HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW (10-16-09)

THE MEGHAN MCCAIN "CONTROVERSY"

MEGHAN MCCAIN PUT A SEXY PICTURE OF HERSELF ON TWITTER . . . AND NOW PEOPLE ARE CALLING HER A SLUT:

Forget SARAH PALIN . . . the hands-down sexiest lady in the Republican Party today is JOHN MCCAIN'S daughter, MEGHAN. Although she may not be welcome in the Republican Party much longer.

Because on Wednesday night, Meghan posted a very sexy picture of herself on Twitter. And CHAOS followed. In the picture, Meghan is wearing a low-cut tank top . . . and her bosom is being squeezed up and out of it. She's got kind of a coy, sexy smile on her face, and she's holding up an ANDY WARHOL biography.

Frankly, it's not all that scandalous . . . but I wouldn't exactly call it innocent, either. (Here's the pic . . .)

The OUTRAGE began almost as soon as the picture went online. People started calling Meghan a SLUT, and whining about how OFFENSIVE the picture was. So she took it down.

But Meghan also defended herself with posts like these . . . --"So I took a fun picture not thinking anything about what I was wearing but apparently anything other than a pantsuit [and] I am a slut." "Seriously I was just trying to be funny with the book and that I'm a dork staying in. When I am alone in my apartment, I wear tank tops and sweat pants, I had no idea this makes me a 'slut', I can't even tell you how hurt I am."

Meghan hasn't pulled a Miley and yanked her Twitter account yet . . . but before she logged off for the night Wednesday, she was thinking about it. She said, quote, "Ok I am getting the (eff) off twitter, promise not to delete my account until I sleep on it, thank you for the nice words supporters."

Then she added, quote, "I am going to take some more time to think about it but seriously I was just trying to be funny with the book and that I'm a dork staying in." --But she eventually did APOLOGIZE for the picture . . . quote, "I do want to apologize to anyone that was offended by my twitpic, I have clearly made a huge mistake and am sorry 2 those that are offended."

HULK HOGAN GIVES US A LAUNDRY LIST OF ALL HIS INJURIES:

If you're thinking about getting into the pro rasslin' game, here's something you should know: You will be in pain. Constant pain. Always and forever.

HULK HOGAN says he hasn't known a day without pain since he broke his leg while training to be a wrestler in 1976. That's 33 years of pain, for you non-Math majors. --Hulk tells "Men's Fitness" magazine, quote, "I don't care how perfectly straight I lay you out or how perfectly you've practiced landing in a way that breaks your fall, if I pick you up and body slam you to the canvas, I guarantee you it's gonna hurt like hell.

"I've torn through both of my biceps. My triceps are torn in three places. My back is uneven because the muscles never healed properly after I body slammed ANDRE THE GIANT at WrestleMania 3 back in 1987. --"You can see ridges and divots all through my shoulders. I've even torn muscles in my butt. --"I've had other nasty injuries, too. I got a trophy stuck through my chest out in Minnesota . . . there's an obvious scar from the hole it punched. --"I've even got bite marks on my thumbs from some of the old-school barbaric guys I faced on the road in the early days."

(--Hogan . . . who's 56 years old . . . may be in pain, but he still needs to be able to make his alimony payments.) (--So he's going on a mini-tour through Australia next month, and bringing along some fellow old-schoolers like THE NASTY BOYS and BRUTUS BEEFCAKE . . . plus more current names, including UMAGA and MR. KENNEDY.)

(--Hogan himself will be wrestling the one and only "NATURE BOY" RIC FLAIR.) (--If you're a WWE fan, you probably know that Ric lost a "retirement match" to SHAWN MICHAELS at Wrestlemania 24 in 2008.) (--Well, the WWE doesn't really care if Flair wrestles outside the U.S. . . . but supposedly, he'll never wrestle in a WWE ring again. They would also frown upon him wrestling for a competitor like TNA.)

(--If you're interested in Hogan's Australian tour, check out the website here . . .) http://www.hulkamania.com.au/


WILL TAYLOR SWIFT POKE FUN AT KANYE WEST ON "SNL"???

Yesterday, NBC announced that TAYLOR SWIFT will be both the host and the musical guest for the November 7th episode of "Saturday Night Live". (--"SNL" Fun Fact: Apparently only three other people have pulled double duty like that before. They were Justin Timberlake, Janet Jackson and Sting.)

