‘The Office’ Blackface Scene Edited Out, Netflix Pulls ‘Community’ Blackface Episode

It would be a huge understatement to say that Sheridan Smith is a versatile actress. In recent weeks alone, she’s been on screens as a mother desperate to free her son in ITV’s No Return, as well as a teacher accused of sexually assaulting a pupil in aptly named Channel 5 series, The Teacher.

BBC Radio 2 presenter admitted that the breakup “hit him round the face” as he “never thought’ he would experience something like it.Speaking on his podcast Ry-Union, the Strictly: It Takes Two host confessed the split was “really hard to deal with”.He explained: “I’ve never in my life thought that I would go through a crisis like that."But I did, ultimately, and it literally hit me round the face like a baseball bat, because I always thought I was too strong for it."Like, I’m never going to let anything like that happen to me, but then it does and it’s really, really hard to deal with.”Earlier this month, Rylan sparked concerns over his health after being rushed to hospital over a bout of ill health.The reason for his hospitalisation was not confirmed, but he previously told his fans he had come down with the flu and was bedridden for a few days.Due to his health issue, Rylan could be set to miss his Rylan On Saturday radio show for the second week in a row.He has been temporarily replaced on the BBC Radio 2 show by presenter OJ Borg.It has not yet been confirmed whether Rylan will be well enough to host the show this weekend.But yesterday the TV star shared a new update to let fans know he will be “back soon”.In an Instagram post, Rylan gave his 1.5 million followers an insight into how he is keeping his spirits up while he receives treatment.He uploaded a picture of a huge jar filled with Kinder Happy Hippos with a tower of boxes of the popular chocolate visible in the background.The snap also showed a pile of Nutella and breadsticks.Rylan captioned the post: “Whenever I feel ill I turn into such a child.“Resting up be back sooooooon.” (sic)Fans promptly took to the post’s comments section to send Rylan their

She fumed: "What world is she living in?"How many bleeding cups of coffee are people drinking to make it to the equivalent of buying a house?!"I've never heard so much bull s**t in my life," she wrote in her column for New! Magazine.She added that things were generally a lot easier for those who came from privileged backgrounds.The reality TV star explained that she was still struggling to buy a house.She concluded: "It's extremely hard to buy a house - I'm still struggling now!”Over the years, Kerry has had plenty of her own financial hardship.Kerry declared herself bankrupt in 2008, following a failure to pay a tax bill.In 2009, claims emerged where she accused ex-husband, Mark Croft, of “bleeding her dry.”"This has to end. Mark's bled me dry.

Danny Miller has jokingly revealed why Adam Thomas hasn't made it to best man at his wedding.

The Office content with a new podcast, An Oral History of The Office, which will find executive producer and host Brian Baumgartner — better known as Kevin Malone, Dunder Mifflin's chili-loving, Police cover band-fronting accountant — interviewing cast, producers, and superfans of the show to tell the story of how it began, what it was like making it, and why it remains such a sensation today, 15 years after it hit the airwaves. The 12-episode podcast will be available exclusively on Spotify on July 14.

John Krasinski’s beloved character may have pranked Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) for years on The Office, but it was fans that got tricked during season 3 of the NBC comedy.‘The Office’ Cast: Then and NowIt turns out, Krasinski wore a wig to cover up his shorter haircut, which he had done in order to act in the 2008 movie Leatherheads. Krasinski, now 40, sneakily bought his own hairpiece to wear when showrunner Greg Daniels denied his request to wear one altogether.“He paid for the wig — a human hair wig made by a friend of mine, Natascha Ladek, who’s the best wig maker in town,” hairstylist Kim Ferry revealed during a recent interview with Mashable.

John Krasinksi is as sneaky as Jim Halpert!

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Amazon Studios has pulled out of the upcoming SXSW events in Austin, Texas due to concerns over the coronavirus.The entertainment subsidiary of Amazon has canceled all events including the premieres of episodic shows Upload and Tales From The Loop, according to an article Tuesday by Deadline.Amazon Prime Video also scuttled their marketing party Saturday night with Entertainment Weekly.

Turns out John Krasinski is just as big of a trickster as his character on "The Office." In a recent interview with Mashable, the show's hairstylist Kim Ferry recalled the "Quiet Place" star, now 40, wanted to appear in the film "Leatherheads" while still working on the third season of "The Office." The catch: Krasinski would have to cut his hair for the role, and Greg Daniels, the comedy's showrunner, had vetoed the cut. The actor leaned into his character -- office funnyman Jim Halpert -- and recruited Ferry to pull a fast one on Daniels, 57, buy tricking him into letting Krasinski wear a wig.

Could you tell that John Krasinski was wearing a wig in season three of “The Office”? Because he was.

Community andThe Golden Girls have become the latest sitcoms to have their blackface episodes purged from streaming services. Netflix and Hulu initiated the Community removal, cutting the Season 2 episode "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons," in which Ken Jeong's character Ben Chang dons full-body black makeup.

The Office creator Greg Daniels has announced Rainn Wilson’s blackface scene in the hit U.S. comedy has been edited out.The Dwight Christmas episode, which aired in 2012, no longer contains a scene featuring Rainn Wilson in character as Dwight trying to convince his colleagues to celebrate Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas while in blackface.

The Office and Community are among the latest shows to re-evaluate their content and alter episodes over the use of blackface.Since the murder of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25 and the global protests that followed, the entertainment industry has begun to remove scenes and episodes due to problematic content.In the case of The Office, a scene has been removed from season nine episode ‘Dwight Christmas’, which sees Dwight Schrute (played by Rainn Wilson) sharing the German folk tale of Belsnickel.

An episode of the US version of The Office has been edited to remove a depiction of a character in blackface.

The Office creator Greg Daniels has announced a blackface scene in the hit U.S. comedy has been edited out.

One scene from “The Office” sees character Nate Nickerson, played by actor Mark Proksch, using blackface and has now been edited out. The 2012 episode titled “Dwight Christmas” was referenced in a memo issued by the show’s creator Greg Daniels who wrote that the scene was intended to “expose unacceptable behavior and deliver a message of inclusion," Variety reported on Friday.

An episode of The Office has been edited to removed a scene where one of the actors wore blackface.The season nine episode in question, titled Dwight Christmas, features Rainn Wilson's character Dwight Schrute getting his coworkers to participate in a Schrute family Dutch Christmas tradition.Show creator Greg Daniels made the decision to cut the scene, which first aired in 2012, and showed Nate - played by Mark Proskch - wearing blackface to portray Zwarte Piet, a companion to Saint Nicholas in Dutch folklore.

The news reports from Variety state that the makers of the popular show, The Office have edited a scene where a character is seen with a blackface. The creator of the highly appreciated show, The Office, Greg Daniels has reportedly issued an official statement about the episode Dwight Christmas, where a character is seen with a blackface.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe Office creator Greg Daniels has cut a blackface scene from a 2012 episode, calling the racist trope “unacceptable” even when used as satire.In a statement today, Daniels said, “The Office is about a group of people trying to work together with mutual respect despite the inappropriate actions of their boss and assistant manager. The show employed satire to expose unacceptable behavior and deliver a message of inclusion.

Following in the footsteps of such series as “30 Rock” and “Scrubs”, steps are being taken to address episodes of “The Office” and “Community” that feature white characters in blackface.