May 2011

May 2, 2011

Trump congratulates Obama after the president preempts "Celeb Apprentice"
"I want to personally congratulate President Obama and the men and women of the Armed Forces for a job well done," The Donald said in a statement reacting to the death of Osama bin Laden. PLUS: Trump did like some of Obama's jokes Saturday.


Seth Meyers joked about Osama's whereabouts on Saturday in front of the president

Watch Obama's reaction to the White Correspondents Dinner joke.


Oprah worried her 5-day-old interview with Obama is outdated

Taped last Wednesday, the president and first lady's visit to Oprah will finally air today. "Show will feel dated because we taped last week," Oprah wrote last night on Twitter. Not even a hint of Osama's demise. Still happy to have them on."


Why is Jack Bauer trending on Twitter?

All morning, the "24" character has been a Top 10 Twitter trending topic, thanks to killing of Osama. But why Jack Bauer? As James Poniewozik notes, "it is simply much more satisfying to know that bin Laden was not obliterated by a Predator drone strike, but was taken out at close range by a human. There's something more primal about knowing that there was a human agent of justice at hand—more bluntly, it just felt better knowing that somebody popped the son of a bitch—and that was what 24 tapped into."


Ryan Seacrest flew out to NYC after hearing the bin Laden news

He's doing his radio show and E! News from Manhattan, where there is "energy here today," he says. PLUS: Rob Lowe celebrates with NYC firefighters.


Report: JWoww tried to commit suicide after "Jersey Shore" debuted

Her ex-boyfriend claims she swallowed a bottle of pills after watching herself on MTV.


"Brothers and Sisters" canceled?

Rachel Griffiiths seemed to indicate that ABC drama is not coming back, telling Australian TV last night: "I'm soon to be unemployed…" PLUS: ABC says no decision has been made.


TCM launches a cruise

The TCM Classic Cruise will present a film festival on the sea.


"HIMYM" season finale won't reveal who the mother is

Nor will there be much of a wedding in the season-ender.


"Doctor Who" hospitalized

Matt Smith fell down in his apartment, splitting his head, after finishing filming "Doctor Who." He received three stitches.


Charlie Sheen tours tornado-damaged Alabama

Wearing a University of Alabama baseball cap, the former "Two and a Half Men" star is hoping to organize a benefit for those injured. PLUS: Sheen raised $20,000 for beaten San Francisco Giants fan, and Sheen is now officially divorced.


"Judge Judy" to stick around through 2015

Judy Sheindlin has just signed a multiyear deal.


"Bachelor" doctor Travis Stork is engaged

He's set to marry a pediatrician.


Rick Springfield busted for DUI

The rocker/"General Hospital" vet was taken into custody last night in L.A.


Is "SNL's" Jason Sudeikis the father of January Jones' baby?

When asked about the "Mad Men" star's pregnancy, Sudeikis did a lot of stammering. PLUS: Check out Jones' baby bump.

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May 1, 2011

Osama bin Laden announcement felt like "a movielike hour of television"
The drama surrounding President Obama's announcement that the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks "seemed, for a moment," says Hank Stuever, "as though what began with 9/11 would also end like one of those action movies in which the president breaks such news to the nation on live TV. Of course, no news like that can be contained in one dramatic scene. Not anymore."


Obama interrupts Trump's "Celebrity Apprentice" to break Osama bin Laden news

NBC, and all the networks broke in around 10:45 PM ET, just before tonight's firing was revealed. PLUS: Watch who got fired.


On West Coast, ABC stays on Bin Laden while NBC and CBS go back to reality shows

After President Obama spoke to the nation, NBC aired "Celebrity Apprentice" in its entirety while CBS showed "Undercover Boss." ABC, meanwhile, preempted "Desperate Housewives."


Donald Trump slams Obama and Seth Meyers for "inappropriate" roasting

"I had no idea it would be to that extent where it was just joke after joke after joke," said Trump during an interview with Fox News (watch the video). PLUS: Trump fires back at Letterman, and cancels his May 18 "Late Show" appearance.


Ryan Seacrest in talks to make an "Idol" rival for NBC

NBC's reality boss says it would be "a totally different kind of competition show." "It is self-contained episodes," says NBC's Paul Telegdy, who runs NBC's alternative programming. "It is a bit more fun. It's not contestant competitive. It's artist competitive."


Pia Toscano earns $100,000 for a single event

The former "Idol" star is earning big bucks to perform at a birthday party on Mother's Day.


Cynthia Nixon joins Spider-Man musical-themed "Law & Order: CI"

She'll play the troubled musical's director.


Lorenzo Lamas, 53, marries his 24-year-old girlfriend

It's the 5th marriage for the reality star.


A "Top Chef" Broadway musical?

Tom Colicchio is pushing for a musical based on the Bravo reality show.


Reality TV helicopter crew goes down

Three people were injured while filming "Campus PD" over Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Saturday.

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