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Melody Thomas Scott Takes GLOBE To Task For Saying She Trashed Jill Farren Phelps To Susan Lucci!
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Go Melody! The iconic star of The Young and the Restless took the tabloid the GLOBE to task for their April 7th edition where they report that Melody trashed current executive producer Jill Farren Phelps to none other than Susan Lucci!
There had been rumors started that Y&R was trying to lure Susan to the cast and that Melody told Susan that currently it is not a great place to work! Melody Thomas Scott took to her facebook page to let the truth be known and here is what she has to say below!
MELODY: “Is it possible for the GLOBE to print an entire article with not ONE shred of truth to it? Well, they’ve done it. In their April 7th edition, there is an entire page devoted to absolute lies. It refers to a phone call that I had with Susan Lucci,whom I don’t even know. Sure, over the years we have run into each other at events, ‘Hello, how are you,’ and that’s it. She does not have my phone number, nor I hers. Hey, Globe…There was no phone call!
According to the Globe, I told her that YR isn’t a great place to work these days because of the havoc Jill Farren Phelps has created under her rule. That we are walking on eggshells! In reality, our set has never been as relaxed and copacetic, with a very warm vibe, due to some recent changes made. In my 35 years in Genoa City, there has been only one regime that made us walk on eggshells, and it wasn’t under Jill. Sure,we were warned of the “Wicked Witch” that was blowing our way, but she has been nothing but a great leader, gracious, professional, approachable and a pleasure to work with. They also intimated that I was upset that my husband (who,btw, has a multi-year contract with “The Bold and the Beautiful,”) didn’t get Jill’s position of EP! Utterly ridiculous! Edward is extremely happy at B and B and would never think of switching shows. I’m sure CBS legal would have a few things to say about that,too! And, Brad Bell as well! Don’t get me wrong: If Susan were to come to YR I would welcome her with open arms, just as I would any actor coming to Genoa City. It boggles my mind that a rag could print nothing but falsehoods. Usually,there is a small grain of truth,but not this time! Don’t believe everything you read, kids!”
So what do you think about the Globe’s reporting on this item? And what do you think about what Melody had to say? Proof positive to not believe everything you read!
There was never any doubt that in watching the riveting and emotional scenes on General Hospital which featured Finola Hughes as a PTSD-driven and mentally tortured Anna Devane, that when the climatic moments in Anna’s story aired, that we would not be singing the praises of Hughes. Once again, Finola showcased why she is one of the soap opera genres greatest assets and actresses.
In the key scenes, Anna has had a complete breakdown as she has lured and cornered Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) on Mount Emerson, and even thought through how she would kill her and cover it up, all thanks to hearing the voice and seeing a dead man, Peter August (Wes Ramsey). It’s visions of Peter that keeps egging Anna on to pull the trigger on Britt while in her delusional state.
Before Britt realizes that Anna trapped her in meeting her in Mount Emerson, she is very confused as to why she was all the way out in the boondocks to talk about what happened to her brother, Cassius Faison. However, Britt soon learned that what Anna was about to do is personal, and not professional, as she pulls the gun on her.
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ANNA FIRES HER GUN IN GAME-CHANGING MOMENT
When Jason (Steve Burton) shows up to save the say, he tries to talk Anna off the ledge, begging her to not shoot Britt and make one of the greatest mistakes of his life. When Jason figured out Anna felt she needed to kill anyone related to Cesar Faison, he made her think twice, because that would mean, she also would need to end the lives of two of Maxie’s children, James and Bailey Lu.
Anna can’t stop seeing hallucinations of Peter pushing her to shoot Britt. Suddenly and completely overcome, Anna fires bullets straight in the direction of where she sees Peter as she declares this all must end tonight.
After the shots are fired, Anna realized what she had done and just sobbed and shook. It was a devastating and heartbreaking moment for longtime General Hospital fans to see the beloved Anna Devane, super spy, so lost. Anna explained to Jason, after he was able to disarm her, how she was being pushed to kill Britt by her visions of Peter.
EMMY-WORTHY SCENES FOR 2027
In another hankie-inducing moment, Anna just grabs Jason and breaks down in his arms. If these weren’t Emmy-worthy scenes, we don’t know what is, and it must be remembered by Hughes, General Hospital, and hopefully the voting body of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) when Emmy submissions and voting get underway in 2027 for the 54th annual Daytime Emmys.
From everything we noted above, to the sheer brilliance of her work, Michael Fairman TV names Finola Hughes, this week’s Power Performance of the Week.
