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- Earlier, Soaps.com reported that there may be changes occurring at The Young and the Restless following a report by Highlight Hollywood, which claims that a source at CBS confirmed that executive producer and head writer, Mal Young has been fired, and elaborated, “Yes, it’s great news that Mal [Young] is gone, but we are still dealing with untalented people in charge, who are doing nothing but playing games and looking out for family members and cronies.
Dec 18, 2018 · Mal Young has come under fire for not only his writing choices, which saw the pace of Y&R sped up and new characters introduced and given air time at the expense of some veteran characters, but...
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Behind the scenes at Y&R, it looks like CBS is bringing back Josh Griffith to replace the showrunner just shoved out. CBS added Mal Young as a consultant, then after a few months, they axed JFP and pushed the UK TV scribe into her chair. Then they also made him headwriter giving him total control of the show. For most fans, that was the start of th...
More info leaking from CBS/Sony says that Les Moonves was shielding Mal Young. The disgraced CBS exec was fired for sexual harassment allegations that are still pouring out. It seems he was taking advantage of women from his position of power for decades. A Sony insider said that tarnished Moonves can no longer “protect his favorite people over at ...
While Mal Young’s firing is a happy occurrence for legions of fans, there’s still a lot to be done at The Young and the Restless. The same source called replacement writer Josh Phillips talentless and added that others in the chain of command contribute to the mediocrity at the soap. The show needs a complete overhaul since Mal Young systematically...
May 19, 2020 · After a rocky few years on The Young and the Restless, CBS fired executive producer, Mal Young, in 2018. Fans complained Young’s new direction didn’t mesh with the show.
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Dec 19, 2018 · For someone that has pushed so many out the door at Y&R, Mal Young is shy about his own exit. He denied the firing in his statement through clever word choice. Showbiz411 got exclusive last words from the exiting showrunner. Here is what he said. Mal said he had “just arrived in London for the holidays”.
Jul 13, 2016 · A source at Sony confirmed to Soaps.com that Jill Farren Phelps has been let go from Y&R, with supervising producer Mal Young being promoted to replace her as executive producer. “The Young...
Sep 12, 2018 · Furious fans are circulating online petitions calling for the firing of Mal Young, the embattled executive producer at CBS's The Young and the Restless.
Dec 30, 2018 · Young and the Restless fans were thrilled when Mal Young was fired. Now the looming question is who will come back to the CBS soap now he’s gone? Longtime viewers have a laundry list of characters they want back that the Brit director sidelined during his ill-fated reign.