ESPN college football and hoops sideline reporter Mollie McGrath ripped into recent comments from Fox Sports‘ NFL Kickoff host Charissa Thompson, calling Thompson’s behavior when she was a sideline reporter for Fox “not normal or ethical.”
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Ruby Barker is opening up about her experience on Bridgerton and calling out Netflix and Shondaland for not being more supportive during what she calls “psychotic breaks.”
“When I went into hospital a week after shooting Bridgerton Season One it was really covered up and kept on the down-low because the show was going to be coming out,” Barker said during an appearance on the LOAF Podcast. “During filming I was deteriorating. It was a really tormenting place for me to be because my character was very alienated, very ostracized, on her own under these horrible circumstances.”
She continued, “Not a single person from Netflix, not a single person from Shondaland since I have had two psychotic breaks from that show have even contacted me or even emailed me to ask if I’m okay or if I would benefit from any sort of aftercare or support. Nobody.”
Barker played the role of Marina in the first two seasons of the drama series. Marina was a controversial woman in the series following a pregnancy scandal. In real life, Barker was facing mental health issues due to the show.
Barker explained that a lot of things were happening at the same time when the show was set to premiere adding, “My life was changing drastically overnight and yet there was still no support and there still hasn’t been any support all that time. So I was trying really really hard to act like it was okay and that I could work and that it wasn’t a problem.”
“It’s almost like I had this metaphorical invisible gun to my head to sell this show because this show is bubbly and fun. I don’t wanna come out and poo-poo on that because then I might never work again!” she added.
Bridgerton is a drama series on Netflix created by Chris Von Dusen and based on the book
ESPN college football and hoops sideline reporter Mollie McGrath ripped into recent comments from Fox Sports‘ NFL Kickoff host Charissa Thompson, calling Thompson’s behavior when she was a sideline reporter for Fox “not normal or ethical.”
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker have finally revealed their new baby's name.The couple have called the newborn Rocky Thirteen Barker, after The Blast obtained the birth certificate.The newborn's date of birth was also officially revealed and showed Rocky was born on November 1 at at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Ahead of the star's due date, Travis revealed on numerous occasions that he liked the name Rocky Thirteen.
Lily Allen is reflecting on an awful rape joke made about her years ago.
Lily Allen is calling out Russell Brand for a rape joke made at her expense between himself, Jimmy Carr, Noel Fielding and Jonathan Ross.
Lily Allen has criticised Russell Brand, Jimmy Carr and Jonathan Ross for making rape jokes about her while she was on the Channel 4 panel show The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year.The singer, who in recent years has pursed acting, said in a new interview that although she didn’t take offence at the time she now realises how “horrendous” they were.Her comments come in the wake of Brand being accused by multiple women of sexual assault and in some cases emotional abuse.Brand has denied the majority of the accusations levelled against him to date, however, he has not publicly responded to more recent ones including allegedly sexually assaulting an extra on the set of his 2010 film Arthur.A clip of the moment the rape jokes were made during a 2007 episode of the series went viral on X (formerly Twitter) after rape allegations surfaced against Brand in September.In the episode in question, Ross moved Allen, whom he calls “the only sexually attractive young lady” on the show, away from panellists Brand and Fielding, stating: “And then Lily may go home with her dress still on.”Fielding then replied: “How dare you – we’re not rapists.”Host Carr then quizzed Fielding about why he was wearing a cape “if [he] wasn’t a rapist” before Fielding pointed out that the cape he’s wearing is, in fact, a Jack the Ripper cape.Fielding said: “He wasn’t a rapist, he was a…”, before Brand interjected to say: “Serial murderer”.Brand continued: “There is no direct corollary between rapes and capes, it’s just a rhyme.”Allen has now spoken to Grazia UK about the incident.“[There was a clip] where I was on a chat show with Russell Brand and Noel Fielding and Jonathan Ross. And there are comments, I think, about me being raped or something.
Travis Barker shared a new video on TikTok in which he can be seen playing drums to his newborn’s son’s heartbeat.The Blink-182 drummer took to TikTok on Thursday (November 9) to share the video, just a few days after his partner Kourtney Kardashian gave birth to Rocky, the couple’s first child together.
Saturday Night Live parodied Britney Spears once again this weekend and the star’s manager is not too thrilled.
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Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian recently welcomed their first child together. The Blink 182 drummer and the reality star have documented the pregnancy on television and social media. However, this week, fans were a bit taken aback when Barker shared a new video of himself in the delivery room with Kardashian.Barker has made no secret that he loves his drums.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Homer Simpson’s reported decision to stop strangling his son, Bart, has fans talking — at least on the Internet. That’s where everyone, of course, has an opinion.
Gary Barlow has said Take That is a 'happy' band and has suggested they always have been just as he received an apology from Robbie Williams. The singer took to social media on Thursday (November 9) to share his excitement at getting his hands on Take That's new album.
Travis Barker has addressed his past comments about having a crush on Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian 's sister, after his remarks resurfaced. The Blink-182 drummer, who married Kourtney last year and is expecting a child with her, spoke out against speculation that Kourtney and Kim might be in a feud, deeming it "ridiculous." He acknowledged having previously shared in his memoir, Can I Say, that he found Kim attractive while she was working as Paris Hilton’s stylist in 2006.The musician wrote in 2016 he was “secretly checking out Kim”, adding that he told a friend “I don’t care if she’s the closet girl, she’s f*****g hot.” However, Travis explained that he had discussed these issues openly to move past them and that Kourtney is aware of their previous conversations.
Helen Flanagan has shared her 'struggle' amid co-parenting after her daughter revealed she was going on a date with a 'hot guy'. The actress and her fiance Scott Sinclair split last July after 13 years together.
Bridgerton actor Ruby Barker has called out Netflix and Shondaland for not showing support after she suffered two psychotic breaks in the wake of the show’s success.Barker, who played Marina Crane across both seasons of the period drama, revealed that she had two psychotic breaks – one after the first season wrapped in 2019 and the second in 2022 – during an interview on Oxford University’s LOAF podcast.Speaking about the breaks, Barker alleged that she received “no support” from Netflix or Shondaland, the show’s production company founded by Shonda Rhimes.“Not a single person from Netflix, not a single person from Shondaland, since I have had two psychotic breaks from that show, have even contacted me or even emailed me to ask me if I’m OK or if I would benefit from any sort of aftercare or support,” Barker said. “Nobody.”The actor said her character’s isolated nature had a negative impact on her while filming the first season.“During filming, I was deteriorating,” Barker said.
LOAF podcast. “Nobody.” According to Barker, her mental health began to deteriorate while filming the show’s first season, saying that her character’s isolation — due to a scandalous pregnancy — began to take a toll on her in real life.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Bridgerton” actor Ruby Barker called out Netflix and Shondaland for failing to support her during two psychotic breaks that occurred in the wake of the romance series’ blockbuster success. Barker was a series regular during the show’s first season and returned as a guest actor for Season 2. She played Marina, a Featherington cousin whose scandalous pregnancy makes her a social pariah in Regency-era London.
Ruby Barker is speaking out against Netflix and Shonda Rhimes‘ production company, Shondaland.
Former captain Gary Neville has questioned Manchester United's recruitment process in midfield, describing it as 'all a little bit strange'.
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