Now let us know, do you agree with our pick of Finola? Were you moved to tears during the gut-wrenching scenes? Should Finola include these scenes in an Emmy submission in 2027, should she decide to compete for Lead Actress gold? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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RATINGS: ‘General Hospital’ Shows Most Gains in Total Viewers Week-Over-Week and Up in Key Demo
The ratings are out for the week of August 24-28 for your favorite broadcast television soaps, and it was ABC’s General Hospital which added the most total viewers and planted itself firmly in third place in its battle with Beyond the Gates in the key demos of women 18-49 and 25-54.
According to Soap Opera Network, all daytime dramas were up year-over-year, and General Hospital was joined by The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful with gains in their total audience viewership, while Beyond the Gates was only slightly off pace for the ratings week.
Let’s take a look at what had viewers tuning-in, starting with General Hospital, who added +79,000 viewers. While still under the 2 million viewers mark (which they can hopefully return in the coming weeks) their overall tally was an average of 1, 935,000 tuning-in, while still up year-to-year +136,000.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
In addition, GH while actually down from the previous week in the 18-49 ratings share, they still out performed Beyond the Gates for third place. However, GH was firmly in third place for the 25-54 ratings share.
The stories that were featured for the week included: Anna’s (Finola Hughes) PTSD and struggle with painful memories tied to Cesar Faison, and her concocting a plan to get rid of Britt (Kelly Thiebaud), Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) recording Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna) threatening her, and later running into a severe threat from Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) regarding Kai (Jens Austin Astrup) and Drew’s (Cameron Mathison) shooting, and Drew enlisting Ava (Maura West) to gain leverage over Jack, which resulted in Ava drugging him, while Drew went snooping for the evidence Brennan had against him.
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THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
Y&R remained in the top spot amongst all the soaps once again with 3,062,000 tuning in, and up +35,000 for the week, while year-to-year still showing strong gains at +231,000 viewers. However, while Y&R remained #1 for the 25-54 ratings share, it fell to #2 in the 18-49 ratings share behind The Bold and the Beautiful.
In story for the week, Nick’s (Joshua Morrow) sobriety in rehab was a focus, as was Victoria (Amelia Heinle) and Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) hitting the Jabot office couch and having sex for the first time, and Lily (Christel Khalil) and Billy (Jason Thompson) battling over control and ownership of Chancellor Industries.
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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
B&B is continuing to be inch closer to Y&R for the top spot, separated by a little more than 300,000 viewers. For the ratings week, the series posted a total audience of 2,719,000 adding +31,000 eyeballs overall, and like Y&R, is up year-to-year in its performance.
The CBS soap now , now in its 40th season is +217,000 from the same time last year. In the key demos, The Bold and the Beautiful was in the top spot for the women 18-49 ratings share and number two for women 25-54.
In story, the major threat to Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and Finn (Tanner Novlan) and Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor) and Daphne’s (Murielle Hilaire) marriages continued as Steffy and Carter swore they would not tell their spouses that the two had a drunken hook-up. But as viewers know now, Steffy is pregnant!
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BEYOND THE GATES
Beyond the Gates tallied an average of 1,611,000 total viewers for the week, up +72.000 year-over-year and down slightly in tune-in for the week losing just -36,000 viewers. The CBS soap came in fourth place in the key demos for the week behind General Hospital, with whom they are often trading places for the third spot.
In story, after Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett) was released from the hospital, Hayley (Marquita Goings) stuck to her plan, doubling down on poisoning him and even getting caught in a major lie or meeting with Randy (Maurice P. Kerry), as Vernon (Clifton Davis) may be on to her machinations.
The ratings report is generated from Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) for the week of August 24-28, 2026
So, what did you think of the performance of General Hospital for the ratings period? Which daytime drama has you most likely to tune-in each day? Which has you tuning-out? Let us know what’s working, or not working for you in story, via the comment section below.
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Kelly Sullivan Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’s’ Maura West Recalling When Ava Shot Connie (Exclusive)
It was just over 13 years ago on General Hospital when Ava Jerome (Maura West) shot and killed Kate Howard/Connie Falconeri (Kelly Sullivan) in an effort to keep her quiet from revealing that Derek Wells was actually Ava’s back-from-the-dead brother, Julian Jerome (William deVry). It’s a crime that somehow Ava never has quite paid for either.
