Brooke Burke: Kate Gosselin's "Trying Really Hard"
Michelle McGee's Newest Bombshell: Apologizing to Sandra Bullock
Save One Show: We Have a Winner!
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If you're curious about the baby reference Zach makes in the video above, then you've missed out on yet another very good reason to love this show: The stars themselves care just as much as we do. After Zach joked that he would have Josh Gomez's (Morgan) baby if they made it to round two of Save One Show, E! News made him stick to his word by donning a baby bump, alongside Josh (wearing a "Hot Papa" T-shirt) while appearing at WonderCon among the fans. And yes, Zach and Josh did it, and as you who watch E! News know, it was awesome. You gotta love actors who aren't above getting down and dirty with their costar fans!
Jennifer Aniston: Go Directly to Cougar Town!
Not only did the hit show's honcho Bill Lawrence tell our own Watch With Kristin that he'd love to snag Aniston for a guest gig, but now costar Busy Phillips tells us she'd welcome her, too.
"I hope she comes on," Phillips told us at this weekend's 31st Annual College Television Awards in Hollywood. "She's lovely. I've hung out with her with Courteney. She seems adorable."
And what kind of role would Phillips like to see Aniston tackle?
"I think it would be fun to see her be really mean," Phillips said. "That was what Lisa Kudrow did a little bit. She was mean to Courteney, and it was fun for me to see because I'm a huge Friends fan. Anything [Aniston] would want to do I think would be great."
Hey, if another Friends reunion doesn't work out on Cougar Town, how about inviting someone from Dawson's Creek? Phillips, who played Audrey Liddell on Dawson's, says she recently spoke to former costar James Van Der Beek. "I just talked to him!" she said. "He called me to tell he's having a baby…He's going to be an amazing dad. I'm really happy for him."
Conan Shocker! O'Brien Disses Fox, Heads to TBS
After months of all-but-assumed reports that Conan O'Brien would be taking his late-night talents to Fox this fall comes the surprise announcement that the dethroned Tonight Show host will instead be moving to basic cable, launching his new late-night talk show on TBS in November.
Which means the Superstation just got a little more super.
"The good news: I will be doing a show on TBS starting in November!" O'Brien tweeted this morning. "The bad news: I'll be playing Rudy on the all new Cosby Show."
"In three months I've gone from network television to Twitter to performing live in theaters, and now I'm headed to basic cable," he added in a slightly more official statement. "My plan is working perfectly."
TBS also announced that O'Brien's untitled show will air four nights a week, Mondays through Thursdays, at 11 p.m. While it may seem an odd choice, it's not unprecedented: George Lopez's Lopez Tonight late-night chatfest already airs on the cable net, but will get pushed back to midnight to accommodate O'Brien's new venture.
As for the irony in O'Brien's show pushing back the airtime of one of his late-night colleagues, Lopez certainly doesn't seem to mind.
"I can't think of anything better than doing my show with Conan as my lead-in," Lopez said. "It's the beginning of a new era in late-night comedy."
No exact start date for the show has yet been set, but it's expected to debut sometime in November. (Now that's what we call a sweeps stunt.)
As for those Fox talks, Variety reported that negotiations stalled over concern from affiliates, who bank a pretty buck off the syndicated sitcoms that currently run in the 11 p.m. hour.
In the meantime, Team CoCo fans know full well that they can catch O'Brien on his Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour, which kicks off, not so coincidentally, tonight in Eugene, Ore.
Jessica Simpson's Beauty Experiment: Fierce or Fug?
Week in Review: Kate Can't Be Stopped, Jenny & Jim Call It Quits, Sandra & Jesse Deny Sex Tape
Saturday, April 10, 2010
DANCE DANCE DEVOLUTION: Things are going along on Dancing With the Stars: Nicole Scherzinger and Evan Lysacek are kicking butt, Maksim Chmerkovskiy may or may not be romancing Erin Andrews (who's receiving death threats, yikes!), Buzz Aldrin had a few charming weeks before being sent on his American-hero way…and then there's Kate Gosselin. The mother of eight hasn't even been in the bottom two, and she's terrible. Set aside the personal drama, her relentless self-absorption and all the haters—Kate's not fun to watch. Neither was Aldrin, of course, but he was charming. But since she's not going to quit and the record number of fans and/or schadenfreudists are obviously getting personal with their votes, we'll see what happens in a few days, now that Jon Gosselin has filed (shoddily) for primary custody of the kids, Hugh Hefner has shunned her and TLC is preparing a slate of new Katecentric programming starting this summer. Which, argh, still gives her time to win the disco ball.
