• Amy Adams Still Doesn't Understand Why 'Today' Canceled Her Interview

    It may be several days since "Today" abruptly decided to cancel Amy Adams's interview, but the dust has yet to settle. The actress was scheduled to sit for an interview promoting her new Harvey Weinstein film "Big Eyes," but when she told staffers that she would rather not comment on the Sony hacking, her segment was canceled, leaving Adams baffled. Weinstein has demanded the network issue a formal apology to one of his favorite actresses, and his company has reportedly been locked in negotiations with NBC executives for days.As for Adams, she still does not understand what actually happened. At the Los Angeles premiere of her film, she told reporters she was actually prepared to do the interview when "Today" pulled the plug on it instead."I expressed that I was uncomfortable. I said I would rather not add my voice to this conversation. But it was clear they were drawing a hard line. That this would be part of the conversation. I walked away from the conversation and went up to the room to do the interview. I assumed they were going to ask me about [the Sony hacking]. And I was prepared for that, to whatever degree I was prepared. I was informed that they had decided to pull the interview. I was confused and definitely frustrated. I still don't understand," explained Adams.

  • Amy Adams Interview on 'Today' Canceled When She Refused to Discuss Sony Hack

    Amy Adams held her ground with NBC executives yesterday and it cost her a promotional interview on "Today." The show wanted to get her opinion on one of the hottest topics out there now — the hacking of Sony — and apparently Adams refused to comment publicly. Her name has been mentioned in some of the leaked emails that prove she and Jennifer Lawrence were paid considerably less than their male costars in "American Hustle." It was a topic Adams refused to touch, so "Today" decided to cancel her interview on the spot in spite of her being there to actually promote her new film "Big Eyes."What actually transpired in the green room depends on who you ask. Adams's team insists she carried herself with grace while NBC insiders are saying things got heated and her attitude did not win her any fans. According to "Us Weekly," it was just business as usual for the morning show.

  • The FBI Officially Accuses North Korea of Successfully Hacking Sony

    Earlier this week the news broke that the FBI was reportedly linking North Korea to the high level hacking of Sony and this morning the government agency issued a full statement that officially points the finger at that country's government. Even while under the sharpest of microscopes, the hackers who refer to themselves as Guardians of Peace, again reached out to Sony officials, sending another email overnight that made it clear that they weren't the least bit intimidated even if their identity has been outed.

  • Sierra Leone Cancels Public Christmas and New Year's Celebrations to Curtail the Ebola Virus

    Only about 10 percent of all people who are living in Sierra Leone are Christians who will be celebrating this holiday season, but the government has already put necessary restrictions on the festivities due to the continuing Ebola outbreak. Sierra Leone is now the hardest-hit country, surpassing the illness and death that even Liberia has seen, and its leaders are scrambling to find ways to keep Ebola from spreading. That has led them to determine that public Christmas and New Year's celebrations are now banned.People are now forbidden from gathering in groups to celebrate as they normally would. Military personnel will once again take to the streets to make sure that groups of revelers are not gathering together, which would basically intensify the risk of spreading the virus to each other. This is just one more way the everyday lives of the people of West Africa have been disrupted by this epidemic.As of Dec. 10, Sierra Leone had recorded 8,000 cases of Ebola and nearly 1,900 deaths. In West Africa as a whole, more than 18,000 people have been infected, resulting in more than 6,500 deaths. Those numbers are pretty harrowing, but the truth is many at the World Health Organization feared they would be far higher by now.

  • 'Honey Boo Boo' Biological Father Mike Thompson Is Now Living with June Shannon Again

    Just when it seemed like "Mama" June Shannon's life could not get anymore complicated, it has. In case you somehow missed out on all the drama that has played out over the last few months, we ill take a moment to remind you.First it was confirmed that Mike "Sugar Bear" Thompson had moved out of the home the couple shared and then we learned that Shannon had reconnected with an old boyfriend, Mark McDaniel, who did time for molesting her oldest daughter. Now it seems that McDaniel is out and Thompson has moved back in to the family home.According to TMZ, the two have confirmed that they are once again living together and taking steps toward repairing things. They have not officially reconciled just yet, but Shannon is reportedly working hard toward regaining Thompson's trust. In other words, they tweaked for a few months and now they are wishing that none of the mess had played out in the press.Somewhere around the middle of this mess we learned that TLC was still supporting Shannon's children, even after it canceled the family's reality show "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo." It was not going to even appear to support the choices Shannon was making, but it made sure the family was paid and offered counseling to the kids.

