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Farrah Fawcett Left Nothing to Ryan O’Neal in Will

Wendy — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:13:31 +0000

Wow. This is surprising news – Farrah Fawcett has left nothing to her on-again/off-again love Ryan O’Neal in her will.

RadarOnline posted Farrah Fawcett’s will, last updated in August 2007. Fawcett left $4.5 million to her son Redmond, $100,000 to ex-lover Greg Lott (she dated him in the 60s), $500,000 to her nephew Greg Walls and $500,000 to her father James.

Farrah Fawcett died on June 25 of this year.

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Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Recovering After Bypass Surgery

Wendy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:57:49 +0000

Golden Girls star Rue McClanahan is recovering following bypass surgery performed yesterday. Rue McClanahan, 75, is reportedly “doing great” after the surgery, according to her rep.

The Golden Girls star was first diagnosed with acute cardiac illness on Monday during a routine physical exam.

Rue McClanahan’s rep said of the discovery: “He listened to her ticker and didn’t like what he heard. But [the surgery] couldn’t have gone better. Everything went according to plan.”

Here’s wishing a speedy recovery to the Golden Girls star!!

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Airs October 27 – Charlie Rap Promo (Video)

Wendy — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:07:09 +0000

That little Halloween TV classic, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown airs tonight, October 27 at 8 p.m. on ABC. Check out this oh-so-very-wrong promo video for It’s the Great Pumpkin, featuring Charlie Brown rapping about the beloved Halloween special.

What do you think of Charlie Brown’s rap? Pretty lame – especially the “Word” at the end. Blergh.

Kirk Cameron The Origin of Species Evolution vs. Creationism Controversy (Video)

Wendy — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:24:31 +0000

Kirk Cameron is raising eyebrows over his part in helping to create a special edition of The Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin, that includes “a 50-page introduction that picks apart aspects of (Charles) Darwin’s work and (tries) to link it to everything from Nazi eugenics to the scientist’s alleged ‘disdain for women.”

Kirk Cameron’s video explanation of the evolution vs. creationism debate is above, but Cameron tells People.com:

“Atheism has been on the rise for years now, and the Bible of the atheists is The Origin of Species. We have a situation in our country where young people are entering college with a belief in God and exiting with that faith being stripped and shredded. What we want to do is have student make an informed, educated decision before they chuck their faith.”

Thousands of editions of Darwin’s evolutionary theory with the 50 page intro will be distributed to the top 50 universities in the country.

Kirk Cameron says, “I am proud to bring this to people’s attention. You see things in the world that are truly distressing and you think, ‘What can I do?’ Well this is something I can do.”

Good luck with that, Kirk.

Chynna Phillips Believes Mackenzie and John Phillips’ Incestuous Relationship

Wendy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:38:33 +0000

Now that Mackenzie Phillips has spilled the beans about her messed up life in a new tell-all book and sit down interview with Oprah, people are responding to the shocking news that her father, John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas, had a sexual relationship with Mackenzie.

Mackenzie Phillips reveals a 10-year affair with John Phillips in her memoir “High on Arrival,” and half-sister Chynna Phillips believes Mackenzie’s telling the truth.

Chynna Phillips recounts receiving a call from Mackenzie in 1997: “She said, ‘I don’t know why, but I just really felt the need to call you and tell you something that I think you need to know. And she went on to tell me that she had had an incestuous relationship with our dad for about 10 years.”

Chynna tells Us Weekly, “Somebody could have dropped a piano on my head and I probably wouldn’t have felt it. But I knew it was true. I mean, who in their right mind would make such a claim if it wasn’t true?”

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Emmy Nominations 2009: Who Will Win Emmy Awards?

Wendy — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:00:19 +0000

The Emmy Awards are upon us… but who will win this year? Check out the Emmy nominations for 2009 and place your bets:

2009 Emmy nominations:

Outstanding Comedy Series
ENTOURAGE
FAMILY GUY
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
THE OFFICE
30 ROCK
WEEDS

Outstanding Drama Series
BIG LOVE
BREAKING BAD
DAMAGES
DEXTER
HOUSE
LOST
MAD MEN

Outstanding Reality Competition
THE AMAZING RACE
AMERICAN IDOL
DANCING WITH THE STARS
PROJECT RUNWAY
TOP CHEF

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama
Brian Cranston, BREAKING BAD
Gabriel Byrne, IN TREATMENT
Michael C Hall, DEXTER
Hugh Laurie, HOUSE
John Hamm, MAD MEN
Simon Baker, THE MENTALIST

