September 14, 2004 |
SHE'S CAR-AZY
Oprah Winfrey celebrated the 19th-season premiere of her talk show on Monday by giving all 276 members of her studio audience a free car. Specifically, a fully loaded Pontiac G6. The $7 million stunt, paid for by Pontiac, marked the beginning of the "Wildest Dreams Come True" season of Oprah. Not to be outdone, I hear Tony Danza may give his 100-member studio audience a vintage Yugo. As in one. To share. |
IN DAISY'S SKIN
It's official: Jessica Simpson has landed the role of Daisy Duke in Warner Bros.' upcoming big-screen remake of The Dukes of Hazzard. As reported last week, Johnny Knoxville and Seann William Scott will star as Bo and Luke. |
LEGAL PAINS
Growing Pains alum Tracey Gold, 35, was arrested earlier this month for drunk driving after rolling her SUV — carrying her husband and their three young boys — down a California freeway embankment. According to The Smoking Gun, her 7-year-old son Sage suffered a broken clavicle and a head laceration. Gold — who battled anorexia in the early '90s — was charged with a felony count of DUI and released on $50,000 bail. She's due in court on Oct. 19. |
BAD TASTE
Ashton Kutcher's trendy L.A. restaurant Dolce was burglarized twice over Labor Day weekend, Access Hollywood reports. Thieves allegedly made off with cash, checks and several bottles of wine. Prime suspects include Justin Timberlake, Frankie Muniz, Halle Berry, Kelly Osbourne, Matthew Perry, Beyonce, Lindsay Lohan, Brandy, Warren Sapp, Jennifer Love Hewitt.... |
WEDGIE ALERT
The O.C.'s Adam Brody, who single-handedly saved the geek species, is co-producing and may star in a remake of Revenge of the Nerds, Variety reports. Brody cooked up the idea with Grounded for Life star Bret Harrison and the two of them pitched it to O.C. exec producer McG. |
PASSING THE TORCH
E! Entertainment Television has nabbed a really big Star to replace Joan and Melissa Rivers on this year's Emmys red carpet: Payless spokeswoman (and View cohost) Star Jones! Jones will greet celebrity guests as they arrive at the Shrine Auditorium and then immediately show them sexy pictures of her fiancé, Al Scales Reynolds. |
COUNTDOWN TO HOTNESS
Playgirl readers have named MSNBC personality Keith Olbermann TV's sexiest male newscaster in a new poll. With 24 percent of the vote, Olbermann beat out Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity (No. 2) and CNN's Anderson Cooper (No. 3). What about Anderson's colleague, Bill Hemmer? The American Morning pinup tied for fifth place with 60 Minutes' Andy Rooney. Ouch. |
WORD PLAY
Donald Trump's Apprentice catchphrase "You're fired!" is TV's most popular buzzword, according to a new list issued by Global Language Monitor. Runners-up included the Daily Show staple "Mess O' Potamia" and Arnold Schwarzenegger's infamous "Girly Men" crack. Among the glaring omissions: Colin's Amazing Race expression, "I'm packin' it!!" and the Gail Berman head-scratcher, "Audiences are responding to Quintuplets." |
SHORT CUTS
Jimmy Kimmel will host the 32nd annual American Music Awards, airing Nov. 14 on ABC. This is his second consecutive year at the helm.... Felicity grad Scott Foley has inked a development deal with 20th Century Fox TV to headline a new series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. |
JUST PLANE GOOD
It looks like Heather Locklear's got another hit on her hands. Her new NBC airport drama LAX took off with more than 13 million viewers Monday night, finishing a strong second to ABC's Monday Night Football. Even more impressive: LAX outperformed Las Vegas — the very show it cloned. Of course, LAX's real test comes next week when CSI: Miami returns with new episodes. ABC's Apprentice copycat The Benefactor, meanwhile, averaged 10 million viewers in its debut. By Donald Trump's estimations, that would make it the most watched show in history!!! |
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