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3/9/2010
Ratings for the 2010 Oscars were way up from the previous year. The Nielsen Co.'s overnight ratings showed that 41.3 million people tuned in on Sunday (March 7th) night -- up 14 percent from 2009. The figure also marked the largest Oscar audience in five years.
Meanwhile, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin's joint hosting was generally well received, but critics attacked the show's length and focus on teen stars.
Alec agreed with the positive response to his performance, telling Usmagazine.com, "I think it went great! I think it went really well. We decided it wasn't about Steve and me, it's ...
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3/9/2010
It was a feud no one knew existed, but the issues between Oscar winners Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett spilled out onto a national stage as Burkett pulled a "Kanye" moment while Williams was accepting their award for best documentary short. Salon.com spoke to both parties and uncovered the beef that led producer Burkett to cut off Williams in the middle of his speech.
She told Salon, "What happened was the director and I had a bad difference over the direction of the film that resulted in a lawsuit that has settled amicably out of court. But there have ...
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3/9/2010
KATHY IRELAND SAYS SHE WASN'T MEDICATED ON THE RED CARPET: Kathy Ireland is attempting to defend herself in the wake of harsh criticism for her performance on ABC's Oscar red carpet. The former supermodel -- who was called a "hot mess" after her awkward interviews -- adamantly denied speculation that she was medicated for the show. Ireland tweeted, "No meds or alcohol Angel===just J.O.Y.! Never use drugs and that as a Mom is not a cool or funny suggestion." She later added, "Some say I looked pregnant.LOL! Not true...others say I was drinking...would LOL if it were not so sad. ...
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3/9/2010
Brooke Burke is the new co-host of Dancing With the Stars. The season seven champ's new gig was made official Monday (March 8th) morning, when it was announced she'll take the stage with Tom Bergeron in place of Samantha Harris.
After the announcement she wrote on her website, "Today is one of the most exciting days ever!!! With the exception of my family and children, today tops the list of all my professional endeavors!!!"
Burke had reportedly been up against several high-profile finalists that included Melissa Rycroft, Vanessa Minillo and former Spice Girl Mel B.
Brooke came into her audition ...
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3/9/2010
Oscar winner Mo'Nique looked perfectly at ease during her interview with Barbara Walters for the veteran journalist's final Oscar night special. It was Walters who looked surprised as Mo'Nique discussed the fact that she was sexually abused by her older brother since the age of 7, that she and husband Sidney Hicks are in an open marriage, and that she tried shaving her legs once as a teen and hasn't done it since.
It was Mo'Nique's description of her open marriage to childhood friend Hicks -- which she has discussed in the press before -- that seemed to astound Walters ...
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3/9/2010
The short-lived partnership between Lindsay Lohan and the fashion line Emanuel Ungaro appears to have come to an end. Ungaro's owner confirmed that Lohan -- who was universally panned for last year's collaboration with the fashion house -- is not currently serving as their "artistic advisor."
Before their show at Paris Fashion Week on Monday, Asim Abdullah told Women's Wear Daily that Lohan "is not involved in this collection."
When asked about Lohan's 2009 design disaster, Ungaro designer Estrella Archs told reporters that "you have up and downs and you learn a lot, more from the downs than from the ...
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3/9/2010
FUNERAL HELD FOR MARIE OSMOND'S SON: A funeral service was held for Marie Osmond's son yesterday in Utah. Her publicist confirmed that a private gathering was held in a Mormon chapel to remember 18-year-old Michael Bryan. Police in Los Angeles have said Bryan died from an apparent suicide after jumping from the eighth floor of an apartment building on February 26th. An official cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy and toxicology tests.
SEAN HAYES TALKS ABOUT HIS SEXUALITY: Former Will & Grace star Sean Hayes is finally opening up about his sexuality. The actor, who played ...
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3/9/2010
BETTY WHITE CONFIRMS 'SNL' APPEARANCE: Although the prospect of a Betty White SNL appearance was recently brought into question, the former Golden Girl assured fans that she will indeed be part of a future production. When asked if she's doing the show, White told People magazine, "Yes." She didn't offer any details about the gig, and it remains unclear when she will appear -- or in what capacity. As for the popular Facebook campaign that been championing the appearance, White said, "I don't know why or how, but it's been wonderful."
ANOTHER JOHN HUGHES FILM IN THE WORKS? Even though ...
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3/8/2010
TIGER WOODS JOKES YANKED FROM OSCAR SHOW: Producers for the Academy Awards reportedly deleted a series of rude Tiger Woods jokes from the script. A source told the New York Post that writers penned a series of cracks about the Woods' scandal for hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, but the producers decided against them. "Some of the Tiger jokes were deemed too rude," said the source.
AMAZING KRESKIN SAYS TIGER WILL NEVER LIVE DOWN THE SCANDAL: Noted mentalist the Amazing Kreskin predicted Saturday that while Woods will reign once more on the golf links, his fan base will never ...
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3/8/2010
Gossip Girl stars Matthew Settle and Kelly Rutherford are helping each other as they simultaneously experience divorce. Rutherford, who is the midst of a messy battle with her ex, recently told reporters, "He's going through his own thing, I'm going through my own thing -- we kind of just support each other."
She added, "We both have small children that we really love, so we both just talk about them the whole time. Matthew was saying his daughter, Aven Angelica, 1, just took her first steps the other day, and he was kind of teary-eyed, it was just beautiful."
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