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PEOPLE & ARTS Wednesday 2 august 2017
Kevin James’ TV wife killed

off with Leah Remini’s arrival

By FRAZIER MOORE As examples of other kinds lowed the uproar. In a dif-
Associated Press Television of casting diversity, they ferent sort of cast change,
Writer pointed to the upcoming the execs shared details on
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) police thriller “S.W.A.T.” and the Kevin James comedy
— CBS’ new entertainment returning comedy “Supe- “Kevin Can Wait,” which
bosses got more than a rior Donuts” as two shows for its sophomore season
warm welcome as report- with African-American stars will eliminate family man
ers grilled them on the net- — Shemar Moore and Jer- Kevin Gable’s wife Donna
work’s lack of diversity. maine Fowler, respectively. (departing costar Erinn
In this June 29, 2016, file photo, actress, comedian Carol Burnett “We are absolutely moving A mid-season crime dra- Hayes) and reunite James
speaks at the Cancer Moonshot Summit at Howard University in in the right direction,” de- ma, “Instinct,” will star Alan with Leah Remini, his TV
Washington before introducing Vice President Joe Biden.
Associated Press clared Kelly Kahl, who was Cumming, who is gay, as a wife for nine seasons on
Carol Burnett returns to TV named president of CBS former CIA operative who “The King of Queens.” The
Entertainment in May, the is gay.
new season will flash for-
with “A Little Help” same time Thom Sherman, “There is change happen- ward roughly a year to find
who was also on hand for ing on CBS,” Kahl said.
Donna killed off and Kevin
Tuesday’s session, became CBS was recently put on the Gable widowed, clearing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carol chance to solve real-life senior executive vice presi- spot with the departures of the deck for Remini, who
Burnett says she’ll be issues brought to them by dent for programming. Asian actors Daniel Dae guest-starred in a couple
playing her inner self in a celebrities and others. The two execs were re- Kim and Grace Park from of episodes that closed
new Netflix series: An 8-year In a statement, Burnett minded that, for the sec- “Hawaii Five-0” ahead of out last season. Remini’s
old. said she was asked once ond season in a row, no its eighth season. They both appearances on the show
Netflix announced Monday how old she was inside and women landed the lead decided to exit after seek- were as a stunt, not a try-
that the comedy great decided she was about 8. role of a new CBS series. ing, and failing to get, pay out, Kahl said. “But there
will star in an unscripted Burnett added that it will “We had six pilots with fe- equal to their white co- was just an undeniable
comedy series titled “A be fun playing with kids her male leads, but those pilots stars, Alex O’Loughlin and spark there,” he said, “and I
Little Help with Carol own age. The star of TV, film were not felt to be as good Scott Caan. think Kevin, the studios, and
Burnett.” and stage is 84. as some of the other pilots,” “We tried our darnedest the network all got togeth-
The streaming service said Netflix said the 12-episode said Sherman, quickly add- to keep them,” said Kahl, er and wanted to keep
the half-hour show will give series is set to debut in ing, “That had nothing to referring to renewed sal- that magic and chemistry
children ages 4 to 8 the 2018.q do with the female leads.” ary negotiations that fol- going forward.” q
Book Review: Rob Reid’s ‘After On’ is intriguing story

By JEFF AYERS ing private information of network where the system
Associated Press friends and enemies. Noth- itself has developed sen-
Author Rob Reid examines ing is safe, and everyone’s tience? What would it use
the world of social network- life becomes nothing more and do to survive? What
ing and how intrusive it can than data to manipulate to could it access to obtain
become in our daily lives in the member’s advantage. information?
his latest sci-fi endeavor, That same material can The author writes in a hu-
“After On.” easily be used against you morous and sarcastic style
A network called Phluttr as well. while unveiling a terrifying
seems harmless at first Reid asks a bold question and frightening scenario
and appears to be noth- by postulating a world that seems all too real. With
ing more than a rival to where privacy no longer so much information online
Facebook. Download the seems to exist. How would and everyone locked into
app on a smartphone or people react to a social their phones, tablets and
tablet and after clicking
“accept” by not read- Rowling apologizes for claiming
ing the agreement first,
the system starts secretly Trump ignored disabled boy
invading your life. Soon it
offers coupons for favorite LONDON (AP) — J.K. Row- jorie Kelly Weer, posted on
foods or restaurants and ling has apologized for Facebook: “Trump didn’t
then becomes a gossip tweets alleging that U.S. snub my son & Monty
by intruding on other us- President Donald Trump re- wasn’t even trying to shake
ers’ accounts and provid- fused to shake the hand of his hnd.” Rowling, who has
a disabled boy. The “Har- often criticized Trump, said
ry Potter” author called she “apologized unreserv-
This book cover image re- Trump “horrible” after see- edly.” She tweeted Mon-
leased by Del Rey shows ing footage of the presi- day that “I very clearly
“After On,” a novel by Rob dent appearing to ignore projected my own sensitivi-
Reid. the child’s outstretched ties around the issue of dis-
Associated Press
hand during a White House abled people being over-
event last week. looked or ignored onto the
But the boy’s mother, Mar- images I saw.”q