Gene Wilder is the latest actor to enter AI Hell

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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

Could the split of Comcast and NBCUniversal be the precursor to some new merger? Maybe!

Henry Schuster, another 60 Minutes producer, has quit.

The U.K. may intervene in the Paramount merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, concerned about the “plurality of views in news media.” HUH. GLAD SOMEONE CARES.

Taylor Frankie Paul posted (and then deleted) a message on Instagram that read, “Cops called on me again THIS WEEK… what are the odds? And it’s not people… it’s ONE person, the same person. It’s obsessive.” The implication here being that it was her ex, Dakota Mortensen who called. TMZ had reported last week that ABC was going to broadcast The Bachelorette in July, but it sounds like Paul is trying to suggest that Mortensen is trying to sabotage the odds of that happening. It should be noted that ABC has made no official announcements regarding the show’s future. It must be a difficult decision for ABC/Disney: on the one hand, this season of The Bachelorette ties directly into the next season of the successful Secret Lives of Mormon Wives; but on the other hand, this is a volatile domestic abuse situation that does not appear to have settled.

Jean Smart, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Ted Danson, Ted Sarandos, Ed Bradley, and documentary legend Sheila Nevins were rightfully inducted into the Television Academy’s Hall of Fame.

Hey, if you’re a fan of Peaky Blinders and happen to be in London this summer, this might be something to check out. 

You’ll soon be able to add Starz to your Peacock subscription. 

Famously cantankerous Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan is being cantankerous.

Netflix is using an AI-generated version of Gene Wilder’s voice in their upcoming Wonka-based reality competition, The Golden Ticket. They have the consent of the Wilder estate (but it’s still gross).

Are the “tons of people” on the lawn with us right now, Dr. Oz?

TMZ DC with perhaps the most brutal video from Trump’s Great American State Fair, showing Dr. Oz on stage bragging to Dean Cain about how big the crowd is, only for the reporter to pan around and show absolutely nobody is there.

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DonaldTrump’s Great American State Fair is already being called America’s Scottish Willy Wonka Experience – complete with Temu triumphal arch. Join me for a tour.

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Meanwhile, Saul Goodman has uploaded another video about the art of “misdirection” for no reason whatsoever.

Oop … is Samuel Alito about to retire from the Supreme Court? Stay tuned.

Heal quickly, Ruby Rose.

Get better soon, Kathie Lee Gifford. 

#MeToo

President Gropey is still an adjudicated rapist, per the Supreme Court, and he needs to pay E. Jean Carroll her $5 million.

Julia Ormond is suing CAA for being assaulted by Harvey Weinstein in 1995, and as part of the lawsuit, Michael Ovitz, the Hollywood agency’s cofounder, was being deposed last week. However, Ovitz stormed out of the deposition when Ormond’s lawyers asked him about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Now her lawyers are calling for the judge to issue a bench warrant for Ortiz’s arrest. Good.

Speaking of that pig Harvey Weinstein, he won’t be retried in Manhattan for a fourth time in the case related to the rape of Jessica Mann, as Mann does not want to testify again.

And speaking of that monster Jeffrey Epstein, Sarah Ferguson reportedly visited him multiple times while he was in jail the first time for his sex crimes.

Phil Mickelson was allegedly gross towards the wife of fellow golfer Pat Perez.

Elon Musk gave Armie Hammer and Uwe Boll a platform for their comeback (“comeback”) because of course he did.

Kevin Spacey continues to try to make a comeback, too. 

The BBC is investigating five employees for sexual harassment.

Oh no, you guys: Brad Pitt is sad that his children with Angelina Jolie are dropping his last name as soon as they are legally allowed to do so, just because he was abusive towards them and their mother. Oh no.

There is some messiness going on between Tom Sandoval and his ex-girlfriend, Victoria Lee Robinson, and her father, J. Will Robinson. Sandoval requested a restraining order against Robinson in early June, after she was arrested for “intimate-partner battery with physical violence.” Sandoval claims that Robinson’s father “lunged” at him drunkenly in the same altercation. However, TMZ released a video of the incident, which seems to show Sandoval aggressively approaching Victoria, after which Will Robinson gets up to try to pull Sandoval off of her, only to have Sandoval shove the older man into a lit fire pit. Robinson claims he was the one to call the police following the event. Meanwhile, Sandoval is claiming that the video in question follows months of verbal abuse from both Robinsons.

That gross UFC fighter who said Michelle Obama is a man at the stupid fight on the White House lawn is now saying he meant it as a compliment: “Michelle Obama being a man. It’s like, she knows how to deal with adversity. She knows how to work hard like a man when the times get tough.” So either this asshole is misgendering the former First Lady, or he’s insulting women everywhere.

If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673), which routes the caller to their nearest sexual assault service provider. You can also search for your local center here. 

Renewals

In Development

Casting News

Mark Your Calendars

  • The Devil’s Mouth will premiere on Prime Video on July 29.
  • The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On returns on Netflix on July 15.
  • The Bombing of Pan Am 103 premieres on Netflix on July 30.
  • A Toxic Love Story debuts on Netflix on July 22.
  • The Marlow Murder Club returns on PBS on September 6.
  • Gamechangers: America’s Top 25 Female Athletes debuts on Roku on July 2.
  • The Day Diego Returned to the Azteca will premiere on ESPN on July 3. It is currently streaming on Disney+.

  • Ikka will premiere on Netflix on July 10.

R.I.P.

Tom Ligon, Actor who appeared in Medical Center, Starsky and Hutch, Police Woman, Baretta, Dallas, Law & Order: SVU, The Young and the Restless, Loving, Santa Barbara, Another World, and All My Children, along with several films, like The Last American Hero and Bang the Drum Slowly, and on Broadway

Betty Kovacs, Dancer and casting director, and daughter of comedian Ernie Kovacs

WATCH THIS

Lot Patrol: A squad of security guards protects the back lot of a Hollywood studio in this new mockumentary comedy series. Series premiere. 9 p.m., BET

Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story: This documentary tells the story of Robin Byrd, host of the public access series, The Robin Byrd Show. Byrd was a champion for safe sex, the LGBTQ community, and HIV/AIDS awareness. Premiere. 8 p.m., HBO

Presidential 1776 Award: Kinda like a spelling bee, but about American civics and its founding. Can we nominate people to take this challenge? Because I have someone in mind I’d like to see answer some of these questions.  7 p.m., CBS

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