Britney Spears is back for her third season as the fashion industry’s official “Candie’s Girl” — – as seen through the eyes of celebrity photogs Annie Leibovitz, Terry Richardson, and Mark Seliger. The pop tart is featured in the Spring/Summer 2010 campaign for Candie’s Only at Kohl’s. Spears’ latest Candie’s ads will launch with a four-page insert in the April issue of Seventeen and a one-page ad in Teen Vogue.
“I will tell you I had to take that cover off the magazine before it came in the house. We have two girls. I don’t think it is something you want to bring in the house and say, ‘Oh, look…..’” Plastic Surgery Poster Child Lisa Rinna on Heidi Montag’s Controversial Cosmetic Makeover….
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appeared on The O’Reilly Factor on Tuesday, where she likened Family Guy’s recent mocking of her son Trig’s Down syndrome to a “kick in the gut.” Earlier this week, Palin’s teen mom daughter, Bristol, posted a statement on the politician’s Facebook page denouncing Seth MacFarlane, creator of the animated hit, for using 22-month-old Trig to poke fun at Palin in an episode that aired on the program last Sunday.
For those who may have missed it, the episode features the Griffins’ bumbling son Chris falling for a snippy girl with Down syndrome. On a date, he asks what her parents do. To which she replies: “My dad’s an accountant, and my mom is the former governor of Alaska.”
“As a culture, shouldn’t we be more compassionate to innocent people – especially those who are less fortunate? Shouldn’t we be willing to say that some things just are not funny? Are there any limits to what some people will do or say in regards to my little brother or others in the special needs community? If the writers of a particularly pathetic cartoon show thought they were being clever in mocking my brother and my family yesterday, they failed. All they proved is that they’re heartless jerks…..” Bristol Palin
On last night’s O’Reilly Factor, the older Palin also blasted Rahm Emanuel for using the word “retard” in a closed door meeting with liberal activists. Oddly, she has kinder words for fellow conservative Rush Limbaugh, who used the same slur. Palin claims Limbaugh’s use of the word was meant as “satire” while Emanuel was clearly just trying to be mean-spirited.
-Listen up, Gleeks: Here’s a promo for next month’s return of Glee!
-HBO is launching a Hulu-like website, where subscribers can watch HBO series online….
-Eugene Levy, best known as “Jim’s Dad” from the American Pie movies, gets “Hitched….”
–Up In The Air flies to DVD March 9….
-Jenelle Evans, one of the teen stars of MTV’s 16 & Pregnant, cops to smoking the ganja while she was with child….
-Janeane Garofolo chats about Elisabeth Hasselbeck & Right Wing….
-Judge Judy celebrates 13 years as the nation’s top-ranked court show….
-Pregnant woman tossed off plane for asking for water! Whatever happened to the friendly skies?
-Tila Tequila makes nice with her allegedly abusive ex, Shawne Merriman…..
-New York City has revealed its plan for Luna Park, a new 19-ride amusement park scheduled to open in Coney Island this May.
–Without A Trace alum Poppy Montgomery has been cast in ABC’s new police drama True Blue….
-Toyota is considering recalling thousands of Corollas…..
-Taryn Manning joins cast of Hawaii Five-O remake….
-And you thought you’d seen all the Michael Jackson tributes!
On Tuesday night, American Idol revealed seven of the Top 24 contestants who will advance to the Season 9 Semi-Finals.
“I’m here to do this for my family,” says 24-year-old personal trainer Michael Lynche, who was the first person to learn that he had made it through to the next round.
On Wednesday’s show, Idol will reveal the remaining 17 contenders who will round out the Top 24.
Singer Adam Lambert lit into a fan during a secret gig in New York City on Monday – berating the young woman for chatting on her cell phone while the former American Idol runner-up was performing at the Big Apple’s PC Richard & Son Theater.
Annoyed, Lambert stopped his band and shouted at the girl: “Sorry, can you get off your phone? You’re yelling into it. You’re not watching TV, honey – it’s a live show!”
Adam is in town participating in festivities related to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
Hey Ryan, maybe its time to retire? Oscar-winning actor Ryan O’Neal is tapping scenes for a multi-arc guest appearance on the current season of The CW’s 90210, but the trouble-prone star’s turn as the often-referenced, never before seen actor father of Teddy (Trevor Donovan) isn’t going as well as series producers would have hoped. O’Neal’s is leaving a bad taste in the mouth of series cast and crew, who accuse the Paper Moon vet of constantly flubbing lines and showing up to set unprepared.
The cast is livid with Ryan, whose mistakes are forcing them to reshoot scenes.
