January 2012 Archives

Okay, okay, we'll watch The Client List.

In a new video to promote the Lifetime original series - which centers on a broke Texas housewife who takes over a brothel - star/executive producer Jennifer Love Hewitt takes off a great deal of clothing and writhes all around, surrounded by half-naked men.

Her business is your pleasure, the tagline reads. And - GULP! - the show is not kidding. Sit back now, fellas, press Play and prepare a cold shower immediately afterwards. You're gonna need it:

The Client List Promotional Single: OMG, JLH!

OMG. Matthew Broderick is finally reprising his career-defining role of Ferris Bueller. That's the good news. The bad? It's only for a Super Bowl commercial.

The sequel to Ferris Bueller’s Day Off has been rumored for years, and will likely never happen. Which is probably for the best, as it could never be topped.

Perhaps a 30- or 60-second Super Bowl ad - for what, we have no idea, but a teaser for the spot appears below - is the perfect dose of Bueller in 2012.

Check out a gray-haired Matthew reenacting a famous scene below:

Matthew Broderick Ferris Bueller Ad Tease

We don't know what's funnier, seeing Broderick as a middle-aged version of Ferris, or that we live in an age where Super Bowl commercials have their own trailers.

What do you do if you hear two guys robbing your home?

Chase them out, then grab a shovel and JUMP IN FRONT OF THEIR CAR to stop them from leaving, if you're this brave, adrenaline-fueled Georgia resident.

Watch the local news report below, in which he details how he fended off, and ultimately helped police identify the suspects responsible for this home invasion.

His only weapons? A trusty shovel and some giant cojones:

Guy Stops Burglars With Shovel

Joran van der Sloot was sentenced to 28 years for the murder of Stephany Flores, but the killer is hoping to win an appeal and shorten that time dramatically.

"He is appealing his sentence and hopes he gets parole in less than five years," an insider revealed, meaning he could walk out a free man as soon as 2017.

He hasn't won anything yet, but that would be a fraction of the sentence that was handed to him on January 13 after he confessed to the May 2010 killing.

The 24-year-old Dutchman's lawyer, Jose Luis Jimenez, filed an appeal last week claiming that the three judges did not take into account his plea of guilty.

After being transferred from a more lenient Castro Castro prison to the maximum security Piedras Gordas, Joran has experienced several health problems:

"His health has suffered and he is not doing well there. Joran blames the food and the water, he says that he is depressed and feeling weak all the time."

Hearts are weeping around the world, no doubt.

Joran's home is considered one of the harshest places in the Peru, but many observers likely feel that even a full sentence at Piedras Gordas is not long enough.

He is, after all, the prime suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, who went missing in 2005. She was declared legally dead earlier this month.

Hell is a strong word, but that's what Us chooses to describe Heidi Klum's marriage to Seal, which is coming to an end after nearly seven years of bliss together.

While reconciliation is still on the table, and the couple is still wearing their wedding rings, the tabloid tells a dramatically different story regarding the duo.

One focused on Seal's temper, apparently.

While jealousy over Heidi's career was reportedly a source of friction between the two, as well as the time they spent apart, "vicious fights" may be a stretch.

Clearly, things weren't perfect, otherwise they'd still be together, but that doesn't mean their split has to be this shocking, violent, combative affair, does it?

The couple says: "While we have enjoyed seven very loving, loyal and happy years of marriage, after much soul-searching we have decided to separate."

"This is an amicable process and while we have had the deepest respect for one another and continue to love each other very much, we have grown apart."

Could it be that's actually true? And that while it was certainly the most shocking celebrity divorce of the year, it isn't a contentious or scandalous battle?

Sure, but that doesn't sell magazines, right Us?

A young, burgeoning music icon paid tribute to a late legend for the ages yesterday.

Justin Bieber came out for a special ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, where Michael Jackson's children helped immortalize their father via that locale's famous hand and footprint ceremony. And he was brought to the stage by a major fan.

"I want to introduce you all to a performer who also found stardom at a very young age, just like my dad," Paris Jackson told the crowd. "My father would have been proud to mentor to someone like him and would be very proud that he came to today's celebration. We are all very big fans of him, and his music. I know I am."

Bieber proceeded to send his best wishes to the family and then perform a cover of MJ's "Rockin Robin," as seen here:

Justin Bieber - Rockin Robin (Live)

"Michael meant so much to me," Justin said. "I know he meant a lot to you guys as well. He was more than entertainer. He was an inspiration. He was kind, gentle and very charitable. People are going to remember him for his dancing and singing, but people have to remember him for being the man he was.

“Thank you so much. Have a blessed day. Michael, I love you!”

We're not sure if we'd recommend the route Kristine Osorio took to arrive in Texas for season 11 auditions on American Idol.

This single mother of three took out a loan to help pay for a divorce attorney... and then used those funds instead on a plane ticket south. But, hey, it's working out so far for the 28-year old, who didn't simply receive a Golden Ticket to Hollywood last night, she caused Jennifer Lopez to utter "Thank God" the moment Osorio hit her first note.

Watch the VERY impressive try out now:

Kristine Osorio American Idol Audition

Osorio is one of two contestants from the most recent episode who really stood out. The other is Ramiro Garcia. His audition and backstory truly moved us.

Stories do not come much more inspiring than that of Ramiro Garcia.

This church worship leader closed out American Idol auditions in Texas last night and he did it with a background that's hard to believe: the aspiring singer was born without ears and told by doctors he'd never hear.

But Garcia started to undergo a series of surgeries at age four and here he is years later, bringing the judges to tears. We gotta imagine we'll be seeing a lot more of Ramiro in Hollywood...

Ramiro Garcia American Idol Audition

His memory and indelible mark on music and pop culture will last forever and now Michael Jackson's children have cemented his legacy ... in the literal sense.

With a hand and footprint ceremony, Prince, 14, Paris, 13, and Blanket Jackson, 9, left their mark - and Michael's - outside Hollywood's Grauman's Chinese Theater.

Here's a photo of the kids paying tribute to their late father Thursday, at the event held in conjunction with the Cirque de Soleil MJ-themed Immortal show:

"This, right here, is his lifetime achievement award," said Prince Michael Jackson, 14. "This is what he strived to get, and this is what we are giving him now."

The Jackson kids made an imprint in the cement using Michael's famous sequin glove and a pair of his dancing shoes, and each added their own print as well.

Also there to celebrate the King of Pop's memory: mother, Katherine, brothers Tito and Jackie, Smokey Robinson, Quincy Jones and Justin Bieber, who said:

"He meant so much to me. More than entertainer; he was an inspiration."

We doubt he's alone in that sentiment.

[Photo: WENN.com]

Drop Dead Diva. It's not just a request many people make when they meet Kim Kardashian. It's also this reality star's new gig.

The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Kim has actually landed a recurring role on the Lifetime drama, which averaged 2.3 million viewers last year. She'll appear on multiple season four episodes as Nikki, a love interest for the character Ben.

“In discussing the role of Nikki with her, I [was] blown away by her smarts, sense of humor and passion,"executive producer Josh Berman said, clearly brain-washed by Kris Jenner. "This series is all about reinvention and I’m so excited to see Kim ‘reinvented’ in the world of Drop Dead Diva."

The series stars Brooke Elliott as a shallow model who gets killed and then reincarnated as a thoughtful, overweight lawyer.

Kardashian has already appeared on episodes of 90210, CSI: NY and How I Met Your Mother and she'll play a key role in Tyler Perry's movie, The Marriage Counselor.

Now, if you'll excuse us, we must go erase Drop Dead Diva from our DVR.