Category: America’s Got Talent
Gabrielle Union Says Simon Cowell’s Smoking Gave Her Bronchitis On The Set Of “America’s Got Talent”
Last fall Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough were fired as judges on NBC’s America’s Got Talent. It soon came out that Gabrielle’s forced exit may have been related to her “difficult” (sigh) habit of calling out on-set racism and sexism. By December, AGT was being investigated by SAG-AFTRA, and NBC was in full damage control mode, claiming they were working with Gabrielle’s people to “hear more about her concerns”.
Gabrielle has tweeted a little about these reports, including responding to AGT host Terry Crews’ sycophant “huh? NBC isn’t racist” comments. But she hasn’t given a full account of her experience. Not until an interview with Variety, where she got into it. Gabrielle says she realized something was rotten in the state of AGT from Day One, when fellow judge/executive producer Simon Cowell casually smoked indoors. Not just a violation of public health laws, but dangerous, because Gabrielle is highly allergic! Continue reading
Terry Crews Declared That The Only Woman He Needs To Please Is His Wife After Getting Backlash For His “AGT” Comments
Essence says that Terry Crews decided to make a statement about the alleged racial and sexist allegations going on at America’s Got Talent. The allegations came up after judges Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough were fired from the show. Terry, who is the current host of AGT and was the host during Gabrielle’s season, decided to throw her right under the bus. After being called out by Gabrielle and others for that, Terry doubled down, basically saying that a husband and wife own each other and all other women in the world can eat shit.
Sofia Vergara Might Replace Gabrielle Union On “America’s Got Talent”
Last month we learned that both Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough would not be returning to America’s Got Talent next season. We later learned that Gabrielle was allegedly given the boot (or would it be the X?) because she wouldn’t just sit there and applaud like a robot at racist jokes and questionable acts. It was also reported that she was given nonstop notes about how often her hair changed, which a lot of people took as a pretty obvious microaggression. Lots of people came to Gabrielle’s defense. AGT, Simon Cowell‘s company Syco Entertainment, and NBC’s Fremantle Media, released a collective statement defending themselves, and saying they will work with Gabrielle and “her concerns.” However, Gabrielle does not want to return to the show, so there’s at least one seat to fill and TMZ is saying it may go to Sofia Vergara.
Sharon Osbourne Is Now Dragging Simon Cowell And “America’s Got Talent”
The firing of Gabrielle Union from America’s Got Talent has really turned out to be the Advent Calendar from Hell for NBC this Christian December, huh? Each day there’s a new headline that’s keeping this AGT mess from finally dying. They keep getting shit, even though they claimed they’re “working” with Gabrielle over her accusations of racism and sexism on set. Past judges chimed in. Howard Stern shit all over Simon Cowell and the old, ugly men of the show while Sharon Osbourne previously kept it cordial with the show but said NBC itself has problems. Well, now Sharon has joined Howard in shitting on Simon.
Howard Stern Slams Simon Cowell And “America’s Got Talent”, Sharon Osbourne Has More Positive Opinions
America’s Got Talent and everyone involved in its production are still dealing with the shit storm created after they fired Gabrielle Union for reportedly complaining about the toxic shit she witnessed. Part of that shit storm now involves other past judges chiming in. Howard Stern and Sharon Osbourne have thoughts about what’s going on. Howard has some fighting words while Sharon was a bit nicer.
NBC Says They Are Working With Gabrielle Union After She Spoke Out About Her Firing From “AGT”
Gabrielle Union‘s firing from America’s Got Talent snowballed fast. It was announced that she and Julianne Hough would not be returning and there were whispers that it was because Gabrielle complained about workplace racial issues she witnessed, including racist jokes and sexist remarks. Well, now NBC is scrambling into damage control mode and Gabrielle isn’t making it any easier for them. Meanwhile, Jay Leno, who allegedly made a racist joke on-set, is speaking about it.