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— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) August 16, 2021
CNN’s Poppy Harlow is going to law school. (Congratulations!)
Robert Durst regrets participating in The Jinx. GEE, WHY?
There will be no Sister, Sister reboot maybe because of the complete lack of interest in a Sister, Sister reboot.
The Masked Singer has been releasing images of this season’s nightmare-inducing costumes.
Wanna be a Netflix reality star?
Could y’all just try to not be dicks to Naomi Osaka, please?
#MeToo
After the New York Attorney General’s report on Governor Andrew Cuomo came out alleging abuse of at least 11 women, and after giving a comical response and defense that included photos of him hugging his mother, and after criminal complaints were filed against him, and after other criminal probes into his behavior were launched in multiple New York counties, and after the state legislature threatened to impeach him, and after Joe Biden told him to resign, and after the President of Time’s Up resigned when it was discovered she had helped him try to discredit one of his accusers, and after his top aide resigned, and after one of his accusers gave an interview to CBS News in which she said he groped her, and after Bill Fucking O’Reilly came to his defense, and after Ronan Farrow got a hold of him, New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo finally resigned.
Today proved that Republicans and Democrats truly can put aside their differences, listen to their voters, and come to happy agreement over Governor Cuomo’s resignation.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) August 10, 2021
I happened to be in New York when he announced his resignation, and I can attest, people were relieved.
On #LSSC tonight: Our editors had time to play around with the footage of Andrew Cuomo’s resignation speech. pic.twitter.com/oWvMKbfmvx
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) August 11, 2021
As for his brother Chris, according to the AG’s report, he did, in fact, advise his brother, which is why it would be incredibly unethical for him to report or comment on his brother’s story, a point that people can’t seem to get their heads around. After promising to no longer serve as an advisor to Andrew, however, he continued to do so and claimed on his program that he actually advised his brother to resign. Cuomo, for some reason, is losing female viewers in the wake of all this.
Tick tock, Matt Gaetz. (Not that Republicans will ever hold him accountable the way Democrats did with Cuomo. Not ever.)
Horatio Sanz has been accused of grooming and assaulting a 17-year-old fan in 2001, and has accused Jimmy Fallon of knowing about it. She is suing Sanz, NBC, and SNL Studios. Sanz denies all of the woman’s claims.
Vincent Kartheiser has been accused of inappropriate behavior on the set of Titans and has been the subject of multiple investigations. Kartheiser denies all allegations.
Nicki Minaj and her husband Kenneth Petty are being sued by a woman for harassing and intimidating her after she accused Petty of raping her at knifepoint when she was a teenager.
Country singer Clare Dunn claims she was beaten and assaulted by a Lyft driver in Nashville in June.
A second woman, this time in Ohio, has accused L.A. Dodgers Trevor Bauer of punching and choking her during a sexual encounter. He was in court yesterday in the first case, by the way.
Actor Joel Kinnaman has been accused of raping a woman in Sweden. He claims the sex was consensual and he is being extorted.
Virginia Roberts Giuffre has sued Prince Andrew, accusing him of raping her at Jeffrey Epstein’s home when she was underage.
Former model Guzel Ganieva has sued billionaire Leon Black for defamation after claiming he raped and abused her and trafficked her to Jeffrey Epstein.
Model and Wild Orchid star Carré Sutton has sued Elite Model Management claiming one of its executives, Gerald Marie, raped her repeatedly when she was a minor, and trafficked her to other men.
A note: if it seems like there are a lot of lawsuits involving men being accused of raping minors this week, it is because New York State (where all of these lawsuits have been filed) lifted their statute of limitations for child sex abuse cases for a limited period, a period that ended on Saturday, so many of these cases were filed before that window could close.
Mike Richards, Jeopardy‘s new host, was involved in multiple lawsuits during his time at The Price is Right. One woman sued CBS and Freemantle for being discriminated against when she became pregnant and claimed when he found out she was pregnant, he “‘put his head in his hands,’ later barging up to her and saying, ‘Twins? Are you kidding? Are you serious?’”
The same lawsuit stated that “Richards decided that the models’ skirts should be shorter and said that he liked the models to look as if they were going out on a date. At his suggestion, models wore bikinis on the show more frequently.” There was a second lawsuit accusing him of sexual harassment and wrongful termination brought by a second model, which was later settled after he left the show.
