{"id":2516780,"date":"2025-12-02T21:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T02:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-offers-apology-to-catherine-zeta-jones-after-cnn-clash\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T21:13:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T02:13:50","slug":"scott-jennings-offers-apology-to-catherine-zeta-jones-after-cnn-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-offers-apology-to-catherine-zeta-jones-after-cnn-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Jennings offers apology to Catherine Zeta-Jones after CNN clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fscott-jennings-offers-apology-to-catherine-zeta-jones-after-cnn-clash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2516780&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Conservative commentator Scott jennings apologized to actress Catherine Zeta-Jones after a tense exchange with her son,Dylan Douglas,during a CNN debate about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-dismisses-motion-to-vacate-threat-ahead-of-house-vote-on-45-day-continuing-resolution\/\" title=\"McCarthy rejects motion to remove threat before House vote on 45-day resolution.\">recent government shutdown<\/a>. Dylan, who appeared on CNN to discuss the political standoff, struggled under Jennings&#8217; pointed questioning about Democratic votes, leading to frustration from the Hollywood family. reports say Zeta-Jones and her husband Michael Douglas were upset by the segment, with Zeta-Jones calling it unfair and exploitative. Jennings addressed the incident on Meghan McCain&#8217;s podcast, expressing willingness to make amends with Zeta-Jones over a seafood dinner and emphasizing that such tough exchanges are common on CNN. He also noted that Dylan was polite off-air and encouraged him to return to political commentary. Meghan McCain suggested Dylan was unprepared for the debate, comparing his experience to her own early challenges in media. Jennings showed openness to reconciliation despite the controversy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Scott Jennings offers apology to Catherine Zeta-Jones after CNN clash with son<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2421509\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Conservative commentator Scott Jennings said he&rsquo;s willing to make peace with actress <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/celebrities\/\">Catherine Zeta-Jones<\/a> &ldquo;over seafood,&rdquo; after a heated <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\">CNN<\/a> exchange with her son left the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hollywood\/\">Hollywood<\/a> family reportedly furious.<\/p>\n<p>Jennings addressed the on-air confrontation during an appearance on Meghan McCain&rsquo;s <em>Citizen McCain <\/em>podcast, where he said he&rsquo;d &ldquo;personally&rdquo; make amends with the Oscar-winning actress.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3904701\/oxford-crowns-rage-bait-as-2025-word-of-the-year\/\">Oxford crowns &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oxford-crowns-rage-bait-as-2025-word-of-the-year\/\" title=\"Oxford crowns \u2018rage bait\u2019 as 2025 Word of the Year\">rage bait&#038;rsquo<\/a>; as 2025 Word of the Year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3903692\/costco-seeks-refund-tariffs-lawsuit-against-trump-administration\/\">Costco seeks refund for tariffs in lawsuit against Trump administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3903620\/starbucks-pay-38-million-settlement-new-york-city-workers\/\">Starbucks to pay more than $38 million to NYC workers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m more than willing to apologize personally to Catherine Zeta-Jones over a nice seafood dinner if she wants to do it,&rdquo; he said with a laugh.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scott Jennings may have upset Michael Douglas &amp; Catherine Zeta-Jones after completely dismantling their son on CNN last week&hellip; but he says he&rsquo;d gladly make it up to Catherine over a seafood dinner.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to watch our full conversation with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottJenningsKY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ScottJenningsKY<\/a>!&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ffUdYG06nq\">pic.twitter.com\/ffUdYG06nq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeghanMcCain\/status\/1995606376543027557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The offer comes after 25-year-old Dylan Douglas, the son of Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas, struggled through a tense government shutdown debate on CNN&rsquo;s <em>NewsNight<\/em> last month.<\/p>\n<p>Jennings pressed the aspiring actor and political commentator on Democratic votes during the funding standoff, leaving Dylan visibly rattled and, at one point, stumbling over his own arguments.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/robshuter.substack.com\/p\/exclusive-michael-douglas-and-catherine\">gossip columnist Rob Shuter<\/a>, Zeta-Jones called the segment &ldquo;unfair and exploitative,&rdquo; while Douglas told associates that CNN had &ldquo;crossed a line.&rdquo; The couple was reportedly so upset that they discussed blacklisting the entire network from future interviews.