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“American Idol” was the “beginning of the downfall of society.”The 67-year-old made the bold claim on the ABC talk show Wednesday morning.Goldberg’s theory was brought up as the women of the show discussed why Netflix recently “dwelled” on the final days and legacy of Anna Nicole Smith in a new documentary. The actress claimed that viewers flock to these kinds of shows because “people like to be judgy.”“You have ‘Basketball Wives,’ you have the ‘Housewives’ of whatever, all the Bravo shows, giving you the impression that you’re doing something wrong because you’re living your life,” Goldberg said.

dawg.“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg, 67, boldly stated Wednesday on the ABC talk show that “American Idol” was the “beginning of the downfall of society.”While the women of the show discussed why Netflix recently “dwelled” on the late Anna Nicole Smith’s last days in a new documentary, Goldberg claimed that viewers will watch this kind of programming because “people like to be judgy.”“You have ‘Basketball Wives,’ you have the ‘Housewives’ of whatever, all the Bravo shows, giving you the impression that you’re doing something wrong because you’re living your life.”“People watch these shows because they make them feel better,” Goldberg continued. “I think that we, as a society, love to watch stuff to judge folks.”“The Color Purple” star then offered up a specific example of when she believes the public became too power-hungry on passing judgment.

went on a bizarre Twitter rant falsely claiming Chelsea ​Clinton ​is married to George Soros’ nephew​, repeated a false rumor that the billionaire is a Nazi sympathizer​ and made a racist comment about President Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett. In a recent interview on SiriusXM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show,” Barr blamed her former co-star Sara Gilbert, 48, for the backlash against her. In the aftermath of Barr’s Twitter meltdown, Gilbert tweeted, “Roseanne’s recent comments about Valerie Jarrett, and so much more, are abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew or anyone associated with our show.

ABC News correspondent Gio Benitez, who identifies as gay, has been promoted to a permanent co-anchor on the weekend edition of “Good Morning America.”

Vulture reported on Tuesday.The return to its prized slot on the network comes just a year after it became the first live series hosted on Disney+.At the time, the move was justified by Disney’s desperation to expand their “demographic reach” as well as an upcoming Monday Night Football schedule that would trump the tenured dance competition. “The show’s broad appeal, as well as the overwhelming popularity of its Disney-themed competition nights, make Disney+ the perfect home for ‘Dancing With the Stars’ while continuing to expand our demographic reach,” Kareem Daniel, the former chairman of now-defunct Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution division, said at the time.The transition followed a major shakeup in the last few years, which included the exit of executive producer Andrew Llinares who oversaw the replacement of co-host Tom Bergeron with Tyra Banks for Season 29.Now, “DWTS” veteran Julianne Hough will replace the notorious supermodel as co-host alongside Alfonso Ribeiro for the upcoming season, which is slated to air this fall.The competition’s return to its coveted slot on ABC has not been officially announced by the network nor Disney, but Vulture reports that Disney+ subscribers will have the best of both worlds: the episodes will continue to be live-streamed via the platform, in addition to being available next-day on Hulu.Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough will return as judges in the upcoming season, but without their legendary fourth panelist Len Goodman.

Hollywood’s “nepo babies” after saying that the children of celebrities deserve recognition for their own successes. Hasselhoff — daughter of “Baywatch” stars David Hasselhoff and Pamela Bach — told The Daily Mail last month that her career came from years of hard work and dedication despite her parent’s attempts to dissuade her from becoming an actor. “It’s difficult because at the end of the day, everybody’s journey is going to be different,” Hasselhoff, 30, said.

Maurice Benard, 60.For three decades, he’s played mob boss Sonny Corinthos on the iconic ABC soap opera, but he initially feared it would be a short gig. “When I first started … I had my third manic episode,” Benard, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 22, told The Post. “So it sticks in my head how loyal and incredible they were not to fire me.

douche lord Clayton’s calamitous turn at love last year. Shallcross made waves and broke promises during last week’s Fantasy Suite episode when he utterly backtracked on his sworn vow not to get intimate with anyone, sealing the deal with Gabi and then spilling the tea to her fellow contestants and the viewing audience at home. Lord of mercy.The season finale of “The Bachelor,” airs Monday, March 27 at 8 p.m.

