Ann Curry has worked as a reporter for more than 3 decades, mainly covering human suffering related news in war torn areas, and those devastated by natural calamities. The American journalist has covered numerous different wars in countries like Syria, Darfur, Congo, the Central African Republic, Kosovo, Lebanon, Israel, Afghanistan and Iraq. When it came to disasters, she reported many of them, like the tsunamis in Southeast Asia and the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, where her petition through Twitter topped Twitter’s ‘most powerful’ list. Her social media campaign was also applauded for helping speed up the arrival of humanitarian planes.
Ann Curry was hired as both the national and international correspondent-anchor for NBC News and the co-anchor for the Today show but made a tearful good-bye in 2012. Apparently, her chemistry with co-anchor Matt Lauer wasn’t that great, and there was a rumor flying around that there was a plan to get Curry out of the show, called “Operation Bambi”. In January 13, 2015, it was officially declared that Ann Curry would be exiting NBC News following almost 25 years of service. Soon after, she developed her own multi-platform media startup. Today, Curry still performs major news interviews on networks, most recently landing an exclusive interview with Iranian Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, regarding the Iran nuclear talks.
Paula Deen, Several Food Network Shows
Paula Deen was introduced to The Food Network in 1999 after her friend, Erin Lewis, introduced her to Gordon Elliott, who eventually recommended her to an agent. Later on, Paula would secure a couple of notable shows from her work on The Food Network: Paula's Party and Paula's Best Dishes which was aired in 2006 and 2008 accordingly.
The American TV personality and notable cooking show host was axed from The Food Network after admitting to having used racist insults during her time with the show. She managed to get back on track with her career after the unfortunate event though, securing a performance on Dancing with the Stars, creating a personal syndicated show and constantly being featured on Evine, a home-shopping network.
Thomas Gibson, Criminal Minds
In 2005, Thomas Gibson landed a major role in the CBS series, Criminal Minds, as Supervisory Special Agent Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner, the unit chief of the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) team. Nine successful filming years later though, Thomas was temporally dismissed from the show after clashing horns with a writer/producer on-set. He later apologized for his actions. Before that incident, Gibson also had a dispute with an assistant director and went through an anger-management counseling program.
One day after the incident, ABC Studios and CBS Television Studios released a statement making it known that Thomas Gibson’s contract with the show was cut short. The proclamation featured details that the exit plot of the character, Aaron Hotchner, in the series would be determined in the near future.
Star Jones, The View
Starting from 1986 towards 1991, Star Jones worked as a prosecutor for the Kings County District Attorney's Office, in Brooklyn, New York, and in 1992 was promoted to the senior assistant district attorney. Jones was then enlisted by Court TV as an analyst for the William Kennedy Smith rape trial and worked for a number of years as a legal correspondent for NBC's Today and NBC Nightly News. Two years later, she landed her personal court show, Jones & Jury, which simulated The People's Court.
Star Jones became a celebrity when she co-hosted the ABC morning talk show, The View, starting from 1997 to 2006. Supposedly, Barbara Walters became “blindsided” by Jones's declaration about her departure to the talk show, prompting Walters to advance Jone’s exit. As it appeared, Jones was accepting gifts for her wedding as a trade for a mention on the show. She stated that ABC approved her actions, but the network refuted her claim. The TV host made a comeback to The View in 2012 and has appeared various times on the show since then.
Kim Delaney, Army Wives
Kim Delaney achieved celebrity status for her role as Detective Diane Russell on the ABC drama television series, NYPD Blue. She also received an Emmy award for her performance on the show. At the start of her acting career, Kim was cast as Jenny Gardner on the ABC daytime television drama, All My Children. Eventually, she managed to land prominent roles on the TV drama, Philly, and in Army Wives, from season one to season six.
One year following Kim’s circuitous speech during an event that honored Defense Secretary Robert Gates, she was given her marching orders from Army Wives. The American actress also suffers from a long history of substance abuse. To this day, Kim Delaney continues to search for a stable gig after the aftermath of her abrupt exit from Army Wives.