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Why are co-hosts, Osbourne, Ramini and Peete fleeing "The Talk"?
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Problems abound for The Talk, the afternoon ladies gabfest that was the designated replacement for the beloved As the World Turns. As it is set to go into production for season two at the beginning of September, it looks like many of the gals are fleeing the series, and some putting the blame squarely on host and anchor, Julie Chen!
Sharon Osbourne had already announced she was taking a break from the afternoon panel, and Holly Robinson Peete announced last week, she would not be returning. And now according to the New York Post, their sources are telling them that Leah Ramini is so fed up she is about to walk! So does this have to do with Julie Chen?
NY Post reports, “Julie Chen’s “queen bee attitude” is forcing the ladies of CBS’s The Talk to flee the daytime gab-fest after just one season. The last straw for Osbourne and Remini was Chen’s order, passed down from her master-of- the-universe husband,CBS president Les Moonves following their South of France break, that the women were not allowed to discuss the Casey Anthony case without her because she’s the only host with journalistic credentials.
“[Julie] said, ‘My husband feels strongly that you should not be talking about news [without me], you are not news people,’ ” our source told us. “Sharon just said, ‘I don’t know about this.’ She’d had enough. ”Despite the friction, one program insider called Chen “the glue that holds the show together” and firmly placed the blame on Remini. “[Remini] was a disruptive force,” the source said. “She had a huge morale problem,” adding that Remini often brought her mother on set, who refused to follow studio rules. “Her mother never parked in her assigned space,” the insider said. “She was told not to park in the lot anymore. ”
Also of note: two executive producers have quit the series since last fall, and the show is just a year old!
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2024 Golden Globes: Justin Hartley and Amanda Seyfried Among First Round of Presenters
The 2024 awards season truly gets underway this Sunday night ,January 7th on CBS with the presentation of the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards honoring the best in motion picture and television as deemed by the voters of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).
The ceremony will be broadcast live and will air beginning at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST, from the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The ceremony will also be available on the CBS app and will stream on Paramount+. (Note, however, only Paramount+ subscribers who have Showtime can stream the event live; others can watch the show the next day.)
The first round of presenters was revealed on Wednesday and two soap opera alums are on the list including Justin Hartley (ex-This Is Us, The Young and the Restless, Revenge, Passions) and Amanda Seyfried (ex-Lucy, As the World Turns and ex-Joni Stafford, All My Children).
Photo: HFPA
Joining Justin and Amanda as presenters are: Angela Bassett, Will Ferrell, Michelle Yeoh,George Lopez, Julia Garner, Justin Hartley, Gabriel Macht and Patrick J. Adams. Previously, Jo Koy was named host for the telecast.
The Golden Globes are back on CBS for the first time since 1982. In addition, Dick Clark Productions is back after years away as the longtime Globes producers.
To review the nominees click here.
So, looking forward to the Golden Globes and seeing Justin and Amanda? Comment below.
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Richard Roundtree, ‘Generations’, ‘ATWT” and ‘Shaft’ Star, Dead at 81
Motion picture and television leading man, Richard Roundtree, has passed away at the age of 81. The actor, best known for his role in the iconic film Shaft, and its sequels, died from complications from pancreatic cancer on October 24th in his home in Los Angeles.
In a statement, Roundtree’s manager, Patrick McMinn shared, “Richard’s work and career served as a turning point for African American leading men in film. The impact he had on the industry cannot be overstated.”
During his extensive credits and career, Roundtree made two stops to two daytime soap operas. In 1990 till 1991, Roundtree played Dr. Daniel Ruebens on the defunct NBC soap opera Generations. He later appeared on As the World Turns from 2002-2003, taking on the role of Oliver Travers, the father to T. Marshall Travers played by Lamman Rucker.
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Roundtree’s leading lady on Generations, Jonelle Allen took to her Facebook upon learning the news of the death of her former castmate and friend, expressing: “My Leading Man on Generations. I Am Very Sad. My Condolences To Your Family. Dearest Richard Roundtree.”
In a subsequent post, Allen shared a photo of their Generations’ characters, Daniel and Doreen about to lip-lock. Jonelle stated, “In the scene with him I kept thinking: ‘Shaft is about to kiss ME!!!’ Thank You.”
