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Home > Factual > 24 Hours in A&E: Nicholas, Tyrell and Amoui are the latest patients to be treated at King’s while consultant Rob talks about his rite of passage May 22nd, 2013 by Matt D. The documentary series focusing on life in King’s College Hospital A&E continues with an episode that focuses on that moment in which boys become men, and passing the baton between the generations. 26 year old Nicholas has been punched in the face after a random attack. His jaw is fractured and dislocated meaning that he can’t close his moth or speak. World-renowned consultant craniofacial surgeon Rob puts Nicholas’ jaw back in place with his ‘magic thumb’ 17 year old Tyrell has damaged his big toe playing football. His blackened toe nail needs to be removed and his dad, Adrian, use the opportunity to lecture his son that experiencing pain is what separates men from boys. He also tells him about the importance of knowing his family tree in the same way that he knows about Spanish foot...

Home > American TV Shows > American Horror Story: Coven Spoilers: Emma Roberts cast as the party girl character and AHS leads the way at the Critics Television Awards May 22nd, 2013 by Nick Barnes. Emma Roberts has been cast in the highly anticipated third season of American Horror Story. The third season, titled “Coven” is set to revolve around witches and the supernatural. It will be set in three different cities, one of which being New Orleans and another being a city that has experienced true horror in the past. Roberts, who starred in Scream 4, is the latest star to sign up to the hit FX show. She will play the “Party Girl” character that we have been continuously talking about over the last few weeks. The Party Girl character, named Madison, is a “young and sexy Hollywood-actress type character” and will appear in at least 9 episodes, with the potential for even more. Patti LuPone and Angela Bassett have already been cast along with Gabourey Sidibe. Unfortunately, it is ...

« Justin Bieber May Sue Party Guests | Home May 22, 2013 01:45 PM by Stephanie Gustafson We already know that Kim Kardashian can be a bit of a bridezilla, but a babyzilla? That’s the only term appropriate for a celeb making such a massive effort to outdo all other mothers’ baby shower efforts. With super fancy shower invites from the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, we can only guess how over-the-top the actual shower will be! Kim Kardashian is busy getting ready for a baby shower that will take place on June 2nd. And based on the invites the reality star has sent out, this is not going to be your typical shower. The Kim K shower invite that’s been attracting so much attention features…a music box. Yes, a music box. It includes a spinning ballerina dancing to the beat of Kanye’s Hey Mama …but in lullaby form. Beneath the Kim K look-alike ballerina is the actual invitation, which asks guests to partake in a baby shower held in Kim’s honor and thrown by Kris Jenner, Khloe Kardashi...

« Kim K Shower Invite Arrives In Music Box | Home May 22, 2013 03:43 PM by Stephanie Gustafson This last month hasn’t been the greatest for Chris Brown. First, he broke up with former X Factor guest Rihanna…and more recently, found himself involved in a nasty car accident. And guess who was riding shotgun? Ex number two, otherwise known as Karrueche Tran. Over the years, the celeb world has collectively proven itself to be a bit, uh, lacking in the driving department. They get into crash after crash, usually as a result of inattentive driving. And Chris Brown is no exception. During a recent drive in the Los Angeles area, the singer and his supposed ex girlfriend Karrueche Tran found themselves hitting a Mercedes. They did stop to exchange information with the woman driving the Mercedes, so kudos to the celebs for that. According to TMZ, there was a moderate amount of damage on this woman’s car, but little happened to Chris Brown’s Range Rover. This is not the first time Chris Brown...

« Eva Longoria Talks Wardrobe Malfunction & Dating | Home | Justin Bieber May Sue Party Guests » May 22, 2013 10:39 AM by Stephanie Gustafson She may have earned a pretty penny with the recent release of her porn video, but Farrah Abraham is still on the hunt for other ways to pay the bills. For now, it looks like the Teen Mom will return to her original career path: reality television. What all is in store for Farrah Abraham’s new show? Farrah Abraham is easily the biggest train-wreck of all the Teen Mom alums, so it makes perfect sense that viewers would want to witness the walking disaster that is her current life. And now, it looks like they will have the perfect opportunity to do just that! TV production company Spinboi Films recently announced the big news in a statement that read: “MAJOR NEWS!! Spinboi Films has signed Teen Mom Farrah Abraham to develop a new reality docu-soap! TV magic coming soon.” Farrah Abraham also confirmed her participation in the new reality seri...

