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Thursday 9 March 2017

Baldwin: Trump impression unlikely at Correspondents dinner

RYAN PEARSON Correspondents’ people he was concerned about This Feb. 4, 2017 file photo released by NBC shows Alec Bald-
AP Entertainment Writer will probably not ask me to the impact of his much- win portraying President Donald Trump in the opening sketch of
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alec do Trump if I had to bet,” he discussed impression. “Saturday Night Live,” in New York.
Baldwin doesn’t expect to told The Associated Press “Doing the Trump charac-
take his impression of Presi- on Monday. “I wouldn’t ter — it’s not that it’s not Associated Press
dent Trump from “Saturday be surprised if they deter- fun, but ... behind it and
Night Live” to the annual mined that me doing that underneath there’s a con- live. going to do it much longer,
White House Correspon- there is not in their interests. stant sense of — are we Separately, Baldwin told the impersonation, I don’t
dents’ Association dinner Maybe him not coming — sending this up and are we “Extra” that he said he may know how much more
next month. if he doesn’t come — the making something funny to stop doing the impression people can take it,” Bald-
Trump announced on idea is let’s send him up, the detriment of a serious on “SNL” as well. “I’m not win told the show.q
Twitter last month that he but let’s not send him up in conversation about what’s
wouldn’t be attending the effigy and have some im- going on in the country?”
fundraiser for college schol- postor come.” he said.
arships and venue for re- WHCA President Jeff Ma- The WHCA dinner mixes
porting awards, and a host son said Tuesday that the politicians, journalists and
hasn’t yet been named. organization had no com- celebrities and is typically
That’s led to speculation ment on the Baldwin’s re- attended by the president
that Baldwin could host the marks and no update on and first lady. Remarks by
April 29 event in character who might host the dinner. a comedian, often roast-
— but the 58-year-old ac- Baldwin, who was promot- ing the president, and a
tor doesn’t see it happen- ing his role voicing the titular humorous address by the
ing. character in the animated president himself, often
“I think the White House “The Boss Baby,” also said roasting the press and po-
litical opponents, have
Scarlett Johansson’s divorce highlighted the event,
filing prompts custody battle which C-SPAN has carried

In this Feb. 28, 2014, file photo, U.S. actress Scarlett Johansson,
left, and her partner Romain Dauriac arrive at the 39th French
Cesar Awards Ceremony, in Paris.

Associated Press

PATRICK MAIRS and Dauriac were taken

Associated Press aback by the request be-

Scarlett Johansson’s hus- cause he has been the
band was “shocked” by “primary parent” for Rose
the star’s divorce filing and while Johansson has been

sees the move as a “pre- involved with her career.

emptive strike” in a battle Dauriac plans to peti-
over custody of the cou- tion the court to take the
ple’s toddler daughter, his child to live with him in his

lawyer said. native France, Mayerson

Johansson filed for divorce said, adding that Johans-

from Romain Dauriac in a son will have “access to
New York City court Tues- her daughter any time she
day, saying the marriage wants to come to Paris.”

was “irretrievably broken.” “Mr. Dauriac is tired of hav-

The move follows a Janu- ing to run his life and his
ary announcement that child’s life based on Ms. Jo-
the couple split last sum- hansson’s shooting sched-

mer after less than two ule,” Mayerson said.

years of marriage. Johansson responded in a

Johansson is asking for joint statement to the AP that
custody of their daughter, she is a “devoted mother
Rose, but also wants the and private person” who

child to live with her. knows her daughter will

Dauriac’s lawyer, Hal May- one day be old enough
erson, told The Associated to read the news about
Press Wednesday that he herself.q