Late-blooming crooner Susan Boyle has gone into hiding in order to prepare for her performance on Britain’s Got Talent. That, or she got lost in the forest and was eaten by an evil witch. [Via NYM]
Jon & Kate Plus 8 is being investigated by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor in response to a complaint about child labor violations. As we learned from Full House, for every child-age television character, the work should be split up among two siblings. So unless there are 16 of those babies switching in to play the “plus 8,” there’s something fishy going on. [Via EW]
Recent statistics suggest that Kelly Ripa may be more popular than Oprah. So if you follow the credo of “don’t mess with Oprah,” that should go double for Ms. Ripa. She has no qualms about cutting you. Which is why the diet company that used her likeness without her permission should be very, very afraid. [Via EW]
Don’t worry, Chris Engen didn’t quit The Young & The Restless because he’s homophobic and he didn’t like that his character was gay. No, no, no, silly. He left because acting on a soap’s gotta suck. [Via TVSquad]
1. “A controversial branch of the Louvre museum which rights activists say is being built by exploited Asian labor will promote ‘universalism’ and a new multi-cultural harmony, French curators say.” Hmm… [via Reuters]
2. Hope you’re not eating breakfast: Because some big-mouthed assistant stylist has an ax to grind (at least that’s our guess), Page Six reports that Britney Spears menstruated on a bunch of couture at a recent Elle Magazine shoot. [via NYP]
3. Was The Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s Danielle Staub a coke whore in the ’80s?! (She’s the one who looks like Skeletor and had phone sex with a dude for two years without ever meeting him.) And did producers know? [via Gawker]
4. Underwear with an image that resembles Hitler but was really inspired by Lenin are being removed from London stores. [via The Telegraph]
5. Susan Boyle (or “SuBo” as the tabloids call her) cracked under the pressure of insta-fame and dropped some f-bombs in front of a crowd yesterday; she’s still the favorite to win Saturday’s finale of Britain’s Got Talent. [Via The Sun]
In the old days, settling a famous people feud was simple: the opposing parties could either breakdance, stage a walk-off, or have their clay avatars fight each other on MTV’s Celebrity Deathmatch. Now, though? All bets are off as these poor, innocent celebrities are forced to wage public, guerrilla war through the media. Here are some of our favorite recent squabbles. Read More »
“I think it’s just people who send this to somebody else, and it’s there way of saying if you’re moved by this the way that I am, we’re both wonderful people. And it absolves us of being the people who normally watch these singing contest shows and actually laugh at people like this.”
- Bill Maher believes the Internet popularity of Susan Boyle, who he describes as “the lovely Scottish troll with a voice of an angel,” is all about our unconscious guilt. He then takes the viewer through the next year of her life — from the Carnie Wilson by-pass surgery to to Scientology to putting out a gansta rap album, Frumpstyle. Watch the entire clip over on TV Squad.
Today at Flavorpill, we rocked out to some Star Trek tunes from Warp 11. We made a mental note to go see The Garden, a new doc about the public battle over the largest community garden in the US. We were intrigued over the admission price drama at a new Cezanne exhibit in Philly. We had to agree with Evan Rachel Wood about the idea of a Marilyn Manson/Britney Spears duet. We decided to reconsider Ugly Betty if Henry’s returning to the lineup. We took in Susan Boyle’s leather jacket makeover. We were glad that Lil Wayne lost his silly lawsuit — we’ve only heard really good things about the film. We vowed to stop setting goals. We felt bad for Beyonce. We wanted this chocolated-powered vegetable car. And finally, we decided that we’ll definitely be tuning in to watch Dr. Drew on Sex Rehab. It’ll be just like when we used to secretly stay up watching Love Line in high school!
Today at Flavorpill, we went hunting for the Hipster Grifter. Instead, all we found was a whole bunch of deer. We set our alarms for midnight, when NPR will start streaming the new St. Vincent album. We relived the 10 great cover songs from Coachella — or at least the two of us who were lucky enough to go did. We wished that Peaches and Radiohead would go head-to-head. It would be a more even playing fieldthan Mileygate. We discovered a tiny talent we love even more than Susan Boyle. She’s six years old and magical. (And no one better offer HER a porn.) We watched the latest from Michel Gondry: an airline commercial. We felt bad for poor Stephen Hawking. We pondered a future where Superman comics will become legal tender. And finally, we appreciated this roundup of the Slumdog kids controversy. We’re not surprised that Uncle Grambo nailed it on the head. He’s smart like that.
Matt Giraud and his forehead mole lived to see another day when the judges saved them both from elimination during last night’s results show. While the outpouring of good will from the audience slightly thawed our frosty demeanor, we know that Matt’s bailout is just delaying the inevitable. Next week, two contestants will be served their walking papers and we’d bet a special edition American Idol Ford Fusion he’ll be one of them. Read More »
