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Hard Copy (TV program)
Hard Copy is an American tabloid 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.
The original hosts of Hard Copy were Alan Frio and Terry Murphy. Frio left the series after the 1990–91 season and was succeeded by Barry Nolan in the fall of 1991. Nolan and Murphy would stay until after the 1997–98 season, when they both departed. In the show's final season, Kyle Kraska took over as the sole host.
Hard Copy was produced and distributed by Paramount Domestic Television and, for much of its time on air, was often aired with its sister show, the Hollywood news program Entertainment Tonight as part of an hour-long programming block sold to local stations.
Hard Copy was a tabloid show that aired footage and news about celebrities and everyday people. Also featured were interviews with various newsmakers.
Hard Copy had been the first program to report on the 1990 shooting of Dag Drollet. Prior to the shooting, the Brandos and the Drollets had been longtime friends. Marlon Brando hoped to break the news gently to Jacques Drollet, father of Dag. However, Drollet learned of his son's death as Hard Copy had reported in Tahiti in a rush to beat out other news outlets.
In 1992, Elton John threatened to take Hard Copy to court, alleging a reporter tried to blackmail him into giving an interview by falsely claiming he had HIV/AIDS and had moved to Atlanta to be near an AIDS treatment center. John alleged extortion, defamation, right to privacy and endangerment.
The day after the lawsuit was filed, the show ran a segment about John but, rather than accuse him of having HIV, praised him for the work he was doing for those affected by the disease. John's attorney at law told National Enquirer he "assume(d) the show was changed as a result of our suit".
Fox aired The Simpsons episode "Homer Badman" on November 27, 1994. After Homer is mistakenly embroiled in a local scandal, the entire incident devolves into a media frenzy. As a result, Homer takes part in a Hard Copy-like show called Rock Bottom. The show distorts Homer's case and it takes public-access television, and aid from Groundskeeper Willie, to clear Homer's name. The episode ended with Rock Bottom issuing a series of corrections.
Hard Copy (TV program)
Hard Copy is an American tabloid 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.
The original hosts of Hard Copy were Alan Frio and Terry Murphy. Frio left the series after the 1990–91 season and was succeeded by Barry Nolan in the fall of 1991. Nolan and Murphy would stay until after the 1997–98 season, when they both departed. In the show's final season, Kyle Kraska took over as the sole host.
Hard Copy was produced and distributed by Paramount Domestic Television and, for much of its time on air, was often aired with its sister show, the Hollywood news program Entertainment Tonight as part of an hour-long programming block sold to local stations.
Hard Copy was a tabloid show that aired footage and news about celebrities and everyday people. Also featured were interviews with various newsmakers.
Hard Copy had been the first program to report on the 1990 shooting of Dag Drollet. Prior to the shooting, the Brandos and the Drollets had been longtime friends. Marlon Brando hoped to break the news gently to Jacques Drollet, father of Dag. However, Drollet learned of his son's death as Hard Copy had reported in Tahiti in a rush to beat out other news outlets.
In 1992, Elton John threatened to take Hard Copy to court, alleging a reporter tried to blackmail him into giving an interview by falsely claiming he had HIV/AIDS and had moved to Atlanta to be near an AIDS treatment center. John alleged extortion, defamation, right to privacy and endangerment.
The day after the lawsuit was filed, the show ran a segment about John but, rather than accuse him of having HIV, praised him for the work he was doing for those affected by the disease. John's attorney at law told National Enquirer he "assume(d) the show was changed as a result of our suit".
Fox aired The Simpsons episode "Homer Badman" on November 27, 1994. After Homer is mistakenly embroiled in a local scandal, the entire incident devolves into a media frenzy. As a result, Homer takes part in a Hard Copy-like show called Rock Bottom. The show distorts Homer's case and it takes public-access television, and aid from Groundskeeper Willie, to clear Homer's name. The episode ended with Rock Bottom issuing a series of corrections.