Bristol Palin Gives Birth; Baby Has Funny Name

Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin is a grandmother. The former Vice Presidential candidate's daughter, Bristol, gave birth on Sunday to a healthy baby boy, whom she named Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston. Tripp, who name is destined to be mocked when he is in school, weighed in at seven pounds and four ounces. There are no reports if uncles Trigg and Track or aunts Willow or Piper have visited yet.

Marley & Me Climbs to Number One

Jennifer Aniston's dog tale, Marley & Me, raced to the top spot of the Christmas Box Office this weekend. The tear jerker scored a record breaking $14.75 million. Aniston's ex-husband Brad Pitt's film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button earned $11.8 million.

Eartha Kitt Dead at 81

Eartha Kitt has lost her battle with colon cancer, according to her publicist. The 81 year old entertainer had recently completed a PBS special, which is scheduled to air in February. Here is a 2006 clip of Miss Kitt singing Santa Baby.

From Our Home to Yours, Merry Christmas!

Lisa Rinna to Pose Nude for Playboy

Lisa Rinna, the wife of Harry Hamlin and former Dancing with the Stars contestant, will pose nude for an upcoming issue of Playboy. The 45 year old Rinna, who also starred in the NBC soap Days of Our Lives, confirmed the rumor to TV's Extra.

Hugh Jackman will Host Academy Awards

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that Hugh Jackman has been tapped to host the 81st Annual Academy Awards.

Jackman, 40, currently starring on the big screen alongside Nicole Kidman in Australia, hosted the Tony Awards in 2005.

The Oscar telecast will air live on ABC on Sunday February 22. As always, we'll have live coverage right here.

Golden Globe Nominations

The nominatees for the 2009 Golden Globe Awards were announced today.

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas, I’ve Loved You So Long
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Leonardio DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

BEST MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Rebecca Hall, Vicky Christina Barcelona
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson, Last Chance Harvey

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Javier Bardem, Vicky Christina Barcelona
Colin Farrell, In Bruges
James Franco, Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman, Last Chance Harvey

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
Everlasting Moments (Sweden/Denmark)
Gomorrah (Italy)
I’ve Loved You So Long (France)
Waltz With Bashir (Israel)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Christina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Kate Winslet, The Reader

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road

NBC's Fall Schedule: All Leno, All the Time

Last winter we reported that FOX, ABC, and Sony Television all courting Jay Leno in hopes of snatching up the late night ratings king when NBC installs Conan O'Brien as the new host of the Tonight Show in June. Well, NBC shot back, and in a BIG way.

NBC announced yesterday that Leno will be on the NBC primetime schedule in 2009. EVERY NIGHT. Leno will own NBC's 10:00pm hour, airing every Monday through Friday. Basically, he'll be moving his late night show into prime time. NBC will save a ton by airing Leno as opposed to scripted shows. If this works out well, watch for CBS and ABC to ditch their 10:00 slots in favor of a five night strip program.

Soap Stuff

Back in April, we ran an interview with some of the best and brightest soap bloggers around and we asked them about the current state of soaps. You can read it all here. Meanwhile, something I stumbled upon caught my eye today. It seems the recession has hit the soap world. Yes, Susan Lucci is being forced to take a pay cut. And Deidre Hall has been let go from Days of Our Lives. Even legendary soap scribe Agnes Nixon has had her salary cut (twice!). Check it out here.

Meanwhile, I checked out the witty and wonderful Snark Weighs In column written by Snark himself, which always has consistently hard-hitting and humorous commentary on the world of daytime. Trust me, its not easy to balance hard hitting and humor. Tried it. Failed. Tried it again. Gave up. Anyway, Snark's column led me to yet another blog, and this one is a doozy. A former soap fan who gave up on soaps years ago is doing the unheard of: he's going to watch every soap, one week at a time, until he has watched an entire week of every soap on the air -- just to see if any of them can bring him back as a fan. He's blogging about it here. I have a concern about this: There are eight soaps on the air, people. What happens if he likes them all? He'll never leave his house! We'll be sending him pizzas and takeout Chinese to keep him alive. I'll be keeping tabs on his blog to see if he gets hungry.

