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NBC, Fremantle and Syco on Wednesday morning issued a statement about the results from an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the firing of former America’s Got Talent judge Gabrielle Union. The investigation was originally expected to wrap by end of January. “Through the investigation process, it has…

Terry Crews has apologized to Gabrielle Union for remarks that seemed to “invalidate” her experience with America’s Got Talent by defending the show against charges of racism and sexism. Crews appeared last week on the Today show and said Union’s complaints about America’s Got Talent’s behind-the-scenes operations…

EXCLUSIVE: HBO Max has put in development Afro.Punks, a one-hour drama from writer Jenina Kibuka (Insatiable, Sabrina, P-Valley), Gabrielle Union and Holly Shakoor Fleischer’s I’ll Have Another Productions and Sony Pictures TV, where I’ll Have Another is based. Anton Cropper (L.A.’s Finest, Black-ish, Jessica Jones)…

Gabrielle Union has responded obliquely to comments from Terry Crews that seems to challenge her stance on America’s Got Talent production problems. Crews appeared on the Today show on Thursday and addressed Union’s prior allegations that AGT was a hotbed of racial insensitivity and sexism. Crews hosts America’s Got Ta…

EXCLUSIVE: Orlando Jones has booked a recurring role opposite Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba in the second season of Spectrum’s L.A.’s Finest. This is Jones’ first TV series casting following his two seasons on Starz’s American Gods as trickster god Anansi, aka Mr. Nancy. Jones made headlines recently, claiming he…

Gabrielle Union has added her name to the growing list of artists voicing support for Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan, who was placed on administrative leave less than two weeks before the Grammy Awards. On Thursday night, the Recording Academy ousted Dugan amid “serious concerns” raised by its Board of Trustees…

NBC is expected to finish its investigation into Gabrielle Union's firing on America's Got Talent by the end of the month and network boss Paul Telegdy said it would put new practices in place "if necessary". This comes after Union departed the long-running entertainment format in controversial fashion. She is thought…

"I'm really trying to do my level best to create an environment for the future, because there are plenty of folks who are going to come behind me with that company who are going to experience the same thing that I experienced," Orlando Jones says of his decision to go public a few days ago with what he calls his firing…

UPDATE, 3:45 PM: EXCLUSIVE: The departure of Orlando Jones from the third season of American Gods is not about race, says Fremantle, it is about story. “The storylines of American Gods have continually shifted and evolved to reflect the complex mythology of the source material,” says a spokesperson for the company to…

EXCLUSIVE: Quibi has put in development Black Coffee, a single-camera comedy from writer Morgan Cooper, L.A.’s Finest star Gabrielle Union and her I’ll Have Another production company, as well as Sony Pictures TV, where Union and I’ll Have Another are under a deal. Written, directed and executive produced by Cooper…

Simon Cowell is on the brink of inking a record deal for Britain’s Got Talent, as NBC investigates the workplace culture on the U.S. version of the show, America’s Got Talent. A source said Cowell is in the final stages of talks with ITV over a new five-year agreement for the variety show, which will be the longest…

Simon Cowell is beefing up his legal team amid NBC’s investigation into Gabrielle Union’s complaints of a "toxic" workplace culture at America’s Got Talent. Cowell — who created the series and serves as an executive producer — retained Los Angeles-based litigator Larry Stein late last week, a source close to the…