The problem is, you can’t acknowledge them live on-air as a sports analyst and CBS analyst Doug Gottlieb is the latest to learn that lesson. Read more after the jump.
Boxing: Floyd Mayweather Inks Record-Breaking Deal With Showtime/CBS & Officially Announces Next Fight!!
Big news from Floyd Mayweather today!! We already heard all the rumors about his first fight and they were right, but the other big news is that Floyd Mayweather inked a record-breaking deal with Showtime/CBS! Congrats to Floyd Mayweather! Check out the details and Floyd’s tweets after the jump…
The Super Bowl Commercial That Got Banned!! (Video)
CBS, the network that is hosting Super Bowl XLVII, has banned a commercial for attacking two of it’s biggest sponsers, Pepsi & Coca-Cola. The company, SodaStream, makes products that lets you make your own soda at home, which is obviously a threat to those sponsors if it catches on. Lucky for you, the company has released the video online for everyone to enjoy. Peep it after the break.
Huge Whitney Houston Tribute In The Works
February 9 will mark the one year anniversary of legendary singer Whitney Houston’s death. Whitney’s death came as a shock to the entire world and the Grammy’s really didn’t have much time to put together a great tribute to her since her death was so near last year’s show. This year, the Grammy’s have announced they are currently working on a huge tribute for Whitney and it will be airing on the anniversary of her death which is on the eve of the award show. Read more details about the tribute below.
