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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.

Lawsuit Against Ellen DeGeneres Over Breast Joke Is Thrown Out

A judge threw out a lawsuit filed against Ellen DeGeneres over a wisecrack she made that mocked a woman’s name. TMZ.com reports that DeGeneres pronounced the first name of real estate agent Titi Pierce as “titty” rather than “Tee Tee,”…

Roman Polanski Seeks to Have Prosecutor’s Testimony Unsealed

Director Roman Polanski is revisiting the nearly 40-year-old case that forced him into exile all those years ago. The AP reports that an attorney for Polanski asked a judge in Los Angeles to unseal testimony given by a former prosecutor…

Report: Federal Prosecutors Probing Sexual Harassment Issues at Fox

The fallout continues over allegations of sexual harassment at Fox News. “Federal prosecutors are investigating whether 21st Century Fox Inc. should have disclosed to investors that it made secret settlement payments to female on-air hosts who alleged sexual harassment,” Bloomberg…

Regis Philbin Dishes About Rift With Kelly Ripa, His Longtime Co-Host

Regis Philbin fanned the flames of gossip that tend to surround Kelly Ripa’s morning show “Live with Kelly,” where Philbin and Ripa worked together for 10 years back when the show was called “Live with Regis and Kelly.” Philbin revealed…

Cult Film Being Rebooted for TV

A feature film that performed poorly at the box office but has gained a cult following in the years since its initial release is the focus of a new TV series project that’s in development at NBCUniversal-owned E! Entertainment. The…

YouTube Star Offers an Apology of Sorts Over Anti-Semitic Material

After blowing a deal with Disney that was reportedly worth millions, YouTube’s most popular video producer, Felix Kjellberg — who goes by PewDiePie online — posted a video today addressing the controversy. Most of the 11-minute clip offers Kjellberg’s own…

‘American Horror Story’ to Focus on a Nightmarish Period in U.S. History: Last Year

Ryan Murphy, the co-creator of “American Horror Story,” revealed that the subject matter for the FX anthology series’ seventh season will be the 2016 presidential election. Murphy made the revelation Wednesday night on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live with Andy…

Government of Venezuela Blacks Out CNN en Espanol — and Isn’t Too Happy With the Trump Administration Either

CNN en Espanol went dark Wednesday on most TV screens in Venezuela after the government blocked CNN’s Spanish-language channel. The New York Times reports that the move came about a week after the network reported on an investigation accusing Venezuela’s…

Time Warner Shareholders Approve $85 Billion Sale to AT&T

Time Warner Inc. shareholders voted Wednesday to sell the entertainment company to telecommunications giant AT&T for $85.4 billion, The Los Angeles Times reports. “Stockholders representing nearly 79% of the outstanding Time Warner shares approved the merger agreement, according to a…

New Trailer Takes ‘Carpool Karaoke’ to the Next Level — Literally!

One day after a video surfaced promoting the upcoming ‘Carpool Karaoke: The Series,” a more in-depth two-and-a-half-minute clip was released by Apple that literally takes the series to the next level. (We’ll let you watch the clip to find out…