Access Hollywood’s Layoffs: Are Mercury Retrograde and Hollywood’s Dark Side Conspiring Against Your Favorite Celeb Scoop?
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Ever get that feeling Mercury’s doing a little dance just as the headlines drop? Well, here we are on a day where E! News calls it quits after a whopping 34 years, and suddenly, Access Hollywood is feeling the shockwaves with layoffs swirling around like a cosmic storm. It’s like the universe decided to play a little shuffle with the Terrace Studios lineup — three shows squeezed down to two — leaving some crew members packing their bags. But hey, maybe it’s just the stars reminding us nothing’s set in stone, not even in Tinseltown. So, what’s next for the glitz, glam, and gossip Godsend? Let’s unravel this tangled web together. LEARN MORE
Layoffs have hit Access Hollywood as a result of the E! News linear TV show ending, The Hollywood Reporter is told. It’s a bit complicated, but we’ll explain.
As THR previously reported, E! News was canceled in July after 34 years; the show’s final episode aired on Thursday. Going forward, Terrace Studios will be home to two TV shows, Access Hollywood and Access Daily.
Today’s layoffs come as a result of the E! News cancellation. As a result of three shows now being two, several members of the stage and technical crew who worked across all three programs have been let go. A source tells THR that there “may” have been a few Access-only staffers who fell victim to the efficiencies.
But with E! News over, it just makes logical (and business) sense to attribute Friday’s layoffs to the remaining programs, Access Hollywood and Access Daily.
The daily E! News series launched in 1991. The show had a two-year hiatus during COVID.
E! News is still ongoing as a digital brand.
Some (now-former) E! News TV correspondents will go to NBCUniversal spin-off company Versant, THR was told over the summer.
NBCU has split itself in two. The NBC broadcast network, the studios, Peacock and Bravo will stay as key pieces of NBCU; all of the rest (USA Network, Syfy, E!, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen and Golf Channel, plus digital businesses Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes and Golf Now) will make up new company Versant, led by CEO Mark Lazarus
Cable channel E! still airs (some) original programming, like Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind and Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour, as well as acquired content. The network recently announced upcoming series Kimora: Back in the Fab Lane and E!’s Dirty Rotten Scandals. The network remains a destination for red carpet coverage as well as January’s Critics Choice Awards.
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