Category Archives: Contracts

Hollywood Payback? Mel Gibson Fired by His Own Agents as Racist Rant Hits Web

By doris | Published: July 11, 2010

Full Story at EOnline.com This can’t be a good sign. Mel Gibson has been dropped by his talent agency, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, putting him one step closer to full-on career apocalypto. While no one official is coming right out and saying it, the reason has got to be his latest round of “you’ve got [...]

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America is voting no on ‘Idol’ Live tour

By doris | Published: July 7, 2010

Full Story at TODAYmsnbc.msn.com This past season of “American Idol” is widely regarded as one of the show’s worst, and the corresponding Idol Live! tour might be the last nail in season nine’s coffin. The tour, which features the final 10 contestants, has suffered poor ticket sales (example: at press time, Wednesday’s show at Jones [...]

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‘Grey’s’ pumps finale full of suspense

By doris | Published: May 22, 2010

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com There are a few ways to look at the jam-packed two-hour season finale of “Grey’s Anatomy.” It was a cleaning-out of a couple of characters that were going nowhere; it was a whirlwind tour through a bunch of long and drawn-out romantic story lines; and it gave several actors massive, Emmy-baiting [...]

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‘Idol’ could lose more than Simon next season

By doris | Published: May 20, 2010

Full Story at today.msnbc.msn.com “American Idol” is due for some big changes before it returns for a Simon Cowell-free season next year. In addition to the recently announced show-time shakeups, one series insider believes “Idol” will undergo a major overhaul that could include losing more than one familiar face. “Everything is on the table,” an [...]

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Gosselin kids get permits to work on mom’s new show

By doris | Published: April 27, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Kate Gosselin’s eight children are cleared to work on their mom’s newest reality TV show, “Kate Plus 8,” according to a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. “Each child is individually permitted, and they need to be renewed every six months,” said spokesman Troy Thompson. Pennsylvania [...]

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Celebs leave their hit TV shows to pursue bigger and better things

By doris | Published: March 27, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (The Frisky) — I know you are really, really upset — but can you stop crying for a second so we can talk about the fact that Katherine Heigl is finally leaving “Grey’s Anatomy?” Long overdue, as far as I’m concerned. She has been annoying me since day one. How bad [...]

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Judgment day nears for some TV series

By doris | Published: February 21, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com It’s getting down to the wire for “Smallville,” “Community” and a slew of other network series stuck in Nielsen purgatory — with just weeks left to go before final verdicts on their fates are handed down. For shows “on the bubble,” these are the times that try showrunners’ souls. Every week [...]

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Ellen DeGeneres gives ‘Idol’ miss a break

By doris | Published: February 20, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Family tragedy, bad timing and tough competition kept Angela Martin from moving past “American Idol’s” Hollywood Week in three separate seasons. The 28-year-old mother of a special needs child learned Friday that, despite not making the top 24 again, two “Idol” judges will help get her [...]

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Jon Gosselin and TLC end dispute

By doris | Published: February 18, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Blogs The war between Jon Gosselin and his former TV employer has drawn to a close. According to a statement released by Laurie Goldberg, senior vice president for communications for TLC, “TLC has reached a settlement with Jon Gosselin and will be undertaking procedural steps to conclude the litigation. All terms [...]

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Expect more late-night talk show drama

By doris | Published: January 27, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Magnanimous in defeat, which could turn into victory, Conan O’Brien bequeathed “The Tonight Show” back to Jay Leno Friday after first thanking NBC for at least putting him on the map. “This company has been my home for most of my adult life,” he told viewers. “I am enormously [...]

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