HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW
TIGER WOODS MAY DONATE $3 MILLION FOR EARTHQUAKE RELIEF IN HAITI:
Here's one way to get your ass back on the "nice list" . . . TIGER WOODS may shell out $3 million for earthquake relief in Haiti. --RUSSELL SIMMONS says he reached out to Tiger to make the donation to WYCLEF JEAN'S Haitian relief group, Yele. Russell has a meeting with Tiger this morning, and he says, quote, "I am hopeful that it is a yes." (--That's a little cheesy, isn't it??? Telling the world you ASKED somebody for a donation??? Doesn't that automatically put them in a spot where they kind of HAVE TO say yes???) (--Sure, it's for a good cause, but still, that's a low-class tactic, no??? Discuss.)
GEORGE CLOONEY WILL HOST A TELETHON FOR HAITI ON MTV:
GEORGE CLOONEY is hosting a telethon on MTV to raise money for earthquake relief in Haiti. Details aren't locked down yet, but the show will PROBABLY air January 22nd . . . and feature tons of celebrities. --It was originally going to be simulcast on all the MTV networks . . . but E! Online says that ABC, NBC, HBO and CNN have also agreed to air it, too.
"GOLDEN GIRL" RUE MCLANAHAN HAD A STROKE:
"Golden Girl" RUE MCLANAHAN . . . (--She played Blanche) . . . suffered a minor stroke. --It's not clear exactly when it happened. Rue had triple bypass surgery on November 4th, and the stroke occurred sometime during her recovery. --She spent two weeks in intensive care, and she's now recovering in a nursing facility. Her rep says, quote, "She's doing amazingly well. She's walking and talking and entertaining the staff with her feisty personality. --"She's rehabbing and is expected home in about two weeks." --Rue's husband, Matthew Wilson, was a little more candid about Rue's condition. He said, quote, "She can understand what you are saying in conversation, but she still has some trouble speaking. --"Her speech is slower than it once was and she hasn't completely recovered on the right side of her body. --"She's going to require a lot more physical and speech therapy, but at least it's not like I stay awake nights anymore thinking that Rue is going to die." (--Rue will be 76 next month. She and BETTY WHITE are the last remaining "Golden Girls". ESTELLE GETTY died in 2008, and BEA ARTHUR passed away last year.)
CHECK OUT NOAH CYRUS LIP-SYNCING TO KE$HA . . . IS THIS WRONG???
MILEY CYRUS' little sister NOAH is only 10 years old, and she's already under a microscope. --She got criticized for showing off her pole-dancing skills . . . wearing what looked like a slutty college girl costume on Halloween . . . and for dancing to AKON'S "Smack That" backstage at one of her sister's concerts. --And the judging will continue once people see Miley's latest appearance on YouTube . . . in which she dances and lip-syncs to that new KE$HA song, "Tik Tok". --In addition to the lyrics being arguably inappropriate for a 10-year-old, the video has an added creepiness factor because of the OTHER person dancing around with Noah. --It's obviously an older dude . . . he's thin, wearing a hoodie and Willy Wonka sunglasses . . . and he has that cheesy, "this is the most mustache I can grow" facial hair. (--Obviously, by now you probably want to see the video. Here it is . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7aKHyaPLJw (--Is this appropriate??? Should Noah be dancing around to music like this???)
