HBO Cancels 'Luck' After 3rd Horse Death
'Luck' Cancelled After 3rd Horse Death
4:30 PM PT: The crew was assembled for a meeting where they were just told the show is cancelled. They are pissed because production was supposed to last another 8 months and they were just told they will not be getting any severance.
4:20 PM PT: We've just spoken with on-set sources, who tell us the crew has not been told their show was cancelled. They're learning it from TMZ.
HBO has cancelled "Luck" after the latest horse death.
As TMZ reported, yesterday a third horse died during production of the show, and HBO just made the drastic decision to lower the boom.
HBO released a statement that reads in part, "While we maintained the highest safety standards possible, accidents unfortunately happen and it is impossible to guarantee they won't in the future."
The statement goes on ... "We maintained the highest safety standards throughout production, higher in fact than any protocols existing in horse racing anywhere with many fewer incidents than occur in racing or than befall horses normally in barns at night or pastures."
