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Extra will return for its 29th season Sept. 12 with a new senior correspondent and weekend co-host. Melvin Robert will join the team and be based in Los Angeles alongside anchor Billy Bush. and correspondents Rachel Lindsay and Jennifer Lahmers. "Melvin is not only a strong journalist, interviewer and storyteller, he…

Extra, read all about it: Lisa Gregorisch-Dempsey is leaving Extra after 22 years. Gregorisch-Dempsey served as the syndicated show’s senior executive producer. She had been working remotely from Florida during the pandemic, but opted to leave the show at the end of the season in August rather than…

Cheslie Kryst, who was crowned Miss USA in 2019 and was a correspondent on Extra, died by suicide in New York City on Sunday. She was 30. Her family confirmed the news in a statement released to the Washington Post. Police told the outlet she jumped from an apartment building. "In devastation and great sorrow, we…

In a syndication deal with a novel twist, Fox and Warner Bros. have reached multi-year renewals for Extra, TMZ, TMZ Live and The Real, with new formatting that eliminates the commercial breaks at the ends of each show. The hope is that by adjusting the timing of ad breaks — in a way that preserves the net ad load but…

Mario Lopez missed the latest taping of Extra today as he tried to quell the controversy over remarks he made about raising transgender children, apologizing for his comments. Lopez made the comments during an appearance on the Candace Owens podcast last month, suggesting that it was “dangerous” for parents to be…

A.J. Calloway, the Extra host who was accused of sexual assault and other misconduct by several women, is done on the show. "The Company has investigated the claims made into Mr. Calloway's conduct and he and the Company have mutually agreed to part ways," said a statement from Warner Bros issued Wednesday. Calloway…

A.J. Calloway, the Extra host who has been accused of sexual assault and other misconduct by several women, has been suspended by Warner Bros. pending further investigation of the allegations. “Upon becoming aware of allegations of sexual misconduct against AJ Calloway, we began an internal review to determine whether…

Billy Bush may be en route to his TV comeback, two years after getting the hook from the third hour of NBC News’ Today. Bush has had conversations with executives surrounding Extra about joining the syndicated entertainment newsmag, sources said, as the program prepares to make a major station move. Two weeks ago it…

Extra host A.J. Calloway, who was accused of sexual assault in June by writer Sil Lai Abrams, is facing more allegations. Two women, who wish to remain anonymous, have told The Daily Beast that they were assaulted by Calloway — one of whom reported her claim to the police on Dec. 24. Abrams told The Daily Beast that…

As Fox continues to add programming in preparation for its post-Disney-deal future, its TV station group has acquired broader rights to syndicated entertainment staple Extra, which is leaving NBC stations in fall 2019 in time for its 25th anniversary. Cleared in 93% of the country for Fall 2019, the Warner Bros. show…

Extra alum Tanika Ray is returning to the veteran entertainment news show as co-host, along with Renee Bargh and AJ Calloway, and British TV personality Mark Wright has signed on as correspondent. They join Mario Lopez for the 24th season of the Emmy-winning show which premieres September 5. Ray, who served as a host…

Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former California governor-turned-Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice replacement, dinged Trump’s temporary ban on immigrants from seven countries with majority Muslim populations saying the executive order was “vetted badly.” “I know what he’s trying to accomplish — his fear about people…