The National Enquirer’s Gossip Guy Mike Walker dishes: “The 68-year-old veteran’s driving the director, cast and crew NUTS, goofing up even the simplest dialogue and forcing them to plant cue cards around the set – hidden behind a lamp, peeking out from flower pots, etc…..”
“I Kissed A Girl” crooner Katy Perry is reportedly in chats to develop her own line of footwear with shoe man Steve Madden. The singer has been offered $1 million to create a collaborative collection to follow in the footsteps of celebrity footwear designers Jessica Simpson, Fergie, and Carlos Santana.
Former Dancing With The Stars champion Brooke Burke could be headed back to the ballroom. The actress — who won the mirror ball trophy with pro partner Derek Hough during Season 7 — is in the running to replace exiting co-host Samantha Harris as Tom Bergeron’s second banana on ABC’s popular celebrity dancing competition.
“Btw, the news about me hosting ‘DWTS’ is true. I am screen testing next week for the job, fingers crossed! It would be amazing 2 be back!” Brooke Tweeted on Tuesday.
The co-hosting position was recently vacated by Harris, who announced she would be leaving the show to focus on her career in entertainment journalism at The Insider.
The new cast of celebrities for the upcoming 10th season of DWTS will be announced during The Bachelor finale on March 1. Dancing With The Stars premieres March 22 on ABC.
On Tuesday, comedienne Kathy Griffin dropped by Good Day New York, where she chatted about Anderson Cooper’s “Crack Pie” and debunked whispers that her New Year’s Eve F-Bomb got her booted from CNN.
Roger Ebert is lifting the lid on what his life looks like since he lost his ability to speak four years ago. The Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic now writes review for The Chicago Sun-Times, but he first found fame on the small screen — where he coined the phrase “Two Thumbs Up” with late partner Gene Siskel. In an interview with Esquire Magazine this month, Ebert reveals how he communicates without his voice. In addition to creating his own form of sign language, Mr. Ebert also relies heavily on Post-It notes and to show that he is laughing, he closes his eyes and slaps both hands on his knees.
Esquire also released a new photo of the native Chicagoan, which reveals the effects of drastic reconstructive surgeries on his jaw since his diagnosis with thyroid cancer in 2002, which was followed by a malignant tumor on his jaw four years later. The surgeries were so difficult that he refuses to go under the knife any more — but Egbert notes that his mouth is now shaped into a permanent smile and there is “no need to pity” him.
He writes: “There is no need to pity me…Look how happy I am…..I believe that if, at the end of it all, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn’t always know this, and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.”
Changes are on the horizon for to Jay Leno’s new Tonight Show. Leno’s longtime bandleader Kevin Eubanks is bailing on the program and announcer John Melendez will no longer provide voiceover for the show, NBC said on Tuesday.
Eubanks will still appear on the revamped show when it debuts March 1, but the jazz guitarist is currently negotiating an exit date with the network, according to Lisa Stanley on K-EARTH 101, who first reported the news. Insiders say the often-amused Eubanks “wanted a change” and decided to leave the show on his own.
Eubanks joined Tonight in 1992 and took over as bandleader from Branford Marsalis in 1995.
Isn’t she lovely? Sadie, a Scottish Terrier who swept the dog show circuit for much of 2009, took home the trophy for Best in Show during the final day of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City on Tuesday. The Little Lady joined the winner’s circle ring at America’s top dog show with her handler Gabriel Rangel.
Moment before judge Elliott Weiss crowned 4-year-old Sadie, a pair of PETA protesters walked into the big ring at Madison Square Garden and held signs over their heads that said “Mutts Rule” and “Breeders Kill Shelter Dogs’ Chances.” The animal rights group is a harsh critic of the show, which is for 2,500 purebred dogs. The crowd of 15,000 booed the women, Dana Sylvester and Hope Round, who were charged with criminal trespass, NYPD officials said.
On Tuesday, a Los Angeles judge ordered Mathew Knowles — father of singing star Beyonce — to pay $8,200 a month in child support plus 100% of uninsured medical costs to a woman who claims that Knowles is the father of her child.
Alexsandra Wright claims she had an 18-month relationship with Knowles and he’s the baby daddy of Nixon — born February 4. Wright’s lawyer, Neal Hersh, went to court asking for support and the judge granted it.
Mathew has demanded a DNA test.
Food Network star Paula Deen is in discussions to appear as a guest judge on the current season of American Idol, industry talking heads squealed this week. The matronly 63-year-old is reportedly being courted to bring her Southern charm to the judges panel of the television’s most watched talent show sometime in the next few weeks.
