IS KAT VON D PREGNANT???

This would REALLY be a slap in SANDRA BULLOCK'S face . . . but luckily, it comes from "Us Weekly", so it's probably not true . . . --So-called "sources" are starting to wonder if KAT VON D is pregnant with JESSE JAMES' baby. --Supposedly, she's been showing a slight belly-bump lately . . . (--although not in any pictures I've seen) . . . and people are wondering if that's why Kat and Jesse came out so suddenly and so enthusiastically about their relationship.


MIKE TYSON'S WIFE IS PREGNANT:

MIKE TYSON'S wife Lakiha Spicer is five months pregnant with what will be Mike's EIGHTH child. It'll be Mike and Lakiha's second. They already have a 21-month-old daughter, although they've only been married for a little over a year. --They made The Big Mistake just 10 days after Mike lost his 4-year-old daughter Exodus last May. Exodus accidentally hanged herself with the power cord from a treadmill while in the care of her mother, who was an ex-girlfriend of Mike's. --Several months ago, Tyson revealed on "The View" that, quote, "I'm totally destitute and broke. But I have an awesome life."


DID JOE JONAS TAKE OFF HIS PURITY RING???

--"Life & Style" magazine claims that JOE JONAS is NO LONGER WEARING HIS PURITY RING. (!!!) --I shouldn't have to spell out for you what that means, but I will: It means that Joe MAY NO LONGER BE SAVING HIMSELF FOR MARRIAGE. --As your daughters all know, Joe . . . who's 21 years old . . . is dating "Twilight" minx ASHLEY GREENE. (--She's 23.) And a so-called "source" says, quote, "When they're not traveling, they're basically living together."


KATIE HOLMES WON'T HAVE ANOTHER BABY FOR A FEW YEARS, IF AT ALL:

Suri Cruise may never have a baby brother or sister. In the new issue of "Marie Claire" magazine, KATIE HOLMES admits she's not thinking about having another kid. --She says, quote, "Maybe in a couple of years, but right now I want to make sure I'm really there for Suri. I'm the youngest in my family . . . my closest sister is five years older than me, and the next one is nine years ahead of me. --"So I was a bit of an only child, and I liked it! I liked having all of my mom's attention, and sometimes I think I still do." (--Suri is 4 years old.)


HAS JIM PARSONS FROM "THE BIG BANG THEORY" BEEN OUTED?

The "National Enquirer" is outing JIM PARSONS . . . who plays Sheldon Cooper on "The Big Bang Theory". --They claim that right after Jim won the Emmy for Lead Actor in Comedy, he walked offstage and proposed to his partner . . . an art director named Todd Spiewak. And Todd said yes. --According to the "Enquirer", they're making The Big Same-Sex Mistake around Christmastime in Massachusetts. --In his acceptance speech, Jim DID mention Todd Spiewak. But he buried his name among a bunch of others toward the end, and made no mention of him being a boyfriend. Check it out here . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8KJ7bqctZ0


A NEW LAWSUIT CALLS BRITNEY SPEARS A SEXUAL HARASSER AND A CHILD-ABUSER:

A former bodyguard is suing BRITNEY SPEARS for sexual harassment . . . and he also accuses her of abusing her own children. --Fernando Flores claims that Britney was constantly throwing herself at him, and making sure he saw her in revealing and / or see-through clothing. --And he claims that on two separate occasions, Britney sent him on errands . . . and made sure that when he returned, he saw her, quote, "having vigorous sexual relations." --She also pulled the CLASSIC move where she'd summon him for some reason, and when he showed up, she'd be NAKED. --Britney didn't much care if the kids knew mommy was having sex. Flores says that one time when she was staying at a hotel in California, Britney was, quote, "loudly having sexual relations while her two children were in the suite with her."
(--It's not clear if the kids SAW anything, or were even in the same room. The lawsuit doesn't specify that.)
--Flores also claims that Britney once took his belt and whipped her son Sean Preston with it . . . which left Flores, quote, "shocked, horrified and deeply disturbed." --In another bizarre incident, Britney allegedly fed her sons crabmeat . . . even though they have SEAFOOD ALLERGIES. --And when the boys started throwing up, Britney refused to let Flores or the nanny help them. In fact, she told them, quote, "Mind your own (effing) business!" --Flores also says that Britney once told the kids, quote, "Mommy is white trash." --It should be noted that Flores reported all of this to the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services. They investigated and decided his claims had NO MERIT.(--If you're interested, you can read the lawsuit here . . .)
http://images.eonline.com/static/news/pdf/spearsbodyguard.pdf


DID VINCE NEIL ASSAULT A WOMAN IN AN ELEVATOR???

MOTLEY CRUE singer VINCE NEIL is already facing a DUI charge in which he was allegedly almost THREE TIMES over the legal limit. And now this . . . --TMZ says that Vince has been accused of shoving a woman in an elevator at the Las Vegas Hilton on Sunday night. Police are investigating, but no charges have been filed yet.