MICHAEL JACKSON'S KIDS SPENT CHRISTMAS WITH FRIENDS . . . BECAUSE MICHAEL'S MOM DOESN'T CELEBRATE HOLIDAYS:
MICHAEL JACKSON'S kids did NOT spend the holidays with the family. Their nanny ended up taking them on a trip to visit with family friends. --There's an interesting reason for that. Their grandmother and guardian, KATHERINE JACKSON, is a Jehovah's Witness . . . and Jehovah's Witnesses don't celebrate holidays. --But the kids were used to celebrating Christmas with their dad, and Katherine didn't want to deprive them of that. So she arranged for their trip.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS STAR GILBERT ARENAS HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH A FELONY:
WASHINGTON WIZARDS guard GILBERT ARENAS was hit yesterday with a FELONY charge of carrying a pistol without a license. --But so-called "sources" tell the "Washington Post" that he reached a plea deal that will result in little or no jail time. If convicted on the actual felony charge, he could have been looking at up to five years in prison. --Arenas and teammate JAVARIS CRITTENTON allegedly pulled guns on each other in the Wizards locker room on Christmas Eve, during an argument over a gambling debt. --Arenas has already been suspended indefinitely without pay by the NBA. --There's been no word yet on any possible punishment for Crittenton . . . either from the league or the local authorities. --Police did search his home yesterday for the gun he allegedly pulled. They haven't said yet if they found it. --TMZ is reporting that witnesses saw Crittenton toss his gun into a laundry hamper after the incident. It was then wheeled out of the locker room by a team employee. (--There's no word what happened to it after that.)
GENE SIMMONS AND DAVID LEE ROTH CONTRIBUTED HOWLS TO THE NEW "WOLFMAN" MOVIE:
DAVID LEE ROTH and GENE SIMMONS contributed HOWLS to the upcoming "Wolfman" movie, starring BENICIO DEL TORO. But don't go to the movie expecting to be able to recognize their voices. --Director JOE JOHNSTON says he recorded various howls . . . from real animals, animal impersonators and other voice actors. --Dave and Gene were brought in at the very end of the process, but Johnston says, quote, "Their stuff became the most useful stuff that we did. --"We were looking for this great pure tone . . . we knew we were going to process it and overlay elements to it, but we wanted that great foundation." --He added, quote, "I don't think they would recognize [their work] after what we've done to it because we've digitally processed it and added cool overtones and all that stuff." (--"The Wolfman" hits theaters February 12th.)
ROBERT PATTINSON IS *NOT* THE NEW "SPIDER-MAN" . . . YET:
There's a rumor going around that ROBERT PATTINSON is taking over for TOBEY MAGUIRE in the next "Spider-Man" movie. It's not true. At least not yet. No one has been cast for the movie yet . . . but at the same time, Sony isn't denying it, either. (--This sounds like a completely bogus Internet rumor . . . especially since Sony just said it was going back to when Peter Parker was a TEENAGER for the next flick. Come on, geeks. If you're gonna float a rumor, at least have it MAKE SENSE.)
NBC IS DENYING THAT THEY'VE ALREADY REACHED A DEAL TO RETURN "THE TONIGHT SHOW" TO JAY LENO:
NBC is denying a TMZ report claiming that there's already a deal in place to reinstate JAY LENO as the host of "The Tonight Show". --According to TMZ, the deal would have basically returned everything to the way it was last year at this time . . . except that JIMMY FALLON would be hosting "Late Night", and CONAN O'BRIEN would be gone, presumably. --A so-called "key source" tells "Entertainment Weekly" that the talks are going well, and this whole catastrophe could be resolved by this weekend. --Of course any resolution would have to include striking a deal with Conan to get him OFF the network. Conan's original "Tonight Show" deal was allegedly worth $80 million over five-years. --The word is that NBC would like to reach some kind of compromise that keeps him from immediately jumping to another network. --By the way, the website Deadline.com claims that NBC boss Jeff Zucker is FURIOUS with Conan for not going along with their plan to move him to 12:05 A.M. --The site quotes "insiders" that say Zucker is threatening to keep him, quote, "off the air for 3 1/2 years.'" (???) Deadline.com says that if NBC keeps playing hardball, this could end up in court.
WILL CONAN'S LAST NIGHT BE NEXT FRIDAY???
