Liberty City

Jacob Young presented some storylines to Bradley Bell for Rick, and he was shut down. Then, Bell ended up using the storyline, as presented, for other characters. Plus, he was p!ssed his image was used in the opening and was never paid for it after he went to recurring. Young, to my knowledge, has never spoken negatively about the transgender storyline, and was quite upset over Maya & Rick's split, and believed there were other ways the storyline could have gone. From his exit interview (x😞 ❝ I was just wanting an understanding of why the writers would see a story like Rick and Maya’s and assume it had a shelf life. Because it doesn’t in my eyes. First of all, the writers said, ‘It’s run its course and we don’t really know where to go with the story.’ I even wrote a story for Brad that would work. He said it would never work, and then used it for the new cast members that just came on – the younger cast. So, he took my storyline that I wrote for them. I guess he liked it that much. Again, the writers say one thing, but I say financial. Because they didn’t want to pay two guys the salary rate that I was paid at. So, Ingo got to come in and do his thing, so I guess as time will tell. I’m not in any way looking to go that direction anyway. Like I said, if they really do need me for a few episodes here and there, I’m all there. But I’m not interested in going under a contractual situation again. I’ll be honest, I haven’t watched a full week in B&B in quite some time because it’s so redundant. So I’m not entirely sure what storyline your referencing. Do you mind explaining that? Was it the one with Thorne? Yeah, and the interns and all that. I had basically written that, but it was Rick being involved. They’ve augmented it a bit. It’s not exactly the same, but that storyline was meant to involve my character. I wrote a whole synopsis on it, he asked me to. And he really liked it but said CBS was going to give us hell if we tell this story. And he goes, ‘But I wish sometimes I was my father and could say to hell with them and do it anyway.’ So, I said, ‘Then let’s do it. Let’s do it anyway.’ And he’s like, ‘Well, let me think on it.’ And it just never came about for me. Which is great because it’s allowed me to shoot three films since I’ve been off the show, two of which will be on the Lifetime Network in early 2019. The third will be going into independent festivals, and the last I heard the guy who scored Iron Man 2 is going to be scoring it. It’s supposed to be a really cool edgy film with Ricky Garcia from the Disney Channel. It’s just a really great cast. It’s an interesting film. It’s like Training Day meets The Crow. Really Dark. ❞

ALL reunions for Bravo are expected to be uncensored on Peacock. Now, if only the shows themselves could become uncensored.

I'm like nününüMolly; Kristen Vaganos reminds me of Mia Kriegel, but more natural in her acting. Like her against Nancy Lee Grahn & Kate Mansi... now we need Kelly Monaco for the full Davis experience. It's a good fit. Love seeing Inga Cadranel back as Harmony, even via visions within Willow's subconcious/mind. And I hope Anna did what she did... because, that's the drama we need.

Ultimate Girls Trip: Morocco may be canceled. Also, karma is REAL:

WOO-HOO!! Kelly Clarkson remains the queen of daytime talk!!!!

Am I the only one who realized Beyond Salem & A Very Salem Christmas are removed from Peacock?

Yes, unfortunately. Sucks. He had just retired, too. Always loved his publicity images.

According to the Soap Opera Digest podcast, if I remember correctly, she only wasn't offered a long-term gig because there were too many females in regular capacity. But I am sure, if offered, she'd take it.

I feel like they wanted Jen Lilley, but also wanted to punish her for not being available the full twelve-weeks.

Jen Lilley is 39. Emily O'Brien is supposedly 38.

Sucks it takes a text leak to drop her... sh should've been gone a long time ago.

Monday's episode was FANTASTIC! Loved the pacing of it all. The new family are definitely something worth watching; I'm loving their inclusion, and I am excited for flashback week to see how/why everyone left, etc.

What the f**k. This is HEARTBREAKING news!!!!!

Supposedly, but I'm fairly certain Lipton's been busy with his band. Yes, they have. It's such a shame it's a short-term return and not something long-term, which it should be.

Considering the "latest issue" is gone from their site, I'd wager the one that just came out is the final regular issue....

The O.G. October 5 report had zero mention of CDL. This is why we need Michael Logan back.

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Lois & Sonny REUNITED! A broad! Love it. Lois' presence on the canvas is SO [!@#$%^&*] nice. We need to keep Rena Sofer on! Sorry, but Elizabeth was barely tossing that damn salad. That was a brief shake. Yay for Cameron mention!! Perhaps a recast down the line? I don't see William Lipton returning. Ava & Laura reuniting?! I love this. I missed the friendship they had once upon a time. TJ is an [!@#$%^&*] for stopping Austin. C'mon, sir. C'mon now. You can tell Amanda Setton has taken influence from Sofer's work as Lois in her approach to Brook Lynn, and her own mannerisms. I love that. Jane Elliot continues to shine as Tracy; you can tell she's full enjoying herself and the work she's doing. Blaze & Kristina have some electric chemistry. I am liking it a lot, so far!! I appreciate Sofer's pronunciation of "Brook Lynn" as TWO names, and not Brooklyn (one-word city). I love that Laura continues to be in Ava & Nikolas' corner despite her previous objections... but all of these Nikolas mentions must be Adam Huss is coming around again! Olivia is clearly starting to come around to liking Eddie... and once she kisses/makes love to him, Ned is going to come back and she'll be turned off. Café Cherie? Oh. I love this new set. Loving the use of lights and colours. I hope this is not a one-off set. Ava got some FIRE in her, and I need to see it MORE! Enough of the wet dog she'll been written to become. AVA JEROME is a powerhouse. MY EYES! MY EYES! MY EYES! WHY?! Lois is amazing. We HAVE to keep her around. More renovations beyond the paint job to the penthouse set? Sure. Let's see how this goes, shall we? MY QUEEN! SITTING THERE WITH TRICKS UP HER DAMN SLEEVE! Get him, Ava Jerome. Get him! As much as I love Laura having siblings, I'm going to need Martin to skip out of town, permanently. Oh TJ, darling, c'mon do the right thing. Or let Ava in the damn room. Sorry, but Sasha fits in better with Cody, Dante & Sam than she ever did with Chase, Michael & Willow. And I liked the latter four together. EW. NOTHING about THAT was magical. It was horrific. Damn. That plate Lois made looks delicious.... can I have some, please? Lucy vs. Tracy is FUN! Absolute fun. Use of history and vets! Perfect. This is what we need more of on the canvas. Ava! That's my girl! She knows he's lying. Don't fall back now. Follow your instincts, Ava!!

The O.G. article never cited that horrible gossip rag. They stated it as fact.

I feel like Cohen and co. are afraid of the "Ramona-coaster" coming after them, but she's disgusting. And has proven herself to be wildly problematic. Ditch her. I really am contemplating ditching Legacy altogether, because it just feels icky between Singer & Luann being included overall. Reading Leah's ordeal is... so f**ked up.

Andy Cohen and co. continuing to protect Ramona Singer is one of the biggest WTF's to me. That article is f**king insane... whew. This is not pretty at all. It's absolutely gross, actually.