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An internal investigation by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra into sexual harassment allegations against prominent conductor Charles Dutoit has proven inconclusive. The probe “did not yield sufficient information in relation to allegations of sexual harassment” and the two complainants “did not wish to follow up on their grievances,” the MSO says.
The case of Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard on three sexrelated charges has been put over for three weeks. Hoggard, 34, was not present at a brief hearing in a Toronto courtroom on Wednesday where the next date in his case was set for Nov. 28.
A reboot is reportedly in the works of the Shrek film franchise by the studio behind the Despicable Me movies. Chris Meledandri, the head of Illumination Entertainment, told Variety he wants to reunite cast members Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Antonio Banderas for future instalments.
AMC is developing scripts for a possible series about the sitcom trope of the beautiful wife married to a goofy, less attractive husband, under the working title Kevin Can F--k Himself, a reference to the Kevin James comedy Kevin Can Wait.
Alec Baldwin’s low-rated talk show has been bumped from Sundays on ABC to Saturdays at 10 p.m., a slot commonly reserved for shows on the brink of cancellation.
The Alec Baldwin Show will switch to this so-called graveyard slot starting Dec. 8 and Shark Tank reruns will take its place.