Longtime Access Hollywood co-anchor Nancy O'Dell is leaving the show this week after 13 years.
"Having been at Access Hollywood from day one of the show, this has been an incredibly tough decision for O'Dell," her publicist, Annie Jeeves, said in a statement issued on O'Dell's behalf...
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Following months of speculation about Pat O'Brien's future on The Insider, the show confirmed Thursday that he would not, in fact, be returning."Pat O'Brien is a talented broadcaster who has been a part of The Insider family from the very beginning," a spokesperson for the show said, according to People. "Although we have decided to part ways, everyone at CBS Television Distribution and The Insider greatly appreciate and respect all his contributions to our show. We wish Pat much success in his future endeavors."O'Brien, who took a leave of absence from hosting duties to enter rehab earlier this year, was most recently said to be returning this fall as a correspondent for the show. Lara Spencer was picked to become the sole host. Was it O'Brien's time to exit The Insider? Or are you sad to see him go? — Anna DimondRelated:• Lara Spencer Takes Over Insider Hosting Duties• Is Pat O'Brien Returning to The Insider?• Pat O'Brien to Be Dumped from The Insider?• Ca...
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Lara Spencer has signed a multi-year deal to be the sole host of the syndicated entertainment news series The Insider beginning in the fall. Along with the hosting duties, Spencer will move to Los Angeles, where the show will be based. The show will also appear in high definition starting in September.Pat O'Brien, who has cohosted the series for several years with Spencer, temporarily left the show in February to continue rehab. He will return to the show in the fall as an L.A.-based correspondent. — J.R. Whalen
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If the new buzz is true, you can put those Donny Osmond rumors to rest: Pat O'Brien will be returning to cohost The Insider for "one last chance" starting April 14, says Page Six, following his second stint in rehab.During O'Brien's absence, he was rumored to have been given the permanent boot from the role, for which Osmond has been filling in. O'Brien's rep reportedly confirmed that the beleaguered host will, in fact, be back — but not without supervision. A source said that executive producer Linda Bell Blue will be "watching [O'Brien's] every move." Do you think O'Brien's up for the job? — Anna DimondRelated:• Pat O'Brien to Be Dumped from The Insider?
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Rumors abound, thanks mostly to the New York Post's Page Six, that that scandal-prone TV host Pat O'Brien will not be coming back to the air on The Insider. Donny Osmond, the show's current co-host, will reportedly be turning his part-time gig into a permanent position. Osmond took over for O'Brien temporarily after he checked into rehab for the second time on Feb. 8. The show's producers have yet to make an official announcment regarding O'Brien's future. — Adam Bryant
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