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Pete Buttigieg warns Southwest CEO he will hold airline accountable
(CNN) — Southwest Airline’s operational meltdown has put the Dallas-headquartered company under serious scrutiny — not only from stranded passengers and media reports but from US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as well.
He spoke directly to Southwest CEO Bob Jordan on Tuesday about the thousands of flights that have been canceled this week with no immediate indication of when passengers can rebook.
“Their system really has completely melted down,” Buttigieg told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Tuesday.
“I made clear that our department will be holding them accountable for their responsibilities to customers, both to get them through this situation and to make sure that this can’t happen again.”
Passengers booked with beleaguered Southwest Airlines have been hoping for some much-needed relief on cancellations and delays. But those hopes — so far — are being dashed.
Out of the more than 2,640 cancellations already made for Wednesday, nearly all of them belong to Southwest.
All other US airlines together account for just roughly 155 of those cancellations.
Latest flight cancellation and delay figures
A look at current numbers show why Buttigieg is so concerned.
Almost 3,200 flights within, into or out of the United States have already been canceled for Tuesday as of 9:30 p.m. ET, according to flight tracking website FlightAware.
Of those canceled flights, some 2,680 were those of Southwest. That was almost two-thirds of all Southwest flights for Tuesday and a stunning 84% of all canceled flights in the United States.
By contrast, competitors Alaska Airlines had 10% of its flights canceled and United Airlines had only 3%.
Airports most affected by the Tuesday cancellations have been Denver International, followed by Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Chicago Midway International, Baltimore/Washington International, Nashville International and Dallas Love Field.
There were almost 6,800 delays as of 9:30 p.m. ET Tuesday.
Today’s cancellations followed a full day of post-Christmas travel chaos, with 3,989 flights canceled on Monday — 2,909 of those being Southwest flights.
Buttigieg takes Southwest to task
Southwest has blamed the travel disaster on a combination of factors, including winter storm delays, aggressive flight scheduling and outdated infrastructure.
“From what I can tell, Southwest is unable to locate even where their own crews are, let alone their own passengers, let alone baggage,” said Buttigieg, adding that he also spoke with leaders of the airline’s unions representing flight attendants and pilots.
The secretary said he told CEO Jordan that he expects Southwest to proactively offer refunds and expense reimbursement to affected passengers without them having to ask.
“I conveyed to the CEO our expectation that they going to go above and beyond to take care of passengers and to address this,” he said.
Buttigieg told CNN the Department of Transportation is prepared to pursue fines against Southwest if there is evidence that the company has failed to meet its legal obligations, but he added that the department will be taking a closer look at consistent customer service problems at the airline.
“While all of the other parts of the aviation system have been moving toward recovery and getting better each day, it’s actually been moving the opposite direction with this airline,” said Buttigieg.
“You’ve got a company here that’s got a lot of cleaning up to do,” he said.
A video apology
Jordan apologized to passengers and employees in a video statement released by the company on Tuesday evening.
“We’re doing everything we can to return to a normal operation, and please also hear that I am truly sorry,” Jordan said.
While Jordan acknowledged problems with the company response, the statement suggested that he did not foresee massive changes to Southwest’s procedures in response to the mass cancellations.
“The tools we use to recover from disruption serve us well 99% of the time, but clearly we need to double-down on our already-existing plans to upgrade systems for these extreme circumstances so that we never again face what’s happening right now,” said Jordan.
“We’re optimistic to be back on track before next week.”
So what can Southwest passengers do?
Katy Nastro, spokesperson for Scott’s Cheap Flights, shares her tips on what to do if your flight is delayed or canceled.
Southwest has warned that this week’s cancellations and delays are expected to continue for several more days.
So where does that leave customers who are in a real jam? What should they do?
“First things first, travelers who are still stuck waiting on Southwest and need to get somewhere should try to book a flight with another airline as soon as possible … right now, really,” said Kyle Potter, executive editor at the travel advice website Thrifty Traveler, in an email to CNN Travel late Tuesday afternoon.
“Every airline in the country is jam-packed right now, so your odds of even finding a seat — let alone at an even halfway decent price — get smaller by the hour,” Potter said.
“Travelers in the thick of this should be sure to save all their receipts: other flights, a rental car, nights at the hotel, meals, anything,” Potter said.
If you’ve been left in the lurch and your efforts to reach a customer service agent are going nowhere, the founder of Scott’s Cheap Flights suggests trying an international number.
