Freeform has put into development The Girlfriend, from writer-actress-comedian Jamie Lee, director James Griffiths and ABC Signature Studios.
Written by Lee, The Girlfriend is a new take on a rom-com. It revolves around Crystal Chase — a 30-something toiling away in Bakersfield, California — whose life is turned upside down when she finally meets “the one”… Too bad “the one” is the prime suspect in his wife’s mysterious disappearance. This is a subversive romantic comedy about a woman struggling with her soul as she evolves from a local nobody into the nationally infamous “girlfriend.”
It’s hard not to see spot parallels between The Girlfriend and headline-making “other women” such as Scott Petterson’s ex-girlfriend Amber Frey and the mistress of “killer dad” Chris Watts who was recently thrown into the spotlight after Watts’ wife and children went missing.
Lee will write the pilot script and will co-executive produce.
Written by Lee, The Girlfriend is a new take on a rom-com. It revolves around Crystal Chase — a 30-something toiling away in Bakersfield, California — whose life is turned upside down when she finally meets “the one”… Too bad “the one” is the prime suspect in his wife’s mysterious disappearance. This is a subversive romantic comedy about a woman struggling with her soul as she evolves from a local nobody into the nationally infamous “girlfriend.”
It’s hard not to see spot parallels between The Girlfriend and headline-making “other women” such as Scott Petterson’s ex-girlfriend Amber Frey and the mistress of “killer dad” Chris Watts who was recently thrown into the spotlight after Watts’ wife and children went missing.
Lee will write the pilot script and will co-executive produce.
- 1/25/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Thirteen years after Scott Peterson was found guilty of killing his wife Laci and their unborn son, he is appealing his death sentence. So does this mean that Scott will be getting a new trial? In his habeas corpus appeal, Scott blames his lawyer for failing to call certain witnesses and a juror for lying as evidence enough he deserves a retrial. However, Nancy Grace, who is examining Scott's case on tonight's episode of Grace vs. Abrams, thinks there might be a chance the now 45-year-old will be walking out of prison. Watch the video above to see the latest update on the Scott Peterson murder case. Scott first appealed his sentence in 2012 via a direct appeal, which was focused largely on the judge's ruling. The habeas appeal, which was filed in 2015, alleges that Scott's constitutional rights were violated because he was deprived of effective legal counsel. According to The Modesta Bee,...
- 5/8/2018
- by Anna Quintana
- In Touch Weekly
The moment Amber Frey took the stand to testify against her former lover, Scott Peterson, at his murder trial was by several expert accounts a crucial shift against him — perhaps the earliest signal of his fate months later, when he would be convicted of two first-degree murders and sentenced to die.
For three months, as People reported at the time, “the prosecution team apparently failed to connect the dots for jurors, while antagonizing the judge by bungling basic procedural matters.”
But then Frey took the stand, testifying for several days about her relationship with Peterson, her realization that he was...
For three months, as People reported at the time, “the prosecution team apparently failed to connect the dots for jurors, while antagonizing the judge by bungling basic procedural matters.”
But then Frey took the stand, testifying for several days about her relationship with Peterson, her realization that he was...
- 9/12/2017
- by Adam Carlson
- PEOPLE.com
In a new ABC documentary about her pregnant daughter’s 2002 murder, nm1851169 autoLaci Peterson[/link]’s mother recalls her own mental anguish over the realization that Laci’s husband, Scott Peterson, might have been involved in her disappearance.
“It was very, very hard to even begin to suspect him, because in the back of my mind I kept thinking, what if he didn’t have anything to do with it?,” says Sharon Rocha in Truth and Lies: The Murder of Laci Peterson, which airs Thursday, September 14 (9 p.m. and 11 p.m. Et) on ABC. (An exclusive clip of the trailer is posted above.
“It was very, very hard to even begin to suspect him, because in the back of my mind I kept thinking, what if he didn’t have anything to do with it?,” says Sharon Rocha in Truth and Lies: The Murder of Laci Peterson, which airs Thursday, September 14 (9 p.m. and 11 p.m. Et) on ABC. (An exclusive clip of the trailer is posted above.
- 9/5/2017
- by Jeff Truesdell
- PEOPLE.com
There are very few murder investigations that capture the attention of the entire country, but the ones that do usually stay with people forever. Laci Peterson became one of those cases when she went missing on Christmas Eve in 2002. While any missing persons case is devastating, people became enamored with the beautiful 27-year-old because she was eight months pregnant with her son, who was to be named Connor, when she vanished. Those closest to Laci, and the general public, couldn't understand why someone would want to hurt a woman who didn't appear to have any enemies. But as the days turned into weeks following her disappearance, the details of what happened slowly began to fill in the confusing puzzle, and it still remains one of the most chilling murder cases in recent years. Laci's husband (and Connor's dad), Scott Peterson, quickly became the police's main suspect due to his bizarre behavior,...
