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AppleTV+(LOS ANGELES) - The cast of Apple TV+'s workplace comedy series Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet centered on its characters in lockdown, and while a subplot of the episode has the characters competing to raise money for COVID-related charities, its cast actually donated a real-life $600,000. The cast passed the hat for half that amount, and show co-creator and star Rob McElhenney and his wife, Always Sunny co-star Kaitlin Olsen, matched the sum. "[Rob] came up with this idea...because...most people that have […]

Bettina Strauss/The CW(LOS ANGELES) -- Following Ruby Rose’s sudden departure from the CW series Batwoman, the show has decided to replace her with a new character, rather than recast the role, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Word of the change, first reported by Decider, initially leaked through a since-deleted casting notice posted to a Batman Reddit forum. The new character, identified as Ryan Wilder, is described as “likable, messy, a little goofy and untamed” woman […]

Michael Yarish / Netflix(LOS ANGELES) -- It's the end of an era as Fuller House comes to a close after five seasons.  Netflix released the series' final episodes on Tuesday and made sure not to leave fans hanging when it came to two very important questions: Will Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who portrayed Michelle, make an appearance? And where is Aunt Becky a.k.a. Lori Loughlin's character? The first form of closure comes during episode 15, titled "Be Yourself, Free […]

Photo by: John P. Fleenor/NBC(LOS ANGELES) -- The cast and crew of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, including series co-creator Dan Goor and star Stephanie Beatriz, have made a donation of $100,000 to the National Bail Fund Network in response to the death of George Floyd, which has sparked national protests. Beatriz, who plays Rosa Diaz on the NBC comedy, tweeted a receipt for her contribution of $11,000 to the fund, along with a message for other actors who play cops on […]

ABC/Kelsey McNeal(LOS ANGELES) -- Lea Michele's deal with HelloFresh just went rotten. On Tuesday, the meal-kit delivery company announced they had cut ties with the former Glee star writing in a tweet, "HelloFresh does not condone racism nor discrimination of any kind. We are disheartened and disappointed to learn of the recent claims concerning Lea Michele. We take this very seriously, and have ended our partnership with Lea Michele, effective immediately." The news comes after Samatha Ware -- an […]

Photo by: Elizabeth Sisson/NBC(LOS ANGELES) -- (NOTE LANGUAGE) Law & Order creator and executive producer Dick Wolf has fired Chris Gore, a writer on the upcoming spin-off that will center on veteran Chris Meloni's Elliot Stabler, after Gore posted a rifle-toting photo threatening potential looters. Gore was referring to unrest in California in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed last month by a now-terminated Minneapolis police officer who knelt on the handcuffed man's neck. In […]

ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) -- Bad Robot Productions, the TV and film company headed by Star Wars: The Force Awakens director JJ Abrams, along with the Katie McGrath JJ Abrams Family Foundation, have pledged to donate $10 million over five years to a number of organizations “committed to anti-racist agendas.” “Enough is enough. Enough police brutality. Enough outsized privilege. Enough polite conversation. Enough white comfort,” began the lengthy statement posted to […]

Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Production on Mission: Impossible 7 was moved from Venice, Italy to Rome to try to avoid the spreading COVID-19 pandemic, before it was shuttered altogether in February. But Tom Cruise has a plan to get production back on track -- according to one of his co-stars. Simon Pegg, who plays agent and tech genius Benji Dunn in the franchise, tells Variety the "plan" is to […]