Kathy Griffin is taking a break from her comedy roots and getting serious on a new episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She even shares an awkward with Mariska Hargitay’s Det. Olivia Benson!
“It’s definitely more serious than I usually do,” says Kathy of her character, a “militant lesbian activist” who finds herself under suspicion from Manhattan SVU when partner is murdered. Kathy’s episode airs next Wednesday on NBC.
Ricky Gervais has been dating the same woman for 25 years – but The Office creator, 48, might find it reassuring that he can still turn the head of some of today’s young pop singers – especifically “TiK ToK” singer Ke$ha. The 22-year-old L.A. party girl, known for her glittery makeup and club anthem, has a thing for the portly comic, who she met at the Shockwaves NME awards earlier this week.
“I met [Meighan] backstage and he’s hot. You guys have a lot of hot babes over here,” Ke$ha told The Sun. “That fat guy who’s in The Office. I’d hit that.”
Sorry Warren Beatty, this song is not about you!
Carly Simon has given the biggest clue yet into one of music’s great mysteries. Who inspired her hit 1972 song “You’re So Vain?” The identity of the singer’s former lover is revealed in a new acoustic version of the song, recorded for the 64-year-old’s greatest hits album.
“I’m just going to tell you this,” Carly said, speaking to Uncut Magazine this week. “The answer is on the new version of You’re So Vain. There’s a little whisper – and it’s the answer to the puzzle.”
The Sun claims the music legend is heard whispering “David” in an instrumental interlude as a reference to the long unidentified man. In fact, the London tabloid goes one step further and claims that Simon was talking about record exec David Geffen — who was head of Carly’s Elektra record label. Rather than being angry about a failed relationship, as long suggested, Carly is thought to have resented the effort Geffen put into promoting her rival Joni Mitchell.
CLICK HERE To Listen To The Whisper……
Last week, Ashley, 23, told FOX News’ 411 Column that same sex marriage goes against God and the Bible, and quoted a scripture that calls for gays to be executed. After her remarks went viral — even outraging the Mayor of Beverly Hills — Ashley and and her publicist stepped forward to downplay the comments. Lauren Ashley now believes the biblical passage isn’t something she or anyone else should take literally. However, it is still the basis for her beliefs against same-sex marriage.
Beverly Hills Mayor Nancy Krasne said Wednesday she is livid that the homophobe will be representing her city in the Miss California USA pageant in November. In a statement, .Krasne said Ashley does not live in Beverly Hills or represent the city in any capacity. Krasne said she was shocked to see statements made by the beauty queen under the name of Beverly Hills, “which has a long history of tolerance and respect.”
Miss California pageant laws allow a contestant to select which city they’d like to represent; residency or city approval are not necessary.
Former Growing Pains stars Kirk Cameron and Tracey Gold have expressed their “great sorrow” over the death of their former castmate, Andrew Koenig.
Andrew, who played Mike Seaver’s (Kirk Cameron) best friend Richard “Boner” Stabone on the sitcom between 1985-1989, was found dead in Vancouver’s Stanley Park on Thursday. He had been missing since Feb. 14, after moving out of his Venice, California apartment and visiting a friend in Toronto. Police confirmed the news at a press conference, where Andrew’s father, Walter Koenig, told reporters that his son had committed suicide.
“It is with great sorrow to hear about the final outcome of the search for my old friend Andrew,” Cameron said in a statement issued Friday. “I hope everyone will be sensitive to the Koenigs and give the family some private time to reflect and to grieve the loss of their beloved son. At a time like this, we all are reminded of the briefness of life and the importance of being ready for our eternal destination. My prayers will continue to be with Andrew’s family.”
Gold also issued a sympathy statement after receiving news of Koenig’s death.
“Today is a sad day,” Tracey told UsMagazine.com. “My heart is broken for Andrew’s family. I have such great memories of Andrew and our time together on ‘Growing Pains.’”
Apple’s iTunes has reached an important milestone. On Friday, Us Weekly senior music director Ian Drew spoke with The Early Show’s Harry Smith about iTunes’ 10 billionth download milestone and the $10,000 prize that went to a 71-year-old grandfather of nine from Georgia.
I’m not sure why anyone would want to see this, but Steve Huxter — a former trainer of Tilikum, the killer whale implicated in this week’s attack at SeaWorld Orlando — spoke with TODAY’s Ann Curry about a new video that shows the orca being fed just before dragging trainer Dawn Brancheau to her death in the tragedy on Wednesday.
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Former American Idol contestant Chikezie Eze has been arrested.
The singer with the unforgettable name also has a pretty hard to forget face: Eze was collared on a charge of felony identity theft in Beverly Hills on Thursday after a Neiman Marcus sales rep spied him trying to make a purchase using a fake credit/check card.
