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LOS ANGELES — Actress Pauley Perrette says CBS has always been good to her and has always had her back, days after she said she suffered “multiple physical assaults” before leaving “NCIS” after 15 seasons.
Perrette tweeted the conciliatory language Tuesday, soon after CBS said in a statement that Perrette had “a workplace concern” more than a year ago, and the company took the matter seriously and worked with her to find a resolution.
Neither Perrette nor CBS offered any specifics on what happened to her or who was responsible for it.
Over 15 million viewers tuned in last week to see Perrette's final “NCIS” episode.
Then over the weekend she sent a series of long tweets saying she had been assaulted but has “refused to go low” and publicly air what happened.
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NEW YORK — Filmmaker Paul Schrader says he's hoping “First Reformed” isn't his last film, but if it is, at least it's a good one.
The 71-year-old screenwriter and director says while he generally has a next film in mind, he's taking a breather to see how his latest film is received. “First Reformed” stars Ethan Hawke as an upstate New York pastor whose faith is shaken after he's unable to save a parishioner.
Shrader says he was surprised to discover how much the film parallels one of his early screenwriting successes, “Taxi Driver.”
“Taxi Driver” was born out of a time when Schrader was drinking heavily and living in his car.
“First Reformed” incorporates elements of Schrader's Calvinist upbringing in Michigan.
ATLANTA — The rapper T.I. was arrested early Wednesday as he tried to enter his gated community outside Atlanta and was charged with disorderly conduct, public drunkenness and simple assault — but the artist's lawyer called it a wrongful arrest.Henry County Deputy Police Chief Mike Ireland said T.I. was arrested around 4:30 a.m. after he got into an argument with a security guard. Media reports say the Grammy-winning artist, whose real name is Clifford Harris, had lost his key and the guard wouldn't let him into the community.Ireland said T.I. and a friend were arrested. The rapper has been released on bail.T.I.'s attorney, Steve Sadow, said in a statement that the rapper was “wrongfully arrested.”The rapper served about seven months in prison in 2009 after his arrest on federal gun charges.He also spent about 10 months in federal prison on a probation violation in 2010 after he was arrested on drug charges in Los Angeles.T.I. is one of the biggest names in hip-hop, with multiple platinum-selling albums and singles, production credits and roles in films like “ATL” and “American Gangster.”By The Associated Press
