Kaling: Fellow Writer's Weight Jibe Impacted Stories
►"Really devastating." Mindy Kaling revealed that during her time working as a writer and actor on
The Office, a co-worker from another writers' room pitched an interaction suggesting her character could lose 15 pounds. Speaking to
Good Morning America, Kaling called the experience "really devastating" and that it impacted the kind of stories she writes and the characters she plays onscreen.
The story. —
Tough, meaningful season. Saturday Night Live castmates Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong and Kate McKinnon, all Emmy nominees, open up to
THR's
Lacey Rose about the complexities of being funny during a global pandemic and how they think about what’s next, at
SNL or elsewhere.
The conversation. —
VidGone. ViacomCBS has canceled VidCon, the convention which brings together online creators and fans, for the second year in a row due to concerns about rising COVID cases.
The story. In other news... —Film review: Netflix's
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf.
—Film review: Netflix's
Sweet Girl. —TV review: Epix's
Chapelwaite.
—Schitt’s Creek farewell tour canceled due to COVID-19 safety concerns.
—
Tom T. Hall, country singer-songwriter who composed "Harper Valley P.T.A.," dies at 85.
—H.E.R.
settles copyright lawsuit over 2016 song "Focus."
—The Weeknd pays $70 million for
extravagant Bel Air mansion.
—Paris Hilton, Carter Reum buy
oceanfront Malibu getaway.
—Netflix taps PepsiCo’s
Sergio Ezama as chief talent officer.
—No, Danny Devito
did not briefly lose his Twitter blue check due to his Nabisco post.
—Coco Jones
signs with M88.
—Local TV giant
Nexstar buys The Hill in $130m deal.
—OnlyFans' pivot leaves
adult content creators with fewer options.
What else we're reading... —"Nicole Kidman "Being Used" By Beijing In Hong Kong Shoot" [
Sydney Morning Herald]
—"
Impeachment Focuses on the Women Behind Clinton’s Scandals" [
New York Times]
—"Sandra Oh’s
The Chair Tells the Rotten Truth About Academia’s Rigged Games" [
Daily Beast]
—"“We Helped Make Them A Household Name”: OnlyFans Creators Feel Betrayed And Scared" [
BuzzFeed News]
—"AT&T Giving Away $10 Version of HBO Max to Its Cricket Customers" [
Bloomberg]
Today... Today's birthdays: Melvin Van Peebles (89), Kim Cattrall (65), Carrie-Anne Moss (54), Alicia Witt (46),
Peter Weir (77), Bo Burnham (31), Laura Haddock (36), Hayden Panettiere (32), RJ Mitte (29), Loretta Devine (72), Elarica Johnson (32)
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