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  • Debra Messing Excited for ‘Will & Grace’ Reunion

    Debra Messing excitedly announced via Twitter on Tuesday that a Will & Grace reunion of sorts will take place on her new show, The Mysteries of Laura. Messing starred opposite Eric McCormack in Will & Grace for eight years. McCormack’s upcoming guest appearance on The Mysteries of Laura will mark the first time the two have worked together since the end of Will & Grace–back in 2006.

    Messing stars as Detective Laura Diamond in the new series. Her character is a homicide detective with the NYPD. She faces a slew of additional challenges in her personal life since her ex-husband (played by Josh Lucas) is now her boss on the police force, and she must balance work along with raising their young twin sons.

    Deadline reports that Eric McCormack will appear on The Mysteries of Laura in the role of Dr. Andrew Devlin–a heart surgeon who is suspected of homicide following the death of his ex-wife. To add fuel to the proverbial fire, Devlin and Diamond were once engaged. Deadline adds that “sparks will fly.”

    Debra Messing retweeted the exciting news after Eric McCormack first shared it on Twitter.

    Messing also retweeted the excitement of some of her–and McCormack’s–fans.

    It hasn’t yet been announced when the episode featuring the sort-of Will & Grace reunion will air on The Mysteries of Laura, but it’s sure to lure lots of the old show’s fans.

    Will you be among them?

  • Jane Fonda Reveals Mother Was Sexually Abused As a Child

    Long-time activist Jane Fonda told an audience of other activists and philanthropists that her mother had been sexually abused as a child, a trauma that may have been a factor leading to the decision to take her own life at the age of 42.

    Fonda shared the revelation at the 40th anniversary of the Rape Treatment Center, a renowned center committed to providing treatment for sexual assault victims.

    The Oscar-winning actress served as host of The Rape Foundation’s annual fundraising event held this year at billionaire Ron Burkle’s Greenacres estate in Beverly Hills.

    The 76-year-old actress said she didn’t acquire the knowledge about her mother first-hand, but came across details of the abuse while doing research for her memoirs. The actress said it was while reviewing her mother’s medical records that she uncovered details of her mother’s abuse, which apparently occurred when she was eight years old.

    Fonda was 12 when her mother, Frances Fonda Seymour, committed suicide.

    “The minute that I read that, everything fell into place,” Fonda told the audience. “I knew why the promiscuity, the endless plastic surgery, the guilt, the inability to love or be intimate, and I was able to forgive her and forgive myself.”

    Fonda promised to “support the Rape Treatment Center for the rest of my life” because sexual violence is “epidemic.”

    Fonda’s 9 to 5 co-star and fellow activist, Lily Tomlin, introduced Fonda at the event. Other speakers included David Schwimmer and Eric McCormack, who urged the crowd to support the center. Five attendees, including Burkle, donated $100,000 to support the Rape Treatment Center’s continued efforts to offer free medical, psychological and legal services to victims of sexual assault.

    The founder of the Rape Treatment Center and President of The Rape Foundation, Gail Abarbanel, introduced other rape survivors, including the mother of the Steubenville, Ohio High School student, who was assaulted in 2012. Abarbanel praised the girl for her bravery in pressing charges against the star football players accused in the attack, despite overwhelming support for the beloved players by the community.

    The Rape Foundation provides other services, including free training for first responders and sexual assault prevention programs across the country.

  • Debra Messing and Eric McCormack Reunite

    Will Truman and Grace Adler came into our living rooms every Thursday night for eight years as the principal characters of the wildly popular must-see sitcom “Will & Grace” which was on the air from 1998 – 2006. They weren’t a couple, as Will was gay and Grace was straight, but they had a love affair for the ages – best friends, confidants and platonic lifetime companions.

    Today the internet is abuzz with speculation that a “Will & Grace” movie could potentially be in the works after Debra Messing and Eric McCormack were photographed on the red carpet hugging and mugging for the camera during an event that honored their former “Will & Grace” director and producer James Burrows.

    See yourself:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXwPuCgILTY&feature=player_detailpage

    Apparently the idea for a “Will & Grace” movie has come up in the past. During an interview with “Huffington Post” last March, Messing responded, “never say never” when asked about a big screen possibility. She went on to say that, “I would hope that all the characters had found some love at some point, but you know, it’s a comedy. So happiness does not equal laughter most of the time on TV.”

    Messing took to Twitter to describe her joyous reunion with McCormack.

    During its eight season run, “Will & Grace” was one of the most successful shows on television. In fact, it was the first television show to ever feature a gay leading character. The sitcom would go on to win 16 Emmy Awards and garner 83 total nominations. In 2003, Messing took home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy, cementing her place in television history.

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