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Why Did Matthew Weiner Fire Mad Men’s Kater Gordon?
7:15AM Foster Kamer | Nikki Finke reports today that Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner has fired Kater Gordon, his personal assistant, turned writers assistant, turned Emmy-winning staff writer. But why? Gordon had a metoric rise to the top, peaking with an Emmy win. More »
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Newsweek CEO Must Have Skipped The ‘How Not To Fire Employees’ Seminar
4:48PM the cajun boy | The way Newsweek employees get fired now: Shamelessly and publicly, via mass emails from their boss singing the praises their incoming replacements while encouraging their co-workers to wish their shit-canned asses “bon chance” on the way out the door. More »
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A Treasure Trove Of Bitchy Quotes From OK! Magazine Employees
4:28PM the cajun boy | Earlier today we reported on the firings at US OK! Magazine and at the end of that post we solicited tips on the matter. Since then, we’ve been flooded with information via phone and email. More »
Mark Holden Has Been Kicked Off Australian Idol!
5:57PM Jess McGuire | Wow, we knew the Idol franchise was going to require a decent revamp in order to draw in the punters this year, but we weren’t expecting to find out that Mark Holden has been given the flick from the show!
According to the Daily Telegraph –
From touchdown to comedown – outspoken personality Mark Holden has been culled from the Australian Idol judging panel in an attempt to reinvigorate the tired format of the Channel Ten talent quest.
It is understood the network, together with Australian Idol production company Fremantle Media, reached the decision this week and will rush out a press release after the news – scheduled to be announced on Thursday – broke to media prematurely this afternoon.
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