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Playboy launches podcast series featuring stars recreating its most famous interviews

January 19, 2023 by WDNY Radio

In spite of the old joke, people did read Playboy for the articles back in the day, and now some of the magazine’s most famous interviews are living again.

Playboy announced it has launched The Playboy Interviews: Icons & Iconoclasts, a podcast featuring its classic celebrity chats recreated by new stars.

The series launched Thursday, and features stars like Taye Diggs playing Muhammad Ali, Natasha Lyonne as Mae West, Kevin Corrigan as Frank Sinatra, Michael Shannon as Tennessee Williams and Gael Garcia Bernal saying the words of Salvador Dali.

Playboy ceased publication in March 2020, and the brand is now owned by the PLBY Group, which produces the Audible podcast series.

Episodes can be found here.

In a statement, Playboy noted, “For generations of fans, the Playboy Interview was revered as the gold standard in American journalism. To read it in its totality is to glimpse a record of everyone who mattered in the history of the 20th and 21st centuries; kicking off a remarkable run of public inquisition that has featured just about every cultural titan of the past half century.”

The statement teases, “Listeners can hear those unabridged interviews as if they were in the room. Each conversation offers a unique look into not just the individual portrayed but the time and place of the interview itself.”

Amanda Bynes set to reunite with ‘All That’ co-stars for 90s Con

January 19, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Amanda Bynes will reunite with her former All That co-stars Kel Mitchell, Danny Tamberelli and Lori Beth Denberg at the upcoming ’90s Con.

“I’m really excited to reunite with my castmates and meet the fans,” Bynes said in a statement obtained by Variety.

“What better way to return than with the ‘All That’ gang…including Amanda Bynes who will be joining Danny, Lori Beth, and me this year,” said Mitchell, 44, in a statement.

The All That event will include a meet-and-greet, photo ops for sale, autographs and a chance to take a photo on a replica of the show’s orange couch with the cast members.

’90s Con will mark Bynes’ first public event since the termination of her nine-year conservatorship in March 2022.

Billed as “Saturday Night Live for tweens,” All That originally ran for 10 seasons on Nickelodeon from 1994-2005. In addition to Bynes, Mitchell, Tamberelli and Denberg, the series also starred Angelique Bates, Katrina Johnson, Alisa Reyes, Josh Server, Kenan Thompson, Leon Frierson, Christy Knowings, Nick Cannon and Mark Saul across its initial 10-season run.

The series spawned several spinoffs, including Kenan & Kel and The Amanda Show, before it was officially rebooted with a new cast in 2019.

’90s Con 2023, will take place at the Connecticut Convention Center March 17-19. You can find more information at Thats4Entertainment.com.

George Clooney, Snoop to return for ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ 20th anniversary special

January 19, 2023 by WDNY Radio

To celebrate his second decade as the host of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the funnyman has tapped his very first guests: Variety reports George Clooney and Snoop Dogg will return for a special televised celebration of the landmark on January 26.

Coldplay is also returning to the show, which will air at 10 p.m. ET, before being repeated during JKL‘s normal 11:30 p.m. timeslot.

Kimmel tells the trade, “As everybody might imagine, it feels like it went by in the blink of an eye and it also feels like it’s been going on since the Middle Ages. But it definitely gives me a sense of accomplishment. Especially when you go back and watch some of the old shows and you’re like, ‘Wow, this is very unprofessional.’ Those nights where we thought that was a pretty good show, we were extremely wrong!”

Alec Baldwin’s attorney vows to “fight” involuntary manslaughter charges

January 19, 2023 by WDNY Radio

An attorney for Alec Baldwin vows to fight the two counts of involuntary manslaughter Baldwin was charged with Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on his film Rust in 2021.

Baldwin’s attorney Luke Nikas said in a statement, “This decision distorts Halyna Hutchins’ tragic death and represents a terrible miscarriage of justice.”

He added, “Mr. Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun – or anywhere on the movie set. He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds. We will fight these charges, and we will win.”

