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Chris Hardwick’s cable talk show is on hold, and he has withdrawn as moderator of AMC and BBC America’s Comic-Con panels, AMC Networks said Saturday.
The company said it had a positive working relationship with the host and producer but takes seriously what it calls “troubling” allegations by his former girlfriend Chloe Dykstra. In an online post, she lodged claims of sexual assault and emotional abuse against a man whom she didn’t identify. But she included details about his age and work history that led some to link her allegations to Hardwick, who acknowledged Dykstra was referring to him as he denied her claims.
AMC Networks said that “Talking with Chris Hardwick” won’t air on AMC while it assesses the situation and that Hardwick decided to step aside from next month’s Comic-Con panels in San Diego.
‘Incredibles 2’ earns $180 million, crushes animated-film record
Disney and Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” has broken the record for the best animated opening of all time and the biggest for a PG-rated film. Disney estimated Sunday that the film earned $180 million in its first weekend in theaters.
The previous animation recordholder was another Pixar sequel, “Finding Dory,” which had a $135 million launch in 2016. It was Disney’s live-action “Beauty and the Beast” that held the record for a PG debut.
“Incredibles 2” comes 14 years after “The Incredibles” and picks up right where the first film left off with the superhero family. Brad Bird returned to write and direct the sequel.