Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show and Stephen Colbert’s The Colbert Report will be returning Jan 7th whether the Hollywood writers’ strike is over or not. That means they’ll probably have to tape writerless. They’re joining a small handful of other talkshow hosts that have decided to do the same thing in order to save the jobs of their non-writer staff.
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I’ve long maintained that Dr. Phil is a moron and that Oprah screwed America by recommending him – one of her few mistakes. The guy regularly gives ridiculously bad advice and belittles people on national TV to boot. And true to the moron I’ve believed him to be, he’s defending Lynne Spears as a great mom.
Riiiiight. Great mom. A mom that relentlessly pushed oldest daughter Britney. Look at her now; what a great daughter she turned out to be. And does a great mom – having seen the total wreck one daughter has turned into – counsel the younger daughter not to follow in big sister’s footsteps? Obviously this “great” mom doesn’t, with the result being 16-year old pregnant daughter Jamie Lynn Spears.
One daughter that can’t stay out of trouble, steals lighters, smokes in front of her kids, drives them without seatbelts, runs over people, won’t go to court-ordered meetings relating to her children, and keeps flashing her hey-nonny-nonny. Another daughter pregnant at 16.
Yeah, Lynne Spears is a great mom, just like Dr. Phil is a fountain of wisdom. I can’t wait for Lynne Spears book on parenting to be published. Bwa ha ha ha aha ha.
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If you thought Amy Winehouse’s life couldn’t get any worse, here’s news. News of the World – which often seems a British equivalent to some of the American half-truth rags – is claiming that “gangsters” sharing a jail cell with her husband Blake Fielder-Civil are threatening to kidnap Winehouse if hubby doesn’t pay up 100,000 British Pounds (approx. US$200,000).
Um. I don’t want to make light of something as serious as this – if it’s true – but usually don’t you kidnap first and then ask for ransom? And how exactly would Fielder-Civil make the payment into a secret bank account when he’s in jail? Is this all b.s.?
If it’s all true, then it’s very scary for the couple. Since Winehouse is possibly facing prison herself for interference in her husband’s case, the question is will she be safer in or out of jail? Rock and a hard place?
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Michael Jackson, Superfreak, has been about town with bandages on his face, and the rest of his head covered with a hat, scarf and dark sunglasses. But these aren’t your regular white gauze bandages that might be used after some sort of surgery. These are the little tan-colored type that you can buy in any drugstore or grocery.
As with everything Michael, the bandages are a mystery, but an expert who saw the photos said he probably had additional facial surgery. I actually feel sad for him.
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Britney Spears‘ baby Sister Jamie Lynn is only 16 years old but possibly following her big sister’s lead. Casey Aldridge, her boyfriend of two years has apparently impregnated her. (And it’s possibly a planned pregnancy.) Jamie Lynn is overjoyed with the bun in her oven, but mom Lynne Spears – who the media long ago portrayed as relentlessly pushing Britney into stardom – had her plans for writing a parenting book put on hold. Lucky for the lad, the Spears like Casey Aldridge, the dad Jamie is furious about the pregnancy.
Of course, to encourage this kind of hillbilly behavior, OK! Weekly magazine is offering Jamie Lynn a cool million to get exclusive rights to her baby’s pictures when the time comes. Let’s hope that Jamie Lynn doesn’t smoke while pregnant like Lily Allen appears to be. (We don’t need more “role models” like Britney Spears.)
At least Aldridge waited until Jamie Lynn was legal. Right? The bun is supposedly 12 weeks along but possibly more. Anyone want to take bets on how long before she has a 2nd and 3rd child? By another man? Or boy, in this case.
Oh by the way, the National Enquirer reported back on July 28th about this pregnancy and were threatened with legal action about this “baseless rumor”. Maybe when the courts actually get their hands on Britney, they can force her to do a PSA (Public Service Announcement) of the value of using condoms.
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Twenty-two year old singer Lily Allen, who has a lovely voice and recently shed many pounds after struggling with her weight, just confirmed that she’s pregnant with Ed Simons’ child. (Simons is one of the Chemical Brothers – remember them?) But she’s pictured happily puffing on a cigarette while declaring that the baby’s health is important to her. I never knew that the Brits had hillbillies.
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When the Spice Girls finally touched down in England to make a scheduled appearance at an event at London’s Heathrow airport for Virgin Atlantic’s new terminal on Thursday, the fab five - Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Chisholm and an injured Emma Bunton on crutches - were greeted by a suprisingly small group of supporters.
Approximately 500 Spice fans who won a competition to see the Spice Girls at a ”secret location” met up at a hotel to make their way to the airport, however only 250 showed up at the terminal to watch the girls as they attended the event with Virgin Airlines mogul, Sir Richard Branson.
The girls flew in from Los Angeles on their newly-christened ‘Spice One’ Boeing 747 jet, and sources say they angered fans who attended the event by taking to the stage for only a very brief chat – and nearly an hour after they were scheduled to do so.
A source says:
“We’d been working on this event for eight weeks – ensuring the health and safety for the large crowds was all up to standard. We had expected at least 500 fans – that was the amount who won the chance to see the Spice Girls – but less than half came on the day. These are supposed to be the band’s die-hard fan base – and we struggled to fill the small closed-off area at the airport. It was a bit embarrassing. You would think the Spice Girls’ homecoming would whip up more excitement…but evidently not.”
On Monday, the Spice Girls reportedly played to a half-capacity crowd in Las Vegas, Nevada, despite previous claims that the tour was ”completely sold out”.
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Singer Amy Winehouse has reportedly told friends friend that she wants to get her life together - once she can get past New Years Eve, that is.
Winehouse, who has been nominated for 6 Grammy awards, has reportedly told a friend that she’s promised to make amends in January in an effort to get her career back on track, after saying she’s determined to attend the award show in February.
The friend says:
“Amy has agreed she will sort her life out in the New Year. She wants to give the performance of her life in L.A. But she’s going to throw a party over Christmas – which will probably be a messy affair.”
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It’s hard for me to believe that Prince and Michelle Pfeiffer both turn 50 next year. Where did the time go? Other celebs who’ll be hitting the half-century mark:
January 26th: Ellen DeGeneres turns the big 5-0 and she’ll be throwing a birthday bash on her daytime talk show, “Ellen.”
March 10: Sharon Stone says she loves dark chocolate but works out religiously to keep the calories from sticking to her slender hips.
April 29: Mother of two teenagers, Michelle Pfeiffer, finally kicked the smoking habit this year.
June 7: Prince is still a one-man band and launched a new fragrance this year, 3121.
August 16: Madonna, mom of three, is scheduled to release a new CD this year and is mulling over a “Madonna at 50” tour next summer.
October 20: Viggo Mortensen isn’t just an actor, he’s also a poet, photographer, painter and fluent in four languages.
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Mick Jagger’s ex wife, Bianca, has packed her bags and put her things in storage when she was kicked out of her rent controlled apartment on posh Park Avenue in New York on Wednesday after losing a court appeal which would have allowed her to stay.
The former model, who has lived in the apartment for 20 years, was evicted after an appeals court judge upheld an earlier ruling, which restricted her from using the apartment as her primary residence because of her tourist visa, however she claims her landlord kicked her out as a sort of revenge tactic she filed against him in 2003, where she alleged that mold in the apartment had made her sick and was unfit to live in.
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