Richards’ response? Basically, “I LOVE BABIES.”
The HBO series The White House Plumbers had to halt production after the director, David Mandel, allegedly got into a heated altercation with the prop master and threatened their job. Production resumed a full week later, and both parties are still on the project.
Scott Rudin is no longer a producer of What We Do in the Shadows. Good.
DaBaby has taken back his apology to the LGBT community.
Hey, can someone remind me how cancelling someone works? Does it mean they get to launch a 50-show U.S. tour at Madison Square Garden? Cool. Cool cool cool.
Don’t worry, Johnny Depp, if Louis C.K.’s comeback is any indication, you’ll be making more Disney movies in no time. Also, it’s hard to take your whinging about being blacklisted by Hollywood when you’re literally being feted by film festivals, you big baby.
Lisa Joy, one of the co-creators of Westworld and the screenwriter for the upcoming film Reminiscence, considered writing the script under a male pseudonym because of the sexism in the industry. She added: “Oftentimes [studios] would give me these ‘compliments’ that were basically like, ‘It’s so unique for a woman to be able to write a man,’ and I’d be like, ‘Why?” Joy said in the interview. “Is it so hard for a woman to imagine those lofty heights of intelligence and depth?”
LOL, “manly Muppets.”
Fun fact, Gonzo has been wearing dresses since 1975. The episode had nothing to do with gender dysmorphia.
— Dan Romens (@DanRomens) August 2, 2021
Jim Henson hired many members of the LGBT community, the most prominent, Richard Hunt, was the performer of Scooter, Janice, Statler, Junior Gorg, and many, many more. pic.twitter.com/Xzwbd2z1rC
Updates on the whole Britney Spears saga: Jamie Spears has agreed to step down as her conservator, FINALLY. On his way out, Jamie accused the other conservator of wanting to put Britney in a 5150 hold after her damning testimony last month. (She’s all, “NUH-UH” about that, btw.) He’s not removed just yet, and probably won’t be until the end of next month, but now Britney can focus on avocado toast.
Renewals
- The Circle has been renewed for seasons four and five on Netflix.
- Indian Matchmaking and The American Barbecue Showdown have both been renewed for second seasons on Netflix.
- Painting with John has been renewed at HBO for a second season.
- 100 Foot Wave has been renewed for a second season on HBO.
- Home Town has been renewed at Discovery+.
- Well Done With Sebastian Maniscalco has been given a second season at Discovery+.
- Terror Lake Drive has been renewed at ALLBLK for a second season.
Cancellations
- For Life and Rebel are for real for real canceled.
In Development
- A Field of Dreams series from Mike Schur is in the works at Peacock and I literally can not think of a better project for him.
- SmartLess, a docuseries based on the Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes podcast, is being made at Discovery+.
- Lives of the Mayfair Witches is in the works at AMC.
- But Enough About Me, a documentary about Howie Mandel, has been ordered at Peacock.
- An adaptation of Bad Monkey starring Vince Vaughn has been ordered at Apple TV+.
- Behind The Monsters, a docuseries about movie monsters, has been ordered at Shudder.
- Being Ram Dass, a limited series about the spiritual teacher, is being produced by Brie Larson.
- Coyote Blue, a film starring Sterling K. Brown, has been ordered at Amazon.
- Roaring Twenties, a reality series about twenty-somethings in Austin, has been ordered at Netflix. ~desperately trying to suppress eye roll~
- Netflix has ordered a comedy special from Nicole Byer.
- Justice, USA has been ordered at Discovery+ and OWN.
- A reality talent competition series in which all the contestants are over 65, hosted by Ed Asner, has been ordered at something called Saltbox TV.
- Hotel Transylvania 4 is probably headed to Amazon.
- Drag Race Philippines is coming to World of Wonder.
- Wyatt Cenac has signed an exclusive multi-year deal with Warner Bros Animation and Cartoon Network for new animated series, and I didn’t know this, but Cenac started his career writing for King of the Hill. Huh!
- Auriel Rudnick has signed an overall deal with Paramount Television.
Casting News
- Judith Light is joining the cast of Shining Vale on Starz.