He was detained by Neiman’s security and then arrested by the Beverly Hills police.
Eze is currently being held on $50,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court on March 1. Eze placed tenth on the seventh season of the hit FOX reality singing competition,
Exiting American Idol judge and music mogul Simon Cowell is engaged to wed Middle Eastern-born makeup artist Meghan Hussainy, RadarOnline.com reports. According to the gossip site, the blushing bride confirmed the news in a statement issued Friday.
“They are very suited,” says Simon’s publicist Max Clifford. “She is someone who is independent and says what she thinks and feels, and he likes that. He’s probably the happiest I have ever known him in the nine years I’ve been working with him.”
After raising even more questions about her mental stability with an appearance on The View Wednesday, Octomom Nadya Suleman — a mother of 14 — spent her last night in the Big Apple clubbing at Manhattan hotspots Greenhouse and Tenjune in the company of a Birkin handbag- toting fashionisto. TMZ writes: “Sources say that while Octomom’s 14 kids were being watched by a rusty trusty nanny (or left home alone), Nadya was partying it up past 2 AM at Tenjune and Greenhouse. In her defense, she had a pretty low-key night, and wasn’t seen drinking or dancing….”
If she has time to hang out in the Meatpacking District, she has time to get a real job. Just sayin’…..
The stork will be bringing a very special delivery to NBC’s Thursday night lineup next week. Some clips from the buzzed-about baby episode of The Office have premiered online. A special one-hour edition of The Office will air on March 4 (9- 10 PM ET) as newlyweds Jim and Pam (John Krasinski & Jenna Fischer) welcome the new addition to the family. The episode sees the expectant parents determined to wait out the baby’s arrival for as long as possible. In the meantime, their co-workers try to distract a very frustrated Pam with food and entertainment.
For those of you who may not have heard yet, actor Andrew Koenig — who had been missing in Vancouver since Feb. 14 –committed suicide. Andrew’s griefstricken father broke the news to reporters after his son’s body was discovered in a park in British Columbia on Thursday.
He was 41.
In the ’80s, Koenig played Richard “Boner” Stabone, on TV’s Growing Pains. He had struggled to emulate his early acting success later in life, causing him to spiral into a deep depression. Koenig was the son of Star Trek actor Walter Koenig.
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Lady Gaga’s topless cover feature on the March issue of Q Magazine has been banned by several major retailers in the US.
The “Poker Face” hitmaker made headlines when she walked out on a photoshoot with the magazine earlier this month when bosses at the publication refused to let her strike a controversial pose in a bid to poke fun at rumors that she is a hermaphrodite. Q editors eventually rearranged the shoot, but the final pictures show Gaga posing topless in just a pair of leather trousers.
On Thursday, Borders Booksellers was among a number of retailers to inform Q publishers that it will only stock the publication’s 285th edition if the 23-year-old’s exposed left breast is completely covered, Q’s official blog QTheMusic.com has revealed.
Some independent merchants — including those who own newsstands around the country — have opted to display the cover, as long as the magazine is enclosed in a sealed cover bag.
Californians better start watching their mouthes. On Thursday, the State Assembly passed a resolution that will establish the first week of March as “Cuss Free Week” throughout the state. The legislation was spearheaded by McKay Hatch, a Southern California teenager, who testified at the Capitol in Sacramento this week as part of the proposal to ban swearing in sunny Cali for seven days. McKay, 16, sees a link between foul-mouthed tirades and other forms of deviant behavior, such as drug use and bullying.
“Cuss Free Week,” if approved by the Senate, will begin next week. The resolution includes no enforcement mechanism, so offenders won’t be ticketed or cited in any way if they’re caught dropping a few “F-Bombs.” “The initiative is simply meant to promote greater harmony and connectedness,” says Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, who co-wrote the measure. Californians are encouraged to make “cuss-jars” using labels found on McKay’s website. If you use profanity, you should deposit cash or coins into the jar. McKay says at the end of the week money collected should be donated to charity.
Karina Smirnoff has been booted from the professional lineup on Dancing With the Stars, E! Gossip Guy Marc Malkin has learned. Instead of burning up the floor with one of this season’s hasbeens, the Ukrainian dancer will instead be serving DWTS behind the scenes as a choreographer when the popular ballroom dancing competition returns for its 10th season this March.
The news comes after DWTS producers decided not to pair Karina with any of the 11 celebrity competitors joining the show this season. Smirnoff has previously competed with entertainment journalist Mario Lopez (who later became Karina’s cheating ex) and ex-boy bander Aaron Carter.
“She’s always been choreographing for the show. She’s a big part of the result shows. She’s like family there,” a Dancing snitch says. “It wasn’t easy. Producers cut people based on the celebrities and who they’d be a good match with.”
