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Freddie Highmore opened up about his The Good Doctor character, Dr. Shaun Murphy, at 2018 PaleyFest!

The 26-year-old Bates Motel actor stepped out for The Paley Center For Media’s event held at Dolby Theatre on Thursday (March 22) in Hollywood.

He was joined by his co-stars Nicholas Gonzalez, Antonia Thomas, Richard Schiff, Hill Harper, Tamlyn Tomita, and executive producer Daniel Dae Kim.

“Shaun is never going to be able, nor should we try to make him, represent everyone on the spectrum,” Freddie told the crowd about his character, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, who is recruited into the surgical unit of a prestigious hospital.

“In order to make him authentic, it was remaining true to the realities of autism, but at the same time constructing Shaun in his own right,” Freddie added. “It was finding out about his hopes and desires and his sense of humor and the people he connects [with] that may not, necessarily, have anything to do with the fact that he has autism. Yes, of course, we hope the show brings awareness to some extent. But it’s also about following Shaun on his individual journey.”

Earlier this month, it was announced that The Good Doctor has officially been renewed for season two on ABC.

FYI: Antonia is wearing Vince Camuto shoes.

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Katy Perry, Tracee Ellis Ross and Chloe Bennet strike a pose while the 2018 Disney ABC Winter TCA Press Tour Party on Monday evening (January 8) in Pasadena, Calif.

The three ladies were joined by Katy‘s fellow American Idol judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, Chloe‘s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. co-stars Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen and Jeff Ward, The Middle‘s Patricia Heaton, The Goldbergs‘ Wendi McLendon-Covey, Sam Lerner and Hayley Orrantia, The Bachelor‘s Arie Luyendyk Jr., Hawaii Five-0‘s Daniel Dae Kim, and 2 Broke Girls creator Whitney Cummings.

Also in attendance to represent their shows were Splitting Up Together‘s Jenna Fisher, Oliver Hudson, Lindsay Price and Bobby Lee, Roseanne‘s Roseanne Barr, Emma Kenney, Sarah Chalke, Michael Fishman, Lecy Goranson and Ames McNamra, Alex Inc.‘s Zach Braff, Michael Imperioli, Hillary Anne Matthews and Tiya Sircar, The Crossing‘s Steve Zahn, Simone Kessell, Natalie Martinez and Marcius Harris, How to Get Away with Murder‘s Tom Verica, American Housewife‘s Katy Mixon, Diedrich Bader and Carly Hughes, and the stars of the upcoming Grey’s Anatomy firefighter spinoff series Alberto Freza, Jay Hayden, Okieriete Onaodowan, Grey Damon, Danielle Savre and Barrett Doss.

FYI: Katy is wearing an Area dress, Giuseppe Zanotti shoes and APM Monaco earring.

Maggie Q and her partner Dylan McDermott walk the red carpet at the 2017 Unforgettable Gala held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday (December 9) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Also seen at the event were Daniel Dae Kim, 13 Reason Why‘s Ross Butler, Ally Maki, Lisa Ling, Awkwafina, Karrueche Tran, Grace Park, Harry Shum Jr, and more.

At the event, Ross received the male breakout award and rapper and comedian Awkwafina received the female breakout award. Daniel and Grace were awarded the BMW’s Ultimate Drive award.

Congrats to all the winners!

Daniel Dae Kim is in talks to join the upcoming Hellboy reboot in the role of Major Ben Daimio after Ed Skrein dropped out of the project amid a whitewashing controversy.

Skrein decided to leave the film after there was an outcry over a white actor playing an Asian-American character.

In the Hellboy comics, the character is Japanese-American and described as a “rugged military member of the bureau for paranormal research and defense who, due to a supernatural encounter, can turn into a jaguar when angered or in pain,” according to THR.

Daniel recently quit his role on the television series Hawaii Five-0 due to a salary dispute with CBS.

Freddie Highmore sits on a panel for his new show The Good Doctor at the 2017 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour held at the Beverly Hilton on Sunday (August 6) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 25-year-old actor was joined at the panel by his co-stars Hill Harper, Nicholas Gonzalez, Richard Schiff, and Antonia Thomas, along with executive producers Daniel Dae Kim and David Shore.

While at the panel, David revealed that the show is not a representative of Autism, which the main character is diagnosed with.

“We saw a lot of doctors, we consulted with people, we’ve got people on the spectrum who we’re working with,” he said, via Deadline. “But he is a specific character, he’s not there to represent autism, he’s there to represent Dr. Shaun Murphy.”

FYI: Freddie is wearing an Original Penguin shirt.

Peter M. Lenkov, the showrunner of Hawaii Five-O, is opening up about Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park‘s decision to leave the hit series.

Lenkov says that “CBS was extremely generous and proactive in their renegotiation talks. So much so, the actors were getting unprecedented raises, but in the end they chose to move on.”

Peter continued by defending the diversity of the show, listing many of the actors who represented diverse backgrounds throughout the years.

“After being away from her family for seven years, I understood Grace‘s decision to leave. There was an opportunity for her to return for a handful of episodes, but for several reasons that didn’t work out,” Peter added.

Make sure to read what CBS said in a statement about the “significant raises” the actors were offered.

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CBS is spilling more details after Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park announced they were leaving Hawaii Five-0 ahead of the upcoming eighth season.

Daniel and Grace made the decision when they were reportedly unable to reach salary deals they were satisfied with.

They two were allegedly getting paid 10 to 15 percent less than their co-stars Alex O’Loughlin and Scott Caan.

“Daniel and Grace have been important and valued members of Hawaii Five-0 for seven seasons,” CBS said Wednesday (July 5) in a statement. “We did not want to lose them and tried very hard to keep them with offers for large and significant salary increases. While we could not reach an agreement, we part ways with tremendous respect for their talents on screen, as well as their roles as ambassadors for the show off screen, and with hopes to work with them again in the near future.”

See what Daniel had to say about their exit here.