ABC/Art Schreiber(NEW YORK) — Less than a week after Richard Schiff revealed he and his wife Sheila Kelley tested positive for COVID-19, he is giving fans an update.
On Monday, The West Wing actor shared on Twitter,“Covid update. Thank you all for so much love and support. You’re making it so much easier for @thesheilakelley and me.”
He added, “I am in the hospital on Remdesivir, O2 and steroids showing some improvement every day. Sheila is home and doing better but still fairly ill. Love you all.”
On Instagram, Kelley, 59, shared a similar update about Schiff, 65, and their family. The couple have two children together — son Gus and daughter Ruby.
“The last 72 hours have been tough. LOML @therichardschiff is now in the hospital on oxygen and remdesivir,” she began. “Thank you all of you for the prayers and love. We feel them. He’s doing better. Getting stronger.”
“My son and I are still riding this strange covid coaster up and then down and all around,” the actress continued. “I have never experienced anything like this before in my life. One minute I’m feeling pretty good and the next I’m struggling to breathe.”
Kelley went on to urge people to “listen to your body. Not what everyone is saying around you” when it comes to the virus and ended her message reminding everyone to “keep masking up” and “washing hands.”
Schiff and Kelley tested positive on Election Day (November 3) but didn’t announce it until a week later on November 10.
“This has been the most bizarre week of our lives,” Schiff wrote at the time. “This is tough. We are determined to find a way to health again. We root for everyone out there who are struggling with this thing. Love from here.”
Daniel Knighton/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Veteran stand-up comic Sinbad is recovering from a recent stroke, his family said in a statement to Variety.
“It is out of sincere love that we share Sinbad, our beloved husband and father, is recovering from a recent stroke,” read statement. “Sinbad is a light source of love and joy for many generations. While he is beginning his road to recovery, we are faithful and optimistic that he will bring laughter into our hearts soon.”
“Our family thanks you in advance for your love and support and ask for continued prayers for his healing,” the statement continued. “We also ask that you please respect our privacy during this time. Thank you.”
The 64-year-old comedian, born David Adkins, came to prominence following a series of HBO specials in the early 1990s. He went on to play Coach Walter Oakes on the Cosby Show spinoff A Different World, which ran on NBC for six seasons between 1987 and 1993. The show also starred Lisa Bonet, Marisa Tomei, Jada Pinkett Smith, Dawn Lewis and Jasmine Guy.
He followed that with The Sinbad Show, which ran for a season on Fox from 1993-94. Most recently, he had a major role on the Fox series Rel, the comedy starring Lil Rel Howery.
Brock Pierce, the former child actor who starred in the Disney feature First Kid alongside Sinbad, said in a statement on Monday, “I am eternally grateful to Sinbad, as a mentor and a friend. Throughout his life, he has proven, time and time again, that one can do well, by doing good for others, and I wish him a speedy recovery and good health in the future.”
ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — The stakes were the highest they’ve ever been on Monday night’s Dancing with the Stars as the competitors stared down the scariest hurdle that stood between them and the finals — a surprise double elimination. Unfortunately, despite bringing the judges to their feet, the audience voted to send Johnny Weir and Skai Jackson home.
Monday night’s bottom three proved to be the most heartbreaking of all, with Carrie Ann Inaba even stalling for time in hopes of saving everyone. Unfortunately, the audience had spoken and the judges unanimously agreed to save Justina Machado, who was also sent to the bottom three, due to her consistent performances and steady improvement.
Host Tyra Banks pointed out that, while it was immensely disappointing that Jackson and Weir would be unable to compete in the finals, they left the season on a high note by finishing with their highest scores and accomplishing their best performances of the season.
All the competitors were ready to meet the night’s challenges on Monday. For the first of the two dances everyone had to master, competitors were tasked to revisit their weakest routine of the season in the redemption round. Much to the judges’ enthusiastic delight, everyone seamlessly rose to the challenge.
One such competitor was Catfish host Nev Schulman, who blew the foxtrot he performed in the first episode of the season by a 10 point margin by finishing with another perfect score of 30 out of 30. All three judges jumped out of their chairs and marveled over how much Schulman has grown as a dancer, which made it all the easier for them to award him a second perfect score for his contemporary, allowing him to finish the night with an unbeatable 60 out of 60.
