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The Lizzie McGuire Reboot's Pilot Script Included Sex and a Cheating Scandal

The drama surrounding the Lizzie McGuire reboot, starring Hilary Duff, continues. Now, we may have a clue as to why the Disney+ show suddenly halted production back in January.

Fans of the original show, which ran on The Disney Channel from 2001-2004, were beyond thrilled when Duff announced that Lizzie was coming back during an event for Disney+ (the company’s new streaming platform) in August 2019. “The good news is, just like me and everybody who loved Lizzie and has grown up with her, Lizzie’s also grown up,” she said. “She’s older, she’s wiser, she has a much bigger shoe budget, which is super exciting. She has her dream job. She has kind of the perfect life right now.”

Details about the reboot soon trickled out and early clips were released, which only served to build the buzz. But then production was paused in January, and the original series creator, Terri Tinsky, stepped down as showrunner. “Fans have a sentimental attachment to Lizzie McGuire and high expectations for a new series,” a Disney spokesperson said. “After filming two episodes, we concluded that we need to move in a different creative direction and are putting a new lens on the series.” Rumors swirled that the reasoning was the show was not “family-friendly” enough for Disney+.

The Hollywood Reporter has seen the pilot script and reports that it “acknowledges the existence of sex with cheating as a central plot point,” which could lend credence to those rumors. “Our goal is to resume production and to tell an authentic story that connects to the millions who are emotionally invested in the character, and a new generation of viewers too,” a Disney+ spokesperson said, per THR.

In late February, Duff released a statement via her Instagram asking for the show to be moved to Hulu, which is also owned by Disney. “Was incredibly excited to launch Lizzie on D+ and my passion remains,” she wrote. “However, I feel a huge responsibility to honor the fans’ relationship with Lizzie who, like me, grew up seeing themselves in her. I’d be doing a disservice to everyone by limiting the realities of a 30-year-old’s journey to live under the ceiling of a PG rating.”

Who knows where Lizzie will land—but hopefully it will be somewhere the world can watch it.

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Actual Audio of 'Nerves of Steel' Southwest Pilot Tammie Jo Shults Landing Flight 1380

The Internet is raving this week about Tammie Jo Shults, the incredible Southwest Airlines pilot who kept her cool during the emergency landing of Southwest Flight 1380 with 147 passengers on board on Tuesday at Philadelphia International Airport.

Shults, 56, who was one of the first female fighter pilots in the Navy, is no stranger to extreme working conditions: She has experience responding to Soviet missile threats, CNN reports.

But her flight on Tuesday was something straight out of a nightmare. According to multiple reports, the plane’s left engine “exploded” shortly into the flight, and shrapnel from the failed engine broke a window. A passenger was partially sucked out of it, and later died. According to The New York Times, oxygen masks dropped down and the plane started descending rapidly.

In the cockpit, however, Shults kept impressively calm while speaking with an air traffic controller, according to audio captured by LiveATC, which you can listen to below. The recording starts off with the routine elements of a flight—fuel levels, number of passengers on board—but by 0:52, Shults starts to relay the details of the emergency.

“Engine severe damage; engine failure,” she says calmly.

At 4:34, she asks for medical staff to meet the plane on the runway because there are injured passengers on board.

“Injured passengers, OK,” the air traffic controller responds. “And is your airplane physically on fire?”

“No, it’s not on fire,” Shults replies coolly. “But part of it’s missing. They said there’s a hole and someone went out.”

By 6:04, it’s clear she’s made it, relaying: “We’re going to stop right here by the fire trucks. Thanks, guys, for the help.”

After safely landing the aircraft, Shults reportedly went up to passengers to make sure they were OK.

“She has nerves of steel,” passenger Alfred Tumlinson told The Washington Post. “She was so cool when she brought that down into the Philadelphia airport. Everybody just was applauding.”

“As captain and first officer of the crew of five who worked to serve our customers aboard Flight 1380 yesterday, we all feel we were simply doing our jobs,” Shults said in a statement provided by Southwest Airlines. “Our hearts are heavy. On behalf of the entire crew, we appreciate the outpouring of support from the public and our coworkers as we all reflect on one family’s profound loss.”

Listen to the full audio, and marvel at Shults’ incredible composure during what was undoubtedly one of the most terrifying experiences of her life—along with the lives of the passengers on her plane.

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