Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones deny they’re boycotting CNN

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones have no affiliation with CNN.

Married traffic The stars are reacting to rumors they were upset with the news network after their son Dylan Douglas argued with conservative pundit Scott Jennings. newsnight Last month.

A representative for Zeta-Jones said, “The rumor that Katherine and Michael are boycotting CNN is news to them.” Entertainment Weekly“They support accurate reporting, which is not hearsay,”

A representative for Douglas told EW that the actor “has no problem watching or going to CNN.”

The rumor dates back to Saturday, when gossip columnist Rob Shutter claimed on Substack that Dylan’s famous parents were “furious” at CNN: “Full-on, ‘Never again, blacklist the entire network’ level of furious”.

Meghan McCain then asked Jennings to respond to the rumor when he appeared as a guest on her podcast citizen mccain On Monday. “Well, I was surprised,” he reportedly said of the couple blacklisting CNN. “If Catherine Zeta-Jones wants to apologize in person for a nice seafood dinner, I’m willing to apologize to her.”

Jennings, who previously served as President George W. Bush and has been closely associated with former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, appeared at the event. newsnight To discuss the government shutdown with Dylan Douglas, who hosts the weekly SiriusXM show young americanConservative social media users believed that Jennings easily won the debate,

On McCain’s podcast, Jennings said the young Douglas was “really cool” when the cameras weren’t rolling. “I think he was honored to be there,” she said. “We had a relatively normal kind of exchange. He made his Democratic talking points. I shot him down. This is not an unusual thing that happens on CNN. I was as surprised as you are to see that his parents were upset about it.”

The conservative pundit said he believed Dylan’s parents were not helping public perception of the debate. In response to the unfounded rumor, he said, “I feel bad for her because her parents are complaining about it.” “I never saw Dylan complain about it. But now in the gossip, his parents are complaining about it. I don’t know. For me, I think Dylan was probably OK with how everything happened, but when your parents jump into the public domain and complain on your behalf, it makes you look very weak.”

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Jennings speculated that Dylan is among a group of liberals who have lived in “a very tight little bubble” for their entire lives. “They never really talk to Republicans or conservatives,” he said. “They don’t really get out of their bubble where everyone is telling them how smart and good looking they are. And then they come on television with a person with a different ideology. And it’s a surprise to them. And so I hope Dylan comes back. I’m sure he’ll get better at it.”

In response to Jennings’ comments on McCain’s podcast, Dylan Douglas provided a statement to EW.

“I was surprised and a little flattered that Scott Jennings still cared about her so much, three weeks after our conversation,” he wrote. “I heard a lot of nasty things about the guy before I went on the show, but in person he was very pleasant. The fact that almost a month later, he’s attacking me based on who my parents are, rather than our political differences, is disappointing. I understand he just released a book, maybe this is part of his publicity effort? Still I wish him all the best for him and his book.”