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Chuck Ross

Chuck Ross is the managing director of TVWeek.com. He's been involved in the TV business ever since he sold cable TV subscriptions in Santa Monica, Calif., door-to-door in the mid-to-late 1970s. He's had regular gigs reporting and/or editing about TV and advertising for Cablevision magazine,The Hollywood Reporter, the San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Media and Advertising Age. He first joined the predecessor to TVWeek, Electronic Media, in 2000.

‘Political Retribution’? Justice Department Goes After Omarosa

“The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday against former White House staffer and reality TV star Omarosa Manigault Newman, alleging she failed to file a legally required financial disclosure after she was fired from her job in the Trump administration,”…

Why ‘The Office’ Is Leaving Netflix

The NBC comedy series “The Office” will be leaving Netflix, with all nine seasons headed to NBCUniversal’s forthcoming direct-to-consumer platform, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The move is set for the end of 2020. “NBCU’s streaming platform will retain…

Murder-Mystery Comedy From ‘SNL’ Alums Greenlighted

A murder-mystery comedy series is moving forward that’s written by and stars former “Saturday Night Live” writers Paula Pell and John Lutz, with Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video executive producing along with Seth Meyers and Mike Shoemaker, Variety reports. The short-form…

‘Mad Men’ Actor Joins ‘Penny Dreadful’ Sequel

The “Penny Dreadful” sequel is rounding out its cast, and one of the series regulars will be “Mad Men” alum Michael Gladis. In “Mad Men,” Gladis played the bearded, pipe-smoking Paul Kinsey. Also signing up for the Showtime series, “Penny…

Major Talent Agency Files Federal Antitrust Suit Against Writers Guild

The ongoing struggle between writers and agents continues to get uglier, with the major talent agency WME filing a federal antitrust lawsuit Monday against the Writers Guild of America, Variety reports. The suit reportedly accuses the guild of conducting an…

Police Release New Video From Jussie Smollett Probe — Watch It Now

Police in Chicago released more than 1,000 files from their probe into the claim by “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett that he was the victim of a hate crime in the city on Jan. 29. The AP reports that the new…

YouTube Star Found Dead at 29

Police in New York City confirmed that a body recovered in the East River is that of Desmond Amofah, a popular YouTube vlogger who went by the name Etika. Amofah had been missing since June 19. The NYPD sent out…

Wife of ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ Not Expected to Recover

Beth Chapman, the wife of TV bounty hunter Duane “Dog” Chapman and one of the stars of the long-running A&E reality show “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” is not expected to recover and leave the hospital, TMZ reports. As we reported…

Judi Dench Talks About Where to Draw the Line in the #MeToo Era

“Veteran British star Judi Dench has said that the work produced by Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey should be separated from the offenses they are alleged to have committed,” reports Variety. The story continues, “Both Weinstein and Spacey face charges…

From The New York Post to ‘A Current Affair,’ His Scoops — and Antics — Were Legendary: Steve Dunleavy Dies at 81

“Steve Dunleavy, the hard-hitting, hard-drinking journalist who helped define The New York Post as a crime reporter, editor and premier columnist, died Monday at his home on Long Island,” write Gabrielle Fonrouge and Bruce Golding in The Post. No cause…