The TLC channel will soon premiere “Ted Haggard: Scandalous,” a one-hour reality project starring the Christian evangelical minister who’s been trying to rebuild his marriage and family since he was caught having an affair with a male prostitute. (If successful, the special has the potential to spin out into a series.)
“My family and I endured the darkest hours imaginable in the public spotlight, and have spent the last four years fighting and struggling to rebuild our lives, our faith and our family,” Haggard said in a statement.
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“Showing the world the new chapter of our lives will hopefully inspire others to find their own path to overcome their struggles and embrace the power of acceptance. The church is open to all, even those who have committed the darkest sins.”
This is not the first time Haggard has explored those sins on TV: He has been a guest on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and was the subject of HBO’s documentary “The Trials of Ted Haggard.” The latter program showed him trying to get a job outside the church.
The special shows Haggard launching his new ministry in Colorado Springs, Colo. — the same town he left after the scandal.
Actor may attend next performance of ‘Spider-Man’
NEW YORK – The actor badly hurt in the Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” plans to go back to the show this week — as a spectator.
Christopher Tierney, who was discharged Wednesday from The Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, hopes to attend today’s performance, according to show spokesman Rick Miramontez. Tierney’s appearance would come 18 days after he fell 35 feet in front of a preview audience when his safety harness failed.
The 31-year-old Portsmouth, N.H., native suffered a fractured skull, a fractured shoulder blade, four broken ribs and three broken vertebrae during his Dec. 20 tumble. He says he hopes to return to performing in “Spider-Man” when he feels strong enough.
“Each day there’s progress. I’m up and walking around with very little pain,” he said. “It’s good that it happened to me. I’m kind of a horse like that — I like to get back up after being knocked down. It’s a new challenge, character-building kind of thing.”
Tierney has blamed his injuries on a freak accident and doesn’t accuse the producers or the creative team of carelessness.
Keillor to watch ‘Prairie Home Companion’
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Garrison Keillor will finally get a chance to enjoy “A Prairie Home Companion” from the audience’s perspective.
In a first for his long-running radio variety show, Keillor will take a guest spot and let someone else host.
Singer and fiddler Sara Watkins of the band Nickel Creek will host the Jan. 15 show from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. Keillor will appear as private eye Guy Noir and Lefty the cowboy and deliver the “News from Lake Wobegon.”
Keillor says he’s never gotten to see the show himself. The 68-year-old humorist says for once, he wants “to stand in the back of the hall and watch for a few minutes.”
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