The episode back aired on August 13, 2013 and viewers had to say goodbye to Kelly Sullivan who played Kate and her alter, Connie. In the story, just before she died, Kate/Connie scrawled the letters AJ in her own blood, initially making the PCPD and Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) think that it was AJ Quatermaine (Sean Kanan) who did the deed.
Now, Sullivan recalled sharing scenes with the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning West, during a live conversation on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel. Kelly was the special guest talking about her recent return to the soaps in her new role as The Bold and the Beautiful’s Darcy Dylan.
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF MAURA WEST
Speaking of her final GH scenes and working with Maura West, Sullivan gave her then GH co-star major props. “If you’re going to be shot by somebody (on the soaps), you want to be shot by Maura West, c’mon!”
Maura West debuted back in May 2013 as Ava, and Sullivan remembered when the As the World Turns favorite began on GH. “I remember when Maura West first arrived at GH. She walked in with this cute little bob (hairdo) and she’s just delicious,” shared Sullivan.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Kelly revealed more about Maura, adding “I think she’s amazing! I remember right before I left the show, someone suggested, and I would still love to do this with her, if she ever want to, but someone suggested that they wanted to direct the stage play A Streetcar Named Desire with Maura and I, where I would play Stella and she would play Blanche! Wouldn’t that be great?”
Speaking of the Ava/Connie showdown scenes, Sullivan expressed, “On television and on General Hospital specifically, Maura West is able to play a character who does the most horrendous things and you still care about her and that’s the mark of a really great actor. In other words, you’re able to be liked in the midst of the most horrendous things, and as a performer not shying away from that, and to just have the courage to do what’s on the page (in the script).”
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KELLY SULLIVAN PARTING THOUGHTS AS SHE LEFT GENERAL HOSPITAL
Kelly also shared her sentiments when she walked off the set of General Hospital after her run back in August of 2013. “I really was honored. Every day I would go to work and I would say a little prayer, which is I want to do justice for my character, explained Kelly. “It’s between me and my character. I get to walk this path with her and to leave the show on that note, which is, I left every out there. I just gave it my all and again what an honor it was to play Kate/Connie.”
You can catch the full conversation with Kelly where she talks about her time on General Hospital, The Young and the Restless where she played Sage Warner and now The Bold and the Beautiful below.
So, do you remember the Ava and Connie scenes where Ava shot and killed her? What did you think of Kelly Sullivan’s sentiments about Maura West? Share your thoughts via the comment section. But first, watch the reveal where Ava recalls murdering Connie below!
‘General Hospital’s’ Finola Hughes Delivers the ‘Power Performance of the Week’
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Love it…Love how she mentions the wicked witch meme…and how she refers to a previous regime that made the cast walk on eggshells, Lynn Latham anyone? She also refers to recent changes which I assume to mean the firing of MM as Adam! Go Melody
I picked up on those things too! #Melodythrowingshade LOL!
Now where did we hear that quote before “Don’t believe everything you read” oh yes Michael Muhney when he was having his flesh torn off by press cast & crew. Hurts doesn’t it?
I love Melody, girlfriend you are straight to the point. I hope Melody sues the globe, and teach them a lesson not to mess with Melody. I still think Jill phelps is a witch. LOL.
Globe magazine prints a huge two page spread over soap operas EVERY WEEK.
At least other press outlets other than Soap Opera Digest still care to give them a mention.
Yes, they do. Half of it is lies and fabrications though. Rubbish….
The Globe has been in business for a long time..
There is something to the story for them to risk a lawsuit..
I can not see the Globe publishing a total lie..
The Globe is the NY Times but still it reports and is in business so so they always have their ace in hole when it comes to their reporting 🙂
Without a doubt.. there is something to their article ..
opps to be; the globe is NOT the NY times..
I hope that gets the haters to shut the eff up. Jill and her team(s) have done an excellent job repairing the show after Maria’s ill-fated run. Amd now, they’re doing AMAZING stories. I’m glad Ms. Thomas Scott, a classy act, shut the Globe down for their trashy and unreliable storytelling. #TeamMTS #TeamJFP #YR
I wish I could watch the Y&R you’re watching.
No kidding. I wish I saw that Y&R too. 🙁
Me too Alan. Neil and his boring family and his boring associates/friends are busy in frontburner storyline sucking the oxygen out of the show. Now that actor? He knows how to play the game and despite being more boring than watching paint dry, he is on almost every day destroying the show.
Then turn on CBS everyday and you guys will see the Y&R I am watching. The issue with fans is that they’re never satisfied and compare it to past times. No other soap does that in its fandom. If y’all ran the show, there would be no drama and nothing exciting going on.
