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Billy Bush Will Return to TV As Anchor On Fox's 'Extra Extra' | THR News
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The gig will be the former 'Access Hollywood' host's first hosting job since he left NBC's 'Today' show after the infamous 'Access Hollywood' audio leaked of him talking with then-'Apprentice' host Donald Trump.
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Billy Bush is returning to television.
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The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the former NBC Today and Access Hollywood
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host is set to anchor Extra Extra, a revamp of the syndicated entertainment show
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which will debut this fall when Extra moves to Fox.
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This will be the host's first gig since he was let go from the network in 2016
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after the infamous Access Hollywood tape leaked of him speaking with then-apprentice
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host Donald Trump.
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The controversial footage, obtained and published by The Washington Post about a month
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before the 2016 election, shows Trump bragging about kissing women without their
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permission and uttering the now infamous line, grabbing them by the .
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Bush was heard throughout the tape laughing and egging on the then-apprentice star
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as Trump basically bragged about sexual assault.
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Both Bush and Trump initially apologized to the tape, but later the now president
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famously dismissed the incident as locker room talk.
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Trump went on to win the November 2016 election, meanwhile Bush was suspended
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and ultimately let go from today.
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Bush spoke to THR back in May of 2017 about the incident saying,
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looking back on what was said on that bus, I wish I had changed the topic.
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I didn't have the strength of character to do it.
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The host also spoke to People more recently since news of his new gig broke,
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saying that he's changed in the two and a half years since he left today.
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The guy that left the scene in 2016 was already a changed person since 2005,
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but I had the opportunity to grow up a little bit.
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Facing adversity in some way is good, and I'll feel I'll be better at my job than I ever was.
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This is my next step.
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Extra Extra is set to premiere September 9th and will feature a modernized set
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and an in-depth look at pop culture, sports and politics.
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Meanwhile, it was announced in December that Extra is moving from its longtime home
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on NBC owned and operated stations to Fox in the fall.
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For more on this story, head to THR.com and until next time,
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for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.
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