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Jenna Bush Hager, the daughter of former President George W. Bush, has been hired as a contributing correspondent for the “Today” show, NBC said.  Hager — a teacher, author and young leadership ambassador and chairwoman for UNICEF’s Next Generation committee — will be based in Washington and will cover a variety of human interest and feature stories for the popular morning news program, the network said.  The announcement was made Monday by “Today” executive producer, Jim Bell, and is effective Sept. 14.  “Jenna is a terrific addition to the ‘Today’ team,” Bell said in a statement. “In previous appearances, she displayed a natural ability to communicate and connect. She has great passion about important subjects, especially education and literacy, and we look forward to having her bring her unique perspective to ‘Today.’”   Is it bad I still chuckle every time I say bush?

Investigators are categorizing DJ AM’s death in New York last week as an accidental drug overdose, not a suicide, law enforcement sources told TMZ.  AM (real name Adam Goldstein), a celebrity disc jockey, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment Friday. He was 36.  An autopsy conducted the following day proved inconclusive. Officials said a cause of death will not be announced until toxicology and other tests are reviewed.  Sources told TMZ Goldstein, a recovering drug addict, developed a dependency on Xanax and other anxiety-relieving benzodiazepines after he and rock musician Travis Barker survived a Learjet crash that left four people dead last year.  Goldstein was taking the medication because he had developed a terrible fear of flying after the crash, but still needed to travel by air for work, the insiders told the Web site.  The prescriptions triggered a relapse, but Goldstein had not been abusing other drugs, namely crack cocaine, again long before his death, the sources said.  One insider emphasized the disc jockey’s death had “absolutely nothing to do with his recent breakup” with a girlfriend as has been implied in some media reports.  Man, he replaced one drug with other. 

“Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis says he did not attack reality TV personality Brody Jenner’s girlfriend at a Los Angeles nightclub.  Francis said in a “Wild” release Friday that Jenner’s allegation that he attacked Jenner’s girlfriend Thursday at the nightclub Guys and Dolls were false, instead suggesting he was the victim of an unprovoked attack by Jenner.  “Jenner’s public accusations that I punched and kicked his girlfriend are false, outrageous, and  slanderous,” Francis said.  “Someone shoved me from behind, then hurled a drink at me, glass and all,” the founder of the “Wild” video series added. “I turned to see who it was, and the next thing I knew, I was on the ground, with Brody Jenner ripping at my shirt.”  The “Wild” release said multiple witnesses have supported Francis’ take on the incident, insisting Francis never threw a punch during the altercation.  Jenner told TMZ.com his companion, Playboy Playmate Jayde Nicole, was attacked by Francis after she doused Francis with a drink for harassing one of her acquaintances.  Does Joe Francis creep anyone else up beside me?

John Krasinski’s publicist said the actor and British actress Emily Blunt are planning to marry.  Krasinski is best known for his work on TV’s “The Office.” Blunt’s film credits include “The Devil Wears Prada” and “The Jane Austen Book Club.”  The couple reportedly began dating last November.  “We can confirm that John and Emily are engaged,” the actor’s representative told People.com.  The magazine did not say when the stars plan to tie the knot.  Good for them, even though I have a little crush on Emily Blumt.

Chris Brown has said that he still loves Rihanna.  The former girlfriend he pleaded guilty to assaulting last February.  Brown, 20, was sentenced last week to six months of community labor and a year of domestic violence counseling after pleading guilty June 22 to felony assault. He was also placed on probation for five years and ordered to stay away from Rihanna, 21, for five years.  CNN quoted Brown as saying in a “Larry King Live” interview set to air Wednesday that, despite the circumstances, he still loves Rihanna.  The singer also admitted he is haunted by a widely circulated photo showing his ex’s bruised and battered face after he beat her up during a heated argument in a car.  “When I look at it now, it’s just like, wow, like, I can’t believe that that actually happened,” Brown said, adding he doesn’t remember hitting Rihanna.  However, he also said he has every intention of complying with the sentence he received for doing so.  “They want me to pick up trash, remove graffiti,” he said. “I’m a hard worker; it’s something I’m willing to do.”  Oh please Rihanna, stay away from him.  He is super Shady.

