Ashlee, let it go. You're never going to gain credibility back as a singer, and I really wish she wouldn't try and act. Wow, TV is all about reviving old series, huh? The 90s were a great time, but maybe we should let them be. I'm anxious to see the new Melrose Place, the new 90210 is really good, with the same bitchiness and bite of the original. Plus Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth, always good. And Tori Spelling made some appearances. No comment on that one.

So, very happy news Mandy Moore has married Ryan Adams in a hush hush ceremony in Georgia. Exciting for them! Congrats. Kelly Clarkson and Kanye performed last night on American Idol and brought down the house. The sent home Jasmine and Jorge last night after the all Michael Jackson performance night. What'd you think of that Franklin? I love it. Kelly recently said she had no desire to have kids, that her job was too selfish and it has been swirling around in the media ever since. I say, back off her. She was being honest, and if she doesn't want kids it really isn't any of our business.

Cleo, the 3-D Rock musical I've been anticipating for almost a year is now in 'pre-production' accoring to IMDB.com. Stephen Soderbergh is signed on to direct, and it of course stars the one and only Catherine Zeta-Jones as Cleo, and they're reportedly waiting on Hugh Jackman to sign on. Woo.

In sad news, Bristol Palin and her baby's daddy, Levi Johnson have called it quits. The couple apparently still wants to raise thier child together but have no plans to continue to date.

If there is any hope in Joaquin Pheonix coming back to earth, this story might dash that. He was playing a Miami club the other night (his new hip hop act) and jumped into the crowd to confront a heckler. Casey Affleck, Joaquin's brother in law and BFF filmed the whole thing. WHY isn't Casey shaking Joaquin by the shoulders?! I know they're both artsy...but come on.

Going along with Rihanna & Chris Brown saga, Rosie O'Donnell and Robyn Givens have both issued warnings to her, more or less saying to leave him. This is of course after Oprah's very heart-felt, very public plea to Rihanna. So, obviously we think she should go, but do you think her staying with him will hurt her career?

From what I have heard Rihanna is definitely going to testifying against Brown, and she has been granted the ability to record all communication she has with Brown. It is freaky that you mentioned Oprah because I was going to write about it. As Oprah said, "Love isn't supposed to hurt."

About The Bachelor, I can't help but feel that it was staged because the girl who was rejected at the Reunion show is going to be the new Bachelorette and for him to do that seems a bit to bizarre, so maybe all three of them were in on it. I was watching Ellen and she had an interesting take on it: we live in a country where this happens on television- straight people proposing and then pulling this shit, and people are worried about granting the right to marry to gay because because it will destroy the sanctity of marriage?!?! Makes no sense whatsoever for that to be real.

President Obama has been getting a lot of flack for the state of the ecomony and it is really uncalled for. First off he was not the president when the economy went into a tailspin. Also he has only been present for what...two months. You cannot expect miracles or change overnight so people need to stop being so judgemental and wait to see if Obama can start fixing what is wrong with the shape of our economy. We need to have taxes, and cutting taxes in no way helps the economy. The economist William Keynes stated that government spending needs to go up when consumer spending and business spending go down, and there need to be taxes to do it. Also, we can't do tax cuts for the wealthy, Warren Buffet (who is the richest man in the country) was on Charlie Rose right after the election ahd he said that his secretary has a higher percentage of her taxes taken out of her income than him, IT MAKES NO SENSE!

Maybe now that Dakota Fanning is in the "Twilight" sequel I'll actually watch it, lol.

I am so excited to see the trailer for "Nine." Not just because of the stars who are in it but also because I love Rob Marshalls films, "Chicago" and "Memoirs of a Geisha" are excellent and he is a fantastic director.

So, "The Watchmen" debuted big at the box office this weekend making 55 million in the first weekend, which I expected. I've been hearing mixed things about it but considering it is only coming out less than a year from "The Dark Knight" any superhero themed film is going to pale in comparison. Also "The Reader" is doing very good and steady business since Kate won her Oscar, it still hasn't broken the top ten but has matched it's production budget in the United States and has outgrossed her other film "Revolutionary Road" domestically. They are both doing very well in terms of international box office, "Revolutionary Road" has made 70.8 million dollars, and has grossed more outside of the US than in it, and "The Reader" has made 50 million internationally. "Revolutionary Road" was released in foreign countries sooner than "The Reader" but they are both doing very well and I cannot wait to get them on DVD.

