Jennifer Aniston is in talks to play a lady lover on an episode of the popular ABC dramedy Cougar Town — which features her former Friends co-star Courteney Cox.
Well, she currently doesn’t have much luck with men…..
“She’s persuaded Jen to guest star,” an industry insider told The Mail On Sunday this week. “They have both wanted it to happen for a while, but Jennifer has been too busy. She promised she would do it as soon as she finished promoting her new film, The Bounty Hunter.”
Jennifer, 41, is said to be excited about the unorthodox role.
Now Lady Gaga’s ex-bassist claims she owes him money. Less than a week after being sued by her former boyfriend and producer for $30 million in unpaid royalties, “Poker Face” singer Lady Gaga has now been accused by her ex-bassist of not paying him royalties.
Tommy Kafafian claims that he has yet to receive one red cent for his work with the Grammy winner, who he worked with nearly four years ago. The musician penned “Disco Heaven,” a bonus track on her Grammy-winning debut album, The Fame. Kafafian, who claims to have helped Gaga hone her signature dance sound, said he plans to focus on writing his own songs, rather than taking legal action to make the star pay up.
“I don’t wanna sue anybody. It’s really not my style,” Kafafian told The Newark Star-Ledger Monday. “I’m just gonna keep moving forward until Lady Gaga can’t walk down the street without seeing my face or hearing my music,” he added.
Will ’80s band Culture Club ever re-form? “We’ll see,” says frontman Boy George.
George — who has struggled with addiction and several run-ins with the law in recent years — has revealed that the the “Karma Chameleon” stars may reunite as they prepare to celebrate their 30th anniversary in 2011.
“I think we could do a one-off gig or maybe a small tour,” he told BBC 5 Live. “It’s our 30th anniversary next year so we may do something. We’ll see,” he continued. “It’s all about my mood at the time.”
The band briefly reunited in 1998 and staged a 20th anniversary concert in 2002 at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Sandra Bullock is reportedly consulting with divorce attorneys, prompting speculation that the Oscar-winning actress is planning to dissolve her marriage to reality star Jesse James.
The Blind Side actress — whose husband cheated on her with tattoo model Michelle ‘Bombshell’ McGee — has reportedly asked her assistants to search for a “high-end” legal team to represent her if she decides to split from the motorcycle enthusiast for good, TMZ.com said Tuesday.
“We’re told Sandra’s reps have been in touch with several high-end divorce lawyers. Our sources say Lance Spiegel, who handled divorces for Charlie Sheen, Heather Locklear and Michael Jackson, is the frontrunner,” the site writes.
Entertainment Tonight caught up Betty White on the set of the CBS comedy The Middle, where she will guest star as a librarian in an episode airing later this season. The comedy legend cautioned that she does not want to get caught in “the middle” of the marital drama between Sandra Bullock (her co-star in The Proposal) and her estranged hubby Jesse James, but sent her good vibes to Sandra.
An emotional Carrie Underwood broke down in tears on stage at a concert in Connecticut this weekend as she paid tribute to a driver who lost his life when one of her tour buses crashed in New Jersey early Saturday.
The vehicle was carrying equipment for the American Idol star’s Play On Tour from Atlantic City, New Jersey to Mashantucket, Connecticut, where the recently-engaged singer was due to perform at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods that night. The truck crashed into an embankment off the freeway and burst into flames, killing the unnamed driver on impact.
Carrie went ahead with her concert as scheduled, and dedicated her track “Temporary Home” to the late driver’s memory.
“This song has a whole new meaning for us. One of our truck drivers actually got in a wreck and didn’t survive. This song means so much to me and it will be a little special tonight… I would like to dedicate this song to him and to everyone that knew him.”
A film version of Green Day’s upcoming Broadway musical is in the works, according to reports.
Tom Hanks’ Playtone Company — which brought ABBA’s Mamma Mia! to the big screen in 2008 — is in negotiations to turn Green Day’s American Idiot stage production into a movie. The play is based on the band’s award-winning 2004 album of the same name.
After scoring sellout shows in California, American Idiot opens at the St. James Theatre on Broadway later this week.