In one of her first interviews since announcing her departure from American Idol, Paula Abdul reveals why she left her post on the judges’ panel — and wasn’t just about money  “I had to stand on my principle,” Abdul, 47, tells TV Guide. “I’m going to miss the experience of watching young talent evolve into a place where they get to take off and soar.”   The former Idol judge, who calls the show an “amazing experience,” says her decision wasn’t solely about a paycheck dispute. “I stand on principle where many people stand on money,” she says. “I’m a hard-working artist. I’ve lasted in this business for 23 years. And you can’t do that unless you are good at what you do.”  See Kayne, she is not a gold digger.

She may be all for supporting her friends on The Hills, but when it comes to cheering on the budding musical career of Heidi Montag; Audrina Patridge isn’t exactly her costar’s No. 1 fan.   “I feel like Heidi, you know, she’s doing it for fun, where a lot of singers and people, they work their ass off, and they actually have amazing voices and they can really sing and perform, and I feel like a lot of people don’t get to experience what Heidi has, going on in front of a billion people and perform on TV,” Patridge told PEOPLE while promoting her new movie Sorority Row over the weekend. “I just don’t think she’s taking it that serious, and that’s what’s kind of disappointing for me, for music lovers out there.”  Well Duh Audrina, who is? 

Though the outside temperature topped out at around 115 degrees, Jon Gosselin may have been this weekend’s hottest thing in Las Vegas.   With his mother and four friends in tow, the father of eight hosted a much-hyped Vegas pool party Saturday. It wasn’t long before he was surrounded by women.   Moments after walking into his private cabana at MGM Grand’s Wet Republic, several females from the adjacent VIP area approached the tabloid regular. Gosselin seemed at ease with the arrivals as they hung out in his cabana while he ordered Vueve Clicquot Champagne, water and trays of food.  Well anything to keep the food on the table.  And if it means appearing at a Vegas club, well than rock on.

Oasis founder and front man Noel Gallagher has left his brother Liam and their band after a bitter backstage brawl outside Paris on Friday night.  In a statement posted on the band’s web site just hours after the band failed to appear at the Rock en Seine in St. Cloud, Gallagher, apologizing “to all the people who bought tickets for the shows in Paris, Konstanz and Milan,” announced: “It’s with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight … I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.”   The band was scheduled to headline the French festival in Paris Friday, but sources tell PEOPLE that an altercation between the brothers forced organizers to announce the cancellation. Amy MacDonald, who had already appeared at the concert, twittered that Oasis “cancelled again with one minute to stage time!!! Liam smashed Noel’s guitar, huuuge fight!”  Um 1994 called they want their relevant bands back.

And finally,  Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours” may be the longest running song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but the hippie-friendly jam has been around even longer.  Mraz has played the song on tour for five years, and he said fans at live shows always responded differently to it, inspiring him to release the song as a single.  “The song was really born into the crowd. … I noticed almost an immediate response to it and people really celebrated in a different way during that song,” he said in a phone interview. “And then by having those three years to jam to the song, it gave us the opportunity to do something simple, yet spirited” in the studio.  “And now of course, that we’ve been playing with people really owning it on the record, it’s taken it to a whole new level,” he said.  Good for him, big fan, big fan

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Happy Wednesday Kiddies and away I go.

 

 

 

 

That Jackass Chris Brown was sentenced to 5 years probation and 6 months hard labor for assaulting Rihanna.  The judge threatened Brown by talking about the “chatter” she hears.  Judge Patricia Schnegg said during the sentencing, “I am not immune to the chatter on the airwaves.” It’s unclear if she was saying that she’s heard reports that Brown and Rihanna are still talking … or if she was just saying he needs to be careful because she watches TV and reads TMZ.   The judge sentenced Brown to perform hard labor at the Commonwealth Catholic Charities in Richmond, VA, where he must also take a 52-week domestic violence course.   The judge ruled Brown — who pleaded guilty to felony assault — must stay 100 yards away from Rihanna, unless they are both at an entertainment-related event, in which case he must stay 10 yards away. The protective order lasts 5 years.   He must provide DNA samples as requested by authorities.  Brown must also keep in touch with the Probation Department and is subject to search and seizure 24/7 for the next 5 years. He can’t own any dangerous weapon, including guns or knives.   Once again, a celebrity gets away pretty much scot free.

