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Blythe Danner On HuffPost Live In a HuffPost Live interview   Today, veteran actress Blythe Danner revealed she will soon be playing Ruth Madoff in an onscreen retelling of the Bernie Madoff scandal. Danner: "I have now been asked to play the real Mrs. Bernie Madoff...This will be with Richard Dreyfuss that I'm going to play Mrs. Bernie Madoff, in an ABC miniseries."

Isaiah Washington Isaiah Washington sat down with HuffPost Live today and opened up about being fired from "Grey's Anatomy" in 2007 after he used a homophobic slur. Washington urged audiences to stop viewing him as the "villain." Washington: "This narrative of me being a villain has to stop. I played a gay character when it was unpopular, when my agents told me that my career was going to end." Washington: "This 'Grey's [Anatomy'] thing, I love it because the residuals are so amazing, [and] I'm grateful, but I really wish people would let it go. You know? Just let it go. Dr. Burke is done. He went back May 1st, 2014. [There were] 'Burke is back' parties around the world. You can't keep my feet against these coals when the narrative was wrong in the first place. I have to brush my shoulders on that thing, man." 

Ramona Singer In a revealing interview with HuffPost Live on Tuesday, "Real Housewives of New York City" star Ramona Singer opened up about public divorce from her husband of 22 years, admitting "it humbled me big time." She also discussed why she filed for divorce following her rumors of her husband's infidelity. Singer: "Being betrayed by your spouse is probably the worst thing that could happen to anyone and it humbled me, big time. And I kind of looked at how I treated LuAnn [de Lesseps] when she was going through the same thing and I treated her really not nicely." Singer: "As LuAnn... likes to say, 'Divorce suits Ramona.'... I'm like really happy. I'm really in a great place. Singer: "My husband basically had a midlife crisis. So, you know, I wasn't going to wait around for another four years for him to get over it, if he ever got over it." 

Candace Cameron Bure Actor Dave Coulier played a perfect Cupid for his "Full House" co-star Candace Cameron Bure when he introduced her to her future husband Valeri Bure, the actress told HuffPost Live . The love connection came during the final year of "Full House," she explained. Bure: "[Coulier] was playing in a charity hockey game, and so he said, "Hey, there are these two really good Russian hockey players." It was Val and his brother Pavel [Bure]. He invited me to the game, he invited the whole cast, and I went with Lori Loughlin [who played Aunt Becky] and we sat there and were looking at these two really cute boys -- two cute men, I guess -- on the ice, and I was like, "I want to meet that one, the blonde one," which was Val. And that was it." After the couple was introduced, they went on a date the very next day and were engaged in less than a year. And they made sure to thank the man who mad...

Wendy Williams Despite coming under fire last month for speculating about Bruce Jenner’s gender identity, Wendy Williams told HuffPost Live on Monday that she is “happy for him.” The daytime talk show personality discussed the recent controversy surrounding her comments about the reality star and former Olympian’s recent change in appearance. Williams said her previous comments were not intended to be hurtful. Williams: "I don't know what Bruce is going through, but I'm happy for him because there's got to be nothing worse in a person's life then to not be able to live in your own truth. Whether you're gay, whether you're transgender -- whatever. Whatever it is." Williams also discussed her relationship with the LGBT community, the sincerity of which has been questioned due to this controversy and others before it. Williams: "People hear what they want to hear, not what was actually said...Listen...

John Cryer "Two and a Half Men" star Jon Cryer sounded off on speculation over his sexuality in an interview with HuffPost Live the other day. Cryer: "All of the stereotypical stuff that everybody thinks the gay community holds close, I have been a part of, except for the gay sex. But by the way, they don’t ask. That’s been the issue. They don’t come onto me. So I’ve never been propositioned. Fellas, you’re dropping the ball! Cryer: I was a theatre dork, and so everybody just assumed that I was gay and one of the things that I loved about Duckie [ from ‘Pretty in Pink’], he was that. You know, he was what I was, which was an 'Effeminate Heterosexual Dork'  Photo By: Walter McBride/WM Photography/Retna