- Mira Sorvino, Dan Bakkedahl, Joseph Mazzello, Blair Underwood, Kevin Pollak, and Patrick Fischler have joined Impeachment: American Crime Story on FX.
- Jackie Earle Haley, Maria Dizzia, and Jeremy Bobb have been added to the cast of The First Lady on Showtime.
- Betty Gilpin, Meera Syal, Fivel Stewart, and Kara Hayward have joined Roar on Apple TV+.
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jane Lynch, Sasha Pieterse, Nia Vardalos, Garfield Wilson, Jaycie Dotin, and Marci T. House have been cast in the Netflix movie Ivy & Bean.
- Lucy Liu, Neil Patrick Harris, George Takei, Alison Brie, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are among the voice cast in Star Wars: Visions on Disney+.
- Mark Wahlberg will co-star with Kevin Hart in Me Time on Netflix.
- Janina Gavankar has joined the cast of Big Sky on ABC.
- O-T Fagbenle has joined WeCrashed on Apple TV+.
- Sandra Mae Frank and Chloe Freeman are joining New Amsterdam on NBC.
- Beth Goddard and Alex Heath have been cast in The Serpent Queen on Starz.
- Briana Middleton has joined Sharper on Apple TV+.
- Dagmara Domińczyk, Don Harvey, Delaney Williams, David Corenswet, Ian Duff, Lucas Van Engen, Gabrielle Carteris, Treat Williams, and Domenick Lombardozzi have joined We Own This City on HBO.
- Isabella Roland, Kavi Ladnier, Stephen Guarino, Matt Maloy, Donielle Nash, and Najee Muhammad have been added to the cast of The Sex Lives of College Girls on HBO Max.
- RJ Cyler has joined Rap Shit on HBO Max.
- Odelya Halevi has been added to the cast of Good Trouble on Freeform.
- Frankie Smith is joining Sacrifice on BET+.
Mark Your Calendars
- A.P. Bio is returning on Peacock on September 2.
- Lucifer returns on Netflix on September 10.
- Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will debut on Amazon on September 17.
- Our Kind of People will premiere on Fox on September 21.
- Back to Life will return on Showtime on September 13.
- Doom Patrol will return on HBO Max on September 23.
- Star Wars: Visions premieres on Discovery+ on September 22.
- Worth will debut on Netflix on September 3.
- Sparking Joy will debut on Netflix on August 31.
- Finding Alice will premiere on Acorn TV on September 13.
- Tacoma FD will return on truTV on September 16.
- LuLaRich will debut on Amazon on September 10.
- Uncensored will return on TV One on August 29.
- Love & Hip Hop: Miami will return on VH1 on August 23.
- Kid Cosmic will debut on Netflix on September 7.
- Octonauts: Above & Beyond will debut on Netflix Jr. on September 7.
- Ada Twist, Scientist will premiere on Netflix on September 28.
- Laetitia will premiere on HBO Max on August 30.
- King of Boys: The Return of the King will premiere on Netflix on August 27.
- Open Your Eyes will debut on Netflix on August 25.
- LOL – Enga Siri Paappom will premiere on Amazon on August 27.
- Muppets Haunted Mansion will premiere on Disney+ in October.
- The Price Is Right will celebrate its 50th anniversary on September 30 on CBS.
- Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles will return on Bravo on September 2.
- Frankie Drake Mysteries will return on Ovation on October 2.
- Curse of the Chippendales will debut on Discovery+ on September 24.
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show will return on September 13.
- Last Chance Transplant will debut on Discovery+ on September 22.
- The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula will return on Shudder on October 19.
- Inside Job will debut on Netflix on October 22.
- The Cartoonito Preschool Block will premiere on HBO Max and Cartoon Network on September 13.
R.I.P.
Alex Cord, Star of Airwolf
Mark Tarlov, Film producer
Dan Kneece, Camera and Steadicam operator who worked closely with David Lynch
Chucky Thompson, Hip-Hop and R&B producer
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Nine Perfect Strangers: Nicole Kidman leads a star-heavy cast in this dark drama about a health and wellness retreat which might actually be much more. Series premiere. Hulu
Superman & Lois: “Superman’s worst nightmare comes to life” in the season finale. 8 p.m., The CW
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