 

 

 

 

Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump has been arrested in Hollywood over a driving offense.  The ‘Dance, Dance’ hit maker was taken into custody on Tuesday night by Beverly Hills police officers for an outstanding traffic warrant.   The rocker was held at West Hollywood Sheriff’s station on a $15,000 bail bond, according to TMZ.com. Well at least he was not drunk.  That’s a good thing.

 

 

 

 

Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood have agreed to serve as hosts of the 43rd annual CMA Awards show in Nashville, ABC said.  This will be the second year in a row Paisley and Underwood preside over the event.  The prize presentation is slated to take place Nov. 11, and tickets are to go on sale Sept. 19.  “We are thrilled to have Brad and Carrie return as hosts after doing such a great job last year,” Tammy Genovese, CMA chief executive officer, said in a statement. “Both Brad and Carrie are in their prime as artists, as evidenced by them being named male and female vocalist of the year, respectively, last year. They each possess a great sense of humor and timing, which are two essential ingredients for hosting the Awards.”  “I am thrilled to get the chance to co-host the CMAs for a second time with my pal Carrie,” added Paisley. “This year we’ll pull out all the stops, like a miniature poodle balancing act, tightrope walking, and a new world record for the number of costume changes by my co-host. Don’t miss it!”  Yeah, I am a fan of Brad Paisley and all, but why the hell isn’t Kenny Chesney hosting.

 

 

 

 

Megan Fox will have to claw her way into another role.   The sexy starlet, next seen in the thriller Jennifer’s Body, has not been cast as Catwoman, PEOPLE confirms.   “It’s rumor. It’s not true,” said a studio rep. “There is no script. There is no project to be cast in.”   A British tabloid reported that the Transformers star would be following in the footsteps of Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry donning a cat suit in the next Batman film by director Christopher Nolan – which understandably but unduly created a stir on the Internet.  Man, I would pay big bucks to see her in that painted on black suit.

 

 

 

 

 

Melanie Griffith knows all too well the challenges of getting – and staying – sober.   The actress, who underwent treatment twice for substance abuse in 1988 and 2000, checked herself into a rehab facility, her rep said Monday, to “reinforce her commitment to stay healthy.”   Her third stint in rehab marks what has been an on-again, off-again battle with addiction for the past three decades.   Admitting she has “an addictive personality,” Griffith, 52, once told Australian magazine New Idea four years after her first trip to rehab that she’s “lucky to be alive. I was never as bad as some people I knew, shooting heroin and stuff. But I did do a lot of drinking and cocaine. I just thought I was having a good time.”  Well she sounds like a fun girl to party with.

 

 

 

 

Embattled reality-TV mom Kate Gosselin will mix it up with the ladies of ABC’s The View as a guest host on Sept. 14 and 15, multiple sources have reported.  The star of TLC’s Jon & Kate Plus 8 will be filling in for Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who will still be on maternity leave when The View returns from its summer-rerun schedule on Sept. 8.  Gosselin, 34, whose separation from husband Jon has dominated the headlines throughout the summer, will no doubt help the talk show hit the ground running in the ratings as it begins its 13th season.   Yeah, I still don’t know why she is famous or hosting the view.  And better yet, Who will be watching the kids?

 

 

 

 

Former Girls Next Door star Kendra Wilkinson is settling down – and so is her onetime costar Bridget Marquardt.   Marquardt and her boyfriend, horror film director Nick Carpenter, are cohabitating.   “We just moved in together,” Marquardt told PEOPLE Monday at Nylon magazine’s Fall TV & Fashion issue party. “It’s mostly my stuff. I have like a whole storage unit. My room in the Playboy was stock full, but in the house it just doesn’t look as big.  I don’t have any furniture.”  See, everyone grows up, regarding of them showing their cooter to millions of people.

