The daily gossip: 'Hannibal' creator Bryan Fuller sued for sexual harassment, Drake to take a break from music over stomach problems, and more

1. 'Hannibal' creator Bryan Fuller sued for sexual harassment

Bryan Fuller, the creator of "Hannibal" and "American Gods," is facing some serious allegations in court. Sam Wineman, a producer on Shudder's LGBTQ+ horror documentary "Queer for Fear," has sued Fuller, the executive producer, alleging he "cultivated and maintained a hostile work environment as a result of harassment, discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault and retaliation." The filing, which was first reported by Deadline, claimed Fuller sexually assaulted Wineman "several times" and engaged in sexual harassment by "frequently" bringing up his penis and talking about "adult/child power dynamics in stories that he was 'wanking it to.'" The suit additionally accused Fuller, who is gay, of "frequently proclaiming his hatred of all gay men" and making other "discriminatory comments." Wineman is also suing Shudder and AMC Networks. An AMC spokesperson told The Week that the company is reviewing the complaint. Fuller's attorney, Bryan Freedman, told Deadline that Wineman, a "pathological liar," will "be sued for defamation" for his "100% probably false statements." Deadline

2. Drake to take a break from music over stomach problems

Drake has dropped new music, but fans may want to savor it while they can. The rapper announced on SiriusXM's "Table for One" that he'll be taking time off from music to deal with health issues. "I probably won't make music for a little bit," he shared. "I'm gonna be real with you. I need to focus on my health, first and foremost, and I'll talk about that soon enough." Soon enough turned out to be pretty soon, as Drake revealed he has "been having the craziest problems for years with my stomach." He didn't provide further details but noted he expects the hiatus to last "maybe a year, or maybe a little longer." These comments came on the day Drake dropped "For All the Dogs," his eighth studio album. "I need to focus on my health," he said, "and I need to get right." SiriusXM 

3. Travis Kelce's mom says hanging out with Taylor Swift 'was OK'

Donna Kelce would really rather not talk about Taylor Swift. Travis Kelce's mother appeared on the "Today" show on Friday amid the hubbub over the Kansas City Chiefs tight end's rumored relationship with the singer, a topic that inevitably came up in the interview. "It's fairly new, so I don't like to talk about it," she said. She recently watched a Chiefs game with Swift, but when asked how that was, Donna Kelce simply responded, "It was OK." Even after Hoda Kotb teed her up to say nice things about Swift, Kelce held off on commenting further because "it's his personal life," and "there isn't a man alive that’s gonna talk to their mom about their personal life." She added that she "honestly can't tell you" if this is a budding romance because "it's just too new." It sounds like she'd very much like to be excluded from this narrative. Today

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4. Jessica Lange teases retirement from acting

Jessica Lange may not be acting for much Lange-r. In an interview with The Telegraph, the "American Horror Story" star revealed she thinks she's "going to start phasing out of filmmaking." When asked to clarify if she's truly considering retirement, Lange confirmed as much. "I am," she said. "I don't think I'll do this too much longer." Lange is 74, though her age isn't why she may call it quits. Instead, she said she's disillusioned with the kind of movies getting made these days. "Creativity is secondary now to corporate profits," Lange argued. "The emphasis becomes not on the art or the artist or the storytelling. It becomes about satisfying your stockholders. It diminishes the artist and the art of filmmaking." She also mourned the loss of "wonderful films by really great filmmakers, wonderful stories, great characters," which she called "rare" now. Spoken like someone who just got out of a screening of "The Exorcist: Believer." The Telegraph

5. Martin Scorsese's daughter quizzes him on modern slang in delightful TikTok

Move over, "Killers of the Flower Moon" — the true Scorsese masterpiece of October 2023 is here. Francesca Scorsese has dropped a delightful TikTok where she asks her father, Martin Scorsese, to guess what various slang terms mean. He got a bunch of them right with some help, including "tea," "hits different," and "cap." But the director was stumped on the meaning of other terms, such as "sneaky link." His daughter explained that this refers to a "specific person" who is a "booty call," to which the filmmaker declared, "We never saw specific people in my day." He was also initially stumped on the phrase "slept on" (until Francesca gave a clue by saying that "'King of Comedy' was slept on"), and was under the impression that the term "ship" strictly refers to boats. The video has already gone viral, which means we've never been closer to seeing the greatest director of all time do the M3GAN dance. TikTok