The Voice will keep all six of its judges next year, including Usher and Shakira, who have been the subject of reports in recent days suggesting they’re leaving. Instead, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton will be on both seasons, while CeeLo Green and Christina Aguilera will appear in the fall with Usher and Shakira replacing them in the spring, just like this year. EW reported the news, noting that “NBC is finalizing deals with Shakira and Usher,” meaning it’s not 100 percent locked in yet. Usher and Shakira have been remarkable additions to the show: the panel’s chemistry has been as strong as its initial panel, and arguably even stronger, depending upon your feelings about Christina. (Compare that to American Idol , which has just stuck people with names at the judges’ table and hoped it would work, and it just hasn’t, even when there are strong individuals.) While, as EW points out, some have argued that Usher and Shakira should be permanent judges, I agree that it’s smart to keep th...

The first-ever all-star Celebrity Apprentice concluded with Donald Trump breaking from tradition and selecting the finalist seated to his right, Trace Adkins, as the winner of the $250,000 prize, which goes to his charity, the American Red Cross. Overall, Adkins raised $1,554,072 for American Red Cross, while Penn Jillette raised $698,655 for Opportunity Village, according to NBC. Jillette’s total for his charity, which helps people with intellectual disabilities get jobs, included $100,000 for having the best-selling Walgreens ice cream. As a reality TV character and contestant, I liked Penn better, and wish he’d won, but Trace made a compelling argument for why he should win, not that Donald Trump has ever used evidence in his decision-making. Overall, the celebrities raised $3.332 million for charity, some of which came from the show and its sponsors. Trump also gave Lil Jon $100,000 for the American Diabetes Association, apparently as a way to make up for firing him for no actual...

Survivor ’s reunion ignored every contestant who didn’t make the jury, and that will probably be the case for future reunions, too, giving the show more time for host Jeff Probst to talk to random audience members and fawn over his bros. But they weren’t excluded for creative reasons; instead, it was because there wasn’t enough room on the set. In addition, Probst said that Brandon Hantz agreed that it wouldn’t be a good idea for him to be there. Those dubious claims are in Probst’s interview with EW’s Dalton Ross, who meets with a surprisingly and/or jokingly hostile Probst by questioning the decision to give someone a huge advantage for the final immunity challenge (“that’s the decision we made and I can tell you that we will probably do it again. How ya like them apples?”). Here’s what Probst said about Brandon and the non-jury cast: “Regarding Brandon, we had a conversation and everyone, including Brandon, felt this was the best decision. Regarding the jury, the main reason was st...

Survivor has cast a former Big Brother winner who will appear on Survivor Blood vs. Water , the new season that features returning cast members playing with loved ones. While Amazing Race and Big Brother have long shared cast members, including with Survivor , it has not yet drawn a cast member from CBS’ other shows. Hayden Moss, who won season 12, is dating Kat Edorsson, who appeared on Survivor One World . Another notable pairing: Monica Culpepper partner will compete with her husband, Brad Culpepper, a former NFL player. The returning cast members I’ve been able to confirm, via someone with knowledge of the cast, are as follows, though it’s possible one or more of these are either alternates (or decoys?) The cast is sequestered in L.A. and are leaving for the Philippines soon, and include the following returnees paired with someone they know: Tyson Apostol, Tocantins, Heroes vs. VillainsAras Baskauskas, PanamaRupert Boneham, Pearl Islands, All-Stars, Heroes vs. VillainsMonica C...

« Chris Brown Car Crash Involved Ex Karrueche Tran | Home May 22, 2013 04:30 PM by Donna W. Martin American Idol guest star, Janet Jackson who secretly wed longtime boyfriend Wissam Al Mana late last year has been enjoying wedded bliss. And now, she has something else to enjoy. In fact, she’s reached an all-new high. What’s going on? She has officially reached billionaire status! Keep reading for more details. According to omg!, 47-year-old Jackson has finally reached billionaire status! And for those of you who may be thinking ‘of course she’s a billionaire because she married one,’ you had better think again. While it’s true, Jackson married a billionaire, she is a billionaire in her own right, and it was without any help from husband Wissam Al Mana. Jackson has had a long and successful career that began in the 70’s. And she is, after all, one of the best selling artists of all time. She raked in a hefty $458 million from six concert tours between 1990 and 2011 alone. Plus, she ha...