Yesterday, "People" magazine reported that CONAN O'BRIEN'S final day on "The Tonight Show" will probably be next Friday, the 22nd. --A so-called "source" says, quote, "Conan does not currently plan on doing any more new shows after next week." --As of last night, NBC hadn't commented on that, but a rep for Conan said, quote, "Not true. He has a scheduled hiatus the week of January 25th." (--NBC has confirmed that they have a pre-scheduled break planned for that week.) --And Conan's publicist, Leslee Dart, said, quote, "I know there's a rumor out there that next Friday is his last show, but we do not know that to be true. He is just moving ahead, day-to-day, doing the show, per his contract . . . still working." --"[There are] certainly conversations going on between his people and NBC . . . [but Conan will keep hosting the show] until somebody tells him not to." --After the alleged "scheduled hiatus," there will be another two weeks before NBC begins their Winter Olympics coverage. The last official word from NBC was that they didn't plan on altering their schedule before the Olympics.
JIMMY KIMMEL ROASTED JAY LENO ON HIS OWN SHOW:
JIMMY KIMMEL was on "The Jay Leno Show" last night to do the "10 at 10" segment . . . where Jay asks some celebrity 10 questions. --Like much of Jay's show, this segment can kind of drag on and be really boring . . . but last night's was AWESOME, because Jimmy spent the whole time roasting Jay over this NBC late-night disaster. Here are some highlights: --Jay asked, quote, "What's the best prank you ever pulled?" And Jimmy responded, quote, "I think the best prank I ever pulled was I told a guy that five years from now I'm gonna give you my show and then when the five years came, I gave it to him and then I took it back almost instantly. --"It was hilarious . . . I think he works at Fox or something now." --When Jay asked if Jimmy liked strippers, Jimmy said, quote, "Strippers I don't like in general, because you have this phony relationship with them for money. Similar to that of when you and Conan were on the 'Tonight Show' together passing the torch." --And when Jay asked why Jimmy came on "The Jay Leno Show", Jimmy went in for the kill. He said, quote, "Conan and I have children. All you have to take care of are cars. We have lives to lead here. You've got $800 million for God's sake. --"Leave our shows alone." (--You can find video of this by scrolling down at this site . . .)
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/jimmy-kimmel-roasts-jay-leno-on-the-jay-leno-show/CHECK OUT AN OLD ARTICLE FROM THE LAST NBC LATE-NIGHT MESS . . . IN WHICH JAY SAYS HE'D REFUSE TO DO A 12:30 A.M. SHOW:
NBC HAS ANNOUNCED THEIR NEW 10:00 P.M. SCHEDULE:
NBC has rolled out their new plans for the 10:00 P.M. hour . . . now that "The Jay Leno Show" is being booted from primetime. (--As far as we know, the plan is still to have "The Jay Leno Show" run up until NBC begins covering the Winter Olympics on February 12th. Then, by March 1st, they'll be ready to move on with their new programming.) --Here's what they're doing every night at 10:00 P.M.:--Monday: "Law & Order"--Tuesday: "Parenthood" . . . a new drama with former "Gilmore Girls" star LAUREN GRAHAM based on the 1989 STEVE MARTIN movie of the same name.--Wednesday: "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"--Thursday: JERRY SEINFELD'S new reality show "The Marriage Ref".--Friday: "Dateline NBC", which will run from 9:00 to 11:00 P.M.
"IDOL" RANDOMS:
TMZ claims a, quote-unquote, "'American Idol' spy" told them that the show's producers are trying to land ELTON JOHN to replace SIMON COWELL. (--Elton was a guest judge on Season Three.) --Well, they may be "trying" . . . but they haven't reached him yet. Elton's rep told "Access Hollywood", quote, "There is no truth to reports that he is in talks to replace Simon on 'Idol'."
Antonio "Skiibowski" Wheeler . . . who scored a golden ticket on "American Idol" on Wednesday night . . . has been arrested five times in the last five years. --His offenses were for things like cocaine possession, marijuana possession with intent to distribute, providing a false ID to law enforcement, resisting arrest without violence, and escape during transport. (!!!)
FRIDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listing for times in your area.)
--"Law & Order" . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on NBC. (--"The Daily Show's" Samantha Bee stars as a talk show host accused of sleeping with female co-workers.)
--"I Shouldn't Be Alive" [3rd Season Premiere] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on Animal Planet. (--A hiker who fell 60 feet into a Utah canyon and only broke her pelvis.)
--"The 15th Annual Critics Choice Movie Awards" . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on VH1. (--Kristin Chenoweth is your host.) (--You can also catch a half-hour red carpet special on CMT at 8:30 P.M., if that's your thing. You'll find all of your nominees, here . . .)
http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/critics_choice/_2010/nominees/?_id=category_1SATURDAY TV REMINDERS:
--"NFC Divisional Playoff Game" . . . 4:30 to 7:30 P.M. Eastern on Fox. (--The Arizona Cardinals battle the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome in New Orleans.)
--"AFC Divisional Playoff Game" . . . 8:15 to 11:15 P.M. Eastern on CBS. (--The Baltimore Ravens battle the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.)
--"Grand Ole Opry Live" . . . 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. on GAC. (--Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley, Emmylou Harris and Del McCoury perform.)
--"House of Bones" . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Syfy. (--Charisma Carpenter stars as a paranormal investigator who is terrorized in a house built with bones buried in its walls.)
--"Pit Boss" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Animal Planet. (--A reality series about a crew of "little people" who run a pit bull rescue service.)
--"Saturday Night Live" . . . 11:30 P.M. to 1:00 A.M. on NBC. (--Sigourney Weaver guest hosts and The Ting Tings are the musical guest.)
SUNDAY TV REMINDERS: --"NFC Divisional Playoff Game" . . . 1:00 to 4:00 P.M. Eastern on Fox. (--The Dallas Cowboys battle the Minnesota Vikings at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.)
--"AFC Divisional Playoff Game" . . . 4:40 to 7:40 P.M. Eastern on CBS. (--The New York Jets battle the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.)
--"Golden Globe Awards" . . . 8:00 to 11:00 P.M. on NBC. (--Here are your nominees . . .)
http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/--"Human Target" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on Fox. (--Former "Boston Legal" stud Mark Valley plays a guy with no sense of self-preservation who hires himself out to do undercover security. "Battlestar Galactica" minx Tricia Helfer is in the first episode.)
--"24" [8th Season Premiere] . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Fox.
--"Desperate Housewives" . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on ABC. (--Katherine is finally getting some mental help when she begins seeing a psychiatrist.)
--"Brothers & Sisters" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on ABC. (--Cheryl Hines stars as Kitty's friend who suggests a career change.)
--"Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Comedy Central. (--"Parks and Recreation's" Aziz Ansari does stand-up comedy, hitting targets like Facebook, Craigslist and Kanye West.)
--"The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty" [1st Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on A&E.
LADY GAGA CANCELLED A SHOW LAST NIGHT . . . BECAUSE OF EXHAUSTION AND DEHYDRATION:
LADY GAGA cancelled a show at Purdue University last night . . . after both her opening acts had performed . . . because she wasn't well enough to take the stage. --She apologized to fans and explained the cancellation on Twitter . . . saying, quote, "An hour before the show, I was feeling dizzy and having trouble breathing. --"Paramedics came to take care of me, and told me my heart rate was irregular . . . a result of exhaustion and dehydration. --"[I] can't apologize enough for how sorry I am. I could hear my fans cheering from my dressing room, I begged everyone to let me go onstage. --"My stage has complicated mechanical elements, everyone was concerned I'd be in danger during the [two-hour] show, since I had passed out earlier. --"I am so devastated. I have performed with the flu, a cold, strep throat: I would never cancel a show just based on discomfort." --The show has been rescheduled for January 26th.
