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Andy Cohen made an appearance on Who’s Talking To Chris Wallace ? and his interview caused some waves with Bravo fans that he is now clarifying. The Real Housewives producer took to Instagram to first acknowledge that he enjoyed his experience with Wallace on his HBO Max talk show and give compliments to the veteran journalist. “I love that interview. I thought it was a really dynamic conversation and he’s such a good interviewer,” he said on Instagram Stories. “And I love that he asked me really provocative questions.” Cohen then proceeded to say that one of the buzziest headlines from that interview was when Wallace confronted the Watch What Happens Live host with remarks he made about The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah . Wallace said Cohen had previously stated he hoped Shah wouldn’t get jail time but the late-night show host wanted to clear things up. “Just want to clarify the context of what I said. I was saying it in response to … [Read more...] about Andy Cohen Clarifies Context Around Remarks Hoping ‘RHOSLC’ Star Jen Shah Got No Jail Time In Fraud Scheme

Jen Shah is distancing herself completely from The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and declined a one-on-one interview with Andy Cohen . The reality star that pled guilty to being involved in a telemarketing scheme that defrauded people, many of them older seniors, out of their money recently got sentenced to 6.5 years in prison . “I will not be doing the 1:1 with Andy Cohen and Bravo because of their unwillingness to remove contractual provisions that would allow the network to legally make misrepresentations of me and my story, relating to any and all topics, prior to and during the course of my participation,” Shah wrote in a statement she shared on Instagram. Shah reminded her interviews that this interview with Cohen was not part of her contract, so she was not obligated to partake in it. She continued, “I promised myself and my loving family that I would not allow this portion of my life to be sensationalized or inaccurately conveyed. Too many … [Read more...] about ‘RHOSLC’ Star Jen Shah Declines Andy Cohen Interview Ahead Of Prison Surrender Following 6.5-Year Sentence

Andy Cohen sat with the stars of The Real Housewives of Miami to film the Season 5 reunion and things got seemingly heated. The Watch What Happens Live host took to social media to apologize to Larsa Pippen after he raised his voice at her. “Still shooting and I didn’t have screaming at Larsa in my bing card today,” he shared on his Instagram Stories from the set of the RHOM Season 5 reunion. Pippen is heard asking the late-night show host if he was going to apologize to which he obliged and said, “I’m sorry Larsa.” RHOM co-star Marysol Patton is then heard in the background asking “for what” was Cohen apologizing for. Cohen then added, “For screaming at [Pippen]. I just… I don’t like screaming at women. I said it on the break, I don’t want to scream at women. Anyway, sorry.” Bravo and Peacock also revealed the seating chart for the RHOM Season 5 reunion, which always causes drama. Some prefer seating next to Cohen as it means they are the stars of … [Read more...] about Andy Cohen Apologizes For Screaming At Larsa Pippen During The ‘RHOM’ Season 5 Reunion: “I Don’t Like Screaming At Women”

The Real Housewives of New York City is going through a major reboot for Season 14 and Andy Cohen is teasing what is to come. During an “Ask Andy” segment with the audience from his Bravo late-night show Watch What Happens Live , Cohen gave his first impressions of the new season. “They’re super fashionable. The things that they are arguing about are as ridiculous as early RHONY ,” he is heard saying about the rebooted show. “I think it’s going to be a different show. It’s so hard because everyone is going to compare it to RHONY , which was so perfect. And I hope this is perfect in a totally different way.” The cast of RHONY Season 14 was presented at BravoCon in October 2022 and it included Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Dana Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Lizzy Savetsky, Jessel Taank and Brynn Whitfield. However, shortly after filming for the reality series commenced, Savetsky announced she was exiting the franchise citing “antisemitic attacks” against her. “I … [Read more...] about Andy Cohen Teases ‘The Real Housewives Of New York City’ Reboot: “It’s Going To Be A Different Show”

Andy Cohen is reacting to rumors that The Real Housewives of New York City spinoff starring former cast members of the franchise, known as RHONY: Legacy , has been canceled at Bravo . “Don’t believe everything you read,” Cohen tweeted . The Watch What Happens Live host didn’t give more details as to what he was referring to. However, Cohen’s tweet came after Page Six posted a piece where they said negotiations with the potential RHONY: Legacy stars had stalled. According to the report, Bravo had “hit pause on contract negotiations” after the cast felt they were getting low-balled. The report said that “the network appeared to have lost interest in pursuing the Legacy edition amid the deadlock.” A new report on Monday suggested that Bravo had “rescinded its offers to the talent and that it currently has no plans” to continue with the show. RHONY: Legacy came about after the cable network opted to completely reboot the flagship series and recast … [Read more...] about Andy Cohen Shares Reaction After Report Saying ‘RHONY: Legacy’ Was Canceled At Bravo