JANE FONDA RECENTLY HAD PLASTIC SURGERY:

Because she's so closely associated with her exercise videos, JANE FONDA will never be able to have plastic surgery without the universe damn-near collapsing in on itself. --And that's happening right now, because Jane is admitting that she's had some work done. --She tells "Entertainment Tonight", quote, "I recently had plastic surgery. It was a hard decision to make, and I decided if I'm going to do it, I'm going to tell the truth. --"I'm writing a book about aging, so I can't write that book and not say I've had plastic surgery. And you know, I just decided it was for me . . . I don't want to have bags under my eyes that make me look tired, and so forth and so on." (--Here's video . . .) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/08/jane-fonda-talks-about-he_n_708781.html


JOHNNY DEPP IS HOLLYWOOD'S HIGHEST-PAID ACTOR:

"Forbes" magazine has released its annual list of Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actors. And sitting in the top spot is JOHNNY DEPP. --Between June of 2009 and June of 2010 . . . (--"Forbes" always uses the June-to-June time frame, for whatever reason) . . . Johnny earned an unbelievable $75 MILLION. --A lot of that money came from "Alice In Wonderland", which has grossed more than $1 BILLION worldwide. He also got a nice advance for the upcoming flick "The Tourist", which co-stars ANGELINA JOLIE.

--BEN STILLER came in second with $53 million, thanks to the "Night at the Museum" sequel and the upcoming, third flick in the "Meet the Parents" series, "Little Fockers".

--And TOM HANKS is third with $45 million. A lot of his cash came from the "Da Vinci Code" sequel, "Angels & Demons".

#1.) JOHNNY DEPP, $75 million

#2.) BEN STILLER, $53 million

#3.) TOM HANKS, $45 million

#4.) ADAM SANDLER, $40 million

#5.) LEONARDO DICAPRIO, $28 million

#6.) DANIEL RADCLIFFE, $25 million

#7.) (tie) ROBERT DOWNEY JR. and TOM CRUISE, $22 million

#9.) BRAD PITT, $20 million

#10.) GEORGE CLOONEY, $19 million

(--If you want to know how these guys made all this money, hit up the following link and check out the slideshow . . .)
http://www.forbes.com/2010/09/08/depp-stiller-hanks-sandler-business-entertainment-highest-paid-actors_slide_2.html


"RUDY"-GATE!!!

JOE MONTANA BUSTS SOME OF THE MYTHS SURROUNDING THE MOVIE "RUDY":

Ask 10 guys what they think is the most inspirational sports movie of all time, and nine of them will say "Rudy" . . . the 1993 movie about Rudy Ruettiger . . . the little Notre Dame football player who could. --The emotional climax of the film has Rudy . . . played by SEAN ASTIN . . . finally getting onto the field during his last home game, because the rest of the team refuses to play unless he's allowed in the game. --With the crowd chanting "Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!", Rudy gets a SACK to end the game, and is carried off the field on his teammates' shoulders. (--Here's that classic scene . . .) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ7ZpLgkVxA --Well, if that scene never fails to bring a tear to your eye, prepare to have your bubble burst by NFL legend JOE MONTANA. --Joe was on that Notre Dame team with Rudy back in 1975, and he says things didn't quite happen the way they were depicted in the movie. --Montana was on "The Dan Patrick Show" on DirecTV yesterday morning, and when Dan asked him about "Rudy", Joe sighed as if he's tired of hearing about it. And he said, quote, "It's a movie remember . . . not all that's true." --Then he went on to dispel some of the myths that the movie created. For instance, none of the other players DEMANDED that Rudy get playing time. --Joe said it was already set up that all the seniors would get to play in that last home game. And the crowd WASN'T chanting Rudy's name. --He said, quote, "The crowd wasn't chanting . . . nobody threw in their jerseys." --Rudy DID get a sack, and he WAS carried off the field. But Joe says the guys who carried him were, quote, "kinda playin' around . . . I won't say as a joke, but playing around." --Joe added, quote, "He worked his butt off to get where he was and to do the things he did, but not any harder than anybody else." (--You can listen to Joe's comments here . . .)
http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_audio/090810_joe_montana_audio_v3.mp3
--E! Online tried to get a comment from the real Rudy Ruettiger . . . but he just referred them to the FAQ section of his website. (--Which you can find here . . .) http://www.rudyint.com/truestory1.cfm


STEPHEN KING'S "DARK TOWER" SERIES IS FINALLY BEING ADAPTED FOR BOTH THE BIG AND SMALL SCREENS:

Almost 30 years after the first book was released, STEPHEN KING'S "Dark Tower" series is FINALLY being adapted . . . for both the big AND small screens. --NBC Universal is making THREE movies and a TV series based on the franchise that began with the publication of the novel "The Gunslinger" in 1982. --RON HOWARD will direct the first movie and the first season of the show. --Here's how it's going to work . . . The first movie will come out first . . . followed by the premiere of the TV series, which will act as a "bridge" to the second movie. --After the second movie, the series will show the adventures of the lead character, The Gunslinger, as a young man. This will act as a "bridge" to the third movie. And the plan is for the series to continue beyond that third film.--There's no word when we can expect any of this to be completed. (--The "Dark Tower" series is way too complex to describe here. It's kind of like a post-apocalyptic Western with time portals and other such sci-fi weirdness. You can read more about it here . . .)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Tower_%28series%29


YOU CAN WIN A VISIT TO THE "BREAKING DAWN" SET . . . BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO BE PRETTY RICH:

