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ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
This morning both NBC and Meredith Vieira finally made it official that she's leaving the Today show next month and will be replaced by news anchor Ann Curry.
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Pippa Middleton has been offered $5 million to do porn, and it's all for just a single scene. No word yet from Pippa about Vivid Entertainment's offer, but it's reported the party planner wants to start her own party planning business.
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Kate Gosselin wore what looked to be a pterodactyl's nest on her head at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, and rightfully had anxiety about it beforehand tweeting, "Having hat panic - it's big & feathery & matches my dress perfectly. But it's a big one to pull off."
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CSI star Marg Helgenberger told French radio that Justin Bieber was "kind of a brat" on the set of the show, locking a producer in a closet and putting his fist through a cake.
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Despite pretty solid reviews, Mel Gibson's The Beaver bombed at the box office, earning just $104K on 22 screens over the weekend. The Jodie Foster-directed movie cost $21M to make.
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Charlie Sheen is teaching his two-year-old twins how to say "rehab" so they always know where their mom is. Ex-wife Brooke Mueller is not amused and is threatening to sue Sheen for violating the terms of their divorce, which state he's not allowed to publicly speak about Mueller in a negative way.
Posted 05.09.11 by reelz -
ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown: Royal Wedding/Fast Friday Edition
Well, it finally happened. Prince William and Kate Middleton tied the knot and henceforth shall be known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Afterwards, the couple stepped out onto the balcony of Buckingham Palace and kissed. Twice.
While there was much buzz about Kate Middleton's dress, designed by by Alexander McQueen creative director Sarah Burton, the Queen stood out in primrose, and matched her handbag with her shoes.
If you weren't up watching at 3AM ET, USA Today has a minute-by-minute play-by-play of the event.
IN OTHER NEWS...
Mad Men star January Jones is pregnant, and the celebrity gumshoes are trying to find out who the father is. It was believed Jones was single after splitting with Saturday Night Live actor Jason Sudeikis in January.
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Miranda Kerr tweeted a photo of her breastfeeding her baby son on the set of a photo shoot. (Totally safe for work.)
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As was previously rumored, Meredith Vieira will leave NBC's Today show in June and will be replaced by newsreader Ann Curry.
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Finally, Charlie Sheen fired off an extremely colorful letter to Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre saying, "No one cares about your feeble show without me," and called Lorre a "sad silly fool," an "a**hole p**sy loser" and a "low rent, nut-less sociopath." While on his Violent Torpedo of Truth tour, Sheen has often stated his desire to return to the show.
Posted 04.29.11 by reelz -
ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
Charlie Sheen's "Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat Is Not an Option" tour has arrived in New York and he's found a place to stay: an $890/night suite at the Trump International. When the April 8 and April 10 performances at Radio City Music Hall were announced, enough NYC hotels said Sheen was not welcome — including the Trump SoHo — that he explored renting a private residence. Meanwhile, as Mila Kunis considers Sheen's offer to become one of his goddesses, the first pictures of 26-year-old Megan Levant — the newest addition to his harem — have emerged.
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While Lindsay Lohan is in Los Angeles auditioning for a role in 2012's Superman: Man of Steel, she'll soon be heading back to NYC to close the deal to play Victoria Gotti in the upcoming John Gotti biopic, according to TMZ. Lohan beat out Blake Lively and Sienna Miller for the role thanks to Victoria Gotti herself, who's friends with the Lohan family.
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Unlike Meredith Vieira, Today co-host Matt Lauer apparently isn't interested in actually leaving the show, he just wants more money. Lauer currently makes $17M per year, but wants a pay raise to $25M per year once his contract expires at the end of 2012.
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As MTV announced that JWoww, Snooki, and Pauly D got their own Jersey Shore spinoff shows, we're wondering if Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino has been left out in the cold.
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Bravo has cancelled The Real Housewives of D.C.. The show's ratings were poor in comparison to other Real Housewives cities, despite starring Michaele Salahi, who along with husband Tareq crashed a White House state dinner in 2009.
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After crowd favorite Pia Toscano was eliminated from American Idol last night, she saw no lack of support from celebrities on Twitter including Ellen DeGeneres, Tom Hanks, and Jennifer Hudson.
Posted 04.08.11 by reelz