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Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Rosario Dawson, stars of USA Network’s Briarpatch, and Good Girls’ Retta have teamed up on a podcast series telling stories of the women’s suffrage movement.The pair are to co-host And Nothing Less: The Untold Stories of Women’s Fight for the Vote, which is one of two podcasts being launched in honor of the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment and women’s right to vote.The other is The Magic Sash, hosted by gold medal gymnast and advocate Aly Raisman.The two series, which will both launch on August 5, come from the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission, the National Park Service, and public media organization PRX.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterDominic Cooke says he is stepping away from directing next year’s Get Up, Stand Up – The Bob Marley Musical after recent conversations on race changed his mind about helming the stage project.Taking his place will be Clint Dyer, the actor and director whose credits include Death Of England at the UK’s National Theater, and Cooke has lent his full support to his replacement.“In recent weeks the conversation about race has changed in theatre, as it has across society.

Ted Johnson MSNBC said that the debut of ReidOut, Joy Reid’s new nightly 7 PM show, averaged 2.6 million total viewers and scored the second highest rating for a regularly scheduled show on the network for that hour.Reid’s guests included Vice President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.Fox News’ The Story with Martha MacCallum drew 2.1 million viewers and Erin Burnett OutFront drew 1.3 million.Fox News’ The Story did beat ReidOut in the 25-54 demographic, drawing 334,000 viewers to 285,000 viewers for ReidOut on MSNBC.The figures are from Nielsen and come from data of both networks.

Ted Johnson One of the stranger moments at President Donald Trump’s coronavirus press briefings came when a reporter asked him about Ghislaine Maxwell, the recently indicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein, and whether she would name powerful people.The reporter, Steven Nelson of the New York Post, asked the president, “Maxwell is in prison, so a lot of people want to know if she is going to turn in powerful people. I know you’ve talked in the past about Prince Andrew, you criticized Bill Clinton’s behavior – do you feel that she’s going to turn in powerful men? How do you see that working out?” “I don’t know, I haven’t really been following it too much,” Trump told him.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe Wendy Williams Show will return to the air September 21, Williams announced on social media today.“I’m sooo excited to bring you silly, funny, glamour and hopefully brighten your day during these crazy times that we’re all living in…even if for just an hour,” Williams wrote about the 12th season of her syndicated daytime program. “I miss you and can’t wait to get back in my purple chair and show you what we did to the set.”Last month, Williams said the show was “taking a pause” on its remotely-produced episodes until the state of New York gave the okay to resume.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: The Act star Joey King has closed a first-look deal with Hulu. Under the pact, King, who at age 20 is one of the youngest ever to strike a deal with a streaming network, will produce TV series for Hulu.King is coming off a starring role in the critically-acclaimed Hulu limited series The Act, which earned her an Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG nomination.King is attached to headline and executive produce the limited series, A Spark Of Light, set up at Sony Pictures TV based on the bestselling book by Jodi Picoult.

The Deadline Team (Press Association) Amber Heard has claimed she punched Johnny Depp to stop him pushing her sister down the stairs after remembering a “rumour” he had done the same to Kate Moss.The Aquaman actress told the High Court that this “information” was “fresh in my mind” during the alleged incident in 2015, and she reacted “in a flash” to protect her sibling.Heard, 34, made the claim in her second day of giving evidence in her ex-husband’s libel action against The Sun newspaper over a 2018 article which labelled him a “wife beater.”On Tuesday, Eleanor Laws QC, representing Depp, asked about the “stairs incident” in Los Angeles in March 2015 when Heard has said she believed Depp was going to push her sister, Whitney Henriquez,

Jake Kanter International TV EditorWildside, the Italian producer behind The Young Pope and The New Pope, is to make a Sky Italia drama about A.S. Roma soccer player and World Cup winner Francesco Totti.The Fremantle-backed outfit will work with Capri Entertainment, The New Life Company and Kwaï to adapt Totti and Paolo Condò’s book Un Capitano for the screen, with Pietro Castellitto (Freaks Out) in the lead role.

The Deadline Team (Press Association) Elon Musk offered to provide Amber Heard with “24/7 security” and told the actress “I really like you”, the High Court has heard.The Tesla founder is said to have made the offer in May 2016, during a text message exchange in which Heard, 34, told him she was going to obtain a restraining order against Johnny Depp.In her second day of evidence in her ex-husband’s blockbuster libel action against The Sun newspaper, the Aquaman actress also dismissed suggestions Musk visited her in 2015 while Depp was away, saying she was not in touch with the entrepreneur until the following year.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorFox News’ Chris Wallace scored a rare sit-down with President Donald Trump over the weekend, and it’s fair to say that POTUS didn’t exactly sail through it.Trevor Noah examined that interview on Monday’s edition of The Daily Social Distancing Show. Calling Wallace “the only reporter at Fox News who isn’t trying to become the next press secretary,” he said, “you can tell that he wasn’t because this was no softball interview.