So it's pretty obvious that she'll probably poke fun at KANYE WEST, who rudely interrupted her at the "Video Music Awards" last month. After all, "SNL" never shies away from thoroughly played-out jokes.

Well, Taylor is hinting that she might . . . quote, "I've been thinking about skit ideas for a long time. There are definitely some hilarious things that have happened to me over the past couple of months that I think will be pretty substantial skits."

"SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" WILL BE SPONSORED EXCLUSIVELY BY ANHEUSER-BUSCH TOMORROW NIGHT:

Tomorrow night's episode of "Saturday Night Live" will be sponsored, EXCLUSIVELY, by Anheuser-Busch. It's the first time in the show's history that a single advertiser will take over all their commercial time.

Anheuser-Busch will be promoting their new brand, Bud Light Golden Wheat. The company says that the beer will also be incorporated into "the show's content," but there aren't any specifics on what they're planning to do with that.


MORE RUMORED "CELEBRITY APPRENTICE" CAST MEMBERS:

Examiner.com is reporting that both SHARON OSBOURNE and POISON singer BRET MICHAELS will be contestants on the third season of "Celebrity Apprentice", which will air early next year.

NBC has yet to make the official cast announcement . . . and as usual, they won't comment on any speculation before they do. --We've also heard that former Illinois Governor ROD BLAGOJEVICH is onboard . . . and other rumored names include: Singer CYNDI LAUPER, former baseball player DARRYL STRAWBERRY and actress HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE.

THERE WILL *NOT* BE A "LOST" / "DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES" CROSSOVER:

Contrary to what you may have heard, ABC does NOT have a "Lost" / "Desperate Housewives" "crossover" in the works. Here's the REAL deal.

"Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry has revealed that an upcoming story line will involve a PLANE CRASH. And just for fun, the plane will belong to the fictional Oceanic Airlines . . . just like the one that crashed on "Lost".

But that's where the connection will end. As far as we know, there will not be any other references to "Lost" on "Desperate Housewives". It's just an inside joke.


TLC *IS* STILL PLANNING ON DOING "KATE PLUS EIGHT":

Yesterday, we heard that TLC was prepared to walk away from "Jon and Kate Plus Eight" . . . and any "Plus Eight"-related spin-offs . . . if JON GOSSELIN continued to ban them from filming his children. Well, that isn't true.

TLC rep Laurie Goldberg says, quote, "'Jon and Kate Plus Eight', the old incarnation, is over, as was announced a month ago. The show is not done. There is still every intention of the new incarnation to happen.

"It won't start November 2nd [as planned], but we hope to do 'Kate Plus Eight' whether it becomes a full series or a series of specials." (--OK . . . so this means that they're probably either going to have to take Jon to court . . . or pay him off.)


SHOCKING NEWS: THE MAN WHO ATTACKED LEONA LEWIS HAS SOME MENTAL ISSUES:

On Wednesday, a 29-year-old nut named Peter Kowalczyk attacked LEONA LEWIS at a book signing in London. He waited in line . . . she signed his book . . . and then he PUNCHED her in the face, for no apparent reason.

Well, big surprise: It turns out the dude is INSANE . . . literally. --British authorities have confirmed that Kowalczyk is no longer in police custody . . . instead, he's been involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric ward. He'll remain there until a court hearing on October 26th. (--Leona, by the way, is fine.)


ABC has confirmed that RIHANNA will perform on "Good Morning America" on November 23rd. She'll be singing the first single from her next album. --About that album . . . this week, Rihanna cryptically posted that same date, "November 23rd, 2009," along with the message, quote, "The wait is ova." --Everyone assumed it was an album release date . . . even though it's a Monday, and new albums usually come out on Tuesdays. And it still could be . . . we just don't know for sure yet.

LADY GAGA has announced the dates for a new headlining tour, which replaces the cancelled "Fame Kills" tour she was going to do with KANYE WEST. Rapper KID CUDI will be opening for her.

The tour, which she's calling The Monster Ball, kicks off in Montreal on November 27th . . . and will make 22 stops before wrapping on January 21st in New York City. (--For all the dates, hit up Lady Gaga's website, here . . .) http://www.ladygaga.com/blog/default.aspx?nid=23203

By the way, it's true: Gaga will be appearing in BEYONCÉ'S upcoming "Video Phone" music video. The director's spokesperson has confirmed it. There's no word on when it'll be out . . . or if it'll be one of the best videos of all time.