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Post by chonies on Sept 11, 2018 16:19:12 GMT -4
A couple articles have mentioned that! Here's one from People. I'm curious about the dollar amount, but it sounds like it was significant enough. He was a minor character attached to the daughter whose story had her off camera most of the time, but it still sounds like a nice coin.
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Post by laurenj on Sept 11, 2018 20:33:44 GMT -4
That is exactly what I thought when I heard about it. I don't think it was right to shame the man for having a "regular" or "humble" job. The truth is, being a reality star might pay well initially, but it's not a long term gig and most jobs like that don't have health or retirement benefits. Look at all of the once famous actors or sports figures who end up broke, after blowing through millions of dollars. Somewhere I saw an article that pointed out that part of the problem is that Cosby reruns were pulled when Bill's shit hit the fan. So, Owens had been rolling along for years with a steady royalty income that got cut off because Bill Cosby is a scumbag. Then the poor guy gets shamed for getting a job. Can't win for losin', it seems. I wish Geoffrey all the best though - as cruel as it was, he's handled it very well and I hope that pays off for him. There's a channel somewhere on Roku that is still showing the Cosby Show and I tried to watch an episode or two just to see if the show itself would still hold up for me, but I couldn't get past Bill Cosby. It really sucks for the rest of the cast, but I know I can't watch the show again. It used to be on constantly, so I imagine they were all making quite a bit off of those royalties.
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Post by Ginger on Sept 11, 2018 20:40:28 GMT -4
At the time of the scandal, TV Land and BET both were airing Cosby marathons every weekend. TV Land stopped permanently, but BET only took them off the air temporarily. (And in fact, if you feel like watching 6 episodes of Cosby right at this moment, you can tune in to BET.)
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Post by Auroranorth on Sept 12, 2018 18:24:18 GMT -4
Working at TJ's is one of the most artistic things I can think of. Most of my friends who've worked there did so specifically because of the steady benefits, reliable shifts and consistent work that left them free to write, make music, etc. Same here. It's not glamorous work, but it allows free time to be creative. Or go hiking. Or show dogs. Whatever your thing is.
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Post by Neurochick on Sept 13, 2018 15:00:57 GMT -4
At the time of the scandal, TV Land and BET both were airing Cosby marathons every weekend. TV Land stopped permanently, but BET only took them off the air temporarily. (And in fact, if you feel like watching 6 episodes of Cosby right at this moment, you can tune in to BET.) BET and TV One and maybe Centric still show it. I would not be surprised if TV Land eventually began showing it again too.
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aibohphobia
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Post by aibohphobia on Sept 17, 2018 2:07:53 GMT -4
I don't want to start a thread on Tom Arnold or Roma Downey, but I have no idea where to put this. All I know is that it started with this tonight, Then, I saw this,
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Post by discoprincess on Sept 17, 2018 10:13:48 GMT -4
I had no idea Mark Burnett and Roma Downey were married.
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Post by peachybean on Sept 17, 2018 11:08:15 GMT -4
Tom Arnold wants the Apprentice tapes of Trump saying the n word. Burnett produced(?) the show but says that he doesn’t have the tapes since the studio owns them.
That’s what I read so grain/ boulder of salt.
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Post by HotLips on Sept 18, 2018 0:38:41 GMT -4
I understand where Tom's anger is coming from, but I don't think tapes of Trump saying the N word would be more than a blip in the news cycle at this point. We all know he uses racial slurs. His supporters don't care because they're racist too. I would only be surprised if there was a tape of him saying something intelligent about African Americans.
Tom would be better off channeling his frustration into something more productive, like hosting a fundraiser for a Senate candidate or doing some volunteer work.
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Post by Ginger on Sept 19, 2018 16:26:16 GMT -4
Chevy Chase did a big interview with The Washington Post to let everyone know that he wants to work and to complain about his reputation for being an insufferable a-hole. Washington Post (there is a paywall if you have used up your free articles). He does this by being an insufferable a-hole throughout the interview. There are just too many examples for me to list. It's all bad. And he says multiple racist things as well.
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