Oprah Helps McCarthy Spread Vaccine Lies

(NEWSER) - Jenny McCarthy has signed on with Oprah Winfrey’s production company in a deal that includes a syndicated talk show, according to the Hollywood Reporter. McCarthy’s first outing with Harpo is a blog, which launched Friday on Oprah.com. McCarthy has appeared multiple times on Winfrey’s talk show to discuss her best-selling books about raising her autistic son. More»

Scant, biased evidence not enough to rule out dangers

(NEWSER) - The media act as though questions about vaccines’ potential harm to children have all been answered, but that’s based on “a huge leap of logic,” Jim Carrey writes for the Huffington Post. The court convened to rule on the vaccine cases said vaccines hadn’t caused autism in three of the incidences. But is that really enough evidence—especially when the same court found vaccines did cause autism in two other cases? More»

New report not likely to change minds

(NEWSER) - Once again, a panel of experts has determined that a vaccine isn’t to blame for autism—but the latest findings aren’t likely to sway those who disagree, notes the New York Times. The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, at the center of the debate, “doesn’t cause autism, and the evidence is overwhelming that it doesn’t,” says the chairwoman of the panel, convened by the Institute of Medicine. Rather, some children may have underlying problems that are simply brought to the forefront after receiving a vaccine. More»

Source says McCarthy pulled show off Oprah Winfrey Network

(NEWSER) - In a sign of just how much her OWN network is struggling, Oprah Winfrey found herself rejected by a former protégé. Jenny McCarthy, who had signed a development deal in 2009 to create a series for OWN, is leaving the network and taking her show concept to NBC, a source tells Fox News . “Jenny wasn’t thrilled with the direction that OWN producers were going with on the show,” the source says, so McCarthy "finally decided to embrace Oprah’s philosophy, which is to ‘follow your bliss.’ Well, Jenny followed her bliss and walked right off the project.” An OWN rep confirms McCarthy's departure. More»

Actor announced split, after 5 years, via Twitter

(NEWSER) - Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy are history, the actor announced via Twitter today. “Jenny and I have just ended our 5yr relationship,” he wrote. “I’m grateful 4 the many blessings we’ve shared and I wish her the very best! S’okay!” A rep for Carrey, 48, later confirmed the split to People , which also took a statement from McCarthy, 37. More»