It's complicated: Jennifer Aniston on season 4 of The Morning Show
The Apple TV+ drama, starring Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Billy Crudup, and Julianna Margulies, finished filming its fourth season in December last year.
Showrunner Charlotte Stoudt revealed that the new season will delve into themes of deepfakes, artificial intelligence, and misinformation.
The series will explore questions of trust in what is seen and heard, particularly concerning news outlets and current global events.
The Morning Show is set to return for its fourth season on Wednesday, 17 September on Apple TV+.
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EXCLUSIVE Guns N' Roses ex-manager reveals what the 'nightmare' rock 'n' roll band were REALLY like as he exposes antics
Alan Niven, the former manager of Guns N' Roses, is pulling back the curtain on his time with one of rock's most infamous bands — including how Slash's charm convinced him to sign on, why 'narcissist' Axl Rose abruptly fired him, and how rampant drug use impacted the group. The New Zealand-born mega-producer, songwriter, and manager — who's also worked with the likes of Great White, Dokken, Berlin, and Mötley Crüe — is detailing the wild ride in his upcoming book Sound N' Fury: Rock N' Roll Stories, out August 5. Speaking exclusively to ahead of the release, Niven recalled how he turned down the job three times before finally agreeing to manage the band—whose unhinged reputation was already well-established long before their 1987 debut Appetite for Destruction hit shelves. At the time, Guns N' Roses consisted of Axl on vocals, Slash on lead guitar, Izzy Stradlin on rhythm guitar, Duff McKagan on bass, and Steven Adler on drums. 'No one wanted Guns N' Roses. They'd been through at least two other management situations… They couldn't get rid of them fast enough. No one wanted to deal with them. They were a nightmare,' Niven said. 'So the question is, "How did I get sucked into that?"' he quipped, claiming it was Slash who ultimately drew him in. 'It was Slash because I found out, one, he was English, and two, he was not just articulate, he was eloquent, he was smart, he was incredibly charming. And I'm going, "This is not just a knucklehead drunk like I saw on the stage of the Troubadour where he was just a knucklehead, Sunset guitarist drunk. This is a really interesting guy. He's smart, very charming."' 'That was the beginning. That's where it all started to go wrong,' he joked. 'And of course then I got to know Izzy and simply put, Izzy Stradlin… for me… personified rock and roll.' Niven said he only began to understand Slash and Izzy during their first truly bizarre meeting — the moment he reluctantly agreed to try and bring some order to the chaos surrounding Guns N' Roses. 'I turn up for a band meeting and I park my bike outside and there's this broken toilet by the front door and I go, "That's interesting symbolism." Most people put a big old pots of beautiful flowers, but they've got a broken toilet by the front door. That's a different message.' Inside, the eccentricity continued, per Niven. 'The door opens and out wanders this quite well-known stripper and she smiles and walks past. I go in and there's only two people there at the meeting — Slash and Izzy… And then there was one, because Izzy nodded out. He's sitting at the table and literally he just slowly goes like this,' Niven said, mimicking someone passing out face-first. 'So that just leaves me and Slash, and Slash says, 'Let me show you something in the bedroom.' Oh, that's an interesting invitation. I go in and I freeze 'cause there's this enormous snake in there and I hate snakes.' Then came the kicker. 'He goes, 'Watch this.' And he takes a perfect beautiful little white bunny and feeds it to this legless monster.' Even with their outrageous antics, it was clear to Niven early on that the band was becoming a sensation. 'You're driving down to Electric Ladyland Studios one afternoon and you see that there are some kids in leather jackets running after the car because Slash is sitting next to me,' he recalled, describing one of Slash's first brushes with fame. 'And we pull around on Eighth Street, I dive out of the car, get the front door of the studio open and go 'Curly, get your ass in here!' And he leaps from the car and zips in, and we close the door and look at each other and go, 'Whoa, that's different. Things have changed, haven't they?'' He added, 'Because the one thing about fame is everybody knows you're famous before you do.' Still, not every band member handled fame the same way, according to Niven. 'It didn't change Axel one bit. It amplified him. He was always that way. He's a narcissist,' Niven said. 'And I think if you go and look at the employment forms for 'Front Man in Band,' the first box that you have to tick is, 'Are you a narcissist?' Tick. Okay. Now you can answer the rest of the questions.' The weight of managing the band's meteoric rise hit Niven almost immediately. 'My sense of lighthearted joy of what I did evaporated in September of 1986 when I signed a contract with five individuals collectively known as Guns and Roses,' he joked. 'From that point on, we had stress, we had pressure every day.' That included alleged pressure from Geffen Records co-founder David Geffen. 'David Geffen getting right in your face. I mean, this close,' Niven said, holding a hand to his face. ''When am I going to get my record?'' Niven recalled him asking. ''When it's done, David!' You had to give as good as you got from him.' Regarding the band's well-known struggles with addiction, Niven offered a deeper perspective on which member was most affected. 