‘Will & Grace’ Alum Debra Messing Says Former NBC President Wanted Her To Have “Big Boobs” On Sitcom But She Pushed Back

In an unprecedented show of solidarity, SAG-AFTRA’s two leading political factions have joined forces to form a unity slate to endorse the reelection of president Fran Drescher and secretary-treasurer Joely Fisher in an election will be held later this summer.

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“Just Jack & Will.”McCormack, who played gay lawyer Will Truman, and Hayes discussed the early days of filming the comedy.“In the summer, people were finally checking out the show, and our ratings kept going up and up and up. And I think they realized they had a hit on their hands,” McCormack said, according to People.He added that Sassa took the men out for lunch one day following the conclusion of the premiere season and they walked through a parking lot where they saw “Porsches with ribbons on them.”“Scott went, ‘Anyway, we just want to say thank you,’ ” he said.However, the “Perception” star explained that “Sean leaned over to me — I don’t make this up — and said, ‘Is it expensive to insure a Porsche?’ ““Cause I literally can’t pay rent right now,” he recalled Hayes saying to him.

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actor, 37, opened up about her scars, as well as the accident where she acquired them, during an appearance on the podcast, co-hosted by Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes.Cuoco is an and competitor, so her September 2010 visit to a Los Angeles ranch should have been smooth sailing—unfortunately, it was anything but. Shortly after she saddled up and readied to ride, her horse got spooked and threw Cuoco off. She landed on the ground, directly under the horse, which attempted to jump over her but instead crushed her left leg.

Debra Messing is spilling more tea about behind the scenes of Will & Grace.

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Debra Messing is opening up about something the former NBC president said about her while preparing for her role on Will & Grace.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Debra Messing revealed during “The Magic of Will & Grace” panel at The Paley Center for Media that she was instructed to “have big boobs” during her first costume fitting for the NBC sitcom (via People magazine). The Emmy winner pushed back on the suggestion, only to be told that it was coming straight from the top network executive. “The very first fitting, they had the chicken cutlets to make me bigger,” Messing said. “I just wasn’t a fan of like the whole idea of it. I was like, ‘You know what? I don’t need that.’ And they’re like, ‘Well, it’s the president of the network [saying this].’ And I said, ‘If he wants it, then he needs to come here and tell me to my face.'”

Wendy Williams' son, Kevin Hunter Jr., is speaking out regarding his mother's health and well-being.The 22-year-old college student gave an interview to  in the U.S., and shared how he believes Wendy's team is taking advantage of her wealth amid her alleged battle with alcoholism, which he says does not allow her to make sound decisions. According to the article, Kevin was being financially supported by his mother, but lost that support in large part when her financial affairs were taken over by guardian Sabrina Morrissey in May 2022.«People have put other things in front of her actually healing and getting better, and unfortunately, unlike many other alcoholics, she is worth a lot more money,» he says.«I know there are all sorts of things happening that I know in her right mind she would never agree to. As hard as it is seeing her being taken advantage of, I know that if I'm making sure she, as a person, is OK, that is the important thing.»Her son adds, «Because eventually, she's going to realize the craziness that's been going on.»ET has reached out to Wendy's team for comment on her son's recent interview, including her manager, Will Selby, and Sabrina Morrissey. The ended in June 2022 after 13 seasons following a lengthy hiatus from the show's host.

When “Will & Grace” was first coming onto NBC’s airwaves, the network’s former president had one request for Debra Messing: bigger boobs. “The very first fitting, they had the chicken cutlets to make me bigger,” the actress said during the NBC sitcom’s 25th anniversary panel discussion at the Paley Center for Media on Monday evening.