Jenny McCarthy has signed on to reprise her role as Courtney on Charlie Sheen’s top-rated CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men in a multi-episode guest arc starting Nov. 22. The Love, Lust & Faking It: The Naked Truth About Sex, Lies, and True Romance author will once again play a con-artist who causes trouble [...]
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Jennifer Aniston Reality Show Pitched By MTV Execs
November 10th, 2010 |
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Is America’s Sweetheart TV’s next Snooki Polizzi? Executives at MTV are courting former Friends actress Jennifer Aniston as the subject of a proposed Fly-on-the-Wall reality show on the network, according to a British tabloid report. Aniston has been approached by MTV Programming President Tony DiSanto and Senior Vice-President Liz Gateley, whose production credits include ratings [...]
Canada “Jersey Shore†“Lake Shore†[VIDEO Sneak Peek]
November 10th, 2010 |
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Seaside Heights isn’t the only city with sand, surf, and an abundance of ethnic stereotypes. The East Coast meets The Mounties on the new Canadian reality series Lake Shore. Well, this should be good and embarrassing. The slapped-on spray tans and gelled-up poufs that helped Jersey Shore become the most-watched program in MTV’s history are [...]
VH1 “My Big Friggin’ Wedding†Slammed By Italian-American Organization
November 10th, 2010 |
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VH1′s newest edition of trashtastic reality TV has been branded “racist” by an outspoken Italian-American organization that has famously protested some of television’s most-watched programming. New Jersey-based civil rights group UNICO — the same organization that battled HBO for six years over the airing of its Emmy-winning Mob drama The Sopranos — is now calling [...]
Conan O’Brien Is No. 1 In Late-Night
November 10th, 2010 |
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Conan O’Brien has been welcomed back to television by more than 4.1 million viewers. The jilted host of The Tonight Show, who left NBC eight months ago, returned to late night Monday with a new talk show, Conan, which premiered on basic-cable network TBS. O’Brien’s opening night throttled Comedy Central rivals, according to Nielsen Co. [...]
“Real Housewife†Jill Zarin Paid $15K For Speaking Engagement At Public University In Florida
November 9th, 2010 |
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In a move that some Watercooler Chatters are calling “Highway Robbery in the Reality Age,” Real Housewives of New York castmember Jill Zarin banked $15,000 for a brief 90-minute book signing and speaking engagement at the University of South Florida last month. USF covered Zarin’s airfare from the Big Apple to The Sunshine State, five-star [...]
“JONAS LA†Cancelled By The Disney Channel
November 9th, 2010 |
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The Disney Channel is pulling the plug on The Jonas Brothers’ television show. On Tuesday, a rep for The Mouse told Entertainment Weekly that JONAS LA, which stars pop singing sibs Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas, will not be renewed past its second season, which ends later this year. The comedy had an average of [...]
“30 Rock†Soundtrack Features Comedy’s Biggest Musical Moments
November 9th, 2010 |
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Sure, we’ll listen to Tina Fey duet with Christopher Cross. And we’ll get a chance to do just that when 30 Rock: The Original Television Soundtrack drops at music retailers Nov. 16. The Emmy-winning comedy — which also features Tracy Morgan and Alec Baldwin — has amassed enough big musicals moments to fill a two-disc [...]
Nancy O’Dell Replaces Mary Hart As Host Of “Entertainment Tonightâ€
November 9th, 2010 |
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Nancy O’Dell’s got some pretty sturdy, celebrity-chasing stillettos to fill: She’s the new co-host of Entertainment Tonight. The veteran celeb informant beat out rumored shoo-in Lara Spencer — of The Insider fame — as the first choice to succeed Mary Hart as the next leading lady of tabloid TV. O’Dell left NBC’s rival syndicated celebrity [...]
