According to the late evening host Jimmy Kimmel,, Fox and friends There is a need to update their Rolodex celebrity.
During Wednesday, May 21, episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!The host allegedly alleged that the show of popular morning Fox and friends tried to reserve the late Kirsty Alleydied in 2022, to talk about her old Acclamations Costar George WendtDied Tuesday, May 20.
“This is an exclusivity,” said Kimmel, 57. “This is an email that I obtained from a source … This was sent from a Talent Booker to Fox and friends Yesterday to the people who represented Kirsty Alley. The names were blurred to protect stupid. »»
The host then started reading the alleged email aloud for fans and viewers.
“We would like to have Kirsty Alley in the show of tomorrow morning, May 21, to talk about George Wendt,” read the alleged correspondence. “It would be an interview of 2 to 5 minutes sometimes between 6 and 9:00 am, let me know if it is available!”
Kimmel continued: “Unfortunately, Kirsty Alley is not available because she too died three years ago. Just like most Fox News viewers. ”
US Weekly contacted a Fox News representative to comment.
The news broke out in December 2022 that Allie died after a brief battle against cancer.
“We are sad to inform you that our incredible, ferocious and loving mother died after a battle against cancer, only discovered recently,” said Alley’s Daughters, William “True” Stevenson And Lillie StevensonAnnounced in a press release at the time. “She was surrounded by her closest family and was fighting with great strength, leaving us with a certainty of her endless joy and whatever the adventures that await us.”
“The family concluded: the zest and the passion of our mother for life, her children, her grandchildren and her many animals, not to mention her eternal joy of creating, were unprecedented and let us inspire life as much as they did.”
Years later, Tuesday, Wendt’s family confirmed We that the beloved actor – better known for his role as norm on Acclamations – deceased. He was 76 years old.
“The beloved actor and actor, George Wendt, best known for having played in the successful comedy NBC Acclamationshas died, ”said a family representative We in a declaration. “George’s family confirmed the news of his death early Tuesday morning, announcing that he died peacefully in his sleep while he was at home. George was a adapted father, a beloved friend and a confidant to all those who are lucky to have known him. We will miss it forever.”
