BARBARA WALTERS BACK ON “THE VIEW” TALKING ABOUT HER OPEN HEART SURGERY!
SKYSCRAPER MAN SCALES 58 STORY BUILDING IN SAN FRANCISCO LABOR DAY!
THIS SAD STORY WILL SHOW YOU WHY YOU HAVE TO BEWARE ON THE INTERNET!!!
Now that your emotions are running high and some tears probably trickling down your cheeks from reading this story that’s been making the rounds on the internet for almost 2 years, I want you to click on this link, and then you’ll understand why you have to beware of the internet. http://www.snopes.com/glurge/reggie.asp
GEORGE CLOONEY PUTS “THE AMERICAN” ON TOP OF THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE!
George Clooney ruled. Lindsay Lohan returned. Drew Barrymore misses again!
George Clooney’s The American ($13.1 million Friday-Sunday; $16.4 million Friday-Monday). Nearly 90 percent of the opening-weekend audience was age 25 or older. Since opening last Wednesday, the thriller is at $19.5 million overall, great business for a $20 million movie.
The American is Clooney’s first No. 1 film, if you don’t count 2008′s Burn After Reading, which was an ensemble film (not to mention a Coen Brothers film), or the Ocean’s Eleven movies, which likewise were all-star efforts.
“Its a beautiful day in la to have a hit film!!!,” Lindsay Lohan tweeted Sunday. Her Machete ($11.4 million Friday-Sunday; $14 million Friday-Monday) moved up to second in the standings, her best showing since Mean Girls back in 2004. As Lohan herself attested, via Twitter, Danny Trejo is the star of Machete. The veteran character actor and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez were the main draws in a film that dominated the Latino market in big cities.
Drew Barrymore’s and Justin Long’s Going the Distance ($6.9 million Friday-Sunday; $8.6 million Friday-Monday) came up way short of the romantic-comedy’s reputed $32 million budget. Going the Distance is Barrymore’s third straight underperformer after last year’s Everybody’s Fine and Whip It, which she directed.
Jennifer Aniston’s The Switch ($3.1 million Friday-Sunday; $3.9 million Friday-Monday) is out of the Top 10 after two quick weekends. For all the bad press, the comedy has made good on its reputedly $19 million production budget with a $22.3 million overall gross so far.
1. The American, $16.4 milion
2. Machete, $14 million
3. Takers, $13.5 million
4. The Last Exorcism, $8.8 million
5. Going the Distance, $8.6 million
6. The Expendables, $8.5 million
7. The Other Guys, $6.7million
8. Eat Pray Love, $6.3 million
9. Inception, $5.9 million
10. Nanny McPhee Returns, $4.7 million
NOTHING SAYS THE END OF SUMMER LIKE THE BLACK TIE BEACH ANNUAL RITUAL!
PARIS HILTON’S QUICK IN AND OUT AFTER HER ARREST IN VEGAS HAD QUESTIONS!
After Paris Hilton was arrested in Sin City last week for alleged cocaine possession, questions arose as to how she was able to get in and out of Clark County Detention Center in just three hours when the usual charge process takes about six.
It wasn’t special treatment exactly. Authorities say they merely wanted to get the heiress out as fast as possible to avoid any chaos, not to do her any favors. “Yeah, she was treated differently so I don’t have a disruption of my process here at the county jail,” Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Deputy Chief Jim Dixon told The Las Vegas Review-Journal.
“When you bring somebody in like that, everybody comes over and tries to look at them. I’d have officers attempting to keep inmates away from her. I’d have disruptions.”
However, Dixon made sure to state that just because the process was faster than normal, Hilton was still subject to all regular booking procedures. Hilton is scheduled to appear before Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Joe Bonaventure on October 27.
One of my radio show listeners needs your help! Valerie called me today to tell me her daughter Veronica had just been diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. This news comes just 7 weeks after Veronica and her husband lost their baby girl, Cadence Liberty Johnson.
Valerie and her daughter were looking for donations of old cell phones …and ink cartridges as a way to raise money in the big medical expenses they were going to be facing in this fight. If you can help in any way, here’s Valerie’s cell phone number 626-991-7070, or you can go to her facebook page that’s been set up Support Veronica McConnell-Johnson…The page is above, the link is below. I Thank You in advance for anything you can do personally and on Valerie and her daughter’s behalf!
In an on-air discussion of asking for help for Veronica McConnell-Johnson above, one mother who lost her daughter to cancer last year told me about a great organization she didn’t find out about until after her daughter had passed. This site is dedicated to victims of a health crisis. If you need help, or want to help, it’s CaringBridge.org Click on the link at the bottom of the picture of their site.
WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY? TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE LITTLE FACE!
YOU CAN HELP THIS LITTLE GUY, AND DOGS, CATS, AND PETS EVERYWHERE WITH THE CLICK OF A BUTTON BELOW, THROUGH THE SPCA! YOU’LL HELP SAVE THEIR LIVES!
The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily so they can meet their quota of getting free food donated every day to abused and neglected animals. It takes less than a minute (about 15 seconds) to go to their site and click on the purple box ‘fund food for animals for free’. This doesn’t cost you a thing.
Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate food to abandoned/neglected animals in exchange for advertising.
Here’s the web site! Please pass it along to people you know. You just might save the life of a little guy just like the one pictured above!
A LISTENER CALL FROM THE MOTHER OF A MARINE FIGHTER PILOT RECENTLY TOLD ME ABOUT HOW YOU CAN ADOPT A SOLDIER OVERSEAS AND SEND THEM A CARE PACKAGE ONCE A MONTH. FOR DETAILS, JUST CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW!
Gunnar and Matthew Nelson, stopped by Charlie’s new radio partner studios, Black Card Radio in Burbank, where Charlie’s national syndicated radio show is now recorded and distributed to the U.S., Canada, and internationally!
The Nelson twins are in the Guinness Book of World Records being part of 3 straight generations of a family who had #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 Record Charts. Their grandfather Ozzie Nelson, had a #1 hit in the 30′s as a big band singer, their Dad Rick Nelson, not only had a number one song, but also in the same week that happened, had the #1 TV show, and #1 movie for another Guiness record, and the Nelson twins themselves had a #1 record with their 1990 hit “(Can’t Live Without Your) Love & Affection!
They’re currently on a year-long national tour with a tribute to their dad, “Ricky Nelson Remembered”, as well as their CD “Like Father, Like Sons” where they’ve recorded a dozen of their dad’s hits, as well as the bonus track, “Just Once More”!
“Fans of Matthew and Gunnar, and their dad Rick Nelson, will get chills as the twins literally channel their father’s voice and phrasing in this tribute to their Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame father with a CD full of his hits! The sound similarity of their voices with their dad’s original recordings is striking!” – Charlie Tuna
The long court battle involving John Travolta’s family and two alleged Bahamian extortionists has finally come to an end.
A judge in the Bahamas dismissed the extortion charges against Tarino Lightbourn and former Sen. Pleasant Bridgewater Monday after the From Paris With Love star decided he no longer wanted to move forward with the case.
Ambulance driver Lightbourn and the former politician Bridgewater were accused of trying to extort $25 million from the superstar couple in the wake of their son Jett’s tragic January 2009 death.
Lightbourn, who treated Jett that day, reportedly claimed to have embarrassing information surrounding the circumstances of Jett Travolta’s passing.
Following months of court battles, the idea of rehashing the events around Jett’s death and facing the two alleged extortionists in court proved to be too painful for the Travolta family.
“The long pending status of this matter continued to take a heavy emotional toll on my family causing us to conclude that it was finally time to put this matter behind us,” read a statement from the actor. “Therefore, after much reflection I concluded that it was in my family’s best interest for me not to voluntarily return to The Bahamas to testify a second time at trial.”
The retrial was supposed to begin September 6, following a mistrial in the original case stemming from possible juror misconduct. However, at Travolta’s request, prosecutor Neil Braithwaite submitted a motion to drop the case just as it was about to begin.
Jett passed away at the age of 16, after suffering a seizure at the family’s vacation home on Grand Bahama Island.
GEORGE CLOONEY PUTS “THE AMERICAN” ON TOP OF THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE!
George Clooney ruled. Lindsay Lohan returned. Drew Barrymore misses again!
George Clooney’s The American ($13.1 million Friday-Sunday; $16.4 million Friday-Monday). Nearly 90 percent of the opening-weekend audience was age 25 or older. Since opening last Wednesday, the thriller is at $19.5 million overall, great business for a $20 million movie.
The American is Clooney’s first No. 1 film, if you don’t count 2008′s Burn After Reading, which was an ensemble film (not to mention a Coen Brothers film), or the Ocean’s Eleven movies, which likewise were all-star efforts.
“Its a beautiful day in la to have a hit film!!!,” Lindsay Lohan tweeted Sunday. Her Machete ($11.4 million Friday-Sunday; $14 million Friday-Monday) moved up to second in the standings, her best showing since Mean Girls back in 2004. As Lohan herself attested, via Twitter, Danny Trejo is the star of Machete. The veteran character actor and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez were the main draws in a film that dominated the Latino market in big cities.
Drew Barrymore’s and Justin Long’s Going the Distance ($6.9 million Friday-Sunday; $8.6 million Friday-Monday) came up way short of the romantic-comedy’s reputed $32 million budget. Going the Distance is Barrymore’s third straight underperformer after last year’s Everybody’s Fine and Whip It, which she directed.
Jennifer Aniston’s The Switch ($3.1 million Friday-Sunday; $3.9 million Friday-Monday) is out of the Top 10 after two quick weekends. For all the bad press, the comedy has made good on its reputedly $19 million production budget with a $22.3 million overall gross so far.
1. The American, $16.4 milion
2. Machete, $14 million
3. Takers, $13.5 million
4. The Last Exorcism, $8.8 million
5. Going the Distance, $8.6 million
6. The Expendables, $8.5 million
7. The Other Guys, $6.7million
8. Eat Pray Love, $6.3 million
9. Inception, $5.9 million
10. Nanny McPhee Returns, $4.7 million
PARIS HILTON’S QUICK IN AND OUT AFTER HER ARREST IN VEGAS HAD QUESTIONS!
After Paris Hilton was arrested in Sin City last week for alleged cocaine possession, questions arose as to how she was able to get in and out of Clark County Detention Center in just three hours when the usual charge process takes about six.
It wasn’t special treatment exactly. Authorities say they merely wanted to get the heiress out as fast as possible to avoid any chaos, not to do her any favors. “Yeah, she was treated differently so I don’t have a disruption of my process here at the county jail,” Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Deputy Chief Jim Dixon told The Las Vegas Review-Journal.
“When you bring somebody in like that, everybody comes over and tries to look at them. I’d have officers attempting to keep inmates away from her. I’d have disruptions.”
However, Dixon made sure to state that just because the process was faster than normal, Hilton was still subject to all regular booking procedures. Hilton is scheduled to appear before Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Joe Bonaventure on October 27.
THIS IS THE EXTRAORDINARY 10 YEAR OLD JACKIE EVANCHO WITH THE UNBELIEVABLE VOICE!
MICHAEL DOUGLAS TALKS ABOUT HIS THROAT CANCER BATTLE ON DAVID LETTERMAN!
DANCING WITH THE STARS SEASON 11 CAST ANNOUNCED MONDAY NIGHT IN HOLLYWOOD!
