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Sony Attempts to Brainwash the Cast of Community

By Amos Barshad at

Community’s studio, Sony, sent a memo to its cast — most of whom had already gone on Twitter-record explaining exactly how pissed off they were — providing them with sample answers for how to respond to interview questions about Dan Harmon's dismissal as showrunner. This, as far as I can tell, is actually real. Via THR:

Since we know that cast members have interviews coming up this week, I wanted to forward some messaging we hope our cast will find helpful as they navigate questions that will undoubtedly come up. I know that [new showrunners] David and Moses are reaching out to them all directly but I've also heard from some of the actors that they'd like some guidance on the topic. [Editor's note: Who? Who asked for guidance?!]

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