Seth MacFarlane recalls Selma Blair biting his hand at party

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Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThere’s been no shortage of drama in the entertainment industry this year, from mega mergers, massive restructurings, sudden executive ousters and plummeting values for media giants on Wall Street. But from the perspective of a well connected, well funded and highly motivated producer with a track record like Seth MacFarlane, business has never been better.“It seems to be as ripe a landscape as it’s ever been,” the “Family Guy” creator/executive producer said Sunday during a wide-ranging Q&A with Erica Huggins, president of his Fuzzy Door procution banner, that was held Sunday as part of the two-day Produced By conference organized by the Producers Guild of America.MacFarlane has carpe diem’ed the past half-dozen years of Peak TV production to significantly expand the scope of Fuzzy Door, now based at Universal Content Productions.

Multi-hyphenate creative and producing executive Seth MacFarlane struggled to explain the complicated relationship he currently has with the Fox Network Sunday at the 13th annual Produced By conference.

Seth MacFarlane never considered adapting the “Ted” films for television until Peacock suggested it – partly because he thought it would be too expensive, and partly because it was hard to imagine creating a series about the foul-mouthed stuffed bear without Mark Wahlberg playing his trusty companion.“For me, the challenge was really how does this character exist in a world without Mark Wahlberg?” MacFarlane said at Sunday’s PGA Produced By conference. “That was really a two-hander.

New season, new hair! Selena Gomez is preparing for the warm weather with a “summer” ‘do. The “Ice Cream” singer, 29, visited Zero One Salon in Los Angeles and documented her hair transformation.

The Boston Celtics secured a spot in the 2022 NBA Finals on Sunday with a Game 7 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals. It is the first NBA Finals appearance in 12 years for Boston, which will now face the Golden State Warriors in the best-of-7 championship series beginning Thursday.

Stacey Solomon shared adorable snaps of a family garden party, complete with a huge bouncy castle and fun ice-cream making.The Loose Women presenter told her followers that she was visiting her sister Jemma's home to attend a joint birthday garden party for her nieces on Saturday.The 32 year old and her fiancé Joe Swash, 40, got stuck in with all the activities and even said they were "the biggest kids here". Jemma's stunning garden party had a massive white bouncy castle, which Stacey showed off on her Instagram story to her 5.2 million followers.

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Tim McGraw, Chris Pratt and Selena Gomez were just a few of the stars to speak out on the Texas school shooting, where 19 children and two teachers were killed during an attack at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday. At least 17 people were also wounded by the gunman, who used an assault rifle and was killed by responding police.The shooting in Uvalde, Texas, is now the third most deadly school shooting in American history following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, where 28 people were killed in 2012, and the Virginia Tech shooting, in 2007, where 33 people died.

EXCLUSIVE: Alanna Ubach (Euphoria) has joined Seth MacFarlane’s comedy Ted, rounding out the main cast for the Peacock series based on his popular film franchise.

Selma Blair is all about a reboot! The star sent fans wild when she teased a continuation of one of her most iconic movies, Cruel Intentions.ALSO: HELLO! launches Jubilee T-shirt collection to celebrate Queen Elizabeth in styleThe actress has been participating in several events to promote her new book, Mean Baby, and opening up candidly about her childhood, life as a mother, and her heartbreaking 2018 multiple sclerosis diagnosis.As she continues to make speaking appearances, fans couldn't help but ask about one of her most iconic roles, young and naïve Cecile Caldwell, and whether she would revisit it.WATCH: Selma shares incredible horseback riding achievementMORE: Selma Blair's vibrant home is the perfect haven amid health battleThough a reboot or sequel has never been confirmed, fans were as close as it gets to good news after Selma's latest revelation.During a book event for Mean Baby, pop-culture expert Donny Wood took one for the team and posed the question: "Would you ever do a Cruel Intentions sequel?"Though he didn't seem to get a chance to actually ask it, it didn't stop him from trying to get Selma's attention via Instagram, and he succeeded.The exciting revelationHer answer couldn't be more heartfelt and exciting. She confessed: "I would only love to do a Cruel Intentions anything."MORE: Selma Blair makes difficult revelation about her mother to emotional Savannah GuthrieMORE: Selma Blair granted a restraining order against ex-boyfriend after alleged attackShe gave a sweet shoutout to her equally iconic co-stars, writing: "I love Sarah Michelle Gellar, Roger Kumble, and Reese Witherspoon so much.

Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up. "What do I do in public situations where I admire someone, but feel as if I don't bring anything to the party? I bit him on the hand. 'Whoa!' he yelled.

Selma Blair has had an emotional past few weeks promoting her new book Mean Baby, which releases today, and she sat down with Today's Savannah Guthrie to talk all about it.MORE: Selma Blair's vibrant home with son is the perfect haven amid health battleALSO: HELLO! launches Jubilee T-shirt collection to celebrate Queen Elizabeth in styleDuring the interview, they hit on a particularly gut-wrenching subject, that being the actress' relationship with her mother and the ways in which it hurt her.VIDEO: Selma Blair shares incredible horseback riding achievementSavannah, in her voiceover, described their relationship as "demanding, critical, and sometimes cruel," then mentioning to Selma that she showed a lot of grace towards her in the book."She was a damn fine, funny, dramatic, amazing woman," the actress shared. "And I was hurt that she didn't love me enough.

"Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up,” by Selma Blair (Alfred A. Knopf)Most people probably know Selma Blair from her memorable roles in late ‘90s/early '00’s hit films such as “Cruel Intentions," “Legally Blonde” and “Hellboy.”Perhaps others are familiar with her work as a model, gracing the covers of fashion magazines and enjoying a stint as a collaborator with and muse to the famed designer Karl Lagerfeld.Or maybe they've heard about her mid-life multiple sclerosis diagnosis and the recent documentary, “Introducing, Selma Blair,” that details how the actress is adapting to life with the disease.What they don't know — and couldn't until now — is the devastating trauma the Michigan-born Selma Blair Beitner has suffered during her 49 years.Blair details all of it in her captivating and unflinching memoir, “Mean Baby."Her addiction to alcohol, including getting drunk on Passover wine as an elementary school student.

Mean Baby, and in it she talks about some traumatic moments from her past including multiple times she was raped.In excerpts from the book which were published in People magazine on Wednesday (May 11), the Cruel Intentions actor has opened up about her problems with alcoholism – which started at the age of seven – and how after a day of binge-drinking, she was raped by at least one if not two people.“I don’t know if both of them raped me. One of them definitely did,” Blair writes in the book, according to People. “I wish I could say what happened to me that night was an anomaly, but it wasn’t.

After being on hiatus for the last two years during Covid, the Producers Guild of America (PGA)’s 12th annual Produced By Conference has announced its first round of speakers. The event is taking place on Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12 at the FOX Studio Lot in Century City.

It can be argued that Seth MacFarlane is one of the most multifaceted talents working in the entertainment industry today. “Family Guy” alone is the type of hit that anyone can make an entire career on.

; and “Hustle and Flow” producer Stephanie Allain (Homegrown Pictures).Also attending will be Shondaland creative partner Betsy Beers; Funny or Die CEO Mike Farah; UTA Co-Head of Media Rights Jason Richman; Mark Kimsey, co-CEO of Electromagnetic Productions; actor and producer Aml Ameen.

Sasha Urban editorAfter a two-year hiatus, the Producers Guild of America  is returning for its 12th annual Produced By Conference — to be held on June 11 and 12 at the Fox Studio Lot in Century City — and announced on Friday the first round of speakers.The confirmed speakers include Academy Award winner Viola Davis, her husband and producing partner, veteran producer Julius Tennon (“The First Lady”), “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane, television producer Betsy Beers (creative partner at Shondaland) and comedy leader Mike Farah (CEO, Funny or Die).The conference will feature a networking reception, panels, Q&As and its signature Mentoring Roundtables. This year’s Produced By will also feature the return of the Pitch Perfect session, which sees a handful of pre-selected attendees pitching their projects in front of an audience of producers and executives.