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Former A! News host Lilliana Vazquez weighs the show’s shock cancellation.
“As a former host of A! News – This is my very honest response to the cancellation! ”Heading Vazquez, 45, Tiktok video on Thursday, July 24, asking followers who were” very surprised “by the news.
“I can talk about this because i was a former host A! News”Vazquez started his video.” No, I’m not surprised. “
Weekly US confirmed on Thursday, July 24, that A! News were canceled after more than 30 years on air. The show’s current iteration is hosted by Celtie Knight and Justin Sylvesterhave not publicly addressed the cancel outside Tiktok Knight to the song “6 months later” by Megan Moroney. The last episode of the show sings on September 25. (A! News is about to continue as a digital brand.)
Vazquez explained that she “left” the show in 2021 after being, what she thinks, is “the shortest tenure host” at the show.
“Not because I did anything wrong, or did our show anything wrong, but I signed in December 2019 and held it through March 2020. If you dare to remember what happened in March 2020, our show went off the air with me as the host Because of the pandemic”He continued.“ When he came back, he came back in a very different form, and I was no longer with the network. “
Vazquez claimed that the “writing on the wall” for A! News when he was hired as the host. At the time, Vazquez lived in New York City – where the show moved for a short time – and hosted the live version.
@thelillianavazquez They canceled it! News … have you really surprised? 😳 This is my hot journey and I’m not holding back. #enews #cancelled #nbc
“The reason A! News Without working in a tapped format is, number 1, it is far too mean to eat today, ”Vazquez continued.” This is not to say anything negative about the standard of producers and talent on that show – I think Justin and Keltie are amazing. “
Vazquez explained that she was taking the cancellation related to the “show identity” and the “relevance that no longer exists for a show like A! News. “
He explained that Tiktok and other social media platforms replaced traditional types of entertainment news.
“To think you are getting a valid version of air entertainment news, you may not be. There were so many touch points for every story that went on the air,” Vazquez claimed. “Puppeters were behind the scenes. It’s a public relations machine and entertainment news shows are, in fact, public relations machine operators.”
He finished, “All this to say, No, I’m not surprised. Am I sad? Yes, because this show cancels hundreds of people have lost their jobs.”