Hutchins, 42, was working as a cinematographer on the Western when she was accidentally shot and killed by the film’s star, Baldwin, while he was practicing using a Colt-style .45 revolver on set. Director Joel Souza was also injured in the shooting, but no charges will be filed related to that.

Santa Fe First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies and special prosecutor Andrea Reeb also announced Thursday that armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter.

They also revealed assistant director David Halls signed a plea agreement for the charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon. Halls reportedly handed Baldwin the weapon after the set’s armorer provided it. Halls’ terms include a suspended sentence and six months of probation.

Both counts against Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed are fourth-degree felonies punishable by up to 18 months in jail. However, a firearm enhancement on the second charge could carry a mandatory sentence of five years in prison, prosecutors said.

Alec Baldwin, armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed charged with involuntary manslaughter in ‘Rust’ set shooting

January 19, 2023 by WDNY Radio

On Thursday, Santa Fe First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies and special prosecutor Andrea Reeb announced that Rust actor and producer Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter each in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the film’s Santa Fe County set in 2021.

Assistant director David Halls has signed a plea agreement for the charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon. The terms include a suspended sentence and six months of probation, ABC News is reporting.

No charges will be filed related to Souza’s shooting, it was also announced.

“After a thorough review of the evidence and the laws of the state of New Mexico, I have determined that there is sufficient evidence to file criminal charges against Alec Baldwin and other members of the Rust film crew,” Carmack-Altwies said. “On my watch, no one is above the law, and everyone deserves justice.”

Carmack-Altwies’ office said in October she would conduct a “thorough review of the information and evidence to make a thoughtful, timely decision about whether to bring charges” following a yearlong sheriff’s office investigation into the on-set shooting.

‘Boy Meets World’ star Ben Savage running for House of Representatives

January 19, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Ben Savage, best known for playing Cory Matthews on the 1990s ABC coming of age sitcom Boy Meets World and its 2014 Disney Channel spinoff Girl Meets World, apparently has his sights set on a political career.

According to FEC documents submitted Wednesday, the 42-year-old actor is running for Congress in California’s 30th Congressional District. That seat is currently held by Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, who’s reportedly been considering running for Sen. Dianne Feinstein‘s Senate seat, who hasn’t yet announced whether she’ll seek reelection.

California’s 30th Congressional District encompasses West Hollywood, Burbank, and parts of Pasadena.

This would be Savage’s second attempt at entering the political arena. He ran unsuccessfully last year for a seat on the West Hollywood City Council.

Savage’s interest in politics seems to go back a long way, having studied political science at Standford University and graduating in 2004. He also interned for Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter in 2003.

What’s the best parenting style? ABC’s ’The Parent Test’ explores the answer

January 19, 2023 by WDNY Radio

What’s the best parenting style? That’s the main question at the center of the new ABC show The Parent Test.

In the show, host Ali Wentworth and expert Dr. Adolph Brown explore different ways to raise kids.

“There’s helicopter parents, there’s free range, there’s high achievement. And basically these groups of parents are voting on themselves so that we can, at the end of the season, finally show you the most effective parenting style,” Wentworth tells ABC Audio.

According to Brown, a clinical psychologist and parenting expert, the most effective style is any style that “has fun, which is an authentic part of learning…firmness, which is consistency, structure, limits and boundaries…fairness, understanding that…rearing a child today is different from rearing a child in the seventies, eighties and the nineties…The last part is making sure that every single child you believe in them.”

But it’s not a one-size-fits-all approach.

“To say a best style, you would have to say that every child is the same,” says Brown. “It’s important to have the aspects of what makes a great parenting style more so than oftentimes what you use as the umbrella definition or name for the style.”

Wentworth, who’s married to Good Morning America anchor George Stephanopoulos, says the show inspired them to have some “very frank conversations” about parenting.

“I parent through humor and I think it’s something that in the future will become a parenting style. But that’s about avoiding confrontation and having them listen in a different way,” she says. “But I realized, George and I have a lot of traditional parenting in our parenting style that I never realized until we sort of went in depth with that family.”

