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Debra Messing Calls Out NBC, Her 'Professional Home,' for Treatment of Gabrielle Union

Debra Messing took to Twitter on Thanksgiving Day to call out NBC, the network that she has called her professional home for decades.

The 51-year-old actress has starred on Will & Grace on the peacock network ever since 1998. The show went off the air in 2006 and returned for a reboot in 2017.

Debra is calling out NBC for its treatment of Gabrielle Union, who was let go from her position as a judge on America’s Got Talent after she reportedly complained about a “toxic culture” behind the scenes.

“This is disgusting behavior from a network that has been my professional home for decades. Yes, women become ‘difficult,’ when their insistence on a respectful and professional working environment, is ignored. Addressing a hostile work environment is inconvenient when there is a huge money making machine that is involved. It is cowardice, greed, and protection of the status quo revealed. Being ‘hands off,’ is inexcusable and reflects a laissez faire attitude toward systemic racism and sexism,” Debra tweeted.

READ MORE: Ellen Pompeo Speaks Out in Support of Gabrielle Union & Calls Out NBC

'Will & Grace' Final Season to Premiere Early, NBC Moves 'Sunnyside' to Digital Platform

The final season of Will & Grace was originally set to premiere in 2020, but NBC is pushing up the premiere after pulling the new comedy series Sunnyside from the schedule.

Will & Grace will take the place of Sunnyside on NBC’s schedule on Thursday nights at 9:30pm. The first episode of the 11th and final season will premiere on October 24.

Kal Penn‘s Sunnyside will now air weekly on the NBC app, NBC.com, and other digital platforms beginning with episode five. In a vote of confidence for the show, NBC has ordered an additional episode, giving the season 11 episodes instead of 10.

Larry David, Debra Messing, & Billy Porter to Take Part in Live Reading of Mueller Report

Hollywood is bringing the Mueller Report to the stage.

It has been announced that a live reading of the Mueller Report is in production with a script be written by Will & Grace writer-producer Janis Hirsch, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Titled You Can’t Make This Sh*t Up, Larry David will be serving as “The Narrator” with a cast that features Billy Porter, Debra Messing, Tony Goldwyn, and Kathy Segal among many other stars. Debra will be playing the role of President Trump.

All proceeds from the performance will benefit the PAC for a Change, which works to defend the Democratic House majority, elect a Democratic majority in the Senate, and defeat Trump in 2020.

“We’re so grateful to have this wonderful group of actors join us at this event,” veteran entertainment executive Lindy DeKoven said about the event. “It’s going to be a really entertaining and fun night, but also an important one. We’re looking to educate, inform and entertain that night. We want people to feel excited and enthused to be able to affect change.”

You Can’t Make This Sh*t Up is scheduled to be held on October 21st at the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Eric McCormack Addresses Feud Rumors Between Will & Grace's Debra Messing & Megan Mullally

There have been rumors of a feud between Will & Grace co-stars Debra Messing and Megan Mullally for months now, and their co-star Eric McCormack is addressing those rumors.

“It seems crazy. It is crazy! I think people worried about that entirely too much,” Eric told Us Weekly. “The four of us get along like a house on fire, we always have.”

Feud rumors surfaced when fans thought Megan and Debra unfollowed each other on Instagram.

Eric, Megan, Debra, and their co-star Sean Hayes have starred together on the series for years, including the new revival of the show.

Will & Grace fans are facing more upsetting news!

President Trump Once Again Attacks Debra Messing on Twitter

President Donald Trump is once again directing his attention to Debra Messing.

After the 73-year-old President of the United States called out the 51-year-old Will & Grace actress for calling for the names of attendees at one of his fundraisers, he once again called out Debra on Twitter on Thursday (September 5).

“Bad “actress” Debra The Mess Messing is in hot water. She wants to create a ‘Blacklist’ of Trump supporters, & is being accused of McCarthyism. Is also being accused of being a Racist because of the terrible things she said about blacks and mental illness. If Roseanne Barr said what she did, even being on a much higher rated show, she would have been thrown off television. Will Fake News NBC allow a McCarthy style Racist to continue? ABC fired Roseanne. Watch the double standard!” he wrote.

The tweets come after Debra apologized for “liking” the image of a church sign that called black Trump voters “mentally ill.” #RacistDebraMessing then began to trend on Twitter.

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READ MORE: Debra Messing & Eric McCormack Clarify Their Call for List of Hollywood’s Trump Supporters

Debra Messing & Eric McCormack Clarify Their Call for List of Hollywood's Trump Supporters

Debra Messing and Eric McCormack are clarifying the intentions behind their call for a list of Hollywood stars attending a fundraiser for President Trump‘s re-election campaign.

The Will & Grace co-stars previously took to Twitter requesting for the media to report on who attended the event. Eric said he wanted the info “so the rest of us can be clear about who we don’t wanna work with.”

Trump released some tweets slamming Debra and The View‘s Whoopi Goldberg also called out the stars, saying that their messages made her think of the Hollywood blacklist from the 1940s and 50s.

On Monday (September 3), Eric wrote this message on his Instagram account: “I want to be clear about my social media post from last week, which has been misinterpreted in a very upsetting way. I absolutely do not support blacklists or discrimination of any kind, as anyone who knows me would attest.”

Eric added, “I’d simply like to understand where Trump’s major donations are coming from, which is a matter of public record. I am holding myself responsible for making educated and informed decisions that I can morally and ethically stand by and to do that, transparency is essential.”

Debra reposted the message and said, “My friend @eric_mccormack posted this today. It perfectly explains the intent behind each of our posts concerning the fundraiser. I am posting it here because, honestly, I couldn’t have said it better.”

President Donald Trump Calls Out Debra Messing on Twitter

Donald Trump is calling out Debra Messing after she asked for the names of attendees of his upcoming fundraiser.

The 73-year-old President of the United States called out the 51-year-old Will & Grace actress on Twitter on Sunday (September 1).

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Debra, as well as co-star Eric McCormack, called for a “list of all attendees” for Trump’s Emmy Week fundraiser.

“Please print a list of all attendees please. The public has a right to know,” Debra wrote.

“Kindly report on everyone attending this event, so the rest of us can be clear about who we don’t wanna work with. Thx,” Eric wrote.

“I have not forgotten that when it was announced that I was going to do The Apprentice, and when it then became a big hit, helping NBC’s failed lineup greatly,​ ​@DebraMessing came up to me at an Upfront & profusely thanked me, even calling me ​’​Sir.​’​ How times have changed!​,” Trump wrote on Twitter.

“Now that I know I have your attention @realDonaldTrump, please read this thread— a PARTIAL list of souls lost to preventable,devastating gun violence. America wants universal background checks. The majority of Americans want assault weapons ban. Take Action and I’ll call you Sir,” she wrote back.

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