Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot in the works with Joss Whedon returning
The Buffyverse is about to expand.
A reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is in active development, EW has confirmed. The cult classic series, which starred Sarah Michelle Gellar as a “Slayer” chosen by fate to battle against vampires and demons for the greater good while also trying to live a normal life as a teenager, ran for seven seasons and has built in esteem since going off the air in 2003, praised widely for its feminist themes and artistry. Buffy was preceded by a film of the same name, and has spawned various companion materials over the past decade, including the spin-off Angel.
EW has learned that informal discussions over bringing Buffy back in a new form began last fall, with Monica Owusu-Breen (Alias, Midnight Texas) tapped as the new version’s writer and Joss Whedon working closely with her, returning to his role of executive producer. The reboot is now officially in the works, with Fox 21 Television Studios producing; it will be pitched to streaming and cable outlets later this summer.
No script, director, or casting has been confirmed at this time. It remains unclear whether Whedon will take on any greater creative role in the series, given his many other commitments (HBO just ordered his drama The Nevers straight-to-series), but a representative for Fox tells EW that he is currently working with Owusu-Breen on developing the reboot script.
The new Buffy version is being described as a “contemporary” and “richly diverse” take on the original series, building on the mythology of the original and using aspects of it to comment on aspects of the current political and cultural climates. Sources say that the reboot will cast a black actress in the titular role.
Gail Berman, Joe Earley, Fran Kazui and Kaz Kazui (producers of the film), and Sandollar Television will produce the Buffy reboot alongside Whedon.
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Dad accused of shoving baby wipe down infant’s throat, leaving child in critical condition
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – A Florida father has been charged with attempted murder after police say he jammed a balled-up baby wipe down his infant son’s throat, according to WFTS.
Michael Hurley, 32, was alone with the baby Tuesday night when the child’s mother came home from work to find the 5-month-old choking, Tarpon Springs police said.
The boy’s mother picked him up and began screaming for help. A neighbor ran over and the two women managed to pull a blood-soaked baby wipe from the infant’s throat, according to The Tampa Bay Times.
The 5-month-old is currently in critical condition at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, according to the paper, and is breathing with the help of a ventilator.
When asked how the baby wipe ended up blocking the child’s airway, Hurley told police he was wiping around the boy’s mouth but he “cannot remember” and “does not know what happened,” according to WFTS.
Police said the wipe was completely saturated with blood and appeared to have been wadded into a tight ball.
Hurley is being held at Pinellas County Jail on $500,000 bail.
California 4-year-old accidentally shoots, kills 2-year-old cousin
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. – A 2-year-old California girl died after a 4-year-old boy somehow got hold of a gun and accidentally shot her Friday morning, authorities said.
About 9:15 a.m., deputies and medical personnel responded to a report of a 2-year-old shooting victim in the 2700 block of Duffy Street, in the Muscoy area of San Bernardino County, according to Cindy Bachman of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
When first responders arrived, they confirmed the toddler had been shot, she said.
The little girl was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead about an hour later.
Her name has not yet been released.
It was not immediately known how the boy got hold of the gun, according to Bachman.
“Any information about the gun, where it was, how the child got ahold of it, who it belongs to – all of those details will be determined during the investigation,” she said.
The two children lived in the same house and were identified by the Sheriff’s Department as cousins.
A handful of adults were inside the home either when the shooting occurred or shortly after. Investigators have taken them to a sheriff’s station for interviews, according to Bachman.
Authorities also have to do the necessary paperwork to legally enter the residence and conduct the investigation, she added.
Bachman noted that everyone was being “very cooperative.”
No other information was immediately released.
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Trans woman says she was ‘humiliated’ after CVS pharmacist refused to fill her hormone prescription
A transgender woman said she was humiliated after a pharmacist at an Arizona CVS refused to fill her hormone prescription in April.
Hilde Hall, who detailed the incident in a blog post published on ACLU’s website on Thursday, said she was elated after she received her first prescription for hormone therapy from the doctor.
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However, when she went to a CVS in her hometown of Fountain Hills, Arizona, to fill the script, she was shocked by what came next.
Hall said the pharmacist “refused to fill one of the prescriptions needed to affirm my identity,” adding that the unidentified pharmacist did not give her “a clear reason for the refusal.”
She said the pharmacist then proceeded to ask her questions in front of other customers, which she said left her “embarrassed and distressed.”
“I nearly started crying in the middle of the store,” she recalled. “I didn’t want to answer why I had been prescribed this hormone therapy combination by my doctor. I felt like the pharmacist was trying to out me as transgender in front of strangers. I just froze and worked on holding back the tears.”
After the encounter, Hall asked the pharmacist again for her prescription back but he refused once more.
“I left the store feeling mortified,” she wrote.
Hall said she called her doctor when she got home explaining the situation. The office called the CVS for Hall to get the prescription filled but again the pharmacist refused.
Eventually, Hall got her prescription filled at a local Walgreens without a problem.
“I transferred all of my prescriptions there so that I never again have to see the pharmacist who discriminated against me,” she wrote.
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Hall said she contacted CVS’ corporate office many times to complain about the incident but said nothing was done. On Thursday, Hall said she decided to file a complaint to the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy saying something needed to be done.
AZ Central pointed out that Arizona “allows pharmacies and pharmacists to refuse to fill a prescription on religious or moral grounds.” However, pharmacists are required under state law to inform the company “in advance about any religious convictions.”
CVS released a statement regarding the incident.
“CVS Health extends its sincere apologies to Ms. Hall for her experience at our pharmacy in Fountain Hills, Arizona last spring. The conduct of the pharmacist, who is no longer employed by CVS, violated company policies and does not reflect our values or our commitment to inclusion, nondiscrimination and the delivery of outstanding patient care,” the statement read.
Hall declined to take legal action against CVS after she received an apology.
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Religious adoption agency can’t exclude gay parents, judge rules
In a ruling hailed as “historic,” a federal judge sided with the city of Philadelphia and same-sex foster and adoptive parents.
A federal judge on Friday ruled against a religious organization that refused to place foster children with gay families on religious grounds.
Judge Petrese B. Tucker of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled that the city of Philadelphia can require the foster and adoption agencies with which it contracts to abide by the city’s nondiscrimination policies. The decision marks the first time a federal court has ruled that such agencies may not turn away same-sex couples who don’t meet the agencies’ religious criteria.
The plaintiffs in the case — Catholic Social Services and three foster families with whom the agency works — were quick to file an appeal.
The dispute began in early March when the commissioner of Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services (DHS) discovered that two of the 30 foster care agencies with which it has contracts — Catholic Social Services and Bethany Christian Services — had policies that deny their publicly funded services to same-sex couples.
Following this discovery, DHS stopped working with the two organizations, noting that their policies regarding LGBTQ families violated the nondiscrimination clause included in the contract they entered into with DHS.
Catholic Social Services and three foster families then filed a lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia, claiming, among other things, that the city’s suspension of referrals of new children to their care violated their religious and free speech rights.
Friday’s ruling found that Catholic Social Services’ practices violated the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, and therefore the agency was not entitled to continue to receive public funding. According to court documents, Catholic Social Services currently has a $19.4 million contract with Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services.
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