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Ruvé McDonough thanked the entertainment industry and said, "The right people found Neal and put him in the right place."

Neal McDonough and his wife walk back what he said about Hollywood turning on him: 'No, it didn't'

Ruvé McDonough thanked the entertainment industry and said, "The right people found Neal and put him in the right place."

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Neal McDonough would like a second take.

After making headlines for saying on a recent podcast that Hollywood "completely turned on me" for refusing to kiss anyone other than his wife, the veteran actor and his better half walked back those remarks in a joint interview with TMZ.

"We want to say thank you, Hollywood," Ruvé McDonough said, expressing gratitude for her husband's success in showbiz. "I don't like how people are saying that Hollywood turned its back on Neal. No, it didn't. The right people found Neal and put him in the right place. We want to say thank you, Hollywood. We want to continue doing incredible films with Neal, giving the right messages. We don't want to say Hollywood turned. Guided us to where we are is what Hollywood did, and we want to say, 'Thank you, Hollywood.'"**

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Neal, whose screen credits include popular shows like *Yellowstone* and *Suits*, agreed. "Everyone talks about that stuff that happened all those years ago," he said. "If it weren't for that, we wouldn't be here. Those were stepping stones, and it made our relationship closer."

The reframing came in the wake of Neal appearing on the *Nothing Left Unsaid* podcast and saying that he'd been fired from an unnamed TV show after refusing to film an intimate scene with a costar.

"When I wouldn't do it, and they couldn't understand it, Hollywood just completely turned on me," he said. "They wouldn't let me be part of the show anymore. And for two years, I couldn't get a job, and I lost everything you could possibly imagine. Not just houses and material things, but your swagger, your cool, who you are, your identity, everything."

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He also explained what had been behind his decision. "I always had in my contracts that I wouldn't kiss another woman on screen," he said on the podcast. "My wife didn't have any problem with it. It was me, really, who had a problem. I was like, 'Yeah, I don't want to put you through it. I know we're going to start having kids, and I don't want to put my kids through it.'"

The couple now share five children, whom they also mentioned in their joint interview. "If they were to see Dad kissing another woman, it would hurt them," Ruvé said. "When Neal swears on film, which he rarely does, we would tell our kids when they were younger, 'Oh, no, that's a dub, that's a voiceover. Dad did not say S-H-I-T,' because we don't swear."

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She also reiterated their good fortune, saying, "We cannot explain and express how blessed we are, how happy we are. Everything that's going on, talking about how Hollywood dissed Neal and whatnot — no. Everything that's happened has brought us closer to where we are now."

Neal's other screen credits include TV's *Band of Brothers*, *Arrow, Desperate Housewives,* and* The Flash*, plus films like *Minority Report* and *The Last Rodeo*. He costarred in the latter film with his wife.**

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The move comes two weeks after Colbert's CBS show was canceled. Jimmy Kimmel erects L.A. billboard endorsing The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for Emmy instead

The move comes two weeks after Colbert's CBS show was canceled.

Jimmy Kimmel erects L.A. billboard endorsing The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for Emmy instead of his own show

The move comes two weeks after Colbert's CBS show was canceled.

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Jimmy Kimmel is telling everyone that he wants Stephen Colbert's *Late Show* to win an Emmy this year, even though his own *Jimmy Kimmel Live* is also nominated for the same award.

The comedian has rented a billboard, at the intersection of La Cienega and Santa Monica boulevards in West Hollywood, on which he declares, "I'm voting for Stephen."

Stephen Colbert hosts 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' in 2023.

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The nominees in the category of Outstanding Talk Series this year are Colbert, Kimmel, and *The Daily Show* on Comedy Central. Though Colbert's show has been nominated for 33 Emmys in all, across various categories, since 2017, it's never won.

EW has reached out to reps for Colbert and Kimmel for comment.

Kimmel's show of support comes two weeks after Colbert announced on-air that CBS' *Late Show* franchise, which David Letterman began in 1993, will end next year.

The network said its decision to pull the plug on the franchise was "purely a financial one" and that it wasn't "related in any way to the show's performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount." It continued, "We are proud that Stephen called CBS home," officials said in a statement. "He and the broadcast will be remembered in the pantheon of greats that graced late night television."**

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Critics, however, have called out the timing of the announcement, which came in the same month that Paramount Global, the parent company of Colbert's network, agreed to pay $16 million to President Donald Trump over an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris that aired on *60 Minutes* in November.

Trump has long disliked late-night hosts' jokes about his administration and, since the cancellation, has said that he's hearing "a strong word" that Kimmel will be canceled next, then *The Tonight Show*'s Jimmy Fallon.**

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But Trump has denied that he was behind the decision to end Colbert.

