February 2012 Archives

Courtney Robertson allegedly appears on The Bachelor: Women Tell All special this season, according to reports. Why is this noteworthy for Bachelor fans?

Because the Women Tell All episode, which airs March 5, but was taped Friday in L.A., has never featured either of the girls in the following week's finale.

Does that mean Courtney Robertson gets bounced this Monday? Or did the show make a special exception to bring out a finalist because, well, it's her?

According to insiders and The Bachelor spoilers we have read, analyzed, maintained and posted throughout this winter ... they made an exception for her.

Courtney has been the center of so much controversy all season long - she's pretty much the reason for the show at this point - they felt they had to.

It's true. Giving Court a chance to square off with the other women (or vice versa) could make for amazing television. They probably hate her more now!

Back when all the drama was taking place during filming, they hadn't even seen her confessionals, with some of the best quotes (see highlight reel below).

Specifically, Court's main nemesis, Emily O'Brien, should give her an earful.

The Bachelor returns tomorrow night as Robertson, Lindzi Cox and Nicki Sterling vie for the final two spots in the March 12 season finale. Stay tuned.

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The family of Whitney Houston is reacting to The National Enquirer posting a photo of that singer's corpse as you might expect: with outrage and heartbreak.

TMZ cites sources who say Whitney's mother, Cissy, is especially distraught over the tabloid actually taking this measure, but there are no plans to open any kind of investigation into the source of this photo, which the newspaper has the nerve to refer to as "beautiful."

Meanwhile, Carolyn Whigham, owner of the Whigham Funeral Home in Newark, tells The Daily News that neither she nor her staff had anything to do with the image or its leak.

"We did not take that photo. We did not sell the photo. We would never do something like that," she said to the newspaper. "Whitney was a friend. I’m the one who flew to Los Angeles and got Whitney from the coroner’s office. I did everything to protect her.”

Our bad, Selena Gomez.

Along with almost every other media outlet, we mistakenly identified this singer's new tattoo as a mini heart, even going so far as assuming it was chosen by the 19-year old in honor of boyfriend Justin Bieber.

But Gomez cleared up the misconception last night.

"It's a music note," she told Marc Malkin of E! News. "I was named after a singer and music obviously is a big influence for me. And there's music stuff with my mom that means a lot to me, too."

Fair enough. And far more sensible than permanently marking your body in honor of a boy. Even if that boy is Justin Bieber.

Willow Smith is showing off her bald dome once again.

Earlier this month, the 11-year old daughter of Will and Jada shaved her head, posting a photo of Twitter with the simple caption: Dance your feelings out.

Now, the singer is up to more of the same. She made the following picture live last night, giving us a look at her VERY short, blonde hair and including the message: Nerds rule. What do you think of the look?

Welcome to the Tournament of THG: Couples Edition, where you decide the best celebrity couple EVER! The concept is simple: Pick your favorite pair in each poll. Done.

The semifinal round begins Monday, so this is your last chance to cast virtual ballots for the second-round contests, all hotly contested star-studded battles.

Robsten, the Royals, the President and First Lady, and Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are all in tough battles as the fight to make the vaunted Final Four.

Who will advance to the semifinals? We will update the official bracket and begin the next round next week. Until then, VOTE below (and after the jump)!

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Welcome to THG's Week in Review! Below, our staffers look back at the stories, stars and scandals that made the last seven days some of the craziest ALL YEAR.

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Now, a rundown of the week that was at The Hollywood Gossip:

Kevin Costner Eulogy For Whitney Houston

• Whitney Houston's funeral in N.J. drew massive crowds and TV audiences.
• Musical performances and Kevin Costner's eulogy (above) moved viewers.
• Did troubled daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown get high afterwards?
• Is Bobby Brown planning to write a tell-all about their time together?
• The National Enquirer's death photo of her is causing outrage.

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Seal is speaking out ... about speaking out about his divorce.

The reason he's been so forthcoming about his recent split with Heidi Klum, according to the singer, is to promote his upcoming tour because we deserve to know.

He's generous, that Seal.

"When you publicize your marriage as much as ours was, when you renew wedding vows, all those things ... you're painting a picture of an ideal relationship that people aspire to," he said on the Australian radio show Fifi and Jules.

"So, when it goes south, you can't all of a sudden take the philosophy of a monk and decide to go for a vow of silence," the singer continued.

"It doesn't really work like that. I certainly respect my wife's decision not to talk about that, but I felt that people at least deserved some kind of explanation why that picture of the ideal relationship wasn't what they thought it was."

Seal really went above and beyond full disclosure, though.

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Bruce Beresford-Redman, the former Survivor producer accused of killing his wife in Mexico two years ago, is speaking out for the first time and proclaiming his innocence.

"Everyone seems to have decided that I killed my wife," he tells 48 Hours Mystery in an episode airing Saturday at 10 p.m. "I didn't kill my wife – I really didn't."

In April 2010, the body of Monica Beresford-Redman turned up naked and beaten in a sewer near a resort in Cancun where she was vacationing with Bruce and their two children.

Beresford-Redman, who was extradited to Mexico this month for the crime, was arrested soon after authorities found the corpse and witnesses at the hotel said they overheard the couple arguing earlier in the night.

"For anyone who really believes... that you're innocent until you're proven guilty, please take a look at the evidence. Or in this case, the absolute complete lack of evidence," says Beresford-Redman, adding:

"I doubt that there will ever be a satisfying resolution for this because the evidence is gone. Even if I do manage to get off, I don't know if Monica's killers will ever really be caught."

There's a Haley, a Hollie and a Hallie. There's also the daughter of a World Series pitcher and a young woman who auditioned five years ago and has now made a triumphant return.

Indeed, it's a mixed, talented bag of female American Idol semifinalists. They'll perform live for the first time on Wednesday night, so now is the time to place your early bets.

Sort through the following Fox promotional pics and then select a favorite and let's see if one of these females can break the string of male Idol champions...

WHO IS YOUR FEMALE FAVORITE?

American Idol has named its final 12 men on season 11.

Okay, yes, there will actually be 13 men, but if the show is keeping the final semifinalist secret until he performs on Tuesday night then he can blame producers for being left off this list.

While we still have a slew of live auditions to go through, it's never too early to start choosing sides. Are you going with the 15-year old dubbed the next Justin Bieber? The guy so nice his family named him twice?

Browse through the following promotional photos now and then cast a vote for your favorite...

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE MALE SEMIFINALIST?