TANGLED UP IN EW: Just when the scandalous sex reports seemed to pertain entirely to Jesse James, Sandra Bullock got sucked into the Nazi-paraphernalia picture, with both of them having to make contact with the outside world long enough to deny making a raunchy sex tape together. It could be the last thing the odd couple ever team up on. James also popped out of rehab for a brief while, only to return a short time later. Meanwhile, a moving van was spotted outside their place in Seal Beach, where Bullock hasn't been in weeks.
AIN'T NO ETERNAL SUNSHINE: Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy called it quits after five years together, putting an end to one of the lengthier-by-Hollywood-standards relationships out there. Both are staying incredibly mum on the details, choosing to tweet about how wonderful the other is rather than point fingers. Pretty mature for the respective stars of Dumb and Dumber and Witless Protection.
JUST IN TIME, BRUTHA: Oh, Desmond and Penny. Do you know of a more darling couple on TV right now? Lost finally devoted an entire episode to the star-crossed couple and we enjoyed every second of it. And it's so great to confirm that Des is the glue that's holding this whole enterprise (or world as we know it) together.
TEE TIME: Tiger Woods made his return to the professional links, teeing off Thursday at the illustrious Masters Tournament. The chairman of Augusta National Golf Club made sure to let the humbled (or so he seems) all-star know that he let everyone in the universe down—and so he better not mess up their historic green-jacket-awarding event with any personal sideshows (or a lousy opening round). Minus the Blue Baron up in the sky, there was no need to worry: Not only did Tiger shoot a very Tigerish 4-under 68 to end day one two strokes off the lead, but he also had his best first round at the Masters, ever, and nearly 5 million people watched. See how good it feels to tell the truth? The only question remains whether he'll wear his usual red shirt on championship Sunday or a black shirt with a red letter A.
SAVIOR FARE: You voted and now either Chuck, Better Off Ted, One Tree Hill, Life Unexpected, Heroes or Parenthood is going to get the full backing of E! Online's annual Save One Show campaign. We're talking massive amounts of persuasion, so get on in there and vote for the show you don't want to live without next season!
CHERRY BOMB: Nicollette Sheridan sued Desperate Housewives creator and executive producer Marc Cherry for battery and wrongful termination, claiming Cherry put the hit in hit ABC series. She claims that when she complained, Cherry and ABC got rid of her. The network says Sheridan has made bogus claims like this before, but she sure has gotten people talking about Cherry's behind-the-scenes attitude and whether other Housewives have had similar problems with his so-called temper.
TV LAND: American Idol judges pull Michael Lynche back from the brink...The Bachelor and Bachelorette mate, spawn spinoff...Gossip Girl predix...Get the skinny on Bones...Patrick Dempsey dissects Grey's Anatomy...Charlie Sheen tapes season finale of Two and a Half Men, says he's cool with staying or going...Jersey Shore's stint in my Miami will be temporary...Check out an exclusive interview with Survivor's Coach...Oprah lays out her OWN slate.
SAD NEWS: Bruce Beresford-Redman, cocreator of Pimp My Ride and a former producer on Survivor, is a suspect in his wife's death. Monica Beresford-Redman's body was found outside the Cancun hotel where they were vacationing with their two children, who are now in the custody of Bruce's parents while authorities continue their investigation.
OLD NEWS: Here's a new one. Guess who Jennifer Aniston's supposedly hooking up with now? If you guess Brad Pitt, you're both right and stuck in the early 00's.
REAL COUPLES: George Clooney compliments a breakup rumor...Audrina Patridge and Ryan Cabrera split up...Carrie Underwood's planning on tying the knot in Nashville...Michael Lohan's engagement to Jon Gosselin ex Kate Major has Lindsay Lohan seeing toilet bowls...Hugh Hefner, 84, considers marriage to girlfriend Crystal Harris, 23, possible, at least. Good for him!
BABY TALK: James Van Der Beek and girlfriend Kimberly Brook are expecting their first child...Paula Patton and Robin Thicke welcome a son...Diablo Cody and hubby Dan Maurio made a fetus together...The 19th Duggar, born 17 weeks early, finally left the hospital.
