Category Archives: Interviews

Cher: It took guts for Chaz to do ‘Dancing’

By doris | Published: September 1, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com Cher has leapt to the defense of son Chaz Bono after a host of angry “Dancing With the Stars” fans hit the show’s website and other online portals to protest casting the singer’s son on Season 13 of the show. “Lovelies!” Cher wrote on Twitter, addressing her faithful. “Chaz is Being [...]

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The hottest TV story of the week was

By doris | Published: August 27, 2011

Full Story at The Clicker.today.com It was almost all talk and no action this past week. At least when it came to what Clicker fans were most interested in reading in this TV blog. When actress Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the “Star Wars” films was on the TODAY show on Aug. 24 [...]

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America loves Betty White best

By doris | Published: August 19, 2011

Full Story at Marquee.Blogs.cnn.com Thought Reese Witherspoon was America’s Sweetheart? Or maybe Julia Roberts or Sandra Bullock? Well, you’d be wrong, because Betty White can officially claim that title. It turns out that the angelic 89-year-old is now America’s most favorite and trusted celebrity, the Los Angeles Times reports. White has come in first in [...]

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Dr. Phil to interview Casey Anthony’s parents

By doris | Published: August 17, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com LOS ANGELES — The parents of Casey Anthony, who was acquitted in July of charges that she killed her young daughter, will sit with Dr. Phil for their first interview since the trial, the program announced on Tuesday. Anthony’s trial in the death of her two-year-old daughter Caylee became a media [...]

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Did Jenny McCarthy ditch Oprah’s network?

By doris | Published: July 29, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com Over the last few years, Jenny McCarthy seemed all but guaranteed to take her rightful place in the pantheon of Oprah’s Favorite Things: Human Beings Edition (just below John Travolta and Maria Shriver, obviously), thanks not only to her increasing appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show in its final season (miss [...]

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Elizabeth Smart to work as ABC commentator

By doris | Published: July 7, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Elizabeth Smart is taking a job with ABC News as a commentator focusing on missing persons and child abduction cases. The Utah woman who was kidnapped from her bedroom at knifepoint, raped and held captive at age 14 by a Salt Lake City street preacher can [...]

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Mick Jagger’s new supergroup is ‘SuperHeavy’

By doris | Published: July 2, 2011

Full Story at Marquee.CNN.com On Thursday, a small group of journalists were introduced to SuperHeavy, the eclectic new supergroup featuring Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Damian Marley, Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart and “Slumdog Millionaire” composer A.R. Rahman. The five global music stars gathered in Studio A at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood to explain their surprise [...]

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Tracy Morgan offends again in latest stand-up

By doris | Published: June 28, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com Tracy Morgan may want to invest in a bus, because his apology tour may not be over just yet. The Arc, a nonprofit advocacy group serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is the latest organization demanding an apology from the comedian for remarks he made during his stand-up routine Saturday [...]

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CBS fires back at Happy Days lawsuit

By doris | Published: June 26, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Los Angeles, California (CNN) — CBS says stars of the hit TV show “Happy Days,” who are suing the company for unpaid merchandising revenue, don’t have a case. The company, which owns the iconic show, said in a 15-page response to the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, that the [...]

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How Oprah has changed the way we live

By doris | Published: June 5, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — From “aha!” moments to “teachable” moments, in 25 years “The Oprah Winfrey Show” has not just become a part of our popular vernacular, it’s shaped our culture. Whether you’ve tuned in each weekday afternoon or preferred to tune her out, “Lady O” has left her mark. Here’s our list [...]

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