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Tuesday 17 November 2015

TNT network shelves show
depicting a Paris shooting

NEW YORK (AP) — The and “NCIS: Los Angeles.” ing Middle East extremism,
TNT network isn’t airing The “NCIS” episode con- on Sunday with a printed
an episode of its drama cerned Islamic State re- message beforehand that
“Legends” on Monday be- cruitment of women, and warned viewers that the
cause it depicts a terror- the “Supergirl” episode show may contain disturb-
ist shooting into a crowd was supposed to deal with ing content in the context
in Paris. The network said a bombing. “Legends” is of the Paris attacks. “We
Monday it will instead air in its second season on extend our deepest sym-
a rerun of “Legends” that TNT. Showtime aired a new pathies to all touched by
was originally shown a few episode of “Homeland,” its the Paris attacks,” Show-
weeks ago. TNT isn’t the drama that involved fight- time said in the message.q
only network to shuffle its
This image released by TNT shows Sean Bean as Martin Odum schedule because of sen-
in a scene from the “The Legend of Curtis Ballard,” episode of sitivity surrounding the at-
the TNT series, “Legends.” tacks last Friday. CBS said
it was replacing episodes
Associated Press of the Monday prime-
time dramas “Supergirl”

Viral review triggers run on
Patti LaBelle pies at Wal-Mart

J.M. HIRSCH In this June 28, 2015 file photo, singer Patti LaBelle poses in the
AP Food Editor press room at the BET Awards in Los Angeles.
Two million pounds of
sweet potatoes. That’s Associated Press
what it’s going to take to
get Patti LaBelle’s sudden- ning low. Wright after hearing about
ly famous sweet potato pie “We swept everything we the video — showed
back onto shelves at Wal- had right into the stores enough promise that the
Mart. to supply the demand, in- company ordered twice
Which means the pie that cluding our Christmas vol- as many pies as last year.
became a viral sensation ume, so they have every- Of course, that order was
during the weekend — sell- thing we’ve got,” Robinson supposed to last through
ing roughly one every sec- said. the holidays, not be wiped
ond — after a customer Prior to the video, sweet out before Thanksgiving.
sang its praise in a YouTube potato pie hadn’t been a Meanwhile, the remaining
video may not be back in top seller for the retailer. pies — which cost $3.48
time to grace your Thanks- But this year a revamped — are being routed to the
giving table. Not that Wal- recipe and partnership stores where demand is
Mart isn’t trying. “There’s with LaBelle — who called strongest.q
a lot of moving parts. The
suppliers have been work-
ing all weekend,” Kerry
Robinson, vice president
for bakery and deli at Wal-
Mart, said Monday.
“We need something like
2 million pounds of sweet
potatoes, and that’s not
something easy to get,”
she said.
The sweet potato surge
started Thursday, the day
after James Wright posted
a video of himself eating a
slice of the pie, which Wal-
Mart launched in Septem-
ber. In the video — now
viewed millions of times —
Wright bursts into LaBelle
song and dance as he
eats. Within 24 hours, social
media was buzzing about
Wright and the pie, and
Wal-Mart stock was run-