Grammys under fire: Black artists decline invites; Ariana Grande slams producer for “lying’ and Taylor Swift not attending. What’s going on? The week in media bombshells: Jeff Bezos vs. National Enquirer, Ex New York Times editor Jill Abramsom accused of plagiarism; Brad Pitt attends Jennifer Aniston’s 50th birthday party and the internet explodes; Liam Neeson tanks at box office following “black bastard” quotes; Sunance takeaways; MeToo Hollywood: Les Moonves returns and new allegations against Extra TV host AJ Calloway.  Joining host Joseph Kapsch and co-host Alina Vission on this episode is Jarrett Hill and David Reddish.

From executive producers Maria Menounos and Keven Undergaro, "Meet The Hollywood Press" is a weekly talk series hosted by veteran journalist Joseph Kapsch, former top digital news chief at The Hollywood Reporter, TheWrap and Los Angeles Times. The show will feature a rotating guest panel of Hollywood industry's top journalists, personalities and influencers discussing the week's buzziest Hollywood news, in-depth discussions about topical issues affecting the industry such as the MeToo and TimesUp movements, female pay disparity and diversity in Hollywood, as well as special themed episodes around TV, movies, music and awards season. "Meet The Hollywood Press" is a co-production of AfterBuzzTV and The Populist.​

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