- 8/31/2017
- by Caitlin Hacker
- Popsugar.com
The discovery of the bodies of Laci and Conner Peterson in April 2003 became a turning point in the investigation of Laci’s husband, Scott Peterson, for their murders. He was arrested days later and was convicted the following year, after which he was sentenced to die.
But, as with so much else about the Laci Peterson case, what authorities say happened and how Scott continues to describe it sharply conflict — a divide that is detailed in the ongoing A&E docuseries The Murder of Laci Peterson.
In an exclusive clip from the third episode, airing Tuesday night, both Scott and...
But, as with so much else about the Laci Peterson case, what authorities say happened and how Scott continues to describe it sharply conflict — a divide that is detailed in the ongoing A&E docuseries The Murder of Laci Peterson.
In an exclusive clip from the third episode, airing Tuesday night, both Scott and...
- 8/29/2017
- by Adam Carlson
- PEOPLE.com
Police didn’t have to look far to find a suspect in the disappearance and death of Laci Peterson: Her husband, Scott Peterson, was almost immediately under scrutiny, thanks in part to his being her spouse — and because of how he acted after she vanished.
“His overall demeanor was so off from what they had seen in their experience as investigators that they completely zeroed in on him,” Ted Rowlands, a local TV reporter, explains in an exclusive clip from Tuesday night’s episode of A&E’s six-part The Murder of Laci Peterson, which retraces the case’s history.
“His overall demeanor was so off from what they had seen in their experience as investigators that they completely zeroed in on him,” Ted Rowlands, a local TV reporter, explains in an exclusive clip from Tuesday night’s episode of A&E’s six-part The Murder of Laci Peterson, which retraces the case’s history.
- 8/22/2017
- by Adam Carlson
- PEOPLE.com
Convicted killer Scott Peterson “wanted a different life,” and that’s why he killed his wife Laci and their unborn son Conner. So says Peterson prosecutor Birgit Fladager, who is interviewed on an upcoming two-hour NBC Dateline special airing Friday.
“The reason for the murder was he didn’t want to be married anymore and he didn’t want to have a child,” Fladager said during the two-hour episode, which airs Friday, April 21, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt, 8 p.m. Ct.
“He wanted a different life. He didn’t want what he had.”
Laci Peterson was eight months pregnant when...
“The reason for the murder was he didn’t want to be married anymore and he didn’t want to have a child,” Fladager said during the two-hour episode, which airs Friday, April 21, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt, 8 p.m. Ct.
“He wanted a different life. He didn’t want what he had.”
Laci Peterson was eight months pregnant when...
- 4/19/2017
- by Christine Pelisek
- PEOPLE.com
Did Scott Peterson — the man convicted of murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, and their unborn son, Conner, in 2002, before tossing both of their bodies into the San Francisco Bay — get a fair trial?
That’s the question Oxygen’s Snapped will pose when it returns for its 20th season on May 7.
Peterson was convicted of murder in 2004. He was sentenced to die the following March and remains on death row in California. (He appealed in 2012, effectively forestalling his execution for years, though prosecutors have challenged that.)
People is debuting an exclusive teaser from the Snapped two-part special, which the network...
That’s the question Oxygen’s Snapped will pose when it returns for its 20th season on May 7.
Peterson was convicted of murder in 2004. He was sentenced to die the following March and remains on death row in California. (He appealed in 2012, effectively forestalling his execution for years, though prosecutors have challenged that.)
People is debuting an exclusive teaser from the Snapped two-part special, which the network...
- 4/12/2017
- by Adam Carlson
- PEOPLE.com
Amber Heard has had a "consultation" with renowned feminist lawyer lawyer Gloria Allred's California firm Allred Maroko Goldberg, a source tells People. Heard, the source says, had a four-hour meeting with the firm in Los Angeles on Friday amid her ongoing acrimonious divorce from husband Johnny Depp, whom she alleges continually abused her. In addition to the divorce proceedings, Heard also filed a defamation lawsuit against comedian Doug Stanhope last week after he accused her of blackmailing Depp and lying about the alleged domestic abuse. Heard claims that Stanhope "orchestrated a plot to write an article, which was published at TheWrap.
- 6/6/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
Amber Heard has had a "consultation" with renowned feminist lawyer lawyer Gloria Allred's California firm Allred Maroko Goldberg, a source tells People. Heard, the source says, had a four-hour meeting with the firm in Los Angeles on Friday amid her ongoing acrimonious divorce from husband Johnny Depp, whom she alleges continually abused her. In addition to the divorce proceedings, Heard also filed a defamation lawsuit against comedian Doug Stanhope last week after he accused her of blackmailing Depp and lying about the alleged domestic abuse. Heard claims that Stanhope "orchestrated a plot to write an article, which was published at TheWrap.
- 6/6/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
It has been nearly 11 years since a jury convicted Scott Peterson in the death of his wife, Laci, and unborn son, Conner. In the decade since Peterson was sentenced, he has sat on California's death row, awaiting an execution that may or may not ever come.
Despite the time that has passed, the jurors remain convinced of his guilt – and impatient to see his sentence carried out.