Former L.A. Laker and Boston Celtic NBA star and champion Rick Fox is the early Vegas favorite with Jennifer Grey of Dirty Dancing fame with Patrick Swayze a close second. Who’s your pick?
Rick Fox, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, David Hasselhoff, Michael Bolton, Kurt Warner, Kyle Massey, Brandy, Margaret Cho, Jennifer Grey, Florence Henderson, Audrina Patridge and Bristol Palin.
STEVE JOBS INTRODUCES THE ALL NEW APPLE TV MEDIA STREAMER SEPTEMBER 1, 2010!
FUNNIEST HORSE RACE STRECH CALL YOU’LL EVER HEAR! AND YES, THOSE ARE THE NAMES!
HERE’S THE APPALLING CASE OF THE WOMAN WHO TOSSED A CAT INTO THE TRASH CAN!
AND THEN CAME THE REVENGE OF THE CAT…THERE IS KARMA IN THIS WORLD, SO WATCH OUT!
THE PARIS HILTON ARREST AUGUST 28TH IN LAS VEGAS ON COCAINE CHARGES!
TIGER WOODS TALKS DIVORCE: “IT’S A SAD TIME IN OUR LIVES GOING THROUGH IT NOW”!
ELIN NORDEGREN TELLS HER STORY IN NEW “PEOPLE” MAGAZINE: “I’VE BEEN THROUGH HELL”!
Elin Nordegren’s divorce to Tiger Woods is final and in a new interview with People, the Swedish beauty breaks her long-suffering silence, saying that she’s “been though hell” but now feels “stronger than I ever have.”
“I have been through the stages of disbelief and shock, to anger and ultimately grief over the loss of the family I so badly wanted for my children,” she says in this week’s issue.
Her split from untamed Tiger was made final on Monday, after dozens of mistresses came forward to reveal shocking affairs with him. Tiger checked in to sex rehab in an attempt to save his image—and his marriage—but apparently Elin wasn’t buying it.
The ex-nanny and mom of Sam, 3, and Charlie, 18 months, says that she believes strongly in her choice to leave her straying hubby and will give herself some time to recover from the breakdown of her family.
“I also feel stronger than I ever have. I have confidence in my beliefs, my decisions and myself,” says Elin, 30. “My immediate plan is for the kids and me to continue to adjust to our new situation. I am going to keep taking classes, but my main focus is to try to give myself time to heal.”
She also denies there was any physical altercation on the Thanksgiving night she discovered his indiscretions. “There was never any violence inside or outside our home,” she said. “The speculation that I would have used a golf club to hit him is just truly ridiculous.”
No word from Elin on what she got in the private settlement, and court papers don’t reveal the financial specifics, so it’s unclear how much the spurned beauty pocketed. Reports have pegged her take at $100 million.
Elin tells People that this is the last interview she will be giving.
PLANNING ON A DRIVE TODAY? MEET “THE GREATEST DRIVER IN THE WORLD”!
JENNIFER ANISTON REMEMBERS FIRST DATE WITH JON STEWART AS SHE BEGAN “FRIENDS”!
IT’S DANGEROUS FOR BICYCLE RIDERS OUT THERE, AND PEDESTRIANS TOO! TAKE A LOOK!
This Is How Folks Should Settle Their Issues? Pedestrian Collides Head On With A Bicyclist & Listen To The Argument! “Keep It Moving People. Nothing To See Here” (No Problems What So Ever). When You Don’t Use A Crosswalk, Expect The Unexpected!
SECURITY CAMERA CATCHES HIT AND RUN DRIVER WHO CAN’T EVEN LEAVE THE SCENE!
THE NOISIEST BAG ON THE PLANET, SUNCHIPS, FINDS ITSELF RATED AS 95 DECIBELS!
The Frito-Lay owned snack brand intended to market its new non-plastic bag around the 100 percent biodegradable plant-matter packaging. But instead, its getting an earful of complaints from consumers over how much noise the bag itself makes. According to a video demonstration by Air Force pilot J. Scot Heathman, when intentionally crinkled the bag can reach decibel levels of up to 95, nearly 20 decibels higher than the conventional chip packaging.
Surge Desk offers a list of eight unlikely sounds that would be drowned out by the SunChips bag.
1. The sound of silence — 0 decibels
2. Normal conversation — 65 decibels
3. Telephone dial tone — 80 decibels
4. Beginning of hearing damage levels — 85 decibels
5. Heavy city traffic — 85 decibels
6. A lawn mower — 90 decibels
7. A New York City subway train — 91 decibels
8. A motorcycle — 95 decibels
ANYBODY WHO HAS EVER HAD A CAT OR BEEN AROUND ONE WILL LOVE THIS VIDEO!
Told all my kids about this new Simon’s Cat video tonight, since all of them have had a cat or cats in their lives. Simon Tofield is a British animator, who has won numerous animation awards and has 3 actual cats that provide the inspiration for Simon’s Cat antics. You’ll laugh out loud at how accurate his videos are about cats!
Each August since 1998, Beloit College has released the Beloit College Mindset List. It provides a look at the cultural touchstones that shape the lives of students entering college this fall. The creation of Beloit’s Keefer Professor of the Humanities Tom McBride and former Public Affairs Director Ron Nief, it was originally created as a reminder to faculty to be aware of dated references, and quickly became a catalog of the rapidly changing worldview of each new generation.
1. The Soviet Union has never existed and therefore is about as scary as the student union.
2. They have known only two presidents.
3. For most of their lives, major U.S. airlines have been bankrupt.
4. Manuel Noriega has always been in jail in the U.S.
5. They have grown up getting lost in “big boxes.”
6. There has always been only one Germany.
7. They have never heard anyone actually “ring it up” on a cash register.
8. They are wireless, yet always connected.
9. A stained blue dress is as famous to their generation as a third-rate burglary was to their parents’.
10. Thanks to pervasive headphones in the back seat, parents have always been able to speak freely in the front.
11. A coffee has always taken longer to make than a milkshake.
12. Smoking has never been permitted on U.S. airlines.
13. Faux fur has always been a necessary element of style.
14. The Moral Majority has never needed an organization.
15. They have never had to distinguish between the St. Louis Cardinals baseball and football teams.
16. DNA fingerprinting has always been admissible evidence in court.
17. They grew up pushing their own miniature shopping carts in the supermarket.
18. They grew up with and have outgrown faxing as a means of communication.
19. “Google” has always been a verb.
20. Text messaging is their email.
21. Milli Vanilli has never had anything to say.
22. Mr. Rogers, not Walter Cronkite, has always been the most trusted man in America.
23. Bar codes have always been on everything, from library cards and snail mail to retail items.
24. Madden has always been a game, not a Superbowl-winning coach.
25. Phantom of the Opera has always been on Broadway.
26. “Boogers” candy has always been a favorite for grossing out parents.
27. There has never been a “skyhook” in the NBA.
28. Carbon copies are oddities found in their grandparents’ attics.
29. Computerized player pianos have always been tinkling in the lobby.
30. Non-denominational mega-churches have always been the fastest growing religious organizations in the U.S.
31. They grew up in mini-vans.
32. Reality shows have always been on television.
33. They have no idea why we needed to ask “…can we all get along?”
34. They have always known that “In the criminal justice system the people have been represented by two separate yet equally important groups.”
35. Young women’s fashions have never been concerned with where the waist is.
36. They have rarely mailed anything using a stamp.
37. Brides have always worn white for a first, second, or third wedding.
38. Being techno-savvy has always been inversely proportional to age.
39. “So” as in “Sooooo New York,” has always been a drawn-out adjective modifying a proper noun, which in turn modifies something else
40. Affluent troubled teens in Southern California have always been the subjects of television series.
41. They have always been able to watch wars and revolutions live on television.
42. Ken Burns has always been producing very long documentaries on PBS.
43. They are not aware that “flock of seagulls hair” has nothing to do with birds flying into it.
44. Retin-A has always made America look less wrinkled.
45. Green tea has always been marketed for health purposes.
46. Public school officials have always had the right to censor school newspapers.
47. Small white holiday lights have always been in style.
48. Most of them never had the chance to eat bad airline food.
49. They have always been searching for “Waldo.”
50. The really rich have regularly expressed exuberance with outlandish birthday parties.
51. Michael Moore has always been showing up uninvited.
52. They never played the game of state license plates in the car.
53. They have always preferred going out in groups as opposed to dating.
54. There have always been live organ donors.
55. They have always had access to their own credit cards.
56. They have never put their money in a “Savings & Loan.”
57. Sara Lee has always made underwear.
58. Bad behavior has always been getting captured on amateur videos.
59. Disneyland has always been in Europe and Asia.
60. They never saw Bernard Shaw on CNN.
61. Beach volleyball has always been a recognized sport.
62. Acura, Lexus, and Infiniti have always been luxury cars of choice.
63. Television stations have never concluded the broadcast day with the national anthem.
64. LoJack transmitters have always been finding lost cars.
65. Diane Sawyer has always been live in Prime Time.
66. Dolphin-free canned tuna has always been on sale.
67. Disposable contact lenses have always been available.
68. “Outing” has always been a threat.
69. Oh, The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss has always been the perfect graduation gift.
70. They have always “dissed” what they don’t like.
71. The U.S. has always been studying global warming to confirm its existence.
72. Richard M. Daley has always been the Mayor of Chicago.
73. They grew up with virtual pets to feed, water, and play games with, lest they die.
74. Ringo Starr has always been clean and sober.
75. Professional athletes have always competed in the Olympics.
SO YOU THINK YOU’RE AS GOOD AS A TENNIS PRO LIKE ROGER FEDERER??? TAKE A LOOK!
DR. LAURA ANNOUNCES PLAN TO QUIT HER RADIO SHOW AT THE END OF THE YEAR!
Dr. Laura Schlessinger, the talk show host who recently apologized for saying the N-word 11 times to a caller on the air, said Tuesday she plans to give up her radio show when her contract is up at the end of this year. She made the announcement on CNN’s “Larry King Live,” saying she wants to “regain her First Amendment rights.”
Schlessinger said she’s not retiring or quitting. Instead, she said, she feels stronger and freer to say what she believes needs to be said. “I want to be able to say what’s on my mind and in my heart and what I think is helpful and useful without somebody getting angry — some special interest group deciding this is a time to silence a voice of dissent and attack affiliates and sponsors,” she said.
Schlessinger apologized last week for saying the N-word several times in an on-air conversation with a caller whom she accused of being hypersensitive to racism. She said on her website that she was wrong in using the word for what she said was an attempt to make a philosophical point.
“To imagine that there are people who refuse to accept an apology because they have an agenda and would like me silenced — I’m done with that,” she said.
During the on-air exchange, Schlessinger said the caller, who said she was black and married to a white man, was too sensitive for complaining that her husband’s friends made racist comments about her in their home. Schlessinger told King she “never called anybody a bad word” and “wasn’t dissing anybody.”
Corinne Baldassano, an executive with Schlessinger’s production company, Take on the Day LLC, said the talk show host plans to pursue opportunities through her website, books, podcasts and a YouTube channel.
At least two national sponsors of her radio program, General Motors Co., and Motel 6, owned by Accor SA, have pulled out, Baldassano said.
Previously, Schlessinger’s negative comments about homosexuality on her television show in 2000 inspired gay activists to campaign to get her off the air.
DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO PAY FOR CABLE OR SATELLITE SERVICE TO WATCH TV?
Today, most people get their TV from either a cable TV company or from one of two satellite providers, DishNetwork or DirecTV. They also pay increasingly higher bills for the privilege.
In this new age of austerity, when consumers are looking for ways to cut corners everywhere, even diehard TV junkies are considering the once unthinkable – getting rid of their cable or satellite TV services. But for most, getting rid of cable doesn’t mean going without TV. If you live in, or close to, a metropolitan area and have a high-speed Internet connection, there’s a way you can still watch most of your favorite shows and not pay for it.
The change to digital television makes watching over the air television much like watching it over cable or satellite. The picture is sharp and clear, since “snow” and “ghosting,” characteristics of marginal analog TV signals, are a thing of the past.
By mounting a new HD antenna and pointing it in the proper direction, you can watch the broadcast TV stations in your market for free. While cable and satellite charge extra each month in order to receive HD channels, when your local channels broadcast in HD, and you have an HD set with HD antenna, you can watch and pay nothing extra.
Not all HD TV sets have a built-in HD tuner, but most do. If yours doesn’t, you’ll need to purchase a separate HD tuner. What about programming on cable channels? Since they aren’t broadcast on over-the-air stations, does that mean missing them? Not in every case, and this is where your high-speed Internet connection comes in.
Full episodes on many popular shows are streamed online. You can find them either on the cable networks’ websites or on special TV websites like Hulu.com, which streams many popular shows for free. You can attach your HDTV to your computer so that you get the full screen, TV viewing experience. Best of all, you watch them when you want.
There are hundreds of online instructional videos, like the one below, that can guide you through the setup process.
If you need to add just a bit more programming to the mix, consider signing up for a $9 a month NetFlix account. Not only can you download and view hundreds of popular moves, past episodes of your favorite programs are also available.
Again, having your computer connected to your TV makes it seem like you are subscribing to a premium movie channel on cable or satellite. But instead of paying $100 or more per month, you’re paying $9.
Don’t want to tie up your computer? Many new Blu-ray DVD players can capture streaming video from Netflix and other online providers. We’ve been testing the LG-BD550, which sells for less than $150 at Amazon.com. We got the slim little unit set up and working in less than 10 minutes. It delivers a crisp, clean image from both Netflix streaming video and DVDs, blu-ray and otherwise. We tested it with both DSL and 40-mbps cable Internet connections and found no discernable difference in picture quality.
There are some upfront costs, of course. You’ll need an HDTV with HDTV turner to take full advantage of your local stations’ HD content and an antenna capable of receiving HD signals. You’ll also need a computer with ports for connecting a TV.
By ditching cable and switching to free TV, you might, in fact, become a trend-setter. Many industry observers predict television will eventually migrate to the Web, and may be in the process of doing so.
Hulu.com recently announced a new premium service allowing viewers to see current seasons of many popular shows, meaning you won’t have to wait until next year to catch up on what’s happening on The Office. There is a price for the service, but the $9.99 monthly charge is a fraction what what you’re now paying for cable or satellite.
NATURE CAN BE CUTE…WATCH THIS GROUP OF PENGUINS CHASING AFTER A BUTTERFLY!
NOW THERE’S A PHONE APP TO FIND YOUR FAVORITE STAR’S WALK OF FAME STAR!
Fans of the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be thrilled to know that The Official Hollywood Walk of Fame application is now available. The application which can be downloaded from the iPhone store for $1.99, is the best resource for information and news about all of the 2,400+ stars on the Walk of Fame.
No other application will give accurate and official information, and no other app will give you up-to-date information on recent star inductions and upcoming ceremonies. “This is the ‘official’ Walk of Fame Phone application and the best place to get information about this international known icon,” said Leron Gubler, President/CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
Fan can search for their favorite star on the Walk of Fame and get directions to its location.
-Search by
-Name
-Type of star (Radio, Television, Film, Theater, Music)
-Ethnicity
-Place of Birth
-Month of Birth
-Any combination of the above
-New Star Inductions- Fans will get the most up-to-date information on the latest star inductions. Who recently got a star, who is going to get one, and when and where the ceremony will take place.
The Official Hollywood Walk of Fame application was developed in a team effort with Mingling Media and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. The Hollywood Chamber owns the rights to the famous landmark’s trademark.
GEORGE CARLIN, FEATURED ON MY SYNDICATED “70′S SHOW” THIS WEEKEND WITH A 1975 IN STUDIO INTERVIEW, IS SEEN HERE WITH HIS FAMOUS “FOOTBALL VS. BASEBALL” ROUTINE!
FOR THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW THE HISTORY OF LABOR DAY, SOME HISTORY CHANNEL NOTES!
THESE ARE SOME TOUGH TIMES FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT IF YOU NEED INSPIRATION……
Barbara “Bobby” Title, the author of this blog that you see a small clip of above, sent me this link out of the blue the other day, featuring an autograph on an index card to her that her children had asked me to sign nearly 40 years ago! Little did I know then that I was signing a note to a new friend I never knew about until 4 decades later.
The radio business today is not what attracted me to it as a 5 year old kid in Nebraska, but I knew I loved it back then, and wanted to be just like Jack Lewis, the guy on the radio that I listened to with my mom and dad each morning as I got ready for school. He was the very entertaining, funny guy who was my friend that he never knew, and is my inspiration for doing what I do today on the radio.
I have lamented since the mid 80′s what happened to radio from a business standpoint in interviews and speaking engagements, but it’s all part of what happened to every business since then. Wall Street dictates layoffs, cutbacks, multi-tasking, bottom lines, profit margins, etc., and it makes you second guess yourself continuing to be part of what you fell in love with so many years ago.
Make no mistake, I still love radio with a passion, but as you know, even the best love has ups and downs…..and then along comes a listener like “Bobby”, and it resurrects that emotional rush you felt when you first fell madly in love with someone or something! And it reminds you why you do what you do and why you love it so much!
Read Bobby’s blog about Staying Alive, and you will find the inspiration to keep doing what you have to do, no matter how hopeless or desperate things may seem for you sometimes. Read her other blogs on all manner of subjects, and find someone or something that just might give you a new perspective that will change everything to what you want for the rest of your life!
Bobby just sent a reminder to that 5 year old still inside of me of what I want to keep doing!
THIS IS THE EXTRAORDINARY 10 YEAR OLD JACKIE EVANCHO WITH THE UNBELIEVABLE VOICE!
HAVE YOU MET THE “INCEPTION CAT” YET? THIS KITTY WILL HAUNT YOUR DREAMS!
I THOUGHT “LOVE” WAS A WORD THEY USE A LOT IN A TENNIS MATCH…WATCH THIS FIGHT!
THERE’S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL, BUT THAT DOESN’T RULE OUT FIGHTING THERE TOO!
KARA DIOGUARDI OFFICIALLY ELIMINATED AS AMERICAN IDOL JUDGE BY FOX LATE FRIDAY!
Songwriter judge Kara DioGuardi has officially been eliminated by American Idol, after just two seasons with the show. The separation was announced by a press release distributed by Fox at 5 p.m. on the Friday before a long holiday weekend.
Kara’s statement: “I felt like I won the lottery when I joined American Idol two years ago, but I feel like now is the best time to leave Idol. I am very proud to have been associated with American Idol–it has truly been an amazing experience. I am grateful to Fox, FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment, as well as the cast, crew and contestants, for all they have given to me. I look forward to my next challenge, and want to thank everyone who has supported me. All the best to everyone on season 10!”
Idol and Fox execs Mike Darnell, Simon Fuller, Cecile Frot-Coutaz and Ken Warwick weighed in with kind words about Kara, but nothing from incoming boss-man Nigel Lythgoe.
RANDY JACKSON WILL BE BACK AT THE JUDGES TABLE ON AMERICAN IDOL FOR NEW SEASON!
Sources confirm that original American Idol judge Randy Jackson will definitely return for season 10 of the hit reality-talent competition, which is set to premiere in January 2011. “Randy’s locked in and pumped about it,” says a source. “They’ll officially announce with the other judges.”
A second source tells us that the rest of the judge’s table still remains to be officially filled. In fact, an Idol source says that the large production staff that travels to different regions for tryouts in the fall has not yet received their itineraries. “Normally, they know exactly ‘who, what, where and when’ about the fall tryout schedule,” says the Idol staffer. “It’s partly because the judges aren’t yet formally finalized.” The source says they’ve been told they will know their schedules before the end of September.
Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler is widely rumored to be joining the judges’ table this year. Pop star Jennifer Lopez may also be signing on for the show, despite some rather more involved negotiations.
Randy’s fellow original judges, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell, left the show after seasons eight and nine, respectively. 2nd year judge Kara DioGuardi has been officially announced as not returning to the series and new judge Ellen DeGeneres resigned after just one season with the show.
IT USED TO BE YOU COULD SCREW UP AT SOMETHING AND NO ONE WOULD NOTICE, BUT NOW..!
PARIS HILTON PURSE ALIBI DURING VEGAS ARREST MAY HAVE TWITTERED AWAY!
Paris Hilton was busted for cocaine possession last weekend in Las Vegas. Her alibi was those weren’t her drugs (she thought it was gum!), and that wasn’t her purse.
But just a month and a half ago, Paris posted a twitter picture of a Chanel purse she had just purchased and was excited about it—a purse which certainly looks identical to the handbag she was apparently carrying at the time of her arrest, she may have convicted herself.
While the Clark County District Attorney’s office said that the type of purse she was carrying that night was not listed in any report, there’s really no denying the photos. Possession, in this case, may add up to being slightly more than 9/10s of the law.
“She’s being charged with possession, so it doesn’t matter if it’s hers or someone else’s,” Las Vegas police spokesman Officer Jay Rivera. “She’s the person in possession of it, so it doesn’t matter.”
Rivera also noted that this case, despite its high profile, was not treated any different than normally—which means cops did not confiscate the Chanel purse. “This is a common typical arrest. We don’t keep track of people’s purses and we don’t impound people’s purses when we find evidence or contraband in them.”
Criminal defense attorney Alec Rose, who is not involved in Paris’ case, went one further. “In my 17 years of practicing criminal defense law, I have never heard of the ‘it’s not my handbag defense’ actually working, If it is in the handbag you are using, it is a pretty hard one to explain.”
ROD STEWART WEIGHS IN ON THE PARIS HILTON DRUG DEBACLE WITH A VIDEO WARNING!
IS LADY GAGA CHANGING HER MUSICAL DIRECTION WITH NEW SONG DEBUT MONDAY NIGHT?
Lady Gaga debuted a new song in St. Paul, Minnesota, the stripped-down, road-weary piano ballad “Living on the Radio,” for her obliging Little Monsters. The tune is seemingly autobiographical and poignant—in pop parlance, if she were Britney Spears, this would be her “Lucky.”
If chosen for her as yet untitled new album—which she gave us fair warning would in fact be “bitter”—it would mark a decidedly different direction for the superstar’s musical trajectory. Either that, or it’s an unfinished work in progress.
DEMI MOORE IN A BIKINI HITS THE MEDIA ON THE SAME DAY ASHTON KUTCHER LASHES OUT!
On the same day Ashton Kutcher lashed out against allegations he had been an unfaithful hubby, sexy photos of a bikini-clad Demi Moore quickly made their way around the Internet.
