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CELEBRITY NEWS: DECEMBER 20, 2022
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Joanna “Jojo” Levesque (Pop Singer) – 32 years old
Jonah Hill (“War Dogs”/ “22 Jump Street”) – 39 years old
David Cook (2008 Winner of “American Idol”) – 40 years old
Todd Phillips (Director of “The Hangover” movies) – 52 years old
Chris Robinson (Guitarist of The Black Crowes/ Ex-Husband of Kate Hudson) – 56 years old
Michael Badalucco (The Practice) – 68 years old
Dick Wolf (TV Producer) – 76 years old 

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 12/20/22)
CBS: Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas To All!! (Premiere) at 8pm
DISCOVERY: Ice Cold Catch (Premiere) at 10pm
SUNDANCE NOW: Dating Death (Premiere)
TRAVEL CHANNEL: Bigfoot Is Coming to Town (Premiere) at 10pm
CW: Professionals (Finale) at 9pm
HBO: REAL Sports with Bryant Gumbel (Finale) at 10pm
VH1: Black Ink Crew (Finale) at 8pm

Fortnite creator Epic Games has agreed to pay record amounts in two settlements with the Federal Trade Commission. Epic will fork over $275 million for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, and is on the hook for $245 million to refund customers for its billing practices. “No developer creates a game with the intention of ending up here,” said Epic. “The video game industry is a place of fast-moving innovation, where player expectations are high and new ideas are paramount. Statutes written decades ago don’t specify how gaming ecosystems should operate. The laws have not changed, but their application has evolved and long-standing industry practices are no longer enough. We accepted this agreement because we want Epic to be at the forefront of consumer protection and provide the best experience for our players.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Elon Musk polled Twitter users on whether he should step down as head of the social media platform – and 57.5% of the 17.5 million responses were “yes.” While Musk said, ahead of the vote, that he did not have a replacement in mind – “No one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive,” he tweeted – others put themselves in the running, including Snoop Dogg. In less than 24 hours after the rapper posted his own poll, 81% of users voted for him to take the CEO seat.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Netflix has its next Harry and Meghan project on deck. Seven-part interview series “Live to Lead,” presented by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will drop December 31, highlighting the work of subjects like Greta Thunberg, Gloria Steinem, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MTV Entertainment Studios and Glass Entertainment Group are teaming to produce “MTV’s Family Legacy.” The music docuseries, set to premiere in 2023, will offer exclusive footage and interviews with the children of music stars.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Streamer Documentary+ is launching its first two original series this month. “Picture Locked,” focused on documentary filmmakers breaking down their work, and “In My Own Words,” offering personal stories of resilience, are exec produced by Bryn Mooser, Kathryn Everett, and Justin Lacob.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Producer Broadview and Ukrainian Producer Space together with The Organization of Ukrainian Producers has started the final shooting for the documentary film “Art in War.” “This film is about Ukrainian art, but it is also about art and war in its broader context. This film is about eternal values,” said director Philipp Kohlhöfer. “Until a painting could be drawn, a song could be sung, a poem could be written in Ukraine, Ukraine would win this war.” The film will premiere on Europe’s ARTE in early Spring of 2023.
(Source: Cynopsis)

“Dear Santa,” a branded entertainment documentary from IPG Mediabrands’ UM unit promoting the United States Postal Service’s “Operation Santa” program, has been picked up as a six-episode series by Hulu. Produced by UM-backed studio Traverse32, the doc and its spin-off focus on the postal service program that answers the hundreds of thousands of letters addressed to Santa Claus. “The evolution of ‘Dear Santa’ from a film that appeared in theaters at the height of the pandemic to a new national docu-series, with distribution on Hulu, has been extraordinary,” said Mediabrands Chief Content Officer and Traverse32 Global President Brendan Gaul.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Upcoming premieres on Outdoor Channel include season six of “Dead Meat” (December 26 at 9:30p); season four of “Viral Outdoors” (December 30 at 9p); “Renovation Hunters” (February 24 at 8:30p); and “Ranch America” (March 6 at 9:30p).
(Source: Cynopsis)

RuPaul will be joined by Ali Wong, Amandla Stenberg, Harvey Guillén, Hayley Kiyoko, Janelle Monáe, Julia Garner, Maren Morris, Megan Stalter, and Orville Peck to help judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews and Ts Madison – who has been upped to a rotating member of the judges’ panel – decide who makes the cut on the 15th installment of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” The season launches Friday, January 6 at 8p on MTV.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TMZ special “Lamar Odom: Sex, Drugs & Kardashians” premieres Monday, January 2 at 9p on Fox. Harvey Levin, Don Nash, Charles Latibeaudiere, Ryan Regan and Jess Fusco executive produce.
(Source: Cynopsis)

“Bruiser,” the first narrative feature film from Disney’s Onyx Collective, will have its streaming premiere February 24 on Hulu. The film about toxic masculinity had its theatrical release on December 2.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Argentine pop singer Tini Stoessel will perform live on Disney+ on December 23. “Tini Tour 2022: Farewell of the Year” will stream live at 7:30p from the Argentine Polo Ground in Buenos Aires. In 2020, Tini was Billboard’s “Argentine Artist of the Year” and Spotify’s “#1 Female Argentine Artist.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Food Network’s “Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown” reached more than 8.5 million P2+ viewers, averaging .7 P18+/.9 W18+ L3 ratings, up 20% and 21%, respectively, from the prior six weeks. Last week’s “Holiday Baking Championship” marked a season high, posting a 1.3 P18+/1.8 W18+ Live+3 rating.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CNN Senior Investigative Correspondent Drew Griffin died December 17 after a long battle with cancer. He was 60. “Drew’s death is a devastating loss to CNN and our entire profession,” said CNN CEO Chris Licht in a note to staff. “A highly acclaimed investigative journalist, Drew’s work had incredible impact and embodied the mission of this organization in every way.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

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