“Hi Friends! I have some news to share,” Pinto wrote on Twitter. “Earlier this week I was let go from 7 News. I am posting this because I want to be open and honest with all of you. Last year, I participated in a cameo in the recently released Netflix movie by Adam Sandler, ‘Hubie Halloween.’ In doing so, I mistakenly violated my contract with the station.”
Pinto continued, “I understand why management unfortunately chose to terminate me. I am deeply disappointed and saddened, and I hoped this would not be how things evolved. Thanks to all my wonderful 7 News viewers and my supportive and great colleagues at the station. Reporting the news to you every morning was an honor and a privilege.”
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Pinto has a brief appearance in “Hubie Halloween” as a morning anchor for the fictional Channel 4 Morning News. The character is seen at the news desk wearing a Harley Quinn costume. She discovers all the other female reporters at the news station are wearing the same Halloween costume inspired by the DC Comics character. Pinto’s character asks a co-worker, “Tracy, you went with Harley Quinn, too?”
“Hubie Halloween” has been the most-watched film on Netflix since debuting on October 7. Check out Pinto’s social media messages in the posts below.
— Alaina Pinto (@alainapinto) October 15, 2020
— Alaina Pinto (@alainapinto) October 15, 2020 Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.