Home > Entertainment > The Apprentice Episode Four: Neil Clough puts all of his faith in Kurt Wilson’s milkshakes while Luisa Zissman and Myles Mordaunt clash May 22nd, 2013 by Matt D. In my review of last week’s episode of The Apprentice, I complained that the episodes were starting to feel a bit similar and that the teams really needed a refresh. Thankfully, that’s what we got in this fourth episode as some of the girls joined Endeavour while a trio of lads went over to Evolve. Last week’s survivors Natalie and Uzma were the lucky recruits to the boys’ team while Jason, Myles and Jordan joined the remaining girls. Before the team shake-up, Lord Sugar announced the task where the teams would have to source fresh produce before opening a farm shop. The idea was to bring a bit of rural life to the city, with each team having one day to buy produce and one day to sell their wares in central London. I was interested in this episode almost straight away when two of this series’ bi...

« Hayden Panettiere Squashes Engagement Rumors | Home | Kellie Pickler Wins Dancing With The Stars » May 22, 2013 05:37 AM by Megan Thompson Hey all you Jersey Shore fans – Pauly D debuted a new hairstyle that has sparked some controversy amongst his fans.   The MTV reality star slicked back his signature spiked blow-out look.  What do you think of Pauly D’s new hairstyle – is it fist-pump worthy? Take our poll below and let us know what you think! Can you believe a change in hairstyle can cause so much buzz?  Fans of Jersey Shore are used to seeing Pauly D with his spiked, gel overdosed – blowout hairstyle.  It has even been rumored that Pauly flies home once a week to cut his precious locks.  So why the big change? On Monday, May 20th, Pauly D shocked his fans when he posted a picture of himself on Twitter looking quite different.  He tweeted a picture entitled, “TheGreatDJGatsby!!!”  Pauly D ditched his Jersey look of a T-shirt and jeans and sported a nice suit and tie with his hai...

Home > American TV Shows > Pretty Little Liars season 4 spoiler: Rumer Willis to guest star as Zoe, a charity organiser May 22nd, 2013 by Nick Barnes. Rumer Willis will guest star in the forthcoming season of Pretty Little Liars, when it returns next month. The current 2012/13 season is almost over, so we can all expect brand new forthcoming seasons of our favourite shows to feast our eyes on, and Pretty Little Liars is just the latest to announce new casting news. Rumer, the daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore will guest star in the series as Zoe, who is an organiser of a worldwide charity. She has been described as “the type of girl who will change the world and keep her sense of humour at the same time”. Willis was recently seen as a recurring character in the final season of The CW’s 90210 and she has the potential to appear in ‘more than one episode’ of PLL. At present, the star is only booked in for one episode. Pretty Little Liars returns next month and picks up whe...

« Kellie Pickler Wins Dancing With The Stars | Home May 22, 2013 10:20 AM by Donna W. Martin Recently, we learned that Ready For Love producer, Eva Longoria had a wardrobe malfunction at the Cannes Film Festival. But she was quick to laugh it off. And that’s not all she’s laughing off…rumors have been swirling for more than a month about her dating Ernesto Arguello. But Longoria says it simply isn’t so. Keep reading for more details. According to E! News, a downpour at the Cannes Film Festival caused Longoria to hike up her dress so it wouldn’t get wet. But she hiked it up a bit too high and exposed the fact she wasn’t wearing any underwear. And while Longoria’s revealing commando moment was embarrassing, she was quick to laugh it off. The following day she took to Twitter posting a picture of her next outfit with the caption, “Here’s my dress for tonight! No wardrobe malfunctions tonight!” So what about the rumors that she’s dating Ready For Love contestant Ernesto Arguello? Longor...

Friday’s epic episode of Kitchen Nightmares , on which the owners of Amy’s Baking Company led Gordon Ramsay to quit, resulted in a flood of reviews of the restaurant on Yelp, but not from people who’d been there. Instead, they appeared to be from viewers who apparently needed a place to anonymously vent and be awful and abusive, based on their newfound, obviously comprehensive knowledge of what they’d only seen on TV. This is almost predictable and common now for venues featured on makeover shows such as Bar Rescue , Restaurant: Impossible , and Tabatha Takes Over . The reality series bring attention to a venue that then gets reviewed by people who’ve never been there, generally focused on criticizing the people they’ve seen on TV. (It’s interesting that, despite the usually uplifting nature of the last acts of these shows, some viewers are left with strongly negative impressions of the owners/chefs and the establishment.) Some reviews don’t reference the show, while others, such as t...

