News about Andy Griffith

After an iconic career spanning five decades, Kathy Bates revealed she's ready to retire, after her new CBS series Matlock runs its course. The 76-year-old actor plays Madeline Matlock in a gender-flipped reboot of the original Matlock series that ran from 1986 to 1995 starring Andy Griffith. The actress has earned an Oscar, two Primetime Emmys and two Golden Globes throughout her storied career.

Indiana police have launched an investigation into the shock suicide of ten-year-old boy who took his own life after years of bullying. Sammy Teusch killed himself on May 5 after suffering years of brutal bullying that saw his classmates mock his teeth and glasses. He was laid to rest on Wednesday in Greenfield, Indiana. His grief-stricken parents say they repeatedly complained to his school but were ignored. In an email statement to DailyMail.com, Deputy Chief Charles McMichael of the Greenfield Police Department said Teusch's bullies could now face criminal charges.

Solemn footage captured the moment hundreds of motorcycles drove side by side as they paid respect to 10-year-old Sammy Teusch, who was bullied into suicide on May 5 in Greenfield, Indiana.

Kathy Bates was seen filming Matlock, her forthcoming revival of the iconic 1980s legal drama, in New York this week. Andy Griffith appeared in the original film as Ben Matlock, a cranky and formidably effective defense advocate. Kathy, 75, is playing Madeline 'Matty' Matlock', a new spin-off, and this time the plotline has been given a more humourous twist.