WOMEN SCORNED: "Tiger Woods/Jesse James/Mike Nilon, what do they have in common," began a missive reportedly penned by Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon to her agent hubby's coworkers at CAA, supposedly in retaliation for his rampant infidelity...Olivia Newton-John's presumed-dead beau Patrick McDermott was found alive and well.
IDENTITY CRISIS: Marilyn Manson would prefer that he be mistaken for neither Lady Gaga (but he loves her) nor Michelle "Bombshell" McGee (impression pending).
SAYING GOODBYE: Corey Haim's mom and his celebrity pals, including Corey Feldman, Nicole Eggert, Kristy Swanson and Robin Lively attended a private memorial dinner in Marina Del Ray for the late actor after Feldman announced that Judy Haim was still too traumatized to hold a public memorial for her son.
LEGAL WRANGLING: Hello! apologized to Jude Law in the form of a check...Stacey Dash took out a restraining order against her allegedly abusive usband...Nancy Kerrigan's brother pleaded not guilty to manslaughter in the death of their father...Nicholas Brendon charged with beating up on a cop...Screech facing foreclosure?...Gary Dourdan's girlfriend's domestic-violence arrest attributed to loud sexcapades...Kirk Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones asked for leniency for grandson/stepson Cameron Douglas...California attorney general says Corey Haim did a lot of doctor shopping...Sean Penn was sued by a paparazzo.
SEEN: Jessica Simpson au naturel on the cover of Marie Claire...Lindsay Lohan (wait for it) partying...New Sex & the City 2 trailer, with Aiden!...Kardashian family photos...Gwyneth Paltrow on the cover of Harper's Bazaar...The next Susan Boyle...Lea Michele saying no to fur...Catsuits galore...Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett on the Tonight Show...The Dinner for Schmucks trailer...Justin Bieber on the cover of People...Megan Fox protesting California budget cuts with humor...Bristol Palin warning against teen pregnancy...Avril Lavigne hugging Brody Jenner's mom...Ryan Seacrest on Ellen...Brad and Angie visiting Bosnian refugees.
Are Brad and Jen Really Hooking Up in Secret?
Friday, April 9, 2010
For those of you hoping to follow at home:
What we're talking about here are the allegations recently made by "Bill," a former Brangelina bodyguard and recent In Touch snitch.
According to Bill, Brad Pitt has hooked up with ex Jennifer Aniston no fewer than four times since spring 2009, always at a level of secrecy worthy of the Priory of Sion.
Sure, celebrities do have techniques for sneaking about in relative privacy, and I've got some seriously good tips from a Hollywood security big shot.
But are these methods effective enough to cloak a five-alarm hookup like that? Here are the facts:
Bill claims that Brad and Jen secretly snuggled in some trails off of Western Canyon Road in Beverly Hills on December 9. Bill also insists that Jen arrived in her Bentley, Brad on a motorcycle. The two then talked and hugged and kissed for something like 40 minutes, according to the report.
Now, when celebrities want to knock paparazzi off their trail, there are some techniques that tend to work, at least for a little while. But, according to Eric Konohia, CEO of the security firm BPI Group, those strategies usually involve a team of people and a rigid plan.
"If the celebrities are using any kind of security"—which, by the way, Brad has been known to do—"then we're usually talking about multiple vehicles, switching out cars, make it look like we're doing a departure, and then doing another last-minute switch and having the client use another door."
It's also usually de rigueur for major stars to enter and exit a location using underground parking for such shell games, because they're private property and paparazzi have a harder time getting in, Konohia explains. And when celebrities want serious privacy, you're usually talking about an indoor location, such as an office or hotel, not the open skies.
(Still, even hotel staff can't be trusted to keep secrets, Konohia points out. During a recent trip to Europe with a very high-profile star, the client managed to stay under wraps only for a few days before being forced to switch locations.)
So, given all that, where does that leave the credibility of Bill's report of two A-list stars practically making out in open nature?
"If I was betting man," Konohia declares, "I would bet it didn't happen, or that, if it did, it didn't happen in that fashion. I mean, pulling up in her own car? That car may as well have a beacon on it" when it comes to paparazzi recognition, Konohia says.
And Brad Pitt? Seriously? "Unless he's popping up out of a manhole cover, people tend to know where he is, always. Stars wear disguises and paparazzi still know who they are."