NAZZY'S RANDOM STUFF
THE FLOOR COLLAPSED AT A WEIGHT WATCHERS MEETING IN SWEDEN:
A lot of us already know this, but part of the Weight Watchers program involves going to meetings where members weigh themselves in order to track their progress. --Well, on Wednesday one of these meetings took place in southern Sweden. And at some point . . . under the weight of all those delicious Weight Watchers members . . . the unthinkable happened: --The floor collapsed. --According to one member, quote, "We suddenly heard a huge thud. We almost thought it was an earthquake and everything flew up in the air. The floor collapsed in one corner of the room, and along the walls." --Then the floor started collapsing in other parts of the room too. And then, for some reason, the smell of raw sewage began wafting up through the floor. But we're not sure why. So the organizers decided to move the meeting to a hallway and continue there. --Fortunately, there were no injuries, and everyone's going to live to eat another day. (Local)
UPDATE: THE DOOMSDAY CLOCK WAS MOVED BACK ONE MINUTE:
We're really sorry to waste your time with pointless nonsense like this. But we thought you should know that yesterday, the Doomsday Clock was moved BACK one minute . . . from FIVE-minutes-to-midnight to SIX-minutes-to-midnight. --The group that created and maintains the Doomsday Clock is called the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, and here's the statement they released, explaining what they did: --"By shifting the hand back from midnight by only one additional minute, we emphasize how much needs to be accomplished, while at the same time recognizing signs of collaboration among the United States, Russia, the European Union, India, China, Brazil, and others on nuclear security, and on climate stabilization." (--Isn't that wonderful? I really felt like we were closer to six minutes from global catastrophe than five minutes anyway.) (???) (--You know . . . unless you're of the opinion that the Doomsday Clock is completely arbitrary, and all it really does is remind us just how much we dislike the rest of the world . . . and how much they dislike us right back. But, hey, FUN STUFF!!!)(--You can get more information about the Doomsday Clock here . . .)
http://www.turnbacktheclock.org/(ABC News)
THERE'S A NEW CELL PHONE APP THAT PREVENTS YOUR KIDS FROM TEXTING OR TALKING WHILE THEY'RE DRIVING:
Meet Darcy Ahl of Concord, Massachusetts --After witnessing how her teenage son completely ZONED OUT and started swerving all over the road while talking on his cell phone, she came up with the idea for something called the iZup. -The iZup is a brilliant new cell phone app that prevents teens from sending or receiving texts or phone calls when they drive. (--Though it DOES allow calls to 911 and the cell phone owner's parents.) --All you have to do is install the iZup app on your teen's cell phone, and once the car reaches five miles per hour, the software kicks in. And it doesn't turn off if they stop at a red light or get stuck in traffic. --The iZup software starts at $5 a month, or $50 a year. (--If you're wondering, Darcy would be considered a "Momtrepreneur," which is what these women are called who come up with devices to keep tabs on their offspring 24/7 in order to prevent them from having any reckless fun . . . like WE all got to have.) (--You can download a free 30-day trial of iZup here . . .)
http://illumesoftware.com/ (WHDH News 7 - Boston)
NOW YOU CAN WEAR YOUR TEAM COLORS ON YOUR VERY OWN WORLD CUP BODY ARMOR:
As an American, it's practically your patriotic duty to love SOCCER. -Which is why if you're going to the World Cup this summer in South Africa, you should pick up some World Cup BODY ARMOR from a company called Protektor Vest. --The vests are stab-proof, which is ideal when you find yourself throwing uppercuts in a soccer hooligan brawl. And you can even get it customized with your team colors and flag. --By which I mean you can get the American flag on it . . . or the flag of whatever loser country it is you're rooting for. (--Get your World Cup body armor for $70 here . . .)
http://www.protektorvest.com/ (Total Pro Sports)
NAZZY'S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) Police officers in Britain got in trouble for using their riot shields to go sledding. Here's the video they made of themselves.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPZ1D8bwzwE(Search Terms: Thames Valley police riot shields sledding video)
FIVE MEDICAL MYTHS WE LEARNED FROM MOVIES:
You're probably aware that not everything you see in movies is how it is in real life. But it still might surprise you what Hollywood gets away with. Here's Cracked.com's list of five medical myths we learned from the movies . . .
