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Don Lemon's former co-hosts are wishing him well. During Tuesday morning's broadcast, Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins addressed Lemon's firing from the network. «Welcome to, we're so glad you're with us,» Harlow began. «We do begin, though, with news about this show.

according to insiders with knowledge of the matter. All that’s known right now is that, according to multiple reports, it’s somehow related to the ongoing lawsuit filed by former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg, and might, or might not, also have something to do with the whole Dominion mess.It’s a developing story so, as they say, stay tuned. Meanwhile, back to Kimmel.“Fox News has severed bow ties with Tucker Carlson after all these years.

Maren Morris has some choice words for Tucker Carlson. The country music star poked fun at the former Fox News host's firing on Monday, after Carlson famously dubbed her a "lunatic country music person" last year. «Happy Monday, MotherTucker,» Morris wrote on her Instagram story, reposting an old image of her face along with a chyron from  reading «Lunatic Country Music Person.» Morris previously shared the screengrab as her «new profile pic» back in September, amid her online feud with Brittany Aldean.

announced in a statement by CNN before Lemon posted his own version of the day’s events online, came as a surprise across the news media spectrum and only hours after Lemon had appeared on “CNN This Morning” in his daily role as show host.But it wasn’t bad ratings after his shift from primetime to mornings or an investigation into his history of inappropriate remarks or behavior in the workplace from a recent report that ultimately toppled Lemon. According to the New York Times, a more recent issue with an on-air interview he was part of last Wednesday in which he casually shot back at an Indian American about “whatever ethnicity you are” played a role in his firing. CNN leaders who spoke with the New York Times were left “exasperated” by the interview with Vivek Ramaswamy, a right-wing GOP presidential candidate.

Megyn Kelly spoke out about Don Lemon getting fired by CNN — and seemingly took his side after the reporter alleged that he wasn’t given any notice.

a prior discussion about Tucker Carlson’s Fox News exit. She joked, “Oh my god, am I still employed myself?”Responding to Lemon’s claim that he learned of his firing over the phone via his agent rather than by Licht and CNN’s upper management speaking with him directly, she conceded that he’s “not wrong” and that “if that’s true,” he deserved better treatment from the network. “Everybody knows I’m not exactly Don Lemon’s fan, but he’s not wrong that — if that’s true, that he was just told by his agent he was fired, and they didn’t have the balls to tell him man-to-man — that’s just classless.

If you didn’t see, Don Lemon revealed he was fired from CNN this morning after a 17 year tenure with the news organization.

Don Lemon's sudden CNN ouster has sent shockwaves through the network's newsroom. A source tells ET that «everyone is floored» at CNN by the news of Lemon's firing. CNN staff is nervous by the «direction the network is going in or how things are going to play out.» CNN revealed on Monday that it has «parted ways» with the longtime anchor, who had become the subject of controversy while co-hosting .

Disney has settled with former Marvel Studios visual effects exec Victoria Alonso over her abrupt firing.Terms were not disclosed in the multimillion dollar settlement reached earlier this week.Alonso was fired for promoting “Argentina: 1985,” which was in violation of her employment contract, a source confirmed to TheWrap last month.Alonso had been with Marvel Studios since the first “Iron Man” and served as president of Physical, Post Production, VFX and Animation.  “Argentina: 1985” was distributed by Amazon and Alonso is one of eight credited producers of the historical legal drama.However, by promoting the film, Alonso “breached a 2018 agreement that saw her violate the company’s standards of business conduct that stated employees would not work for competing studios,” according to the Hollywood Reporter, which first reported the news.Alonso was warned repeatedly, and was even given a dispensation on the condition she would not work, promote or publicize the film going forward. Disney’s management audit team became involved and a new memo was signed.Alonso was reminded of her agreement and breach numerous times, yet kept up appearances.

EXCLUSIVE: The Walt Disney Company has settled with former Marvel Studios VFX chief Victoria Alonso after pink-slipping her last month.

Rolling Stone reported earlier this week that the “Amadeus” star was fired after two complaints of sexual misconduct, but did not go into specifics. A production source said that after the first incident, Abraham was “given a warning and told to keep away from some of the show’s actresses.” After a second complaint, he was let go.“It’s a bummer to not have Murray in this season,”  series creator and star Rob McElhenney told Variety at the time of saying goodbye to Abraham’s character, sci-fi author C.W.

Winning? Charlie Sheen and Chuck Lorre faced a series of ups and downs after the actor’s substance abuse issues began affecting his work on Two and a Half Men.

