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The Ellen DeGeneres Show Producers Ousted Following Investigation
The Ellen DeGeneres Show experienced some senior personnel shakeups on Monday afternoon. As Variety reports, executive producers Ed Glavin, Kevin Leman, and Jonathan Norman have all “parted ways” with the series following Warner Media’s investigation over allegations of misconduct and an environment of fear. As previously reported, Glavin, Leman, and Norman had been cited in a report from Buzzfeed that ran at the end of July. At the time, they were immediately suspended, though sources report their contracts have since been terminated. What’s more, Leman and Glavin have also been dismissed from other DeGeneres-produced shows. Variety also confirmed that the show’s resident DJ, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, was promoted to co-executive producer. Boss will join veterans Mary Connelly, Andy Las...
The Office’s Stanley Shares Racist Backlash He Got After Announcing Spin-Off Series
Last month, The Office actor Leslie David Baker launched a Kickstarter to produce Uncle Stan: Coming out of Retirement, a spin-off series about his character Stanley Hudson. The announcement was met with excitement and praise, but Baker has revealed that it’s not all sunshine and pretzels. In an Instagram post, he revealed some racist messages he’s received since announcing the planned show. “For those of you who don’t believe racism is still alive in the world… here’s the proof,” he wrote. The screenshots Baker shared are Instagram DMs and Reddit comments by various strangers. They use racial slurs, feature lynching photos, and accuse Baker of stealing the Kickstarter money for personal profit. “Our goal has simply been to entertain and give the fans a quality series,” wrote Baker in his ...
#BBNaija: Why I was voted out – Kaisha
Kaisha, the latest housemate to be evicted from BBNaija Lockdown, has given the reason her fellow housemates voted her out of the reality show. She also said her eviction didn’t come to her as a surprise. Kaisha made this disclosure shortly after she was evicted. She told Ebuka in a chat before leaving the house that she wasn’t surprised that majority of her fellow housemates nominated her for eviction because, according to her, she knew they disliked her because of their attitude towards her during the our weeks she spent in the house. Kaisha’s statement rings true, given the fact that of the four housemates listed for eviction after fans had cast their votes, she did not score the least votes. The housemates voted her out after she, Trikytee, Wathoni and Neo were the ones with the least ...
Jensen Ackles Confirms He’s Joining The Boys Season 3: Watch
Never leave one job without securing another, right? That old adage is certainly one Jensen Ackles believes in. Today, the Supernatural hunk confirmed on Instagram that he’s reuniting with his pal Eric Kripke for the third season of The Boys. “I keep wondering what I’ll do….when @cw_supernatural finally ends this year,” Ackles wrote on Instagram. “Then it hit me.” He accompanied the caption with a clip of him holding up a graphic novel of The Boys with “Soldier Boy” playing. Kripke then confirmed the news in a true-blue Kripke statement: “When I was a child, I had a crazy, impossible dream — to provide Jensen Ackles with gainful employment. I’m happy to say that dream has come true. Jensen is an amazing actor, an even better person, smells like warm chocolate chip cookies, and I consider h...
Drake Bell Accused of Emotional and Physical Abuse
Former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell has been accused of emotional and physical abuse. The allegations were made by ex-girlfriend Melissa Lingafelt in a string of TikTok videos on Wednesday, as Entertainment Weekly reports. According to Lingafelt, she and the Drake & Josh actor dated for about two years beginning in 2006. Everything started out fine enough. “I started dating Drake when I was 16. I was homeschooled, I moved in with him. I was singing,” she recalled, before detailing how things quickly deteriorated. “It wasn’t until about a year when the verbal abuse started, and when I say verbal abuse, imagine the worst type of verbal abuse you could imagine and that’s what I got,” stated Lingafelt, who is now 30 and also goes by the stage name Jimi Ono. His behavior only got worse ...
Elizabeth Debicki to Play Princess Diana in The Crown
It was only a matter of time before Princess Diana popped up in Netflix’s The Crown. That time is now as the award-winning historical drama enters its fifth season — and they even have an actress in place. Today, the show confirmed that Tenet and Guardians of the Galaxy star Elizabeth Debicki will be heading to Buckingham Palace to play Princess Di. “Princess Diana’s spirit, her words, and her actions live in the hearts of so many,” said Debicki in a statement shared via the show’s Twitter account. “It is my true privilege and honour to be joining this masterful series which had me hooked from episode one.” What’s more, Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes) will play Prince Philip alongside Debicki’s portrayal of the late legend in the series’ final two seasons — that is Season 5 and 6. That’s ex...
