White House crashers will appear on NBC
Last Updated: Monday, November 30, 2009 | 11:51 PM ET
The Associated Press
Related
Internal Links
This screen image made from Michaele Salahi's Facebook page shows, from left, Tareq Salahi, Vice-President Joe Biden and Michaele Salahi, at the White House state dinner in Washington on Tuesday. (Associated Press)The couple who crashed a White House state dinner will appear on the Today show on Tuesday morning, NBC says.
The network says Michaele and Tareq Salahi will be interviewed by Today host Matt Lauer. The interview is scheduled to air in the 7 a.m. half-hour segment.
An appearance scheduled for Monday night on CNN's Larry King Live was cancelled several days ago.
Earlier Monday, the publicist for the couple had denied they were "shopping" any interviews or demanding money from television networks to tell their story.
A TV executive who spoke on condition of anonymity to publicly discuss bookings had told The Associated Press that the couple's representatives had urged networks to "get their bids in" for an interview.
In an emailed statement, publicist Mahogany Jones called the allegations false and demanded that "this adverse, inaccurate information cease immediately."
NBC News spokeswoman Megan Kopf said the network was not paying for the Today appearance. "NBC News does not and will not pay for interviews, and this is no exception," Kopf said Monday night.
Share Tools
- Glee's 'unintentional' tribute to Whitney Houstonby Arts Online Feb. 15, 2012 5:40 PM When Glee included a rendition of I Will Always Love You, sung by Amber Riley (Mercedes), in its Valentine's Day episode, it was pure serendipity. The performance had been planned as one of several songs celebrating love and, after Whitney Houston's untimely death Saturday, the network added a line of tribute to the woman who made the song famous.
Top News Headlines
- Tories move to curb 'bogus' refugees
- The Conservative government is poised to change the refugee system yet again in an attempt to deter what it considers "bogus" claimants, CBC News has learned. more »
- Children of immigrants challenged at school, home
- By 2016, foreign-born youth and Canadian-born youth from immigrant families will make up a quarter of the country's population, according to predictions by the Canadian Council on Social Development. As their numbers grow, more attention is being paid to their successes and failures. more »
- 2 NDP MPs back final Commons vote to kill gun registry
- Two NDP MPs broke party ranks to vote with the government in the final House of Commons vote on scrapping the long-gun registry. more »
- B.C. house party trial hears from tearful teens
- Two teenagers cried as they testified at the trial of a B.C. woman who was charged after a teen died while her son was hosting a party at her house in 2008. more »
Latest Arts & Entertainment News Headlines
- Hudson Bay Co. archives includes film treasure trove
- A Hudson's Bay Co. collection of films from the early 20th century showing fur-trading life in the North has been transferred back to Winnipeg and is to be screened at the Archives of Manitoba. more »
- Missing Karel Appel works found in British warehouse
- More than 400 works by Dutch artist Karel Appel have been discovered in a British storage warehouse a decade after they went missing. more »
- Montreal museum offers reward after artifact theft
- Quebec police are seeking the recovery of two ancient artifacts stolen from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts last fall, with a substantial reward offered. more »
- The Artist, Hugo spotlight film preservation
- While The Artist and Hugo are showered with attention ahead of the upcoming Academy Awards, cinema experts say the movies are also shining a much-needed spotlight on the issue of film preservation. more »
Q Blog
The great monogamy debate Feb. 15, 2012 1:41 PM Is it time to start taking alternatives to monogamy seriously in our culture? Listen in to the Q debate and let us know what you think.
CBC Books
- Choosing a Valentine's Day gift for the book lover in your life Feb. 15, 2012 2:45 PM CBC Books' Erin Balser and her partner, Matt Elliott, on the challenge of giving your sweetheart a book for Valentine's Day.
- B.C. house party trial hears from tearful teens
- 2 NDP MPs back final Commons vote to kill gun registry
- Drummond report on Ontario calls for cutbacks
- Tories move to curb 'bogus' refugees
- Legalize pot, say former B.C. attorneys general
- Barefoot girl's icy trek not blamed on babysitter
- 10 deadly prison fires around the world
- Unique condo tower proposed for Vancouver downtown
- Nortel collapse linked to hacking attack