  • NBC Puts the Brakes on New Bill Cosby Comedy Series After Netflix Shelves Special That Was Scheduled to Begin Streaming Next Week

    It has been a devastating day for business in the life of comedic legend Bill Cosby. In the last several days he has watched as several old rape claims against him have been met in the media by a new rash of claims from women who have now gone on the record to tell their own alleged personal accounts of suffering at his hands.At first, Cosby's attorney simply denied that his client had done anything wrong and then insisted these old claims were baseless. But by late last night things shifted when the self-proclaimed world's first supermodel, Janice Dickinson, said Cosby had raped her back in 1982. Cosby's attorney came out swinging, but it was too late to save two new projects he has been working on.First, Netflix announced that it is shelving a special show Cosby had already filmed for it. It was scheduled to begin streaming next week and it is now on hold. If Cosby somehow pulls out of this scandal with his career at all intact, then there is a chance Netflix will show his special. Unfortunately, that is not going to be the case for Cosby's other deal.NBC was working on a new Cosby project that would have been executive produced by "The Cosby Show's" Tom Werner. In it, Cosby was supposed to star as Jonathan Franklin, head of a multigenerational family, who would use his humor and life experience to guide his daughters, sons-in-law and grandkids. It kind of sounded like an updated spin on the formula that worked so well 25 years ago. Unfortunately, it will never see the light of day because NBC has killed it completely.

  • TLC Decides to Pay Most of 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' Cast for Final Season That Won't Actually Ever Air

    June Shannon really has unraveled her family business in just a few short weeks. It only took TLC a day or two to decide to cancel Here Comes Honey Boo Boo after photos of Shannon cavorting with her convicted sex offender ex, Mark McDaniel surfaced. While she has insisted that the truth will eventually come out and it'll be on her side, things as of now seem to be pretty dismal. One thing that has been pretty amazing is TLC's treatment of the rest of Shannon's family. Sure they packed up their lights and quickly removed all filming equipment from the house but they also have confirmed that the family will still get paid for a season that will now never air.

  • 'Mama' June Shannon's Rekindled Relationship with Convicted Child Molester Mark McDaniel Has Demolished Her Once Tight-Knit Family

    This time last week, "Mama" June Shannon's family was normal and they were all enjoying having completed another season of filming "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo." While the show was not as popular as it once was, the ratings were still high enough for everyone to rake in a nice amount of cash. All it took was one photo of Shannon with Mark McDaniel, her former boyfriend, to bring everything crashing down around her. TMZ first caught wind of the fact that McDaniel had just wrapped up serving 10 years for child molestation and within a few short days everything looked a lot different.

  • TLC Believes That June Shannon Put Kids At Risk By Seeing Child Molester Ex, Cancels 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo'

    It didn't take TLC long at all to put distance between themselves and the rumored actions of June Shannon of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. Yesterday we told you about a scandalous report that claimed Shannon was secretly seeing her old boyfriend. The problem is that Mark McDaniel was convicted of molesting an 8-year old member of Shannon's family more than ten years ago. He served a decade in prison and was released just last spring. In recent months Shannon has reportedly snuck off to see McDaniel and there are photos to prove it.

  • TNT Cancels 'Dallas' Reboot, Leaving Fans Without Closure After Season 3 Cliffhanger Finale

    Fans of the rebooted version of Dallas that has aired on TNT for the last season are not going to be happy with the powers-that-be who decided that the show will not be returning for a fourth season. The show was originally painted as a continuation of the long-running nighttime soap that ran on CBS for 14 seasons. In addition to introducing viewers' to new characters the network also tapped into Dallas' rich family history and brought back Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray to reprise their original characters. While the reboot never reached the same level of success as the original, it held its own in the ratings, raking in an average of 4.5 million viewers during season one.

  • Serena Williams Parties Hard After Winning U.S. Open Title Then Cancels Several Scheduled Early Morning Appearances

    Serena Williams was absolutely thrilled to win the U.S. Open this past Sunday and apparently her celebrating got in the way of several scheduled interviews that she had on the books for Monday morning. After winning her 18th Grand Slam title Serena partied until the wee hours of the morning with her final opponent and good friend, Caroline Wozniacki. The tennis champs hit up Tao and VIP Room together along with a party of about 30 other people. The group drank and danced until 3a.m .leaving Serena in rough shape for her early morning call time.
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