The Parent Test airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

(A previous version of this story published on 1/19/23 included a misspelled word in the headline. The text above has been updated to correct the error.)

Actor Julian Sands reported missing after Southern California hike

January 19, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Actor Julian Sands, the veteran British actor who’s appeared on shows including Dexter, and films like Warlock, A Room with a View and Ocean’s Thirteen, has been reported missing by his family after he went for a hike last week in California.

The search is reportedly centering on the Baldy Bowl Trail, a popular backpacking and hiking spot in Angeles National Forest.

Sands’ family reported the 65-year-old actor missing last Friday, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Search and rescue teams have been searching for Sands with helicopters and drones. His silver Volvo was found in a parking area, covered with snow and apparently deserted since his disappearance.

On Thursday, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department issued a warning to the public, calling conditions on Mt. Baldy “adverse and extremely dangerous.”

The authorities added, “Unfortunately, during these past 4 weeks, two hikers did not survive after falling and injuring themselves.”

The Baldy Bowl Trail is considered challenging for experienced hikers even in favorable weather conditions. However, locals sounding off on the website AllTrails.com have warned others about windy, cold and slippery conditions in the past few days.

Authorities say additional searches will resume when weather conditions improve.

British film producer Cassian Elwes posted to Twitter that he was “devastated” to learn about the actor, calling Sands, “A very close family friend who was an adventurer in everything he did.” He added, “I’ve said many prayers,” for the actor.

Titanic actress Frances Fisher replied with a prayer emoji and the hashtag, “PrayForJulian.”

In Brief: Anthony Hopkins going to gladiator film, and more

January 19, 2023 by WDNY Radio

SEAL Team has been renewed for its seventh season overall and third on Paramount+, the streamer announced on Wednesday. The series, per Paramount+, “follows the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs, as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high-stakes missions our country can ask of them.” David Boreanaz stars as team leader Jason Hayes, alongside Neil Brown Jr., AJ Buckley, Toni Trucks and Raffi Barsoumian…

Netflix has renewed its freshman unscripted series Selling the O.C. for an additional two seasons, according to Deadline. Season 1 of the Selling Sunset spinoff once again focuses on a group of realtors working at the The Oppenheim Group, a Los Angeles real estate agency run by twin brothers Jason and Brett Oppenheim, as they launch a second office in Orange County. Alex Hall, Alexandra Jarvis, Alexandra Rose, Austin Victoria, Brandi Marshall, Gio Helou, Kayla Cardona, Lauren Shortt, Polly Brindle, Sean Palmieri and Tyler Stanaland also star…

Two-time Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins has been tapped to star in Independence Day director Roland Emmerich‘s upcoming Roman gladiator series Those About to Die, coming to Peacock, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show, per the outlet, is described as an epic historical drama set within the “complex and corrupt world of spectacle-driven gladiatorial competition” in ancient Rome featuring “an ensemble of diverse characters across the many layers of Roman society where sports, politics and business intersect and collide.” Hopkins will play Roman Emperor Vespasian, a “battle-tested warrior and head of the Flavian bloodline” whose position is under threat by a group of patricians jockeying for his position and looking to supplant his heirs to the throne…

What the best parenting style? ABC’s ’The Parent Test’ explores the answer

January 19, 2023 by WDNY Radio

What’s the best parenting style? That’s the main question at the center of the new ABC show The Parent Test.

In the show, host Ali Wentworth and expert Dr. Adolph Brown explore different ways to raise kids.

According to Doc Brown, a clinical psychologist and parenting expert, the most effective style is any style that “has fun, which is an authentic part of learning…firmness, which is consistency, structure, limits and boundaries…fairness, understanding that…rearing a child today is different from rearing a child in the seventies, eighties and the nineties…The last part is making sure that every single child you believe in them.”

But it’s not a one-size fits all.

Wentworth, who’s married to Good Morning America anchor George Stephanopoulos, says the show inspired them to have some “very frank conversations” about parenting.

The Parent Test airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

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