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Hard Copy was a tabloid news television show that ran in syndication from 1989 to 1999. Hard Copy was aggressive in its use of questionable material on television, including gratuitous violence. Entertainment Tonight and Hard Copy are both produced by CBS Paramount Television.
Reputation for bad reporting
As investigative news shows and daytime talk shows began to get more and more sensational, Hard Copy combined the two formats to create a news program that specialized in celebrity scandals, corporate conspiracies, and bizarre cult practices. Hard Copy has become the canonical example of sensational reporting and shameless television programming. Hard Copy was a source of parody on The Simpsons in the episode Homer Badman as Rock Bottom, a show which clearly misrepresents facts in order to create scandal.
1996 Celebrity boycott
In 1996, upon learning the connection between Hard Copy and Entertainment Tonight, actor George Clooney refused to appear on ET. Paramount owner Frank Kelly caved in to Clooney's pressure by signing a contract vowing never to include Clooney in a Hard Copy story. In 1996, Hard Copy ran a story about Clooney and his then girlfriend, Celine Balidran. Clooney organised a celebrity boycott of both shows, which was supported by Whoopi Goldberg, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, Frank Sinatra, Demi Moore, Steven Spielberg.
Cast
- Barry Nolan.... Host (1990-1998)
- Terry Murphy.... Host (1989-1998)
- Jerry Penacoli.... Reporter (1996-1999)
- Pat Lalama.... Reporter (1996-1999)
- Edward Miller.... Reporter (1996-1999)
- Doug Bruckner.... Reporter
- Rafael Abramovitz.... Correspondent
- Diane Dimond.... Reporter
See also
External links
- Hard Copy at the Internet Movie Database
1980s TV shows in the United States | 1990s TV shows in the United States | Infotainment | Syndicated television series | CBS Paramount Television shows
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