World News – US – Calls to the #NBCBlackout surface of the cast of « Seinfeld, » other NBC shows ahead of Trump’s town hall

NBC stars and former notables are not happy that the TV station is holding President Donald Trump’s town hall Thursday night at 8 p.m., the same time slot as the 90-minute town hall on the former vice president Joe Biden on ABC

One user joked that you NBC was « ashamed » since the Seinfeld cast calls for a boycott

Parks and recreation alumnus Billy Eichner also slammed NBC for running Trump Town Hall “Trump’s Town Hall timing by @NBCNews is so desperate and shameful Do you have NO integrity at all? N ‘haven’t you learned anything? It’s pathetic He’s a white supremacist who helped assassinate 220,000 Americans What next? Hitler on America’s Got Talent? « he tweeted

« By the way, I see a lot of Hollywood friends here jumping in to comment all the rest who are silent about it Speak! This is exactly what got us into this nightmare and why so many people are DEAD Don’t worry, they’ll still hear your fucking peacock pitch « 

By the way, I see a lot of Hollywood friends here jumping in to comment anything that goes silent about it Speak! This is exactly what got us into this nightmare and why so many people are DEAD Don’t worry, they will always hear your fucking peacock pitch

Former NBC presenter Katie Couric called NBC and ABC to host town halls at the same time a « bad decision »

« Having town halls in duel is bad for democracy Voters should be able to watch both and I don’t think many will, ”she said. « It will be good for Trump because people like to watch his unpredictability It’s a bad decision »

Having dueling town halls is bad for democracy – voters should be able to watch both and I don’t think many will It will be good for Trump because people like to watch his unpredictability It’s a bad decision #vote

In addition, more than 100 Hollywood figures on Thursday signed a letter published in The Hollywood Reporter addressed to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, NBCUniversal Chairman Jeff Shell and chairman of the new NBCU group Cesar Conde « You allow the bad behavior of the president while undermining the Presidential Debate Commission and doing a disservice to the American public, « says the memo « This is not a partisan issue It is about the political health of our democracy »

The letter ended with signatories asking « for NBC to broadcast President’s Town Hall before or after Vice President Biden’s so that US voters can have a chance to watch both »

Among those who have signed are: Parks &, recreation alumnus Adam Scott, Billy Eichner and Aubrey Plaza; This Is Us stars Chrissy Metz, Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore and Sterling K Brown, with creator Dan Fogelman; West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin; Law & Order stars Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni; and Will & Grace alum Debra Messing

« We share the frustration that our event will first air alongside the first half of the ABC show with Vice President Biden, » Conde said He added that their decision was based on the equity

« If we were to move our town hall with President Trump to a later time slot, we would be violating our commitment to provide both campaigns with access to the same audience and to the same forum, » he added

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