Sarah Hyland Actress Julie Bowen sat down with HuffPost Live on Tuesday and set the record straight about her young "Modern Family" co-star Sarah Hyland. Bowen, who was present when Hyland ended her relationship with abusive boyfriend Matthew Prokop, said that her role in the conflict was "grossly overblown." Bowen: "I love Sarah and I support her wholeheartedly, but I think legally I'm not allowed to talk about it. Honestly I didn't do anything special at all. Nothing that you wouldn't do for a anybody who's going through a break-up. I think it just got a lot of attention because she's an adorably cute person who's on TV." Bowen: "I think I'm not allowed to talk about it, but it wasn't anything you wouldn't do if somebody called you up and said, 'Hey man, I'm going through a tough time.' You'd jump in."  Photo By: RD/Dowling/Retna  

Juliette Binoche @ HuffPost Live Juliette Binoche appeared on HuffPost Live to discuss her new film "A Thousand Times Good Night," and shared that she is "fed up" with constantly being asked about saying no to "Jurassic Park." Binoche was offered the part in the 1993 film that eventually went to Laura Dern, but she turned it down because she was already committed to the French film "Three Colors: Blue" with director Krzysztof Kieslowski. But even after Binoche explained that publicly, she faced an endless wave of questions in nearly every interview, leading her to regret the admission. Juliette Binoche: "I wish I'd never said that ever in my life ... I'm so sorry, Steven [Spielberg]. I'm so sorry. I wish I had done your film so I didn't have to go through that ... This is the last time I'm answering that question. I won't allow it anymore." Photo Courtesy Of: HuffPost Live

Kim Cattrall On the surface, "Sex and the City" and "Girls" might seem like they're cut from the same cloth; both of the HBO shows feature four women in New York City navigating careers and relationships. But the similarities really end there, as Kim Cattrall reminded us in a HuffPost Live interview today. Cattrall: "['Girls'] is a different story than 'Sex and the City.' It's not as fantastical. But we live in different times. [The recession of] 2008 was a real big game-changer for everybody, and I look at that show, and it represents what young women today are dealing with... I think ['Girls'] is a fantastic show. I really, really enjoy it. I think it's beautifully acted and realized and written." View Clip HERE . Cattrall also got to relive an appearance on "The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers" which took place during her "Mannequin" press tour. "You...

Jeff Probst These days, Elisabeth Hasselbeck is best known for her feud with Rosie O'Donnell and making questionable political statements, but before "The View" and "Fox & Friends," there was "Survivor." And it turns out she had a very different reputation in the Australian Outback. "Survivor" host Jeff Probst chatted about Hasselbeck in a Wednesday conversation on HuffPost Live , admitting that Hasselbeck was the apple of everyone's eye on the "Survivor" set. Probst: "When she was on the second season of 'Survivor,' I will tell you this: Every guy on the crew fell in love with her. Every guy. We watched this young girl mature into this fighting phenomenon, and everybody wanted to date her. They thought about marrying Elisabeth. It was all in our fantasies."

Connie Britton “Nashville” Star Connie Britton appeared on HuffPost Live and chatted with host Ricky Camilleri about season three of the hit ABC series. Britton also discussed her new movie, "This Is Where I Leave You," revealing that she wishes her sex scene with Adam Driver hadn't been cut from the film, which hits theaters on September 19. Excerpts and clips below. Connie Britton: "Most of my stuff was with Adam [Driver]. I was playing his girlfriend and I have become a huge fan of his from ‘Girls’… He’s just lovely and wonderful and down to earth and we had a great time… He’s just on fire but he’s so consistent as an actor… We actually shot a sex scene that didn’t end up making it into [‘This Is Where I Leave You’]. That incidentally was the first sex scene that [director] Shawn Levy has ever shot… [Levy] was so nervous. I think he was blushing the entire time. It was hilarious ... I would've liked if it had been in the movie." ...

Remembering Joan Rivers Larry King and Dick Cavett appeared on HuffPost Live today to share their memories of comedy icon Joan Rivers, including an interesting anecdote about Rivers' relationship with Johnny Carson. King also blasted the way some tabloids have covered Rivers' death.