 

 

 

 

And finally, Linda Hogan isn’t happy that she hasn’t received the Harley Davidson she claims is owed to her from her divorce agreement with her ex-husband Hulk Hogan.    If Hulk — real name Terry Boella fails to relinquish the motorcycle, Linda wants him “incarcerated,” msn.com reports.  In the suit filed in court, Hulk’s ex-wife also claims he failed to pay her $225,000 per their settlement.  “We are proceeding against the Hulk with enforcement and contempt proceedings to make him comply with the marital settlement, whether he likes the agreement or not, and regardless of his stalls, emotional issues and games,” her lawyers said in a statement.  A rep for the former pro-wrestler shot back. “Linda will receive everything she is entitled to under the agreement as soon as it is available to give to her.”  Good for you Hulk, stick to your guns.

 

 

 

 

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Well this is kind of surprising.  Michael Jackson’s death was caused by lethal levels of the powerful anesthetic propofol, according to findings by the Los Angeles chief medical examiner unsealed in court documents in Houston on Monday.  According to ABC news, a law enforcement official confirms that Los Angeles County coroner ruled the death a homicide.   Jackson suffered cardiac arrest and died on June 25 at age 50. Since then, police have probed his death in an investigation that appears focused on the use of prescription drugs and the role of doctors who treated him, including his personal doctor, Conrad Murray.  “The Los Angeles Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner, Dr. Sathyavagiswaran, indicated that he had reviewed the preliminary toxicology results and his preliminary assessment of Jackson’s cause of death was due to lethal levels of propofol (diprivan),” according to a search warrant affidavit for Murray issued by California.  The document was released by the Harris County District Clerk in Houston, where Murray has offices, which U.S. Agents raided on July 22, looking for evidence of manslaughter.  Wow, this is exactly what I talked about, the shit hitting the fan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A reality TV star wanted for the brutal murder of his bikini model ex-wife in California has been found dead in a motel near Vancouver, Canadian police said on Sunday.   Ryan Jenkins, a Canadian who was the subject of a manhunt in the United States and Canada, apparently took his own life while hiding at the motel in Hope, British Columbia, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.   Local media said Jenkins hung himself, but Canadian police refused to confirm details of his death after finding his body in the motel room on Sunday.   Authorities in California had charged Jenkins, 32, with the murder of Jasmine Fiore, whose mutilated body was found in a suitcase stuffed into a trash bin just over a week ago in the town of Buena Park outside Los Angeles.   Police said Fiore’s fingers and teeth had been removed to make it harder to identify her body, but investigators were able to determine who she was by using the serial number on her breast implants.   Jenkins appeared in the television show “Megan Wants A Millionaire” on VH1, which premiered after completing production in March. Airing of the program has been suspended because of Fiore’s death.   Jenkins, who is from Calgary, Alberta, was among 17 men described as millionaires who competed for the affections of former Playboy model Megan Hauserman. When introduced on the show, he was said to have a net worth of $2.5 million.   Jenkins had wed Fiore, 28, in Las Vegas in March, but the marriage was annulled. She had recently moved to Los Angeles and worked as a model in advertising and for Playboy as a coordinator for their “Girls of Golf” events.   Jenkins’s body was found just hours after Canadian police confirmed they believed he had entered the country, having used a boat he owned in Washington state to escape U.S. authorities on the Washington state border near Vancouver.  See this just furthers my theory, you can’t find real love on Television.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nazis and Quentin Tarantino proved a lethal combination at the worldwide box office as the bad-boy director topped the weekend charts with his violent World War Two movie “Inglorious Basterds.”  According to studio estimates issued on Sunday, the film sold a total of $65.1 million worth of tickets in North America and 22 foreign territories, a promising start after the disappointment of Tarantino’s previous effort, “Death Proof,” two years ago.  In the United States and Canada, the $37.6 million tally surpassed his previous best opening of $25.1 million for “Kill Bill Vol. 2″ in 2004.  The foreign contribution of $27.5 million was led by No. 1 openings in such countries as France ($6.1 million), Britain ($5.8 million), Germany ($4.3 million) and Australia ($2.7 million). It will roll out across the rest of the world over the next three months.  I plan on seeing it this week, if I have 3 hours to kill.