#1.) CPR WORKS 99% OF THE TIME. That's the way they make it look, but actually, it's more like 2 to 4% of the time. And it's not pretty either. If CPR is done correctly, the patient usually ends up with a cracked rip cage.
#2.) DEFIBRILLATORS CAN RESTART YOUR HEART. They're those little metal paddles you always see TV doctors using to shock their patients back to life. But in reality, that's not how they work at all. --A defibrillator actually STOPS your heart. But just for a second. If you go into cardiac arrest, shocking your heart can help it regain its normal rhythm. But if you're already flat-lining, shocking it won't do you any good.
#3.) GUNSHOTS TO THE LEGS AND ARMS AREN'T A BIG DEAL. Doctors studied 58 patients who had gunshot wounds to the shoulder and found that four months after the initial injuries, HALF had lost some or all mobility in their arm. --Plus, 51 of the 58 had pain caused by vascular damage. And a gunshot to your leg isn't any better. In fact, it's pretty hard to NOT hit an artery. If you HAVE to take a bullet, the best place to do it is . . . you guessed it . . . your backside.
#4.) THE TOURNIQUET. In the movies, whenever someone has a bad cut on their arm, the first thing they do is tear off a piece of someone's shirt and tie it on above the wound to keep it from bleeding. --But cutting off the circulation to an entire limb can kill the tissue. And sometimes it results in an amputation. The best thing to do is to apply pressure directly to the wound with a piece of cloth or gauze.
#5.) BULLETS NEED TO BE TAKEN OUT. Whenever someone on TV gets shot, they try to get the bullet out as quickly as possible. But a bullet gets so hot when it's fired that it becomes completely STERILE. And removing it can do more harm than good. --Some scholars think that both Presidents Garfield and McKinley would have survived their assassinations if the doctors HADN'T tried to remove the bullets. --Teddy Roosevelt was shot in the chest by a would-be assassin in 1912. But he refused to have the bullet removed, and it might have saved his life. (Cracked.com)
SIX TIPS FOR SPOTTING A SINGLE WOMAN:
Guys, how many times has this happened: You're out at a bar or a club and spot a woman you're interested in, only to approach her and find out she has a boyfriend. --Well today we've got six things to look for that'll help clue you in to whether she's single . . . BEFORE you approach her.
#1.) SHE'S MAKING TONS OF EYE CONTACT. There's a difference between a single woman and a serial flirt who's actually attached. Unless she's a chronic people-watcher, women who are already attached usually don't bother looking around the club. --If she's making intense eye contact with you from across the bar, chances are she wants you to head over and start up a conversation.
#2.) SHE'S TALKING TO EVERY GUY IN THE BAR. If you see her talking to tons of guys, as long as she's not shooting them all down, it means she's open to new conversations and it's safe to approach her.
#3.) HER BODY LANGUAGE. If she has a boyfriend, chances are she won't be twirling her hair and casually touching other men.
#4.) SHE'S OUT WITH THE GIRLS . . . AGAIN. Unavailable women DO go out and have fun with their girlfriends, but they have to make some time for the men in their lives too. --If you see the same girl out with her friends more than once at the same bar within a short period of time, chances are she's flying solo.
#5.) SHE'S DANCING WITH OTHER MEN. If you've seen her a few times at the same club and she's always dancing with different men, it's safe to assume she's single . . . or at least approachable.
#6.) SHE'S OVERLY FRIENDLY. A woman's attitude is usually an indication of her status. As a general rule, attached women tend to be less friendly with other men and give off a standoffish attitude when approached. --So if you notice that a woman is open and friendly with most men she encounters, chances are she's single. (Ask Men)
