June 2012 Archives

The producers of The Bachelorette are running a tight ship this season, with little or no information thus far about who wins Emily Maynard's final rose.

At the same time, two extended previews airing at the end of last night's episode on ABC revealed plenty of details for those who paid attention.

The first preview, for next Monday's episode, is comprised of clips entirely from Croatia ... with Ryan emerging as the latest of this season's villains.

Or so it would appear. In any case, it gets much more revealing than that.

The Bachelorette Episode 806 Promo

The second part of the preview involves clips from later this season, and shows the guys rumored to be Emily's final three with her in Curacao.

We'll withhold names in case you haven't seen it or really don't know, but you can see all three different fellas on dates with her in the tropics.

Emily has clearly grown close to all three already, so it's no surprise that she drops the obligatory "falling in love with several people" line.

What is surprising? The lack of final rose ceremony clips, even of just Emily.

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They may still get along better than most couples, but David Arquette and Courteney Cox are officially out of the marriage game: the actor filed for divorce from the actress today.

In legal documents obtained by TMZ, Arquette cites "irreconcilable differences" as the basis for the twosome's split. They were wed exactly 13 years ago today and share an eight-year old daughter named Coco.

Cox and Arquette met on the set of the original Scream and rumors of their split first surfaced in October 2010 when the latter was accused of an affair and the stars released a statement saying: "The reason for this separation is to better understand ourselves and the qualities we need in a partner and for our marriage."

Arquette proceeded to embark on a series of wild weekends and eventually ended up in rehab in January 2011.

But Cox supported her husband throughout, going on record with how proud she was of David for seeking help.

Neither side has bashed the other in public once and Arquette is not seeking spousal or child support in the divorce proceedings.

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With this much cash money flowing in, it's amazing the Jersey Shore cast still does its own laundry to go with all that hardcore gym and tanning action.

The roving gang of hooligans from Seaside Heights, N.J., were angling for an $10,000 a season not so long ago. Nowadays? Chump change.

The Situation, Pauly D and Snooki are each taking home $150,000 per EPISODE, according to a new report ... or $1.8 million per season. Man.

Hey, advertisers pay MTV big bucks because you love to watch Deena and Snooki nude and making out. Don't hate the players, hate the game.

That's not including a reported $400,000 signing bonus they got at the beginning of the season, or additional money for reunion specials, etc.

The rest of the cast isn't doing quite that well, but JWoww still brings in about $100,000 per episode and Vinny Guadagnino makes $90,000 per.

Sometime lovebirds Ronnie and Sammi each bring in about $80,000 per installment, while newcomer Deena Cortese earns $40,000 an episode.

Must suck to make that much less than your colleagues, but $40,000 a week to get wasted, flash your kooka and get arrested in mid-day?

That's good work if you can get it.

Somewhere, Donald Trump is so pissed … and quickly moving on to think up ways he can zing Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin on the morning show circuit.

The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will not hear an appeal of a lawsuit by plaintiffs - including Buena Park, Calif., Pastor Wiley Drake - claiming that Barack Obama is not a natural-born citizen and so cannot legitimately hold the presidency.

The nation's highest court threw out the case, hopefully the last of its kind.

The Prez scores a rare win ... that he'd already "won" several times.

Santa Ana-based U.S. District Judge David Carter as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit had previously ruled that the plaintiffs did not have legal standing.

Putting the matter to rest, the Supreme Court upheld that ruling.

Probably because Obama was born in Hawaii … imagine that.

More interestingly and legitimately, a report recently suggested Obama may have once lied about being born in Kenya to boost his literary resume.

Oh, Celine Dion has gone there.

The legendary singer dared to cover the biggest song of 2011 during a recent show in Las Vegas, taking on the Adele track "Rolling on the Deep." Did she do it justice? Did she live up to the incredible standard set by Adele at this year's Grammy Awards?

Listen and decide for yourself:

Celine Dion Covers "Rolling in the Deep"

Dion is an icon, but Adele is the future. Whose version of this song do you like better?

Rihanna looks unbelievably sexy in new ads for Armani ... so sexy that some tabloids just assumed she had a body double, which she angrily denies.

The singer launched into an profane rant against UK celebrity gossip tabloid The Sun on her Twitter page, bashing it for asserting such a thing.

