Conan O’Brien’s late night show will return with episodes shot on iPhone

NEW YORK » TBS will begin airing new episodes of “Conan” later this month while taking precautions to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The network announced that Conan O’Brien’s late night show will return March 30, with episodes being shot on an iPhone at the comedian’s home.

The production staff will also work from home, and no audience will be present for the taping of episodes, TBS said. Interviews with guests will take place via Skype.

“The quality of my work will not go down because technically that’s not possible,” O’Brien joked in a statement.

O’Brien’s show began a previously scheduled hiatus last Monday, while production for other late-night programs has been postponed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Johnny Depp’s libel case against UK tabloid stalled by

LONDON » Johnny Depp’s libel suit against British tabloid was put on hold as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Depp is suing the newspaper’s parent company, News Group Newspapers, and executive editor Dan Wootton over a 2018 article claiming he was violent and abusive to his ex-wife Amber Heard.

A trial had been due to start today at the High Court in London, with Depp, Heard and other celebrities due to give evidence. But judge Andrew Nicol said that he had “reached the reluctant conclusion that the trial does have to be adjourned.”

The judge said two of Depp’s legal representatives had already had to selfisolate because of the virus, and added that “no-one can predict whether others involved in the case, and I do not exclude myself, will either become infected or need to self-isolate.”