“The main hotline for US airlines will be clogged with other passengers getting rebooked. To get through to an agent quickly, call any one of the airline’s dozens of international offices,” Scott Keyes said.
“Agents can handle your reservation just like US-based ones can, but there’s virtually no wait to get through.”
Multiplying problems
Southwest was hit particularly hard because of a cascade of issues.
The storm slammed two of its biggest hubs — Chicago and Denver — at a time when winter ailments were stretching staff rosters. Southwest’s aggressive schedule and underinvestment have also been blamed.
The winter storm that swept across the country was ill-timed for travelers who had started pushing Christmas week flying numbers back toward pre-pandemic levels.
On Christmas Day, 3,178 flights were canceled and 6,870 were delayed, according to FlightAware. On Christmas Eve, there were a total of 3,487 flights canceled, according to FlightAware.
Friday was the worst day of this streak with 5,934 cancellations, while Thursday saw almost 2,700 cancellations.
Long lines and bag buildups at airports
Travelers wait at a Southwest Airlines baggage counter to retrieve their bags after canceled flights at Los Angeles International Airport, Monday, December 26, 2022, in Los Angeles.
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At the Southwest ticket counter at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday morning, long lines were already building up as travelers waited to try to rebook flights or make connections.
And at Chicago’s Midway International, huge buildups of unclaimed bags piled up as passengers struggled to reclaim their luggage. There were similar scenes at other airports including Harry Reid in Las Vegas and William P. Hobby Airport in Houston.
Passenger Trisha Jones told CNN at the airport in Atlanta that she and her partner had been traveling for five days, trying to get home to Wichita, Kansas, after disembarking from a cruise at Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
After her flight out was canceled, she stayed with relatives then rerouted to Atlanta to pick up a connecting flight.
“We were fortunate, because we were in Fort Lauderdale — my family lives in the Tampa bay area so we were able to rent a car to go see my family for Christmas,” Jones said. “We’ve seen a lot of families who are sleeping on the floor, and it just breaks my heart.”
Southwest: ‘Keep your receipts’
A spokesperson for Southwest Airlines said the recent winter storm is to blame for the cascade of cancellations.
“As the storm continued to sweep across the country it continued to impact many of our larger stations and so the cancellations just compiled one after another to 100 to 150 to 1,000,” Jay McVay said in a news conference at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport on Monday night.
“With those cancellations and as a result, we end up with flight crews and airplanes that are out of place and not in the cities that they need to be in to continue to run our operations.”
McVay said that the company’s first priority right now is safety. “We want to make sure that we operate these flights safely and that we have the flight crews that have legal and sufficient time to operate these flights,” he stated.
“We will do everything that we need to do to right the challenges that we’ve had right now,” he said, including “hotels, ride assistance, vans … rental cars to try and make sure these folks get home as quickly as possible.”
He promised that all customers, even those who had already left the airport or made alternate arrangements on their own, would also be taken care of.
“If you’ve already left, take care of yourself, do what you need to do for your family, keep your receipts,” McVay relayed. “We will make sure they are taken care of, that is not a question.”
What’s wrong from a pilot’s point of view
Speaking to CNN on Tuesday, the vice president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, Capt. Mike Santoro, said the problems facing Southwest were the worst disruptions he’d experienced in 16 years at the airline.
He described last week’s storm as a catalyst that helped trigger major technical issues.
“What went wrong is that our IT infrastructure for scheduling software is vastly outdated,” he said. “It can’t handle the number of pilots, flight attendants that we have in the system, with our complex route network.
“We don’t have the normal hub the other major airlines do. We fly a point-to-point network, which can put our crews in the wrong places, without airplanes.”
He added: “It is frustrating for the pilots, the flight attendants and especially our passengers. We are tired of apologizing for Southwest, the pilots in the airline, our hearts go out to all of the passengers, they really do.”
In other developments
Buffalo, New York, has been particularly hard it by the winter storm.
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• In hard-hit western New York, Buffalo International Airport said in its most recent tweet that it does not plan to resume passenger flights before 11 a.m. ET Wednesday, pushing back the expected reopening by another 24 hours later than previously anticipated.
• Greyhound, the largest provider of intercity bus service, issued a service alert on Tuesday morning stating many of its scheduled services in the upper northeast continued to be disrupted until further notice due to winter weather. Affected cities include Buffalo, Cleveland and Syracuse.