Perhaps in anticipation of the infidelity rumors that have surfaced, the 47 year old Demi decided a couple of weeks ago to take these pictures and tweet them out as if to say, “Would you cheat on this?!!”
Meanwhile, Ashton Kutcher went on a Twitter offensive Thursday, ripping Star magazine over allegations he cheated on wife Demi Moore. “I think Star magazine calling me a ‘cheater’ qualifies as defamation of character. I hope my lawyer agrees,” tweeted Kutcher.
“STAR magazine — you don’t get to stand behind ‘freedom of the press’ when you are writing fiction,” Kutcher added.
The tabloid drew Kutcher’s ire with a story citing an unnamed source who claimed to have witnessed the Valentine’s Day star “kissing and groping” an unidentified blonde beauty outside a restroom at the Los Angeles Italian restaurant Madeo. The magazine suggesting that the 15-year age difference between Kutcher and his movie-star missus was beginning to take its toll on their union.
Kutcher, 32, and Moore, 47, are due to celebrate their five-year wedding anniversary on September 24.
KIM KARDASHIAN EXPLAINS TO JAY LENO WHY SHE’S NOT ALWAYS IN TROUBLE LIKE LINDSEY!
Songwriter judge Kara DioGuardi has officially been eliminated by American Idol, after just two seasons with the show. The separation was announced by a press release distributed by Fox at 5 p.m. on the Friday before a long holiday weekend.
Kara’s statement: “I felt like I won the lottery when I joined American Idol two years ago, but I feel like now is the best time to leave Idol. I am very proud to have been associated with American Idol–it has truly been an amazing experience. I am grateful to Fox, FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment, as well as the cast, crew and contestants, for all they have given to me. I look forward to my next challenge, and want to thank everyone who has supported me. All the best to everyone on season 10!”
Idol and Fox execs Mike Darnell, Simon Fuller, Cecile Frot-Coutaz and Ken Warwick weighed in with kind words about Kara, but nothing from incoming boss-man Nigel Lythgoe.
CHRIS KLEIN IN COURT FRIDAY FOR SENTENCE AND PROBATION ON DUI CHARGES!
Chris Klein, the American Pie guy, was in a Van Nuys, California court Friday and pleaded no contest to one count of misdemeanor DUI stemming from his June arrest on the Hollywood 101 freeway.
L.A. Superior Court Judge David B. Gelfound subsequently sentenced Klein to 96 hours in jail—for which he was issued a credit for four days he already served—and four years informal probation, his attorney, Blair Berk, confirmed. Before sentencing, Klein made a statement taking full responsibility for his reckless behavior.
“I apologize for my wrongdoing and I really appreciate the court giving me the opportunity to prove how seriously I took all of this,” he told the judge.
The actor was arrested by police driving three times over California’s legal limit of .08 percent. It was his second drunken driving offense in five years, having pled guilty in 2005 to a misdemeanor DUI charge for which he was still on probation.
Recognizing Klein’s efforts to clean up his act, including a two-month stay at a rehab clinic, the judge opted not to give him the maximum of one year in jail. Instead, along with probation, the judge ordered the thespian to attend an 18-month alcohol education program, pay various fines and mandated that he can only drive a car that features an alcohol interlock device, a sensor that detects booze and prevents him from starting his vehicle if he’s less than dry.
RANDY JACKSON WILL BE BACK AT THE JUDGES TABLE ON AMERICAN IDOL FOR NEW SEASON!
Sources confirm that original American Idol judge Randy Jackson will definitely return for season 10 of the hit reality-talent competition, which is set to premiere in January 2011. “Randy’s locked in and pumped about it,” says a source. “They’ll officially announce with the other judges.”
A second source tells us that the rest of the judge’s table still remains to be officially filled. In fact, an Idol source says that the large production staff that travels to different regions for tryouts in the fall has not yet received their itineraries. “Normally, they know exactly ‘who, what, where and when’ about the fall tryout schedule,” says the Idol staffer. “It’s partly because the judges aren’t yet formally finalized.” The source says they’ve been told they will know their schedules before the end of September.
Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler is widely rumored to be joining the judges’ table this year. Pop star Jennifer Lopez may also be signing on for the show, despite some rather more involved negotiations.
Randy’s fellow original judges, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell, left the show after seasons eight and nine, respectively. 2nd year judge Kara DioGuardi has been officially announced as not returning to the series and new judge Ellen DeGeneres resigned after just one season with the show.
PARIS HILTON PURSE ALIBI DURING VEGAS ARREST MAY HAVE TWITTERED AWAY!
Paris Hilton was busted for cocaine possession last weekend in Las Vegas. Her alibi was those weren’t her drugs (she thought it was gum!), and that wasn’t her purse.
But just a month and a half ago, Paris posted a twitter picture of a Chanel purse she had just purchased and was excited about it—a purse which certainly looks identical to the handbag she was apparently carrying at the time of her arrest, she may have convicted herself.
While the Clark County District Attorney’s office said that the type of purse she was carrying that night was not listed in any report, there’s really no denying the photos. Possession, in this case, may add up to being slightly more than 9/10s of the law.
“She’s being charged with possession, so it doesn’t matter if it’s hers or someone else’s,” Las Vegas police spokesman Officer Jay Rivera. “She’s the person in possession of it, so it doesn’t matter.”
Rivera also noted that this case, despite its high profile, was not treated any different than normally—which means cops did not confiscate the Chanel purse. “This is a common typical arrest. We don’t keep track of people’s purses and we don’t impound people’s purses when we find evidence or contraband in them.”
Criminal defense attorney Alec Rose, who is not involved in Paris’ case, went one further. “In my 17 years of practicing criminal defense law, I have never heard of the ‘it’s not my handbag defense’ actually working, If it is in the handbag you are using, it is a pretty hard one to explain.”
DEMI MOORE IN A BIKINI HITS THE MEDIA ON THE SAME DAY ASHTON KUTCHER LASHES OUT!
On the same day Ashton Kutcher lashed out against allegations he had been an unfaithful hubby, sexy photos of a bikini-clad Demi Moore quickly made their way around the Internet.
Perhaps in anticipation of the infidelity rumors that have surfaced, the 47 year old Demi decided a couple of weeks ago to take these pictures and tweet them out as if to say, “Would you cheat on this?!!”
Meanwhile, Ashton Kutcher went on a Twitter offensive Thursday, ripping Star magazine over allegations he cheated on wife Demi Moore. “I think Star magazine calling me a ‘cheater’ qualifies as defamation of character. I hope my lawyer agrees,” tweeted Kutcher.
“STAR magazine — you don’t get to stand behind ‘freedom of the press’ when you are writing fiction,” Kutcher added.
The tabloid drew Kutcher’s ire with a story citing an unnamed source who claimed to have witnessed the Valentine’s Day star “kissing and groping” an unidentified blonde beauty outside a restroom at the Los Angeles Italian restaurant Madeo. The magazine suggesting that the 15-year age difference between Kutcher and his movie-star missus was beginning to take its toll on their union.
Kutcher, 32, and Moore, 47, are due to celebrate their five-year wedding anniversary on September 24.
MICHAEL DOUGLAS TALKS ABOUT HIS THROAT CANCER BATTLE ON DAVID LETTERMAN!
DANCING WITH THE STARS SEASON 11 CAST ANNOUNCED MONDAY NIGHT IN HOLLYWOOD!
Former L.A. Laker and Boston Celtic NBA star and champion Rick Fox is the early Vegas favorite with Jennifer Grey of Dirty Dancing fame with Patrick Swayze a close second. Who’s your pick?
Rick Fox, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, David Hasselhoff, Michael Bolton, Kurt Warner, Kyle Massey, Brandy, Margaret Cho, Jennifer Grey, Florence Henderson, Audrina Patridge and Bristol Palin.
STEVE JOBS INTRODUCES THE ALL NEW APPLE TV MEDIA STREAMER SEPTEMBER 1, 2010!
JIMMY FALLON MAY HAVE JUST HOSTED THE “BEST EMMYS EVER”! GOOD RATINGS TOO!
Final Nielsen numbers show Sunday night’s Jimmy Fallon-hosted telecast was up from last year’s Neil Patrick Harris-led revival. The three-hour show averaged 13.5 million, NBC said, the most since 2006.
Pretty good, since Sunday night’s show aired during, rather than after, summer vacation, and, for the first time in recent memory, went out live on the West Coast.
Fallon gpt great reviews from all over! “As a white-tuxedoed, wandering minstrel, Fallon played perfect host…,” judged the Los Angeles Times, which also praised the Late Night host for his “surprisingly good Green Day.”
“Fallon brought an energy to last night’s awards show that’s long been missing,” enthused Media Life. The “Born to Run” opener with the cast of Glee, Jon Hamm, Tina Fey and Fallon on lead Bruce Springsteen guitar rocked, most everyone agreed including US magazine. New York Magazine even asked the musical question, “Were These the Best Emmys Ever?”
MAD MEN, MODERN FAMILY, AND TOP CHEF TAKE HOME EMMYS IN NIGHT OF UPSETS!
Mad Men was named Outstanding Drama Series for the third year in a row, showing the upset-craving upstarts, the vampires, the likable serial killers and drug dealers—and Lost—who was boss at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
ABC had plenty to celebrate Sunday night. Modern Family, the network’s one true breakout hit last season, made a nice, fat splash tonight, winning Outstanding Comedy Series and establishing itself as a viable contender in multiple categories for years to come.
In addition to earning a half-dozen Emmys, the most for a broadcast-network series, the very award-worthy ensemble lent itself to one of the show’s funniest sketches, a play on a network’s idea of how to spice up a show’s plotline. (Hint: It involved George Clooney, lots of George Clooney.)
On his first try, Eric Stonestreet earned the win for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, while Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd shared honors for comedy series writing to take Modern Familiy’s Emmy tally to six (including last week’s Creative Arts wins). It helped power the Alphabet net to 18 total wins, second only to perennial leader HBO’s 25.
Going from ABC back to AMC, the men of Breaking Bad with Bryan Cranston—once perenially overlooked for his comedic skills in Malcolm in the Middle—winning his third straight Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama and Aaron Paul snagging his first for Supporting Actor as Cranston’s right-hand meth cooker.
Mad Men mastermind Matthew Weiner made it three straight wins for Writing for a Drama Series, this time sharing the honor with coscribe Erin Levy. They helped push Mad Men’s total to four, and AMC’s overall tally to six.
Kyra Sedgwick finally made it happen in the Lead Actress in a Drama category, her fifth nomination the charm for her role as a sticky-sweet-sounding but tough-as-nails detective on The Closer.
A Big Bang was felt during the first third of the three-hour-plus show (which was handily split up into comedy, drama and movie/miniseries) when Jim Parsons upset, among others, two-time champ Alec Baldwin and Tony Shaloub in his final season as Monk in the race for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy.
Parsons thanked creator Chuck Lorre, his costars, God, et al. for everything. “You are wonderful people, you’re so talented, you’re such darn hard workers…You’re more motivating than I could mention—but I just did,” he said, his Sheldon twang totally audible.
Edie Falco returned to the winners’ circle, scoring her fourth lead actress Emmy overall but first in the comedy section for her acerbic, drug-addicted titular role in Showtime’s Nurse Jackie.
