Is there behind-the-scenes turmoil at Chelsea Handler’s new talk show?
That’s the scuttlebutt after it emerged that showrunner Bill Wolff was exiting “Chelsea”; just three weeks after its launch following weak reviews for the new Netflix talker, notes The Hollywood Reporter. Wolff, who previously worked on “The View”;, won’t be replaced.
“I am excited for Chelsea as she continues to produce her singular vision for a television talk show,”; Wolff said in a statement. “My friends at Netflix provide the foremost platform in developing ambitious and compelling creative content.”;
Added Handler: “I’m grateful that Bill was part of the pioneering effort to get Netflix’s first talk show off the ground.”;
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Following the news, Ottawa’s 106.9 Jump! morning show co-host Jesse Reynolds tweeted that Handler’s “show is FLOPPING”; and people “are quitting.”;
I love @chelseahandler, but her new @Netflix show is FLOPPING & ppl are quitting! Also @KanyeWest“s office was burgled! #JUMPsleaze is NEXT!
— Jesse Reynolds (@ifyouseekjesse) May 30, 2016
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsHandler took to Twitter to share her perspective on the show’s growing pains after its first nine episodes, writing that “the show is taking time to be come [sic] the show I want. I am getting my footing. I don’t flop.
@ifyouseekjesse @netflix @kanyewest the show is taking time to be come the show I want. I am getting my footing. I don’t flop. — Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) May 30, 2016
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She issued a second tweet, adding that “there will be 90 episodes of “Chelsea’ on Netflix. Plenty of time.”;
And for those of you writing or reading stories, there will be 90 episodes of Chelsea on Netflix. Plenty of time.
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) May 30, 2016
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