Exclusive: Piers Morgan is holding talks with News Corp amid uncertainty over whether his eight-figure exclusive deal will be renewed.
Morgan inked a three-year contract with Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in 2021 and, as the deal’s expiration draws closer, two sources said conversations are underway about the presenter’s future.
One well-placed industry insider said it was unlikely Morgan’s reported £50M ($65M) agreement would be renewed in its current form and there are questions over whether it will be re-upped at all.
It is possible that Morgan could continue with some of his duties for News Corp, but drop others. Talks are ongoing and nothing has been finalized.
Morgan and News Corp declined to comment.
Morgan’s multifaceted output has already changed over the past three years. He joined primarily as the face of TalkTV, Murdoch’s bid to launch a conservative-leaning news network in the UK.
TalkTV...
Morgan inked a three-year contract with Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in 2021 and, as the deal’s expiration draws closer, two sources said conversations are underway about the presenter’s future.
One well-placed industry insider said it was unlikely Morgan’s reported £50M ($65M) agreement would be renewed in its current form and there are questions over whether it will be re-upped at all.
It is possible that Morgan could continue with some of his duties for News Corp, but drop others. Talks are ongoing and nothing has been finalized.
Morgan and News Corp declined to comment.
Morgan’s multifaceted output has already changed over the past three years. He joined primarily as the face of TalkTV, Murdoch’s bid to launch a conservative-leaning news network in the UK.
TalkTV...
- 9/4/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Armie Hammer announced he is starting “a new life in Los Angeles” in a video posted to Instagram Tuesday, in which he says he must sell his truck because he “can’t afford the gas anymore.”
“I’ve been back in L.A. for a couple of weeks now,” Hammer says in the video, taken at a California CarMax location. “This is my truck. I bought this for myself in 2017 as a Christmas gift for myself, because I’ve had pickup trucks for a long time, and I have loved this truck intensely and taken it camping and across country multiple times and on long road trips. … Since being back in L.A., I have put about $400 or $500 worth of gas in it, and I can’t afford it.”
Hammer was living (and working as a timeshare salesman) in the Cayman Islands after he became a pariah in Hollywood due...
“I’ve been back in L.A. for a couple of weeks now,” Hammer says in the video, taken at a California CarMax location. “This is my truck. I bought this for myself in 2017 as a Christmas gift for myself, because I’ve had pickup trucks for a long time, and I have loved this truck intensely and taken it camping and across country multiple times and on long road trips. … Since being back in L.A., I have put about $400 or $500 worth of gas in it, and I can’t afford it.”
Hammer was living (and working as a timeshare salesman) in the Cayman Islands after he became a pariah in Hollywood due...
- 8/28/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Armie Hammer is calling out Luca Guadagnino by his name for standing by him amid a rape allegation and other accusations of sexual misconduct.
Hammer, who worked with the Oscar-nominated director on “Call Me by Your Name,” said during “Piers Morgan Uncensored” that Guadagnino has been “vocally supportive” of him — even when it hasn’t been fashionable.
“Luca Guadagnino has also been vocally supportive, which is something that I could not appreciate more,” Hammer said. “But at the same time, I’m also well aware that it is a precarious situation right now, and anyone who vocalizes support comes under fire. I understand that my situation was inflammatory, and anyone who gets too close might also light on fire.”
Guadagnino has shut down rumors that his cannibal film “Bones and All” was related to allegations against Hammer; the director also said in 2022 that he would still cast Hammer in a...
Hammer, who worked with the Oscar-nominated director on “Call Me by Your Name,” said during “Piers Morgan Uncensored” that Guadagnino has been “vocally supportive” of him — even when it hasn’t been fashionable.
“Luca Guadagnino has also been vocally supportive, which is something that I could not appreciate more,” Hammer said. “But at the same time, I’m also well aware that it is a precarious situation right now, and anyone who vocalizes support comes under fire. I understand that my situation was inflammatory, and anyone who gets too close might also light on fire.”
Guadagnino has shut down rumors that his cannibal film “Bones and All” was related to allegations against Hammer; the director also said in 2022 that he would still cast Hammer in a...
- 7/19/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Armie Hammer continued his recent press tour with an appearance on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” on Friday, where he discussed the aftermath of the sexual abuse allegations brought against him in 2021.
As a result of the allegations — which included rape, engaging in cannibalism fantasies and coercing partners into Bdsm scenarios — the “Social Network” and “Call Me by Your Name” actor exited several projects, was dropped by his publicist and agent and became the subject of an LAPD investigation. Ultimately, no criminal charges were brought against Hammer, who has denied the allegations and maintained that all relationships were consensual.
Despite the fallout, Hammer shared with Morgan that some of his former Hollywood colleagues did reach out, including Robert Downey Jr. But when asked about reports that the “Iron Man” star paid for his rehab, Hammer said, “No, he did not. He did not pay for me to go to rehab.”
When prodded...