Hi Friends, sorry for the lull in posting. Entertainment news has been kinda slow this week, due to all of the buzz about the Bachelor and Chris Brown. Two guys acting like assholes and getting away with it. great. I hope Rihanna testifies, her lawyer keeps saying she will; if she doesn't, there's really no case. It just sets a precedent for their relationship in my opinion. He can hit her and she'll stay, so what can't he do? Also, since Rihanna is famous, there is the added pressure of setting a good example, which to me, she's not, but I guess that is something really personal and its tough for us, as the audience of the media, to make a judgement call. Oprah had a personal message for the "Disturbia" singer, saying "If a man hits you, he will hit you again." God Save The Queen.

Some other quick headlines. Melissa, the girl Jason left at the reunion, is going to be on Dancing With The Stars. She's rumored to be replacing Nancy O'Dell. All of America is already on her side, I say good for her!
Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel have broken up again; Jimmy Fallon of course took over Late Night and in the fall Conan will be the new host of The Tonight Show. Conan is definitely my favorite late night host, but I will miss Jay Leno, it's just such an iconic thing. I look forward to Conan's hilarious antics, and I have to say Jimmy Fallon is doing a much better job than I expected. Dakota Fanning has officially signed on for the Twilight sequel, "New Moon. And sadly, Jane Goody's condition is worsening. She just had herself and her children baptized, as the cancer has spread to her brain. In happier news, Vince Vaughan is engaged, adding to the line of men who found happiness after Jen. I wonder if she'll get a ring from John soon. Frieda Pinto has signed on as Estee Lauder's new spokeswoman, proving she is here to stay. Other actress who have cosmetic endorsement deals include Elizabeth Hurley, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Nicole Kidman. Frieda is jumping right into the glamour all star game. Speaking of CZJ, the Cleo musical seems quite far off, since rumors of her playing Lana Turner and Slavador Dali's wife are now even more likely to be true; as she listed in the cast for both projects on IMDB.com. Personally, I think she could play Lana Turner. Throw blonde wig on her, but she can act and she's naturally glamourous. There is some debate over the issue though; what do you think? If the Dali project goes through, he will reunite her with Zorro, as Antonio Banderas is cast as the artist himself.

So, Frank, you'll like this. I am anticipating the release of Nine, Rob Marshall's film interpretation, and it stars none other than you girl, Nicole Kidman, as well as Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Dame Judi Dench, Daniel Day Lewis..it's a fantasitc cast. Honestly, I wasn't a huge fan of Moulin Rouge at all, but I think Nicole was good, so I am anxious to see her in another musical.

That's all I got. Plus--eight days til the circus is in town!

So Chris Brown was charged today with two felony charges: assault by means to cause great physical harm and also with making criminal threats. If he is found guilty on the criminal threats charge along he could face nine years in prison. Also, Rihannas family has reportedly been unable to contact her since she met up with Chris Brown. The full report of what happened that night as also been released and here it is:

After Rihanna read a text message on Brown's phone from a woman, he tried to force Rihanna out of the car, but couldn't because she was wearing her seatbelt.

Brown then allegedly slammed Rihanna's head against her window, and when Rihanna turned to face him, he punched her.

The notes said blood spattered on Rihanna's clothing and the interior of the Lamborghini.

Rihanna also called her assistant, according to FOX 11, leaving a message saying, "I am on my way home. Make sure the cops are there when I get there."

Brown then reportedly replied, "You just did the stupidest thing ever. I'm going to kill you," and proceeded to punch and bite Rihanna. He allegedly put her in a headlock so long that she almost lost consciousness.

WHY IS SHE STILL WITH HIM!?!?!?!?!?

Well, in other news, I understand what you feel about the Britney set list (did you realize that "Gimme More" is completely absent from it as well) but I think that this tour represents the NEW Britney who has literally been to hell and back and the songs from "Blackout" represent that time, just as "In the Zone" represents her beginning to slip into that place just a little and "Circus" being her ressurection, so it is natural that those are the songs on the setlist. All in all I am just excited to see her on stage and I don't even care that she lipsyncs, I'll be in the same arena as BRITNEY FUCKING SPEARS! Haha.