If you love "Twilight" and your daddy's rich, I've got something you might be interested in . . . --It's a visit to the Vancouver set of "Breaking Dawn". It's being auctioned off on eBay, with the proceeds going to the Stand Up for Cancer charity. --The auction doesn't end until September 17th, and the price is already out of most people's range. Last we checked, there had been 58 bids, and it was going for $8,600. (--Check it out here . . .)
http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Twilight-Saga-Breaking-Dawn-Vancouver-Set-Visit-/250693380301?pt=Airline&hash=item3a5e7d68cd
--In other "Twilight" news, "Eclipse" is being re-released in select theaters TOMORROW, to celebrate the birthday of KRISTEN STEWART'S character, Bella Swan . . . which is September 13th. (--Tomorrow is the 10th, FYI.)
(--To see if it's playing at a theater near you, hit up this link . . .)
http://www.facebook.com/twilight?v=wall#!/twilight?v=app_10442206389


POSSIBLE DETAILS ON THE "GILLIGAN'S ISLAND" MOVIE:

There's a "Gilligan's Island" movie on the drawing board. And while nothing official has happened yet, the "National Enquirer" claims to have scored some details about the characters. (--Keep in mind, we have NO IDEA if any of this is true.) --They're SIMILAR to their TV counterparts, but not exactly the same. For instance, the Skipper and Gilligan have gone AWOL from the Coast Guard after running afoul of drug dealers. --Mary Ann spends much of the time "accidentally" getting caught NAKED by other characters. Meanwhile, the Professor is a PERVERT who's constantly chasing after her and Ginger. --And the Howells . . . Thurston and Lovey . . . are trying to, quote, "rekindle their romance after he's lost his job with a corrupt power company."


CLINT EASTWOOD COULD HAVE BEEN SUPERMAN *AND* JAMES BOND IF HE'D WANTED TO:

CLINT EASTWOOD can do anything. We know this. But would you have accepted him as Superman or James Bond? Because he was offered both parts back in the '70s, and he turned them down. --He didn't say why he opted out of "Superman". But he explained why he said no to Bond . . . quote, "I was offered pretty good money . . . This was after SEAN CONNERY left. My lawyer came and said, 'They would love to have you.' --"But to me, well, that was somebody else's gig. That's Sean's deal. It didn't feel right for me to be doing it."


SNOOKI GOT OFF EASY IN HER DISORDERLY CONDUCT CASE . . . AFTER FIRST BEING *BERATED* BY THE JUDGE:

"Jersey Shore" party animal SNOOKI was in court yesterday . . . answering to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct, being a public nuisance, and criminally annoying others. (--And no, that's not a joke. That's a real criminal charge.) --Snooki was arrested in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, back in July . . . during a marathon afternoon drinking session. She was looking at a maximum sentence of $3,200 in fines and 90 days in jail . . . but she got off easy. --But not before being BERATED by Judge DAMIAN MURRAY. It was a pretty amusing SLAM, especially considering it was doled out by a judge in a courtroom. Here it is, in its entirety: --He said, quote, "I have concerns about how much of this episode was scripted by your show . . . or how much was actions of your own initiative. I mean . . . if this was scripted, only you can determine if it's worth trading your dignity for a paycheck." --After Snooki told the judge it was NOT scripted, he went on, quote, "If this was your idea of having a good time, it appears that your recent celebrity has apparently affected your judgment in this matter. --"Seaside Heights is a town that invites people to have a good time. We're a tourism town. We want people to come down and have fun, but not at the expense of others." --And then he went in for the kill . . . quote, "Your actions . . . I don't know . . . you seem to be acting like a LINDSAY LOHAN wannabe. Going through life rude, profane, obnoxious and self-indulgent . . . it's not the way you want to live your life. --"And hopefully this incident will impress upon you that there are consequences to your actions." (--You can watch video of Judge Murray's lecture, here . . .)
http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=8611373f-8459-451e-b22b-18b75fa2d5cd
-Snooki's lawyer admitted that she, quote, "interfered with the public's right to quiet enjoyment of the beach on this particular day . . . [with] some loud language." --But he chalked that up to a, quote, "bad day . . . an anomaly in an otherwise well-lived life." (???) --Snooki was slapped with a $533 fine . . . and two days of community service with local animal control. (--She received a one-day credit for recent charity work.) --Before being sentenced, Snooki said she was sorry. She told the court, quote, "I would definitely like to apologize to the Seaside cops. When I saw what happened and everyone told me what happened, I was very embarrassed. --"This was not like me and I've never been in this situation before." --And afterwards, she posted this on Twitter: Quote, "Ah never again! So scary . . . thank you judge for understanding, I'm very thankful for that! Whew . . . now I can breathe!" (--She actually spelled "breathe" as "breath," without the "e".) --Speaking of Snooki's Twitter . . . later yesterday afternoon she Tweeted, quote, "Ugh, stuck in Newark traffic is no fun. OMG why I got a stick shift I will never know. Stop and go traffic . . . I'm killin' myself here :(" --And LESS THAN AN HOUR LATER, the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, CORY BOOKER . . . who was apparently hanging out on Twitter at the time . . . saw it, and responded, quote, "Snooki! I'm the mayor . . . --"Where R U . . . so I can give u a ticket 4 texting & driving. We need revenue!" (--Yes, that's the mayor of Newark responding to Snooki . . . on Twitter . . . using the super-professional-looking Twitter shorthand. Amazing.)