CNN’s Andy Rose, Andi Babineau, Adrienne Broaddus, Dave Alsap, Nick Valencia, David Goldman, Leslie Perrot, Carlos Suarez and Ross Levitt contributed to this story.
Pete Davidson is seen out with Chase Sui Wonders AGAIN after his rep says they are ‘just friends’
Pete Davidson and Chase Sui Wonders were seen out again while shopping at Whole Foods in Brooklyn, New York City, on Saturday night.
Just days after attending a New York Rangers hockey game together, the former SNL star, 29, and actress, 26, stocked up on groceries at the organic grocery store.
In response to speculation that the duo may be dating, Davidson’s rep told TMZ that the pair have been just ‘great friends’ since they met filming Bodies, Bodies, Bodies.
Just friends: Pete Davidson and Chase Sui Wonders were seen out again while shopping at Whole Foods in Brooklyn, New York City, on Saturday night
For their night out, the Marmaduke actor, who is currently dating Emily Ratajkowski, kept a low profile in a grey hoodie, black pants and a pair of white sneakers.
The comedian concealed his eyes under a pair of black sunglasses, and walked out of the supermarket with a reusable purple tote bag.
As a cashier rang up their snacks, the pals were seen chatting and exchanging ‘smiles at checkout.’
Laying low: Just days after attending a New York Rangers hockey game together , the former SNL star, 29, and actress, 26, stocked up on groceries at the organic grocery store
Snack time: In response to speculation that the duo may be dating, Davidson’s rep told TMZ that the pair have been just ‘great friends’ since they met filming Bodies, Bodies, Bodies
Sui Wonders wore a charcoal grey jacket, red pants and a pair of black leather booties.
Their second outing this week comes after Ratajkowski – who he has reportedly been ‘getting serious’ with – was spotted on a date with DJ Orazio Rispo.
Davidson and Sui Wonders played boyfriend and girlfriend in the A24 thriller Bodies Bodies Bodies, which debuted at the South by Southwest festival before hitting theaters in August.
Casual: For their night out, the Marmaduke actor, who is currently dating Emily Ratajkowski, kept a low profile in a grey hoodie, black pants and a pair of white sneakers
Checking out: The comedian concealed his eyes under a pair of black sunglasses, and walked out of the supermarket with a reusable purple tote bag
It was reported in October that Sui Wonders would be joining the cast of Davidson’s new Peacock series Bupkis.
The series is described as a ‘fictionalized, heightened version of Davidson’s own life,’ though it’s unclear what role Sui Wonders may play.
Davidson and Ratajkowski were first rumored to be dating back in November, when they were spotted on a dinner date in New York City.
Friendly: As a cashier rang up their snacks, the pals were seen chatting and exchanging ‘smiles at checkout’
Earlier this month, a source told People that Davidson and Ratajkowski, ‘are going strong and getting a little more serious.
‘They have a love of the East coast in common and similar vibes personality-wise and style-wise. And it’s always the same thing with him: he really makes her laugh and keeps things fun,’ the source added.
EmRata was previously spotted kissing Rispo back in October, just a month after she filed from divorce from film producer Sebastian Bear-McClard.
Looking good! Sui Wonders wore a charcoal grey jacket, red pants and a pair of black leather booties
It’s unclear if Pete and the supermodel are still dating, with Davidson seen leaving Ratajkowski’s home back in early December.
Sui Wonders is a Detroit native and Harvard alum who wrote for the prestigious college humor publication The Harvard Lampoon.
The actress also starred in Neil LaBute’s Out of the Blue earlier this year, and she was first spotted with Riverdale star Charles Melton back in March.
The couple went ‘Instagram official’ back in July, with Melton sharing a beachfront snap with Sui Wonders in late September, though it’s unclear if they’re still together.
Pete and Chase: Davidson and Sui Wonders in A24’s Bodies Bodies Bodies
Rob Manfred talks Pete Rose letter, FTX partnership, MLB rule changes and more
NEW YORK — Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday afternoon he was “absolutely confident” that the Mets and Yankees were above board in their communications about Aaron Judge.
The Athletic reported on Wednesday night that the Players Association reached out to MLB following a Nov. 3 story on SNY, the Mets television network’s website, that said the Mets and Yankees “enjoy a mutually respectful relationship, and do not expect to upend that with a high-profile bidding war.” Per the collective bargaining agreement, clubs cannot work in concert to keep free agent prices down.