Another star that amazed the judges and joined Schulman atop the leaderboard with her own perfect score was The Bachlorette‘s Kaitlyn Bristowe. The 35-year-old was first challenged to redeem her old Paso Doble routine and truly revel in the drama of the passionate dance, to which she smirked, “No one’s ever told me to have more drama!”
Later, with her emotional contemporary to The Chicks‘ “Cowboy Take Me Away” in honor of her childhood best friend who was tragically killed in a car crash at 18, Bristowe easily earned another set of straight 10s, pushing her final score to 60 out of 60.
One Day at a Time star Justina Machado electrified the judges in her redemption round, dancing the tango to Moulin Rouge‘s “El Tango De Roxanne,” where she ironed out every flaw judge Bruno Tonioli brought to her attention during rehearsals. For her second routine, the actress fully embraced her softer side with a tender contemporary to “Holding Out for a Hero,” of which she dedicated to her dance partner, Sasha Farber. She left judge Derek Hough speechless and finished the night in second place — earning a final score of 58 out of 60.
Rapper Nelly also accomplished his best scores, rising above the challenges of the Paso Doble while making both Derek and Bruno blush thanks to the “Ride Wit Me” artist flaunting his sculpted physique by dancing shirtless. However, it’s his jive that truly pushed him over the edge, which was full of pizazz and humor that truly became the Grammy Award winner’s breakout performance. He finished the night with a 56 out of 60.
Carrie Ann remarked at the conclusion of the final round that she has “never ever seen dancing at this level, ever!”
Next week is the finals and only one dancer will win the Mirror Ball Trophy. Of course, the rule book will be thrown out and the four finalists will have full creative freedom over their respective freestyle routines.
In addition to Derek Hough returning to the ballroom floor for a special performance, Nelly will also take the stage to perform a medley of his greatest hits. However, as Tyra Banks teased in the final seconds of the night’s show, there will be plenty surprises, as well!
Dancing with the Stars returns for its season finale next Monday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Here are your finalists of Dancing with the Stars season 29: Nev Schulman, host of Catfish, with Jenna Johnson — 60/60 Kaitlyn Bristowe, former star of The Bachelorette, with Artem Chigvintsev — 60/60 Justina Machado, One Day at a Time star, with Sasha Farber— 58/60 Nelly, Grammy Award-winning rapper, with Daniella Karagach — 56/60
ABC (LOS ANGELES) — TV super producer David E. Kelley, the guy behind Big Little Lies, Ally McBeal, and a bunch of other hits, is back tonight with his latest show — ABC’s Big Sky — and stars Kylie Bunbury and Katheryn Winnick tell ABC Audio that viewers are in for a wild ride.
“This show is a dark thriller about an ex cop, Jenny, and a private detective who come together to find two teenage missing girls,” Bunbury dishes as Winnick adds, “Intertwined with a crazy love triangle, that there’s a lot of heightened emotions, a lot of tension that you will see unfold as the series goes on.”
While tuning in is the only way to keep up with the drama, Bunbury shares that viewers won’t be left in total suspense.
“Actually you will you will get some answers. You will know things after every episode,” she says. “Will things be solved? No.”
As for her favorite part of making Big Sky, that goes a bit deeper than just love triangles and drama. For Bunbury playing a character that she, and others, can identify with was rewarding.
“As a biracial woman myself, I grew up in a pretty white world in Minnesota, and to get to explore that in this show is is really gratifying,” she explains. “… also that I get to sort of represent Black cowboys, because a lot of people don’t know that some of the first cowboys were Black.”
Meanwhile for Winnick, her favorite part was simply that she got to wear jeans, which was a dramatic change from what she wore while starring in Vikings for the past seven years.
“I was literally strapped up in leathers and chains and braids,” she laughs. “And so it’s nice to not be in a period piece.”
ABC/Art Schreiber(NEW YORK) — Less than a week after Richard Schiff revealed he and his wife Sheila Kelley tested positive for COVID-19, he is giving fans an update. 