Also, a friend of ours from back home read our blog and IMed this to me concerning "The Bachelor" finale:
Hey so I'm not able to comment on your blog for some reason but I read in star that the bachelor ending was fixed he wanted molly all along but the producers didn't want a 9 week show of him falling in love with molly so they made him pick melissa and the live show was actually taped a few days after the finale because he wanted to end that relationship quickly but they apparently asked melissa to be the next bachelorette she was really heartbroken so that's their compensation lol

Thank you good friend for your contribution we really appriciate it!!!!

I don't watch "The Bachelor" and I understand all the hubbub but I mean I think that if it wasn't staged it was a gift from the reality gods because more people are talking about the show than actually watched the show, they are focusing on this incident and the girl who got rejected is the new "Bachelorette" and since there is so much attention rating will probably be good for that show as well. But yesterday one of the producers of the show was on Ellen DeGeneres and said that it was all the guys decision and the producers had nothing to do with it, I think they pushed for him to do it....in all and total honesty.

Britney in Boston is fast approaching. I have to say--I'm not thrilled with the setlist. I mean I'm sure it will be an amazing show and destroy my expectaitons, but I wish there was more old school Brit on the list. Still, I'm more than excited for the show! She's going to be great.

Ok, so The Bachelor finale was last night. Jason, quite possibly (up untill last night anyway) the most likeable Bachelor in history, made a total dick move. He purposed to Melissa in the final episode, but, 6 months later at the LIVE reunion last night, he told her couldn't be with her, he had feelings for Molly. The runner-up. This from the loveable single guy who purposed to Deanna last year and looked like a jackass, and then he does to a girl. Producers are denying any involvement in the show's outcome but it really seems staged. I don't know...what do you think, Frank? Are these shows fake? Where's the REALITY in reality tv? I guess that's why we have Jane Goody. I also hope she does Larry King and Oprah soon. I think she's got a lot to say, and a lot of people want to hear. It's very controversial, what she's doing...which always makes a good story.

I agree about Rihanna and Chris. I wish she wouldn't take him back. And I'm unbelievably excited for the possible Cleopatra musical! What a subject! What a potential cast! Even if they don't do this, I'd like to see Catherine and Hugh do a movie together. A musical, obviously.

So, I know Rachael Ray can be a bit (really) annoying, but recently, she's come under fire for some sexy pictures she did in FHM is 2003. Ok, first of all, 2003 was six years ago--so who cares? Also, let her flaunt it! The pictures weren't incredibly raunchy; they were in FHM so, obviously it was like naughty cook, but she had clothes on, and really they were kind of almsot wholesome. Also---who cares?! I hate when celebs come under fire for doing spreads in magazines like this, its their business, and all of the people bitching about it have clearly seen it. If you don't like it, don't google it. Duh.

In other news, Emma Roberts, Julia's niece apparently said that Nick Jonas was "making the rounds around Hollywood." Little Nick is a player, huh? You're better off with out him, Emma.

This picture is indeed disturbing, but needs to be posted.



As you can see, Rihanna was beaten badly during her altercation with Chris Brown. His actions are inexcusible and he should be ashamed.

So, we haven't reported much about Chris Brown and Rihanna for a while. But recent developments make it imperative to do so. Rihanna is said to be disgusted by his lame attempt at an apology. Also, sources from the L.A. law enforcement have told E!News that while Chris Brown is currently being investigated for domestic violence due to the injuries during the incident. But, they are also investigating whether or not to charge him with attemptive murder due to his threat to kill her and attempting to choke her until she passed out. WOW! It would take a miracle of gargantuan proportions to save his career now!

According to new reports Chris Brown will not just be charged with "making a threat." The general concencus is that he will be charged with possession of a deadly weapon because he is trained in the martial arts. Additionally the Los Angeles D.A. will be launching an investigation into the incident. If anyone is hoping to get a glimpse at Brown's mugshot are out of luck due to L.A. law stating that mugshots are not released unless the person poses a substansial threat. If anyone is confused the same happened when Britney Spears was booked due to a hit and run incident in late 2007.

The fall out continues, Chris Brown's Doublemint commercials, and a new one which was set to premiere, has been suspended. Brown's "Got Milk" campaign has also been put on hold and radio stations all across the country have stopped playing Brown's music. Cleveland's WAKS FM 96.5 stated that people are outraged about the event (WELL OBVIOUSLY) and have stopped playing his music so that the public does not think that radio stations are supporting Brown.

Rihanna's grandmother spoke out and said that Rihanna is doing well and denies that her nose was broken. The D.A. who is launching the investigation into the incident also said that the 911 call will not be released to the public but stated that the caller was a woman who was hysterical. It is possible that the caller was Rihanna, or it was the "woman" who reportedly witnessed it.