“I’m absolutely confident that the clubs behaved in a way that was consistent with the agreement,” Manfred said at MLB’s headquarters, where he held a press conference following the league’s quarterly owners’ meetings. “This was based on a newspaper report. We will put ourselves in a position to demonstrate credibly to the MLBPA that this is not an issue. I’m sure that’s going to be the outcome. But obviously we understand the emotion that surrounds that word (collusion) and we’ll proceed accordingly.”
MLB is looking into the matter, but Manfred said he isn’t personally involved in the league’s investigation at this point in the process. The MLBPA has the right to file a formal grievance if it chooses.
Here’s more from Manfred’s comments to reporters, which also included the announcement that Globe Life Field in Arlington will host the 2024 All-Star Game.
Pete Rose’s recent letter
Manfred’s position on Pete Rose has not changed after Rose recently sent a letter to the commissioner asking for forgiveness for betting on the sport.
“I believe that when you bet on baseball, from Major League Baseball’s perspective, you belong on the permanently ineligible list. When I dealt with the issue, the last time he applied for reinstatement, I made clear that I didn’t think that the function of that baseball list was the same as the eligibility criteria for the Hall of Fame. That remains my position. I think it’s a conversation that really belongs in the Hall of Fame board. I’m on that board, and it’s just not appropriate for me to get in front of that conversation.”
Wrote Rose in his letter: “I am writing today for three reasons. First, because at my age I want to be 100% sure that you understand how much I mean it when I say that I’m sorry. Second, to ask for your forgiveness. And third, because I still think every day about what it would mean to be considered for the Hall of Fame.”
Playing rule changes beyond 2023
MLB is considering potential rule changes for 2024, but Manfred did not want to float ideas at this stage. It sounds possible, though, that potential changes for 2024 might not be as heavy as those for next year. MLB next season is banning the shift, instituting a pitch clock, restricting the number of times pitchers can throw over to check runners, and changing the size of the bases.
“I will say this,” Manfred said, “I am aware — cognizant may be the best word — that we’re doing a lot next year. And sometimes you need to make sure you see how — it’s a lot of big changes next year. And I think they’re really important. I think they’re gonna make the game better. But we need to watch carefully how they unfold. That’s an important variable in terms of what’s next.”
FTX partnership, patches
In June 2021, MLB announced that the first sponsor of umpire patches would be FTX, which was also established as the “Official Cryptocurrency Exchange brand of MLB.”
Following the high-profile collapse of FTX and the ensuing controversy around the head of the company, cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, Manfred said MLB would be more cautious moving forward.
“Obviously, the FTX development was a little jarring,” Manfred said. “We have been really careful in moving forward in this space. You know, we’ve tried to — we’ve been really religious about staying away from coins themselves, as opposed to more company-based sponsorships. We think that was prudent, particularly given the way things unfolded. We will, I think, proceed with caution in the future.”
Manfred declined to specify how much money MLB is losing in the FTX arrangement.
“The FTX deal was a meaningful deal for us. I don’t really want to go into more detail beyond that,” Manfred said.
Said Bankman-Fried in MLB’s press release announcing the partnership last year: “It’s an honor for FTX to be the first cryptocurrency exchange to be associated with the history and tradition of America’s national pastime. FTX.COM and FTX.US are excited to enter this first-of-its-kind partnership with Major League Baseball. At FTX, we strive each day to make a positive global impact, and there is no better partner for us to achieve this goal with than with MLB and its international fan base. We look forward to announcing further details of our long-term partnership throughout the remainder of this year.”
Manfred said it was “probably a pretty good bet” FTX patches would not be used next year.
Minor league bargaining
MLB and the MLBPA have made early proposals in minor league collective bargaining. Manfred said he hopes a deal, which will be the first for minor leaguers, will be done by the time the season starts.
“The natural timeline would be to try to get it done during the offseason,” Manfred said. “We always do better negotiating in the offseason. So I think that sort of the natural expectation would be to try to get something done before opening day.”
Centralized viewing destination for games
Where you can watch your favorite baseball team sometimes varies from night to night, and the variety of destinations can be frustrating to fans. The goal, Manfred said, remains to create a service where fans would have to do less bouncing around between channels, or streaming services.
“Ideally, we will get to a situation where there is a destination, either baseball-specific, or more than one sport, where people can go to know they’re going to be able to get games,” Manfred said. “That’s what I mean, when I say deliver to your fans, on a digital basis, the ability to watch games where they want to watch them, when they watch to watch them.”