In the aftermath of the Survivor Caramaon reunion drama, with the eight pre-merge contestants being excluded, there’s been a lot of conversation about whether that improved or weakened the reunion. Jeff Probst was defensive in his explanation, offering a weak excuse and saying their goal is “to produce the best reunion show we can.” While excluding almost half the cast is a dramatic shift, the reunion hasn’t been at its best in years. What Jeff Probst is interested in talking about or focusing on is increasingly not what I care about. In the early days of Survivor , the show didn’t use its own host as host of its reunions. Bryant Gumbel hosted the first three, back when the show was a ratings and pop culture phenomenon, and although he probably brought a bit of credibility, he lacked passion and, you know, knowledge. Rosie O’Donnell hosted the fourth season’s reunion, and it’s there the show discovered the value in having someone who cares about the show ask questions of the fans. Ov...

Home > American TV Shows > Ratings: Tuesday 21st May: Dancing with the Stars finale takes the crown, with The Voice coming in second place May 22nd, 2013 by Nick Barnes. Last night, the Dancing with the Stars final results show took the crown with almost 15 million viewers. As is normally the case on a Tuesday evening, The Voice followed closely behind. The second episode of So You Think You Can Dance came second from the bottom with a repeat of The Vampire Diaries coming in last place. Dancing with the Stars took an impressive 14.95m viewers last night whilst The Voice came in second place but with considerably less viewers, scoring 10m. Further down the table, a special news broadcast was watched by 8.16m, a repeat of NCIS took 7.75m, NCIS: Los Angeles – repeat (7.71m), NCIS – repeat (7.15m), Grimm (5.22m), The Bachelor (4.74m). So You Think You Can Dance scored 4.59m and coming in last place was a repeat of The Vampire Diaries , which entertained 770,000 people. Over in th...

Home > Drama > Scott and Bailey Episode Seven: Janet throws Rachel out of her house causing the pair’s friendship to suffer May 22nd, 2013 by Matt D. As Janet discovers Rachel and Kevin in bed together, she is incredibly angry and tells them both to leave. In her drunken state, Rachel is unable to comprehend how furious her friend is. She’s also unprepared for the fact that Kevin thinks their liaison is the start of a brand new relationship. But for Sean, the revelation of this one night stand is the final straw and he finds himself unable to control his anger when he comes face to face with Kevin. Janet and Rachel’s relationship isn’t looking any better in the cold light of day. Janet feels used and upset and is barely able to look at Rachel, let alone speak to her while their working partnership is forced to move onto a different level. But Janet finds unexpected comfort in the form of Rob, as he provides the mature and understanding hand of friendship. Despite their problem...

Home > American TV Shows > Vampire Diaries: Ian Somerhalder declares he is a “complete human being” now! May 22nd, 2013 by Anna Howell. After recently splitting with his Vampire Diaries co-star Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder has revealed that he finally feels like “a complete human being now” after moving to London to be closer to his favourite group, Radiohead” The star, who we reported had split with Dobrev earlier this month, took to social networking site Twitter yesterday to tweet fans about his move, saying: “Quiet jet-lag of the London night keep waking up!” (sic) As well as adding: “I now live in the same country that Raidohead lives in-I am a complete human being now…” Meanwhile it would seem that the former couple’s claim that their break up was amicable may be true as they joined network president Mark Pedowitz on the stage to promote the Vampire Diaries at The CW Upfront Event earlier this week. Despite the fact that they were stood rather separately from each other...

This season of Kitchen Nightmares delivered what was easily the series’ best episode, and since that aired, there has been a lot of off-camera drama thanks to owners Samy and Amy Bouzaglo—and viewers who responded strongly to what they saw. Their restaurant, Amy’s Baking Company, has received threats from the show’s producers and had a re-opening yesterday, in addition to being subjected to hacking and parody, including the mock ad below. After the episode aired, the restaurant’s Facebook page was flooded with all-caps comments lashing out at viewers, much as they had lashed out at customers on the episode. Eater archived all the posts, which are hilarious as performance art or parody. The restaurant’s owners later said they’d been hacked, though even that post seemed weird, because it insisted “our Facebook, YELP, Twitter and Website have been hacked.” Yelp hadn’t been hacked, it had just been flooded with negative comments (though Yelp’s policy is to delete those if they’re from no...