As a result of the allegations — which included rape, engaging in cannibalism fantasies and coercing partners into Bdsm scenarios — the “Social Network” and “Call Me by Your Name” actor exited several projects, was dropped by his publicist and agent and became the subject of an LAPD investigation. Ultimately, no criminal charges were brought against Hammer, who has denied the allegations and maintained that all relationships were consensual.
Despite the fallout, Hammer shared with Morgan that some of his former Hollywood colleagues did reach out, including Robert Downey Jr. But when asked about reports that the “Iron Man” star paid for his rehab, Hammer said, “No, he did not. He did not pay for me to go to rehab.”
When prodded...
- 7/19/2024
- by Ellise Shafer and Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Update (1:58pm Pt): Fiona Harvey legal team responded to accusations made by George Galloway with the following statement: “The statements of George Galloway, a former member of parliament with his own agenda, which vaguely and generally claim that Ms. Harvey stalked him “hundreds of times” forty years ago, has nothing whatsoever to do with what Netflix did to Ms. Harvey in 2024.”
Earlier: British politician and broadcaster George Galloway appeared for an interview on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” and claimed that Fiona Harvey, the woman who claims she is the real-life inspiration for the stalker character Martha in Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer,” stalked him during the 1980s. Harvey is currently suing Netflix and demanding $170 million in damages due to the show’s depiction of Martha. She also went on Morgan’s talk show herself to deny the stalking and allegations that were depicted in the Netflix series.
“I saw her...
Earlier: British politician and broadcaster George Galloway appeared for an interview on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” and claimed that Fiona Harvey, the woman who claims she is the real-life inspiration for the stalker character Martha in Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer,” stalked him during the 1980s. Harvey is currently suing Netflix and demanding $170 million in damages due to the show’s depiction of Martha. She also went on Morgan’s talk show herself to deny the stalking and allegations that were depicted in the Netflix series.
“I saw her...
- 6/26/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Kevin Spacey fought back tears during an interview on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” in which he revealed his house has been foreclosed on as he owes “many millions” of dollars in legal fees from his sexual misconduct trials. Piers Morgan asked the actor where he lives, to which Spacey said he no longer has a permanent home and barely has any money left to his name.
“It’s funny you ask that question because this week, where I have been living in Baltimore is being foreclosed on. My house is being sold at auction, so I have to go back to Baltimore and put my things in storage,” Spacey said. “So the answer to that question is, I’m not sure where I am going to live now. But I’ve been in Baltimore since we started shooting ‘House of Cards’ there. I moved there in 2012. This [house] has been my home...
“It’s funny you ask that question because this week, where I have been living in Baltimore is being foreclosed on. My house is being sold at auction, so I have to go back to Baltimore and put my things in storage,” Spacey said. “So the answer to that question is, I’m not sure where I am going to live now. But I’ve been in Baltimore since we started shooting ‘House of Cards’ there. I moved there in 2012. This [house] has been my home...
- 6/11/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
The woman believed to be the inspiration for Richard Gadd’s Netflix megahit “Baby Reindeer” has denied being a stalker.
Fiona Harvey, who is said to have inspired the character of Gadd’s stalker Martha, appeared on Piers Morgan’s YouTube talk show “Piers Morgan Uncensored” in a pre-recorded interview on Thursday evening U.K. time, where she told Morgan she is taking legal action against both Netflix and Gadd and the truth will come out during the legal process.
“I didn’t write him the emails,” she told Morgan, denying that she had sent over 41,000 emails and 100 letters to Gadd while allegedly stalking him.
When asked by Morgan who did send Gadd the emails, Harvey replied: “I think he probably made them up himself, I’ve no idea.”
She also described the situation as “obscene” and “horrendous,” although said she hadn’t watched the show but had been told...
Fiona Harvey, who is said to have inspired the character of Gadd’s stalker Martha, appeared on Piers Morgan’s YouTube talk show “Piers Morgan Uncensored” in a pre-recorded interview on Thursday evening U.K. time, where she told Morgan she is taking legal action against both Netflix and Gadd and the truth will come out during the legal process.
“I didn’t write him the emails,” she told Morgan, denying that she had sent over 41,000 emails and 100 letters to Gadd while allegedly stalking him.
When asked by Morgan who did send Gadd the emails, Harvey replied: “I think he probably made them up himself, I’ve no idea.”
She also described the situation as “obscene” and “horrendous,” although said she hadn’t watched the show but had been told...
- 5/9/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
New off-screen Baby Reindeer drama is poised to get as dicey as what made it into the Netflix hit.
Baby Reindeer concerns the real-life stalking of Richard Gadd, a Scottish writer and actor who also stars in the show as Donny. Jessica Gunning plays Martha, the stalker.
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Baby Reindeer concerns the real-life stalking of Richard Gadd, a Scottish writer and actor who also stars in the show as Donny. Jessica Gunning plays Martha, the stalker.
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In the series, the characters’ names are pseudonyms. But since...
- 5/8/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
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