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Priyanka Chopra channeled Bob Dylan in a Twitter post today regarding her part in the controversial  series The Activist, to wit: “You don’t have to be a weatherman/to know which way the wind blows.” Chopra cautiously waited until today to respond to the uproar over the originally proposed show, which was set to focus…

CBS’ previously announced competition series The Activist — to be hosted by Usher, Priyanka Chopra-Jonas, and Julianne Hough — is shifting its format to documentary special amid criticism of the contest element, producers Global Citizen and Live Nation revealed on Wednesday. “The Activist was designed to show a wide…

Julianne Hough is responding to criticism over The Activist, her upcoming competition show on CBS that will pit six activists against one another in a social media contest, writing on Instagram that she will “continue to listen” in her attempts to “digest, understand and respond in a way that is authentic and aligned…

UPDATED with statement from Global Citizen, 5:34 PM: After the format for The Activist drew some blowback on social media, Deadline reached out to Global Citizen for a statement. “The Activist spotlights individuals who've made it their life's work to change the world for the better, as well as the incredible and…

CBS' reality slate continues to grow. The network has ordered a new competition series from the team behind Global Citizen and renewed Undercover Boss. The Activist is a competition series that features six inspiring activists teamed with three high-profile public figures working together to bring meaningful change to…