The Office Gets Super Cute Fisher-Price Toy Set
Indeed, The Office is getting a new reboot — from Fisher-Price. As Bleeding Cool points out, the iconic toy company has taken a few familiar faces from Dunder-Mifflin and brought them down to their size for their Little People line. More specifically, they’ve turned Michael Scott, Dwight Schrute, Jim Halpert, and Pam Beesly into 2.5-inch figurines for your youngster to chew on as you binge the series over long days and sleepless nights. As you can see above, each character has been turned into little munchkins with all their trademark attributes, giving new meaning to Scott’s tots. Here’s the official listing: “Bring the shenanigans of the Dunder-Mifflin paper company to your home with this Little People Collector The Office figure set by Fisher-Price! This set features a set of four figur...
#BBNaija: Kaisha clears air on relationship with fellow housemate
Evicted Big Brother Naija housemate Kaisha has expressed hope for a relationship with Neo. Kaisha who was evicted on Sunday said anything can happen between her and Neo outside the house. According to her, she was ready to crash Neo and Vee’s relationship in the house. “Anything can happen between us outside the house. I’m not sure for now. When asked if she was ready to crash Neo’s ship with Vee, she affirmed. Get more stories like this on Twitter You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
#BBNaija: Why housemates voted for my eviction – Kaisha
Big Brother Naija housemate Kaisha has given reason for her eviction. Four housemates; TrickyTee, Kaisha, Wathony and Neo scored the least votes this week. Kaisha was eventually evicted having been nominated by fellow housemates Speaking on stage with the host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Kaisha said she was not surprised at their decision. “I know the housemates did not really like me so I’m not surprised at my eviction. “With their reactions, I knew they did not like me. “I was surprised they saved me last week,” Kaisha told Ebuka. Get more stories like this on Twitter You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by ...
We’re Like Totally Buggin’: A Clueless Spinoff Series is Coming to Peacock
Ready to be, like, totally buggin’? A Clueless spinoff reboot series is officially coming to NBC’s streaming platform Peacock. The news comes just weeks after the cult classic celebrated its 25th anniversary. The forthcoming TV show will reportedly focus on the character of Dionne, aka Dee, and how she rises to the top of the social ladder at Bronson Alcott High School in the absence of BFF Cher. A fuller synopsis from Deadline further describes the series thusly, “…a baby pink and bisexual blue-tinted, tiny sunglasses-wearing, oat milk latté and Adderall-fueled look at what happens when the high school queen bee Cher disappears and her lifelong No. 2 Dionne steps into Cher’s vacant Air Jordans. How does Dionne deal with the pressures of being the new most popular girl in school, while als...
#BBNaija: Laycon names his favourite housemates
Big Brother Naija lockdown housemate, Olamilekan Agbeleshe, popularly known as Laycon, has named his three favourite housemates in the 2020 edition. Laycon listed his best housemates while playing table tennis with fellow housemate, Dorothy on Sunday morning. The Lagos-born rapper, said had it been he was one of the viewers of this year’s event, he would opt for Kiddwaya, Dorothy or Neo. The 26-year-old who is seen as one of the frontline competitors for the N85 million grand prize, had earlier cried out that he was being distracted by his feelings for Erica. Speaking to Dorothy, Laycon said, “If I was actually watching this show from the outside, you’d be my favourite housemate. You, then Kidd.” Asked, “Why Kidd” by Dorothy, Laycon explained that “Kidd is nonchalant about everything and I...
10 Times The Rocky Horror Picture Show Crashed Pop Culture
The Rocky Horror Picture Show gets tagged as a “cult” movie whenever it’s mentioned. After 45 years, though, it might be time to retire that adjective when talking about Richard O’Brien’s science-fiction rock ‘n’ roll parody turned ultimate midnight movie. While it may not be everyone’s cup of fishnets, when Fox broadcasts a remake in prime time and programs from The Simpsons to Sesame Street have dropped allusions to Brad (“Asshole!”) and Janet’s (“Slut!”) salacious sleepover at Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s castle, it’s safe to say that Rocky has officially gone mainstream. If you still haven’t popped your cherry (“Virgin!”), be sure to grab your fishnets, tighty-whities, or six-inch high heels, and celebrate 45 years of absolute pleasure by checking out these 10 times The Rocky Horror Picture Sh...
