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- Billy Bush is expected to join Fox News Media as a contributor, with appearances slated across multiple Fox News Media platforms including 'Jesse Watters Primetime' in the 8 p.m. hour; the announcement was set for Tuesday.
- Bush has covered Hollywood for years as East Coast correspondent for 'Access Hollywood' and host of 'Extra,' and had a short stint co-hosting the third hour of NBC's 'Today.'
- In recent years, Bush has hosted the independent digital program 'Hot Mics with Billy Bush,' covering sports, politics, entertainment, technology and popular culture; he plans to continue his own ventures alongside the Fox role.
- Bush was out of work for three years after a 2016 'Access Hollywood' outtake — showing then-candidate Donald Trump describing sexual assault — leaked from NBCUniversal and was published by The Washington Post, costing him his 'Today' co-host job.
- Bush has covered major events including the Golden Globes, Grammys, Academy Awards, the Olympics from 2004 to 2016 on NBC, and reported live from Prince William's 2011 wedding to Catherine Middleton.
- Bush is the nephew of late President George H.W. Bush and cousin of former President George W. Bush and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.
Why it matters: Bush's hire reflects Fox News Media's push into deeper celebrity and pop-culture coverage, per the outlet's framing. His addition comes three years after the leaked 'Access Hollywood' tape cost him his NBC 'Today' co-host job.
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