Ryan Murphy's Netflix Payday Reignites Hollywood's Wage Gap Debate
Ryan Murphy is the latest A-list producer to sign with Netflix. ZIMBIO's Areeba Abid joins Cheddar to discuss whether the mogul is worth a reported $300 million price tag. Murphy is the creative mind behind hits such as "Glee," "American Horror Story," and "American Crime Story."
The payday is drawing some criticism for reportedly coming in much higher than Shonda Rhimes' Netflix deal. Abid explains why she thinks Netflix should offer the Grey's Anatomy producer more money in light of the recent news. We discuss how the development fits in with the wage-gap controversy surrounding the "All the Money in the World" reshoots.
Then, we hit on two of the biggest feuds engulfing Hollywood and Washington D.C. Abid speaks to how beneficial Omarosa has been for "Big Brother's" return to relevance. We also pick up the pieces from the latest twist in Kim Cattrall's social media battle with Sarah Jessica Parker.
Alina Hauptman of Best Friends Animal Society highlights some new pets up for adoption and gives some pointers on how to keep pets safe from wildfire smoke.
If you thought getting older meant slowing down, we want to introduce you to a group that's proving you're never too old to soar through the skies. News 12 visited an airport in Danbury, Connecticut to meet a hobbyist group called the United Flying Octogenarians.
Nat and Alex Wolff, the New York-native brother duo, both of whom started out on the Nickelodeon hit series "The Naked Brothers Band," joined Cheddar News to discuss their new album, "Table for Two."
All major social media platforms do poorly at protecting LGBTQ+ users from hate speech and harassment — especially those who are transgender, non-binary or gender non-conforming, the advocacy group GLAAD said Thursday. But Twitter is the worst.
Sarah Burke, editor-in-chief of Them, spoke with Cheddar News about how its digital magazine offers a different setting for the LGBTQ+ community from other magazines. "From the very beginning, the intention was to create a platform that had a foundation of inclusivity and intersectionality across the entire LGBTQ+ spectrum," Burke said.