"Ok @thesunnewspaper, this is the only way I could say this to you!!! F—K YOU AND yo baggy ass condom," tweeted the 24-year-old star.

Mental note made: This is NOT a Rihanna body double!

Rihanna Armani Jeans Ad

The commercial finds Rih rollin' around in Armani undies, but the Sun claimed her breasts and arse actually belong to model Jahnassa Aicken.

The Sun said Jahnassa signed a nondisclosure agreement and that she filled in while the singer filmed her "We Found Love" video in Northern Ireland.

Infuriated, Rihanna tweeted, "Who is Jahnassa," then pointedly, "Does she have a tat on her hand too??" Clearly there is no love lost between the two.

Rihanna previously slammed the tabloid as "ass-hair" and "full of s—t" after it claimed she would scrap her U.K. festival gigs ... good times.

Yes, Private Practice fans, the rumors are true: Kate Walsh is leaving after the show's 13-episode sixth season.

The actress herself confirmed the news this morning during an appearance on Bethenny, telling the host and her viewers:

“This is my last season of Private Practice. It’s been an incredible journey and an amazing ride... and I feel incredibly grateful to [series creator] Shonda Rhimes and all the fans that have been there from day one ’til now."

Bethenny Promo

ABC is yet to confirm whether season six will be the final one for the show itself, but Walsh is looking forward to her exit and how it will play out.

“I’m really excited about the last season. I am,” she told Frankel, concluding of her decision to depart: “It’s bittersweet... a huge chapter of my life.”

Bethenny premiered her daily talk show on Monday by trying to milk divorce rumors for ratings. It was a pathetic display.

Despite crashing her car and lying to police, Lindsay Lohan's career has yet to crash and burn. The hot mess just landed another movie role!

Currently starring as Elizabeth Taylor in Liz & Dick, Lohan has also been booked for The Canyons, a contemporary thriller, according to E!

The film will document "five twentysomethings' quest for power, love, sex and success in 2012 Hollywood" and is written by Bret Easton Ellis.

It was Ellis himself who first broke news of Lindsay Lohan's casting on Twitter, along with that of her leading man ... porn star James Deen.

"James Deen and Lindsay Lohan have been cast in The Canyons," he wrote in the first of a series of tweets retweeted by Lindsay herself.

"And I am beyond thrilled that James Deen and Lindsay Lohan will be playing the parts of Christian and Tara in The Canyons by BEE."

"Could not have dreamed of a better cast. Lindsay nailed it."

That's what the guy driving the 18-wheeler said. Too soon?

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Well, this sucks. The Mayans were clearly right.

In the most obvious sign yet that the world will end some time this calendar year, television goddess Oprah Winfrey has lined up her next interview - and it's with every member of the Kardashian family.

Desperate to improve ratings for her floundering network, Oprah has recently sat down with Paris Jackson and 50 Cent, but at least the former is the child of an icon and the latter was shot a bunch of times.

Neither is famous for letting Ray J tap her large backside on video camera. For shame, O Dubs. For shame...

Oprah's Next Chapter Preview: The Kardashians

The first victim in the Jerry Sandusky child sexual molestation trial was gasping for breath as he detailed repeated acts of oral sex with the disgraced former Penn State University football team's defensive coordinator today.

Now 18, the witness sat with his hands clasped in his lap, leaned into a microphone and painfully shared disturbing memories of being an 11-year-old boy, alone with Jerry Sandusky on the waterbed in Sandusky's basement.

This story only gets more graphic from here, so be advised.

Jerry Sandusky Victim #1 Testimony

Tears flowed throughout the Centre County Courtroom as jurors looked on, a couple noticeably disturbed. A few grimaced and shook their heads.

Sandusky sat hunched over, often rubbing his chin. The 68-year-old is facing 52 counts based on using his charity and his stature within the Penn State football program to manipulate and sexually molest 10 children over a 15-year period.

He's maintained his innocence on all charges.

The witness was 10 when he first entered Sandusky's Second Mile charity, which worked with at-risk youth in Central Pennsylvania.

He never knew his dad and lived with his single mother in public housing. After a few years in the Second Mile program, he began spending time alone with Sandusky.

Tuesday morning in court, he told of the sexual abuse, including in 2005 when Sandusky's repeated petting and cuddling went to another level.

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