Grammy Award Nominees

Album of the Year
Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
Ne-Yo - Year Of The Gentleman
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
Radiohead - In Rainbows

Record of the Year
Adele - “Chasing Pavements”
Coldplay - “Viva La Vida”
Leona Lewis - “Bleeding Love”
M.I.A. - “Paper Planes”
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - “Please Read The Letter”

Best New Artist
Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

Song of the Year
“American Boy” - William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)
“Chasing Pavements” - Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)
“I’m Yours” - Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)
“Love Song” - Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)
“Viva La Vida” - Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)

Best Rock Album
Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Kid Rock - Rock N Roll Jesus
Kings of Leon - Only By The Night
Metallica - Death Magnetic
The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely

Best Rock Song
Bruce Springsteen - “Girls In Their Summer Clothes”
Radiohead - “House Of Cards”
Death Cab for Cutie - “I Will Possess Your Heart ”
Kings of Leon - “Sex On Fire”
Coldplay - “Violet Hill”

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
AC/DC - “Rock ‘N Roll Train”
Coldplay - “Violet Hill”
Eagles - “Long Road Out Of Eden”
Kings of Leon - “Sex On Fire”
Radiohead - “House Of Cards”

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
John Mayer - “Gravity” from Where The Light Is — Live In Los Angeles
Paul McCartney - “I Saw Her Standing There” from Amoeba’s Secret
Bruce Springsteen - “Girls In Their Summer Clothes” from Magic
Eddie Vedder - “Rise”
Neil Young - “No Hidden Path” from Chrome Dreams II

Best Pop Vocal Album
Sheryl Crow - Detours
Duffy - Rockferry
Eagles - Long Road Out Of Eden
Leona Lewis - Spirit
James Taylor - Covers

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Alicia Keys & John Mayer - “Lesson Learned” ”
Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - “4 Minutes”
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - “Rich Woman”
Rihanna & Maroon 5 - “If I Never See Your Face Again”
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown - “No Air”

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Coldplay - “Viva La Vida”
Eagles - “Waiting In The Weeds”
Gnarls Barkley - “Going On”
Maroon 5 - “Won’t Go Home Without You”
OneRepublic - “Apologize”

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Adele - “Chasing Pavements”
Sara Bareilles - “Love Song”
Duffy - “Mercy”
Leona Lewis - “Bleeding Love”
Katy Perry- “I Kissed A Girl”
Pink - “So What”

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Kid Rock - “All Summer Long”
John Mayer - “Say”
Paul McCartney - “That Was Me”
Jason Mraz - “I’m Yours”
Ne-Yo “Closer”
James Taylor - “Wichita Lineman”

Best Rap Album
Jay-z - American Gangster
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
Lupe Fiasco - The Cool
Nas - Nas
T.I. - Paper Trail

Best Rap Song
“Lollipop” - D. Carter, S. Garrett, D.Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major) “Low” - T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain)
“Sexual Eruption” - Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg)
“Superstar” - Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriter (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos)
“Swagga Like Us” - D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris, & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz, P. Simonon, songwriters) (Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Estelle Featuring Kanye West - “American Boy”
Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain - “Low”
John Legend & Andre 3000 - “Green Light”
Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain - “Got Money”
Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos - “Superstar”

Best Alternative Music Album
Beck - Modern Guilt
Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs
Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
Radiohead - In Rainbows

Best R&B Album
Eric Benet - Love & Life
Boyz II Men - Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA
Al Green - Lay It Down
Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson
Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It

Best Electronic/Dance Album
Brazilian Girls - New York City
Daft Punk - Alive 2007
Cyndi Lauper - Bring Ya To The Brink
Kylie Minogue - X
Moby - Last Night
Robyn - Robyn

Best Hard Rock Performance
Disturbed - “Inside The Fire”
Judas Priest - “Visions”
The Mars Volta - “Wax Simulacra”
Mötley Crüe - “Saints Of Los Angeles”
Rob Zombie - “Lords Of Salem”

Best Metal Performance
DragonForce - “Heroes Of Our Time”
Judas Priest - “Nostradamus”
Metallica - “My Apocalypse”
Ministry - “Under My Thumb”
Slipknot - “Psychosocial”

The Grammy Awards will be televised on CBS on February 8.

