Uh-oh, it looks like MTV’s got a well-gelled John Mayer on its hands. Gay and lesbian fans of the popular reality series are not pleased with unaired footage of Shore star Ronnie Magro spewing a homophobic rant. A clip that surfaced on YouTube this week shows Ronnie unleashing of a barrage of anti-gay slurs before a brawl on the boardwalk. In the clip, Magro can he heard yelling “f**king f**got” and “f**king qu*er” to a man he later comes to blows with.
Homophobia is soooo ’80s!
Ronnie has since apologized to for his use of hate speech: “I apologize to my fans, In the heat of the moment i said a lot of things i didnt mean and im very sorry… i love my creepy fans…” the self-assessed guido Tweeted on Wednesday.
Twilight castoff Rachelle Lefevre has been tipped for a role in a new CBS medical drama from ER creator John Wells. The still untitled project “centers on a mobile medical team that travels the U.S. helping those in need get through life-or-death medical crisis,” The Hollywood Reporter dished On Friday. Lefevre will play a young doctor.
Rachelle previously co-starred on the now-defunct CBS drama Swingtown. Lefevre is best known for her role as vampire Victoria in the first two Twilight films. In July, she was fired from the franchise over a scheduling conflict. She was replaced in the upcoming third installment, Eclipse, by actress Bryce Dallas Howard.
Former Spice Girl/Dance Your Ass Off host Spice Girl Mel B unveiled a punky new ‘do at the 2010 Brit Awards this week….A little early for Halloween, no?
American Idol Season 6 finalist Melinda Doolittle has penned a new memoir, titled Beyond Me and due for release May 4. The former backup singer shares the secrets to her success and gives tips for overcoming personal obstacles in the book, which features a foreword by Idol 6 winner Jordin Sparks.
Sparks writes: “Melinda’s called her book Beyond Me, and I know that is where her amazing strength comes from. I loved reading about the adventures we shared on AI and seeing the same events from her unique perspective. But even more, I loved reading about the stories that were new to me – insights and memories from her childhood and growing-up years. It really made me see where she got all that wisdom! Beyond Me provides a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse of one of America’s biggest pop culture phenomenon, American Idol, and how Doolittle turned that stress-filled environment into a springboard from which she could soar…..”
Doolittle will be the guest star for a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in Victoria, Texas later this month.
American Idol just finished selecting the Top 24 — and Simon Cowell is already talking about what he’d like to see during his final season on the TV talent show.
“I think we should have Lady Gaga,” Cowell told reporters on a Thursday afternoon conference call. “She is the most relevant pop artist in the world at the moment… and I’ve met her and she’s very smart. I like her.”
The judge also revealed that he thinks one of the 12 female semifinalists should surge to the top in his final season with the show
“We’ve had a few years of guys winning the show and I would say there is definitely a better chance of a girl winning the show this year, certainly than last year. I would love to find a Taylor Swift. Somebody who’s relevant rather than a contest winner.”
Simon will leave Idol at the end of the current season to concentrate on creating an American version of his UK hit, The X Factor.
– Hollywood producer Brad Goodman (the man behind Borat & Bruno) thought it would be a wise idea to make a mockumentary about convicted sex offender Dimitri The Lover (AKA “The Reason Many Woman Stay Single….”). The disgraced former Toronto MD became an Internet sensation after odd voicemails he left for a potential mate went viral a few years back. Today, Dimitri is cashing in with a new career as a wingman and pickup expert. At first, I thought this guy was just your average douchebag…I’m now convinced that he simply has to be mentally ill. (Thanks Suresh!)
-Horrible story out of Philadelphia: A 9-year-old girl was applying a hair clip when it broke and ruptured her retina. She has been left blind in one eye…..
-A Pittsburgh man died during the massive storm that slammed the East Coast last week. EMTs refused to send an ambulance to his home despite his TEN calls to 911 reporting the medical emergency…
–The Early Show has an interview with the Australian weatherman who got molested by a pelican…..
-Girls Aloud frontwoman Cheryl Cole is reportedly finally getting rid of the lying sack of bones she calls a husband. Ladies, if girls that look like this are getting cheated on, there’s no hope for the rest of us!
-A 75-year-old Massachusetts granny threw caution to the wind and showed this would-be robber who’s boss during a 7-11 hold-up last week….
In July 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first two human beings to walk on the surface of the moon. Forty years later, Buzz and his old space buddy Neil may be boldly going where no self-respecting astronauts have gone before — reality TV.
Someone who has walked on the moon is set to hit the ballroom and show off their fancy footwork on the upcoming 10th season of ABC’s hit ballroom dancing competition, Dancing With The Stars, Access Hollywood snoops spilled to the newsmagazine on Thursday.
Buzz Aldrin, who was the second person to set foot on the moon, is the favorite, thanks to his regular appearances across television. Although, it still yet could be Neil Armstrong, Access says.
In recent years, Aldrin has made guest appearances on The Simpsons, Celebrity Jeopardy, NUMB3RS, and The Price Is Right.
Sir Elton John sat down for an interesting interview — where he chats candidly on celebrity, his relationship with longtime partner David Furnish and his conviction that Jesus was gay — in this week’s issue of Parade.
“I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems. On the cross, he forgave the people who crucified him. Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving. I don’t know what makes people so cruel. Try being a gay woman in the Middle East — you’re as good as dead…..”
Uh-oh, controversy’s a’comin! This should rattle some good old-fashioned Christian outrage over at the Vatican and throughout middle America. (Grabs popcorn and awaits the fallout…..)
