onlyTrustedInfo.comonlyTrustedInfo.comonlyTrustedInfo.com
Notification
Font ResizerAa
  • News
  • Finance
  • Sports
  • Life
  • Entertainment
  • Tech
Reading: Billy Bush leaves “Extra” after 5 years: ‘Time to build something of my own’
Share
onlyTrustedInfo.comonlyTrustedInfo.com
Font ResizerAa
  • News
  • Finance
  • Sports
  • Life
  • Entertainment
  • Tech
Search
  • News
  • Finance
  • Sports
  • Life
  • Entertainment
  • Tech
  • Advertise
  • Advertise
© 2025 OnlyTrustedInfo.com . All Rights Reserved.
Entertainment

Billy Bush leaves “Extra” after 5 years: ‘Time to build something of my own’

Last updated: May 5, 2025 8:00 pm
Oliver James
Share
4 Min Read
Billy Bush leaves “Extra” after 5 years: ‘Time to build something of my own’
SHARE

Billy Bush is hanging up his hat as the host of Extra.

The veteran broadcaster announced his departure during a livestream of his Hot Mics with Billy Bush podcast on Monday.

“After an amazing five years hosting Extra, I am moving on to continue building out my Hot Mics digital platform,” he shared. “Extra is culturally iconic. If I had a dollar for every time someone hollered, ‘Extra! Extra!’ to me at an airport or something, I’d buy Warner Bros. It’s been a tremendous honor and privilege to front this show… I’m proud of it, [but] now it’s time to build something of my own. I’m forever grateful to the amazing staff at Extra and the executives at Warner Bros. for this awesome chapter of my life.”

John Lamparski/Getty Billy Bush in New York City in 2019

John Lamparski/Getty

Billy Bush in New York City in 2019

In a statement shared with Entertainment Weekly, Theresa Coffino and Jeremy Spiegel, Executive Producers at Extra called Bush “the consummate broadcaster, a brilliant interviewer and a force of nature. We are grateful for his contributions to Extra, we will miss him and we look forward to seeing his next chapter.”

Lauren Blincoe, the Senior Vice President, Current Programming of Telepictures, the Warner Bros. subsidy that produces Extra, shared, “We are so grateful to Billy for five standout seasons with Extra. His dedication, experience and sharp reporting are just a few of the meaningful contributions he made on the show and with audiences alike. We thank him for the role he has played in shaping this chapter of Extra and we wish him continued success in what’s ahead.”

After reading his statement, Bush said, “I mean every word of that. I have had a tremendous run.”

Bush replaced Mario Lopez as host of the entertainment news show in 2019, after Lopez announced he’d be moving to Access Hollywood, which Bush hosted from 2001 to 2016.

Bush left his longtime home at Access Hollywood to become co-host of the third hour of TODAY, but the post proved short-lived; that October, while Donald Trump was deep into his first campaign for president, shocking tape from a 2005 interview between Bush and Trump surfaced.

Speaking of an unnamed woman, Trump noted, “I moved on her like a bitch, but I couldn’t get there. And she was married. Then all of a sudden I see her, she’s now got the big phony tits and everything,” adding, “when you’re a star they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the p—-.”

Elsewhere on the tape, Bush can be heard calling Trump’s scene partner in an episode of Days of Our Lives “hot as s—.”

TODAY announced Bush would be leaving the show days later, and the following May, Bush lamented, “I wish I had changed the topic. I wish I had said: ‘Does anyone want water?’ or, ‘It looks like it’s gonna rain’…. I didn’t have the strength of character to do it.”

You can watch the rest of today’s episode of Hot Mics with Billy Bush above.

Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly

You Might Also Like

Puppy Bowl 2025 has the biggest roster size ever as Team Ruff and Team Fluff face off in ‘the cutest competition of the year’

Tracy Morgan, Daniel Radcliffe to lead new NBC comedy “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins”

Jared Padalecki, His Wife and Kids Celebrate His “Supernatural” Character Sam Winchester’s Birthday with a Dinner Date

Soleil Moon Frye Shares Never-Before-Heard Story About Near Plane Crash With Luke Perry

Taylor Swift Visited a Florida Children’s Hospital and Made Everyone’s Day

Share This Article
Facebook X Copy Link Print
Share
Previous Article Kylie Jenner Walks 2025 Met Gala Red Carpet Solo, Attends Without Timothee Chalamet Kylie Jenner Walks 2025 Met Gala Red Carpet Solo, Attends Without Timothee Chalamet
Next Article AP PHOTOS: How bitter wartime enemies France and Germany built a friendship that underpins the EU AP PHOTOS: How bitter wartime enemies France and Germany built a friendship that underpins the EU

Latest News

There’s A Name For That Post-Honeymoon Period In Your Relationship Where All You Do Is Fight
There’s A Name For That Post-Honeymoon Period In Your Relationship Where All You Do Is Fight
Life July 29, 2025
Nine pitchers, one shutout: How the Royals made history against the Braves with a 1-0 victory
Nine pitchers, one shutout: How the Royals made history against the Braves with a 1-0 victory
Sports July 29, 2025
Brian Schottenheimer ends Cowboys’ practice early after fights and makes the team run as punishment
Brian Schottenheimer ends Cowboys’ practice early after fights and makes the team run as punishment
Sports July 29, 2025
Auburn’s Hugh Freeze keeps cancer on periphery as fall camp kicks off
Auburn’s Hugh Freeze keeps cancer on periphery as fall camp kicks off
Sports July 29, 2025
//
  • About Us
  • Contact US
  • Privacy Policy
onlyTrustedInfo.comonlyTrustedInfo.com
© 2025 OnlyTrustedInfo.com . All Rights Reserved.