Pain, Agony, and Rosie O'Donnell

Twas the night before Thanksgiving and all through the house, Rosie Live was on TV and I realized I'd made a horrific mistake by not renting a movie.

There was a time I actually liked Rosie O'Donnell. She was funny and harmless, and she never bothered me. I enjoyed seeing her on talk shows and then she got her very own talk show. For years, Rosie was the "Queen of Nice" and enjoyed huge ratings success and several Emmys for her talk show. Then, she started to become a bit too opinionated and made her guests feel a bit... awkward.



Rosie's ratings were still great and when she decided to fold her talk show, fans waited for her to make some sort of return to television. Next up for O'Donnell was The View. No longer the sole host of a celebrity gab-fest, O'Donnell let loose her opinions on panel of The View, and often clashed with guests and her own co-hosts. Her feud with Donald Trump was embarrassing for both of them, but her final blow out with Elisabeth Hasselbeck was ultimately her undoing. Whether or not O'Donnell left the show on her own terms or was asked to leave early doesn't really matter. The truth of the matter is that I'm sure I'm not the only person who agreed with most of her opinions, but was repelled by her loud and arrogant way of getting her point across.



Flash forward a couple of years and NBC decides to give Rosie her own prime time variety show. What. A. Nighmare. Did anyone really think Liza Minelli would draw in the desired 18-49 viewer demographic? Maybe Clay Aiken would bring in the young viewers? The show brought in a whopping 1.9 rating in the desired 18-49 demo. The show tied with the already canceled Pushing Daisies for the lowest rated show of the night. I'm quite certain this "test pilot" will never be seen or heard again from NBC. The network should have remembered that their cable sister, MSNBC was set to give Rosie a prime time talk show last year - and quickly decided against it.

We're On Our Way Back...

Thank you to everyone who emailed and asked us to bring The Chronicles of von Klapp back from hiatus. No one ever expected that kind of outpouring. And so...

Yes, we're coming back! You'll find us in a slightly new form - instead of daily posts, you'll find two to three posts per week, but the articles will be larger and more in-depth. We hope you enjoy our new format. Thanks again for reading!

Thank You

This is the last post of The Chronicles of von Klapp.
For all of those who took the time to read our ramblings for the past year, we thank you.

Scary Face

Vivica A. Fox's face may be mostly covered by her stunner shades, however we are still scared. Very, very scared. What? Is? That? On? Her? Head?

Chihuahua Remains Box Office Gold

Disney's Beverly Hills Chihuahua took the top spot at the box office this weekend, for the second straight week. Chihuahua earned $17.5 million, coming in ahead of Quarantine at $14.2 million. Third place went to Body of Lies, the Russell Crowe/Leonardo DiCaprio feature, which only brought in $13.1 million. Fourth place belonged to Eagle Eye, and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist came in fifth.

McCain Returns to Letterman

After weeks of one sided on-air feud, John McCain will appear on CBS's Late Show starring David Letterman. McCain was scheduled to appear on September 24th, when he suddenly suspended his campaign to return to Washington and work on the economic crisis. He bowed out of the Late Show appearance, but instead of returning immediately to Washington, he was interviewed by Katie Couric. Letterman saw it as a snub, and began to poke fun of McCain. However, all is now fine between the two, as McCain will appear on the show Thursday.

More Joe Zaso News

Joe Zaso will begin shooting his new production, Braincell in Liverpool this January with Barricade star Raine Brown and UK actress Eileen Daly. It will be written and directed by Alex Birrell (Darkness Surrounds Roberta's director of photography). It tells the tale of bizarre experiments conducted at a creepy university in Liverpool. Zaso will play an off-kilter doctor along with Raine Brown who will play his estranged niece.