“Days Of Our Lives†Renewed Through 2013
November 8th, 2010 |
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Here’s some encouraging news for stay-at-moms and other Sudster Stans: Days of Our Lives will remain a staple on NBC’s daytime lineup through at least Sept. 2013, The Peacock said Friday. Days has earned a two season order as the soap celebrates its 45th anniversary this week. It’s hard out here for a soap. Just [...]
“Glee†Sue Sylvester Wedding?! Jane Lynch’s Alter Ego Getting Married
November 8th, 2010 |
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Jane Lynch marked early 2010 by tying the knot with her psychologist life partner, now her whistle-wielding alter ego is also planning a trip down the aisle. Allegedly. Lynch, 50, has revealed that her cheerleading coach character will be getting hitched this season and we’re already acking our brains trying to figure out the best [...]
Dina Lohan On “The TODAY Show†— “Lindsay’s Doing Great!â€
November 8th, 2010 |
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For those who care (“Not I,” said The Cat!), Dina Lohan appeared on NBC’s The TODAY Show on Monday, where she discussed daughter’s Lindsay’s progress during latest stint in rehab at the Betty Ford Clinic. Although the scandal-ridden LiLo is on her fourth go-round in drug treatment, her momager calls Betty Ford an “amazing place” [...]
David Beckham “Saturday Night Live†Hosting Gig In The Works?
November 7th, 2010 |
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Is Becks set to tickle his funny bone as the next guest host of Saturday Night Live? SNL producers were so wowed by Beckham’s amusing appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show last week, they’re hoping to convince the father-of-three to drop in for a similar side-splitting show on NBC’s long-running sketch comedy hit, if a [...]
“Two & A Half Men†Porn Parody
November 6th, 2010 |
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As if Charlie Sheen didn’t have enough problems. The troubled actor’s hit CBS sitcom Two & A Half Men has been turned into a hardcore porn parody by the smut aficionados at Hustler Video. On Tuesday, Hustler bosses released a parody of the Emmy-winning smash, titled This Ain’t Two and a Half Men XXX. Yep [...]
Julien Hug, “Bachelorette†Contestant, Committed Suicide, Say Family
November 6th, 2010 |
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The parents of a former Bachelorette contestant who turned up dead after disappearing in San Diego this week, took his own life. Hug, the son of prominent San Diego restauranteurs, battled for the heart of Bachelorette lovely Jillian Harris in 2009 but in his daily life, Julien waged war against a much stronger adversary — [...]
“Undercovers†Cancelled
November 4th, 2010 |
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NBC’s freshman espionage drama Undercovers is biting the dust after 13 episodes. On Thursday, The Peacock pulled the plug on the J.J Abrams-produced series — the leader of its Wednesday night lineup — due to poor ratings, The New York Times reports. Only a lowly 5.8 million viewers tuned in for last week’s show. Undercovers [...]
Former “Bachelorette†Contestant Julien Hug Found Dead
November 4th, 2010 |
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Julien Hug, a former contestant on ABC’s The Bachelorette, was found dead near his home in Riverside County, California, this week. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies say Hug’s body was found in a remote area off Highway 74 in the Pinyon Pines area around 11 AM Wednesday. The 35-year-old had been reported missing earlier in the [...]
Ryan Reynolds “A-Team†Spoof On “Sesame Street!â€
November 4th, 2010 |
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What’s hotter than Ryan Reynolds naked? Ryan Reynolds jammin’ with the puppets of Sesame Street! Mr. Scarlett Johansson has become the latest celebrity to land a cameo role on the beloved kids’ show, following in the footsteps of stars like Feist, Katy Perry, Jude Law, Carrie Underwood, and Jenny McCarthy by filming a skit for [...]
MTV “Sorry†For “Jersey Shore†Tranny Slur
November 4th, 2010 |
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MTV has apologized to gay rights group the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) for bad behavior by the cast of its ratings-winning docu-soap Jersey Shore. Wow — you can’t take those Shorers anywhere. GLAAD had objected to a sequence which included footage showing castmembers and the host using the phrase “tranny” during a [...]