Anderson's First Guests Will Be Amy Winehouse's Family

9/06/2011 1:50 PM ET | Filed under: TV News • Amy Winehouse • Anderson Cooper

The family of Amy Winehouse will opening up for the first time since her death by doing their first interview for Anderson Cooper's new talk show, Anderson.

The interview will include conversations with Amy's parents Mitch and Janis Winehouse, as well as her brother Alex and her boyfriend Reg Traviss.

Anderson's show will definitely hit on current hot topics as he also just finished taping an interview with the ladies of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills where they will discuss the suicide of Taylor Armstrong's husband Russell Armstrong.

Anderson's premiere episode with the Winehouses will air September 12.

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Mad Dog says – reply to this

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Why? Glorifying a dead junkie is only going to encourage kids to follow the same behavior.
bowiemian says – reply to this

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Uh, she passed away without any drugs or alcohol in her system. She had been successfully clean for a while. Not very long, but still, long enough that it counts. So maybe you should get your head out of your butt long enough to realize that the only example she will ultimately provide for children is a reason NOT to do drugs or drink, but if you are an addict, no matter how far you fall, you can always pick yourself back up and get help. She got help. She certainly struggled for a long time, but that doesn't make her any less of a human being and you are disgusting for attempting to marginalize her death.
tallguy10 says – reply to this

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The woman is dead. Let her rest in piece. What a tacky way to start a new show.
idon'tbelieveyou says – reply to this

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She was a great talent. I am still sad.
Mad Dog says – reply to this

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Re: bowiemian – She did have drugs in her system at the time of her death. She just moved from heroine to abusing prescription drugs.

Tig Notaro Calls Out Louis C.K. For Not Responding To His Many Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Why is Tig Notaro always being asked about Louis C.K.?

Well, first off, because he's an executive producer on her critically acclaimed Amazon show One Mississippi, which is about to premiere its second season on September 8. At least, he's credited as an executive producer.

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Tig says the Louie writer and star has "never been involved" in the show but still managed to get the credit somehow. She told The Daily Beast:

"It's frustrating, because he has nothing to do with the show. But I don't waste my time on him or what anyone thinks. His name is on it. But we are writing the show, the writers' room. We're sitting in editing. We're acting. We're on set. We're doing press. And everyone that's directly involved in the show works very hard. They are decent, talented human beings. And I feel lucky to be surrounded by them."

Wait, what was that "decent" part? Is she implying Louis isn't decent?

We don't know the full story of the falling out between the former friends, just that there was an "incident" and according to Tig they "don't talk since then."

But rumors have swirled around C.K. over the past couple years, specifically that he lures

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