ABC - MICHAEL MOORE CLAIMS CBS CANCELED HIM

MICHAEL MOORE CLAIMS CBS CANCELED HIM

Michael Moore claimed on Sunday that CBS had canceled his appearance on The Early Show scheduled for this morning (Monday). In a posting on Twitter, Moore said "Backlash Begins CBS has cancelled [sic] me on its Mon. morning show. After I criticized ABC/Disney on GMA, they didn't want me to do same to CBS." Moore was referring to his interview with Chris Cuomo last week on ABC's Good Morning America in which he took ABC to task for its policy of hiring "permalancers" -- essentially full-time employees who are classified as freelancers, making them ineligible for the benefits that other employees receive. Cuomo appeared to validate Moore's remarks, saying, "You demonstrate the question very well in the new movie [ Capitalism A Love Story ]. ... People will get where you're coming from." Late Sunday, CBS denied Moore's claim that his appearance had been canceled, saying, "Michael Moore was never booked on The Early Show."

28/09/2009