I have to say, as someone who used to be a big ole, stupid fan of Oprah's mid-afternoon talk show, this season has been...crazy disappointing. From Whitney! to Mackenzie Phillips! to Mike Tyson! to Sarah Palin! It's just one ratings stunt after the other. So, the "breaking" news that Oprah is taking a bow from her daytime show in 2011 (less than two years away), didn't disappoint me nearly as much as it once would have.
I woke up this morning to three pieces of news that made me just want to crawl right back into bed. Johnny Depp has been named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine, people have taken to eating deep-fried fish while the fish are still struggling to breathe on their plates, and Anissa Mayhew suffered a stroke yesterday.
I think the universe needs to go back on its anticonvulsants.
So, it seems Heidi and Spencer aren't content acting like the worst-matched couple in reality-television history on "The Hills" alone each week and would prefer to "branch out" to a show of their very own. Because, OH YES, that's precisely what this world needs: a little more Heidi and Spencer.
I know, you are thinking "I could have sworn Sarah just said Danny DeVito was doing a nude scene" but I must have read that wrong or possibly I am dreaming.
But no. It happened. It is true. Danny DeVito is branching out. In his mid 60's he decided to do his first nude scene.
Being one of the Canadian minority here on MamaPop, I feel that I am uniquely suited to talk about Céline Dion and how deeply apologetic a good number of us northerners feel that we allowed her and her saccharine brand of wailing celebrity to grow to prominence. Her fertility woes leave me feeling conflicted, though, because now I feel like I have to be nicer about her talent, which is really hard, because we Canadians have had to hear a lot more of her than anyone else, and my ears, they have suffered TWENTY YEARS of violation.
Personal conflict aside, though, it is sad to hear that Céline Dion's in vitro pregnancy has failed after she, 41, and her husband René Angélil, 67, made an excited announcement in August that she was pregnant with their second child.
Tiffani Thiessen is having a baby, and I badly wanted to make a joke relating it somehow to Screech but, you know, nothing about Screech - or Saved By The Bell, for that matter - was ever funny in the first place, so where do you go from there? Screech sex tape jokes? That's too much of a reach, and even then: EWW.
In case you missed it this morning, the second part of what's aired on GMA the past two days, after the jump.
Former baritone member of the famous boy band *NSYNC, Joey Fatone, 32, has a sense of humor about himself. This is brilliant, especially when so many once-wildly-popular people end up sounding like whiny children.
Want to know how we know he has a sense of humour about himself? Check out what's under the black bar over his t-shirt:
Finally, Rihanna has spoken out about her abuse at the hands of Chris Brown, saying, among other things, she was embarrassed that she'd fallen in love with someone like him, and wishes she hadn't gone back to him after the assault. Video after the jump.
The Internet is abuzz this week with news of Rhianna's 20/20 and Good Morning America interviews (Jodi also wrote about Rhianna speaking out about her domestic violence experience here), the ones she's giving in conjunction with the release of her new album, Rated R. Now, on the eve of those media appearances, a few additional people are speaking out about what specifically happened to Rhianna and about domestic violence in general.
Ashlee Simpson was recently axed from Melrose Place and although it doesn't seem like any "Save Ashlee!" petitions are circling the Internet, it apparently stunned Jessica Simpson even more than her little sister.
Looks like Mel Gibson is a dad for the eighth time at the fresh young age of 53. Mel's Russian musician girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva (a name that never gets easier to type), reportedly gave birth to a baby girl this past Friday.
Remember the good 'ol days when the National Enquirer used to focus on crop circles and Jesus shaped french toast? Now - after a string of verified breaking stories - when they report, people listen. (Maybe you should take a second look at your breakfast after all.)
So when I read that the latest in philandering douche canoes was none other than His Royal Hotness Josh Duhamel...I sort of believe it. It does have the ring of truth. Especially since the stripper passed a polygraph.
Every morning, while the maids are cleaning my house and my chef is preparing my favorite breakfast of tartines and café au lait, I like to peruse the online tabloids to see what all the other rich, famous people are up to. Usually I'll find an amusing story about Jon Gosselin to share at bridge, or a tragic bit about Lindsay Lohan that always reminds me to make sure the nanny is raising my kids right.
But today the story on the front page of every tabloid was about how much Kate Hudson loves sex. I don't really care about Kate Hudson's sex life, unless of course she's sleeping with my pool boy.
Sorry, no nekkid celebs this week. Instead, I bring you dish on some washed up child actresses: The Parent Trap's Lindsay Lohan and Full House's Olsen Twins and Jodie Sweetin are in the news this week, for some reason.
I really enjoy the work of David Cross. I think he was brilliant on Arrested Development, but I have some questions about his judgment. For example, would you snort cocaine in a room with a bunch of secret service agents?
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