In February, Zaso and Daly will both appear in a new horror film to be shot in Maine. Beauty is Only Skin Deep from writer Christopher Osgood and produced by North Bay Productions. Imagine Sunset Boulevard and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane by way of David Cronenberg.

We can't wait!

Click here for a special Halloween horror DVD sale.

Hey Sarah Palin

Hilarious.

The Most Important Thing You Will Do This Year...

The Presidential Election is 25 days away. This may very well be the most important election of our lifetime. Please, please, please vote. If you have not registered to vote, please click here and do so today.

Nick Nolte Escape Burning Home

Actor Nick Nolte escaped a fire that damaged his house in Malibu yesterday. Notle, 67, suffered minor injuries but was not hospitalized. Reports estimate the damage to the house at $1.5 million due to the electrical fire, which was believed to have started in the living room.

Scary Face: Male Edition

You may ask yourself, "What's so scary about this relatively good looking man?"

The scary fact is that he is Kenny Rogers. Yes. Kenny Rogers. The same Kenny Rogers who always looked like this. But now he looks like that. Why? Hmmmm.

Weekend Box Office Goes to the Dogs

Beverly Hills Chihuahua topped the weekend box office, coming in with an estimated $29 million in ticket sales. The second place film was Eagle Eye, down from the top spot last week. Third place belonged to Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Nights in Rodanthe came in fourth place. Rounding out the top five was Appaloosa.

Dancing with the Stars Loses Misty May-Treanor

Misty May-Treanor, who quickly became a favorite on ABC's Dancing with the Stars, will exit the competition due to an injury, according to reps for the show. May-Treanor, an Olympic gold medalist, will require surgery and therefore will be unable to continue with the hit show.

OJ SIMPSON GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS

OJ Simpson has been found guilty on all twelve counts of armed robbery and kidnapping in a sports memorabilia robbery in a Las Vegas hotel in September 2007.

The verdict came on the 13th anniversary of the date Simpson was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck to Stay on The View

Rumors have been circulating that Elisabeth Hasselbeck is leaving The View and jumping to Fox News Channel as an anchor.

A representative for Hasselbeck denies the rumor, telling Access Hollywood, "While Elisabeth has a great relationship with Fox News, there is absolutely no truth to the rumor that she is leaving The View."

Hasselbeck is noted for her conservative viewpoint on the show, and often butts heads with her co-hosts.

Rosie O'Donnell Returns to TV

Rosie O'Donnell is coming back to television as the host of NBC's Rosie's Variety Show. The show will air on November 26th - the night before Thanksgiving - and if ratings are good the show will be added to NBC's regular primetime line up.

O'Donnell hosted her own daytime show from 1996-2001, and was a co-host of The View from 2006-07. It was at The View where Rosie turned from TV's "Queen of Nice" to a more controversial figure, first with her public battle with Donald Trump and with an on-air meltdown between her and View co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Take a stroll down memory lane and check out the battle between Rosie and Elisabeth:

Scary Face

Joan Rivers: Comedienne, ex-talk show host/red carpet commentator, former AOL user, and fan of Jocelyn Wildenstein.

Eagle Eye Takes Top Honors at the Box Office

Eagle Eye debuted in the Number One spot at the box office this week, taking in an estimated $29.2 million. Coming in second was Nights in Rodanthe starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane. Number three belonged to Lakeview Terrace. Fireproof, a Christian drama starring Kirk Cameron came in fourth. Rounding out the top five was Burn after Reading.

Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds Marry in Canada

Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds were married Saturday near Vancouver, Canada. The celebrity couple, who both have had their share of celebrity romances (him with Alanis Morisette; she with Jared Leo and Josh Hartnett), announced their engagement in May.

Heather Locklear Arrested!

UPDATE: Heather was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance after police witnessed the former Melrose Place star driving erratically. She was tested for alcohol and drugs and then booked on suspicion of driving under the influence of prescription medication. She was then released from custody.


