Debra Messing Agrees with Fans Who Think She Should Play Lucille Ball: 'I'm Available'

Photo: Chris Haston/NBC Debra Messingisn’t giving up her hopes of playingLucille Balljust yet. Earlier this month,Deadlinereported thatNicole KidmanandJavier Bardemare in negotiations to star as Ball andDesi Arnazin the upcoming Aaron Sorkin film,Being the Ricardos, but the 52-year-old actress is still throwing her hat in the ring to play the lateI Love Lucystar even after the news of Kidman’s forthcoming role was made public. Many fans of the actress disagreed with the casting choice and felt that Messing — who previously channeled Ball’sI Love Lucycharacter during an episode ofWill & Grace— would be a better fit over Kidman, 53.

Debra Messing and Susan Sarandon's Two-Year Twitter War Just Got Uglier: Inside Their Feud

Photo: Jon Kopaloff/Getty; Jon Kopaloff/Getty Two years afterDebra Messingand Susan Sarandon made headlines with their Twitter feud in the months leading up to the 2016 election, it doesn’t look like tensions have cooled between the two actresses. Messing and Sarandon’s long-running feud wasrecently reignitedwhen Messing, 50, tweeted “STFU SUSAN” earlier this week after Sarandon, 71, toldVarietythat she believed Donald Trump’s presidency had inspired more women to run for office. “STFU SUSAN,” Messing tweeted.

Debra Messing Claps Back as Trump Tries to Feud with Her on Twitter: 'The LAST Thing That Should Be on His Mind'

Hurricane Dorianmay be set to soak the East Coast and Texas may be reeling from itssecond mass shootingin a month, but PresidentDonald Trumpstill found time to focus on something else this weekend: actressDebra Messing. Trump, 73, made theWill & Gracestar a Twitter target on Sunday after Messing, 51, pushed for the release of names from a Trump fundraiser in Beverly Hills, California. One day earlier, Messing hadretweeted an articlefromThe Hollywood Reporterabout Trump’s upcoming appearance at the event.

Debra Messing Confirms David Schwimmer Will Not Return for Another Season of 'Will & Grace'

SorryWill & Gracefans, but Grace and Noah areofficiallyover.Debra Messingconfirmed thatDavid Schwimmeris not returning for the next season of the hit NBC sitcom.“He is not, sadly,” Messing told reporters at Chanel’s 14th annual Tribeca Film Festival artists dinner when asked about Schwimmer’s fate on the show.“I love David and I had a ball with him so hopefully there will be another opportunity for us to play together,” she added.Chris Haston/NBCOn Monday, Chanel hosted the annual celebration of the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival Artists Program at Balthazar in New York City.

Debra Messing Defends Alec Baldwin After Accidental Shooting on Movie Set: 'A Catastrophic Event'

Debra Messingis coming toAlec Baldwin’s defense after news of atragic incident on setof his new movieRust. When conservative media commentator Benny Johnson tweeted that the “accurate” headline is “Alec Baldwin kills person with gun, criminal investigation underway,“Messing, 53, responded, calling the situation a “catastrophic event.” For more on the shooting on theRustset, listen below toour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day. “It is absolutely NOT. A prop gun was handed to him.