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    Kate McKinnon Quits Theranos TV Series 'The Dropout'

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    The ‘Saturday Night Live’ comedienne has left the upcoming television series after she was previously expected to portray disgraced biotech company founder Elizabeth Holmes.

    Feb 20, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Actress Kate McKinnon has stepped down from upcoming TV series “The Dropout”.
    The “Ghostbusters” star had been due to portray disgraced Elizabeth Holmes, the woman who skyrocketed to prominence as one of the youngest self-made billionaires ever in 2014, after claiming scientists at her biotech company Theranos would revolutionise blood testing by using just a pinprick of blood, as opposed to the usual syringe method.
    However, her blood-testing machine didn’t really work and the results were inaccurate, and in 2018, she and a former Theranos boss were indicted on a string of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud charges for falsifying results to consumers.
    The show, based on the podcast of the same name, was given a straight-to-series order in 2019, with McKinnon on board as executive producer and star, but now she has exited the project.

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    According to Deadline, Hulu officials are still planning to move forward with the miniseries, and are currently searching for a replacement, ahead of a planned summer production start.
    It’s the latest screen project to explore Holmes’ story – it was also the subject of the 2020 documentary “The Inventor”, directed by Alex Gibney.
    Jennifer Lawrence had also previously been linked to the role of Holmes in a planned Adam McKay film called “Bad Blood” although it’s unclear if the film, initially announced in 2016, is still in development.
    Kate McKinnon is among the “Saturday Night Live” regulars. She also lent her voice to animated series “Nature Cat” and “The Magic School Bus Rides Again”.
    On the big screen, the funnywoman was last seen in 2019’s rom-com “Yesterday” and true-story drama “Bombshell”. She additionally reprised her role in the “Magic School Bus” movie.

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      Kate McKinnon Asked to Avoid Using Live Animals on New Series by 'Tiger King' Star Carole Baskin

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      The ‘Saturday Night Live’ star’s latest project will be based on the popular Joe Exotic podcast, which focused on the life of zoo boss Joseph Maldonado-Passage.
      Mar 31, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Animal rights activist Carole Baskin is begging comedian and actress Kate McKinnon not to use live animals when she tackles a new series based on hit Netflix docuseries “Tiger King”.
      The “Saturday Night Live” star’s new project is based on the popular Joe Exotic podcast, which focused on the life of zoo boss Joseph Maldonado-Passage.
      The series has been fast-tracked following the success of the Netflix show, based on the self-titled Tiger King’s infamous rivalry with Baskin, who he tried to have killed.
      But the founder of Big Cat Rescue in Florida is urging her TV double, McKinnon, not to use lions and tigers on the show.
      In a statement obtained by TMZ, a representative for Big Cat Rescue writes: “We hope McKinnon has a passion for animals and that her series will focus on the horrible lives captive big cats lead when exploited by breeders like Joe Exotic. We further hope she urges the public to support the Big Cat Public Safety Act that would end the cub petting abuse in America.”
      Bosses at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), who have been trying to stop Joe’s alleged animal abuse for years, have also commented, begging Kate and her producers to use “only CGI, animatronics, or even existing footage of big cats and other animals”.
      Meanwhile, on Monday (March 30), cops in Hillsborough County, Florida, announced they are hoping the massive interest in the “Tiger King” story might help them solve a cold case surrounding the disappearance of multi-millionaire Jack ‘Don’ Lewis – Baskin’s former husband. He was last seen in August, 1997 and declared legally dead in 2002, but no one has ever been charged with his murder.

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