EXCLUSIVE: Inside MSNBC’s 'Purge' — Network Moves to Dump 'Dull' Correspondents Like Willie Geist as Ratings Slide Sparks Turmoil
Plus, Honey Boo Boo survives Denver crash as secret FBI files reveal Charlie Kirk and GOP figures were 'under watch': RADAR'S KEEPING TABS
Signals are coming in hot — but don’t stress, we’re Keeping Tabs. Here’s the latest buzz and gossip that’s shaking up the conversation today…
EXCLUSIVE: Ratings Crash Triggers MSNBC ‘Purge’ — Geist & Other ‘Dull’ Stars Face Ouster
Rachel Maddow is finally getting the network she always wanted – and with what insiders are calling a war on “dull,” Willie Geist may soon be out in the cold.
MSNBC’s rebrand as MS NOW isn’t just about a new logo – insiders say the real shake-up is the purge of NBC’s “dull” correspondents. “Honestly, it’s a relief,” one staffer confessed. “Viewers tune in for Rachel, Joe and Mika – people with heat, passion and perspective… Instead, we had to toss to NBC correspondents droning through stories better suited for Nightly News. It killed the energy every time.”
The split already swept away José Diaz-Balart and Steve Kornacki. But whispers say Willie is next. “He’s oatmeal – bland, safe and totally out of step,” one insider sniped.
“Cleaning house isn’t finished yet,” another warned. “If MS NOW really wants to lean into its identity, Willie won’t survive the next round.”
EXCLUSIVE: Secret Files Reveal FBI ‘Watched’ Kirk and Dozens of GOP
Joe Biden appeared to be on a secret spy mission while in the White House – and one of its targets may have been Charlie Kirk.
The conservative podcaster, who was shot and killed in Utah, was just one of over 90 Republicans allegedly spied on by the FBI under Operation Arctic Frost.
Senator Chuck Grassley claimed, “It was the vehicle by which partisan FBI agents and Department of Justice prosecutors could achieve their partisan ends and improperly investigate the entire Republican political apparatus,” vowing to release the files “for the entire country to see.”
Kirk’s accused killer, Tyler Robinson, allegedly told his lover Lance Twiggs, “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it.” Utah prosecutors say Robinson also confessed, “I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out.”
FBI Director Kash Patel further admitted Robinson’s actions “may have been politically motivated.” And suddenly… Arctic Frost feels more like a Capitol fire.
Denver Scare! Honey Boo Boo Survives Car Wreck — ‘She’s Okay’
Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson was “T-boned” in Denver over the weekend while running an errand. Her mom, Mama June, called it her daughter’s “first car wreck” but assured fans she is “okay” and “resting.”
“The 23-year-old male driver admitted that he was going 40mph and probably wasn’t paying attention,” Mama June explained, adding the crash hit the driver’s side. “It could have been a lot worse.”
Honey Boo Boo was hospitalized but later discharged. June said she is suffering from back pain and “headache issues,” but is determined to continue nursing clinicals: “She’s gonna get up in the morning and go, we will see…”
“She is banged up a little bit but other than that she is OK first car wreck,” June wrote, thankful “it would’ve been a whole different visit” if timing had been worse.
PHOTOS: 90s ‘Seinfeld’ Star, 70, Looks Unrecognizable in Rare LA Outing
Seinfeld star Wayne Knight was practically unrecognizable after his 100-pound weight loss, spotted grimacing with a limp after a workout in Los Angeles.
Dressed in a gray polo, black sweats, and sneakers, the 70-year-old looked worlds away from his days as Newman on Seinfeld or Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park. At his heaviest, Knight topped 300 pounds before a cardiologist warned of diabetes, heart disease, and strokes. “That was the ultimate wake-up call,” a source said. Knight admitted, “I used to get a tan from the light in the refrigerator.”
He recalled filming Seinfeld: “I can’t catch my breath… It scared me literally to life.” Now under fitness pro Marc Vahanian, Knight eats 1,500 calories daily, weighs under 200, and works out twice a week.
“It takes time… you can’t sell something that you’re not,” Knight confessed, but added his biggest change is simple: “I was eating to numb myself… that’s when I turned a corner.”
‘QAnon Shaman’ Sues Trump for Trillions, Calls Himself Republic Leader
Jacob Chansley, the Arizona man known as the “QAnon Shaman” for his horned getup during the January 6 Capitol riot, has filed a bombshell lawsuit seeking $40 trillion while declaring himself president of a “New Constitutional Republic of the United States.”
The self-filed, 26-page complaint – written in one long paragraph – names defendants ranging from Donald Trump and the Federal Reserve to Elon Musk’s X Corp., T-Mobile, Israel, DARPA, and Warner Bros. Studios. Chansley claims these entities form a conspiracy to trample Americans’ rights.
Among his allegations: the NSA spied on him, catfished him as his “celebrity crush” Michelle Rodriguez, and even had Trump email him from donaldtrump@nsa.gov. He also accuses radio DJs of being “part of the intelligence community,” and insists The Dark Knight and Avatar were ripped from his writings.
Chansley says Phoenix will be his new capital, and vows to erase U.S. debt by having the Fed mint a one-ounce gold coin worth $40 trillion. As he put it: “These seemingly insignificant facts are designed to seem insignificant… but would stand out to a sharp mind.”
Kamala Takes a Nasty Swipe at Joe While Praising Hillary
Kamala Harris kicked off her cross-country book tour in New York and stunned the crowd by naming Hillary Clinton – not Joe Biden – as her political “mentor.”
“We all hope to be mentored… Hillary Clinton is one of those people that believes in lifting people up and supporting people. And she follows through,” Harris told nearly 1,500 supporters. While she never mentioned Biden by name, the subtext was clear. In 107 Days, Harris admits her once “warmth and loyalty” toward Biden turned to “hurt and disappointment.”
She wrote: “After warmly welcoming us into the Biden family… there seemed to be a change of temperature after the election.” She also revealed Biden delayed endorsing her to “bask in the attention,” and when he finally spoke, “It was almost nine minutes into the eleven-minute address before he mentioned me.”
At the DNC, Harris said: “It was a legacy speech for him, not an argument for me… if we waited for some personal stories… they weren’t there.” She confessed she once spent “the first third of my remarks effusively praising him,” until strategists told her to stop.
And Obama’s ex-campaign chief David Plouffe? He put it even harsher: “People hate Joe Biden.”
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