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Dylan&rsquo;s never been spoken to like that in his entire life. He&rsquo;s always been the golden boy &mdash; adored, protected,&rdquo; one source told Shuter. &ldquo;CNN gave him a taste of the real world, and his parents hated every second of it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jennings told McCain he was surprised the debate generated so much backlash. &ldquo;Actually, I have to say Dylan was really nice off the air,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I think he was honored to be there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We had what is relatively a normal exchange,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;He made his Democratic talking points. I dismantled him. Not an uncommon thing to happen on CNN.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jennings argued that some celebrity political commentators aren&rsquo;t used to direct pushback.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They exist in a very tight little bubble,&rdquo; Jennings said. &ldquo;They never really talk to Republicans or conservatives&hellip; Then they wind up on television with someone of a different persuasion, and it&rsquo;s surprising to them.&rdquo; He added, &ldquo;I hope Dylan comes back. I&rsquo;m sure he&rsquo;ll get better at it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>McCain, who joked about being a nepotism baby, told Jennings she thought the booking itself was a mistake.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I thought he should not have been booked on a show with you because it&rsquo;s like bringing a knife to a gun fight, quite frankly,&rdquo; she said, recalling her early career missteps in TV.<\/p>\n<p>She compared Dylan&rsquo;s experience to her own on Bill Maher, when Democratic strategist Paul Begala &ldquo;schooled the living s**t out of me.&rdquo; But unlike Douglas and Zeta-Jones, she said, her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reminder-youll-need-federal-government-real-id-if-you-want-to-fly-in-2025\/\" title=\"Reminder: You&#039;ll Need Federal ... &#039;Real ID&#039; if You Want to Fly in 2025\">parents didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t melt down afterward. &ldquo;My dad was like, &lsquo;Buck up and move on.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&rsquo;s the debate in question: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b97IeLcJ0Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/b97IeLcJ0Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottJenningsKY\/status\/1995227570535874916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Dylan appeared on CNN to discuss the Senate passing a bill to end the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >record-long government shutdown<\/a>. When he argued Republicans were solely to blame, Jennings cut in, &ldquo;Who was casting the votes against opening the government, Democrats or Republicans?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The two spoke over each other as Dylan shifted to specific topics, such as SNAP benefits and Affordable Care Act tax credits.<\/p>\n<p>Jennings countered that Republicans voted to fund SNAP 15 times during the standoff, while Democrats voted against those bills. He also pointed out that eight Democratic senators eventually broke with their party to support the deal that reopened the government.<\/p>\n<p>The back-and-forth left Dylan flustered, sparking the behind-the-scenes blowup described by Shuter.<\/p>\n<p>After the podcast aired, McCain teased the exchange on X: &ldquo;Scott Jennings may have upset Michael Douglas &amp; Catherine Zeta-Jones after completely dismantling their son on CNN last week&hellip; but he says he&rsquo;d gladly make it up to Catherine over a seafood dinner.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She added in another post: &ldquo;Thank you so much for coming on @ScottJenningsKY &mdash; I legitimately hope Catherine Zeta-Jones takes you up on your offer and you guys get a lobster dinner.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3903896\/fairfax-county-public-schools-backs-away-pronoun-bathroom-legal-fight\/\"><strong>FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BACKS AWAY FROM ONE OF ITS PRONOUN-AND-BATHROOM LEGAL FIGHTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jennings echoed those remarks during the interview, saying, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m more than willing to apologize personally to Catherine Zeta-Jones over a nice seafood dinner if she wants to do it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the upset, Jennings insisted he&rsquo;d welcome Dylan back anytime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Jennings offers to apologize to Catherine Zeta-Jones after CNN clash with her son<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2516781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Michael-Douglas-Catherine-Zeta-Jones.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5447,68105,68106,40567,38862],"class_list":["post-2516780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-apology","tag-catherine-zeta-jones","tag-cnn-clash","tag-public-statement","tag-scott-jennings"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Michael-Douglas-Catherine-Zeta-Jones.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2516780"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2516784,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516780\/revisions\/2516784"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2516781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2516780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2516780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2516780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}