A’s, Rays’ never-ending stadium drama
Rays owner Stu Sternberg told MLB’s executive council that the Rays continue to have conversations about building a new stadium “across the Tampa Bay region,” Manfred said. Manfred provided no update on the A’s stadium quest or the potential of a move to Las Vegas.
(Photo: Eric Hartline / USA Today)
Rangers land 2024 MLB ASG; Rob Manfred talks Pete Rose, FTX
NEW YORK — The Midsummer Classic is coming to the Lone Star State.
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred announced Thursday the Texas Rangers will host the All-Star Game in 2024, marking the second time the franchise will host the festivities. The team previously held the 1995 All-Star Game, but the 2024 event will be the first at Globe Life Field, which opened in 2020.
“The Rangers stepped up under difficult circumstances and Globe Life Field served as terrific host for the 2020 Postseason, including the World Series,” Manfred said in a statement. “We are excited to once again feature Baseball’s newest ballpark on a global stage next summer.”
While there has been no announcement on who will host the game in 2025, the Mariners will host in 2023 and the Phillies will host in 2026.
In a news conference at MLB’s offices Thursday, Manfred also addressed the letter sent by baseball legend Pete Rose, who pleaded for a chance to be considered for the Hall of Fame and again apologized for his 1980s gambling scandal. As Manfred has stated in the past, he believes players who bet on baseball belong on the permanently ineligible list.
“When I dealt with the issue the last time he applied for reinstatement, I made clear that I didn’t think the function of that baseball list was the same as the eligibility criteria for the Hall of Fame,” Manfred said. “That remains my position. I think it’s a conversation that really belongs in the Hall of Fame board. I’m on that board, and it’s just not appropriate for me to get in front of that conversation.”
Additionally, Manfred said FTX — the cryptocurrency firm that collapsed in recent weeks — would not return as a sponsor in 2023. FTX previously appeared on the uniform patches for umpires during the 2022 season.
“The FTX development was a little jarring,” Manfred said. “We have been really careful moving forward in this space. We’ve been really religious about staying away from coins themselves as opposed to more company-based sponsorships. We think that was prudent particularly given the way things unfolded. We will proceed with caution in the future.”
With the unionization of the minor leagues, the league and the MLBPA are currently in ongoing negotiations over a collective bargaining agreement. Manfred said the league and MLBPA have not had conversations beyond their goals for negotiations.
“The natural timeline would be to try to get it done during the offseason,” Manfred said. “We always do better negotiating during the offseason so the natural sort of expectation would be to try to get something done before Opening Day.”
The league also announced the creation of MLB University, a career-development program designed to prepare diverse, mid-level front office executives for advancement to senior baseball operations or on-field roles. The program is being led by senior vice president for on-field operations Michael Hill.
Additionally, Manfred said the league is committed to the requirement that teams interview minority candidates during hiring processes. The Selig Rule, created in 1999, requires teams to interview minorities when filling vacancies for managers, general managers, assistant general managers, scouting directors and minor league directors.
“We don’t see it as an either/or between the interview requirement or educational undertaking,” Manfred said. “We think you got to do both to make sure that you have the best possible candidates who are available for interviews. In terms of MLB University, I think it’s just a broader, more detailed curriculum than anything we’ve done in the past.”
Kim Kardashian swore that she and Pete Davidson didn’t do anything but bathe when he eagerly joined her in the shower after the Met Gala
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Kim Kardashian insisted she and Pete Davidson didn’t do anything but shower after the Met Gala.
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Kardashian asked her then-boyfriend if he wanted to shower with her on “The Kardashians.”
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When her sister Khloé teased her about it later, she said that nothing else had happened.
Kim Kardashian swore that she and Pete Davidson didn’t do anything other than bathe after they took a shower together post-Met Gala.
In season two, episode nine of “The Kardashians,” all five Kardashian sisters and their mother Kris Jenner attended the 2022 Met Gala. The episode also marked Davidson’s first on-screen appearance in the series, following his brief off-screen cameos in season one and a phone call in season two.
Earlier in the episode, Kim turned to her then-boyfriend Pete Davidson and asked him if he wanted to take a shower with her. Fans had previously seen the moment in a teaser for season two of the series, and as BuzzFeed News reported, they were thrilled with the intimate clip.
“Babe, do you wanna shower with me really quick?” Kim asked.
