May 27, 2005 |
IDOL CHATTER
What's worse than being a talentless has-been? Being a talentless has-been with no sense of humor. I'm referring, of course, to Corey Clark, who is apparently miffed at Fox and American Idol producers for spoofing his Primetime Live tell-all on Wednesday's Idol finale. (For those who FauxVo'd Idol and sped past everything but the last five minutes: A TV newsman presented a satirical report that revealed Simon Cowell's "secret relationship" with himself.) "We're reminded once again that not only are they not taking [his allegations] seriously, but they don't feel as though we should take it seriously," Clark's rep told AP Radio. "It's simply baffling to me that Fox would actually resurrect this controversy by doing something like that... It's a slap in the face." (Enter your own Paula Abdul joke here, 'cause I'm still fresh out.) |
IN RELATED NEWS...
Roughly 30 million viewers watched Carrie Underwood win American Idol Wednesday night, easily cementing Fox's May sweeps win among adults 18-to-49. The two-hour finale of Lost, meanwhile, averaged a best-yet 21 million viewers. |
CATWALK CASUALTY
It looks like Janice Dickinson is in the running to become America's next out-of-work former supermodel. UPN announced Thursday that Dickinson is being replaced on America's Next Top Model by '60s runway icon Twiggy. A network rep says Dickinson is "leaving to pursue other projects" including VH1's Surreal Life" as well as a TV production deal and a new book. Our sources, however, say the ol' bat was angling for a pay raise and didn't get along with host Tyra Banks. Who are you gonna believe? |
JACKO UPDATE
Just when we thought Michael Jackson's molestation trial was nearing its grand finale, the judge has permitted jurors to watch a tape of the singer's accuser talking to police for the first time about the alleged abuse. If that happens, the defense says it wants to call the boy back to the witness stand for cross-examination. The case had been expected to go to the jury next week, but that now appears unlikely. In a separate development, the judge refused to grant a prosecution request to show a picture of Jackson's genitalia taken during the 1993 investigation. The accuser in that case said he could identify certain unusual markings of Jacko's, thus proving their relationship was more than just casual. The judge, however, said "the prejudicial effect would far outweigh any probative value." More importantly, that's no way to kick off the Memorial Day weekend. |
SOUNDS FISHY...
Angelina Jolie says she "thinks the world" of her Mr. and Mrs. Smith costar Brad Pitt, but insists they never slept together. "To be intimate with a married man, when my own father cheated on my mother, is not something I could forgive," she says in the July issue of Marie Claire. "I could not look at myself in the morning if I did that." It's worth noting that Jolie recently had all the mirrors in her house removed. |
CASH AND CAREY
Mariah Carey's comeback is complete. Her new ballad, "We Belong Together," has become her 16th single to reach No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 list — a new record for a female artist. Carey celebrated the feat by going out dressed like a tramp. |
MALCOLM SHAKE-UP
Malcolm in the Middle creator Linwood Boomer is stepping down as executive producer after six years at the helm, Variety reports. It's believed Boomer wants to develop new projects and distance himself from shows on their last legs. |
SHORT CUTS
Leonardo DiCaprio is in talks to star in a big-screen adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls, per The Hollywood Reporter... After 34 years on CBS, the annual Country Music Association awards (the CMA's) will move to ABC next year... Paul Bettany (Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander) has joined the cast of The Da Vinci Code. He'll play that creepy albino dude, Silas. (I know it's a stretch, but go ahead and enter your own Paula Abdul joke here.) |
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