The CW has released some new Gossip Girl promos. It looks like the show may be getting a bit better after the overflow of sub-par episodes lately. I always like it more when Chuck and Blair hate each other. Enjoy!!
The New York Times Responds to Rupert Murdoch: ‘We’re Not Happy’
News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch accused the New York Times of clearly being partial toward Obama in their coverage. In his interview with the National Press Club he said, “I have great respect for the Times, except it does have very clearly an agenda. You can see it very clearly in the way they choose their stories, what they put on Page 1 — anything that Mr. Obama wants.” He then went on to very comically proclaim that Fox News is in fact impartial, as they “have both sides in [their] news shows.” The Times responded by stating that “the goal of The New York Times is to cover the news as impartially as possible. Any claim to the contrary is simply wrong.” First of all, everyone is nuts. Certainly they are both biased in their coverage, but if the Times and Murdoch are going to get into a pissing contest about who leans more one way or the other, my biased guess is that Fox News would loose. They don’t just “lean” to the right, they infiltrate it.
Jimmy Fallon Impersonates Kate Gosselin’s ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Performance
Slash Wears ‘Team Coco’ Pin on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’
I guess it’s clear where Slash’s allegiance lies in the late night feud. He appeared on Leno to perform a song from his self-titled solo album, wearing a ‘Team Coco’ pin to support Conan O’Brien. This is a pretty crafty way of showing his Leno defiance, given that boycotting the show altogether would make Slash miss out on some beneficial album promotion. Click the link below to see a picture of Slash wearing the pin.
Max Weinberg Courts Jay Leno – Did he Betray Conan?
Movieline is reporting that Conan O’Brien’s band leader, Max Weinberg, is vying to replace Kevin Eubanks as Leno’s bandleader. He apparently has wanted the job as ‘The Tonight Show’ band leader for some time, and when Leno replaced Conan, Weinberg defected Team Coco. Movieline also points out that Weinberg and Conan may not have as close a relationship as originally thought, as Weinberg is “conspicuously absent” from Conan’s summer tour. Maybe if Conan goes to Fox he can employ Kevin Eubanks as his bandleader, and then he and Leno can call it even.
Nicollette Sheridan v. Marc Cherry: More Details Revealed
Nikki Finke of Deadline, revealed more details about the dispute. Here’s her coverage in a nutshell: Marc Cherry did in fact slap Nicollette, but only to reenact a scene in which Neal McDonough’s character was supposed to slap her, because Cherry wasn’t satisfied with how she was reacting. As far as Teri Hatcher goes, she allegedly denied having ever badmouthed Cherry to ABC. You can read the rest of the deets on Deadline, but here are my thoughts. I would guess that Cherry and Sheridan did not get along while she was on the show, and as a result, he chose not to renew her contract. Sheridan claims to have been fired in her suit for complaining about Cherry. The thing is – she was on the show for a five full years, which is the standard length of these contracts. Once her contract was fulfilled, it wasn’t renewed, which is different than being “fired.” Whether Cherry was actually abusive, who knows. I would guess we would have heard this from insiders on the set that usually leak this stuff to the press (remember when Isaiah Washington referred to T.R. Knight as a “faggot” on the Grey’s Anatomy set and the press got wind?).
Lindsay Lohan v. Perez Hilton
Lindsay Lohan and gossip blogger Perez Hilton got into a war of the words when Hilton said on his website that Lohan suspiciously gets paid in cash for her club appearances. He then said “Ummm…. Drug money?!?!” Lohan responded via twitter, saying “your statement couldn’t be more wrong in every single way. And I find your accusations and slanderous remarks to be gross. Then again, Karma is a bitch, isn’t it? I can’t imagine what yours will be.” What’s funny about this “slander,” is that Lohan just recently attended Perez Hilton’s birthday party. Yes it’s true that his comments came after the party, but Perez has been bashing her on his website forever, and she still decided to show. I guess all you have to do for forgiveness is throw a celeb attended party. I’m sure she’ll be at his next one.
Cause of Plane Crash that Injured Travis Barker & DJ AM and Killed 4 Others Revealed
It’s been revealed that the cause of the 2008 plane crash was due to the under-inflated tires. The tires had not been checked for three weeks and were 36% under-inflated. Additionally, because the Captain made the tragic decision to abort the takeoff after the tire popped, the plane overshot the runway and crashed into an embankment. Horrific.
[Right to left: Travis Barker and the late DJ AM]
Celebrity Gossip Review – Dish Catch up Time
Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey announced the breakup of their 5 year relationship via twitter, less than two months after using twitter to declare their love for one another.
Sandra Bullock has broken her silence to squash rumors of a sex tape between her and Jesse James. What I find particularly interesting, is that this is the only rumor that she has come forward to squash. I suppose it’s because it’s the only one that she is directly involved with. I guess she won’t confirm or deny whether Jesse James is a nazi.
Kate Gosselin responded to Jon’s custody petition by reminding everyone that she is appearing on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ to provide for her children. You go girl! It’s not like she can rely on Jon for financial support, considering he destroyed his public image, and I imagine laying brick won’t support 8 children.
George Clooney debunked rumors that he and his non smiling girlfriend, Elisabetta Canalis, have split up, calling the story “made up.”
Matt Damon thinks marriage is a ridiculous idea, and doesn’t think it’s possible to spend your entire life with someone without being “totally driven crazy.” He then said his wife is the best thing that ever happened to him. Hmmm…..
Kevin Federline Apologizes to Shar Jackson for Cheating on her with Britney Spears
On this season of ‘Celebrity Fit Club,’ Kevin Federline apologized to his ex-girlfriend, Shar Jackson, during a pretty cringe-worthy scene. Though Britney Spears is never directly mentioned by name, it is clear what he is apologizing for. He claims to have “got caught up in [his] own selfishness. You might remember that Spears and Federline got together while Shar was pregnant with her second child with Federline. She did an interview at the time with US Weekly, saying that they were very much together when he took up with Spears. Spears claimed during an infamous, tearful interview with Matt Lauer, that she did not know about Jackson when she began dating Federline. Got that? Watch below.