Reports are coming in that Heather Locklear was arrested yesterday in Santa Barbara, CA. The California Highway Patrol has yet to release any information on the arrest, nor has it been confirmed. Locklear checked into a medical facility in June for treatment of depression and anxiety.

We'll have more details as they become available.

Remembering Paul Newman 1925-2008

Paul Newman Dies at 83

Academy Award winning acting legend Paul Newman has died. Newman died yesterday at his home in Westport, Connecticut after a long battle with cancer. Newman's career in show business included far too many films to list, but stand-outs include The Sting, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Long Hot Summer, and his Oscar winning role in The Color of Money.

Newman's career wasn't limited to the big screen. He was a successful race car driver and founder of Newman's Own food company.

Newman's biggest success may have been personal, not professional. His marriage to actress Joanne Woodward, herself an Oscar winner in her own right, began fifty years ago in January 1958.

DJ AM Released from Hospital

DJ AM has been released from the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, Georgia following a fiery plane crash that injured former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and killed four others. DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, is expected to make a full recovery, as is Barker.

Ricky Gervais: The Next Oscar Host?

Access Hollywood and Entertainment Weekly are buzzing with news that British funnyman Ricky Gervais will be named as the host of the The 81st Annual Academy Awards. There's been no announcement as of yet from the Academy. The Oscars will air on Sunday February 22nd on ABC.

Just in Time for Halloween!

Our favorite horror hunk Joe Zaso is back with Timo Rose's Beast, a new film that's scary, sexy, and gory! Timo Rose's Beast stars Joe Zaso, Raine Brown, Joe Davison (100 Tears), Timo Rose, Eileen Daly (Razor Blade Smile, Cradle of Fear) as well as cameos by Judith O'Dea (Night of the Living Dead), Monique Dupree.

Check out more about Timo Rose's Beast here and here. And if you haven't already read our exclusive interview with Joe, you can do so by clicking here.

As a pre-Halloween special, get the critically-acclaimed giallo, Darkness Surrounds Roberta or Bryan Norton's supernatural shocker, Penny Dreadful or Timo Rose's super gory shocker, Fearmakers.

With it comes a free DVD of the horror anthology Red Midnight featuring one episode filmed in Rome, directed by Giovanni Pianigiaini and starring Joe Zaso.

Both DVDs will be autographed by Joe Zaso.

Total is $9.99 plus postage for BOTH DVDs.

Simply go onto www.cinemaimages.net and order Darkness Surrounds Roberta. The total is $9.99 plus postage and all orders starting September 7 will receive a free Red Midnight DVD. This offer is good until October 31, 2008.

Checks and money orders also accepted.

If there's any confusion about ordering, please contact profondorosso33@aol.com

We also hear the talented Mr. Zaso has a few new productions in the works. Check back soon for more details!

PS - Don't forgot to visit www. myspace. com/beastmovie for info on the latest Cinema Image production, Timo Rose's Beast.

Yes He Is (as if we didn't know...)

Wait til the Claymates get a load of this! After years of dodging the question, everyone can now rest assured...

CLAY AIKEN IS GAY!
CLAY AIKEN IS GAY!
CLAY AIKEN IS GAY!

Check out the next issue of People magazine for all the details!

Emmy News

Basic Cable was the big winner at the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards last night. AMC's Mad Men made history as the first basic cable show to win the Best Drama award. NBC's 30 Rock took top honors for Best Comedy. Rock's Tina Fey was named Best Actress in a comedy while co-star Alec Baldwin grabbed the statue for Best Actor in a Comedy. The Best Actress in a Drama went to Glenn Close for FX's Damages. In a surprise, Bryan Cranston, long overlooked from Malcolm in the Middle, took the Best Actor in a Drama award for AMC's Breaking Bad. The loser of the night was the Emmy telecast itself: it was trounced in the ratings by football on NBC.

Emmy Night!

We're back from our summer hiatus just in time for the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards! We'll have a full recap of all the winners tomorrow!

