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Celebrity Memoirs and AI Innovations

Updated 2026-09-23 22:40 UTC 2 sources Neutral

Rusty Goffe, who played an Oompa-Loompa in the 1971 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,' reminisces about Gene Wilder's voice recreated by AI. Meanwhile, ex-Disney CEO Bob Chapek blames his ouster on former CEO Bob Iger in a new memoir.

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Bob Chapek, fired as Disney CEO in 2022 after less than three years, lays the blame for his ouster squarely on Bob Iger in a upcoming memoir, according to the New York Times, which obtained a copy. Behind the Castle Walls: My Thirty Years at the Happiest Place on Earth comes out Sept. 29 from [̷
2026-09-23 22:29 UTC
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“Have a scrumdiddlyumptious day!” is how Rusty Goffe, who played an Oompa-Loompa in the 1971 adaptation of “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” opposite Gene Wilder, signs off our Zoom call after we speak earlier this month. With such Wonka-isms rolling off his tongue with ease, it’s no surpris
2026-09-23 22:30 UTC
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