In response, Davidson tossed his belongings into the air and quickly jogged after her.
Later in Kim’s hotel room, her sister Khloé Kardashian poked fun at her, insinuating that she and Davidson had done something other than bathe together.
“I wanna know what you were doing in the shower,” Khloé said.
“That was quick guys, that was a shower,” Kim immediately insisted. “That was a shower.”
Kim and Davidson were first romantically linked in October 2021, and Davidson referred to her as his girlfriend for the first time in February. The 2022 Met Gala was their second red carpet together as a couple, following the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in May.
After E! News reported the couple’s breakup in August, Insider confirmed that the split had been amicable.
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Pete Davidson Reveals the “Excuse” Kim Kardashian Used to Not Give Out Her Number
Pete Davidson has arrived.
The Saturday Night Live alum made his first in-person appearance on Hulu’s The Kardashians during the Nov. 17 episode of season two.
While Kim and Pete are no longer together, the episode took viewers through the then-couple’s date night at the 2022 Met Gala—which was rather nostalgic for Pete, who asked for Kim’s number at the Met the year prior in 2021. It may have been bittersweet nostalgia as Pete explained in the episode that Kim didn’t actually give him her digits that night.
Pete said to Kim during the episode, “Remember when I asked for your number at the last Met and you pretended that you couldn’t give it to me because you had gloves on?”
Kim replied, “I know. Will you ask me again this time? I don’t have gloves on.”
Looking back on Kim’s answer, Pete continued, “It was actually the nicest excuse ever. I knew it was an excuse, but I remember being in the car being like, ‘Wow, she knows how to, like, make someone feel really good about themselves.’ I thought that was really sweet.”
Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson: Romance Rewind
Kim noted, “Aww. Had only I had known.”
Flash forward to 2022 and Pete was by Kim’s side as her date for the fashion-forward event, days after they made their red-carpet debut at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. As seen in the episode, Pete noted that he would have preferred their red-carpet debut be getting slimed at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards but, as Pete put it, “to each his own.”
The episode marked Pete’s official debut on The Kardashians. In pervious episodes, viewers have heard Pete on the phone with Kim, and, of course, heard about Pete as Kim has opened up about their romance during filming.
In fact, Kim even shared that she and Pete did the deed in front of a fireplace in honor of Kim’s grandmother Mary Jo “MJ” Campbell during the Oct. 13 episode.
And while it’s safe to say they had one hot relationship, the flame has since died out. Sources close to the pair confirmed to E! News in August that Kim and Pete split after nine months of dating due to long distance and busy schedules.
As for where they stand now, a source exclusively told E! News earlier this month Kim and Pete “are not speaking” and are “not hanging out again.”
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Rosenthal: Pete Rose hasn’t given Rob Manfred any reason to change his mind
It’s sad, more than anything.
The average person who has not followed along closely might sympathize with Pete Rose, believing he has suffered long enough. That at 81, it’s time for baseball to forgive and forget. Reinstate him. Make him eligible for the Hall of Fame.
Except with Rose, it’s never that simple.
Commissioner Rob Manfred would be unwise to lift Rose’s lifetime ban, which the game’s all-time hit king received from the late commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti in 1989 for betting on baseball. Rose is a wild card who could embarrass Manfred and the sport at any minute. Manfred, a labor lawyer, is not the type to take such a risk. Nor should he.
Even if Manfred was willing to remove the ban, Rose hardly would be guaranteed entry to the Hall. He would not even be eligible for consideration until Dec. 2024. And he only would stand a chance for induction if the Hall’s Historic Overview Committee put him on the ballot for the Classic Baseball Era election, which covers players prior to 1980.
Rose is in the news again because of a letter of apology and request for forgiveness he sent Manfred earlier this month. It wasn’t the first time he expressed such sentiment. And typical of Rose, it didn’t stay private. TMZ published the letter Friday, saying Rose sent it to Manfred four days earlier. Crazy things happen in reporting, but it seems unlikely the commissioner’s office released the letter to TMZ. Rose did not respond to a request for comment.
“Despite my many mistakes, I am so proud of what I accomplished as a baseball player — I am the Hit King and it is my dream to be considered for the Hall of Fame,” Rose wrote in his letter. “Like all of us, I believe in accountability. I am 81 years old and know that I have been held accountable and that I hold myself accountable. I write now to ask for another chance.”