Love your Y&R, haven’t seen that one!!
“The issue with fans is that they’re never satisfied and compare it to past times…”
But that’s the special relationship fans have with their shows: they watch them for years (decades even) so they know when a show is living up to its legacy or wasting its potential. Ignoring the past is foolhardy — a failure to acknowledge what has worked and what hasn’t is no way to build an audience.
Avery’s cooking show, meter maid Courtney, Neil and Hillary’s cringe-worthy visit to THE PRICE IS RIGHT, Ian Ward’s “shocking” secret (which will turn out to be Paul is really Blue Steel’s father), Kay’s ret-conned music box (which will probably lead to the reveal that Colin is her half brother), Tyler’s invisible ex-girlfriend, Vicsnoria choosing between her recast husband and a character we’ve known 12 minutes, and Nikki’s daily gushing over a ret-conned secret cult baby aren’t exactly compelling viewing for me story-wise.
I believe most viewers watch soaps to be caught up in epic romances, blown away by surprises which generate future story, and share in those family moments most of us wish we had. Y&R used to serve up all of these things in spades and could again if Kay Alden and John F. Smith were reinstated as head-writers since they were the duo who gave this show its last great storyline — the death of Cassie ad Nick’s subsequent affair with Phyllis (a classic soap story that spun off repercussions for years).
Well I’m sorry you feel that way Alan, but let’s face fact: Bill Bell is dead and NOT coming back. The show has to move on with new regimes and storytelling. Holding onto the past is not going to help the show move forward. And the ratings show that what the current regime is doing is WORKING. The truth is, fans of Y&R are never satisfied with what goes on with the show. And I’m over the whining of wanting Bill’s show back. It’s still here, but Bill will never again run the show. He’s gone and not coming back. The stories being told right now are good stories and really well developed (in my eyes). Yes, it is what Y&R used to be, but that’s a good and a bad thing.
After years of being brainwashed to enjoy storyline driven characters, fans are not seeing character-driven ones. And it’s a brilliant one to watch. If you don’t like what’s happening, it’s simple: DO NOT WATCH THE SHOW! We won’t miss your negativity. Y&R is the strongest and most cohesive it has been in years, and it’s finally an enjoyable soap opera to once again watch. It’s the kind of show that is deserving of its No.1 position in the ratings, because 2-3 years ago, it was not.
I do agree about MTS though. I love her and she doesn’t deserve to be lied about.
Oh Alan, I know we prefer Neil and his family & associates in the kitchen cooking and being the housekeepers ala Mimi. I get it….those winters are uppity aren’t they?
Sorry Alan, my post was in response to Harry’s.
Wish Susan Lucci would join Y&R. Still can’t believe that Michael K. and Vincent I. from AMC have not been added to a soap. Maybe one day.
MTS and Susan Lucci working together would be like mixing oil and water,Two Diva and everyone knows MTS and EB rule Y&R,It will never happen
so right MTS and eric braden would have a knockout to the death fight with SUSANLUCCI to get rid of her if she was to start stealing the spot light from them
Hi Melody, I am so glad you spoke up to these people. I never believe any rumors. If I don’t hear it come from the actual person I don’t believe it.. Your a good person and a great actress. I have been a fan of Y&R now for 40 years. I met you in person a couple of times as well we keep in touch by letter writing. I admire you Melody. Keep your head held up high. Laurie Petrie Ontario Canada
I would bet the farm the Globe had it right. MTS never expected to be caught telling the truth. Yes, usually there is some grain of truth and I suspect there was a HUGE grain of truth in this Globe story.
ITA,Funny when TMZ supposely broke the big story of MM which I consider a rag,no one cried foul them,every word were supposely true.So if the Globe is lying where SL statement saying this is a lie.It has been stated many time that there was always conflicted on the Y&R set.I stand behind the Globe
The reason I don’t believe her is the fact that so many people that we love have chosen to leave since JP has been there, or been canned if she doesn’t like them, that it can’t ALL be just a coincidence.
Exactly, she fired Stephen Nichols, Genie Francis, Marcy Rylan and Blake Hood, only to bring on her golden GH boy Steve Burton and replace MR and BH with less than suitable replacements.
A few months after JFP took over, Michael Graziadei left. A few months after that, Michelle Stafford left. Then Billy Miller was gone and Michael Muhney was fired. Now Elizabeth Hendrickson has decided to leave too.
So much talent, so many great actors loved by many fans, all gone – and under one regime, led by Soap Satan herself.