« Mariah Carey Still Talking About Her Feud With Nicki Minaj | Home | What The Heck?! Kris Jenner Turns Down A Chance To Cash In » January 08, 2013 10:00 AM by Megan Wilson Hollywood is full of engagements and weddings lately, isn’t it?  Hugh Heffner tied the knot, Kelly Clarkson got engaged, and Kat Von D also earned a sparkler.  It seems that all those wedding bells are contagious, as The Hills stars Doug Reinhardt and Allie Lutz got engaged over the weekend! While you may not remember them as large players in The Hills, Doug dated Lauren toward the end of the show’s run, and Allie was portrayed as one of Lauren’s high school rivals.  In reality, Doug and Allie were high school sweethearts, and have dated on and off for quite a few years, giving Doug some time to date a number of Hollywood’s most notorious ladies like Paris Hilton and Amanda Bynes.  During an interview in 2009, Paris even admitted she had big plans for their relationship.  “He’s going to be my husband”, the heires...

Duck Dynasty ’s extreme popularity is now as well-known as its total artificiality. It’s a scripted sitcom that lies to viewers, except it’s honest about one thing: its cast members’ personalities. The cast appeared on Katie Couric’s talk show Wednesday, and did a good job of proving why they are entirely the reason why the show works, and why it’s going to be all but impossible to duplicate its success (though a lot of networks will be trying, ugh). They played a version of Family Feud (during which the Swamp People cast members demonstrated some remarkable Kardashian knowledge) and told stories about the show’s origin. They’re not exactly new to doing media or interviews, and are obviously confortable in front of cameras, but still, they’re funny and charming and comfortable with being themselves, and that works. Later on the episode, some blowhard talked for a few minutes about why rural reality shows are popular right now: View the original article here

« Impending Disaster? Farrah Abraham’s New Show | Home | Kim K Shower Invite Arrives In Music Box » May 22, 2013 01:26 PM by Donna W. Martin X Factor guest judge, Justin Bieber is fed up with his personal business being leaked to the public. So he’s taking drastic measures to make sure everybody keeps their mouths shut! In fact, Bieber may sue his party guests if they don’t comply with his new rules. What’s up with that? You’ll have to take the jump to find out. According to TMZ, Bieber is laying the smack down on his guests in an attempt to keep them tight-lipped about what goes on at his parties. And he’s not joking around. He plans to keep his party activities on lock down by requiring guests to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) before being allowed to attend any of his parties. But that’s not all! The NDA, a liability waiver and release form specifically states that if anyone should talk about what goes on at his parties, Bieber can sue them for $5 million big ones! And that ...

« Governor Cuomo Warns Khloe Kardashian Over Copyright Infringement | Home | Pauly D Shows Off New Hair – What Do You Think? » May 21, 2013 12:54 PM by Donna W. Martin Project Runway guest judge, Hayden Panettiere attended the 2013 Billboard Music Awards over the weekend. And while she was there, she was questioned about rumors of an engagement with Ukrainian boxer boyfriend, Wladimir Klitschko. Keep reading to see what Panettiere had to say about being engaged. Just last week, Panettiere wore a huge diamond ring to the ABC Upfronts in New York on Tuesday, which sparked rumors that she and her on again off again boyfriend were finally ready to make their relationship permanent and tie the knot. But are Panettiere and Klitschko really engaged? According to E! News, they caught up with the Nashville star at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday. As she walked the blue carpet at the Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena, she was asked if the engagement rumors were true and if she and Kl...

John Cochran won Survivor with 100 percent of the jury’s vote, only the third time that has happened in the show’s history. So what happens to the second-place $100,000 prize? Do both Dawn Meehan and Sherri Biethman get it, or will they split it? Actually, Dawn and Sherri will split the combined total of the second ($100,000) and third ($85,000) place prizes. Dawn told EW’s Dalton Ross, “What they do is take second and third and then divide us.” He asked if they each received $92,500, and she confirmed that, meaning the third-place prize 185is $85,000. Interestingly, in 2007, Survivor Fiji also ended with a zero-vote tie for second place, and while fourth-place Yau-Man initially said that Dreamz and Cassandra each received $100,000, but may have backtracked on that, saying they split second and third-place prizes, just like this season. View the original article here