Ted Johnson Joy Reid’s first guest on her new nightly MSNBC show The ReidOut was presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who gave her an update on his search for a running mate.Reid generally posed questions to Biden that reflected some of his campaign’s talking points, including President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, but she also put him on the spot when she asked whether he would commit to picking a Black woman as a running mate.“I am not committed to naming any but the people I have named, and among them are four Black women. So that decision is underway right now.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Maurice Compte, known for his role as tough Colombian cop Carillo on the first two seasons of Netflix’s Narcos, as well as for his portrayal of Kevin on Mayans MC, has signed with APA in all areas.Compte’s additional television credits include the role of high-level drug dealer Diego on hit Starz series Power, and a season-long arc on From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series. He’s also appeared on Kevin Can Wait, The Last Ship, CSI, 24, Burn Notice, Lie To Me, Southland and most recently on the CW’s In The Dark.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorUpdated, July 20: Following Warner Bros. temporarily moving Tenet off the theatrical schedule, and the news being exactly unclear as to when theaters will reopen, Sony is undating their Selena Gomez-executive produced romantic comedy Broken Hearts Gallery for the time being.The intent is for the film to still go theatrical –not PVOD– but I hear the studio is in a wait-and-see mode to see how the theatrical landscape shapes up.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAmidst his battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer Alex Trebek, the amiable host of Jeopardy!, told Good Morning America on Monday that he is worried about his illness’s impact on Jean, his wife of 30 years.“There was one day a few weeks ago,” said Trebek, “when Jeanie asked me, ‘How do you feel?’ and I said, ‘I feel like I want to die.’ It was that bad.”Trebek said he immediately apologized and explained, “I feel like I’m a terrible burden to her. And that bothers me tremendously.”“She’s a saint,” he said of Jean.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterLet’s get together! Yeah, yeah, yeah! Director Nancy Meyers took to Instagram to reveal that the cast of the 1998 reboot of Disney’s The Parent Trap will be reuniting to celebrate its 22nd anniversary on July 20 at 9 am ET on Katie Couric’s Instagram.Meyers teased days ago that she had news about The Parent Trap and on Sunday she broke the news with a special teaser clip that included actors Lindsay Lohan who played Annie and Hallie as well as Dennis Quaid, Elaine Hendrix and Lisa Ann Walter. The reunion will also feature Simon Kunz, writer-producer Charles Shyer and Meyers.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerAdd “eating and drinking while walking” to the list of things you can’t do at Walt Disney World in the pandemic era.Like some Las Vegas casinos, the park has banned consumption of food and drink on the move in order to ensure masks are worn at all times.Disney World has been under fire in some quarters for reopening at a time when COVID-19 cases are spiking, particularly in its home state of Florida. To minimize the potential spread of the disease, the theme park has instituted many new rules on social distancing, capacity, and cleaning.

Ted Johnson There were many standout moments from Fox News Sunday anchor Chris Wallace’s one-hour interview with President Donald Trump on Sunday, but one was especially unusual.It came after Wallace asked Trump about his 2020 rival, Joe Biden. “Is Joe Biden senile?”That launched Trump into one of his signature campaign themes, that Biden isn’t entirely with it and wouldn’t be able to handle the job.

David Robb Labor EditorAnjelikaw Washington, who stars on the CW’s Stargirl, is opening up about a paint-down incident on another show three years ago – and how she spoke up when a white stunt woman in dark makeup and a black wig was hired to double for her.“Flashback to 2017,” she posted on Instagram. “My 4th job as an actor, my first recurring guest star, and my first time having a stunt double – and they painted her black.” Washington didn’t identify the show, and says that her black-faced stunt double was never used on the show because she’d “kicked ass” in her own action scenes.Once commonplace in the industry, paint-downs are rare today.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerNew York City will be open for TV and movie crews to film as of Monday, entering the “Phase 4” of the plan to reopen facilities and services shuttered by the pandemic.NYC was cleared Friday for the phase, but with some restrictions still in place. There will be no indoor dining, and malls and museums remain shuttered.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerWidow Amanda Kloots said to her Instagram audience on Thursday that she has received a sign from her late husband.Kloots said she asked for a “sign that you’re here” and she claimed it happened. Cordero died July 5 at age 41 from COVID-19 complications.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor“We’re still headed in the wrong direction,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti at his Friday new conference. “This week we had three record days of new cases,” noted the mayor.