T.J. HOLMES AND AMY ROBACH WILL REMAIN OFF THE AIR PENDING AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION: Page Six reports that T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach won’t be returning to GMA3: What You Need to Know while ABC conducts an internal investigation into their relationship. ABC News president Kim Godwin updated the staff via email on Monday (December 12th), writing, “Amy and T.J. will remain off-air pending the completion of an internal review, and there will be a rotation of anchors at GMA3 for the time being.”
JAMES CAMERON MISSES ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER’ PREMIERE DUE TO COVID-19: According to Deadline, James Cameron didn’t make it to the Avatar: The Way of Water premiere in Los Angeles Monday night (December 12th) after testing positive for COVID-19. “I am in LA, just back from Tokyo, and I managed to pick up Covid on the plane, so I’m isolated and can’t go to my own premiere tonight,” he told the outlet. “The number of people I’ve told over the years, ‘ah, we’ll catch up and I’ll see you at the premiere…well, I guess not. Man proposes, and God disposes.”
A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN IS IN THE WORKS: Today reports that R.J. Cutler‘s production company This Machine is working on a feature-length documentary about the late Grease actress Olivia Newton-John. The documentary will focus on “Newton-John’s life and work as an iconic entertainer, best-selling music artist, animal rights and environmental activist and health, wellness and plant medicine advocate,” according to the outlet.