Amen amen amen!!!!!! It’s hard to even recognize the show anymore. I am sick of having to put up with new cast mates. I want our old ones!!
Jimmy…AGREED!!!!! And, let’s not forget the VERY AWESOME Debbi Morgan…another beloved and talented soap vet that JFP VERY CRUELLY got rid of. Yep. YIKES!!!!!
Erica Kane & Victor Newman wow u would love it
I hope that when the face of the mystery man is revealed it will be Michael Muhney back as Adam! Summer can be recast as far as I am concerned. If JFP wants more off the HH cast on Y&R she should get Britany Underwood for the role of the Summer or Abby! Am happy with Susan Lucci on Devious Maids!
I wonder if La Lucci would consider a Y&R gig. How fabulous would that be!
I doubt the show could afford her— they are trying to trim cost and to get Lucci would require some really serious coin. If they did cough up the dough I think they might just set off a chain reaction of many of the vets demanding salaries in the same range. And I think Susan if she was smart wouldn’t go near a soap again– once you were top dog on one show, why play second fiddle on another. So it might sound fabulous in theory, but honestly I think her presence on the show would hurt the show and her rather than help either of them.
Considering that Ms Thomas-Scott was one of the first who jumped onto the Twitter-verse to vilify Michael Muhney when the anonymous post came out about him allegedly making advances on a female cast member and she blasted fans for standing up for him, I’m kind of surprised she’s taken this “Don’t believe everything you read” attitude.
Isn’t there a thing called “fair play?” Wonder how she’d feel if Muhney took to Twitter and did the same toward her as she did to him? Of course, he would never do that, considering he’s a gentleman (and she doesn’t seem that much of a “lady” in this case), but it made me smile just a bit to see her get a little taste of what he’s been through.
And believe me, it’s BARELY a taste of what that poor man’s been through, including how folks acted toward his wife and kids! Thomas-Scott only had her husband mentioned, not degraded and bashed…
wolfy
LOL!
One day a Globe reporter was driving to work.
He needed a story..
He had a brainstorm..
”I’ll write a total lie!!
I’ll write she trashed Jill Farren Phelps to Susan Lucci! in a phone conversation!!
and that they are all walking on egg shells at Y&R and telling Erica not to come to come to Y&R etc etc, however I will write it will be a total a lie, a whooper !!
And I’ll throw in some BS about her husband too!
(((perhaps it was not said by phone, that could be the mistaken lie..
It could have been said at an gathering.. ))
Only you would believe that Susan L would call up the Globe (Celeb Dirty Laundry) and say…”MTS just called me and this is what she said…”
Truly ridiculous.
LMAO! HeHe…suOOOO…P said it best…”Truly ridiculous”…
Unless i missed something Michael Muhney has yet to deny that he didn’t do what he was accused of doing to Hunter King.Plus i’m sure MTS and other people at the show knew more about what was going on then us fans did.As for Melody i’ll take her word that she didn’t say those things until it’s proven she did.Also when Michael Muhney was let go he even said it had nothing to do with Jill Farren Phelps and so has Elizabeth Hendrickson in regards to her exit.
The Globe has been in business a very long time..
There is something to the story..
The Globe would not print a total lie.. It could destroy the Globe with lawsuits..
There is a truth in the story ..
…. Also.. It was NOT said as ”alleged”
A word tabloids/news papers use to avoid lawsuits..
Melody was strong on the ”phone”, by phone..
It could have been said during an event/gathering and not by phone.. but nonetheless said ..
Good point, Wolf Mistress.
Melody said;
” It boggles my mind that a rag could print nothing but falsehoods. ”
LOL has she ever read the ton of falsehood’s some fans write on boards and blogs ..
I never miss any of your posts.
I think Melody is protesting too much! JFP ruins whatever soap she’s associated with. I’m so glad she’s no longer at GH!
Maybe Melody did say what was in the Globe but she may have said it to someone she trusted who then gave it to the Globe.So Melody’s problem is that what she thought she told someone would just stay between them and not made public.Melody and other actor has to right to vent their frustrations about something and not have to worry that it’ll be printed in a magazine.The only 2 people who knows for sure if what the Globe printed is the truth is Melody and Susan Lucci.Melody has already said it’s not true and Susan is asked about it and also denies it then we would have to assume The Globe wrote lies or maybe just got things wrong somewhat.
