{
  "id": 710951,
  "title": "Andy Cohen Calls Out Paul W. Downs Over ‘Hacks’ Joke At His Expense",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/andy-cohen-calls-out-paul-w-downs-over-hacks-joke-at-his-expense",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-12T22:20:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/andy-cohen-calls-out-paul-w-downs-hacks-joke-1237032422/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Now that Hacks has concluded its five-season run, Andy Cohen had a bone to pick with showrunner and star Paul W. Downs on live TV. During Tuesday’s episode of Watch What Happens Live, the talk show host called out Downs over a joke at his expense, which Jean Smart’s Deborah Vance told in the recent […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Andy Cohen Confronts ‘Hacks’ Co-Creator Paul W. Downs Over Season 5 Dig at His Expense",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/andy-cohen-confronts-hacks-co-creator-paul-w-downs-over-season-5-dig",
        "published": "2026-08-12T03:48:02.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}