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Hugh Jackman’s Wife Claims Responsibility For ‘Viva Laughlin’ Bombing
8:00AM Defamer Hollywood | When one’s creatively adventurous casino musical murder mystery bombs so spectacularly that everyone involved is still picking the bloody sequins from the costumes of cabaret dancers killed in the low-rated blast out of their hair several days later, one can either go into hiding, hoping the media will stop calling to find out What Went Wrong, or one can hold one’s head high to proclaim (in song, preferably), “Nothing ventured, nothing gained!” We’re not sure which route Hugh Jackman eventually plans to take, but his wife has chosen the latter option: “We are obviously very disappointed, but you have to take risks in this business,” Deborra-Lee Furness said Wednesday in Sydney. More »
CBS Doing Its Best To Forget About ‘Viva Laughlin’
6:05AM Defamer Hollywood | A crucial part of the mourning process for a network forced to euthanise a hopelessly enfeebled, Nielsen-sick primetime child is the speedy removal of its web presence, a compassionate measure that stops heartbroken programming executives from obsessively surfing over to the show’s page in hopes a message promising “ALL NEW EPISODE THIS SUNDAY AT 10 PM! ” will magically appear. More »
