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T22 WHATS UP! May 7 - 13, 2023 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert On Thursday [Apr. 6], we learned leaked top-secret Penta- gon documents on the Ukraini- an war had suddenly appeared on social media. ... They actually first appeared in March on the video game chat platform Dis- cord. As one investigator put it, "This stuff was sitting in a Mine- craft Discord server for a month and no one noticed." So national secrets were on a video game chat? Turns out the nuclear launch codes are, "Up, up, down, down, left, right, b, a, start." New reporting reveals that over many decades, Clarence Thom- as has secretly accepted luxury trips from a major GOP donor. "Wow, I can't believe Clarence Thomas did something inap- propriate," said a woolly mam- moth reanimated after being frozen in the Siberian perma- frost. ... In response, Justice Thomas has explained that this was all just a misunderstanding, saying he was advised by col- leagues that "this sort of person- al hospitality from close, per- sonal friends who did not have business before the court was not reportable." Adding, "Now I gotta get back on deck before we lose that golden hour sun. #YachtLife #SomeLikeItYacht." On Friday [Apr. 7], a federal judge in Texas suspended the FDA's approval of an abortion pill. Evidently, this judge thinks he knows more about medica- tion than the FDA, which is why he's the star of the new CBS dra- ma, "Doctor Judge Legal Phar- macist." Refill overruled! ... The medication in question is a widely used pill called mifepris- tone, which has been on the market for more than 20 years. You can't just randomly ban things that have been around for decades because you don't like them. You know how I know that? Mel Gibson. Jimmy Kimmel Live! At the White House this morn- ing [Apr. 10], the Bidens hosted the annual egg roll. Why they do this the day after Easter, I don't know. ... But the theme of the White House Egg Roll this year — they have a theme every year — this year's theme was egg-ucation, which is the same as last year. I guess it was so good they decided to do it twice. But this is not the first time they've repeated themes. You know when Trump was president, the Easter theme was egg-omaniac for four years in a row. According to a new poll from ABC News, a majority of Ameri- cans believe the former presi- dent [Trump] intentionally broke the law, whereas 20 per cent believe he didn't do any- thing wrong. These are the same people who think JFK is coming back from the dead to win "The Masked Singer." President Biden has officially declared the COVID national emergency to be over. He did do it about a year after the rest of us did, but I have to say I learned a lot during the pandemic. I learned that the people who are most resistant to the govern- ment telling them what to do also happen to be the people who most need the government to tell them what to do. The Late Late Show With James Corden Does everyone remember Billy McFarland, the creator of Fyre Festival, who was sentenced to prison for fraud? Well, guess what? Last night he tweeted, "Fyre Festival Two is finally happening. Tell me why you should be invited." ... I live my life by one simple philosophy: If Ja Rule is out, I'm out. It's an ex- citing opportunity. Fyre Festival Two promises great music, a party atmosphere, plus the op- portunity to be interviewed for multiple documentaries about how it turned out to be a com- plete disaster. King Charles is hiring someone to answer his fan mail. Bucking- ham Palace put out a job posting for an assistant correspondence officer to craft responses to each of the thousands of letters that get addressed to the king each year. ... Applicants must have excellent written and ver- bal communication, possess strong IT skills and the ability to discard any letter that's ad- dressed to Prince Andrew. LATE LAUGHS BY MICHELLE ROSE TV Media Kardashian 'Horror': FX will soon be serving up a 12th season of its anthology horror series, "American Horror Story" — it's slated to premiere this summer — and, as recently an- nounced, it should feature some superstar casting. Titled "Delicate," Season 12 will feature frequent "AHS" star and Ryan Murphy collaborator Emma Roberts ("Scream Queens"), who is returning to the series after a four-year hia- tus. A more surprising addition to the ensemble cast, however, is reality star/entrepreneur Kim Kardashian ("The Kardashi- ans"), who announced her new TV role in a (fittingly) creepy video posted on Instagram. The anthology formula allows for the show to treat each season like a fresh start, with new story- lines and new faces joining long- time series regulars, as we'll see with Season 12. That approach worked well for earlier seasons, as evidenced by Lady Gaga's Golden Globe-winning perfor- mance in Season 5 (dubbed "American Horror Story: Ho- tel"), and by now, fans have come to expect a big casting or new storyline announcement ahead of each new installment. Roberts and Kardashian's in- volvement isn't the only big news for Season 12. This is the first season to be written and show-run by a single writer, Hal- ley Feiffer ("It Had to Be You," 2015), and it will be based (at least in part) on an upcoming novel, "Delicate Condition" by Danielle Valentine, due out in August. In a statement to The Holly- wood Reporter, series co-cre- ator Murphy — who is reported- ly friends with Kardashian and was impressed by her "Saturday Night Live" hosting stint in 2021 — said, "Kim is among the big- gest and brightest television stars in the world and we are thrilled to welcome her to the 'AHS' family. Emma and I are ex- cited about collaborating with this true force in the culture. Halley Feiffer has written a fun, stylish and ultimately terrifying role, especially for Kim, and this season is ambitious and unlike anything we have ever done." Animated 'Things': Netflix's hit paranormal series, "Stranger Things," may be ending after five seasons, but there's a silver lining: it has now spawned an animated spinoff. The still-untitled animated project from Flying Bark Pro- ductions and executive produc- er Eric Robles ("Fanboy & Chum Chum") has officially been greenlit at Netflix. That in itself is exciting news, though for now, it's the only news: very few de- tails about the plot or characters have been released. "We've always dreamed of an animated 'Stranger Things' in the vein of the Saturday morning cartoons that we grew up loving, and to see this dream realized has been absolutely thrilling," series creators Matt and Ross Duffer said in a statement. They went on to tease: "We couldn't be more blown away by what Eric Robles and his team have come up with — the scripts and artwork are incredible, and we can't wait to share more with you! The adventure continues." The animated series may not be the only "Stranger Things" project currently in develop- ment. Last summer, Deadline broke the news that the Duffers had launched their Upside Down Pictures production com- pany and recommitted to Netf- lix. They were reportedly work- ing on expanding the show into a franchise that will include the upcoming stage play "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" and potentially a live-action spinoff. No word on the latter, but Up- side Down Pictures was also re- portedly developing a live-ac- tion adaptation of the Japanese manga/anime series "Death Note," as well as a series adapta- tion of the Stephen King and Pe- ter Strauss novel "The Talis- man," alongside Paramount Television and Steve Spielberg's Ambling Entertainment. "The Talisman" shares another con- nection to "Stranger Things": the person behind the TV adap- tation is "Stranger Things" writ- er/co-executive producer Curtis Gwinn. 'Baywatch' also rises?: It's already been adapted to the big screen, but could "Baywatch" soon be resurrected for TV? To quote the Magic 8 Ball: "Signs point to yes." According to Deadline, "American Idol" producer Fre- mantle, which holds the televi- sion rights to "Baywatch," is looking to reboot the classic '80s/'90s beach drama. Some preliminary talks with broad- casters and streamers have even taken place, though it's worth noting that this one is still in the early stages of development. Also worth noting? The origi- nal series, which starred David Hasselhoff ("Knight Rider") and Pamela Anderson ("Barb Wire," 1996), among others, didn't have the smoothest journey to the small screen. Hopefully, that won't be the case with the pro- posed reboot, which has been on Fremantle's radar for some time — at least since 2018, when COO Bob McCourt told Deadline that the project had "definitely been discussed." Kim Kardashian to star in a new season of "American Horror Story" STARS ON SCREEN