11 TV Shows Delayed & Changed Because of the Writers Strike in 2007-2008

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The two-part “30 for 30” documentary on the seminal 1990s competition show “American Gladiators” has now concluded, wrapping up an epic saga that cut right to the core of the American Dream. The documentary dove deep into the largely unknown history of the show, which dominated the TV landscape in its initial run in syndication on US television and around the world. It revealed stories of love, lust, betrayal, friendship, injury, agony, and everything in between from the creators of the show and the Gladiators themselves. So how did a nearly three-hour doc about a show famous for events like jousting with things that looked like huge cotton swabs and rolling around in giant steel balls called Atlaspheres come together? According to the doc’s co-director Ben Berman, he was skeptical when initially approached by Vice about the project but changed his mind once he learned more about the story.

Ari Emanuel believes artificial intelligence wil help the entertainment industry, not destroy it.

Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel went to town on CAA, said his company almost invested $1 billion in the new LIV Golf tour, and projected that COO Mark Shapiro will take over the company whenever Emanuel calls it quits.

Lacey Chabert has starred in a ton of Hallmark Channel movies.

And Just Like That,’ the revival of the beloved ‘Sex and the City’ franchise. Cattrall, who famously portrayed the vivacious and unapologetic publicist Samantha Jones in the original series, had been noticeably absent from the show’s first season.

Emma Heming Willis has told her online followers that a clinical trial searching for a cure for frontotemporal dementia – a debilitating brain disease affecting her husband, Bruce Willis – has ended.

 reunion aired Wednesday night, with Andy Cohen and the cast continuing to press Tom Sandoval about his months-long affair with Raquel Leviss.While Leviss did not join the cast until the very end of the episode, she was on-hand in a nearby trailer, where she was watching a live feed of the taping. Leviss was sequestered to the trailer due to her restraining order against Scheana Shay, who she alleged punched her after finding out that Sandoval had cheated on his longtime girlfriend, Ariana Madix, following their joint  appearance in March.The episode sees the group break for lunch, an opportunity Sandoval uses to visit Leviss in her trailer and discuss what's gone down thus far.Sandoval tells Leviss that the group is making them out to be «pathological liars,» a label they both vehemently deny.«I see that, yeah,» Leviss replies.

 reunion continues, so does the drama, with part two of the three-part reunion special seeing Tom Sandoval come undone at the seams. As the cast continues to berate Sandoval for his months-long affair with Raquel Leviss, Sandoval grows increasingly frustrated and makes several attempts to talk to Leviss off-camera. While his is not the only tantrum thrown during the reunion, with James Kennedy already walking off set more than once, fans couldn't help but react to Sandoval nearly bringing filming to a halt after not getting his way.«I'm in a very delicate position right now' LMAO stop #VanderpumpRules,» one viewer tweeted, poking fun at Sandoval's outburst.“I’m in a very delicate position right now” LMAO stop #VanderpumpRules«Scandoval is spiraling out because they won’t allow him to manipulate Raquel away from the cameras.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have closed escrow on a $60 million home together in the Wallingford Estates area of Beverly Hills.Developed by Gala Asher, the 46,000 square-foot, 5-acre home boasts 12 bedrooms and 24 bathrooms. The lavish mansion also includes an indoor sports complex with a basketball court, a pickleball court, a gym, a boxing ring, a sports lounge and a bar.The property also includes a 5,000-square-foot guest penthouse, a two-bedroom guard house, and a 12-car garage, with additional parking space for up to 80 vehicles, according to the estate listing.The property was originally listed for $135 million back in June 2018 but has gone through several price reductions since then.

Conflicting narratives. Tom Sandoval accuses ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix of insulting his intelligence throughout their relationship in a first look at Peacock’s extended version of part 2 of the Vanderpump Rules Reunion: Pumped Up Edition.

The Missouri native reunited with Raquel during a filming break where she reacted to the footage she saw so far.

could’ve been a disaster.A rep for ’80s teen pop sensation Tiffany tells The Post she was driving on Interstate 65 in Nashville last week when a tire from a truck rolled across the highway, collided with her car, and got stuck under the driver’s side.“I’m extremely lucky and thankful because a major accident could have happened,” Tiffany, 51, told The Post in a statement Wednesday.It’s unclear if Tiffany — whose full name is Tiffany Darwish — sought medical attention.Her car is in rough shape, though. Her rep says the transmission is torn apart, there is front damage, and the side paneling was “ripped completely off.”The Post has contacted the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department for comment.

Forsyth News. The controversy attracted the attention of several parent groups, one of which demanded that the district shelve LGBTQ-themed books separately in school libraries, while others demanded their complete removal.At the same time as the Forsyth challenges were moving forward, the Georgia General Assembly passed a bill requiring school districts to enact an expedited complaint resolution policy regarding any challenged books.Under the process, parents or guardians of students in the school system can file complaints, and administrators must promptly remove the books and begin a 10-day review and decision-making process, during which they will decide whether the book is banned.The law also allows for a 30-day appeals process that allows anyone to challenge an administrator’s decision by attempting to have the school board overrule the administrator.Ultimately, Forsyth County Schools reviewed the challenged books, with a committee comprised of teachers, media specialists, students, and parents reading the material and providing feedback on whether they should be banned permanently.The committee considered the quality of the content in the book, how the “objectionable” or “sexually explicit” material was introduced, and what age level the content might be appropriate for, if at all.Following that review, seven of the eight books “indefinitely” banned from the shelves were ultimately deemed acceptable for high school students, with only All Boys Aren’t Blue, a memoir by George M. Johnson about growing up as a gay Black man, remaining banned from shelves.In response to parent and student complaints about Forsyth County Schools’ book-banning process, the U.S.

Taking a look at past episodes, it seems this theory is highly likely to be grounded in truth, despite none of the animated characters directly referring to it. 

The U.S. cleared another hurdle in avoiding its first default, as a the House of Representatives passed compromise legislation to suspend the debt ceiling.

Sergio Calderón, the actor recognizable from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Men In Black and The Ruins and many other projects over course of his six-decade career in films and television, died this morning surrounded by family, his spokesperson confirmed to Deadline. He was 77.

Sasha Calle is already being called the breakout star of “The Flash”, thanks to her performance as Kara Zor-El, a.k.a. /Supergirl.

EXCLUSIVE: John Rouse, who has been with The Walt Disney Company for the past 33 years, most recently as EVP of Affiliate Relations for the ABC Television Network, is stepping down at the end of July. Rouse announced his upcoming retirement Wednesday in a note to ABC affiliates and station group heads. The position, which reports to Justin Connolly, President, Disney Platform Distribution, will be refilled.

It is unclear when exactly Nikolai will arrive, but given the 23-year-old has enrolled for a full semester, our estimates are that he will be in Sydney from late July to early December. 

"You people from New South Wales represent nothing... just nothing," Karl told Brad gratingly.

“After getting back on the road this past summer, we’re beyond thrilled to bring this massive tour to a global audience including some special dates in Australia!” lead singer of Def Leppard Joe Elliott said.