Beloved Roots star John Amos took a deep and bitter regret to the grave with him – he never got over being cruelly fired from the hit sitcom Good Times, sources said. A former college football player who'd had tryouts with the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs, Amos' TV career rocketed when he was cast as WJM-TV weatherman Gordy Howard on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Said an insider: "But he and Esther weren't happy with the show, didn't think of it as being realistic and grew upset when Jimmie Walker's character became clownish and bigger than their roles." Good Times, Bad Times, Our Times, "The fact is that Esther's criticism, and also that of John and others – some of it very pointed and personal – seriously damaged my appeal in the Black community."

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are trying hypnosis to bring the mojo back to their marriage, which has been struggling since the former talk show queen's big ouster from Hollywood, sources told RadarOnline.com. According to insiders, their union of 16 years nearly crashed and burned after DeGeneres was forced to quit her daytime talk show in 2022 over rampant accusations that she was a bully who oversaw a toxic workplace. Despite getting the boot from Tinseltown, the banished blabbermouth has launched a new tour called Ellen's Last Stand .. Up and just released a Netflix special titled For Your Approval.

Robert De Niro is a tough guy onscreen, but the movie mobster turned into a wimp and caved to baby mama Tiffany Chen's marriage demands - even though he doesn't want to walk down the aisle, a source told RadarOnline.com. The 45-year-old mom of De Niro's year-old daughter, Gia, was flashing a rare smile when the 81-year- oldRaging Bull stud brought her to the Megalopolis premiere in NYC on September 23. "He likes the status quo, but he's over the moon in love with his daughter Gia and can't imagine a part-time parenting situation, which is what could happen if he doesn't step up to the plate," the insider added. Added the insider: "As for the wedding, it's likely to be short and sweet with no fancy frills.