“This is just the most ridiculous thing that has ever happened in the history of this lovely awards show. I’m not funny!” the former Sopranos star insisted. She can protest all she wants, but she is now officially the only actress in history to win both lead acting Emmys for comedy and drama.
Falco’s win tonight also gave Showtime—premium cable’s ugly stepsister for years—a record seven wins for primetime series. Psst, that’s more than HBO ever got in one year for its primetime series.
But though Showtime gained some ground, when you include Creative Arts categories, HBO couldn’t help but raise the roof after Temple Grandin (Outstanding TV Movie), The Pacific (Outstanding Miniseries) and other premium productions had amassed another eight trophies tonight for a network-leading total of 25 Emmys.
Claire Danes picked up her first Emmy for playing Temple Grandin, an autistic woman whose work with animals ultimately led to improved slaughterhouse conditions across the U.S.
Another big, momentous first was Top Chef’s win for Outstanding Reality Competition series, a category that’s been dominated by The Amazing Race for the past seven years.
George Clooney showed up to become the fourth recipient of the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award. “It’s important to remember how much good can get done, because we live in such strange times because bad behavior suck up all the attention in the press, I’ve offered to go to the south Sudan and have a wardrobe malfunction, but the consensus was that, I’m 49 and it would just be upsetting and kind of sad,” he joked. “When a disaster happens, everyone wants to help…The hard part is seven months later, five years later…and honestly, we fail at that. That’s the facts. I fail at that.
“Here’s where we let some very bright person here in the room, or at home watching, figure out how to keep that spotlight burning on these heartbreaking situations long after the camera goes away. That would be an impressive accomplishment. Thank you.”
Other Oscar winners moonlighting as an Emmy winners tonight were Al Pacino, named Lead Actor in a TV Movie/Miniseries for embodying Dr. Kevorkian in You Don’t Know Jack, and Tom Hanks, who as a producer accepted the Outstanding Miniseries Emmy for The Pacific.
And speaking of Fallon, the Late Night host did a wonderful job hosting the Emmys, from the opening number featuring the cast of Glee, Betty White, Tina Fey, Jon Hamm, etc. set to “Born to Run” to his three-song tribute to “shows we’ve lost this year,” Law & Order, Lost and 24.
“I thank the Academy for allowing a gay man to host the Emmys two years in a row,” offered last year’s stellar host, Neil Patrick Harris.
Drama Series: Mad Men
Comedy Series: Modern Family
Acting
Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Jane Lynch, Glee
Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack
Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: David Strathairn, Temple Grandin
Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin
Directing
Drama Series: Steve Shill, Dexter
Comedy Series: Ryan Murphy, Glee
Variety, Music or Comedy Special: Bucky Gunts, Vancouver 2010: XXI Olympic Winter Games
Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: Mick Jackson, Temple Grandin
Writing
Drama Series: Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy, Mad Men
Comedy Series: Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, Modern Family
Variety, Music or Comedy Special: 63rd Annual Tony Awards
Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: Adam Mazer, You Don’t Know Jack
Made for Television Movie: Temple Grandin
Miniseries: The Pacific
Reality Competition Program: Top Chef
Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Bob Hope Humanitarian Award: George Clooney
RED CARPET FASHION REVIEW: SEE WHAT THE STARS WERE WEARING FOR THE EMMYS!
PARIS HILTON’S LAS VEGAS COCAINE ARREST EXCUSE: “I THOUGHT THE COCAINE WAS GUM!”
Las Vegas police released their report Monday on what transpired that ended with Hilton briefly jailed on a felony drug possession count.
Her 34-year-old beau, Cy Waits, was pulled over on shortly after midnight Friday after a motorcycle cop smelled pot coming from the couple’s Cadillac Escalade. Hilton, 29, asked the officer to accompany her into the nearby Wynn Hotel so she could use the restroom. The officer agreed, due in part to assure her saftety, since a crowd had begun to gather, and to continue the investigation.
Once inside a Wynn security holding room, Hilton asked if she could put on lip balm, and as she went to open her purse, a “small bindle of what the officer believed to be cocaine in a clear baggy” fell into the policeman’s hand, per the report. Police said it was about 0.8 grams of the drug, enough to warrant a felony charge.
At that point, the socialite told him that the purse was not hers and that she borrowed it from a friend. As she later reiterated to her hairstylist, Hilton also told police that the cocaine wasn’t hers but she acknowledged that most of the other contents—including $1,300 cash, credit cards, half of a broken tablet of Albuterol for which she had a prescription—were hers.
When asked who the did belong to, Hilton supposedly told him “she had not seen it, but now thought it was gum.” That excuse didn’t wash with the officer who read the celebutante her Miranda rights and took her into custody.
As for Waits, who just days before was hailed a hero after subduing a knife-wielding intruder last week at Hilton’s home, he was fired from his job as head of nightclub operations for Wynn and Encore properties and faces a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
A spokesman for the Clark County District Attorney’s Office says that Hilton’s count carries a minimum term of one year and a maximum term of four years, along with a $5,000 fine. However, the spokesman adds, “the court could sentence her to a term of probation, rather than prison time.”
Hilton has not commented on the arrest aside from a tweet thanking fans for their support. Her lawyer, David Chesnoff, previously cautioned people “not to rush to judgment.”
Hilton’s arraignment is scheduled for October 27.
THE LAST EXORCISM SCARES UP A BOX-OFFICE TOPPING $21 MILLION THIS PAST WEEKEND!
The Last Exorcism was produced for a reported $1.8 million. The horror flick made an estimated $21.3 million. It opened at No. 1. Takers cost a reported $32 million. The heist flick made $21 million. It just missed No. 1. More than half of Takers’ audience was young women.
• Julia Roberts’ Eat Pray Love ($7 million) hasn’t done anything flashy. But after three weekends of hanging in there, it has matched its reported $60 million budget.
• In its second weekend, Jennfer Aniston’s The Switch ($4.7 million; $16.5 million overall) didn’t take a dive, but it didn’t climb, either.
But What happened to Avatar at the weekend box office? For starters, the Oscar-winning James Cameron blockbuster became the first movie to ever top $750 million domestically.
In its 3-D and IMAX 3-D rerelease, the film posted the weekend’s fifth-highest reported per-screen average. Everybody from prognosticators to the competition expected Avatar to gross something in the neighborhood of $15 million because it was, well, Avatar. In the end, it grossed $4 million.
1. The Last Exorcism, $21.3 million
2. Takers, $21 million
3. The Expendables, $9.5 million
4. Eat Pray Love, $7 million
5. The Other Guys, $6.6 million
6. Vampires Suck, $5.3 million
7. Inception, $5.1 million
8. Nanny McPhee Returns, $4.7 million
9. The Switch, $4.66 million
10. Piranha 3D, $4.3 million
BEATLES FAN FLUSHES $14,740 DOWN JOHN LENNON’S TOILET IN LIVERPOOL AUCTION!
Well, somebody was flush with cash. At least judging by the fact that John Lennon’s toilet brought considerable loot at an auction in Liverpool, England, according to a report from Reuters.
Hauling in $14,740 from an unknown buyer, about 10 times the pre-auction estimate, the blue-and-white porcelain throne had been removed from Lennon’s home in Berkshire back in the late ’60s.
SLASH OF GUNS & ROSES’ FAME FILES FOR DIVORCE FROM WIFE OF NINE YEARS!
Slash has filed for divorce from wife Perla Ferrar after nine years of marriage. The Guns N’ Roses guitarist, whose real name is Saul Hudson, cited irreconcilable differences for the split, and per a petition filed today in L.A. Superior Court, he is seeking joint physical and legal custody of the couple’s two sons, 8-year-old London and 4-year-old Cash.
“From his perspective, the split is amicable,” the rocker’s rep, Kristen Foster, said. The 45-year-old guitar hero and the 35-year-old Ferrar exchanged vows in Hawaii back in October 2001 and he would often bring the wife and kids to various movie premieres and other events. They separated on July 15.
OSCAR WINNER MICHAEL DOUGLAS TELLS ABOUT HIS THROAT CANCER DETAILS ON LETTERMAN!
KIM KARDASHIAN EXPLAINS TO JAY LENO WHY SHE’S NOT ALWAYS IN TROUBLE LIKE LINDSEY!
ROD STEWART WEIGHS IN ON THE PARIS HILTON DRUG DEBACLE WITH A VIDEO WARNING!
IS LADY GAGA CHANGING HER MUSICAL DIRECTION WITH NEW SONG DEBUT MONDAY NIGHT?
Lady Gaga debuted a new song in St. Paul, Minnesota Monday night, the stripped-down, road-weary piano ballad “Living on the Radio,” for her obliging Little Monsters. The tune is seemingly autobiographical and poignant—in pop parlance, if she were Britney Spears, this would be her “Lucky.”
If chosen for her as yet untitled new album—which she gave us fair warning would in fact be “bitter”—it would mark a decidedly different direction for the superstar’s musical trajectory. Either that, or it’s an unfinished work in progress.
SEASON 11 OF “DANCING WITH THE STARS” 2010 LINE-UP ANNOUNCED MONDAY!
EMMY WINNER CHAD LOWE TIES THE KNOT BEFORE EX HILLARY SWANK THIS PAST WEEKEND!
Chad Lowe was married Saturday to his longtime love, producer Kim Painter, in an intimate ceremony in Los Angeles. The couple have a 15-month-old daughter, Mabel, who served as ring bearer, according to People.com. Chad’s brother, Rob Lowe, served as best man.
Chad, 42, began dating his bride in January 2007, following a very public and painful split from Swank. She filed for divorce in May 2006 after eight years of marriage. Swank famously forgot to thank a sobbing Lowe in 2000 when she won her Best Actress Oscar for, well, Boys Don’t Cry.
Slash has filed for divorce from wife Perla Ferrar after nine years of marriage. The Guns N’ Roses guitarist, whose real name is Saul Hudson, cited irreconcilable differences for the split, and per a petition filed today in L.A. Superior Court, he is seeking joint physical and legal custody of the couple’s two sons, 8-year-old London and 4-year-old Cash.
“From his perspective, the split is amicable,” the rocker’s rep, Kristen Foster, said. The 45-year-old guitar hero and the 35-year-old Ferrar exchanged vows in Hawaii back in October 2001 and he would often bring the wife and kids to various movie premieres and other events. They separated on July 15.
PARIS HILTON’S LAS VEGAS COCAINE ARREST EXCUSE: “I THOUGHT THE COCAINE WAS GUM!”
Las Vegas police released their report Monday on what transpired that ended with Hilton briefly jailed on a felony drug possession count.
Her 34-year-old beau, Cy Waits, was pulled over on shortly after midnight Friday after a motorcycle cop smelled pot coming from the couple’s Cadillac Escalade. Hilton, 29, asked the officer to accompany her into the nearby Wynn Hotel so she could use the restroom. The officer agreed, due in part to assure her saftety, since a crowd had begun to gather, and to continue the investigation.
Once inside a Wynn security holding room, Hilton asked if she could put on lip balm, and as she went to open her purse, a “small bindle of what the officer believed to be cocaine in a clear baggy” fell into the policeman’s hand, per the report. Police said it was about 0.8 grams of the drug, enough to warrant a felony charge.
At that point, the socialite told him that the purse was not hers and that she borrowed it from a friend. As she later reiterated to her hairstylist, Hilton also told police that the cocaine wasn’t hers but she acknowledged that most of the other contents—including $1,300 cash, credit cards, half of a broken tablet of Albuterol for which she had a prescription—were hers.
