Lorne Michaels blames NBC for firing Shane Gillis from SNL

Lorne Michaels is pinning the blame on Shane Gillis’ firing from SNL on the network, saying the situation was overblown. There are quite a few famous faces who appeared on Saturday Night Live for a limited number of episodes: Ben Stiller, Gilbert Gottfried, Damon Wayans…Whether they bailed, were let go or decided to try to … Read more

Norm Macdonald’s sniping of O.J. Simpson on Weekend Update contributed to the comedian’s SNL firing

Norm Macdonald delivered some of his best material on Weekend Update in order to take O.J. Simpson down every Saturday night. With the passing of controversial pop culture figure O.J. Simpson this week, some of us could only think of one thing…OK, maybe not just that. There was also the constant flaming of O.J. from … Read more

Gina Carano is suing Disney and Lucasfilm for her Mandalorian firing in Elon Musk-funded lawsuit

The former contributing actress of The Mandalorian, Gina Carano, is suing Disney and Lucasfilm for wrongful termination with Elon Musk’s help. Gina Carano is suing Disney and Lucasfilm for discrimination and wrongful termination in a lawsuit with X Owner Elon Musk funding the actress’s fight against both studios. In a complaint filed on Tuesday in … Read more

Gina Carano Sues Disney Over ‘Mandalorian’ Firing

One of the mainstay characters in the early seasons of The Mandalorian was Cara Dune, a former Rebel turned mercenary whose path crosses repeatedly with the title character. Dune was played by Gina Carano, who Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau supposedly had in mind when he first envisioned the character. Cara Dune was in seven episodes of The Mandalorian … Read more

Hayden Panettiere comments on Melissa Barrera Scream 7 firing

Hayden Panettiere calls the firing of co-star Melissa Barrera from Scream 7 “very unfair and upsetting.” It was announced last year that Spyglass Media had fired Scream star Melissa Barrera after alleging that the actress made anti-Semitic comments following the attack in Israel and the invasion of Gaza. Hayden Panettiere came to the defence of … Read more

Kate Siegel on Frank Langella firing from House of Usher series

The Fall of the House of Usher star Kate Siegel comments on Frank Langella being fired from the Netflix series. Frank Langella was slated to star in Mike Flanagan’s The Fall of the House of Usher as Roderick Usher, the towering patriarch of the Usher dynasty, but mid-way through filming, Langella was fired after a … Read more

‘Scream 7’ Producers Comment on Melissa Barrera’s Firing

Melissa Barrera was set to reprise her leading role in Scream VII, but was recently fired from the role by the company producing the sequel, Spyglass Media Group. This comes after Barrera had made a number of posts about the ongoing military conflict in Gaza between Hamas and Israel. Barrera supposedly shared a post that accused Israel … Read more