Jesse Metcalfe Actor Jesse Metcalfe stopped by HuffPost Live yesterday, to discuss season three of TNT's hit series “Dallas." He also opened up about his relationship with girlfriend Cara Santana and revealed why he wasn’t originally casted as the sexy landscaper on “Desperate Housewives.” Metcalfe: “I had no idea how successful 'Desperate Housewives' was going to be. I just didn’t have a clue. I wasn’t originally casted in that part. They had another actor that was casted in that part and for some reason or another, they decided to recast. I was lucky enough to be at the right place at the right time and fit the bill. I had to audition for Marc Cherry, the creator of that show, and he saw fit to give me that role. It was an incredible opportunity but I did not anticipate it at all. I think a lot of it had to do with working with Eva Longoria. We had a great friendship and we had great chemistry on screen. I think people really loved that stor...

**** Star Dishes To HuffPost Live **** Kathy Griffin Comedian Kathy Griffin has talked openly about disliking Fox News, but she took it one step further on HuffPost Live , telling host Marc Lamont Hill that she finds Fox News even more irritating because her mother watches it, and that she used to Griffin "hate watch" the network for comedic material. Griffin: “The bane of my existence is that my 94-year-old alcoholic mother calls Bill O'Reilly her boyfriend... That's a bitter pill to swallow. And she thinks that Sean Hannity... delivers news.” Griffin also sounded off on her bestie, Anderson Cooper, saying, "I'm his personal war zone." Griffin: “He's terrified. He says that he sweats more with me on New Year’s on those risers in the middle of Times Square -- where one year I believe it was 13 degrees -- than he does in any war zone. And I take pride in that. I am his personal war zone. This is his w...

Ricky Camilleri And Pierce Brosnan Actor Pierce Brosnan appeared on HuffPost Live today and shared a few funny anecdotes with host Ricky Camilleri -- first, Brosnan revealed the role he was deemed 'too handsome' to play; and also told about the time a fan used him to get close to "Halle Berry's ass."  Brosnan: "This young lad looked at me, shook my hand, and he just looked at his hand and said, 'This is the closest I'll ever get to Halle Berry's ass... I had no qualms about it. I just thought it was a very funny line." View thew clip HERE . On Being 'Too Handsome' for a Role: Brosnan: "I remember reading 'Angela's Ashes,' and I really wanted to play the part in 'Angela's Ashes,' being an Irishman. I called [author] Frank McCourt up to throw my hat in the ring, and he said, 'Nope. Too handsome. Too handsome.' You're either too short, you're ...

Gene Simmons KISS frontman Gene Simmons appeared on HuffPost Live and spoke with host Ricky Camilleri about KISS's new tour and the reality series "4th and Loud." But the conversation quickly turned into Simmons opining about immigrants today and their reluctance, in his mind, to learn English. Gene Simmons: "I'm actually saying the thing that needs to be said, because the politically-correct climate is bullshit." Ricky Camilleri: "What is the politically-correct climate in regards to immigrants though?" Simmons: "You don't want to upset anybody by saying, 'Learn to speak goddamn English.' So, as an immigrant, I'm telling you: learn to speak goddamn English. It is the key that will unlock the keys to the kingdom. If you make the effort then all the possibilities of this culture will open up for you and give you all the rewards that I've gotten." Camilleri: "You don'...

Amy Brenneman Actress Amy Brenneman stopped by HuffPost Live yesterday to talk with Host Ricky Camilleri about her new HBO series “The Leftovers” and weighed in on the important matter of co-star Justin Theroux’s bulge that appeared in the show’s first episode. Ricky Camilleri: “[Liv Tyler] referenced this hilarious thing about Justin Theroux’s sweatpants in the pilot. Did you hear about this? She referenced his sweatpants’ bulge and said that she noticed it clearly in the screening of the pilot. Did that become a cast joke for everybody or is that just her own private joke?” Brenneman: “I think Liv…[it was] in the privacy of her own thoughts. I know exactly what she means because there is a flashback episode where he jogs again and it did bring the pilot back. [Theroux's bulge] is really adorable, and a very specific choice. And I don't know who came up with that -- if it was Justin, wardrobe, Damon [Lindelof].”