Tabloid Gossip — Week-in-Review — Drama-O-Rama

  • Kobe Bryant’s wife filed for divorce. TMZ
  • Britney Spears is engaged. Vulture
  • American Pie’s Alyson Hannigan is pregnant with baby number two. PopSugar
  • High School Musical star, Ashley Tisdale, split with her boyfriend, Scott Speer. Celebuzz
  • Jessica Biel’s brother doesn’t like Justin Timberlake. LATimes
  • Demi Moore doesn’t want to change her MrsKutcher twitter moniker. EarSucker
  • American Idol’s Fantasia Barrino is a mother again. DListed
  • Hairspray star, Nikki Blonsky was spotted working at a hair salon. Wonderwall
  • Katie Couric and her much younger boyfriend split after five years together. TV Guide
  • Chord Overstreet is happy with Emma Roberts. OnTheRedCarpet
  • Jeff Probst married Mark-Paul Gosselaar’s ex-wife. InCaseYouDidn’tKnow

 

Barbara Walters Calls the Kardashians “Talentless” — Plays Kim’s Sex Tape

Today is a new day, and it’s therefore time to mention again how much I love Barbara Walters. During her “Ten Most Fascinating People” special, Walters was fearless, telling the Kardashians they have no talent. She even played clips of Kim Kardashian’s sex tape. I have to hand it to the Kardashians, though. Not everyone can extend their fifteen minutes into hundreds of millions of dollars. Watch below.

Jon Stewart’s Balls of the Week – Barbara Walters’ “Spit-Take”

Jon Stewart’s hit it out of the park with his segment, “Holy Shit, You Got Some Huge, Hairy Motherfu*king Balls on You.” My favorite subject of the segment was Barbara Walters’ interview with Herman Cain, when Cain told Walters that he’d like a Cabinet position in the Department of Defense, and Walters replied with, “What!” Stewart quickly pointed out that Walters didn’t even react that way while interviewing the Syrian dictator, Bashar al-Assad. Watch below.

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Quote of the Day — Scarlett Johansson on Her “ScarJo” Nickname

“Oh, it’s awful. It’s a laziness … People can’t actually say the whole name? It’s just bizarre … so Cate Blanchett is not, like, ‘CaBla’? Why is that? Why do I have to get stuck with [ScarJo]?”
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Nicole Scherzinger Sings “Pretty” on X Factor — Simon Cowell Gives Hilarious Critique

Some people just don’t have the X Factor, and Nicole Scherzinger is one of them. This perception could quite possibly be fixed with better management, considering she comes off as an ice princess with no personality. And on top of that, she’s not putting out good music. She sang “Pretty” on X Factor, and the lyrics made me physically uncomfortable. Did I mention her strange singing faces? The best part of the song was the end, when Simon Cowell critiqued her performance the way she critiques the contestants, which I can only hope will shed some light on why she should not return to next year’s judging panel.

Howard Stern Will Judge America’s Got Talent! — HOORAY!

Howard Stern fans everywhere have something to celebrate today. We finally will see more of him — and this time he’ll be on mainstream television. NBC confirmed today that he’s officially signed on to judge America’s Got Talent, and they are even moving production to New York to accommodate him (everyone knows Stern hates to fly). Stern has famously complained for years that he wants to judge a talent show, calling the format “easy money,” and saying that he’d lecture the contestants on the ability to make money off their craft. In fact, he recently told Sharon Osbourne that last year’s America’s Got Talent winner was a mistake, as “no one needs a Frank Sinatra impersonator.” Since Stern and Simon Cowell (the show’s creator) are friends, it only makes sense that he’d be courted. I must admit I’m shocked he took the job. He doesn’t need the money, and at this stage in his career I figured he’d want less work — not more. But the man always surprises me.

‘The Talk’ Panel Tells Howard Stern Why Leah Remini & Holly Robinson Peete Were Fired

Howard Stern is the only man who could get to the bottom of why Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete were fired from The Talk. Sara Gilbert, Julie Chen, and Sharon Osbourne appeared on Howard Stern’s radio show to promote The Talk, and Stern grilled them for an explanation. Though Stern implied that Chen was to blame because of her marriage to CBS honcho Les Moonves, Gilbert quickly came to her defense and explained that the studio and the network made the final decision, and Chen didn’t have a say. Stern then pressed Osbourne, who is always honest. She quickly said that the chemistry was clearly off with the prior panel, and she therefore had a feeling they’d get the boot. Stern also asked Chen to confirm whether she insisted on being present when hot-button subjects were discussed, and she admitted that because of her journalist background, she was the only one who knew how to avoid a lawsuit. So what have we learned from all of this? We learned that the television industry is very similar to high-school, so you better make nice with the popular girls, especially when one such popular girl is dating the captain of the football team.

Barbara Walters on Letterman: “You Cannot Trust the Kardashians”

It’s no secret that I love Barbara Walters, but her Kardashian tirade on David Letterman while promoting her 10 Most Fascinating People special made my Barbara-Walters-love-bubble nearly explode. Walters’ anger resulted from her well-known standard that the participants in her interviews refrain from making big announcements prior to the air-date, because the interviews are filmed well in advance and any big life-changes will make Walters look as if she forgot to ask the relevant questions. There’s simply no excuse for Kourtney Kardashian’s pregnancy announcement prior to the interview being aired. It’s just rude. How dare these Kardashians disrespect Queen Walters.

Vintage Clip — Mumford & Sons’ Untitled New Song at The Grammy Museum

There’s a reason I want to marry Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons, and I think it will be clear from the clip below. Their debut album, Sigh No More, is one of the best in history, and judging from the untitled new song that they performed at The Grammy Museum, their sophomore release will be just as good. When recently asked to describe it, keyboardist Ben Lovett said, “It’s doom folk, kind of like Black Sabbath meets Nick Drake.”

‘New Girl’ Clip — Zooey Deschanel Wears Lingerie — HILARIOUS!

Once upon a time, an ex-boyfriend suggested I buy lingerie. I thought, “sure, why not.” So I picked something out. As it turns out, it was the most ridiculous, un-sexy get-up ever, and he kindly pretended to enjoy it. So you can imagine how happy I was to discover that Zooey Deschanel’s character on New Girl made the same error. In fact, our choices were almost identical. Her character sure is relatable. Watch the clip below.