LOS ANGELES, Oct 16 — Hollywood stars from Barbra Streisand and Ben Stiller to Julia Louis-Dreyfus and JJ Abrams have slammed NBC for scheduling a Donald Trump town hall at the same time as challenger Joe Biden's own event. The US president and Biden will participate in simultaneous, duelling...
Ben Stiller was among Hollywood stars who signed an open letter to NBCUniversal executives slamming the network for scheduling a Donald Trump town hall at the same time as challenger Joe Biden's own event. — Reuters pic
The US president and Biden will participate in simultaneous, duelling televised talks yesterday after a head-to-head debate was scrapped in the aftermath of Trump's Covid-19 diagnosis. “e have been devastated to learn that you have chosen to air President Trump's town hall... directly opposite Vice President Biden's town hall,” said an open letter to NBCUniversal executives signed by more than 100 actors, writers and directors.
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