Moving Day at Sandra and Jesse's House?
Sunday, April 4, 2010
A moving truck emblazoned with the logo L.A. Delivery Services was photographed Friday at the Seal Beach, Calif., home that James and Bullock had shared until mid-March, when news of his alleged adultery broke, sending the Oscar-winning actress to the (Hollywood) Hills.
Among the items removed, according to photo agency X17, were a couch, a loveseat and several boxes. No immediate word on the truck's destination.
Except for a quick visit to a friend earlier this week, Bullock, 45, has remained in hiding at her home in the Hollywood Hills. But she has hardly been alone. Staffers at her production company have been paying visits all week long, including being on hand to accept a pizza delivery.
James, 40, meanwhile, has checked into a treatment center to save his marriage. His lawyer, Joe Yanny, told the Associated Press earlier this week that "this whole thing has destroyed Jesse's entire universe [and] right now he is a broken man." Yanny added that James "is in love with Sandra" and "the single most important thing to Mr. James and the children is that marriage somehow survive."
James' mother, Carol, has been taking care of his children at the Seal Beach home in his absence. TMZ photographed Carol and James' daughter Sunny carrying boxes out of the home earlier Saturday.
In a brief statement shortly after word of his alleged infidelities broke, James didn't cop to any philandering, but did say, "It's because of my poor judgment that I deserve every bad thing that is coming my way."
Bullock has yet to comment on the mess—and her silence is deafening.
Just a month ago, things were so much better. Take a look back at Sandra and James' good times in our gallery!
Miley Cyrus, Tyler Perry, Titans Don't Really Clash
The Last Song, Miley Cyrus' first major venture without Hannah Montana, sounded about right: a fourth-place debut, a $16.2 million Friday-Sunday.
Stay tuned from the complete Top 10 standings.
? Clash of the Titans is the third straight 3D movie to top the weekend box office. In fact, in 14 weekends so far this year, a 3D movie has been on top 10 times. The trend is a matter of appeal?and math. 3D ticket prices are simply higher. As your wallet could have told you.
? Titans actually played in slightly more 2D theaters than 3D ones, but it grossed slighlty more at 3D venues than 2D ones, box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations said.
? Titans' debut was big, but not titanic. 300, from the same studio, and sporting the same kind of man-skirts, but without the help of 3D ticket prices, bowed with more than $70 million three years ago.
? Why Did I Get Married, Too? is Perry's second-biggest opener, and his biggest opener without the help of Madea.
? Since opening Wednesday, The Last Song has grossed $25.6 million. All told, that's nowhere near Dear John, to name another Nicholas Sparks-spawned romantic drama, but it's already bigger than Robert Pattinson's Remember Me, to name another star U-turn. Assessed Exhibitor Relations' Jeff Bock in an email: "I'd say that Miley Cyrus' debut?sans her Disney doppelgänger?is right on target as her formidable tween audience follows her into teenage-dom."
? In its second weekend, How to Train Your Dragon ($29.2 million; $92.3 million overall) held well, even as it lost 3D screens, and its No. 1 spot, to Clash of the Titans.
? Despite its tepid start, Hot Tub Time Machine ($8 million; $27.8 million overall) hung in there with a better-than-average second weekend.
? Matt Damon's $100 million or so Green Zone ($1.2 million) is out of the Top 10 after three weekends, and, whoops, only $33.1 million. (Worldwide, the film has grossed a still-not-good $61.2 million, per Box Office Mojo.)
? In its fifth weekend, Johnny Depp's Alice in Wonderland ($8.3 million) broke the $300 million mark.
Here's a complete rundown of the weekend's top-grossing films Friday-Sunday, per estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations:
1. Clash of the Titans, $61.4 million
2. Why Did I Get Married, Too, $30.2 million
3. How to Train Your Dragon, $29.2 million
4. The Last Song, $16.2 million
5. Alice in Wonderland, $8.3 million
6. Hot Tub Time Machine, $8 million
7. The Bounty Hunter, $6.2 million
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, $5.5 million
9. She's Out of My League, $1.5 million
10. Shutter Island, $1.46 million
Kendra Wilkinson: Pre-Easter Pampering
Dressed casually in a pink top with comfy powder blue bottoms, the former Playboy playmate treated her mom, Patty, to a hair styling session at the LMG Salon.