ABC Entertainment/Walt Disney TV Promotes Ashley Kline-Shapiro to VP, Unscripted and Slate Publicity

EXCLUSIVE: Mena Suvari (American Woman) and Greyston Holt (The Night Agent) have been cast as the leads in House Of Chains, Lifetime’s new original movie set to debut this fall.

The state of things. Ashley Hebert gave fans an update on where she stands with ex-husband J.P. Rosenbaum — and detailed how things are going with her boyfriend, Yanni Georgoulakis.

Bridgerton season two and make everyone shut up about the loss of (at least for a moment). “I'd like to think that I'm not a very fearful person,” she told ahead of the season two premiere in March 2022. “We’re in an industry that, yes, as an artist you can feel certain pressures at times, but we're not performing heart surgery or curing diseases or having lives dependent on us. That's real pressure.

Ashley James has reflected on how far LGBTQ+ visibility has come as she admits she had nobody to talk to when she questioned her own sexuality. The DJ and presenter recently performed at Metro’s 50 Years of Pride party in Soho, describing it as ‘so fun’ as well as ‘so important. ’Now, speaking to Metro.

EXCLUSIVE: Echoverse, the podcast company run by former Syfy executive Mark Stern, is moving into unscripted podcasts.

April Ashley, this is the way to frame a documentary about her – through other people’s eyes. For Simon Callow, who always says (and enunciates) it best, his beloved friend – the model, London socialite and restaurateur who was among the first to undergo gender realignment surgery – was “a self-made woman in the most literal sense”. When Ashley came to his house for supper or parties: “It was like meeting a character from a novel … She was queenly.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Hollywood Critics Association has revealed some of its honorees for the org’s 2nd annual HCA TV Awards, including “Abbott Elementary” star and creator Quinta Brunson, as well as prolific “Better Call Saul” star Giancarlo Esposito. The HCA TV Awards is unique in splitting its awards into two fields: One, for broadcast and cable, and another for streaming.

Australia’s ABC network has bid farewell to one of its most popular presenters with Leigh Sales signing off after 12 years at the helm of its flagship news programme 7.30.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Duncanville” will end its run after three seasons. Amy Poehler executive produced “Duncanville” and starred in the show as Duncan, an ordinary 15-year-old with a wild imagination and his sights set on the freedom of adulthood. Fox confirmed on Thursday that the show wouldn’t be back for a fourth season.

Ashley Kline-Shapiro has been promoted to vice president, unscripted and slate publicity for ABC Entertainment and Walt Disney Television (WDT) Alternative.

BBC crime drama Sherwood as Daphne Sparrow, the wife of Micky Sparrow. They are a married couple who run a drug operation, which they conceal behind their taxi business and archery range. The BBC One drama is penned by Quiz's James Graham, and is based on a true story and has kept viewers glued to their screens with its storyline of a double killing set in a town still scarred by the miners' strikes of 1984.

Clayton Davis Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official awards predictions for the upcoming Oscars and Emmys ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis; Awards Circuit Column, a weekly analysis dissecting the trends and contenders by television editor Michael Schneider (for Emmys) and Davis (for Oscars); Awards Circuit Podcast, a weekly interview series with talent and an expert roundtable discussion; and Awards Circuit Video analyzes various categories and contenders by Variety's leading awards pundits. Variety's unmatched coverage gives its readership unbeatable exposure in print and online, as well as provide inside reports on all the contenders in this year's awards season races.

EXCLUSIVE: Novel, the growing British podcast studio behind the likes of The Superhero Complex, has made one its most significant hires yet, bringing in PRX and Radiotopia exec Julie Shapiro as Executive Creative Director.

Take your kids to work day! Kim Kardashian‘s trip to New York City with sons Saint, 6, and Psalm, 3, took an unexpected turn when the trio took to social media.

EXCLUSIVE: Julia Chan (Archive 81) has been cast as a series regular opposite Michaela McManus and Parker Young in Criminal Nature, ABC’s drama pilot from Rashad Raisani, 20th Television and A+E Studios. Ian Duff also stars.

Selome Hailu Two former “General Hospital” crew members, Jim Wahl and Timothy Wahl, are suing ABC for wrongful termination after being fired for not getting vaccinated against COVID-19. In the suit, obtained by Variety, they claim that “ABC’s actions constitute religious discrimination and violate Plaintiffs’ rights under state law.”“On Nov.

lawsuit, filed Wednesday by James Wahl and Timothy Wahl in Los Angeles Superior Court, states, “On November 9, 2021, ABC officially denied Plaintiffs’ requests for religious exemptions to the Covid Vaccine Mandate. It gave no reason for its decision, except to say that the company was ‘unable to conclude that you are prevented from receiving the Covid-19 vaccine due to a sincerely-held religious belief, practice, or observance.'” The document also calls the firings “unconstitutional.”The complaint goes on to state, “ABC does not have the authority to force a medical treatment on its employees against their will.