When asked who the did belong to, Hilton supposedly told him “she had not seen it, but now thought it was gum.” That excuse didn’t wash with the officer who read the celebutante her Miranda rights and took her into custody.
As for Waits, who just days before was hailed a hero after subduing a knife-wielding intruder last week at Hilton’s home, he was fired from his job as head of nightclub operations for Wynn and Encore properties and faces a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
A spokesman for the Clark County District Attorney’s Office says that Hilton’s count carries a minimum term of one year and a maximum term of four years, along with a $5,000 fine. However, the spokesman adds, “the court could sentence her to a term of probation, rather than prison time.”
Hilton has not commented on the arrest aside from a tweet thanking fans for their support. Her lawyer, David Chesnoff, previously cautioned people “not to rush to judgment.”
Hilton’s arraignment is scheduled for October 27.
JIMMY FALLON MAY HAVE JUST HOSTED THE “BEST EMMYS EVER”! GOOD RATINGS TOO!
Final Nielsen numbers show last night’s Jimmy Fallon-hosted telecast was up from last year’s Neil Patrick Harris-led revival. The three-hour show averaged 13.5 million, NBC said, the most since 2006.
Pretty good, considering comparisons between last night and last year are hardly fair. Last night’s show aired during, rather than after, summer vacation, and, for the first time in recent memory, went out live on the West Coast.
Fallon likewise did nicely for himself, running even with Harris in terms of generating goodwill—and great reviews—for his hosting work.
• “As a white-tuxedoed, wandering minstrel, Fallon played perfect host…,” judged the Los Angeles Times, which also praised the Late Night host for his “surprisingly good Green Day.”
• “Fallon brought an energy to last night’s awards show that’s long been missing,” enthused Media Life.
• The “Born to Run” opener with the cast of Glee, Jon Hamm, Tina Fey and Fallon on lead Bruce Springsteen guitar rocked, most everyone agreed including US magazine.
All of this prompted New York Magazine to ask the musical question, “Were These the Best Emmys Ever?”
MAD MEN, MODERN FAMILY, AND TOP CHEF TAKE HOME EMMYS IN NIGHT OF UPSETS!
Mad Men was named Outstanding Drama Series for the third year in a row, showing the upset-craving upstarts, the vampires, the likable serial killers and drug dealers—and Lost—who was boss at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
ABC had plenty to celebrate Sunday night. Modern Family, the network’s one true breakout hit last season, made a nice, fat splash tonight, winning Outstanding Comedy Series and establishing itself as a viable contender in multiple categories for years to come.
In addition to earning a half-dozen Emmys, the most for a broadcast-network series, the very award-worthy ensemble lent itself to one of the show’s funniest sketches, a play on a network’s idea of how to spice up a show’s plotline. (Hint: It involved George Clooney, lots of George Clooney.)
On his first try, Eric Stonestreet earned the win for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, while Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd shared honors for comedy series writing to take Modern Familiy’s Emmy tally to six (including last week’s Creative Arts wins). It helped power the Alphabet net to 18 total wins, second only to perennial leader HBO’s 25.
Going from ABC back to AMC, the men of Breaking Bad with Bryan Cranston—once perenially overlooked for his comedic skills in Malcolm in the Middle—winning his third straight Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama and Aaron Paul snagging his first for Supporting Actor as Cranston’s right-hand meth cooker.
Mad Men mastermind Matthew Weiner made it three straight wins for Writing for a Drama Series, this time sharing the honor with coscribe Erin Levy. They helped push Mad Men’s total to four, and AMC’s overall tally to six.
Kyra Sedgwick finally made it happen in the Lead Actress in a Drama category, her fifth nomination the charm for her role as a sticky-sweet-sounding but tough-as-nails detective on The Closer.
A Big Bang was felt during the first third of the three-hour-plus show (which was handily split up into comedy, drama and movie/miniseries) when Jim Parsons upset, among others, two-time champ Alec Baldwin and Tony Shaloub in his final season as Monk in the race for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy.
Parsons thanked creator Chuck Lorre, his costars, God, et al. for everything. “You are wonderful people, you’re so talented, you’re such darn hard workers…You’re more motivating than I could mention—but I just did,” he said, his Sheldon twang totally audible.
Edie Falco returned to the winners’ circle, scoring her fourth lead actress Emmy overall but first in the comedy section for her acerbic, drug-addicted titular role in Showtime’s Nurse Jackie.
“This is just the most ridiculous thing that has ever happened in the history of this lovely awards show. I’m not funny!” the former Sopranos star insisted. She can protest all she wants, but she is now officially the only actress in history to win both lead acting Emmys for comedy and drama.
Falco’s win tonight also gave Showtime—premium cable’s ugly stepsister for years—a record seven wins for primetime series. Psst, that’s more than HBO ever got in one year for its primetime series.
But though Showtime gained some ground, when you include Creative Arts categories, HBO couldn’t help but raise the roof after Temple Grandin (Outstanding TV Movie), The Pacific (Outstanding Miniseries) and other premium productions had amassed another eight trophies tonight for a network-leading total of 25 Emmys.
Claire Danes picked up her first Emmy for playing Temple Grandin, an autistic woman whose work with animals ultimately led to improved slaughterhouse conditions across the U.S.
Another big, momentous first was Top Chef’s win for Outstanding Reality Competition series, a category that’s been dominated by The Amazing Race for the past seven years.
George Clooney showed up to become the fourth recipient of the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award. “It’s important to remember how much good can get done, because we live in such strange times because bad behavior suck up all the attention in the press, I’ve offered to go to the south Sudan and have a wardrobe malfunction, but the consensus was that, I’m 49 and it would just be upsetting and kind of sad,” he joked. “When a disaster happens, everyone wants to help…The hard part is seven months later, five years later…and honestly, we fail at that. That’s the facts. I fail at that.
“Here’s where we let some very bright person here in the room, or at home watching, figure out how to keep that spotlight burning on these heartbreaking situations long after the camera goes away. That would be an impressive accomplishment. Thank you.”
Other Oscar winners moonlighting as an Emmy winners tonight were Al Pacino, named Lead Actor in a TV Movie/Miniseries for embodying Dr. Kevorkian in You Don’t Know Jack, and Tom Hanks, who as a producer accepted the Outstanding Miniseries Emmy for The Pacific.
And speaking of Fallon, the Late Night host did a wonderful job hosting the Emmys, from the opening number featuring the cast of Glee, Betty White, Tina Fey, Jon Hamm, etc. set to “Born to Run” to his three-song tribute to “shows we’ve lost this year,” Law & Order, Lost and 24.
“I thank the Academy for allowing a gay man to host the Emmys two years in a row,” offered last year’s stellar host, Neil Patrick Harris.
Drama Series: Mad Men
Comedy Series: Modern Family
Acting
Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Jane Lynch, Glee
Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack
Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: David Strathairn, Temple Grandin
Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin
Directing
Drama Series: Steve Shill, Dexter
Comedy Series: Ryan Murphy, Glee
Variety, Music or Comedy Special: Bucky Gunts, Vancouver 2010: XXI Olympic Winter Games
Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: Mick Jackson, Temple Grandin
Writing
Drama Series: Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy, Mad Men
Comedy Series: Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, Modern Family
Variety, Music or Comedy Special: 63rd Annual Tony Awards
Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: Adam Mazer, You Don’t Know Jack
Made for Television Movie: Temple Grandin
Miniseries: The Pacific
Reality Competition Program: Top Chef
Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Bob Hope Humanitarian Award: George Clooney
THE LAST EXORCISM SCARES UP A BOX-OFFICE TOPPING $21 MILLION THIS PAST WEEKEND!
The Last Exorcism was produced for a reported $1.8 million. The horror flick made an estimated $21.3 million. It opened at No. 1. Takers cost a reported $32 million. The heist flick made $21 million. It just missed No. 1. More than half of Takers’ audience was young women.
• Julia Roberts’ Eat Pray Love ($7 million) hasn’t done anything flashy. But after three weekends of hanging in there, it has matched its reported $60 million budget.
• In its second weekend, Jennfer Aniston’s The Switch ($4.7 million; $16.5 million overall) didn’t take a dive, but it didn’t climb, either.
But What happened to Avatar at the weekend box office? For starters, the Oscar-winning James Cameron blockbuster became the first movie to ever top $750 million domestically.
In its 3-D and IMAX 3-D rerelease, the film posted the weekend’s fifth-highest reported per-screen average. Everybody from prognosticators to the competition expected Avatar to gross something in the neighborhood of $15 million because it was, well, Avatar. In the end, it grossed $4 million.
1. The Last Exorcism, $21.3 million
2. Takers, $21 million
3. The Expendables, $9.5 million
4. Eat Pray Love, $7 million
5. The Other Guys, $6.6 million
6. Vampires Suck, $5.3 million
7. Inception, $5.1 million
8. Nanny McPhee Returns, $4.7 million
9. The Switch, $4.66 million
10. Piranha 3D, $4.3 million
BEATLES FAN FLUSHES $14,740 DOWN JOHN LENNON’S TOILET IN LIVERPOOL AUCTION!
Well, somebody was flush with cash. At least judging by the fact that John Lennon’s toilet brought considerable loot at an auction in Liverpool, England, according to a report from Reuters.
Hauling in $14,740 from an unknown buyer, about 10 times the pre-auction estimate, the blue-and-white porcelain throne had been removed from Lennon’s home in Berkshire back in the late ’60s.
JIMMY FALLON HOSTING THE 2010 EMMY AWARDS AND PREPARING 24-7 AT THIS POINT!
HERE’S THE BIT JIMMY FALLON PERFORMED LAST YEAR THAT GOT HIM THIS GIG THIS YEAR!
FUNNIEST HORSE RACE STRECH CALL YOU’LL EVER HEAR! AND YES, THOSE ARE THE NAMES!
PARIS HILTON ARRESTED FRIDAY NIGHT IN VEGAS ON COCAINE POSSESSION CHARGE!
THE GREATEST DRIVER IN THE WORLD! I POSTED ON MY FACEBOOK SITE, CHECK COMMENTS!
HERE’S THE APPALLING CASE OF THE WOMAN WHO TOSSED A CAT INTO THE TRASH CAN!
AND THEN CAME THE REVENGE OF THE CAT…THERE IS KARMA IN THIS WORLD, SO WATCH OUT!
SOMEONE’S A LITTLE MAD AT WORK TODAY! IF YOU CAN’T TAKE THE HEAT IN THE KITCHEN…!
AND THEN THERE’S THIS KID WHO COULD HAVE USED A LITTLE MORE STUNT REHEARSAL!
LEVI JOHNSTON RECANTS ON HIS PALIN APOLOGY: BRISTOL MADE HIM DO IT!
Levi Johnston appeared on CBS’ The Early Show Friday morning to take back his public apology to the family of Sarah Palin. The 20-year-old mayoral candidate says he was forced into saying he was sorry by former flame Bristol Palin and did some serious backtracking:
“That was something I did to make my fiancée happy. She wanted it so we wrote something down and we sent it out because that’s what she wanted. Together we put it out there.”
When asked why he’d so publicly say something he didn’t mean, he replied, “Trust me it’s easier to make them happy. If you gotta live with them, you gotta make them happy. I wish I hadn’t put out that apology, it makes me look like a liar. The rest of stuff I can live with.”