DID SUSAN BOYLE BACK OUT OF A PERFORMANCE ON "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" . . . BECAUSE LOU REED HATES HER???

TMZ says SUSAN BOYLE was supposed to perform on "America's Got Talent" last night, but she bailed at the last minute because LOU REED hates her. -Here's the deal: Susan was going to perform Lou's song "Perfect Day", but for whatever reason, the show waited until the day of the performance to ask Lou for permission. And he promptly turned them down. --And TMZ claims he said no specifically because he's NOT a Susan Boyle fan. Anyway, Susan bagged on the show because she didn't have anything else prepared. (--TMZ adds that Susan burst into tears when she found out Lou Reed was blocking her performance . . . and continued crying all the way to the airport.)


"GLEE'S" MATTHEW MORRISON HAS AN ALBUM ON THE WAY:

MATTHEW MORRISON . . . who plays Mr. Schuester on "Glee" . . . is currently working on his debut album, which he's hoping to have out by February. --He says he's "about three-quarters of the way done with [it]" . . . and describes the sound as a mix of adult contemporary and stuff you can, quote, "hear in the club and you can dance to." He also says he's hoping to tour at some point. (--Matthew collaborated with 'N SYNC stud JC CHASEZ on a track called "Dancing in the Rain" . . . but it's unclear if JC will actually sing on it, or if they just wrote it together.)


CNN HAS FINALLY CONFIRMED THAT PIERS MORGAN WILL TAKE OVER FOR LARRY KING:

It's official: "America's Got Talent" judge PIERS MORGAN . . . the British one . . . will take over for LARRY KING after he ends his show in November. --There's been talk about Piers replacing Larry for MONTHS, but CNN has only just now confirmed it. Piers' show, which is still untitled at this point, will premiere in Larry's 9:00 P.M. timeslot in January. The concept seems similar to "Larry King Live". --As far as we know, this will not impact his gig on "America's Got Talent". --The terms of Piers' contract have not been released . . . but two months ago, the "New York Post" reported that he was "on the verge" of signing a three-year deal worth somewhere between $6 million and $8 million annually. (--Piers was a journalist in Britain before doing TV . . . although he wasn't working for the most reputable publications. He wrote for "The Sun" . . . and has served as the editor for both "News of the World" and the "Daily Mirror".) (--But he's also hosted several interview shows in the U.K., including "Piers Morgan On . . .", which is the one he's been doing for the past few years.) --Back in July, Larry King said if it were up to him, he'd want RYAN SEACREST to replace him . . . and he also kind of dissed Piers, saying, quote, "I don't know if I'd recognize him if he was walking down the street."


"AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" TOOK THE TOP TWO SPOTS IN THE RATINGS:

The "America's Got Talent" semi-finals took the top two spots in the ratings, with an average of 11 million people tuning in to see little Jackie Evancho advance to the Top 10. (--She was also one of the four acts to make it into the finals this week, along with fellow opera singer Prince Poppycock, blacklight performers Fighting Gravity, and singer Michael Grimm.)


THURSDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)

--"NFL Opening Kickoff 2010" . . . 7:30 to 8:30 P.M. Eastern on NBC. (--Taylor Swift and the Dave Matthews Band perform.)

--"Sunday Night Football" [24th Season Premiere] . . . 8:30 to 11:30 P.M. Eastern on NBC. (--The New Orleans Saints host the Minnesota Vikings at the Superdome for the first game of the regular season.) (--Which is obviously on a Thursday and not a Sunday, but that's how they roll every year.)

--"Big Brother 12" [Eviction Night] . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on CBS.

--"The Vampire Diaries" [2nd Season Premiere] . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on the CW.

--"Nikita" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on the CW. (--Asiatic minx Maggie Q, who you may remember from "Mission: Impossible 3" and the fourth "Die Hard" movie, stars in latest version of the 1990 French film "La Femme Nikita".) (--The USA Network already did "La Femme Nikita" as a series starring Peta Wilson. It ran from 1997 to 2001. The 1993 flick "Point of No Return", starring Bridget Fonda, was also a remake.)

--"Destination Truth" [4th Season Premiere] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on Syfy.

--"Rookie Blue" [Two-hour 1st Season Finale] . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on ABC.

--"9/11 State of Emergency" . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on the History Channel. (--Former White House advisors Condoleezza Rice, Donald Rumsfeld, Richard Myers and Andrew Card discuss the critical decisions made by local and national leaders as well as everyday citizens during the 9/11 attacks.)

--"Watch What Happens" [3rd Season Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 10:30 P.M. on Bravo. (--"Real Housewives" stars Teresa Giudice and Stacie Scott Turner share their annoying thoughts.)

--"Supreme Court of Comedy" [3rd Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 10:30 P.M. on DIRECTV. (--The comedy counsel of Bryan Callen and Paul Mooney argue the case of an artist and his apprentice's dispute over their contract.)

--"The Day Before" . . . 10:00 to 10:30 P.M. on Sundance. (--Donatella Versace's couture house is profiled as it prepares fashions for New York's Fashion Week.)

--"Beast Legends" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Syfy. (--The kraken, the mythical sea monster from "Clash of the Titans", is profiled.)

--"100 Greatest Artists of All Time" [Conclusion] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on VH1.