-Take a behind-the-scenes peek at Lady Gaga’s new “Telephone” video. In the pics, Gaga wears a headpiece made of telephones, dances in an American Flag get-up, and sports a hairphone while working as a waitress in a diner. The vid, which features Beyonce, is expected to premiere later this month….
-The NYC Toy Fair!
-You wouldn’t expect to find them on the Pope’s iPod, but the Vatican’s official newspaper has given a Holy Blessing to 10 classic secular albums…..
–Sasquatch 2010 Lineup…
-Charlie Sheen’s wife is back in rehab — for crack addiction!
-The London recording studio immortalized by The Beatles album of the same name is for sale….
-Director Kevin Smith is backing off the debate about Southwest Airlines’ treatment of overweight passengers after being thrown off a flight for being too large to fit in one seat last weekend….
-Fashion designer, Maria Pinto, a favorite of First Lady Michelle Obama has filed for bankruptcy…..
-Kobe Bryant covers GQ March 2010…..
-According to a new Gallup-Healthways study, Boulder, Colorado is the “happiest place in America….”
-NYC Fashion Week stunner Coco Rocha is looking lovely in a size 4. Oddly, the Canadian supermodel having the toughest time getting designers to see past her “fat” frame….
-Carnie Wilson tells old friend Chynna Phillips to “Hold On For One More Day” as she rehabs away her anxiety…..
-Canadian cake sniffer fined!
Who says Rogaine doesn’t work miracles? Britain’s previously balding monarch, Prince William, sports a fuller head of dark hair on the new issue of HELLO! Magazine.
Before scooping up the prize for Best International Breakthrough Artist, quirky pop tart Lady Gaga took the stage to perform an acoustic “Telephone” and “Dance In The Dark” live at the 2010 Brit Awards on Tuesday night.
The fearless fashion risk taker also scooped up awards for Best International Female Artist and Best International Album for The Fame.
What do you mean they’re not guidettes?!
Italian-American interest groups have been up in arms over MTV’s breakout hit reality series Jersey Shore ever since seven guidos and guidettes invaded Seaside Heights — and pop culture — last November. Groups like the National Italian-American Foundation have been among the show’s toughest critics. So we wonder what The NIAF will think once they find out that a couple of The Shore’s most popular guidettes don’t hail from The Old Country after all.
On Tuesday, biker enthusiast Jenni “J-WOWW” Farley told FOX News’ Strategy Room that she and some of the other cast members are not actually Italian. The Long Island native describes herself as “Spanish and Irish,” while Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is actually Chilean.
Jessica Simpson may be known for her famous curves, but the star has no plans to go bare on the big screen — even if such a move could net her an Oscar.
“I will never do nudity,” Jessica told Allure in its March issue. “I will never do nudity… I don’t care if I frickin’ could get an Oscar for it, I’m not going to do it. I don’t think people deserve to see what’s under my clothing. That’s only for my next husband!” she added with a laugh.
For her new VH1 show, Jessica Simpson’s The Price of Beauty — which premieres at 10 PM on March 15 — the busty blonde traveled to seven foreign countries to explore different concepts of beauty. “When I think of America, it’s very diverse, but we do have the cookie-cutter way we’re supposed to look, and going to all these countries, it’s so completely different. I was fascinated going on that journey to discover that, even just for myself….”
Jessica On Her 2009 Weight Scandal: “I would not wish on my worst enemy what I went through. When I walk through an airport and people go, ‘You’re not fat!’ I’m like, ‘Thanks. Thanks. That’s great. Good to know I’m not fat today. Thank you!’”
Jessica On America’s Obsession With Weight: “Disgusting…My job is to be creative, and I’m not weighing in for anybody…..”
Jessica On Turning 30: “I never really thought, growing up, ‘What am I gonna be like when I’m 30?’ I just kind of thought I had it figured it out: I’m going to be this great pop star, have my songs on the radio, be married, and have babies….But things can be taken away from you. A song can not be played on the radio. An album can not work. The pressures of life have come to me at a very young age, and it’s how you deal with those pressures and who you surround yourself with that continue to feed your soul.”
Jessica Sounds Off On Tony Romo: “I talked to Tony today,” she says. “I’m still a fan [of the Dallas Cowboys]. I’m a huge fan. I wear my gear, and I cheer Tony on….None of my breakups, none of it’s been bitter.”
Jessica On Being Real: “I’m vulnerable in any moment,” says Simpson. “I don’t care if the cameras are on or not, you’re going to get the real me. There’s no reason to mask that, because that’s what has given me the chance to be in a powerful position.”