So, in new developments Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight are leaving "Grey's Anatomy." While they are not Meredith and McDreamy it could signal the beginning of the end of the show due to Heigl and Knight's popularity. When Isaiah Washington left the show there was little fallout due to Washington calling Knight a "fag" on set and then repeating the incident after the show won the Golden Globe for "Best Drama Series." ABC has not released an official statement but apparently Heigl and Knight are still in negotiations. Heigl infamously withdrew her name from an Emmy nomination the year after she won because she felt her work was not befitting a nomination. Perhaps if the creators agree to changes in their characters they will stay, who knwos. Nothing else has been released but if it does we shall keep you posted.

In other news, Alex Rodgriguez apparently is not going to be charged for steroid abuse. Initially congressional members wanted A-Rod to admit to his abuse before a hearing, but have since stated that due to the troubled economy Congress needs to focus it's energy on more important matters. But they have stated that they would like A-Rod to join an Anti-Drug Education Program for children thus making what is negative become positive. I think this is a good idea because unlike other baseball players Rodriguez has been very honest in his admission and he is not alone in the sport who used steroids.

In A-Rod related news, Madonna could have one of the top grossing tours of all time. She extended her "Sticky and Sweet Tour" adding summer dates and they sold out within mere minutes. Unfortunately she has added no new shows in the United States and is instead focuses on areas that she did not cover as of yet. No doubt the extension of the tour is due to her and Guy Ritchie's divorce, giving her more freedom to tour.

So, in frivilous gossip news something on www.perezhilton.com is stirring. He posted earlier today saying that he had a secret and has been posting small posts that are tid bits of Britney Spears lyrics. Can't wait to see what is up.

So, it's 1:02 am and I just checked out Perez Hilton and he is going to be part of Britney's "Circus Tour." He isn't saying much else besides that but more will be revealed in the coming weeks....I'm excited!

Chris, Rihanna and the rest of the headlines

The biggest story going on is obviously Chris Brown and Rihanna's altercation. And, I agree with Frank. Chris Brown is so young to be abusive. I hope they deal with this, and to be quite honest, I really hope Rihanna leaves him. Relationships like this are never healthy and it's probably best for both of them. However, the morning after the incident, the couple was seen leaving the London hotel. Together. Apparently, Chris Brown has hired Mark Geragos, according to People.com, for his defense. Geragos has such famous clients as Scott Peterson, Michael Jackson and Winonna Ryder. I know how you feel about MJ, Frank, but that a side, I'd say in general hiring Geragos is more or less and admission of guilt. Make sure you post details as you here them, Frank!

Bar Refaeli, the super model who on again and off again steals the love of my life (Leo), has been chosen for the cover of Sports Illustrated famed Swimsuit Addition. She is gorgeous, as Leo tends to go for the hottest super model at the time, (Giselle), and is perfect for the cover. Good choice, SI. And, Leo, I guess if you're not going to be with me or Kate Winslet in real life, she's a good choice for you, as well.

Reportedly, Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson are back together. I like them, they seem like they'd be a fun couple to hang out with. Sandra Bullock called being a wife and a mother her greatest joy in life, and hasn't ruled out having kids of her own. She is 44, get on that, Sandy! I like Sandra Bullock, I think she caught a lot of flack for marrying Jesse James, the motorcycle bad boy, but it seems to be working really well for them. So, good for them. Thoughts on the couple buzz, Franklin?

Frank, I gotta say I think Paula Abdul is the next Anna Nicole. She looked like a crazy person at the Grammys and I think her sanity is slipping away. Incidentally, it has been 2 years since the media circus of Anna Nicole's tragic death. DaniLynn is the cutest little girl, but I do think Larry Birkhead needs to stop exploiting her. It's going to be hard enough for the kid to grow up without being on the cover of magazines and on E! Specials at age 2.

Dancing with the stars of course announced their cast the other day. Here's who we've got this time: Jewel and husband Ty Murray, but not together, Wild child, Lil’ Kim, former go-go Belinda Carlisle, country singer Chuck Wicks, comedian David Alan Grier, Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, NFL legend Lawrence Taylor, ”Access Hollywood” co-anchor Nancy O’Dell, actress Denise Richards, Jackass' former train wreck, Steve-O and actor Gilles Marini.
..thoughts?