Showtime President Says Equal Pay for Shameless Star Emmy Rossum Is 'Justified'
The president of Showtime wants to be clear that the network was pushing equal pay for Emmy Rossum during her salary negotiations for Shameless.
Emmy Rossum Will Return to Shameless After Holding Out for Equal Pay with William H. Macy
As Shameless’s Fiona Gallagher, Emmy Rossum has fleshed out one of the toughest, most complex woman characters on dramedy TV, yet this week we learned she wasn’t getting the same pay as fellow lead William H. Macy, who plays her deadbeat dad. After holding out on her Season 8 contract, though, it looks like she’s…
Emmy Rossum Reportedly Wants a Higher Salary Than William H. Macy for Shameless
Emmy Rossum, who’s reportedly renegotiating her salary leading up to Season 8 of Shameless, is demanding to get paid on par with her co-star William H. Macy.
Shameless Introduces a Trans Character and Teaches Ian a Lesson
This season of Shameless is about various journeys of maturation, most notably of Fiona (Emmy Rossum), who finally has decided to take care of herself before her siblings, and Ian (Cameron Monaghan), who’s discovering the limits of his sexuality.
Debbie Gallagher Invents a Pretty Good Pram Scam on the Shameless Season 7 Premiere
We’ve watched the young characters—and actors— of Shameless grow up before our eyes, and so it’s remarkable to be in the seventh season, seeing little Liam old enough to go off to school by himself, Ian dealing with the vagaries of a grown-folk relationship, and Lip completing his first stint in rehab (but maybe not…
On Being Broke vs. Being Poor
What's the difference between being broke and poor? Nona Willis Aronowitz breaks it down for us in The Nation, using Girls's Hannah and Shameless's Fiona as examples: both women work in the service industry, but the former is indignant while the other is resigned. The most fascinating part of her piece is the…
Are Bipolar Characters Finally Getting a Fair Shake on Television?
As anyone who's experienced bipolar disorder in their own brain (or been close to a bipolar person) can attest, it's not all magnificent highs and crushing lows as depicted on television dramas, and treatment is never as simple as one noble, weepy trip to the hospital and back. In fact, many (most?) bipolar people…
This Woman Is Very Excited to See Her Sister Be Arrested on Camera
County Law is a COPS-like show, filmed and broadcast in Montgomery, Alabama. In this video, policemen are in the middle of arresting a woman when her sister sees the cameras. Let's just say that she gets a tad bit excited.
96 Years Of Cinematic Abs
Let's take a moment to celebrate the abdominal muscles bared throughout the canon of sand-n-sword epic films — a tradition since 1914, with fine contributions from Kirk Douglas, Harry Hamlin, and the newest entrant, Jake Gyllenhaal. Gentlemen, bless you. [NYM/Vulture]
Photoshop Of Horror
Amazing. The woman who made millions by exploiting female insecurity - and devoted multiple, snarky covers of the tabloids she edited to close-up shots of cellulite - is invited on Today to offer expertise about the "empowerment" of unretouched photos.