On Saturday's episode of Murder Made Me Famous on the Reelz channel, juror Mike Belmessieri pulls no punches as he speaks about the 42-year-old convicted murder.
"Scott Peterson is a sociopath," Belmessieri tells the show.
Despite the time that has passed, the jurors remain convinced of his guilt – and impatient to see his sentence carried out.
On Saturday's episode of Murder Made Me Famous on the Reelz channel, juror Mike Belmessieri pulls no punches as he speaks about the 42-year-old convicted murder.
"Scott Peterson is a sociopath," Belmessieri tells the show.
- 8/20/2015
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- People.com - TV Watch
The celebrity lawyer's newest client is the former girlfriend of the accused face-eating cannibal in Miami – and that's not a surprise
The news that celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred is now representing Yovanka Bryant, the former girlfriend of accused Miami face-eating cannibal Rudy Eugene is perhaps the least strange event in that shocking story.
Wherever and whenever something bizarre or perverse or just plain gossipy hits America's front pages, Allred is never far behind, snapping up clients and holding news conferences. Bryant was due to tell her story at a press conference in Miami on Wednesday.
Here are 10 of the strangest and most high-profile cases that she has been involved in.
The Oj Simpson trial
In 1995 the murder trial of Oj Simpson was quite simply the biggest story in the world. The blanket media coverage and media obsession helped shape the current landscape of celebrity justice and trial by cable TV.
The news that celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred is now representing Yovanka Bryant, the former girlfriend of accused Miami face-eating cannibal Rudy Eugene is perhaps the least strange event in that shocking story.
Wherever and whenever something bizarre or perverse or just plain gossipy hits America's front pages, Allred is never far behind, snapping up clients and holding news conferences. Bryant was due to tell her story at a press conference in Miami on Wednesday.
Here are 10 of the strangest and most high-profile cases that she has been involved in.
The Oj Simpson trial
In 1995 the murder trial of Oj Simpson was quite simply the biggest story in the world. The blanket media coverage and media obsession helped shape the current landscape of celebrity justice and trial by cable TV.
- 6/6/2012
- by Paul Harris
- The Guardian - Film News
NEW YORK -- NBC won Monday night's primetime, highlighted by Dateline NBC and its exclusive interview with Princes William and Prince Harry.
Dateline was the night's top program with 12.2 million viewers and a 4.1 rating/12 share in adults 18-49, according to preliminary estimates released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research. That not only was the top show at 10 p.m. but also all night.
It was also the best ratings for Dateline since Jan. 4, 2005, when the show interviewed Amber Frey.
NBC won two of three hours in primetime, winning with Deal or No Deal (11.9 million, 3.1/10) against mostly repeats at 8 p.m. But the premiere of Age of Love (6.9 million, 2.4/7) came in third in the hour against Fox's established Hell's Kitchen (7.3 million, 3.4/9) as well as CBS repeats Two and a Half Men (9.2 million, 2.7/8) and How I Met Your Mother (7.5 million, 2.4/6).
Monday averages: NBC (10.4 million, 3.2/9); CBS (7.2 million, 2.2/7); Fox (5.4 million, 2.5/8); ABC (4.6 million, 1.8/5); and the CW (1.7 million, 0.7/2).
Dateline was the night's top program with 12.2 million viewers and a 4.1 rating/12 share in adults 18-49, according to preliminary estimates released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research. That not only was the top show at 10 p.m. but also all night.
It was also the best ratings for Dateline since Jan. 4, 2005, when the show interviewed Amber Frey.
NBC won two of three hours in primetime, winning with Deal or No Deal (11.9 million, 3.1/10) against mostly repeats at 8 p.m. But the premiere of Age of Love (6.9 million, 2.4/7) came in third in the hour against Fox's established Hell's Kitchen (7.3 million, 3.4/9) as well as CBS repeats Two and a Half Men (9.2 million, 2.7/8) and How I Met Your Mother (7.5 million, 2.4/6).
Monday averages: NBC (10.4 million, 3.2/9); CBS (7.2 million, 2.2/7); Fox (5.4 million, 2.5/8); ABC (4.6 million, 1.8/5); and the CW (1.7 million, 0.7/2).
- 6/20/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Peter Facinelli has been tapped as the lead in ABC's drama pilot "Westside", and Vincent Pastore is set to star in NBC's untitled Dave Flebotte project, exec produced by Dick Wolf. In other pilot-casting news, David Conrad has been tapped to co-star in CBS' untitled John Gray project, Timm Sharp has nabbed the lead in NBC's "Early Bird", Brady Smith is set to co-star in CBS' "Everything I know About Men" and the WB Network has cast newcomer Nathalie Kelley and Geoff Stults as the two leads in its untitled mermaid drama pilot. On the pilot-pickup side, UPN has given the green light to "Everybody Hates Chris", a single-camera comedy executive produced by Chris Rock. In the longform arena, Nathan Anderson has been tapped to portray convicted killer Scott Peterson in CBS' telefilm "Witness: The Amber Frey Story".
- 3/13/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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