It’s the moment Twi-Hards have been waiting for: Thursday evening brings the scoop that an official date has been set for the world premiere trailer of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third (and possibly final) installment in the wildly-popular film series.
The Eclipse trailer will premiere March 12 — the same day series heartthrob Robert Pattinson debuts his new romantic drama Remember Me in theaters across North America — Summit Entertainment announced on its Twitter page Thursday. Fans will also be able to watch a seven-minute clip of the latest Twilight feature when the blockbuster sequel New Moon arrives on DVD March 20.
Morgan Freeman still hasn’t regained use of his left hand after a August 2008 car crash in Mississippi left the Oscar-winner with nerve damage. Although he had surgery to reconnect nerves in his left arm and hand soon after the accident, Freeman says he hasn’t been able to move the end of the forelimb in more than a year.
“I suffered nerve damage and it hasn’t gotten better. I can’t move it,” the star told PEOPLE at Wednesday’s Los Angeles premiere of The Eastwood Factor. “If you don’t move your hand, it will swell up. Do you know you move your hand about a million times a day?”
The 72-year-old Freeman is up for another Academy Award at next month’s Oscars for his portrayal as Nelson Mandela in Clint Eastwood’s Invictus.
Now that Indiana Senator Evan Bayh has announced plans to vacant his Senate seat, native son singer John Cougar Mellencamp seems the natural choice to replace him. Over 1,000 people have joined “Draft John Mellencamp for Senate” on Facebook in a bid to encourage the rocker to make a run for office. Mellencamp, an outspoken liberal rocker and Iraqi War opponent, once backed scandal-scarred politican John Edwards for president.
Oprah thinks ousted American Idol judge Paula Abdul’s got the stuff to be the new “Queen of Talk” — at least that’s the word from National Enquirer Gossip Guy Mike Walker. With Oprah set to say “Happy Trails” to her long-running talk show in September 2011, stay-at-home moms are already on the hunt for a new gal to wear the coveted daytime crown.
Wack-A-Doodle Abdul could be just the woman for the job.
O has commissioned Paula to tape a pilot for a one-hour talk show that could be picked up by Winfrey’s soon-to-be launched Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), industry insiders reportedly revealed this week. Sources say if the pilot resonates well with OWN viewers, Abdul might find herself with a job hosting a weekday gabfest on Oprah’s new network.
The Enquirer’s Walker writes: “Format will be Oprah-inspired — lotsa celeb guests, and real people telling inspirational stories…”
Paula has also been linked to a judging gig on Simon Cowell’s American adaptation of the UK hit The X Factor, as well as a $1 million development deal with ABC.
Maggie Grace, who played Shannon on the first two seasons of Lost before the characters death at the hand of Ana Lucia Cortez (Michelle Rodriguez), will return for the sixth and final season of the ABC drama, Entertainment Weekly is reporting.
Shannon was the spoiled stepsister of Boone and struck up a romance with Sayid (Naveen Andrews) before leaving the island in 2006. The final episodes of Lost air Tuesday nights on ABC.
The owner of The Real World DC house wants to turn the Dupont Circle mini-mansion into a restaurant.
The docusoap, airing now on MTV created local chaos and a traffic nightmare when it was shot in the Nation’s Capital last summer in. The 2,700-square-foot home perched on the corner of affluent S. Street was remodeled for the show and is now being shopped to local restaurant owners, according to The Washington Examiner. The structure, erected in the 1920s, will need to undergo further renovations before its ready to compete with local favortite eateries like Clyde’s and Legal Seafood — but developers think the house has lots of potential.
With the crew from Jersey Shore taking pop culture by storm, is anyone actually watching The Real World this season?
The sneakiest socialites in the City That Never Sleeps are back for a new season of drama on March 14. Check out this sneak peek at the new season of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City.
Justin Timberlake was determined to keep gossip boxes from ruining his runway show at New York Fashion Week with chatter of fictional backstage drama that he ordered all staff members to sign a gagging order before the debut of his latest William Rast collection at the Cedar Lake Theater on Wednesday night.
The New York Post’s Page Six Column claims the “SexyBack” star angered stylists and models by requiring all employees at the venue to sign a document to ensure they wouldn’t reveal inside information about him or the show.
A source tells the tab: “Justin made everyone sign an agreement not to gossip about him. Then, three-quarters of the entire venue was closed off for him, so all the stylists were forced to work on 31 models in a tiny area, causing tempers to flare.”
A photograph of Angelina Jolie on holiday with her brood in Venice on Wednesday is prompting a debate over whether or not the screen stunner has undergone plastic surgery. The picture in question shows a protrusion on the actress’ neck that may point to a Botox or a lower facelift. But experts tell Hollywoodlife.com that the image appears to have been altered to create a plastic surgery scandal for Angie. You be the judge….
Team USA and gold medal-winning Olympians such as Lindsey Vonn, Shani Davis and Shaun White helped the 2010 Winter Olympics trump American Idol in last night’s ratings. The popular TV talent show lost its time slot for the first time since May 17, 2004, according to NBC research.
On Friday, shamed golf star Tiger Woods will make his first public statement since a tabloid report and bizarre car crash unraveled a tangled web of marital infidelities that snatched headlines in late 2009. But at least one important person won’t be by Tiger’s side as he makes a mea culpa to a “small group of friends and colleagues” at the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
At least one report out Thursday says Tiger’s wife, former model Elin Nordegren, will not be by Woods’ side during the highly anticipated press conference.
Do you think Elin will stand by Tiger tomorrow? Do you think she should?
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