Cube of Fortune.A graduate student and barista had an interesting flex to show off at a bizarre request from “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak.“Take something out of your pocket,” Nathan Benson from Plano, Texas, was told by Sajak.The accounting student nonchalantly pulled a jumbled Rubik’s Cube out of his jacket pocket and started solving the colorful square while continuing his conversation with Sajak.An eager Sajak asked Benson what the record was for the fast-solving of the cube, to which the barista says, “Like three and a half seconds,” revealing that he’s much slower at solving the Rubik’s cube with his eyes opened.“I’m really good at solving it blindfolded, and I actually have a Texas state record for solving it blindfolded,” Benson humbly bragged to the host.Before Sajak could ask another question, the contestant solved the puzzle.Benson solved the brain game live on air in about 15 seconds and proudly held up the speed feat for the audience to notice.After solving his pocket puzzle, Benson went to unscramble the remaining puzzles in the game and was crowned victor of the episode — winning nearly $30K.Benson was then sent to the bonus round, where he could not solve the puzzle after selecting the four letters “DBCO.”The puzzle ended up being “Qualified Judge” — and to Benson’s credit, he did guess the word “judge.”Sajak, 76, who’s been hosting “Wheel of Fortune” since 1981, gave fans of the game show pause on two different occasions earlier this week.On Tuesday, the host put contestant Fred Jackson in a playful chokehold after he completed a perfect game.Before Jackson took home $75,800 in total from the game and bonus round and was grappled by Sajak, he did mention to the host that he’s a professional wrestler

slap that was heard around the world last year, the Academy is determined to avoid another debacle.“We have a whole crisis team, something we’ve never had before, and many plans in place,” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Kramer told Time.“We’ve run many scenarios. So it is our hope that we will be prepared for anything that we may not anticipate right now but that we’re planning for just in case it does happen.”Will Smith — who later in the evening won Best Actor for his role in “King Richard” — unexpectedly rushed onto the stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock after the comedian told a joke about Smith’s wife.

fear of being canceled.“You can’t fire me from my own club, b–ch!” exclaimed Rogan.Comedy Mothership’s first show on Mar. 7 sold out in minutes, with $40 tickets now being resold for $500 online.“I felt compelled to do it … I never wanted to own a comedy club, and I always felt like you just had to be nice to comedy club owners because you never want to be one of those people.

The ABC comedy sitcom “The Conners” has never strayed away from taboo topics, and this time, the newly-announced pregnancy of one of its characters ignited a debate over abortion. Actress Emma Kenney, who plays “Harris” in the show, announced her pregnancy during Wednesday night’s episode, and her family, who has generations of young parents, had mixed reactions to the news. Harris’s grandfather, Dan, played by John Goodman, urged her to “seriously consider having this baby” after she broke the news. “Look, I know this is a shock, and you’re probably feeling there is no way I am ready to have this baby, but we’ve all felt like that,” he said. “There is never enough time, there is never enough money or enough anything you just make it happen, and somehow it all works out.”But Laurie Metcalf, who plays “Jackie” in the series, insinuated Harris should reconsider proceeding with the pregnancy. “Harris, my opinion is that you need to go with your gut on this and I think that I know what your decision is going to be,” Jackie told her. “How do you know?” Dan quickly shot back. “Because if Harris wasn’t pregnant, there is no way she would be thinking about having a kid,” Jackie said.

his appearance on the ABC talk show last week as “embarrassing,” telling Rolling Stone the entire segment left him feeling “uncomfortable.”During his appearance on the show, co-host Joy Behar couldn’t help but air out her longtime crush on the “Taken” actor.In fact, the segment included a montage of clips that showed Behar making bizarre on-air comments such as, “I would just like to have my ashes sprinkled over Liam Neeson.”As the actor promoted his new film “Marlowe” — which marks his 100th film — one of the panelists on the show remarked, “Joy wants to get taken by you.”“I was in the dressing room drinking a cup of tea, turned the TV up, and I thought, oh, this will be great,” Neeson told the magazine. “They’re talking about gun violence in America, and I agree that it’s an American problem.