He issued his original mea culpa back in July, saying: “Last year, after Bristol and I broke up, I was unhappy and a little angry. Unfortunately, against my better judgment, I publicly said things about the Palins that were not completely true.”
As for his shot at mayor of Wasilla with no experience and no high school diploma, Levi says it’s more about how well liked you are. “I really don’t think mayor is about qualifications,” he says. “It’s about people liking you and believing in you. At the end of the day it is popularity, and whoever the people love most they’re going to vote for.”
When asked if his run was revenge, he replied, “I don’t care what she did or where she was. I’m doing it because I want to.” He’s also defending his constant talking to the media.
“I don’t think I’m any more obseseed with making a career out of this than she is. Obviously she [Bristol]‘s doing Dancing With the Stars. I wouldn’t say I’m obsessed, I’m just taking opportunities as they come.”
NEVER TURN YOU BACK ON A SOCCER PLAYER NO MATTER WHERE HE IS FROM YOU!
THE KARDASHIAN GIRLS SEXY UP THE OFFICE WITH NEW SERIES SEASON DEBUT!
WILL FORTE CALLS IT A DAY ON “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE”! ENDS RUN AFTER 8 YEARS!
After eight seasons on Saturday Night Live, veteran cast member Will Forte is amicably leaving the show. “After eight great seasons, Will has made the decision to move on from SNL to pursue new opportunities,” his rep said. “He is eternally grateful to Lorne and all of the incredible people he worked with over the years.”
Predictably, neither NBC nor SNL are commenting on the casting shakeup, they won’t announce their new lineups until next month. As for those new opportunities Forte is leaving to pursue, there’s no word on what those may be, though we’re guessing a MacGruber sequel is not among his plans.
A stint on Parks and Recreation is, however, as it was announced earlier this summer that he will reunite with former SNL cohort Amy Poehler for a guest spot on the NBC show.
THIS LOOKS LIKE A SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE STUNT, BUT IT’S NOT! DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME!
BRISTOL PALIN, MICHAEL BOLTON AND RICK FOX COMING TO “DWTS” THIS SEASON?
Dancing With the Stars casting rumors continue to swirl, including reports that Sarah Palin’s 19-year-old daughter Bristol Palin has been cast on the 11th season of DWTS, set to premiere September 20, according to sources.
As for the reports that David Hasselhoff, Audrina Patridge, The Situation, Brandy, Michael Bolton and Rick Fox will also be part of the cast, all true, according to sources.
A rep for ABC says: “We don’t comment on casting rumors. The real Dancing With the Stars cast will be revealed Monday, August 30, live on ABC during Bachelor Pad.”
This will be Bristol Palin’s second gig with ABC, having guest starred last month on ABC Family’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager. It seems this teen mom may be taking a page from Melissa Rycroft’s book, using DWTS to rebound after her recent breakup (with Levi Johnston).
EVER SEEN A FIRE TORNADO? IT HAPPENED ON THE BIG ISLAND IN HAWAII LAST WEEK!
In Hawaii, a terrifying combination of strong winds and brush fires created this “fire tornado.” State officials captured this video last week of a fire caught up in a swirling twister on the Big Island.
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PARIS HILTON ARRESTED FRIDAY NIGHT IN VEGAS ON COCAINE POSSESSION CHARGE!
A California judge has granted Leonardo DiCaprio’s request for a temporary restraining order against a Chicago woman who, according to court documents, believes herself to be Mrs. DiCaprio. Oh yeah, she also thinks she’s carrying the Inception star’s child—who also happens to be baby Jesus.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carol Boas Goodson issued an injunction Wednesday against 41-year-old Livia Bistriceanu, barring her from coming within 100 yards of DiCaprio and his property.
In a court declaration, DiCaprio says the obsessed fan repeatedly tried to contact him “sending me unwanted and unsolicited letters in which she expressed delusional thoughts and irrational feelings, calling and showing up at business I am associated with and, most recently, locating and traveling to my private residence.”
Aside from turning up at his home acting “aggressively” and “yelling and screaming,” the 35-year-old star also claims the woman—who has twice been placed on psychological holds in the past—has vowed to live with him in the afterlife.
“Bistriceanu maintains a delusional belief that she is my wife and carrying my child, Jesus…and has threatened that we will live together forever..in His Kingdom,” says DiCaprio. “I am frightened of Ms. Bistriceanu and feel that my personal safety, and the personal safety of those around me, is in jeopardy.”
The judge agreed. Along with the keepaway, Goodson also instructed Bistriceanu not to possess any firearms. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for September 10.
There was also a Canadian woman ordered this week to stand trial on charges of assault for allegedly slashing his face open with a broken beer bottle at a Hollywood party five years ago and then going on the lam.
WHOOPI GOLDBERG FAMILY EMERGENCY PULLS HER OUT OF STAGE PLAY IN ENGLAND!
Whoopi Goldberg has pulled out of her summer project—taking on the role of Mother Superior in the West End stage production of “Sister Act” in London—after her own mother suffered a stroke.
The 54-year-old was not due to end her run in the show until next week, but will obviously now not return to the show. She flew back to the U.S. this morning, immediately after hearing of her mother Emma’s condition.
“Our thoughts and sincere best wishes are with Whoopi at this difficult time,” said Bill Taylor, the CEO of show producer Stage Entertainment UK. There has been no direct word on her mother’s condition, though several reports are calling the stroke “severe.”
As for Whoopi, who of course starred in the hit 1992 film version of the story albeit in a different role, she’s been appearing in the show since August 10. Her temporary takeover has resulted in a surge of ticket sales and generally glowing reviews.
An understudy will fill in until next week, when another actress was already scheduled to take over. The show continues through October 30 and is expected to open on Broadway next spring.
As it stands now, Whoopi is still expected to rejoin the panel of The View on September 7, when it kicks off its 14th season with David Letterman’s first ever appearance as well as Barbara Walters’ in-studio return.
JOHN MAYER LASHES OUT AT HUFFINGTON POST OVER JENNIFER ANISTON RUMORS!
John Mayer dropped the F bomb as he reacted to The Huffington Post, and its front-page story this week speculating on whether or not he and Jennifer Aniston were getting back together.
It’s not the speculation that irked Mayer. It’s that he expected more from the blog. “Huffington Post, this is reporting?” he wrote on his tumblr. “How do you pay your writers now, in Silly Bandz? Do you meet your sources in a malt shoppe? This is equal parts fabricated, cobbled together and misleading.”
Partially because the quotes they chose to pull from his Hollywood Bowl concert in an attempt to prove the former couple’s reunion were, for the most part, song lyrics.
“Let’s break it down: I don’t think I ever said ‘I believe in second chances!’ but I can’t be 100 percent sure, as it’s possible I could have accidentally said something succinctly and to the point.”
“The next sentence is from the song ‘Half of My Heart’ in reference to the idea that meeting new people allows for hiding old mistakes…The sentence about texting comes from the show’s encore, ‘Edge of Desire’…two sentences about different things at different points in a concert.”
So why didn’t Mayer spread his ire to those other celeb rags that picked up the story?
“The reason I’m calling you out instead of all the other magazines that make stories up out of thin air is that In Touch and Star Magazine aren’t concurrently writing pieces about Pat Tillman or WikiLeaks. Those other rags know who they are, and even if they’re obnoxious, I’d rather have to live with them because they (and the rest of the world) know where they stand, which doesn’t make them one tenth as dangerous as you are.
“You’re a stripper wearing reading glasses. Or maybe you’re an insolvent law student willing to dance for a few extra dollars. Either way, it’s uncomfortable to watch you try to wrap yourself around a pole when you have that C-Span scar.”
Though Mayer at least did try to give the blog a bit more direction, going so far as to suggest a headline for the inevitable follow-up story based on his latest diatribe: “JOHN MAYER SLAMS HUFFPO: ‘GO F–K YOURSELF!’ ”
The Huffington Post responded to Mayer’s critique: “He does not deny that he and Aniston are dating.” But later at a concert stop in Irvine, California this week, Mayer set the record straight, calling himself “completely single,” and, once again, telling tabloids “If those magazines were right at all, it would say, ‘Sources close to Mayer say he’s having an awesome time with Internet pornography for about 45 minutes every morning.’ ”
LEVI JOHNSTON RECANTS ON HIS PALIN APOLOGY: BRISTOL MADE HIM DO IT!
Levi Johnston appeared on CBS’ The Early Show Friday morning to take back his public apology to the family of Sarah Palin. The 20-year-old mayoral candidate says he was forced into saying he was sorry by former flame Bristol Palin and did some serious backtracking:
“That was something I did to make my fiancée happy. She wanted it so we wrote something down and we sent it out because that’s what she wanted. Together we put it out there.”
When asked why he’d so publicly say something he didn’t mean, he replied, “Trust me it’s easier to make them happy. If you gotta live with them, you gotta make them happy. I wish I hadn’t put out that apology, it makes me look like a liar. The rest of stuff I can live with.”
He issued his original mea culpa back in July, saying: “Last year, after Bristol and I broke up, I was unhappy and a little angry. Unfortunately, against my better judgment, I publicly said things about the Palins that were not completely true.”
As for his shot at mayor of Wasilla with no experience and no high school diploma, Levi says it’s more about how well liked you are. “I really don’t think mayor is about qualifications,” he says. “It’s about people liking you and believing in you. At the end of the day it is popularity, and whoever the people love most they’re going to vote for.”
When asked if his run was revenge, he replied, “I don’t care what she did or where she was. I’m doing it because I want to.” He’s also defending his constant talking to the media.
“I don’t think I’m any more obseseed with making a career out of this than she is. Obviously she [Bristol]‘s doing Dancing With the Stars. I wouldn’t say I’m obsessed, I’m just taking opportunities as they come.”
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PARIS HILTON INTRUDER CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF ATTEMPTED BURGLARY!
The man arrested outside Paris Hilton’s home Tuesday has been charged with attempted residential burglary, the L.A. District Attorney’s office confirms.
Nathan Lee Parada, 31, is facing a single felony following Tuesday’s incident, when he was found outside the heiress’ Hollywood Hills home allegedly armed with what Hilton described as “two big knives.” “We don’t know if this was specifically targeted or a random crime,” a police spokesman said.
Paris after the incident that she was “OK. Just scary, thank god he didn’t get in.”
Parada is being held on $50,000 bond at the Van Nuys jail. He could face up to six years in prison if convicted. Arraignment, originally scheduled for today, was postponed until September 3.
WILL FORTE CALLS IT A DAY ON “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE”! ENDS RUN AFTER 8 YEARS!
After eight seasons on Saturday Night Live, veteran cast member Will Forte is amicably leaving the show. “After eight great seasons, Will has made the decision to move on from SNL to pursue new opportunities,” his rep said. “He is eternally grateful to Lorne and all of the incredible people he worked with over the years.”
Predictably, neither NBC nor SNL are commenting on the casting shakeup, they won’t announce their new lineups until next month. As for those new opportunities Forte is leaving to pursue, there’s no word on what those may be, though we’re guessing a MacGruber sequel is not among his plans.
A stint on Parks and Recreation is, however, as it was announced earlier this summer that he will reunite with former SNL cohort Amy Poehler for a guest spot on the NBC show.
