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Pretty Girls Guest on “Ugly Betty”

They might be pretty on the outside but two big name divas preparing to make their debuts on ABC’s “Ugly Betty” this month have track records that call into question their inner beauty. First up: Supermodel Naomi “I-use-my-cellphone-to reach-out-and-touch-people-in-all-the-wrong-ways” Campbell. The former jailbird reportedly felt right at home on the fashion-friendly “Ugly Betty” set. But forget about how Campbell felt, I’m more interested in knowing how her notorious reputation preceded her on the job? Shockingly, nary a bad word was uttered about the diva’s guest stint. According to series regular Michael Urie, Campbell was “awesome” the entire time she shot … Continue reading →

What’s Going On with the Hollywood Writers Strike?

While Marcia Cross was lobbying Congress and Eva Longoria was fending off pregnancy rumors leaders from the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers finally began talking to each other again this week. Their informal meetings have not yielded much in the way of good news, but at least they’re talking. An announcement made a couple of days ago said the warring parties would begin with informal bargaining and work their way to “full negotiations” in hopes of ending the nearly 3-month-old strike. So where do fans of TV and TV award shows stand … Continue reading →

What Hollywood Stars Are Doing During the Writers’ Strike

We know they aren’t shooting new episodes of their hit shows so how are the stars of our favorite primetime series’ spending their time off? If you are Desperate Housewives’ star Marcia Cross you are spending time in Washington lobbying Congress to pass the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007. The 45-year-old mother of twins recently spent time on Capitol Hill voicing her opinion regarding “drive-through” mastectomies for women forced to leave the hospital hours after surgery. The actress tried to encourage lawmakers to give women the choice to recuperate for at least 48 hours following the invasive surgery. … Continue reading →

Oprah Furious with Phil

I told you Dr. Phil has no friends… Just days after Dr. Phil McGraw’s pathetic attempt at a public apology regarding his role in the Britney Spears brouhaha hit airways the TV shrink’s famous boss is reportedly steaming. Like a bad rash this story just won’t go away. Today, even more fallout from Dr. Phil’s controversial meeting with the 26-year-old trainwreck is making headlines and this time it centers on McGraw’s gravy train conductor Oprah Winfrey. First Brit’s parents publicly reamed the syndicated talk show host for blabbing to the media about his visit to the derailed singer while she … Continue reading →

Dr. Phil Has No Friends

Dr. Phil may be ruing the day he even heard the name Britney Spears. Since getting involved in the trainwreck’s life not only has he been sanctioned by his “colleagues,” the outspoken Texas transplant is learning he has no friends in Hollywood. First thing’s first—-it’s important to note that despite all the hoopla surrounding the TV shrink giving advice to the Spears family, and then issuing a statement regarding the derailed singer’s psychological condition, documents prove Phillip McGraw has never been licensed to practice in California, and he retired his Texas license in 2006. With that said, TMZ.com is reporting … Continue reading →

Roe Messner Remarries

The husband of Tammy Faye married on December 7th in Las Vegas and some thought it a bit shocking. Roe Messner is best known as the second husband of Tammy Faye Bakker. Tammy Faye was the well known and beloved wife of televangelist Jim Bakker – best known as the mastermind behind the PTL Network and the Christian theme park Heritage USA. Roe Messner was the contractor who built the popular Heritage USA resort and a friend of the Bakker’s. But things turned ugly in March 1987, when Jessica Hahn said Bakker had raped her then staff member Messner paid … Continue reading →

Look Who’s Hosting “Saturday Night Live”

I’ll give you a few hints: He’s on TV Monday-Friday and sounds as though he is reading rather than speaking (probably because he is). He’s clean cut, intelligent and recently admitted the most nervous he has ever been was when he was standing on the 50-yard line at Lambeau Field during halftime at a recent Green Bay Packers’ game in front of 70,000 plus screaming fans. Who is he? If you guessed Brian Williams give yourself a pat on the back. The anchor of “NBC Nightly News” better get over his fear of performing live in front of large crowds … Continue reading →

Juicy Hollywood Tidbits – July 21, 2007

Lindsay Surrenders Can it be that Lindsay Lohan is really turning over a new leaf? She just left a six-week stint in rehab and has now turned herself into police to face driving under the influence and misdemeanor hit and run charges she received on Memorial Day weekend. It was this incident the prompted her to go to rehab. The 21-year-old actress’ blood alcohol level was above the legal limit. At the time, she was still underage. She is scheduled to appear in court August 24. Singer Mark Collie Charged with DUI Technically, I guess this is juicy Nashville tidbits, … Continue reading →

Pop Culture Potpourri: Streisand Rip-Off, “Dateline” Dumped, and Three Times Is Not The Charm

STREISAND RIP-OFF Rosie O’Donnell may be thrilled about her idol Barbra Streisand’s upcoming concert in Rome, but Italian consumer groups want authorities to cancel the singer’s gig because they think people are getting ripped off. According to European news reports, the consumer group maintains Streisand’s concert tickets cost way too much money. The Adusbef and Codacons groups urged the city of Rome and the Italian Olympic Committee to deny permission for Streisand to perform at the Stadio Flaminio on June 15th. Never mind that the venue is where the singer plans to perform her first-ever concert in Italy and the … Continue reading →

Celebs Gone Wild: Faustino, Stallone, and Hilton

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Okay, perhaps they aren’t really going wild, but they are certainly suffering misfortunes of their own doing. First up, David Faustino, former child actor who played Bud Bundy in “Married With Children” has a few things to deal with on his plate. In February, he filed for divorce from his wife of three years, Andrea. As if that weren’t enough to deal with, now he had been arrested on marijuana and disorderly intoxication charges. David was actually with his estranged wife Andrea in New Smyrna Beach, Florida last week. The couple was at an intersection when the police noticed Faustino … Continue reading →