R.I. P. Ozzy Osbourne / The Voice renewed with format revamp / Trump says his Paramount settlement is now worth $36 million
PLUS: Jussie Smollett will participate in Netflix documentary The Truth About Jussie Smollett? from The Tinder Swindler producers.
Ozzy Osbourne, rock icon and The Osbournes star, dies at 76
The pioneering heavy metal singer who rose to prominence in the early 1970s with Black Sabbath, who established a successful solo career and who became an unlikely MTV reality star in the early 2000s, died this morning, his family announced. Osbourne's death comes weeks after he played his final show in Birmingham, England earlier this month joined by star-studded roster including Metallica, Guns n’ Roses and Steven Tyler among others. "Although Mr. Osbourne styled himself as a menacing banshee, offstage he was a genial homebody. Devoted fans had known this at least since 1988, when the Penelope Spheeris documentary The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years featured a gregarious Mr. Osbourne making scrambled eggs while wearing a leopard-print kimono," Gavin Edwards writes in Osbourne's New York Times obituary. "The rest of the world discovered that side of his personality in 2002, when the TV series The Osbournes began, showing the loving (but often beeped for profanity) home life of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne and their teenage children Jack and Kelly. (Another daughter, Aimee, chose to stay away from the cameras.) Although he periodically complained that he was supposed to be the Prince of Darkness, the show, which lasted until 2005, featured him befuddled by TV remote controls, house cats and bubble machines. It was the most popular show MTV had ever aired and inspired dozens of celebrities to allow cameras into their homes, hoping for the same quantum leap in their fame." The Osbournes aired for four seasons and 52 episodes, from 2002 to 2005. In 2022, the BBC announced that cameras would follow the Osbourne family in their move back to England for the reality show Home to Roost. That show has yet to air.
Jussie Smollett will participate in Netflix documentary The Truth About Jussie Smollett? from The Tinder Swindler producers
The Netflix logline says the disgraced former Empire star’s documentary is a “shocking true story of an allegedly fake story that some now say might just be a true story. Featuring interviews with police, lawyers, journalists, investigators who claim to have uncovered new evidence about the case, and with Jussie himself, this compelling documentary invites the audience to decide for themselves who is telling The Truth About Jussie Smollett?” Gagan Rehill, who directed Netflix’s Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal, is directing.
The Voice renewed for Season 29 with a format revamp, with Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Adam Levine returning
According to Variety, NBC is calling Season 29, airing in spring 2026, The Voice: Battle of Champions, named because the coaching panel is comprised entirely of Voice winners. Coaches will enter the competition with 10 artists per team. The new season will feature four rounds, each featuring a Voice first.
President Trump says his Paramount settlement is now worth $36 million — while putting other media outlets "on notice"
In a Truth Social post today, Trump said in addition to the $16 million from his lawsuit settlement over 60 Minutes, he'll receive $20 million more in advertising and PSAs. “BREAKING NEWS! We have just achieved a BIG AND IMPORTANT WIN in our Historic Lawsuit against 60 Minutes, CBS, and Paramount. Just like ABC and George Slopadopoulos, CBS and its Corporate Owners knew that they defrauded the American People, and were desperate to settle,” Trump wrote, adding: "Paramount/CBS/60 Minutes have today paid $16 Million Dollars in settlement, and we also anticipate receiving $20 Million Dollars more from the new Owners, in Advertising, PSAs, or similar Programming, for a total of over $36 Million Dollars. This is another in a long line of VICTORIES over the Fake News Media, who we are holding to account for their widespread fraud and deceit. The Wall Street Journal, The Failing New York Times, The Washington Post, MSDNC, CNN, and all other Mainstream Media Liars, are ON NOTICE that the days of them being allowed to deceive the American People are OVER. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
Jimmy Kimmel fires back after President Trump says he and Jimmy Fallon are "next to go"
“The word is, and it’s a strong word at that, Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to go in the untalented Late Night Sweepstakes and, shortly thereafter, Fallon will be gone," Trump wrote this morning on Truth Social. "These are people with absolutely NO TALENT, who were paid Millions of Dollars for, in all cases, destroying what used to be GREAT Television. It’s really good to see them go, and I hope I played a major part in it!" Kimmel responded on Instagram and Threads: "I’m hearing you’re next. Or maybe it’s just another wonderful secret."
How Jon Stewart got away so many uncensored F-bombs on Monday's The Daily Show
Stewart reportedly beat Scarface's profanity-per-minute rate with his anti-Paramount rant in defense of Stephen Colbert, which ended with a performance from Stewart and his “Go F*ck Yourself Choir." According to LateNighter, Monday's Daily Show was upgraded from TV-14 to TV-MA in advance to permit the use of so much profanity.