LFO SINGER RICH CRONIN HAS DIED OF LEUKEMIA:

RICH CRONIN . . . the singer of LFO, a.k.a. the LYTE FUNKY ONES . . . died yesterday after a long battle with leukemia. He was 35. His brother said he passed away after suffering a stroke. (--Which was likely brought on by the cancer.)--Rich was diagnosed with leukemia in 2005 . . . and launched the Rich Cronin Hope Foundation to raise awareness for the disease. --LANCE BASS posted a message on Twitter saying, quote, "Sad sad day that Rich Cronin died. [He] was an amazing guy."


NATASHA BEDINGFIELD'S NEXT ALBUM WILL BE TITLED "STRIP ME":

NATASHA BEDINGFIELD . . . the British minx who you know from her hits "Unwritten" and "Pocketful of Sunshine" . . . will release her next album on November 9th. And it'll be titled: "Strip Me". --The first single, which is also called "Strip Me", will be out in two weeks.


AMY WINEHOUSE WILL APPEAR ON QUINCY JONES' NEW ALBUM:

If AMY WINEHOUSE has spent time in recording studios over the past four years . . . nothing has come of it. Until now. --QUINCY JONES says Amy appears on his upcoming album, "Q: Soul Bossa Nostra". She's covering the 1963 song "It's My Party" . . . which was Quincy's first hit as a producer. (--It was originally made famous by Leslie Gore.) --The disc . . . scheduled to come out sometime in November . . . also features appearances by Usher, Ludacris, Akon, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, T-Pain and LL Cool J.


LADY GAGA STOPPED HER SHOW IN D.C. TO BREAK UP A FIGHT:

LADY GAGA stopped her concert in Washington D.C. on Tuesday . . . to break up a fight. After spotting some fans brawling in the crowd, she stopped performing and shouted, quote, "Stop the music! Stop fighting! Do not fight at this show." --She later added, quote, "This is all about love and unity and happiness . . . no fighting." (--You can watch video of this at the link below. ***WARNING***: There's an UNCENSORED "bull(crap)" from her at the very end of the video.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaO4Qr2XBDI




KINGS OF LEON HAVE RELEASED A VIDEO FOR "RADIOACTIVE":

KINGS OF LEON have released the video for their new single, "Radioactive". (--It's the first single off their next album, "Come Around Sundown", which comes out October 19th.) --A word of warning: If you're hoping for a hard-hitting rock 'n' roll video . . . you might want to scale back your expectations . . . a lot. --It's not a bad video . . . although the first half seems like a dated commercial for orange soda. To put your expectations in place: The band runs around a field in the country, playing with a bunch of overdressed kids. (--Here it is . . .) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPBbMbKSZrQ


BRANDON FLOWERS SAYS THE KILLERS WILL REUNITE NEXT YEAR:

When THE KILLERS announced they were taking some time off . . . they made a point of saying they were not breaking up, and it was NOT an indefinite hiatus. And it wasn't just talk. Singer BRANDON FLOWERS expects them to regroup soon. --He says, quote, "We don't have a date set but it will be next year. I miss them sometimes. We've shared a lot of experiences together. When the blows come it's nice to have people there to share them with." --During the band's downtime, Brandon recorded a solo album called "Flamingo", which will be out next Tuesday. He's currently on tour in Europe . . . and has dates booked through October 19th in London.


BEHOLD! THE DATES FOR USHER'S "OMG TOUR"!!!

USHER . . . the main guy we have to thank for the JUSTIN BIEBER phenomenon . . . has announced the dates for what he's calling his "OMG Tour." --For now, it's scheduled to go from November 10th in Seattle through December 18th in Hartford, Connecticut. (--You can find the full itinerary, here . . .) http://www.usherworld.com/pages/tour


THE NOMINEES FOR THIS YEAR'S "BET HIP-HOP AWARDS" ARE OUT:

The nominees for this year's "BET Hip-Hop Awards" are out . . . and JAY-Z leads everyone with 10, which is the most nominations for any one artist in the five-year history of the "BET Hip-Hop Awards". (--If that means anything to you.) --As usual, BET is handling the broadcast poorly. The ceremony will be taped on October 2nd, and all the winners will be leaked online. Then, it'll air 10 days later . . . on October 12th . . . when no one cares anymore. (--You can find all the nominees at BET.com, HERE.)


NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF

BEST NEWS OF THE YEAR? SCIENTISTS PROVE THAT CHUBBY MEN ARE AMAZING IN BED!

