Entertainment roundup
From ‘Jury Duty’ to jury duty
Guess who just got an actual jury summons? America’s model juror, Ronald Gladden.
“Jury Duty” star Ronald Gladden shared a photo to his Instagram stories, revealing May 19 that he’d received a real-life summons for jury service from the County of San Diego.
The buzzy Amazon Freevee series “Jury Duty” — created by Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg, best known for their work on “The Office” — turned the 30-year-old San Diego-based solar contractor into the most beloved juror in America.
Gladden had responded to a Craigslist ad looking for participants for a documentary about the U.S. judicial system. He didn’t realize he was actually being baited to star in a first-of-its-kind “Truman Show”-style mockumentary. In the series, everyone, including the judge, the bailiff, the rest of the jury and James Marsden (who plays a satirical version of himself), is an actor.
Jamie Foxx to co-host ‘We Are Family’
Out of the hospital and already taking on new projects, Jamie Foxx shows no signs of slowing down.
The Oscar and Grammy Award winner is set to co-host another game show ordered recently by Fox Entertainment. The “Beat Shazam” star and his daughter Corinne will co-host and executive produce “We Are Family,” a music-centered series showcasing “non-famous relatives of celebrities performing duets with their hidden famous family member,” the network said.
Kaitlan Collins heads to prime time
Fresh off of moderating a widely panned town hall with former President Donald Trump, Kaitlan Collins is moving up to prime time at CNN.
The “CNN This Morning” co-host and former White House correspondent will take over the 9 p.m. Eastern hour for the cable news network on a full time basis starting this fall. She will be seen regularly in the time period starting next month ahead of the program’s debut, according to a note that CNN Chairman Chris Licht sent to staff.