Sharon Osbourne Takes on NBC; Comedy Central Censors Shooting Joke; Pink is the New CoverGirl
Posted 08.07.12 by reelz
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It's Sharon Osbourne vs. NBC. Osbourne said she's quitting the NBC reality show America's Got Talent because the network discriminated against her son Jack Osbourne. Mom Osbourne claims NBC fired her son from the reality show Stars Earn Stripes after he revealed he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Sharon says though she's under contract, NBC can't force her to stay on the show, which is the highest-rated summer program.
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Is it too soon to joke about the Aurora, Colo. theater shooting? Comedy Central thinks so. The network is pulling a joke that comedian Jeff Ross made at the Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne. During the taping of the roast, Ross, who dressed like former Penn State coach Joe Paterno, said, "Seth [Green], congratulations. This is actually a great night for you ... you haven’t gotten this much attention since you shot all those people in Aurora. ... I’m kidding. You are not like James Holmes. At least he did something in a movie theater that people remember!” The audience groaned at the joke. Ross later admitted he crossed the line but said, "That is what roasts are about." The roast airs this Sunday sans Ross' joke.
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Taylor Swift. Ellen DeGeneres. Queen Latifah. Sofia Vegara. Now Pink. The singer has signed on to be the latest CoverGirl model. “Joining a group of women who have always inspired me — to laugh out loud, let my guard down, or play around with my beauty look — is such an honor,” the singer says in a release. “I have a lot to celebrate. I called my new album The Truth About Love, and the truth is that I have my beautiful family and baby girl, my new music and now my partnership with CoverGirl to love.” Pink will be featured in advertisements for a line of eyeshadow and mascara.
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