On Generations, Roundtree’s character of Daniel Reubens was a brilliant doctor, who was accused of killing someone by causing an explosion at a lab in 1974. He and his daughter, Maya, then went “underground” for the next 15 years. Maya was played by Viveca A. Fox.
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Fox, honored her former on-screen soap father with an Instagram post upon learning of his death. Vivica wrote: “GM Dawlings! My heart is sad this morning as late last night I learned that LEGEND Actor @officialrichardroundtree had passed. I had the blessing of working with Richard on alot of 1st in my acting career! He played my Dad on the soap opera #Generation‘s TV show #90210BeverlyHills Mr Roundtree thank u for your AMAZING GIFTS! U will truly be missed as u were the 1st African American Action Star #SHAFT I’ll never forget the time u stood for ME when a director was being a jerk to me! I’ll miss your smile, jokes, laughs & hugs! REST EASY KING! U DID WELL. #Classic #LEGEND #LeadingMan #Actor #SuperStar #Respect #RestInPeace”
Richard was also known for his roles in Roots and the Brad Pitt thriller Se7en. On television, Roundtree appeared on: Murder, She Wrote, A Different World, Beauty and the Beast, 21 Jump Street, MacGyver, Beverly Hill 90210, L.A. Law, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Alias, Desperate Housewives, Heroes, Grey’s Anatomy, Chicago Fire, and Private Practice and many more.
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Soap Alum John Wesley Shipp Shares Health Update
John Wesley Shipp, best known to daytime fans for his roles on As the World Turns, Guiding Light, One Life to Live et al, and primetime fans for his role in The Flash, shared a heartfelt health update via his Instagram.
While Shipp did not go into specifics, he did say he underwent surgery earlier in September for an urgent medical issue.
In his post, accompanying by his photo, John expressed: “Hello out there! Friends and contacts have written recently, like, “where are you? are you ok?” Well, here’s the deal: I had surgery early this month for a health issue that had to be dealt with immediately. All went well, but I’ve had to postpone a theatre production and personal appearances as the recoup will take some weeks. I do read and appreciate what you share with me, that you entrust me with your thoughts and feelings. You are ever on my mind and in my heart, and I look forward to getting active and out there again as soon as possible. Until then, remember to play nice, be kind, and stay engaged! Our futures depend on it.”
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John’s soap resume is quite impressive having portrayed: Dr. Kelly Nelson/Victor Laszlo on Guiding Light, Doug Cummings on As the World Turns, Martin Ellis on Santa Barbara, Carter Jones on All My Children and Eddie Ford on One Life to Live. Shipp won two Daytime Emmys along the way.
More recently, John has appeared in primetime’s, Arrow, The Flash, Stargirl and countless other TV appearances.
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Just a heads up, Leah Remini’s name is misspelled in the title and in the 2nd paragraph in the body of the article.
Chen seems like a diva.
All I have to say is, “Ha, ha, ha.” Guess CBS should have thought long and hard before canceling ATWT
Yesssss!!!!
Well… Wonder why Gilbert is staying??!! I so wanted some Scientology to be involved dang it. 🙂
note in the credits the show was created by Gilbert.
Journalistic credibility? Ummm … just exactly who is the Big Brother host????
This show replaced my beloved ATWT. I’ve never watched it. Would never watch any show that replaces a soap. I cant wait for it to tank.
Me too!
Me three. I never watch a show that replaced a soap.
“The Talk” has sucked since Day 1 and will continue to suck until its inevitable demise, which IMO, should come mid-season.
Are we surprised? (The answer: No!) We knew THE TALK did not have “the walk” when it was announced. And for this pale imitation of THE VIEW — lightning rarely strikes twice — we lost AS THE WORLD TURNS?!?!? I am still sick over it! I hope ABC and their teams for THE CHEW (Ew!) and THE REVOLUTION (Is that the other gabfest Brian Frons claims we are dying to see every afternoon?) are paying attention to this CBS misfire. The broadcast webs want to keep us tuned into their fare but when it comes to daytime (and even Friday and Saturday nights), no one seems to get it right, to give the audience what it wants, or even try.
Totally agree….ABC needs to take notice to this. The Chew will end as quickly as it begins. Can’t wait to see how low the ratings are.
I’m still sick over it too! It was one of about three shows I could stand to watch. TV is so lame now.
