Summary

Hello, this is Samantha, also known as Sammy Sam's Life on TikTok, bringing you the latest in pop culture news. Richard Gad, star of "Baby Reindeer," faces a lawsuit from Fiona Harvey, who alleges the show caused her emotional distress and public harassment by basing its stalker character on her. Top Chef alum Shirley Chung has revealed her battle with stage four tongue cancer, opting for radiation and chemotherapy over surgery to maintain her ability to speak. Pete Davidson has checked into a wellness facility for mental health support after completing an extensive stand-up tour. Finally, HBO Max's "House of The Dragon" faced a major setback when the season two finale was leaked online, with the network actively working to remove the unauthorized footage.

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Hello, this is Samantha A K A, Sammy Sam's life on tiktok. And this is your pop culture news with Current2. Starting off with some legal news. The star of baby Reindeer, Richard Gad is getting sued. Richard Gad is getting sued by Fiona Harvey, the woman who the stalker in the show. Baby Reindeer is allegedly based off of, she is suing on the grounds of emotional distress and public harassment. Moving on to new news about Shirley Chung, a top chef alumni who was diagnosed with stage four tongue cancer. She has chosen to undergo radiation and chemotherapy instead of getting her tongue removed which would remove her ability to speak. She is very grateful for all of the public support she has gotten since announcing this news. Moving on to Pete Davidson who was checked into a wellness facility seeking mental health support. This is coming after he has completed his stand up tour, which had over 200 shows. Now on to some news about HBO Max's Show House of The Dragon. It has been reported that the finale of House of The Dragon season two was leaked on social media days before its release HBO Max is attributing this leak to a third party hacker and they are aggressively monitoring the internet to make sure that all of the leaked footage is gone. This is not the first time they've had an issue with something leaking before its premiere date. Both the season one and season two trailers of House of The Dragon were leaked before they were supposed to be made public. Hopefully, fans of the show did not get the ending of season two spoiled for them. That is all of your pop culture news for today. I hope you enjoyed listening and make sure to follow me on Tik Tok at Sammy Sam's Life.

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Sources:

'Baby Reindeer' creator Richard Gadd backs Netflix in Fiona Harvey’s defamation lawsuit

‘Top Chef’ star Shirley Chung diagnosed with Stage 4 tongue cancer — and she’s chosen to keep her tongue

Pete Davidson checks into wellness facility for mental health treatment

HBO is 'aggressively monitoring' the internet after House of the Dragon season 2 finale leaks on TikTok