The former husband of Jesse James’ alleged mistress claims the tattooed temptress was in love with the biker enthusiast even before she met him. Ronald Shane Modica, the former husband of Michelle “Bombshell” McGee, claims his marriage to the tart failed because of her obsession with Jesse James.
“We had problems during our marriage because of her obsession with Jesse James. I once walked into the salon that she owned and she had our wedding photo up there on her mirror and there was a cut out picture of Jesse James’ face over my face. According to Michelle, [Sandra and Jesse] had this big thing going on where they were going to announce their divorce on a certain timeline and she was going to be the next woman. Michelle would tell me, ‘You don’t know what’s going on. [Sandra] is in another country. They are not even together. They live in separate places. She doesn’t help out with the kids. All this is fabricated. They are under some kind of a contract,” Modica told The Insider Monday.
Horror fans, rejoice: Scream 4 will begin production this spring for a 2011 release, Variety has learned.
The latest installment in the hit slasher series will hit theaters April 12, 2011 — a decade after the last Scream flick slammed into theaters in 2001. According to Dimensions Entertainment, director Wes Cravenand original stars Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox Arquette have all inked deals to reprise their roles in the
franchise.
The Scream films taken in more than $500 million at the worldwide box office since premiering in 1996.
The congressional heckler who cried “baby killer” during Rep. Bart Stupak’s speech in favor of health care reform Sunday night has been identified as Rep. Randy Neugebauer, a third-term Republican from Texas.
The conservative, pro-life Neugebauer identified himself as the heckler in a public statement issued Monday afternoon, but was careful to note that he “exclaimed the phrase ‘it’s a baby killer’ in reference to the agreement reached by the Democratic leadership,” not Stupak himself.
Neugerbauer says he called Stupak to inform the Democrat from Maryland that his comments were not directed towards him.
“I have apologized to Mr. Stupak and also apologize to my colleagues for the manner in which I expressed my disappointment about the bill,” Neugebauer’s statement said. “The House Chamber is a place of decorum and respect. The timing and tone of my comment last night was inappropriate.”
–True Blood returns to HBO June 13! Here’s a sneak peek at the upcoming third season….
-Dr. Conrad Murray, who is facing manslaughter charges stemming from the death of pop legend Michael Jackson last summer, allegedly stopped administering CPR to the singer so he could collect and hide drug vials….
-Kellan Lutz joins Mickey Rourke & Freida Pinto in the new film War of the Gods….
-Paris Hilton took to her blog Monday to respond to a report that she is shopping a reality show covering her wedding to Doug Reinhardt without much success……
Animal activists at People For The Ethical Treatment are speaking out — again — against an upcoming television show featuring heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson and his team of racing pigeons.
After publicly voicing its displeasure with Tyson’s new pigeon-racing Animal Planet reality show earlier this month, on March 18, PETA sent a letter to prosecutors in New York City requesting that authorities launch a formal investigation into Taking On Tyson, which is currently filming in Brooklyn.
Last week, the network announced that Tyson — a lifelong pigeon-lover — had signed up to host a series that will test which of a group of hundreds of pigeons that he’s spent years raising can fly the fastest. PETA claims Iron Mike may be lodging bets on a few of his birds.
The animal rights organization hopes prosecutors will keep their eyes open for illegal activity “in connection with pigeon racing…it is likely that extensive wagering will take place on the outcome of these races, as it customary in the industry.”
Patricia Kollappallil, a spokesperson for Animal Planet, has spoken out against allegations of cruelty and illegal gambling: “There have never been any plans for wagering on the pigeon race. The birds will be cherished and respected by their owners, including Mr. Tyson.”
On Monday, teen heartthrob Justin Bieber dropped by for the first of two back-to-back appearances on ABC’s The View this week. Naturally, the Canadian cutie did what he does best — make the ladies swoon.
Baby Bieber didn’t let a little thing like age stop him from putting the moves on the panel’s most famous member: quick to flirt with the panel’s most famous member.
“I’m into people…ya know…like Barbara Walters,” Justin smiled when asked what type of girls he likes.
