When it comes to its Bachelor franchise, ABC doesn't have much of a sense of humor.
On May 1, the network sent a cease-and-desist letter to the producers of Bachelor the Musical: An Unauthorized Parody, a spoof that's been running in various venues across Los Angeles since September.
"They just wanted the language across all our marketing to be even clearer that this project was not affiliated with The Bachelor," says Richelle Meiss, the actress-writer behind the parody. "So, we changed the color of the logo to not include black or red — it's now a ...
On May 1, the network sent a cease-and-desist letter to the producers of Bachelor the Musical: An Unauthorized Parody, a spoof that's been running in various venues across Los Angeles since September.
"They just wanted the language across all our marketing to be even clearer that this project was not affiliated with The Bachelor," says Richelle Meiss, the actress-writer behind the parody. "So, we changed the color of the logo to not include black or red — it's now a ...
Sinclair Broadcasting and David Zucker at are odds over who is responsible for sexual misconduct claims from three women. This week, Sinclair filed a lawsuit against Zucker, best known for writing and directing the 1980 comedy classic, Airplane!
Back in December, Jaclyn Mason, Richelle Meiss and Rebecca Zak came forward with their own lawsuit. The three were hired as staff writers at Circa Laughs, a digital comedy venture under Sinclair's umbrella. The women complained about Medio Pictures Partners COO Randall Sherman, who, according to a complaint filed in Los Angeles, routinely called them "sweetheart," often compared them to his ...
Back in December, Jaclyn Mason, Richelle Meiss and Rebecca Zak came forward with their own lawsuit. The three were hired as staff writers at Circa Laughs, a digital comedy venture under Sinclair's umbrella. The women complained about Medio Pictures Partners COO Randall Sherman, who, according to a complaint filed in Los Angeles, routinely called them "sweetheart," often compared them to his ...
- 6/27/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
A comedy venture of Circa, Sinclair Broadcast Group’s digital news subsidiary, has been sued for sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation. Jaclyn Mason, Richelle Meiss and Rebecca Zak are suing Sinclair, along with its digital comedy venture Circa Laughs, Medio Pictures Partners, David Zucker (writer and director of spoofs including Airplane!) and Medio COO Randall Sherman. The three women joined Circa as writers between the summer of 2016 and March 2017 to help…...
- 12/20/2017
- Deadline TV
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