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Priyanka Chopra Jonas is addressing backlash.Last week, Chopra, Julianne Hough and Usher were announced as judges of the upcoming show. However, the competition series' format came under fire for having activists compete against one another.

CBS has made the decision to reformat its upcoming series "The Activist" after it received immense criticism for promoting performative activism and being tone-deaf.  When it was announced roughly a week ago at CBS’ Television Critics Association summer press tour, the format of "The Activist" would see celebrity judges Usher, Julianne Hough and Priyanka Chopra Jonas preside over a competition in which six activists representing three causes — health, education and the environment, would try to

“The Activist” is making a last-minute format change, retooling from a competition series to a one-off documentary special in response to widespread criticism over a show that pits aspiring activists against each other in a reality-show format.

is changing its format after recent backlash.After coming under fire for having activists compete against one another, the show is shifting from a competitive series to a documentary special.

Chris Willman Music Writer“The Activist,” a CBS series that had itself become the target of online activism in recent days, is being reconfigured in response to the firestorm of criticism, and will now become a one-time documentary special instead of a five-episode competition series, Variety has learned.Although footage for the original incarnation of the series had already been shot, this version of “The Activist” will be entirely new, with filming expected to begin from scratch.The show,

amid criticism for her new CBS show, “The Activist.”The 33-year-old is set to be a co-host on the competition series, alongside Usher and Priyanka Chopra, all of whom will judge activists competing to promote their various causes.In a very lengthy Instagram post she shared on Tuesday, the “Footloose” actress apologized for the show, as well as for the time she dressed up as Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren, played by Uzo Aduba, from “Orange Is the New Black.”“The last few days have been a powerful

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Usher, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Julianne Hough are set to co-host the Global Citizen competition series from CBS, The Activist. The five-week reality series premieres Friday, Oct. 22 from 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT via CBS Television Network, and will be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.

Usher, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Julianne Hough are on the search to find. Usher will host, while Chopra Jonas and Hough will co-host the upcoming reality series from CBS, the network announced during its Television Critics Association summer press tour on Thursday.  is a one-of-kind five-week series featuring six activists from around the world working to bring meaningful change to one of three urgent universal causes: health, education and the environment.