BRISTOL PALIN, MICHAEL BOLTON AND RICK FOX COMING TO “DWTS” THIS SEASON?
Dancing With the Stars casting rumors continue to swirl, including reports that Sarah Palin’s 19-year-old daughter Bristol Palin has been cast on the 11th season of DWTS, set to premiere September 20, according to sources.
As for the reports that David Hasselhoff, Audrina Patridge, The Situation, Brandy, Michael Bolton and Rick Fox will also be part of the cast, all true, according to sources.
A rep for ABC says: “We don’t comment on casting rumors. The real Dancing With the Stars cast will be revealed Monday, August 30, live on ABC during Bachelor Pad.”
This will be Bristol Palin’s second gig with ABC, having guest starred last month on ABC Family’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager. It seems this teen mom may be taking a page from Melissa Rycroft’s book, using DWTS to rebound after her recent breakup (with Levi Johnston).
HERE’S ONE OF THE HOTTEST VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET THIS WEEK: FUTURE ROCK BAND!
TIGER WOODS TALKS DIVORCE: “IT’S A SAD TIME IN OUR LIVES GOING THROUGH IT NOW”!
ELIN NORDEGREN TELLS HER STORY IN NEW “PEOPLE” MAGAZINE: “I’VE BEEN THROUGH HELL”!
Elin Nordegren’s divorce to Tiger Woods is final and in a new interview with People, the Swedish beauty breaks her long-suffering silence, saying that she’s “been though hell” but now feels “stronger than I ever have.”
“I have been through the stages of disbelief and shock, to anger and ultimately grief over the loss of the family I so badly wanted for my children,” she says in this week’s issue.
Her split from untamed Tiger was made final on Monday, after dozens of mistresses came forward to reveal shocking affairs with him. Tiger checked in to sex rehab in an attempt to save his image—and his marriage—but apparently Elin wasn’t buying it.
The ex-nanny and mom of Sam, 3, and Charlie, 18 months, says that she believes strongly in her choice to leave her straying hubby and will give herself some time to recover from the breakdown of her family.
“I also feel stronger than I ever have. I have confidence in my beliefs, my decisions and myself,” says Elin, 30. “My immediate plan is for the kids and me to continue to adjust to our new situation. I am going to keep taking classes, but my main focus is to try to give myself time to heal.”
She also denies there was any physical altercation on the Thanksgiving night she discovered his indiscretions. “There was never any violence inside or outside our home,” she said. “The speculation that I would have used a golf club to hit him is just truly ridiculous.”
No word from Elin on what she got in the private settlement, and court papers don’t reveal the financial specifics, so it’s unclear how much the spurned beauty pocketed. Reports have pegged her take at $100 million.
Elin tells People that this is the last interview she will be giving.
WE’RE NOT ALONE OUT THERE! TAKE A LOOK AT THE ALL THE ASTEROIDS AROUND US!
View of the solar system showing the locations of all the asteroids starting in 1980, as asteroids are discovered they are added to the map and highlighted white so you can pick out the new ones. The final colour of an asteroids indicates how closely it comes to the inner solar system.
Earth Crossers are Red
Earth Approachers (Perihelion less than 1.3AU) are Yellow
All Others are Green
Notice now the pattern of discovery follows the Earth around its orbit, most discoveries are made in the region directly opposite the Sun. You’ll also notice some clusters of discoveries on the line between Earth and Jupiter, these are the result of surveys looking for Jovian moons. Similar clusters of discoveries can be tied to the other outer planets, but those are not visible in this video.
As the video moves into the mid 1990′s we see much higher discovery rates as automated sky scanning systems come online. Most of the surveys are imaging the sky directly opposite the sun and you’ll see a region of high discovery rates aligned in this manner.
At the beginning of 2010 a new discovery pattern becomes evident, with discovery zones in a line perpendicular to the Sun-Earth vector. These new observations are the result of the WISE (Widefield Infrared Survey Explorer) which is a space mission that’s tasked with imaging the entire sky in infrared wavelengths.
Currently we have observed over half a million minor planets, and the discovery rates show no sign that we’re running out of undiscovered objects.
SQUIRRELS DON’T JUST DON’T DASH ACROSS IN FRONT OF CARS, THEY ALSO BREAKDANCE!
GODDARD, COPPOLA, AND WALLACH TO RECEIVE GOVERNOR’S AWARDS AT THE OSCARS!
Legendary Hollywood rebel Francis Ford Coppola, cinematic provocateur Jean-Luc Godard and veteran character actor Eli Wallach have been tapped to receive this year’s Governor’s Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the folks behind the Oscars.
Coppola, a five-time Oscar winner already, will receive the Academy’s prestigious Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for his five-decade career as a director, producer and writer of such classics as The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now, The Conversation and The Outsiders.
Godard will be honored with a Governor’s Award for an incredible body of work, beginning with 1960′s Breathless, which launched the French New Wave movement via its innovative use of jump cuts and continuity breaks, which influenced the likes of Martin Scorsese, Steven Soderbergh and Quentin Tarantino. Other gems in the Godard canon include A Woman Is a Woman, Band of Outsiders, Contempt, Masculine: Feminine and Alphaville.
While he might best be known for his role opposite Clint Eastwood in The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, Wallach’s work has been anything but ugly. His Governor’s Award honors a career dates back to the ’50s and includes such classics as The Magnificent Seven, The Misfits and Lord Jim. At the age of 94, he continues to work, most recently in Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer and Oliver Stone’s forthcoming Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
Film historian Kevin Brownlow will also be given a statuette for his scholarly efforts when the Academy’s second annual Governor’s Awards dinner is held on November 13.
THE LONG LOST KARDASHIAN…..KOUGAR, SURFACES ON GEORGE LOPEZ TBS SHOW!
BRITNEY SPEARS HITS THE HAWAII BEACH ON TUESDAY AFTER GLEE APPEARANCE!
Aloha! Britney Spears enjoying a little R&R in paradise with her boyfriend, Jason Trawick.
MILEY CYRUS CAN’T BE TAMED CONCERT DVD FOOTAGE INCLUDES “BEHIND THE SCENES”!
LINDSAY LOHAN CHECKS OUT OF REHAB AFTER ONLY 23 DAYS OF 90 DAY SENTENCE!
Lindsay Lohan was discharged from UCLA Medical Center on Tuesday, roughly 23 days into what was originally going to be a 90-day stint in the hospital’s neuropsychiatric treatment facility.
“She is out. She is definitely out. I can’t give you any other information right now, but she is out,” says Sheeraz Hasan, Lohan confidant, owner of HollywoodTV and the person who provided her car from rehab.
L.A. Superior Court Judge Elden Fox apparently signed off on the move today, despite saying earlier that he wasn’t going to issue a ruling until Wednesday morning, when all parties are due in court for a hearing.
Lohan reportedly inked her discharge papers Tuesday morning, perhaps part of an overall plan to sneak out, relatively speaking, of UCLA without attracting the sort of media frenzy that greeted her upon her early (yet super anticipated) release from jail.
Speculation had been mounting almost as soon as she entered treatment that the rehabbing actress would get sprung early after Judge Marsha Revel recused herself from the case, paving the way for a new judge to lay down what was expected to be an eased-up, much more lax version of the law.
Lohan was reportedly due to complete two back-to-back, 45-day programs at UCLA, which only admits patients who suffer from a “dual diagnosis”—meaning those receiving treatment must suffer from both a mental disorder and a substance abuse problem.
But then word leaked out that her mental state wasn’t nearly as precarious as first thought, which would theoretically negate the need for such intensive treatment. If Lindsay’s mental health was indeed misdiagnosed, there was no need for her to remain at UCLA 24-7.
Instead, Fox will most likely order Lohan to continue outpatient treatment at UCLA. A hospital spokeswoman would not comment, citing patient confidentiality.
The early discharge is no doubt music to Dina’s ears, as last week, she took every opportunity to tell the American public that she believed her daughter did not belong in rehab. Not so Michael Lohan, who said that Lindsay not only belonged there, but that Dina should join her, as well.
PARIS HILTON “OK’ AFTER ATTEMPTED EARLY MORNING HOME BREAK-IN TUESDAY!
Tuesday morning, Paris Hilton woke up to discover an armed home invader in her Hollywood Hills compound. “I’m OK,” she reported. “Just scary, thank god he didn’t get in.”
The Los Angeles Police Department arrived at Hilton’s home around 6:30 a.m. and took 31-year-old Nathan Lee Parada into custody. He has since been booked on felony burglary charges and is being held on $50,000 bond at the Van Nuys jail.
“So Scary, just got woken up to a guy trying to break into my house holding 2 big knifes,” Hilton tweeted this morning. “Cops are here arresting him.”
A spokesman for the LAPD said that there were no injuries and confirmed that he never made it into the house. But despite Paris’ tweet, they have yet to comment on whether the man had any weapons on him at the time.
Hilton’s publicist commented: “I can confirm that in the early hours of this morning an armed man with two kitchen knives attempted to break in to Paris Hilton’s home when she was sleeping,” Dawn Miller said. “The security cameras and alarm system were alerted and the police immediately came to the house and arrested the intruder who was attempting to break a window when they arrived.
“Paris is naturally shaken by the events but is unharmed and well. She is very thankful to her security team and the police for their swift and diligent response.”
FANTASIA BARRINO ADMITS TO SUICIDE ATTEMPT 2 WEEKS AGO WITH GMA TUESDAY!
MARTIN SHORT LOSES WIFE NANCY DOLMAN TO CANCER AFTER HER 3 YEAR BATTLE!
Martin Short is mourning the loss of his wife, Nancy Dolman, after 30 years of marriage. She died Saturday at the couple’s home in Pacific Palisades, a rep for the actor confirmed.
No other details were available, but Nancy, 58, had been battling cancer since 2007. The couple, who met in the 1970s while performing in a Candian production of Godspell, had three adult children together.
Short is nominated for an Emmy for his supporting role in the FX drama Damages, but has cancelled plans to attend.
LADY GAGA SENDS HER INAUGURAL MESSAGE TO ALL HER LITTLE MONSTERS IN VIDEO!
“THE EXPENDABLES” STILL #1, VAMPIRE PARODY #2, AND JENNIFER ANISTON AT #8!
Jennifer Aniston, funny vampires, 3D fish and more crowded into the multiplex this past weekend. Pound for pound, the winner among the box office’s new movies was Lottery Ticket. Reputation-wise, the loser was Aniston, whose The Switch grossed more per theater than Vampire Sucks, did better than its eighth-place ranking indicates, but that you’re going to think bombed anyway.
Overall, Vampires Suck ($12.2 million) was the top new movie. Since debuting Wednesday, the $20 million Twilight spoof has grossed $18.6 million domestically.
Moving down through the standings, Lottery Ticket, the $17 million Bow Wow comedy, sold more tickets per theater than any Top 10 movie, including Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables ($16.5 million; $64.9 million overall), which enjoyed a second straight weekend at No. 1. Ranking-wise, Lottery Ticket placed fourth, with $11.1 million.
1. The Expendables, $16.5 million
2. Vampires Suck, $12.2 million
3. Eat Pray Love, $12 million
4. Lottery Ticket, $11.1 million
5. The Other Guys, $10.1 million
6. Piranha 3D, 10 million
7. Nanny McPhee Returns, $8.3 million
8. The Switch, $8.1 million
9. Inception, $7.7 million
10. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, $5 million