Sandra Bullock is still in hiding. On Monday, the actress pulled out of the Berlin premiere of The Blind Side — the inspirational drama that won her Best Actress Oscar only weeks ago.
Bullock has been rocked by claims that her husband of five years, Jesse James, carried on a 11-month affair with tattooed temptress Michelle “Bombshell” McGee. It’s the second time in less than a week that Bullock, 45, has bailed on an international red carpet event for her hit film. Last Wednesday, she pulled out of the London premiere of The Blind Side amid the tabloid cheating reports.
The Republicans have vowed to take down Nancy Pelosi. President Obama’s landmark health care reform legislation has come with some unforeseen repercussions for the House Speaker. The GOP’s Official website has been replaced by firenancypelosi.com. Conservatives have implemented a self-imposed 40-hour countdown to raise $402,010 to help them oust the Congresswoman from California.
Visitors to the Republican National Committee website on Monday were automatically redirected to FireNancyPelosi.com.
“40 Seats Means No More Madam Speaker,” a headline read.
The site, which features the Pelosi in front of rolling flames with her fists raised, presses donors to help Republicans capture 40 seats in the House of Representatives — a move that will help the conservatives boot Democrats from majority. The committee is also urging its Twitter supporters to use the hashtag #FirePelosi.
Former Village People star Victor Willis — perhaps best remembered simply as “The Cop” — is threatening to sue FOX executives over suggestions he provided the voiceover for an episode of The Cleveland Show that poked fun at his former band.
The episode, titled “Buried Pleasure,” aired Feb. 14 and featured the animated Village People cop parading around in a pair of booty shorts. The “YMCA” singer insists a press release about the airing falsely claimed he was involved in the show.
“Victor was offended by the episode and says he would never have agreed to do a voiceover for such an offensive portrayal of the Village People police character originally created by him,” Willis’ spokeswoman Linda Smith fumed to WENN on Monday.
“Victor is appalled by the show’s portrayal. He never wore shorts as the original Village People lead singer and cop. So how does Fox justify such an outright false portrayal, while publishing to the world that Victor Willis did the voiceover – and now it’s all over the internet, clearly suggesting to the public that the cop character portrayed in the show is Victor Willis,” Smith added with a huff. “He does not endorse the show or its portrayal. Moreover, he did not do that insulting and effeminate Cleveland Show voiceover.”
Tiger Woods’ attorneys have stepped in to stop the sale of a set of sex toys designed to poke fun at the sex scandal that shamed the golfer late last year.
The legal team have sent a sharply-worded letter to a website selling the Take-Home Tiger blow-up doll, a Tuggin’ Tiger figurine, and a giant condom.
In the letter, the lawyers demand that Pipedream.com stop selling the products, recall all items that have already been distributed, and destroy all stock “in a manner and at a time as directed by Tiger Woods.”
Poor Tiger – just last Thursday, one of the champ’s alleged mistresses published over 100 sexts she claims he sent her during their tryst.
Could this be HBO’s next big hit? Treme, a post-Hurricane Katrina-themed drama that chronicles the rebuilding of New Orleans through the eyes of local musicians, premieres April 11. The Treme story will pick up three months after the levee failures flooded the city in August 2005.
Soon-to-be bride Katy Perry is the latest celeb in a long list of stars to land a guest appearance on long running children’s series Sesame Street.
The singer filmed her first guest spot on the series last Thursday.
“Sunny day today! I think I’m in lurv (sic). I mean, someone gotta werk (sic) that streeeet!!!” Katy told her followers on Twitter last week.
Katy follows in the footsteps of Super Bowl champ Reggie Bush and award-winning singer Feist — who also visited TV’s most popular neighborhood this week.
Sounds like Michelle McGee has little remorse for her role in the possible destruction of Sandra Bullocks marriage to custom bike builder Jesse James: in fact, Bombshell is reportedly making fun of the tattered marriage.
RadarOnline tattles say the tattoo model — raven-haired and covered forehead to toe in body art — filmed a spoof making fun of her alleged lover and his jilted wife. Michelle plays herself and a friend sits in as Sandra.
“Michelle is so enamored with her own fame,” says a source. “She just thought the video was funny.”
