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· ABC is tinkering with its 9/11 miniseries to address the concerns of pissed-off Democrats who are nitpicking over the project's "despicable, irresponsible fraud," and also allegedly considering the "bombshell" move of pulling the program altogether. The network has defended itself against the Dems' claims by saying the movie isn't a documentary, but rather "this funny little thing we threw together because everyone seemed to have a September 11th movie." [Variety]
· Tom Freston is cheered on his way out the door at Viacom, while it's reported that his successor will be getting a $2 million base salary to lead the employees who will never love him the way they loved good old Tom. [THR]
· Hollywoodland's release this weekend signals the unofficial start of Hollywood's post-Labor-Day, pre-real-awards-contender, "Here come the movies that we hope will get an Oscar nomination, but if not, no biggie" season. [Variety]
· News Corp pays billionaire overlord Rupert Murdoch a $21 million bonus, while you will be lucky to get an Olive Garden gift certificate in a holiday card at the end of the year. [THR]
· Oscar producer Laura Ziskin says that with new host Ellen Degeneres, "You're as happy to see her in Hour Three of the show as you are in Hour One." That is, if you've already punctured your eardrums with a letter opener sometime in Hour Two. [Variety]