Well Chen is boring and rather common looking and i just really can’t stand her..I’m sure if she wasn’t married to the cbs president she wouldn’t be where she is. Without Sharon no one will tune in i don’t think.
Good. Replace ATWT for this dreck? Get canceled already.
Karma baby….ATWT silent revenge. I will never watch no show replacing a soap. First my beloved GL then ATWT and both shows aren’t tearing the ratings up because loyalty for networks have been destroyed at their own hands. Fans are sick & tired of telling people what to watch instead of actually fixing the problem. I have recently turned off Y&R and that was my last connection to CBS daytime because of the hack job MAB is doing to Y&R.
Mr. Frons should learn a lesson from this.
This is not at all surprising. I refuse to watch The Talk. I didn’t watch ATWT, but I did watch GL. I will also refuse to watch the AMC & OLTL ‘replacements’ when they come. I will definitely been watching AMC & OLTL when it moves online.
THANK YOU!!
They replaced GL with the dreadful re-boot of Lets Make a Deal, cancelled ATWT for this crapfest, lol, all I can say is KARMA IS A B*TCH CBS!!!
I agree with Les Moonves!
This was the last straw. Well, what was the first straw? Details please.
The other four hosts knew what they were getting into when they signed onto the show. They knew it was just a matter of time before he got involved.
Aside from pointing fingers, it’s understandable to have someone with journalism credentials. But the same can be said about Chen. She shouldn’t be allowed to talk about psychology because Osbourne is the only host with psychology credentials. Let’s see how much she likes that.
This is ego, stupidity, or both. The Talk is not Meet the Press or This Week. The Talk is host discussion (gossip) of public events. To insist Chen must be present for discussion of certain topics because of journalistic ethics literally contradicts the premise of the show and gags the other hosts to the point that no one could say anything in her absence. Absurd. The show is a piece of garbage anyway, and deserves to crash and burn. Anyone who walks away looks better than those who stay under these conditions. And you can’t get more petty than complaining about where someone’s elderly mother parks her car. Pathetic.
Leah is my favorite. I like Hollly too, and I think they are both strong hosts. Sara Gilbert is so boring, and now I can’t look at Julie Chen (Divas turn me OFF big time) the same now. I watch this show a lot, but I won’t be in September!
sharon, holly & leah are very strong women & i have a lot of respect for the three of them. i like sara but she seems very docile. julie comes off as an overpowering diva & i can’t stand her!
I totally agree with you Ethel, could not have said it better myself.
I tuned in once…..as I was an ATWT fan. The hosts seemed uncomfortable and very forced. Leah seemed drunk or high. I’m glad it is failing. No-one will want to watch next season. I thought Sharon was the only draw. I hope the Chew is an even worse failure. I liked Carla from Top Chef and Clinton from What Not To Wear…..but now they are in the enemy camp. The show looks terrible. 25% of American children are living in poverty according to last figures. Many go to bed hungry. 4 people sitting around table talking about new healthy recipes seems so unimportant, not entertaining, and socially irresponsible. I can’t pay my bills….the last thing I am concerned about is how to make my own salad dressing.
YEA…the Talk sucks!!!!!!! I hope it tanks soon. Les Moonves has done sucha great job of ousting viewers from his network, and diva Julie Chen can take her journalistic intentions and shove them. She makes me sick…..!!!!!!!
Reminds me of when Chen was on CBS Early Show. She got to start an hour later than the other co anchors… DIVA… I cant stand her. She totally projects that on air. I know some of her relatives who are nothing like that.
i dont like the talk i am so sick of talk shows i loved as the world turns i did watch it once in a while and leah and sharon were the only ones worth watching. i do not like the new season and hope it is canceled
I loved the Talk. I DVR’d it everyday. I will not watch if Leah and Sharon are not on it. The other ones are boring.
BRING BACK AS THE WORLD TURNS
Yessss!!!
I used to watch The Talk every day and DVD ifI had to, but now that Leah and Holly are not on it and when Sharon leaves it will suck, it has lost it”s edge. Won’t watch it anymore.
Watched one show of the “new” season….show will bomb without Reah, Sharon & Holly….and yes I agree with the others about Julie thinking she’s a diva! Bring back A T W T…..until then I’ve switched to watching Rachael Ray!
Agree!!!
And why should we even care about what is happening on this pathetic show?
The only news about I’m interested in hearing about The Talk is its cancellation.