20/20 Posts
Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor … Carol Burnett? Tracy Morgan on His Influences
In a lively and intimate interview with ABC News’ Barbara Walters, actor-comedian Tracy Morgan said that he was inspired early on by Martin Lawrence, Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor, as well as “Jackie Gleason, watching ‘The Honeymooners,’ and then, on top of that, Carol Burnett.”… Read More »
EmailVIDEO FLASHBACK: Justin Timberlake, Will Your Solo Career Succeed?
With four multiplatinum solo albums and sold-out concerts across the globe behind him, it’s hard to believe Justin Timberlake’s solo success was ever in doubt. But in 2002, when ABC News’ Barbara Walters sat down with him, his uncertainty was clear. So, perhaps, were his… Read More »
Toner Thief Got $1.5M in Potato Chip Bags
By Chris Kilmer and Gio Benitez Modern workers have struck another form of “black gold”: printer toner, part of the $50 billion per year companies may lose to employees stealing from the office, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Marque Gumbs is out on parole… Read More »
Swiping Office Supplies From Work: No Biggie or No-No?
Seventy-five percent of Americans admit to stealing on the job, according to self-report studies. Chances are, in your drawers at home you’ll find a few of the most commonly stolen office items: Post-It notes, tape, scissors and highlighters. The boss might not be too happy…. Read More »
EXCLUSIVE: Barbara Walters Reveals Retirement Plans
Barbara Walters announced on The View Monday that, after 37 years with ABC, she’s planning to retire next summer – but she admitted in a new interview with ABC News that she’s not entirely sure what she’ll do with her free time. “I heard my daughter… Read More »
Arizona Police Officer Gives Bike to Teen Who Walks 9 Miles to Work
For one man in Arizona, getting pulled over by a police officer might have been the best thing to ever happen to him. Phoenix Police Sgt. Natalie Simonick, 46, was on patrol around 11 p.m., when she saw a young man walking alone in a… Read More »
‘I Hide From My Kid in the Bathroom’: 10 Scary Mommy Confessions
We’ve heard all about “helicopter moms” — the parents being hyperinvolved in their kids’ lives. What about “submarine mom”? “I have absolutely hidden from my child. … [Y]ou just have to sometimes. I will be in the bathroom with my laptop … and my son… Read More »
10 Money-Saving Hair Secrets
Good hair doesn’t cost big bucks, says Ilona Shine, master colorist at Shin Salon in Santa Monica, Calif., and a 15-year industry veteran. For inside secrets of hair stylists, doctors, pilots and more, watch “20/20: Confessions” Friday at 10 ET. Shine says some hair products… Read More »
Anne Hathaway’s Hairstylist Charges $600 Per Cut: What Do You Think?
Sandra Bullock’s long locks, Kristen Stewart’s up do, Jessica Biel’s perfectly messy pony — to get their hair red-carpet ready, the A-listers turn to one man: Adir Abergel. He is also behind the trendiest haircut of them all right now — Anne Hathaway’s pixie boy… Read More »
Bradley Cooper’s Ex: ‘I Worship Men’
Following her breakup with Bradley Cooper, actress Zoe Saldana hasn’t given up on love. “I worship men. Men are Adonises,” the 34-year-old beauty told InStyle’s UK edition. In fact her ideal guy is a strong, sensitive type. “A bada** renegade! A pirate! A pirate who… Read More »
