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    Jenny McCarthy arrives at Bravo’s 2nd annual A-List Awards held at the Orpheum Theater on April 5, 2009 in Los Angeles
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    Oprah Winfrey at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 50th anniversary gala
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    Jenny McCarthy strikes a pose at Leather & Laces
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    Jenny McCarthy at the Breakfast Benefit For Malaria No More in LA
 
 

Jenny McCarthy Teams Up With Oprah For New Talk Show

Jenny McCarthy arrives at Bravo’s 2nd annual A-List Awards held at the Orpheum Theater on April 5, 2009 in Los Angeles

May 04, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Move over Rachael Ray, Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz – Oprah has a new protege in her media empire and she’s not afraid to make you laugh!

Actress Jenny McCarthy, who has become a frequent guest on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” has inked a deal with Oprah’s Harpo Productions, Access Hollywood has confirmed.

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‘Heroes’ Cast Teams Up With Autism Speaks For All-Star Benefit Concert

Heroes for Autism

April 06, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Autism Speaks, the cast from NBC’s “Heroes,” the Band From TV and “Heroes” composers Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman have teamed up to increase autism awareness and help raise funds for autism research at the first ever Heroes for Autism fundraiser.

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AMC Entertainment & Autism Society Of America Announce Partnership

Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey attend the premiere of ‘I Love You Phillip Morris’ held at the Eccles Theatre during the 2009 Sundance Film Festival

April 02, 2009

LAS VEGAS, Nev.

A formal commitment to include people with autism in their community through work and play was announced this morning as an extension of a partnership between AMC Entertainment and the Autism Society of America.

The AMC Sensory Friendly Films announcement occurred at ShoWest, the movie industry’s largest convention today, which is World Autism Awareness Day.

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Jenny McCarthy On Staying In Shape, Jim Carrey’s Upcoming Weight Gain & More

Jenny McCarthy at the 77Kids launch party in LA

April 01, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Jenny McCarthy recently rocked a bikini on the cover of Shape magazine and she told Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush her secrets of staying in such great physical condition.

“90 minutes a day,” Jenny said of her Bikram yoga routine. 

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Jenny McCarthy Takes On Denis Leary’s Autism Comments

Jenny McCarthy and Denis Leary (inset)

October 17, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Autism activist Jenny McCarthy has a few words for Denis Leary’s recent categorization that those diagnosed with autism are, “… stupid. Or lazy. Or both” in his new book, “Why We Suck: A Feel-Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid.”

“Whoo! First of all, let me tell you, the autism community has received probably 10,000 emails [saying] ‘Go kill him!’ ‘Go yell at him,’” Jenny told Billy Bush for Access Hollywood and “The Billy Bush Show” in an interview earlier today.

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Denis Leary Takes Aim At Autistic Children In New Book

Denis Leary is the son of Irish immigrants

October 15, 2008

NEW YORK, N.Y.

Denis Leary has come under fire for comments he made in his new book, suggesting autism is nothing more than a parental excuse.

How does the Autism Society of America respond? And who else does the “Rescue Me” star rip in his new book?

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ACCESS EXCLUSIVE: Jenny McCarthy Responds To Michael Savage’s Autism Comments

Nancy O’Dell, Jenny McCarthy, and WWE star John Cena

August 01, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Radio shock jock Michael Savage’s ugly attack on autism angered parents of autistic children. Jenny McCarthy, whose son Evan is autistic, was deeply infuriated by Savage’s heartless words. Now, for the first time publicly, in an interview with Access Hollywood’s Nancy O’Dell, Jenny speaks out.

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Hollywood Reacts To Radio Host’s Autism Comments

Holly Robinson, Rodney Peete and Michael Savaage

July 22, 2008

NEW YORK, N.Y.

Conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage’s outrageous claims on autism have unleashed a fury of attacks from Hollywood.

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