‘The People v. O.J. Simpson’ Worries the Families of the Victims

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The People v. O.J. Simpson worries the families of the victims

Nicole Brown Simpson’s younger sister and Ron Goldman’s father say FX’s American Crime Story producers never reached out to their families. And that has them concerned about potential inaccuracies. “They didn’t take the families into consideration. Who is defending my sister?” says Tanya, Nicole Brown Simpson’s younger sister. Ron Goldman’s father, Fred Goldman, adds: “You are going to have (younger) people basing their beliefs on a movie. Last time I checked, we don’t rely on movies for facts.” Executive producer Brad Simpson tells People producers purposefully ignored the victims’ families because the event series is based on court transcripts and Jeffrey Toobin’s 1996 book.


American Horror Story may tackle Slender Man

The child-stalking black-suited character that was born as an internet meme is poised to be the focus of Season 6, according to Us Magazine “Someone else wrote the script, and AHS wants to adapt it to fit  the show,” says a source. “They have to buy the rights. Then they’re going to figure out the cast from there.”


Why The Good Wife should call it quits after this season

“Imagine, for a second,” says Michael Slezak, “an eighth book in the Harry Potter series penned by someone other than J.K. Rowling. Or a revival of 30 Rock without Tina Fey in the writers’ room. An eighth season of Good Wife without its creators seems similarly blasphemous — especially since the husband-and-wife duo have been quoted as saying they always approached the series with a seven-year plan in mind, and are reportedly plotting a season finale that will serve as their idealized series finale.”


Code Black books NFL star Odell Beckham Jr.

The New York Giants wide receiver will play himself and Beau Bridges will play his high school football coach on an upcoming episode of the CBS medical drama.


24: Legacy adds Miranda Otto as its female lead

The Homeland vet will play the former CTU boss who’s thinks might have made the wrong decision to leave her job.


Bristol Palin slams Tina Fey reprising her SNL Sarah Palin impression as “desperate” and “pathetic”

“I’m sure many of you saw Tina Fey, who sounds nothing like my mom, do a skit based on my Mom’s endorsement of Donald Trump,” Bristol wrote on her blog. “I may be biased, but I think my mom trumps her in the looks department. (Especially for having three more kids and seven more years on Tina!)” Actually, Sarah Palin is six years older than Fey. Bristol Palin added: “Saturday Night Live and Fey have been clinging to this impersonation a little too long It’s getting pathetic. It’s been 7 years! Are they desperate for content? Or just desperate for viewers?”


Why can’t SNL quit Darrell Hammond?

Hammond, who was already SNL’s announcer, was brought back to revive his Donald Trump impression, taking over for Taran Killam, who’s playing Ted Cruz. But what happens in the fall if it’s Trump vs. Hillary Clinton. Should Hammond become a full-time cast member playing the roles of Trump and Bill Clinton?


ABC orders legal drama pilot Conviction, described as Making a Murderer meets Chelsea Clinton

The drama pilot will follow the daughter of a former president who leads Los Angeles’ newly created Conviction Integrity Unit, which determines if people were wrongly convicted of crimes. PLUS: ABC orders Model Woman, a 1970s model wars drama pilot inspired by Eileen Ford.


Amy Schumer’s new boyfriend may appear on her Comedy Central show

Ben Hanisch, the furniture designer who’s been dating Schumer since late last year, posted a pic of him and his girlfriend dressed in surgical scrubs on the set of Inside Amy Schumer.


Is the “weaponized nostalgia” destroying TV creativity?

Regarding such revivals as The X-Files and Fuller House, Maureen Ryan says: “It’s hard not wonder if we’re fast approaching the moment when uninspired cultural strip-mining not only becomes the norm, but starts to choke off the emergence of entirely new ideas and concepts. It’s part of what I call the ‘blockbuster-ization’ of TV, but isn’t one of the benefits of TV the fact that it doesn’t have to ape the film industry’s less inspiring moves?”


Why Making a Murderer was wrong to paint Steven Avery as the “perfect victim”

Jill Filipovic says the filmmakers “did a disservice to victims as much as viewers: Steven Avery is painted as the story’s lead casualty, while actual murder victim Teresa Halbach’s life gets only a cursory look. Instead, the filmmakers painted a rosier picture of Steven Avery than what was perhaps accurate. We understand why: Americans like perfect victims, or at least as near-perfect as humanly possible.”

Zachary Levi: I’ve lost acting roles because I’m mistaken for being “too Jewish”

Levi, who’s appeared recently on Heroes Reborn and Telenovela, points out that he’s actually not Jewish.


Epix announces docuseries The 4%: Film’s Gender Problem

Kristen Wiig and America Ferrera will be part of this six-part docuseries, debuting on International Women’s Day with a focus on Hollywood’s gender problem.


Is it really possible for Matthew Perry to forget filming 3 years of Friends due to alcohol and drugs?

As one brain researcher explains, “Alcohol primarily interferes with the ability to form new long-term memories, leaving intact previously established long-term memories and the ability to keep new information active in memory for brief periods.”


More than 1 million watched WGN America’s Outsiders premiere

The mountain clam drama attracted 2 million over its two airings on Tuesday night. PLUS: Outsiders is a leap forward for WGN America.


“I want to believe” has lost its meaning in The X-Files revival

The problem, says Laura Bradley, is Mulder’s “struggle to believe has become a clunky obstacle in a frantic, hyper-condensed mini-season that’s already trying to do way too much.” PLUS: William B. Davis on reprising his Cigarette Smoking Man role.


Jamie-Lynn Sigler: I was told disclosing my MS would hurt my acting career

The Sopranos alum says she was 20 when an “industry professional” told her how a multiple sclerosis diagnosis could do damage in her getting future acting work.


Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard release a music video

Watch the couple lip-sync to Toto’s Africa.


Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt meets Mad Max

Check out the ultimate mashup.


See Bates Motel’s Season 4 poster

The “She wouldn’t hurt a fly” tagline pays homage to Psycho.


Watch the Grease: Live! cast sing the theme song

Here’s a preview of the soundtrack album for the Fox event.

Tyra Banks becomes a mom

The former America’s Next Top Model honcho has welcomed a son via surrogate with her Swedish photographer boyfriend.