Peacock has renewed the reality show competition The Traitors for a second season. The show hosted by Alan Cumming and set in the Scottish Highlands became the number one original reality series on the streamer. Peacock dropped all 10 episodes of the first season on January 12 of the celeb-feud competition that brought in reality stars and civilians vying for a grand prize of up to $250,000 . Additionally, Peacock announced a Season 1 reunion special hosted by Bravo’s Andy Cohen that will stream on February 28. RELATED: We’ll Be Back: Photo Gallery Of TV Series Renewed In 2023 “ The Traitors is an ambitious, highly addictive and spontaneous format that keeps contestants and viewers on their toes,” said Corie Henson, EVP Entertainment Unscripted Content, NBCUniversal. “Alan Cumming is a well-dressed genius, the producers at Studio Lambert are brilliant storytellers and the show is the perfect mix of drama and suspense to keep our Traitors and Faithfuls … [Read more...] about ‘The Traitors’ Renewed For Season 2 At Peacock As Andy Cohen Hosts Season 1 Reunion Special

EXCLUSIVE: Gary Rubin , Executive Vice President at Cohen Media, has been tapped for the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer at specialty distributor Menemsha Films . Neil Friedman , President of Menemsha, unveiled the news today. Established in 1998, Menemsha specializes in Jewish and Israeli-themed films and is believed to be the largest in that sector. The addition of Rubin continues the growth of the company which is believed to be the largest in the Jewish and Israeli cinema. Rubin will continue working at Cohen and step into his new role as COO at Menemsha October 7. “Our company has had great success over its twenty one year history and we are bringing Gary on board to continue to expand the company’s businesses and increase that success,” said Friedman. “Gary is a talented executive and has an impeccable reputation in the industry which will be a tremendous asset for Menemsha’s strategies for growth.” “Neil and I have known each other for many … [Read more...] about Menemsha Films Names Cohen Media EVP Gary Rubin As its COO

EXCLUSIVE: WME has promoted Amanda Hacohen and Abe Cohen Hoffing to Partner in the Scripted Television department. Hacohen focuses on representing writers, directors, comedians, and growing companies for comedy creators such as Greg Daniels and Mike Judge (Bandera Entertainment), Andrew Goldberg (Brutus Pink), Rob McElhenney (More Better Productions), David Wain, and John Hamburg. Hacohen also signed Saturday Night Live breakout talent Please Don’t Destroy – a comedy trio consisting of Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy – whose film, produced by Judd Apatow will premiere this summer. Other clients include Anna Drezen ( SNL , Praise Petey ), Punkie Johnson ( SNL ), Joel Kim Booster ( Fire Island , Loot ), Byron Wu (The Brothers Sun), Nicole Byer ( Grand Crew , Nailed It ), and Shiva Baby writer/director Emma Seligman and actor/writer Rachel Sennott, whose sophomore film Bottoms premieres this spring. Hacohen continues to be based in the … [Read more...] about WME Promotes Amanda Hacohen, Abe Cohen Hoffing to Partner In Scripted TV Department

One of the shows that Disney+ planned on reviving from the Disney Channel was Lizzie McGuire and Hilary Duff had signed up to star in it . The streamer had fans excited to see what Lizzie and her animated alter ego were up to after all these years. However, things took a steep turn when the creator of the series Terri Minsky exited the reboot . Later that year, Duff said that the series was scrapped and not moving forward. When the How I Met Your Father star made an appearance on Watch What Happens Live , host Andy Cohen asked Duff if she would still consider doing the Lizzie McGuire revival if “it lived up to her vision.” “Of course,” she said. Hesitant to answer Cohen about “the main sticking point” for the show not getting picked up, she said, “Disney+ was very new and I think they were figuring out their… and we were figuring out our… and I am optimistic.” Watch the moment in the video posted below. Creative differences between Duff and Disney+ … [Read more...] about Hilary Duff Is “Optimistic” That The ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Reboot Could Still Happen

South by Southwest on Wednesday revealed the second half of its lineup for this year’s edition, set for March 10-19. This includes Visions, the Global section presented by Mubi, 24 Beats, and Festival Favorites plus numerous additions to the Headliners, TV Premieres, Narrative and Documentary Spotlight and other sections. New on the sked is Janine Nabers and Donald Glover ’s Amazon Studios series Swarm and Lee Sung Jin’s Beef , respectively the opening- and closing-night TV premieres. They join the previously announced opening-night world premiere of Paramount’s Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves . This year’s closing-night film will be announced closer to the event. In addition, there is another movie to be announced for the fest’s Monday, March 13 slot. Given the Oscars on March 12 (note the festival sets their dates five years in advance), I understand that evening’s lineup will ease a bit with amped-up feature premiere wattage placed Monday night. … [Read more...] about SXSW Second Wave Includes UAR’s ‘Bottoms’, Donald Glover’s ‘Swarm’ Series, Michelle Yeoh’s ‘American Born Chinese’ & More