Trouble at sea! The Below Deck franchise has had its fair share of drama over the years — and Below Deck Adventure is no different.

Saturday AM: Though Friday was $15.3M, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is still looking at a $40M opening.

The Walt Disney Company is facing “serious consequences” and possible legal action over the pink slipping this week of Marvel VFX chief Victoria Alonso.

ABC announced the anticipated release date for the Season 2 premiere of “The Wonder Years,” landing more than a year since executive producer and director Fred Savage — who starred in the original series — was fired from the show after multiple allegations of inappropriate conduct.The comedy series is set to return with a special one-hour premiere event starting 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 14. Lee Daniels, Saladin K.

Well, this is an odd turn in the Bryan Kohberger case…

Making her onscreen return. Kristen Doute is shooting new footage of Vanderpump Rules season 10 after cameras went back up amid Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss‘ cheating scandal, Us Weekly confirms.

Ethan Shanfeld Lucasfilm, the production company home to all things “Star Wars,” has been hit with a wrongful termination lawsuit from “Ballers” executive producer Karyn McCarthy, who was axed from the Disney+ series “The Acolyte” after just a few weeks of work. According to a complaint obtained by Variety, “As a result of its bad faith and wrongful termination, Defendants deprived Ms. McCarthy significant employment, from which she would have earned millions of dollars over the [life] of the series.” Two weeks after Lucasfilm and McCarthy apparently settled on a “broad strokes” agreement, “without explanation, without reason, without justification, Lucasfilm told McCarthy it wanted out of the deal,” per the complaint.

The Apprentice fans were shocked as two contestants went home this week in a double firing. Making the first time it’s happened in this series, Lord Sugar sent two business hopefuls packing on Thursday (2 March), as Avi Sharma and Bradley Johnson were sent home.The two men were sent home following a disastrous episode which followed the contestants as they designed a men’s skincare product, before pitching it to industry buyers. One team designed a disastrous product which dyed its users’ skin green while the others were ridiculed for designing a product they thought could also be used as a paperweight.

Zack Sharf Evangeline Lilly said in a new interview with Esquire magazine that she was well aware she’d ignite controversy by posting photos on social media from an anti-vaccine mandates rally in Washington D.C. The “Lost” and Marvel star faced backlash in January 2022 after participating in the rally, which she joined in support of “bodily sovereignty.” “I believe nobody should ever be forced to inject their body with anything, against their will, under threat of violent attack, arrest or detention without trial, loss of employment, homelessness, starvation, loss of education, alienation from loved ones, excommunication from society…under any threat whatsoever,” Lilly wrote on Instagram at the time. “This is not the way. This is not safe. This is not healthy. This is not love. I understand the world is in fear, but I don’t believe that answering fear with force will fix our problems. I was pro choice before COVID and I am still pro choice today.”

Chris Cuomo says CNN has done him wrong.

Zack Sharf Chris Cuomo revealed on a new episode of the “Open Book with Anthony Scaramucci” podcast that he “was going to kill everybody including [himself]” after CNN fired him in 2021. Cuomo and CNN parted ways after the anchor got caught up in the sexual-harassment scandal that engulfed his brother, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo. CNN found that Chris Cuomo aided his brother’s team of officials on the matter, and he was ousted as a result. Cuomo has long maintained that CNN knew of the counsel he was offering his brother. “I had to accept [my firing] because I was going to kill everybody including myself,” Cuomo told Scaramucci. “Things can consume you. Italians are so passionate. There is damage that is relatable, there is damage that is un-relatable to people that I have to deal with, that I am working on.”

post-cancellation TV, dreams really can come true. To the tiny audience who tuned into Starz’s “Party Down” in 2009, its premature shunting from the air was a travesty — yet another instance of a comedy that general audiences didn’t quite get despite its evident genius.

Open Book with Anthony Scaramucci."The former CNN star and "Cuomo Prime Time" host was let go after it was determined that he advised his brother, then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, through a sexual misconduct scandal.While speaking to The Mooch, Chris admitted he made "a lot of mistakes" and added, "There is damage that is relatable, there is damage that is unrelatable to people that I have to deal with, that I am working on."Last summer, Chris returned to TV as the host of "Cuomo" on NewsNation. His show, though, has been getting lackluster ratings, as it averages only 63,000 per night.

Disney CEO Bob Iger today called Marvel chairman Isaac Perlmutter’s backing of activist investor Nelson Peltz “a curious dynamic.”

Not on the same page? Below Deck‘s Captain Lee had some choice words after watching Captain Sandy not clue him into her plans to fire Camille Lamb.