The Young and the Restless fires four actors
By Amber Dowling Melody Thomas Scott is safe, but four more actors are kaput.
After being absent for months, longtime Young and the Restless actress Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki) will finally return to the daytime series, according to TV Guide’s Michael Logan. Unfortunately, her return comes on the heels of some show exits.
The series let go four actors on Wednesday, according to Soaps in Depth. Eden Riegel (Heather), Darius McCrary (Malcolm), Sean Patrick Flanery (Sam) and Tristan Rogers (Colin) have all been given their walking papers.
The news broke before all of the actors were informed. Riegel took to Twitter upon hearing the story, writing, “It’s not for me to say they’re wrong but I have not been told of my departure. Boy would that be embarrassing.”
Colour the actress embarrassed, because she confirmed on Twitter that she had been handed down the news a little while later.
The housecleaning had many fans abuzz, wondering if it meant Scott would finally return to the series. Sure enough, the 55-year-old actress will return to the set in October and first grace television screens again by the American thanksgiving.
By BRENT LANG, TheWrap.com
LOS ANGELES - He won’t be riding the main float during Pride, but Clint Eastwood doesn’t care if same-sex couples get married.
In the October issue of GQ Magazine, the steely gazed slab of machismo says he doesn’t think gay marriage should be such a controversial issue.
“These people who are making a big deal about gay marriage?” Eastwood tells the magazine. “I don’t give a fuck about who wants to get married to anybody else! Why not?! We’re making a big deal out of things we shouldn’t be making a deal out of ... Just give everybody the chance to have the life they want.”
The Oscar-winning director is promoting “J. Edgar,” his biopic about J. Edgar Hoover, the controversial longtime FBI chief, who many suspected to be closeted.
Leonardo DiCaprio, who stars as the bureau chief, also thinks that the gay marriage debate has been overblown.
“That’s the most infuriating thing — watching people focus on these things,” DiCaprio told GQ. “Meanwhile, there’s the onset of global warming and these incredibly scary and menacing things with the future of our economy.”
Though DiCaprio is a prominent supporter of liberal causes and candidates, Eastwood is known as one of Hollywood’s few Republicans. However, he maintains that his attitude is in keeping with his political beliefs.
“I was an Eisenhower Republican when I started out at 21, because he promised to get us out of the Korean War,” Eastwood tells the magazine. “And over the years, I realized there was a Republican philosophy that I liked. And then they lost it. And libertarians had more of it. Because what I really believe is, let’s spend a little more time leaving everybody alone.”
“J. Edgar” hits theaters on Nov. 9. It’s written by Dustin Lance Black (“Milk“), an openly gay screenwriter who has been active in the marriage equality movement.
Steven Tyler Mourns loss of Dad
Rocker Steven Tyler is in mourning after his father died in early Sept.
The Aerosmith star's dad Victor Tallarico passed away at the Hunt Community assisted living facility in Nashua, New Hampshire, aged 95.
The World War II veteran, who was also a musician, was surrounded by family when he died peacefully at the facility.
His obituary reads, "Victor was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Susan Ray (Blancha) Tallarico. He leaves a brother, Ernest Tallarico, of Tampa, Florida, two children, Steven and Lynda; seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and many friends.
"Among Victor's proudest accomplishments were his offspring: Lynda, a retired teacher who resides in southern Vermont, and Steven, who, having been well launched into the music business by Victor, became famous as Steven Tyler, the lead singer of the rock band Aerosmith.
The Sun Finally Sets in Pine Valley
After being a daytime staple for 41 years, All My Children aired its final episode on Fri. Sept. 23. ABC is replacing the veteran soap with a new cooking show called "The Chew" [which just happens to rhymn with "The View", the network's popular talk show.]