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Negotiations between “American Idol” producers and former judge Paula Abdul have broken down; a source told the New York Post.  Both parties recently announced Abdul would not be returning to the singing competition series next season because a deal could not be reached.  Rumors subsequently started swirling that the two sides had resumed talks in an effort to get Abdul back in the judge’s chair.  However, Abdul posted a message on her Twitter page Tuesday night, saying, “With sadness in my heart, I’ve decided not to return.”  “She was a pain in the butt to deal with in terms of getting her to show up to different cities on time (for auditions,)” an insider told the Post. “That was a hang-up. And they tried offering less money to just have her appear for the live finals in Los Angeles, but negotiations broke down.”   Damn it, I guess my prayers will not be answered.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Police were called for the second time in three months to the Hollywood Hills home of actress Lindsay Lohan on Sunday to investigate a burglary there.  No one was home during the break-in, which Lohan discovered after the fact, according to an officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollywood station. He gave no other details except to say that no arrests had been made.  A statement from the performer’s publicist, Leslie Sloane, said “many of (Lohan’s) personal belongings were taken without remorse” in the break-in, which police said was reported at about 6:30 a.m. local time.  The celebrity news website TMZ.com reported that the actress found things amiss after coming home at about 3 a.m. and called her father, Michael Lohan, who called police.  He told TMZ that a safe was ripped off a wall in the home and that a couple of watches were taken, and that he believes the theft was “an inside job” because employees for his daughter had failed to turn on the house burglar alarm.  “I’m not going to put up with individuals violating my family,” the father was quoted as saying. “This is a personal violation and it has got to stop.”  TMZ also cited an unnamed source as saying three men can be seen in a surveillance video breaking into Lohan’s home. Sloane said the house has a surveillance system as that “police are in custody of the footage.”  Wow, it must really suck to be Lindsay these days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The nudity in HBO’s True Blood might seem risqué to American audiences, but Anna Paquin, who was born in Canada and grew up in New Zealand, doesn’t really see what the fuss is about.   “I don’t think a naked body is particularly shocking or interesting,” the 27-year-old True Blood star tells, Nylon for its September issue. “It’s not the culture I was raised in. I was not brought up in the United States. I don’t share the [attitude] that you can have graphic violence, but – God forbid – you see someone’s nipples.”   It helps that Paquin, who plays Sookie Stackhouse on the show, has her nude scenes with Stephen Meyers, to whom she became engaged to this summer.  I totally agree; if you are hot, flaunt it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expect big changes when new episodes of The Hills and The City start up again on Sept. 29, moving from Monday nights to Tuesdays.   Liz Gateley, senior vice president of series development for MTV and executive producer of both shows, tells PEOPLE that the new day is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the switch-ups.   Most notably, Kristin Cavallari has replaced Lauren Conrad on The Hills. “Kristin has brought new life to the show,” Gateley says. “She is the same Kristin we know and love — not afraid to mix things up. Her presence has really changed every dynamic within the cast, especially with Audrina and Justin Bobby.”  As for newlyweds Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, Gateley says they may be taking another big step in their relationship. “Heidi and Spencer are entering some interesting new territory of considering parenthood,” she says.  Over on the East Coast, Whitney Port may not be considering motherhood, but she will be dealing with a new boss.   “A lot has changed in The City,” Gateley says. “We shifted the focus of the show significantly from a relationship drama to a workplace drama. Olivia has a new job and an amazing new boss at Elle magazine. Whitney is focused a lot more on her work now that she’s single and Kelly Cutrone — who I love — takes on a much bigger role in the show.”   Wow, is it bad that I am actually excited for both shows to come back?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And finally, Milla Jovovich married director Paul W.S. Anderson in an intimate outdoor ceremony at their home in Beverly Hills on Saturday, PEOPLE has confirmed.   The bride, 33, wore a long dress from Temperley London’s Bridal Collection as she walked down the aisle in the backyard of the couple’s Spanish-style house, decorated with red and white floral arrangements.  Yeah, woohoo.  She has always been one of my favorites.

 

 

 

 

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