"Everybody is saying that I was solely responsible for the firing of Stephen Colbert from CBS, '*Late Night"* he wrote on social media. "That is not true! The reason he was fired was a pure lack of TALENT, and the fact that this deficiency was costing CBS $50 Million Dollars a year in losses — And it was only going to get WORSE!"

At the same time, Kimmel and *The Daily Show*'s Jon Stewart are among those who have come to Colbert's defense, with their words and even cameos on his show.

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Director Akiva Schaffer cowrote the song, &34;My Sweet Beth,&34; which Neeson sings as a tribute to Pamela Anderson's character. Liam Neeson's Naked Gun end cre

Director Akiva Schaffer co-wrote the song, "My Sweet Beth," which Neeson sings as a tribute to Pamela Anderson's character.

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Director Akiva Schaffer co-wrote the song, "My Sweet Beth," which Neeson sings as a tribute to Pamela Anderson's character.

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Pamela Anderson isn't the only one showing off their singing chops in *The Naked Gun*.

Liam Neeson steps behind the mic — his first time, apparently, in a professional recording studio, as he says mid-song — for the end credits track "My Sweet Beth." The ballad is a tribute from his character, Frank Drebin Jr., to a "very special lady," as he sings: Anderson's Beth Davenport. Over the course of the film, the two strike up a relationship as he investigates her brother's death.

The tune, director Akiva Schaffer reveals to **, was a "last-minute idea." He was preparing to show a final edit of the movie to some 90 friends and family members — but one thing was missing.

"I always knew I needed to do something in the credits, and finally we were picture-locked and we were in the edit room and I just [recorded the song] into my laptop, put it in the movie, and two hours later we screened it and it did really well," he explains. "Then I replaced [my vocals] with Liam… I'm very pleased that we got that in at the buzzer, that we snuck in there."

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Neeson says it was indeed a "surprise addition" — one final gag he was down for.

"I thought, *yeah, sure*," the actor recalls. "It's not supposed to be Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett, so we had a bit of fun with it."

How can one not with lyrics like: "Beth, ooooh / Top-shelf curves, and brains to boot / And boots that would top my brain's top-10 list / Aboot boots, and the curvy brains that bought them / Also, breasts / My sweet Beth."**

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If the silly lyrics weren't enough, Frank becomes distracted during the recording session — reminiscent of Lionel Richie and Diana Ross' "Endless Love" — playing around on the bass drum and guitar he finds in the music studio.

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"My Sweet Beth" isn't the first time Neeson has sung for a movie — he also did in 1986's *Duet for One*.

"Much to my embarrassment, I sang to Julie Andrews," he says. "I played Julie Andrews' lover, and I'm a third-rate British club singer. I sang Tom Jones' classic 'Green Green Grass of Home' in front of Julie Andrews. Terrified, f‑‑‑ing, terrified."**

Listen to Neeson sing "My Sweet Beth" above.

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The series, which first debuted on Netflix in 2023, marked the first leading role for the actor on a scripted television show. Arnold Schwarzenegger's FUBAR can

The series, which first debuted on Netflix in 2023, marked the first leading role for the actor on a scripted television show.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's FUBAR canceled at Netflix after 2 seasons

The series, which first debuted on Netflix in 2023, marked the first leading role for the actor on a scripted television show.

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Turns out, he won't be back.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's action series *FUBAR* will not be returning for a third season at Netflix, * *can confirm. A source adds that the streamer is proud of the work that producers, cast, and crew put into the show.

The series, which first debuted on Netflix in 2023, marked the first leading role for the actor on a scripted television show. The first season was a ratings hit, according to the streamer, but the second season apparently had a much quieter debut in June. (According to *Variety*, season 2 made Nielsen's streaming originals top 10 only for the week of June 16, and fell off thereafter.)

Per the logline, *FUBAR* follows a father and daughter who learn that they've each secretly been working as CIA Operatives for years. The two then realize their entire relationship has been a lie and that they truly don't know one another at all. Forced to team up as partners, the series tackles universal family dynamics against a global backdrop of spies, action, and humor.

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In a statement ahead of the series premiere, creator, showrunner, and executive producer Nick Santora called the show "by far, the most surreal project of my career." He continued, "I grew up watching Arnold Schwarzenegger films — I'd hit my dad up for a few bucks so I could race to the movies and see the biggest star in the world on the big screen — so creating the first scripted television project for Arnold is unbelievably exciting for me."**

Santora added, "The thing I always marveled at was how Schwarzenegger could be funny while still kicking ass ... that's why I wanted *FUBAR* to be a hysterical, CIA-spy comedy mixed with heart-stopping action! And it is all that — and more. I'd love to elaborate with more details, but, sorry, it's classified."