'I had this perception that in most bands, all those who were band members usually came from dysfunctional childhoods and families and a part of the motivation of forming a band was not just to make noise, not just to get laid, but to create your perfect family that substitutes that,' he said. 'So there's that aspect of it in that everybody who comes into the band brings familial dysfunction with them. Now, in terms of how does that relate to recreational drugs use or addiction? I believe people from dysfunctional circumstance are prone to addiction.' He continued, 'Now, with Axel, his sense of dysfunction… and I'm not talking outta school here, I mean, he's talked about this. He had a rotten childhood. I'm aware of some of the rottenness of his childhood, and he's had to deal with that. So that absorbed Axel, as he was not one really for getting f***** up and out of it.' 'Now Slash, bless his heart, he had an appetite for anything.' As for Izzy, Niven said he was 'incredibly street smart and cool' — and once confessed that he had sold drugs to Aerosmith frontmen Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. 'When we were going out with Aerosmith, Izzy sidled up to me in the office one day and he said, 'Now, I think we're gonna have a bit of a problem.' And I said, 'Oh, why?' He said, 'Well, I should tell you this, but I used to deal for Joe and Steven. I was their dealer once.'' 'I turned around to Izzy and I said, 'If you don't mention it, I'm sure as hell they won't mention it.' Because they were in super rehab mode. So everybody was on the down low.' Niven insisted addiction wasn't what ultimately wrecked the band — it was ego. 'It became about power. It became about control,' he said. As for the end of his relationship with Guns N' Roses in 1991, Niven said it came without warning. 'There was no breaking point except for a phone call from Axl,' he recalled. 'I was on the East Coast, he was on the West Coast. I was gig at Meadowlands. There was a phone call in the production studio, 'Axl's on the phone for you.' Axel says, 'I can't work with you anymore.' 'Okay, Ax, I'll be back in a couple of days. Let's go have dinner, talk about it, and if you still feel the same way, then we'll deal with what we have to deal with.'' 'I never heard from him again. He did not have the courage, the grace, the appreciation to even sit down and say, this is why.' Twelve weeks later, Izzy also left the band. 'I get a phone call. I'm in Switzerland at a gig in Switzerland, and I go get a phone from Izzy and he goes, 'I'm out. I can't deal with this anymore.'' 'And I said, 'Well, you better tell me about it.' And he told me about it. And I said, 'Well, what have you got left on the calendar?' And he said, 'Well, you've got Wembley left.' I said, 'Well, you are playing Wembley. You cannot not turn up for Wembley.'' Izzy indeed played Wembley in August 1991 with the original lineup, sans Adler, who had already been fired in 1990 due to his drug use and was replaced by Matt Sorum. By 1997, lead guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan had also departed, leaving Axl as the sole original member. The band's lineup continued to shift throughout the 2000s, culminating in the long-delayed Chinese Democracy album in 2008 with an entirely different cast. In a shocking turn, Slash and Duff officially rejoined in 2016 for the Not in This Lifetime... reunion tour, marking the first time the trio had shared a stage since 1993. The band's present-day roster includes Rose, Slash, McKagan, Richard Fortus on guitar, Isaac Carpenter on drums, and keyboardists Dizzy Reed and Melissa Reese. Although his relationship with Axl remains fractured, Niven said he still cares deeply for Slash, even though they lost touch after Slash ended his feud with Axl. 'I considered Slash a friend for life until he reunited with Axel,' he said. But Niven believes they'll reconnect eventually. 'I didn't hear from Slash from '91 to '98. I didn't hear for seven years, and then he called me up and we spent some time together. And the cliché is there are certain people in your life that you can be separate from them for a long time, but the minute you're back together, it's as if it was just yesterday.' 'He's one of those people in my life. I may not see him for two or three years. I know I'll be in a groove with him when I do see him again.' Looking back, Niven admitted that walking away from Guns N' Roses may have been for the best—despite the years of toil and dedication he poured into the band. Under his leadership, Appetite for Destruction became a landmark release and the best-selling debut rock album of all time, launching the band into global superstardom. His role in shaping their legacy is indisputable. 'I don't think I've ever said this to anybody else before, but in some ways I'm really glad that I got outta GNR when I did,' he said. 'Because sometimes I have the honesty to sit in a tub and think, 'What kind of an ass*** do you think you would've been if you'd been multimillions rich?' 'What makes you a character that you can live with? What gives you a persona that you can live with when you are going through the tough times. 'So as I can live with myself, I can look at myself in the mirror.' Alan Niven's Sound N' Fury: Rock N' Roll Stories hits shelves August 5.
Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Kathy Griffin shows off VERY taut face as she tames her wild-hair look
Kathy Griffin changed up her appearance again this week after debuting a shockingly new look the week before. Earlier this month, the 64-year-old comedian was spotted out in LA without her standard bangs and with a mostly makeup-free visage as her red hair fluttered wildly in the breeze. Griffin almost looked like a different person on the outing, but she bore a stronger resemblance to her usual self on her latest sighting as she took a walk with her service dog. Despite that, her face looked particularly taut as she got some exercise around town. The outing comes in the wake of Griffin undergoing a hysterectomy in early April. The actress — who sparked outrage after sharing a shocking anti-Trump video — boasted a fully made-up face and covered up her long red locks with a wide-brimmed straw hat as she tried to steer clear of the piercing sun. Earlier this month, the 64-year-old comedian was spotted out in LA without her standard bangs and with a mostly makeup-free visage as her red hair fluttered wildly in the breeze Griffin almost looked like a different person on the outing, but she bore a stronger resemblance to her usual self on her latest sighting as she took a walk with her service dog She was dressed casually in a gray T-shirt repping The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. She paired it with baggy gray pants, matching Nike trainers and a small brown patterned handbag. Kathy's choice of shirt was shocking, unless she meant it to be ironic, as she recently called Colbert a 'd***' over what she described as an ambush interview from 2018. In May, she said on her YouTube show Talk You Head Off that her appearance on The Late Show went awry when the host pressured her to discuss a controversial photo she posted the previous year of herself holding a mask of Donald Trump that was covered in fake blood. Some critics claimed that the bloodied mask resembled a severed head, and Griffin was subsequently investigated by the Secret Service over the display, which she said concluded with her being 'completely exonerated.' Griffin slammed Colbert for nearly bringing her to tears during the interview, and she accused him and his producer of reneging on the terms of the interview after she initially said she didn't want to discuss the photo controversy. She said she thought the controversy had been thoroughly covered and was already behind her after the investigation wrapped up with no charges, but Colbert's insistence on discussing it despite regularly 'mak[ing] fun of Donald Trump' led her to feel an 'undercurrent of misogyny' to the interview. 'I just remember thinking, "He would not talk down to the guys like this. He just wouldn't. I don't think I've ever seen him treat any of the guy comics like this,"' Griffin said of Colbert. In May, she said on her YouTube show Talk You Head Off that her appearance on The Late Show went awry when the host pressured her to discuss a controversial photo she posted the previous year of herself holding a mask of Donald Trump that was covered in fake blood Griffin admitted that she felt tears welling up as Colbert grilled her, but she managed to keep them at bay until she had stepped off the stage. When she confronted the show's executive producer about the change of topic, they defended his line of questioning with an apparent non sequitur. 'He just can't get over [the photo],' Griffin recalled the EP saying, before they explained, 'Stephen's really Catholic.' 'And I go, "What? What does that have to do with anything? I was raised Catholic too!" Griffin recalled. 'And he said, "I think that's what it is." I just said, "Oh, OK, I can't make any sense of that."' Griffin reprised the controversy over the bloody Trump mask photo — which got her booted from co-hosting CNN's New Year's Eve coverage with Anderson Cooper — when she shared a video of four fiber-art portraits of the severed heads of billionaires Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and the current president. All four heads, which were made of a carpet-like material, had red yarn dangling from them to simulate blood and flesh. 'For the first time ever… no comment,' she captioned the clip. Although she was lambasted in the comments on TikTok, the controversy had a smaller tail than in 2017, and its unclear if Griffin made the bloody portraits or was simply sharing another artist's work. Although she was lambasted in the comments on TikTok, the controversy had a smaller tail than in 2017, and its unclear if Griffin made the bloody portraits or was simply sharing another artist's work Griffin has lately looked particularly pale and gaunt on public outings She revealed in April that she had undergone surgery to remove her uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries to prevent a possible recurrence of cancer. The surgery followed an earlier cancer scare in 2021, when she was diagnosed with stage one lung cancer Griffin has lately looked particularly pale and gaunt on public outings. She revealed in April that she had undergone surgery to remove her uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries to prevent a possible recurrence of cancer. The surgery followed an earlier cancer scare in 2021, when she was diagnosed with stage one lung cancer. The My Life On The D-list star required surgery to remove half of her left lung, but she revealed months later that she was free of cancer. However, she revealed the following year that she needed vocal cord surgery to save her voice after it was severely impacted in the wake of her cancer surgery.
Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
Tyler Perry emerges for first time since male accuser spoke out amid bombshell $260M sexual harassment lawsuit
Tyler Perry took his first step back into public life when he resurfaced on Friday for the first time since the man who accused him of sexual harassment and assault in a new lawsuit finally spoke out. The 55-year-old actor and filmmaker was the guest of honor at a special screening in Atlanta, Georgia, of his new movie Madea's Destination Wedding, which is distributed by Netflix. He grinned as if nothing was amiss despite his accuser, Derek Dixon, delving into his accusations the day before in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. 'I couldn't just let [Perry] get away with this,' the actor told the publication. Perry looked totally at ease on the red carpet in a dark blue Louis Vuitton jeans and a matching short-sleeve button-up shirt with a moiré design, as well as nubuck work boots. He was pictured inside the theater speaking to audience members, and at one point he could be seen leaning forward to hug a woman who stood up in the front row. Dixon said in legal docs reviewed by last month that Perry, 55, aggressively tried to establish a sexual dynamic between them when he appeared on two of Perry's programs on BET: Ruthless and The Oval. Perry, who counts Oprah and Meghan Markle among his closest confidantes, 'will not be shaken down and we are confident these fabricated claims of harassment will fail,' his lawyer Matthew Boyd told in a statement denying the claims. Boyd said of Dixon: 'This is an individual who got close to Tyler Perry for what now appears to be nothing more than setting up a scam.' Dixon, who is in his late 30s, has now spoken out about why he took legal action, saying: 'I couldn't just let him get away with this.' He told THR: 'Everyone deserves to go to work and do their job without their boss trying to have sex with them. My goal is to help ensure that the next generation of actors and creatives don't have to choose between their dreams and their dignity.' In the legal complaint, Dixon said that Perry looked to establish 'a coercive, sexually exploitative dynamic' between them when he worked on the set of The Oval and Ruthless, portraying a character by the name of Dale. He claims Perry pinned him against a wall and groped him, and snuck into his bed in another alleged incident. Dixon says he first met Perry in Atlanta in September 2019 while working as an event coordinator for Legendary Events, that was organizing the opening party for Tyler Perry Studios. Dixon claims Perry 'singled him out' and asked him 'to get on stage so he could check the lighting and then asked Dixon if he was an actor.' He says then they exchanged numbers and Perry 'began texting him the next day' asking 'So who are you? What's the dream? What do you want to do?' Perry then gave Dixon the chance to audition for Dale in Ruthless, a spin-off of The Oval, and Dixon was cast. Dixon, who is an out gay man, says in his complaint at that time he 'did not know that Perry was interested in men or that he was looking for a sexual relationship.' In December 2020 Perry and the mother of his child Gelila Bekele would split. Dixon said: 'I'm not going to speak for him on how he identifies sexually. Regardless of his sexual orientation or gender, he should not be speaking to any of his employees whether they be men or women, gay, straight or bisexual about their sexual preferences, how often they're having sex and physically assaulting them. In January 2020 Dixon alleges in his complaint that Perry invited him to his Douglasville County, Georgia home - where they both drank alcohol. Perry allegedly told Dixon he was too drunk to drive home and offered him the guest house. Dixon claims after he went to bed: '[Perry] climbed into bed with me and began rubbing my thigh. I immediately jumped out of the bed and said, 'I'm not that sexual' and stood up until he left the room. I thought that my reaction made it clear that night that I was not interested.' Dixon claims after this Perry called or texted him every day, which he ignored. He claims Perry texted him saying he wanted to expand his role on Ruthless to be a regular on The Oval. In February 2020, Dixon told the court, Perry offered him a recurring role on The Oval. (He wound up playing the role of Dale over 85 episodes spread over five seasons from 2021–2025.) Dixon said Perry displayed his massive power by leaving his character Dale with an unknown fate to conclude The Oval's first season. 'Mr. Perry made it clear to Dixon that if Dixon ignored Perry or failed to engage with the sexual innuendos, Dixon's character would 'die' in the next season,' the actor's legal complaint read. Perry subjected Dixon to 'escalating sexual harassment, assault and battery, and professional retaliation when Mr. Dixon did not reciprocate Mr. Perry's unwanted advances,' the legal complaint stated. Dixon said in his legal complaint that Perry's harassment also occurred in the wake of filming the scene in which his character Dale had been shot. In the legal complaint, the actor said that the entertainment magnate began to aggressively grope his buttocks 'in a sexual motion,' which also had allegedly happened during an October 2020 Bahamas trip with the cast. Dixon claimed Perry's calls and texts intensified - with the