FCC chairman Brendan Carr mocks fallout over Stephen Colbert cancelation
"The partisan left’s ritualist wailing and gnashing of teeth over Colbert is quite revealing," Carr tweeted this morning. "They’re acting like they’re losing a loyal DNC spokesperson that was entitled to an exemption from the laws of economics." In response to Colbert telling Trump to "go f*ck yourself," the Trump-appointed Carr tweeted: "I’m shocked that CBS didn’t find it profitable to keep running this type of stuff."
The Late Show guest Sandra Oh wishes a "plague" on CBS in response to Stephen Colbert's cancelation
“Can I just start by saying something that I feel like probably everyone here and everyone who is so supportive outside wants to say — that I am so sorry and saddened and properly outraged for the cancellation of late night here,” Oh told Colbert, garnering applause from the live audience, per People. “Not only for yourself and for this entire family who are here, but for what it means for what it is of where we are in our culture and what it means for free speech.” ALSO: Check out John Oliver, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper together in the Ed Sullivan Theater seats.
Starz orders Power prequel series Power: Origins, focusing on Ghost and Tommy, to series
Power: Origins has been given an 18-episode order to tell the origin stories of the OG Power fan-favorite characters Ghost and Tommy. MeKai Curtis of Power Book III: Raising Kanan will reprise his role as the young Kanan Stark. Casting is underway for younger versions of Omari Hardwick's Ghost and Joseph Sikora's Tommy Egan.
NBC orders cheerleading comedy Stumble to series
Siblings Jeff Astrof and Liz Astrof are behind the comedy starring Jenn Lyon, Taran Killam, Ryan Pinkston, Jarrett Austin Brown, Anissa Borrego, Arianna Davis, Taylor Dunbar, and Georgie Murphy. Kristin Chenoweth will recur. Here's the official logline: “Coach Courteney Potter (Lyon) is determined to rally her newly recruited junior college cheer squad to win her record-breaking 15th championship and improve their lives along the way.”
Big Brother brings back past winners Taylor Hale and Derrick Levasseur to host Friday night Unlocked episodes
“Taylor and Derrick will guide viewers through never-before-seen broadcast footage, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes moments from inside the Big Brother house,” CBS teased. “Big Brother: Unlocked will feature recurring segments like BB Fantasy Draft, Big Move/Bad Move and Binge Worthy or Cringe Worthy.”
Alan Cumming uses his Jimmy Kimmel Live! guest-host monologue to slam President Trump's anti-transgender policies
There’s “no evidence” that trans people are a “threat to women," the actor and The Traitors host said in his one-night-only guest-hosting appearance. “There is, however, ample evidence that the president of the United States publicly brags about barging into beauty pageant dressing rooms and grabbing women by their pussies. Wake up, America!” he added.
Loot Season 3 gets a premiere date and teaser
The Maya Rudolph Apple TV+ comedy returns Oct. 15.
WNBA All-Star Game viewership suffers without Caitlin Clark
This year's game averaged 2.19 million viewers, down 36% from last year.
Check out Sam Reid's Lestat de Lioncourt as a rock star in Interview with the Vampire Season 3
"It's pretty wild, I've got to say," Reid tells EW with a laugh. "I can't really believe we're doing it. Sometimes I'm like, 'What the hell?!'"
Britain's Channel 4 orders a Taylor Swift docuseries
Titled Taylor, the docuseries "will dig deep across the musician’s 20-year career, a period that has seen her transcend the realm of pop star to become a cultural icon," per Deadline. "Through interviews with high-profile commentators, industry insiders and fans, the documentary examines the forces that have shaped her trajectory and the devoted community she inspires. Channel 4 said 'rare archive' will reveal fresh insights into Swift and her story, as the series charts her journey from ambitious teen with towering dreams to one of the most influential and scrutinized figures of our time."
The Rich Eisen Show will be the new centerpiece of ESPN Radio
Starting Sept. 2, Rich Eisen's daily daytime show will move to ESPN and will also be featured on Disney+ and ESPN+, as well as ESPN’s full direct-to-consumer app that is set to debut in the fall.
MGM+'s Westies casts Sarah Bolger and Stanley Morgan
Mayans MC and Once Upon a Time alum Bolger and The Serpent Queen's Morgan join J.K. Simmons, Tom Brittney, Titus Welliver, and Jessica Frances Dukes on the crime drama based on the true story of the titular New York City gang of the same name.
American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband were killed with their own gun — the alleged killer called the police soon after
Raymond Boodarian, the 22-year-old suspect accused of killing American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her musician husband Thomas Deluca, allegedly fatally shot the couple with their own gun that he found while burglarizing their home. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said that the man accused of the killings allegedly shot the victims with their own gun before calling the police himself from his own cellphone.
Watch Netflix's trailer for Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser
Premiering Aug. 15, the three-part docuseries delves into the controversial reality show that originally aired on NBC for 17 seasons from 2004 to 2010, before moving to USA Network and Amazon.