In addition to Schwarzenegger, *FUBAR* also starred Monica Barbaro, Milan Carter, Fortune Feimster, Travis Van Winkle, Fabiana Udenio, Aparna Brielle, Guy Burnet, Andy Buckley, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jay Baruchel, Barbara Eve Harris, and Scott Thompson.

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In addition to Santora, Schwarzenegger, Adam Higgs, Scott Sullivan, Phil Abraham, Amy Pocha, Seth Cohen and Skydance's David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Matt Thunell served as additional executive producers. Skydance Television produced.

While FUBAR wasn't so lucky, Netflix has renewed several shows of late, including: *Wednesday, Untamed, Tires, Ransom Canyon, Virgin River, Bridgerton, Forever*,* Four Seasons, The Diplomat, My Life with the Walter Boys, Survival of the Thickest, Geek Girl*, *Lincoln Lawyer*, *Sweet Magnolias*, *Devil May Cry*, *Beauty in Black*, *Nobody Wants This*, *A Man on the Inside*, and *The Vince Staples Show.***

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In total, Seely made 5,397 Grand Ole Opry performances, more than any other artist in the institution's 100year history. Jeannie Seely, Grammywinning 'Don't Tou

In total, Seely made 5,397 Grand Ole Opry performances, more than any other artist in the institution's 100-year history.

Jeannie Seely, Grammy-winning 'Don't Touch Me' singer and country musician, dies at 85

In total, Seely made 5,397 Grand Ole Opry performances, more than any other artist in the institution's 100-year history.

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Jeannie Seely, the Grammy-winning singer of "Don't Touch Me" and country music icon, has died. She was 85.

Seely died peacefully Friday afternoon at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee, as a result of complications from an intestinal infection, her reps confirmed to **.

Since last fall, Seely had been battling a number of health issues, including undergoing multiple back surgeries this spring for vertebrae repairs, as well as two emergency abdominal surgeries.

Nevertheless, Seely performed at the Grand Ole Opry earlier this year on Feb. 22, which marked her 5,397th Opry performance, more than any other artist in the institution's 100-year history.

Known as "Miss Country Soul" for her soul-inspired vocals, Seely first broke through with the 1966 single "Don't Touch Me," which rose to No. 2 on the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart. Other charting songs included "A Wanderin' Man" (1967), "I'll Love You More (Than You'll Need)" (1968), and her duet with Jack Greene "Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You," the latter of which peaked at No. 2 on the US country chart in 1969.

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The singer-songwriter was born on July 6, 1940, in Titusville, Pennsylvania, and was raised on a farm outside of nearby Townville. She first became interested in country music while listening to her family's big Philco console radio, which she constantly had tuned to the Grand Ole Opry on radio station WSM 650. She first started singing herself at age 11, as part of a Saturday morning radio show, and by the time she was 16, she'd graduated to performing on a local TV station.

She eventually moved to Los Angeles and got her foot in the door by working as a secretary at Liberty and Imperial Records in Hollywood. There, she started writing songs for Four Star Music and became a regular performer on the TV series *Hollywood Jamboree*. Her songwriting eventually landed her a recording contract with Challenge Records, which resulted in a few regional hits and a West Coast tour.

Singer and Opry member Jeannie Seely performs at The Grand Ole Opry at Ryman Auditorium in Nov. 2014.

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In 1964, Seely received the Most Promising Female Artist award from an organization that would later become known as the Academy of Country Music. Shortly thereafter, she moved to Nashville and signed with Monument Records, where her career really took off with the aforementioned "Don't Touch Me." With the song, she won the Grammy for Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female, becoming only the third female country artist to receive a Grammy at the time.

She was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in Sept. 1967, and was the first woman to regularly host Opry segments. From there, Seely and Greene began their very successful duet partnership in the late '60s, and toured together for the next decade. But, she continued to release singles on her own as well, including the popular "Can I Sleep in Your Arms" (1973) and "Lucky Ladies" (1974).**

In the '90s and early aughts, Seely released several more solo albums, including a Christmas album in 1994 called *Number One Christmas*. Her final studio album was 2020's *An American Classic*. In total, she released 17 studio albums, four compilation albums, one soundtrack album, four music videos, and 36 singles.

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In addition to her recording career, Seely also appeared in the Willie Nelson film *Honeysuckle Rose*, played Mrs. Jenkins in the 2002 film *Changing Hearts*, and she starred in stage productions including *Always*, *Patsy Cline;* *The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas;* *Could It Be Love;* and more. She also published her own book in 1988 titled *Pieces of a Puzzled Mind*.

Seely is survived by numerous friends, family members, and her special cat, Corrie. Her husband, Gene Ward, died of cancer in December. Saturday's Grand Ole Opry will be dedicated to Seely.

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