April 27, 2005 |
IDOL BOMBSHELL
ABC's American Idol exposè doesn't air until next Wednesday, but already Paula Abdul is going on the defensive. In a statement released to Access Hollywood and then passed on to TVGuide.com via an Access Hollywood publicist (phew!), a spokesperson for Abdul said, "Paula will not dignify the false statements made by [former contestant] Corey Clark with a response." Oddly enough, the rep then proceeded to dignify the so-called false statements made by Corey Clark with a response, insisting, "Mr. Clark is an admitted liar and opportunist who engages in unlawful activities. He is communicating lies about Paula Abdul in order to generate interest in a book deal." In the ABC piece, Clark will reportedly claim to have had an affair with Abdul while he was a contestant on the show. Even more damaging, she was allegedly sober during one of the encounters. |
PAM'S BEEF WITH KFC
Pamela Anderson is fed up with KFC. The Stacked actress is calling for a boycott of the poultry giant "until the company demands that its suppliers stop crippling chickens and scalding them alive," she said in a statement. "No animals should have to suffer this way, whether they're cats or dogs or chickens." A new 5-minute video — narrated by Anderson and produced by PETA — documenting the alleged mistreatment can be viewed at KentuckyFriedCruelty.com. In the meantime, if you're ever in the New York area, I highly recommend the Veggie Cutlet Parmigiana at Village Natural. It's cruelty-free and yummy. |
REVENGE OF THE NERD
Well, it's about damn time: Producers of 24 have finally wised up and put CTU wiz-turned-warrior princess Mary Lynn Rajskub on contract for next season. For more on that, plus super scoops on Everwood, Scrubs, Lost, Deadwood, Alias, Veronica Mars, One Tree Hill, Everybody Loves Raymond and House, read the latest edition of Ask Ausiello. It too is cruelty-free and yummy. (Well, yummy at least.) |
MOONLIGHTING
Eva Longoria's lawnboy is branching out. Desperate Housewives hunk Jesse Metcalfe has landed his first big movie role with 20th Century Fox's John Tucker. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Metcalfe will play a heartthrob (get out!) whose serial cheating leads three ex-girlfriends to seek revenge. |
ON THE LOOSE
Turn down the volume on your voicemail, ladies: Pat O'Brien has been sprung from rehab. The embattled talking head was released from an alcohol rehabilitation facility on Sunday and will return to The Insider next week. "I want to thank everyone for their support during the past few weeks," O'Brien said in a statement Tuesday, adding that, "You have to be into Betsy, too." |
IT'S HIS PREROGATIVE
Being Bobby Brown, Bravo's long-in-the-works reality series starring Bobby Brown and his wife Whitney Houston, will finally debut this summer. The cabler is also set to launch new shows starring Howie Mandel and Kathy Griffin, as well as an update of Battle of the Network Stars, featuring reality whores. (Yes, Omatrocious, I'm talking about you.) |
BORDER PATROL
Antonio Banderas and Jennifer Lopez are teaming up for the first time in the indie thriller Bordertown, per The Hollywood Reporter. The pic centers on a journalist who investigates a series of murders that take place near the U.S.-Mexico border. |
HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?
Oh, Dan Rather's gonna enjoy this: Last week, the CBS Evening News (with interim anchor Bob Schieffer) drew an average 6.1 million viewers — a record low for the show. Unless you count the time Rather mistakenly referred to Super Tuesday as "Super Bowl Tuesday." |
SHORT CUTS
Martha Stewart has signed a deal with Warner Home Video to produce a line of DVDs based on her company's extensive TV library... Wilson Phillips singer Carnie Wilson gave birth to a baby girl, Lola Sofia, on Friday in Los Angeles. This is the first child for Wilson and hubby Rob Bonfiglio... Finally, I'm serious about the Veggie Cutlet Parmigiana. It tastes like the real thing, people. |
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