It’s hard to fault Hollywood 411, the new TV Guide channel stab at celebrity gossip programming. We’ll give ‘em this: They’re trying. But just like their unappealing Golden Globes coverage, what’s the draw of any show that’s split horizontally across the screen while utterly useless channel listings scroll below it?
Which is why they’re resorting to the tactic Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, and The Insider have been using since time immemorial: issuing press releases announcing the most minuscule of EXCLUSIVES! Like this one:
HOLLYWOOD 411 will air the first and exclusive interview with Michael Kosik, assistant to the Pastor at the Little Brown Church in Studio City, California.
Kosik describes the incredible scene as Britney descended upon the Little Brown Church yesterday and clears up questions about why she was there.
Also featured is an exclusive interview with the manager of Gaucho Grill, where Spears dined yesterday, who will give us a first hand account of Britney and Adnan and what transpired during their cozy lunch.
So: Britney randomly went to a church with pseudo-boyfriend and paparazzo Adnan Ghalib — and now every intimate detail, including which pew number they sat at, is a scoop. Split horizontally across the screen while utterly useless channel listings scroll below it.
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