--According to a brand-new year-long study, it's been scientifically proven that CHUBBY MEN are the best men to have sexual relations with. --Researchers at Erciyes University in Kayseri, Turkey, studied the connection between body mass index (BMI) and a man's sexual stamina. And they found that heavier men last WAY longer in bed than skinny men. --Yes, a chubby man may sweat, pant and turn red . . . but his stamina can't be touched. The average chubby male lover holds on for seven minutes and 18 seconds . . . the average skinny guy can only last one minute, 48 seconds. --That means the chubby guy lasts FOUR TIMES LONGER in bed. --The reason for this? Chubby men usually show higher levels of FEMALE HORMONES than skinnier men. Those hormones slow down the brain chemicals that lead toward a climax. --The researchers didn't draw this conclusion, but we will: Since America is the third-chubbiest country in the world, behind only American Samoa and Kiribati, that must mean we've got the third-best sexual stamina in the world too. (Salon)


THE MOST SEDUCTIVE DANCE MOVE A GUY CAN DO IS . . . BOUNCE HIS HEAD AND RIGHT LEG TO THE BEAT:

There's FINALLY a scientific explanation for why guys like to stand on a dance floor, nod their heads, and just barely move their feet to the music. Turns out, THAT'S the sick dance move that gets you laid. --Researchers at Northumbria University in England and the University of Gottingen in Germany just finished a study where women ranked those two moves as THE most impressive things a guy can do on the dance floor. --The sexiest dancing you can do is to move your head and right knee to the beat of the music. And if you add some extra flash to those moves . . . like shaking or twisting your head and knee . . . it's even better. -According to the researchers, those dance moves were more important than using the left leg, the hips, the elbows, the wrists, or the arms. --So things like fist pumping, the KID N' PLAY, the running man, the hula, shooting off finger guns, and air guitar are all somehow LESS sexy than just bouncing your head and popping your right knee. --The researchers don't know WHY the head and right knee are the most seductive male dance techniques, but they think, somehow, women biologically tie those moves to good health, strength and genetics. (Reuters)


A WOMAN IS FIRED BY HER BOSS . . . RECONNECTS WITH HIM ON A DATING WEBSITE . . . AND NOW THEY'RE MARRIED:

I think this is the ultimate proof that the best way to get a woman to like you . . . is to act like a complete a-hole toward her. --In 2007, a 35-year-old guy named Casey O'Keefe was the boss of 31-year-old Kelly Irish at the West Winds Assisted Living Facility in Zephyrhills, Florida. And Casey fired Kelly from her job as activities director under orders from a higher-up. --Now, three years later, they're married. --Kelly was a member of the dating website PlentyOfFish.com. After Casey fired her, she happened to spot his profile on the site. She sent him a message because she says, quote, "I need[ed] to forgive this guy and get over it." --But when they started instant messaging on the site, their conversations were natural and smooth . . . totally different than when they were boss and employee. And after a little while, Casey asked Kelly on a date. --They dated for a little while, but eventually broke things off. --A few years later, Kelly's old job opened up at the nursing home again. She applied and Casey rehired her. They started spending time together again, and Casey told Kelly he still loved her. She told him she still loved him too. --In May, Casey proposed to Kelly. --And over Labor Day weekend, they got married . . . at the nursing home. (St. Petersburg Times)


AND NOW, THREE MORE NEW THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT:

#1.) HAVING CHILDREN MAKES YOU DEPRESSED. A new study out of England finds that having a kid is a great way to become DEPRESSED. In the first year of a child's life, one out of three mothers suffer from a period of depression. --So do one out of five fathers. A lot of it is brought on by stress and a lack of sleep . . . but sometimes, the depression comes because you feel overwhelmed and unhappy, and THAT makes you feel EXTREMELY guilty. (AOL Health)

#2.) THE U.S. SMOKING RATE JUST WON'T GO DOWN. From the 1960s through 2004, the number of smokers in this country kept going down. But since then, the number has leveled off. --The CDC just released the numbers for 2009 and 21% of Americans are smokers . . . basically the same rate as the last five years. About 20% of teenagers are smokers too . . . and that percentage isn't going down either. --The director of the CDC estimates that smoking kills 1,000 Americans a day. 98% of children who live with a smoker have a measurable amount of tobacco toxins in their bodies. (Washington Post)

#3.) EVERYTHING IN YOUR HOME WANTS TO KILL YOU. Yahoo just published this list to show you that everything in your house is trying to KILL YOUR FAMILY . . . from your washer and dryer to your chimney to the squirrels outside.
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/10-hidden-hazards-in-your-home-2341861/


SALT LAKE CITY IS THE LEAST STRESSFUL METRO AREA IN THE COUNTRY:

Sure, Mormons can't drink alcohol, they can't smoke, and they can't look at porno. But apparently, they don't NEED those things to calm down like the rest of us do. According to a new study, Salt Lake City, Utah, is the least stressful city in the U.S. --The rankings were compiled by the website Portfolio.com. They used 10 factors to figure out a city's stress level: Unemployment, income growth, poverty, heart disease, weather, ozone, robberies, murders, traffic, and the mortgage situation. --And when it's all added up, Salt Lake City came out as the least stressful of the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S. --The top 10 least stressful cities are: Salt Lake City . . . Virginia Beach-Norfolk . . . Minneapolis-St. Paul . . . Raleigh, North Carolina . . . Austin, Texas . . . Oklahoma City . . . Denver . . . San Antonio . . . Kansas City, Missouri . . . and Phoenix. --On the other side of things . . . as expected, Detroit is the most stressful city in the country by a pretty large margin. --The top 10 most stressful cities are: Detroit . . . Los Angeles . . . Cleveland . . . Riverside, California . . . St. Louis . . . New York . . . New Orleans . . . Chicago . . . Birmingham, Alabama . . . and Miami-Fort Lauderdale. (Portfolio)
(--You can see the rankings for all 50 major metropolitan areas here . . .)
http://www.portfolio.com/resources/Portfolio-2010-Metro-Area-Stress-Rank.pdf