Milo Ventimiglia for smoothly switching gears from angst-ridden Jack Pearson to con artist Charlie Nicoletti in his new ABC romantic dramedy “The Company You Keep.”The series, premiering Feb. 19 at 10 p.m., frees Ventimiglia to unbuckle Jack’s suffocating, overwrought “This Is Us” straitjacket and breathe — and he exhales with an easygoing, charming performance (sans the bad Jack Pearson mustache) in a series pulsating with a “Moonlighting”-type vibe, albeit with a radically different plotline.Here’s the setup: Charlie Nicoletti and his family — mom Fran (Polly Draper), dad Leo (William Fichtner) and big sister Birdie (Sarah Wayne Callies) — own a bar in Baltimore and lead double-lives as criminals pulling off high-end heists (one of which landed Charlie in the slammer).

“The Rookie: Feds,” and the ABC dramedy, starring Niecy Nash-Betts, has the right stuff to stick around for a while.Nash-Betts (“Reno 911!,” “Claws”) is no stranger to the small screen — or to viewers of “The Rookie,” on which Nash-Betts’ ever-optimistic “Feds” protagonist, Simone Clark, was introduced last season in a two-part episode of the Nathan Fillion series — aka a “backdoor pilot” (read: good chance for a spinoff). Nash-Betts, who knows what she’s doing, adds splashes of quirkiness and humor to Simone, the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy.

Hilary Swank returns to series television in “Alaska Daily,” a too- earnest, tropey drama that’s well-intentioned but heavy-handed in checking all the requisite contextual boxes.Swank, 48, plays Eileen Fitzgerald, an abrasive, hard-charging investigative reporter for the (fictional) New York City newspaper The Vanguard. She’s digging into a five-star general who’s under consideration as the country’s next Secretary of Defense.

Oscar-winning actress shared the delightful news while appearing on Good Morning America (GMA) today saying that she has been wanting to become a mother for “a long time now”. Hilary Swank, who married entrepreneur Philip Schneider back in 2018 announced they are expanding their family not by one but by two babies, which was met with cheer and applause by the audience in the GMA studio.Making her announcement, The Million Dollar Baby star said: “I'm so happy to share it with you and with America right now, and this is something that I've been wanting for a long time now.“My next thing is I'm going to be a mum.”The star continued to say: “It's so nice to be able to talk about it and share it.”Shortly after her stint on GMA, the Alaska Daily star appeared on Live with Kelly and Ryan, an American morning chat show hosted by Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest.There she continued to speak about how she was feeling in the early stages of her pregnancy.Hilary shared: “I'm feeling great right now, even with the time — you know, I'm on Pacific time, so I'm a little cross-eyed with that.“But I'm feeling good right now.”The star also posted on her Instagram page, which has 1.1 million followers.

who joined Tyra Banks this season hosting “Dancing with the Stars” on Disney+, took the gloves off during an interview this week with The Post, ripping “The Bachelor” for lacking lasting love and sinking “Jersey Shore” for good measure. “My wife watches it, and I happen to be in the room,” he said of “The Bachelor” ahead of the “DWTS” Season 31 premiere on Monday.

in the wake of misconduct allegations — has revealed he is suffering from bipolar disorder.“Bipolar is a motherf–ker. Sometimes it’s just too much to deal with,” Garlin, 60, wrote on Instagram late Tuesday night. “I’m doing the best I can.

on the reality show’s 27th season. Shallcross, 26, was featured on the most recent season of “The Bachelorette.” Host Jesse Palmer announced that the tech exec from Anaheim, California, will be the next Bachelor during Tuesday’s live finale. “He’s been a front-runner for a while,” a production source told Page Six. “There’s no denying that the audience loves him.” During his time on Season 19 of “The Bachelorette,” things got rocky between Shallcross and leading lady Rachel Recchia, who feared the then-25-year-old was too young for long-term commitment.

the 2022 Emmys. The late-night host was dragged on stage by Will Arnett to present the award for Best Writing in a Comedy Series, but was “passed out” because he “had gotten into the skinny margaritas” after losing the Emmy for his late-night series for the “13th time in a row.”When Ralph’s co-star and “Abbott Elementary” creator Quinta Brunson walked onstage to accept the award, Kimmel stayed committed to the bit and did not move, resulting in Brunson struggling to get near the microphone for her speech. According to reporters at a Television Critics Association summer press tour panel on Wednesday, Ralph was less than impressed.