April 15, 2005 |
BELIEVE IT... OR NOT
Yesterday at the child-molestation trial of Michael Jackson, the mother of the singer's accuser testified that while she and her family were being held hostage, they were forced to make a video praising their captor's fathering skills. "I was confused," she said. "I was sad." She thinks she was confused and sad? She oughta try writing about this case every time Mike Ausiello takes a day off. In closing, the woman — alleged by defense attorneys to be a con artist — swore she wouldn't sue the accused. As if. |
WEBSTER BUSTED
Earlier this week, one-time Jacko playmate Emmanuel Lewis nearly got himself in hot water with the law. While speeding — and we do mean speeding, going 70 mph in a 45 zone — through rural Georgia, the Webster alum was pulled over by cops. However, since the pint-sized 34-year-old looks exactly like he did when he was a child star, the police recognized him and traded him a warning for an autograph. Yeah, that always works for me, too. |
MORALITY PLAYER
Yesterday, in a truly shocking move, President Bush came out in support of applying decency standards to cable and satellite TV. (SpongeBob, beware!) In maybe, just maybe related news, Dubya only averaged about a 2 (out of a possible 10) in Esquire magazine's sexiness survey of international babes. |
REALITY CHECK
On last night's Survivor: Palau, although solo act Stephanie LaGrossa was allowed to merge with Koror, it was tribe pouter Coby Archa whose flame got snuffed. (Maybe the Aladdin Beauty College grad can rebound by mussing the hair of Jeff Wilson, the hottie whose injury got him eliminated early on; he's just gotten added to the cast of The Young and the Restless.) Meanwhile, on The Apprentice, The Donald finally spat "You're fired!" at snuff fan Chris Shelton, the only guy currently on the tube who even comes close to being as scary as Scott Savol. |
IF YA GOTTI, FLAUNT IT
On April 30, reality-TV hitwoman Victoria Gotti makes her stage debut in the three-month old off-Broadway musical We're Still Hot, about four (really) old friends at their 35th high school reunion. Huh. And here we thought Mafia donnas got fitted with cement stilettos when they sang. Also headed to the Great White Way: a musical adaptation of the Adam Sandler flick The Wedding Singer. |
WHEN BUSINESS MET PLEASURE
How to Make Love Like a Porn Star author Jenna Jameson has filed a suit against her publisher to keep the firm from cashing in on her in-the-works A&E reality show. Translation: She's already writing another book — How to Screw Your Business Partner Like a Porn Star. |
D'ANGEROUS
Seductive soul man D'Angelo has pleaded guilty to charges of possession of marijuana and DUI stemming from his January arrest. Although he has had his driver's license suspended for 18 months, we trust that the R&B sex symbol still has access to pretty much any back seat he likes. |
FIN-TASTIC
New Line has picked up author Steve Alten's beach-read bestseller, Meg, about a Jurassic shark with a craving for modern man. Jan DeBont (Twister) will direct the guaranteed — yes, guaranteed — blockbuster, due in theaters July 4, 2006. |
PILOTS TAKE OFF
Hoping to follow in the footsteps of suddenly-successful brother Jason, Justine Bateman is returning to the tube; she's a new addition to the UPN pilot currently called The Show With A.J. Calloway. And according to Variety, Fox has ordered its first new fall series, Prison Break, about a guy who goes to jail to get his sibling off of death row. |
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