Sounds reasonable, no? Major League Baseball partners with gambling companies now. So do its broadcast partners, including my other employer, Fox Sports. But while the sport’s stance on gambling has softened due to the financial benefit, its rules prohibiting players, umpires and any club or league officials or employees from betting on games have not.
Another problem: Too often, Rose’s words ring hollow. Too often, he can’t get out of his own way.
In August, the commissioner’s office allowed Rose to participate in Phillies Alumni Weekend and celebrate the 1980 World Series title he helped make possible. It was Rose’s first appearance in a Philadelphia ballpark since his ban more than three decades earlier. The Phillies planned to add him to their Wall of Fame in 2017, but canceled his induction following allegations that he had sex with an underage girl in the 1970s. A woman said in a court filing that she had sexual encounters with Rose starting in 1973, when she was 14 or 15 years old; Rose said that his relationship with her started when she was 16, the age of consent in Ohio. (Fox, where I worked with Rose from April 2015 until August 2017, cut ties with him around the same time.) The statute of limitations had expired, and Rose never was charged with a crime.
The reunion of Rose and his former teammates should have been a happy occasion. Instead, Rose made it tumultuous. When Alex Coffey, a female reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, asked him about the allegations of statutory rape, Rose responded, “No, I’m not here to talk about that. Sorry about that. It was 55 years ago, babe.” Later, he said, “Who cares what happened 50 years ago?” He also made an appearance in the Phillies’ TV booth, cursing and making a crude joke about John Kruk’s testicular cancer.
Three months later, Rose wrote his letter to Manfred saying he holds himself accountable. But for Rose, untrustworthy behavior is nothing new. He spent the first 14 years of his ban denying that he bet on baseball, including in his 1989 autobiography, “Pete Rose: My Story.” He served five months in prison in 1990 for filing false income tax returns. A secret meeting in Milwaukee with former commissioner Bud Selig in 2002, during which he admitted betting on baseball as a manager for the first time, also apparently went awry. News of the meeting leaked, and Rose promptly followed it with an appearance at a sports book in Las Vegas.
Two years later, Rose released a second autobiography, “My Prison Without Bars,” as the Hall of Fame prepared to induct two new members, Dennis Eckersley and Paul Molitor. Rose said the timing wasn’t his fault. Nothing is ever his fault.
The day Giamatti announced Rose’s banishment, he said, “The burden to show a redirected, reconfigured, rehabilitated life is entirely Pete Rose’s.” Rose has met that burden only sporadically.
Others, too, are in Cooperstown purgatory, but let’s not draw any equivalencies between Rose and players like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens who allegedly used steroids before the league instituted penalties for such conduct. Rose broke the cardinal rule, one that long had been on the books. Perhaps he could have created a path to reinstatement by quietly remaining on the league’s good side. But acting discreetly, following a process … that’s not how he rolls.
Manfred, who became commissioner in January 2015, denied a request by Rose for reinstatement the following December, saying Rose fell “well short” of meeting the requirements. For all Manfred knows, he could reinstate Rose and then be subjected to some other bombshell. Rose has admitted to betting on baseball only after his playing career ended. But in June 2015, ESPN obtained copies of betting records from 1986 that provided the first written corroboration Rose had gambled on games as the Reds’ player-manager. It’s always something.
The Hall of Fame, that’s what Rose wants. Strictly on his accomplishments as a player — the record 4,256 hits, three World Series titles and 17 All-Star Game selections at five different positions — it’s also what he deserves. But the Hall in 1991 adopted a rule barring players on baseball’s ineligible list from induction to Cooperstown. Before Rose could even be considered, Manfred would need to take the lead by removing Rose from the ineligible list. Again, induction would not necessarily follow.
The Historic Overview Committee that creates the Classic Era ballot is comprised of 11 members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Perhaps Rose would get past that group, which only would be nominating him for consideration. But would the Classic Era committee, a combination of 16 living Hall of Famers, executives and historians/writers, actually elect him? And if it did, would any living Hall of Famers boycott his induction ceremony in protest?
Those questions would not even be relevant until December 2024. If Rose failed to get elected, he would need to wait another three years for the next Classic Era ballot. He can continue pleading to Manfred, appealing to public sympathy. But Rose, to borrow a term from horse racing, one of his favorite sports, is getting left at the gate. His race for Cooperstown remains permanently stalled, and it’s no one’s fault but his own.