Survivor Caramoan was a shit sundae: Several scoops of feces covered with enough whipped pleasantness to make us forget what we were eating, topped with a maraschino cherry of a reunion that didn’t even resemble the real thing. Yes, the last few weeks were very entertaining, but that doesn’t forgive what came first. The season began with a weak cast being overshadowed by wildlife (the tarsier!). Then came the supreme ugliness and its aftermath. Then the season treaded water with boring repetition and an unfair twist .Thankfully, it ended with Malcolm’s amazing moves, which gave us this masterpiece. Cochran’s well-deserved win followed some shocking cruelty. Despite the really awesome moments and highlights, I stand by my assessment that Jeff Probst inflicted the death blow to the series this season, though he’s been wounding it in recent years. It may take a few more seasons or years to bleed out, but considering the twist, name, and casting for season 27, it’s dying fast. That makes...

Dancing with the Stars will only air on one night this fall, as ABC has cancelled its Tuesday night results shows. That’s similar to the decision Fox made last year to limit So You Think You Can Dance to a single night, combining the performance and results into one awkward hour of television. ABC said in a press release that its Monday 8 to 10 p.m. episodes will be “integrating the performance show and results show into one night and making each episode action-packed event television.” Yes, I’m sure it will be. Meanwhile, the network has awesomely renewed Shark Tank and bafflingly renewed The Taste , a show that had a low-rated and creatively weak finale after starting off with bizarre judging. Perhaps the show will fix all these problems in its second season. The network has also ordered a reality series called The Quest , which is from the producers of The Amazing Race and Lord of the Rings, and “takes 12 lucky contestants on the journey of a lifetime when they enter the world ...

Home > American TV Shows > Criminal Minds season 8 finale spoilers: Sean gets caught up in the middle of a drugs investigation and the Replicator kills May 22nd, 2013 by Nick Barnes. Criminal Minds season 8 is set to come to a close this evening in an explosive 2-hour finale on CBS. What’s more, we have all the spoilers and information you need for tonight’s epic finale as Sean gets himself into a spot of bother and the Replicator strikes.. Tonight, The Replicator returns to target a member of the BAU team, in which the team is spotted trying to investigate ‘Delayed Onset, MDMA methamphetamine mixtures’, discovering there’s a drug out there masking the effects of ecstasy until the user has taken too much of it, subsequently killing them. The drugs have been made in a bid to cut costs in the illegal drugs industry. Meanwhile, Sean gets caught in the middle of the investigation when he’s the witness of a death. Gibson tells him that he needs to stay put as he is on his way to p...

Home > Factual > Bankers: Payback Time: Banking Heads and The Archbishop of Canterbury discuss how bankers started to abuse the trust of their customers May 22nd, 2013 by Matt D. In Bankers: Payback time, we hear the eye-opening story of how Britain’s multi-billion pound financial mis-selling scandal came about. This documentary contains first-hand accounts from bank bosses, sales staff, politicians and customers, as it charts three decades of extraordinary change inside our high street banks. These banks brought us convenient, free baning services and easy credit while also paying their way at the centre of the nation’s economy. But now some bankers candidly admit that they abused the trust of their customers in the search for quick profits. RBS Chairman Sir Philip Hampton, Lloyds Group CEO Antonio Horta Osorio and the Archbishop of Canterbury dissect this banking crisis and discuss how this dysfunctional system can be rebuilt. Latest estimates suggest the compensation bill f...

« Pauly D Shows Off New Hair – What Do You Think? | Home May 22, 2013 07:15 AM by Lisa Princ All season long, Country crooner and former American Idol contestant, Kellie Pickler has been wowing us with her moves on Dancing With The Stars , so it came as no surprise that she would be competing in the finals. Well, last night, Pickler walked away with the mirror ball trophy! Country music stars seem to be on a roll in the reality television world these days. First, we watched as Trace Adkins took home the win on Celebrity Apprentice earlier this week, and now, fans were treated to Kellie Pickler winning the mirror ball trophy on Dancing With The Stars ! This week, Kellie Pickler gave us flawless performances on Dancing With The Stars , as did Disney star, Zendaya Coleman. Despite the fact that Zendaya and her partner, Val Chmerkovskiy won the cha cha relay (Pickler came in second), it was actually Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough that won the mirror ball trophy! Perhaps it was Pickler’s...