mogul allegedly frequently asking him to 'send pics' and getting annoyed if he did not answer immediately. Dixon, who is in his late 30s, has now spoken out about why he took legal action, saying: 'I couldn't just let him get away with this.' He told THR : 'Everyone deserves to go to work and do their job without their boss trying to have sex with them' When the pandemic hit and production on The Oval delayed, Perry allegedly encouraged Dixon to write a comedy pilot and told Dixon he wanted to greenlight the project - which the actor said caused him to 'ignore certain warning signs.' Texts in Dixon's complaint include Perry branding Dixon's body 'thick', telling Dixon he needed to 'let someone hold you and make love to you' and asking if he 'liked being choked' after shooting a choking scene. Dixon claims one day on set Perry invited him to his trailer for a drink - which he felt he 'couldn't say no' to. He claims Perry asked if Dixon was attracted to him - to which Dixon responded he 'wasn't that sexual' and 'wasn't looking for anything.' He claims when he left and they hugged, Perry pushed him against the wall and grabbed his buttocks . He claims after 'doing things like that' Perry would stress they needed to be 'professional.' Dixon alleges that Perry's behavior towards him became more volatile with one text in the complaint from the mogul reading: 'Don't you dare ignore me. I deserve better. I deserve attention all the time.' Another read: 'What's it going to take for you to have guiltless sex?' Dixon claims Perry asked him on set if he 'needed to 'punch [Dixon] in the stomach' for him to deliver the performance he wanted. Dixon said that a doctor's visit in late 2020 'indicated that [he] exhibited severe symptoms of acute stress, insomnia, stomach issues, and dangerously low cortisol levels due to the sexual harassment and assault.' He also said he was subsequently prescribed the antidepressant Zoloft in December of 2020. Dixon claims in the complaint that in June 2021, Perry once again invited him to his house, which he was worried about 'but I knew I had to go. 'I thought if he tried anything again, I could handle it and de-escalate it like I usually did' he said. He claims they got drunk together again and Perry invited him to sleep in the guest house - before an alleged incident which led Dixon to believe he was about to be raped. Elaborating on an allegation in the complaint, he said: 'He told me to give him a goodnight hug and as I did, he abruptly and forcefully pulled down my underwear and groped my bare ass. When I tried to pull my underwear back up, he grabbed my wrists to keep me from putting them back on. I couldn't believe what was happening. 'I told him "No," "Stop," and "I don't want this'' But he wasn't stopping. He just told me to relax and let it happen and that he wasn't going to hurt me.' Dixon said he was able to get out of the situation by saying he was hungry and asking Perry to get him a pizza. He says they ate together in the living room, before Dixon returned to the guest house, 'locked himself in the bathroom and fell asleep on the floor.' In the next few days Dixon said he contacted a lawyer who told him he would need to quit The Oval if he was going to take legal action. He said he also informed a co-worker - who informed him of the opportunity he'd lose if he quit, with Dixon saying: 'I was too afraid to come forward. I knew it would be awful. And I was right.' Dixon said he avoided Perry for the next several months, turning down a yacht trip. He also claims Perry's production company informed him they wanted to shoot the pilot soon, and that the star's attorneys informed him he was the only one of his cast mates getting a raise. Dixon claims he 'decided to stay quiet' as he hoped the pilot would come off and he could find new work. The pilot was allegedly shot by Perry in March 2022 but Dixon claims in his complaint that 'Perry's contract with Viacom prohibited him from shopping the show for two years.' Dixon said in the legal complaint, he told Perry in January of 2023 that he was relocating to California to establish 'some distance' between the two of them and that the move cost him nearly $400,000, as he was sidelined during the final season of The Oval as result of his relocation. In June 2024 Dixon quit The Oval and filed a sexual harassment complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He says he was under contract for the show to make 'close to $400,000.' The complaint is pending. Dixon claimed there had been 'attempts' to resolve the situation with Perry privately which had failed. He said: 'At the end of the day my absolute fear is that he will be able to continue doing this without any major consequences.' has contacted representatives for Tyler Perry for comment - who once again denied all claims made by Dixon. Dixon accuses Perry of sexual harassment, battery and assault and more in the lawsuit, requesting a total of $260 million in damages. Described by The Sunday Times as one of the 'most powerful people in the film and television industry - and one of the richest', Perry famously lent his $18m California home to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after they quit the royal family in 2020. At the time neither Markle nor Perry had met each other, but the pair are now close friends as he is godfather to the couple's daughter Lilibet.