THIRTEEN OF THE WORLD'S 21 DEADLIEST CITIES FOR PEDESTRIANS . . . INCLUDING THE TOP 11 . . . ARE IN THE U.S.:

When you see footage from huge cities in foreign countries, doesn't it always look like the drivers are crazy and the millions of people wandering around the streets could be run over at any second? --Well . . . no matter how dangerous all those cities look, NO ONE'S streets are more dangerous for pedestrians than OUR streets. --"GOOD Magazine" put together a list of the 21 most dangerous cities for pedestrians around the world, based on the fatality rates for people walking. And the U.S. has 13 of the 21 . . . including the full top 11, and 13 of the top 14. --Atlanta is the most dangerous city in the world for pedestrians, at 10.97 fatalities per 100,000 residents. --The rest of the top 11 are: Detroit, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington D.C., Milwaukee, San Francisco, Boston, and Seattle. --The first non-American city on the list is Copenhagen, Denmark, which is the 12th most dangerous. It's followed by New York and Portland, Oregon. --After those, the rest of the list goes: Amsterdam . . . Paris . . . London . . . Hong Kong . . . Tokyo . . . Berlin . . . and Stockholm, Sweden. (GOOD Magazine)


HERE ARE EIGHT WAYS THAT EUROPEANS WILL KNOW YOU'RE AN AMERICAN TOURIST:

"Life" magazine put together this list of some of the ways that Europeans will EASILY spot you as an American tourist. Check out the highlights . . .

#1.) You complain about the size of portions at meals.

#2.) You don't have very good etiquette at nude beaches. In other words, you're not comfortable being naked . . . and won't stop staring at people who are.

#3.) You don't have a solid grasp of European geography.

#4.) You over tip. Hey, a positive one! We tip 15% or 20% here . . . in most foreign countries it's closer to 5% or 10% at a restaurant.

#5.) You constantly compare the prices of things you see to their prices in the U.S.

#6.) You're shocked to find cars, restaurants and hotels don't always have air conditioning.

#7.) You love hand sanitizer. We had no idea, but apparently the whole Purell thing is a solidly American trend.

#8.) You're nervous about drinking tap water. (Life)


A RESTAURANT IN NORTH CAROLINA IS GETTING HEAT FOR BANNING SCREAMING CHILDREN:

Brenda Armes is the owner of Olde Salty in Carolina Beach, and she was sick of people bringing in their loud, annoying, undisciplined children and ruining everyone else's meals. So she decided to BAN screaming children from her restaurant. --There are two signs in the window now that read, quote, "Screaming Children WILL NOT Be Tolerated" and "Notice to all children and adults. There will be no crying, screaming, whining." --Of course, anytime you mess with people's blessed angels, there's going to be some blowback. Several people have complained about the policy and think it's unfair or discriminatory. --But Brenda says that, so far, it's been a GREAT business move. Quote, "It's brought us in more customers than it has ever kept away." --If someone brings a child to Olde Salty and the kid starts screaming, a manager will come over and ask the parent to take the kid outside until he calms down. Once he does, they can go back inside and keep eating; they won't be kicked out. (NBC 6 - Wilmington, North Carolina) (--Here's a news report about the restaurant. In the middle, Brenda actually CONFRONTS a woman who says she thinks the policy is unfair. She's a tough old broad . . .)
http://www.wect.com/global/story.asp?s=13107715


NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY

#1.) AN "AMAZING RACE" CONTESTANT ACCIDENTALLY GOT DRILLED IN THE FACE WITH A WATERMELON:

"The Amazing Race" season premiere is September 26th, but in a teaser released yesterday, a contestant named Claire gets nailed in the face with a whole watermelon. It happens when the giant slingshot she's using backfires.
(--Search for "Amazing Race watermelon video." It happens at :26.)

http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2010/09/08/amazing_race_contestant_gets_hit_in_th


#2.) HERE'S A GUY TRYING TO WALK HIS DOG . . . BUT THE DOG KEEPS LYING DOWN:

Most dogs love going for walks, but there's a video online of one that apparently DOESN'T. The guy in the video tries to walk his dog down the street . . . but the dog keeps lying down. --The best part is, the guy keeps walking and just drags the dog behind him. And the woman recording it on her cell phone can't stop cracking up.
(--Search for "good-for-nothing dog goes for a walk.")

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=610_1283775449


#3.) A LION ATTACKED A TRAINER AT THE MGM GRAND IN LAS VEGAS:

Last week at the MGM Grand's Lion Habitat in Las Vegas, a lion attacked a trainer while a bunch of tourists were watching. --The lion latched onto the trainer's hand, but he got away and will reportedly be back at work soon. Meanwhile, the lion is already back on display. (--Search for "MGM Grand lion attack." It happens at :32. WARNING: It sounds like one of the tourists whispers the S-word at 1:05.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW_x-2MXrkI


#4.) AND NOW . . . A WOMAN GIVING A BURMESE PYTHON A BATH:

I didn't know this . . . but if you have a giant pet snake, apparently you have to BATHE it. There's a new video online of a woman putting her HUGE Burmese python in her bathtub. (--Go to CollegeHumor.com and search for "giant snake bath." She starts putting it in the tub around :29.)
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1940954


#5.) DID OLD SPICE REPLACE THE "OLD SPICE GUY" WITH RAY LEWIS?

