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The Scoop for Aug. 7, 2017

Auditions start next week; the Hoff wants a reboot; it’s time to sweep the leg again, and Singin’ Sam Jackson…

BONUS SCOOPAGE:
Great news for those of us who are already nostalgic for deranged ranter Anthony Scaramucci’s short-lived tenure as White House director of communications: A “major Hollywood producer” is reportedly trying to turn the dramatic 11 days into a TV show or movie. TMZ reports that an unnamed high-profile producer has reached out to the Mooch to produce either a sitcom series or a feature film about his time in the White House. The project would center on “an outsider assuming power in D.C. to the great dismay of longtime political hacks who go straight for the jugular.” the way things work in Hollywood, this show will last longer than The Mooch’s job.

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