It’s no longer a secret that cities and/or states pay to host a season of Top Chef . The show is headed to New Orleans for its 11th season, which has been known for about a month now, but was only confirmed by Bravo on Friday. Today, there’s news of how much money this cost: $375,000, less than the $600,000 Texas paid and $300,000 the show reportedly wanted from Seattle. The Times-Picayune reports that the show will receive “$200,000 from the Louisiana Office of Tourism, [and] $175,000 from the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corp.” The money the state is contributing “will come from a recovery fund established by BP after the Deepwater Horizon disaster,” the paper reports, citing a staff member in the governor’s office. The president of New Orleans tourism office, Mark Romig, told the paper that Top Chef is “going to embrace New Orleans and the region in a very holistic way” and added, “I think New Orleans at the end of the day will be very proud about how they represent the city and ...

The X Factor has new judges: Destiny’s Child’s Kelly Rowland, who also judged on the UK version of the show, and Paulina Rubio, a Latin pop star. Their addition probably brings more credibility than its panel last year, but probably doesn’t change the fact that it’s a giant, unwatchable mess.Why was Bret Michaels missing in action on The Celebrity Apprentice ’s finale? His time on the show didn’t exactly leave him looking good, but Bret tweeted that he was absent because of previous commitments: “Unfortunately I won’t be able 2 attend tonight’s #celebapprentice finale due 2 a private event & my daughter’s b-day.” He also wished Penn and Trace good luck.NBC will air a scripted series, Siberia, that’s about contestants in a competition series who have to “band together in an effort to survive” injuries and “strange occurrences.” In a press release, NBC executive Jeff Bader said, “We believe a scripted series that offers an insightful behind-the-scenes view of how a reality concept ...

« Nicki Minaj Explains The Ins And Outs Of Social Media | Home | Hayden Panettiere Squashes Engagement Rumors » May 21, 2013 11:19 AM by Stephanie Gustafson Looks like Khloe Kardashian is in a bit of hot water! The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star recently received a warning from Governor Cuomo. What’s the problem — and will Khloe do anything to fix it? Khloe Kardashin is very proud of her line of T-shirts, but at this point, it looks like she might have to make a few changes. According to New York Governor Cuomo, Khloe’s clothing line may be guilty of copyright infringement. The shirt in question looks very much like a the logo of a New York farm program, in which the Statue of Liberty is depicted in front of a row of crops. The only difference? In the New York version, the caption states that it’s the “Pride of New York,” while Khloe’s shirt reads “Rich Soil of New York.” Not only does Governor Cuomo’s warning letter demand Khloe to back off on the shirt’s production, it also a...

The Celebrity Apprentice ’s sixth season concludes Sunday, and it may be easy to tell who which of the final two celebrities will win the prize for their charity: that’s because Donald Trump has always chosen the celebrity sitting on his left as the show’s winner. NineDaves noticed and illustrated this fascinating phenomenon and wrote, “Why on earth would production be so stupid to put the winner in the exact same spot, season in and season out?” Maybe because that’s how Trump remembers who he’s supposed to choose? It’s possible this could just be a five-time coincidence, but if Trump does pick the person on the left Sunday night, that will be crazy/predictable. The final two are Trace Adkins and Penn Jillette; both are strong finalists, and not just because they’re not grating and annoying like some of their competitors. As more than one person pointed out this season, Trace kind of checked out and sleepwalked through part of it, so I’d rather see Penn win, and not just because he di...

News that Top Chef received $200,000 from the oil spill fund the Deepwater Horizon disaster has prompted controversy and a debate of sorts between Bravo VP Andy Cohen, chef Anthony Bourdain, and TV auteur David Simon. All of this was significant enough to prompt Bravo to respond last night, defending its actions by posting a statement from the city’s marketing office that says its money didn’t come from the oil spill fund: “The New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation is giving $175,000 to invest in bringing Top Chef to New Orleans. Our investment came from our normal budget, which we planned for, not BP dollars. The BP dollars we have received are being used for our summer online advertising campaign, per our grant request for those funds.” While that may be accurate, Bravo’s use of it as a defense is utter bullshit, though very clever. That’s because no one is talking about the $175,000 the city paid; the original newspaper report about the funding said it was “$200,000 from the L...