Will Smith Takes Another 4th of July Box Office Win

Will Smith claimed his fifth 4th of July holiday weekend box office win, as Hancock earned $66 million in ticket sales this weekend. Smith's previous 4th of July hits were both Men in Black movies, Independence Day, and Wild Wild West. WALL-E came in second place this weekend, followed by Wanted, Get Smart, and Kung Fu Panda.

Getting Ready for a Material Divorce?

Madonna has reportedly hired Fiona Shackleton, the UK attorney who represented Sir Paul McCartney in his bitter divorce battle against Heather Mills. Rumors of trouble in Madonna's marriage to film director Guy Richie have been on the upswing as of late. Richie is rumored to have also hired a lawyer.

Britney Back on the VMA's?

Sources at MTV are saying Britney Spears may be making another comeback at the network's annual VMA Awards. Her effort last year was a creative disaster but a ratings bonanza, so it's very possible MTV would want her back for another round. If you live in a cave and never saw the horror that was Britney's performance last year, check it out:

Scary Face

Former Dallas star Victoria Principal looks oddly stretched as of late. Note the smoothness of the face, yet the crinkly neck. Hmmmm....

Heather Locklear Seeks Treatment for Depression

Heather Locklear has entered an Arizona medical facility for treatment of depression and anxiety. Locklear, 46, best known for her roles on TV's Melrose Place and Dynasty, divorced rocker Richie Sambora last year. We wish her a speedy and full recovery.

Disney Plans "Camp Rock" Sequel

Just days after premiering on television, Disney has ordered a sequel to the tween TV movie, Camp Rock. The movie, which stars the Jonas Brothers, scored 8.9 million viewers on Friday night. Expect Camp Rock 2 to start production in spring of 2009.

George Carlin Dead at 71

Comedian George Carlin, best known for his famous "filthy words" routine, died of heart failure in a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday. Carlin's last HBO special will premiere on Saturday. George Carlin was 71.

Amy Winehouse's Dad: Amy Has Lung Damage

Mitch Winehouse told London's newspaper The Daily Mirror today that his daughter, singer Amy Winehouse, is suffering from damaged lungs due to abuse from smoking cigarettes and crack cocaine. He went on to say that Winehouse is in early stages of emphysema and will be forced to wear an oxygen mask unless she stops smoking crack.

Daytime Emmy Award Winners

Best Talk Show: The Rachael Ray Show

Best Talk Show Host: Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Outstanding Daytime Drama: General Hospital

Outstanding Lead Actor: Anthony Geary, General Hospital

Outstanding Lead Actress: Jeanne Cooper, The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Supporting Actor: Kristoff St. John, The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Supporting Actress: Gina Tognoni, Guiding Light

Outstanding Younger Actor: Tom Pelphrey, Guiding Light

Outstanding Younger Actress: Jennifer Landon, As the World Turns

Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team: One Life to Live

Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team: One Life to Live


For full Daytime Emmy coverage with a dash of comic commentary (okay - a LOT of comic commentary), visit our friend Snark at Snark Weighs In.

Mario Lopez: People Magazine's Hottest Bachelor

The new issue of People hits the stands today proclaiming Mario Lopez as the "Hottest Bachelor." The mag has pics of Mario's take of some famous poses, including Marky Wahlberg's famous Calvin Klein ad and the above recreation of Burt Reynolds' 1972 nude centerfold in Cosmopolitan. Check the original!

More from Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers' UK talk show faux pas this week wasn't her first fUK talk show disaster. Check out this 2006 interview with Brigette Nielsen on Joan's short lived UK talk show, The Joan Rivers Position.

Jamie Lynn Spears Delivers Baby Girl

Jamie Lynn Spears delivered a healthy baby girl this morning at the Mississippi Southwest Regional Medical Center in McComb, Mississippi. The 17 year old sister of Britney Spears and her boyfriend Casey Aldridge have named their daughter Maddie Briann. We'd like to give a special shout out to Jamie Lynn and Britney's parents, Jamie and Lynne, for keeping us so busy this year covering their children's antics.