Interesting, but we wonder how much Smirnoff’s absence this season has to do with heavily-rumored feud with ex-fiance, and fellow DWTS professional dancer, Maksim Chmerkovskiy?
The new Dancing With The Stars celebrity lineup will be announced on The Bachelor finale, airing Monday, March 1. Season pair-ups will be revealed the following day on ABC’s Good Morning America.
A blonde bombshell who was thrown off ABC’s The Bachelor for allegedly getting too close to one of the show’s married producers is trying out for a TV job with cable entertainment network E!.
Earlier this week, controversial Bachelor contestant Rozlyn Papa — who reportedly has a sex tape being “shopped around the porn community” – completed a screen test for the popular channel, which is home to small screen hits like True Hollywood Story and Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
“Rozlyn came in Tuesday for a general audition right here at our E! studios,” E! Online revealed on Thursday. “The stunning blonde certainly has the face for TV, and we can tell you that the 28-year-old model/makeup artist from Virginia is pursuing on-camera work here in Hollywood.”
FOX has confirmed that How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris has inked a deal to guest star on an upcoming episode of Glee. Details of NPH’s role on the musical series have not been released, but Entertainment Weekly cites sources who claim Harris will likely be featured in an episode scheduled to air this May.
“The fans will love it,” says a show insider. His character is “really funny and really mean….much more of the Dr. Horrible variety than Doogie Howser, M.D.”
Glee airs Wednesday nights on FOX.
“It’s quite awkward to be talking about my passion about the AIDS crisis and the gay community while doing my makeup but…Viva Glam!” — Lady Gaga, V Magazine 2010
This spring, kooky pop stars Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper join M.A.C. as the latest ambassadors of the cosmetics brand’s Viva Glam campaign, which has raised more than $130 million for the M.A.C. AIDS FUND since 1994. V Magazine caught up with the divas, who were snapped in a series of poses by famed photog Ellen von Unwerth, as they dished about their plans to help stop the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Gaga says: “I had an HIV test two days ago – and it’s not because I’m taking off my clothes every night with a different man. When I’m on the road, I forget about taking care of my body. I don’t go to the doctor as regularly as if I were in one place all the time. So I woke up and thought, ‘Oh, I’m home in New York. I’m going to see my gyno and I’m getting an HIV test.’”
Read Cyndi and Gaga’s chat about their Viva Glam campaign when V64 arrives on newsstands next month.
Reigning American Idol Kris Allen returned to the Idol stage on Thursday, where he shared footage from his recent missionary trek to the earthquake-ravished nation of Haiti and kicked off the new season of “Idol Gives Back.” Here’s Kris performing the old Beatles classic “Let It Be.”
-Oops is right. What on Earth happened to Taylor Swift’s face?
-We sure hope Levi saved some of that Playgirl cash — the teen dad has been ordered to fork over $18,000 in back child support to ex-girlfriend Bristol Palin. Bristol has been raising the former couple’s one-year-old son, Tripp…..
-Kanye’s beard does her best Grace Jones — and fails miserably……
-E!’s Giuliana & husband Bill Rancic open up about their struggle to conceive….
-Film critic Roger Ebert, who lost part of his jaw and his ability to speak after surgery to battle cancer, will sit down for an interview on Oprah. Betcha didn’t know those two used to be an item. Look for the chat to air sometime next month….
-Professional free skier C.R. Johnson has passed away…..
-Brooke Mueller tries home rehab….
-Ke$ha flashes her ass — Not Safe For Work, Not Safe While Eating…..
-Courtney Love = Not a John Mayer fan…..
-George Lopez stiffs charity?
-Zac Efron “flips the bird” to “Stupid Cancer…..”
-This rerecording of “We Are the World,” featuring 57 YouTubers, trumps that disastrous remix that dropped a few weeks back. Sorry, Quincy and Lionel….
-Ben Stiller, star, director and co-writer of the 2001 cult comedy Zoolander, is working on a sequel. Would you see it?
-Ashley Tisdale’s got big plans for her role in the remake of Teen Witch…..
-Last year’s chimp mauling in Connecticut still haunts the cop who shot the crazed animal….
-One of Toyota’s death traps may have sent an innocent man to prison!
-Joan Rivers will kick off Season 2 of her TV Land reality series, How’d You Get So Rich?, on Wed., May 5 @ 10 PM….
-Wanda Sykes and Rosie O’Donnell shoot the breeze on being gay…..
-Comeback kid Mickey Rourke is in-talks to play Corin, the father of Conan (Jason Momoa) in the upcoming Conan the Barbarian remake…..
-Accused cheater Matthew Fox chats with Emmy Magazine…..
–Glow In The Dark Toilet Tissue, A Camping Must-Have…..
-50 Worst Lady Gaga Impersonators….
-John Grisham is writing his first children’s book…..
-The old hens just couldn’t wait to light into Octomom…..