“Nikki” is one of my favorite characters on Y&R. I believe her over anything The Globe prints. I recently read that someone is suing them for a story they printed….over the years they’ve paid millions of dollars in punitive damages because of the false stories they print. They sell millions of copies every week – Walmart is one of their biggest markets as are drug stores and food markets. They can afford a lawsuit once in a while.
“I think the lady doth protest too much.”
She can say whatever she wants – and it’s more than possible that the Globe made up the whole thing. Frankly, I can’t see Susan Lucci being interested in the grind of Y&R at this point in her life.
But she’s creates doubt by her overpraising of JFP. There’s no way the set is the calm loveboat she claims it is, not with the turmoil that we’re aware of, and certainly not when you consider JFP’s history. Just talk to Genie Francis and Tristan Rogers and Stephen Nicols for a behind-the-scenes picture of what it’s like working on a JFP soap.
Maybe MTS got what she’s wanted? Or more likely, she knows to keep kissing up to keep the gravy train running.
That’s what I’ve been wondering too. Everyone is so quick to talk about how wonderful JFP is and the fans are miserable. MM said it wasn’t her fault that he got fired , MTS just stood up for her, Elizabeth H, but the fact is that the fans loathe her for the most part. Are these people just afraid to lose their jobs? Or is she just that charismatic to work with? I can’t imagine everyone is so excited to be put on the back burner for Steve Burton. I’m confused. I think you’re right about the “gravy train”.
Well there is such a thing as being professional– maybe it is the norm for fans to vent their feelings on line about JFP because they got nothing to lose– but when it is your livelihood at sake and or your profession rep then the less said the better. I don’t know any profession where it is a good idea to trash or criticize your boss or former boss in public — it only makes the person doing it sound petty even if the true– if these people have issues with JFP if they are smart and most are they will never say the truth to the media-
-also like most things in life some people we gel with, others we don’t. I’m sure there are people on that set that truly like JFP and others who detest her– it is called being part of the human race. All I know is JFP got her rep from somewhere– — so I doubt she is the Mother Theresa of the soap world, but maybe she isn’t the Wicked Witch of the soap world either–the truth is most likely somewhere in between
On ALL fronts here…there are just three words…SLOW NEWS DAY!!!!
Glad to hear Mel loves her work environ. Wish that for all.
Oh come-on like she’s gonna say “yep that story they printed was right on. I said it” It’s called protecting your assets.
Exactly, who would come right out and say they said all of that, completely undermining their boss? Not any sane person who wants to keep their job.
Melody has been a mainstay for 35 years but I’m sure JFP would have no problem firing her. Need proof? Look at what JFP did to Anna Lee on GH. That right there is what she is capable. Canning a 90+ year old woman, who had been promised her role for life by a previous regime.
There is no way MTS would risk her job by outright admitting to that phone call with Susan Lucci. And there is NO way the Y&R set is as “relaxed and copacetic, with a very warm vibe” as Mel is making it out to be – especially not after the backstage turmoil that’s gone on in recent months.
Right on, Jimmy!!!!! Also, as far as I’m concerned, firing the very beloved Anna Lee from GH is the WORST thing that JFP has done as a so-called Executive Producer. 2nd worst thing??? Killing off the character of Maureen Bauer from GL. And, the 3rd??? Killing off the character of Frankie Frame from AW. Jimmy…dude…the list goes on and on. Beyond sad.
I heard a rumor;
Victor and Nikki are taking a long vacation, on the show..
But.. Victor/EB will not return/sign his contract because of all the new the young actors and loss of the great talented actors and the terminal behind the curtain..
Y&R is circling the drain..
casting a new Adam and new Phyllis will just pee me off..
the new Billy is bad nuff.. lol
I heard su0000 works for both the Globe and The Enquirer. Oh…and GCBuzz.
ahhh you blew my cover..
Yah.. the tabloid freelancing pay is lousy but the job is really cool..
I can have Melody try to kick my ass; it doesn’t get any better than that!..
Surprised that Susan Lucci has been silent 🙁
((I’m waiting for it!!
suOOOO you are truly in a manic period, take your meds, if EB “not” going to resign with YR is utter rubbish and nonsense. VictorEB will be front & center as Jeanne Cooper was for 40 years…maybe in your dreams.
Harlee,
I did not say it was fact..
I said;
”I heard a rumor”
LOL soap fans are famous for ”rumors” yes 🙂
but not my rumor, just a repeat ..
And, this just might be the year EB waves bye bye, ya never know .. no one knows, no one ..
Don’t believe her at all.
Big blue…I agree with you. I don’t believe her, either. No Thank You.