Old Spice just released a new ad that DOESN'T star the Old Spice Guy. This one shows NFL linebacker RAY LEWIS stepping out of the shower, putting a saddle on an oversized raven, and riding it out into the solar system.

(--Search for "Ray Lewis Old Spice ad.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxqlw3cKZHA
FOUR SIGNS YOU'RE SLEEP-DEPRIVED:

According the magazine "Prevention", you can become so used to being sleep-deprived, you don't even notice how much it's affecting you on a daily basis. And sleeping in on the weekends won't fix it.

--And even if you get seven or eight hours of sleep a night STARTING NOW, it might still take a few WEEKS before you're completely caught up on sleep. Here are four signs you need to make sleep a bigger priority . . .


#1.) YOU HAVE TROUBLE MAKING SIMPLE DECISIONS. When you're tired, it's harder for your brain to tell the difference between what's important and what's not. So you have to think about EVERY DECISION a little bit longer.

#2.) YOU EAT AND EAT, BUT YOU'RE STILL HUNGRY. Chronic sleep loss can mess with your blood sugar and make your body produce less leptin . . . which is a hormone that curbs your appetite. -And lack of sleep also makes you produce MORE ghrelin (--pronounced grellin). It's a hormone that makes you hungrier.

#3.) YOU KEEP GETTING SICK. Researchers injected two groups of healthy volunteers with a cold virus: One group had gotten at least eight hours of sleep a night for the last week, and the other group had gotten less than seven hours a night. --In the end, THREE TIMES as many sleep-deprived people got sick.

#4.) YOU'VE BEEN EXTREMELY EMOTIONAL. In one study, volunteers skipped one night of sleep, then looked at disturbing images while researchers monitored their brain waves. -On no sleep, they had 60% more activity than normal in a part of the brain called the amygdala (--pronounced ah-MIG-da-la), which helps process fear and anxiety. (Prevention.com)


SITE FOR SORE EYES:

www.overturemarketplace.com

Some of the most prominent names in higher education have developed this new website in order to streamline the process of obtaining student loans. The initiative helps students browse through a larger number of loans at lower lending rates. Many students must wait for weeks or even months for their government-issued scholarships to materialize, but OvertureMarketPlace.com allows users to select private sector loans from a number of credit unions and banks. And using the new site to secure a loan does away with nearly all overhead costs for lending institutions. The site is available to students registered at private colleges in 12 states.


Frugal Rules

A new RedPlum Purse String Study finds that value has become second nature to Americans, even on a first date. According to the study, a majority of respondents would “whip out” a coupon at the movies or a restaurant to save money on that impressionable first encounter.

· 78% would use a coupon on a first date at the movie theaters.
· 77% would use a coupon on a first date at a restaurant.

While there was an option to do so “discreetly,” a majority of those who responded “yes” didn’t feel the need to conceal the fact that they were using a coupon. Other findings:

· 22% of respondents said they would do “pretty much anything” to get 25% or more in savings.
· 80% of respondents spend up to three hours each week seeking out coupons, deals and savings from all sources. This deal-seeking accounts for up to $50 in savings each week for 81% of respondents or an average annual savings of $2,600.
· 91% of respondents said they would not buy the perfect sweater if it wasn’t on sale; 73% would come back later during a sale with a store coupon; and 19% would go to the sale racks instead.
· 82% said they use the money they save with coupons on basic necessities or paying down debt, 56% and 26%, respectively.
· 12% said they are “splurging” with the money they have saved.



Tailgating Time

According to the latest Weber Tailgating Study, half of today's tailgate grillers are no longer satisfied with standard fare before the big game. An impressive 50% of those surveyed said that they consider themselves to be either “gourmet” food grillers or “between a gourmet and a basics” food griller (22% and 28%, respectively). While “basics” tailgate grillers spend an average of $441 in groceries per year for their parking lot parties, “gourmet” tailgaters spend an average of $1,001 – a whopping 127% more. This comes out to an average of $106 per tailgate for the basics group vs. $165 among the gourmets. Other findings:

· Gourmet grillers rank their favorite four parking lot foods as chicken (43%), ribs (39%), brats (37%), and steak (33%).
· Basics grillers rank their favorite foods as hamburgers (70%), brats (45%), chicken (42%), and hot dogs (42%).
· Gourmet grillers' tailgates host an average of 20 people per party vs. basics grillers saying they host an average of 14.
· Gourmet tailgate grillers also are more likely to take a full-size grill to cook their feasts at the game (46%) compared to basics grillers (24%) and those who rank themselves as falling in between the two styles (33%).
· New media technology now plays a bigger role in tailgating for more than one-third of tailgaters (36%) compared to their use of it five years ago. Of these respondents, almost one-half use smart phones at 49%; 48% use grilling/food/recipe apps; and 47% use laptop computers while tailgating.
· Overall, 12.5% of Americans over age 18 have tailgated in the last 12 months – attending an average of 3.4 tailgates each. Those ages 24-34 are more likely to tailgate (19%), followed those ages 18-24 (17%), and then those ages 35-44 (16%).
· When it comes to the grill or smoker type used at tailgates, charcoal still rules at 58%, followed by gas (48%), smokers (10%), and electric (7%).