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Pete Davidson tells former ‘SNL’ castmate his NSFW secret to dating famous women
Jay Pharoah is telling all about Pete Davidson’s dating history.
The comedian says he asked Davidson how he dates so many famous women, and the answer was NSFW. Pharoah found out it’s “his endowment.”
Pharoah shared the details on SiriusXM’s “The Jess Cagle Show” Wednesday.
“He confirmed it. He was like, ‘Yeah bro, it’s like nine inches.’ I was like, ‘What? Word. Oh, snap we twins. That’s crazy,'” Pharoah joked.
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Jay Pharoah is telling all when it comes to Pete Davidson’s dating history.
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The Virginia native, 35, says “there’s something in the sauce” when it comes to his fellow “Saturday Night Live” alum. “Pete Davidson, that’s my guy. Oh, I love him.”
Pharoah also praised Davidson and his dating history. In August, the 28-year-old split from Kim Kardashian after dating for nine months.
Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian, seen here at the 2022 Met Gala, broke up after nine months of dating
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Before that, Davidson was engaged to Ariana Grande in 2018.
He has also been in relationships with Kate Beckinsale, Cindy Crawford’s daughter Kaia Gerber and Phoebe Dynevor.
Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande broke up after a five-month engagement in 2018
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Kate Beckinsale and Pete Davidson dated for three months in 2019.
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“Hey, I’m proud of him. … I look forward to hearing the report that he smashed Oprah Winfrey and Bill Gates’ ex-wife, because she’s still a billionaire,” Pharoah joked. “And whoever else is a billionaire out here is on Pete Davidson’s hit list. … If the queen was still alive, he would’ve slept with her.”
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Pete Davidson and model Kaia Gerber dated for a few months in 2019.
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Davidson has previously poked fun at all the buzz surrounding his manhood. But Pharoah says it isn’t the only thing that makes the “Meet Cute” star so popular with women.
“I think Pete is just a sweet dude. He’s sweet. He’s vulnerable,” he added.
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“Bridgerton” star Phoebe Dynevor and Pete Davidson at the Wimbledon tennis championship in London in 2021.
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“Unfortunately, he does have a lot of other problems physically he’s got to deal with. So, you know, that’s like a baby. You know what I mean? Like women might see that little, ‘Oh, he’s so cute. I’m gonna kiss him and then I’m gonna pull his pants off.’ You know, that’s, that’s what they do.”
And Pharoah might be his friend’s biggest fan.
“I be like, ‘Hey Pete, do what you do, bro.'” he said. “We’re all out there behind you, Big Dog.”
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Pharaoh and Davidson appeared on “Saturday Night Live” together, although neither comedian remains on the show.
Pharoah was let go from the NBC show in August 2017, and Davidson departed in May 2022.
Pete Carroll praises Geno Smith for wearing a wristband, says “there was resistance” before
The Seahawks’ offense has been far more effective than anyone expected with Geno Smith running the show this season, and coach Pete Carroll says one of the reasons is Smith’s willingness to take a different approach to play calling.
Carroll said on Seattle Sports 710 AM that Smith wears a wristband with plays on it to make it easy for offensive coordinator Shane Waldron to quickly send in a play over the speakers in Smith’s helmet and for Smith to call the corresponding play from his wristband to the rest of the offense. Carroll said he thinks that’s a more efficient method of signaling in plays to the quarterback, but the Seahawks hadn’t done it in the past.
“If you notice, Geno’s going off the wristband, and that’s a big help,” Carroll said. “It’s smoothed things out, sped things up, cleaned things up. And that’s part of it, too. We never did that before. There was resistance to that, so we didn’t do that before.”
Carroll didn’t say who that “resistance” was coming from, but he didn’t have to: Carroll was obviously implying that Russell Wilson didn’t like calling plays off the wristband, and so the Seahawks didn’t do it.
Carroll also said Smith and Waldron have developed a good rapport with Smith trusting Waldron’s play calling.
“When Shane says something to Geno, he’s not doubting it. He’s just going with it, so there’s a real immediate flow and that accelerates all the process,” Carroll said.
Again, Carroll didn’t mention Wilson in saying that, but he didn’t have to.
A year ago, there was a widespread perception that the Seahawks were holding Wilson back. Now that the Seahawks are thriving without Wilson, while the Broncos are struggling with Wilson, perceptions have changed. Carroll is making it clear that he loves having a quarterback like Smith, who’s buying into what the coaches want to do.