An interesting situation. Ellen Pompeo and Debbie Allen, Grey’s Anatomy mainstays, were eager to support former costar Jesse Williams’ Broadway debut — except they had one concern.
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Fox has added another big player to its anthology series. Billy Porter has signed on to direct an episode of Accused.
The Emmy winner (Pose) will helm an episode that focuses on a fierce drag queen and a affair that leads to devastating consequences.
Accused opens in a courtroom on the accused, with viewers knowing nothing about their crime or how they ended up on trial. Told from the defendant’s point of view through flashbacks. Since it’s an anthology, each episode features a different cast. Fox and Sony Pictures TV previously announced that Michael Chiklis and Whitney Cummings will each star in episodes and Oscar winnerMarlee Matlin (CODA) will make her directorial debut.
Accused is executive-produced and developed by Howard Gordon and executive produced by Alex Gansa, David Shore, Glenn Geller, Erin Gunn, All3Media America’s Jacob Cohen-Holmes, and Jimmy McGovern, Sita Williams, Roxy Spencer and Louise Pedersen for All3Media International. Frank Siracusa and John Weber also serve as executive producers.
Created by Jimmy McGovern, the original series debuted in 2010 on BBC One.
Porter is represented by CAA, Industry Entertainment and Slate PR.
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Billy Porter is weighing in on the headline-grabbing Oscars slap, and what he felt it represented about the societal perception of masculinity.ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with Porter at the grand opening of the Shonda Rhimes Performing Arts Center, home of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, in Los Angeles on Saturday, and he shared his take on the incident and its aftermath.Will Smith's actions at the 2022 Oscars have been at the forefront of public discourse since the moment he took the stage to hit Chris Rock during the live show. Now, less than two weeks later, Smith has been banned from attending the Oscars for 10 years, and Porter says it's tough to really address the altercation.«It's a really rough one for me, you know, because I don't know that I have the authority to speak on it.
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William Petersen's Gil Grissom and Jorja Fox's Sara Sidle, for its first season and when the sophomore installment rolls around, it will be bringing Marg Helgenberger's beloved character, Catherine Willows, into the fray. The CBS update, which brings the action back to where it all started, follows a new Crime Lab team, headed by Maxine Roby (Paula Newsome), as they solve cases using forensic science.«We're really lucky to have her back and personally, I'm overjoyed,» star Matt Lauria, who plays investigator Josh Folsom, told ET while promoting the series' season 1 DVD/Blu-ray release, out Tuesday. «I would've been deeply enthused, even if I didn't have any experience with Marg personally.
64th Annual GRAMMY Awards understood the assignment! On Sunday, a slew of celebrities descended upon the red carpet at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and made sure their outfits turned heads. Music's biggest night is known for its array of standout styles, but this was next level!Billy Porter did not disappoint when he hit the red carpet in an all-fuchsia ensemble that he paired with purple lipstick.And pink was definitely one of the colors of the evening, with Chrissy Teigen and St. Vincent also wearing the hue.John Legend and Chrissy Teigen at the 2022 GRAMMYs.Meanwhile, Carrie Underwood looked absolutely elegant in her gown.But she wasn't the only one! From Olivia Rodrigo to Mickey Guyton, check out some of the most jaw-dropping looks at this year's GRAMMYs.The 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards are broadcasting live on CBS and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.
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