![]() Sources say Michaels ultimately balked at working with Telegdy, who lost oversight of late night in 2016. But several sources say he started pushing Michaels to make changes and book NBC talent on late night shows, alienating the SNL producer. ![]() In 2011, Telegdy was given control of late night. I hope that my actions over decades - empowering those around me, supporting artists, and creating shows with values of aspiration and inclusion at the core - speak louder than the selective words of a few.”Īccording to multiple sources, Telegdy - who has had an oversight role with respect to scripted programming since September 2018 - also has a sour relationship with two of NBC’s most powerful mega-producers: Dick Wolf and Lorne Michaels. Telegdy also provided a statement: “The nature of these allegations flies in the face of everything I stand for. NBCUniversal remains committed to creating a safe, respectful and supportive workplace for all.” NBC declined to elaborate on who would conduct the investigation. NBCUniversal takes these matters seriously, and will investigate these allegations, many of which are coming to our attention for the first time. In a statement to THR, an NBC spokesperson says: “This narrative is not reflective of the values of NBC Entertainment or the culture we strive to create. Current and former insiders say they have heard Telegdy participate in what one former insider describes as “appalling” discussions in the office that included crude sexual remarks. On Telegdy’s watch, NBC’s alternative division generated major hits including The Voice, Ellen’s Game of Games and, of course, AGT, a show that has been duplicated in many countries and is said to be the most valuable format in the world.īut sources say they have seen Telegdy mock gay executives, sometimes to their faces use homophobic and misogynistic slurs and disparage or make sexual comments about the physical appearance of network talent. These insiders - who requested anonymity due to concerns about possible retaliation - say Telegdy and a top deputy have often violated workplace-conduct norms with no apparent consequences. THR interviewed more than 30 producers, executives and other current and former network insiders who say Telegdy, 49, presided over a toxic environment, particularly in the reality division, which he ran from 2009 until he was promoted to chairman in 2018. Through his spokesman, Telegdy denies Osbourne’s account of the call.Ĭarol Burnett Toasted by Star-Studded Guest List at 90th Birthday Special: "She's Exactly the Person That You Hope She Would Be" “If you call the press you’ll never work in this town, you fucking witch.’” She quit the show over the dispute. ![]() “He said, ‘Go fuck yourself,’” Osbourne recalls. Union is categorically untrue.”īut Sharon Osbourne, who was a judge on America’s Got Talent for six seasons, tells The Hollywood Reporter that Telegdy threatened her in 2012 when she told him her family was considering holding a press conference to protest NBC’s decision to drop her son Jack from the reality-competition series Stars Earn Stripes shortly after he disclosed that he had MS. NBC responded, “The allegation that anyone involved in this process threatened Ms. Union included a claim that in February, NBC Entertainment chairman Paul Telegdy had threatened her to silence her during the course of an ongoing investigation into workplace practices on set. On June 4, former America’s Got Talent judge Gabrielle Union filed a complaint with the state of California’s fair employment office alleging racism, sexism and a toxic work environment on the show. ![]()
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