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama
Kyra Sedgwick, THE CLOSER
Glenn Close, DAMAGES
Mariska Hargitay, LAW & ORDER: SVU
Elisabeth Moss, MAD MEN
Sally Field, BROTHERS & SISTERS
Holly Hunter, SAVING GRACE

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy
Jermaine Clement, FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS
Steve Carell, THE OFFICE
Alec Baldwin, 30 ROCK
Jim Parsons, BIG BANG THEORY
Tony Shaloub, MONK
Charlie Sheen, TWO AND A HALF MEN

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy
Christina Applegate, SAMANTHA WHO
Toni Collette, UNITED STATES OF TARA
Tina Fey, 30 ROCK
Julia Louise-Dreyfus, NEW ADVENTURES…
Mary Louise Parker, WEEDS
Sarah Silverman, THE SARAH SILVERMAN SHOW

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
Cherry Jones, 24
Rose Byrne, DAMAGES
Sandra Oh, GREY’S ANATOMY
Chandra Wilson, GREY’S ANATOMY
Dianne Wiest, IN TREATMENT

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama
Christian Clemenson, BOSTON LEGAL
Michael Emerson, LOST
William Hurt, DAMAGES
Aaron Paul, BREAKING BAD
William Shatner, BOSTON LEGAL
John Slattery, MAD MEN

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Jon Cryer, TWO AND A HALF MEN
Kevin Dillon, ENTOURAGE
Tracy Morgan, 30 ROCK
Jack McBrayer, 30 ROCK
Neil Patrick Harris, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Kristin Chenoweth, PUSHING DAISIES
Jane Krakowski, 30 ROCK
Elizabeth Perkins, WEEDS
Amy Poehler, SNL
Kristin Wiig, SNL
Vanessa Williams, UGLY BETTY

Outstanding Music, Variety, or Comedy
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report
The Late Show with David Letterman
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Made-for-TV Movie
Coco Chanel, Lifetime
Grey Gardens, HBO
Into the Storm, HBO
Prayers for Bobby, Lifetime
Taking Chance, HBO

Actor, Miniseries or Movie
Kevin Kline, Cyrano de Bergerac, PBS
Brendan Gleeson, Into the Storm, HBO
Ian McKellen, King Lear, PBS
Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance, HBO
Kiefer Sutherland, 24: Redemption, Fox
Kenneth Branagh, Wallander: One Step Behind, PBS

Actress, Miniseries or Movie
Chandra Wilson, Accidental Friendship, Hallmark Channel
Shirley MacLaine, Coco Chanel, Lifetime
Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens, HBO
Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens, HBO
Sigourney Weaver, Prayers for Bobby, Lifetime

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie
Ken Howard, Grey Gardens, HBO
Len Cariou, Into the Storm, HBO
Bob Newhart, The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice, TNT
Tom Courtenay, Little Dorrit, PBS
Andy Serkis, Little Dorrit, PBS

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie
Marcia Gay Harden, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, CBS
Jeanne Tripplehorn, Grey Gardens, HBO
Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Saddam, HBO
Janet McTeer, Into the Storm, HBO
Cicely Tyson, Relative Stranger, Hallmark Channel

Soleil Moon Frye – Punky Brewster Punky Power for Twitter (Video)

Wendy — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:02:10 +0000

Soleil Moon Frye celebrated her 1 million followers on Twitter in this video clip, wearing the full Punky Brewster getup and screaming out “Punky Power” for all her fans. Hey, at least she does something for her Twitter followers!

Pee-Wee Herman Show: New Show at The Music Box Theater Los Angeles

Wendy — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:17:40 +0000

The Pee-Wee Herman Show – a new show at The Music Box Theater in Los Angeles – will bring the beloved Pee-Wee Herman Show character back for a brief revival!

Paul Reubens will reprise his character of Pee-Wee Herman, with The Pee-wee Herman Show at the Music Box in Hollywood, November 8-19.

The updated Pee-Wee Herman Show will be a “re-imagined” version of the show, with Pee-Wee regulars Miss Yvonne, Mailman Mike, Cowboy Curtis, and Jambi the Genie to join Reubens on the stage.

The HBO special of the Pee-Wee Herman Show holds a special place in my heart, and it’ll be cool to see Pee-Wee on stage again. Reubens originated the character in 1981 in a show at the Groundlings Theatre. Pee-Wee was also seen on the big screen and on the TV show Pee-Wee’s Playhouse.

Maureen McCormick, Eve Plumb Feud? Marcia and Jan Brady Not Speaking

Wendy — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:58:02 +0000

Maureen McCormick tried to spice up sales of her tell-all book with a little tidbit about her and Eve Plumb having a lesbian affair during their Brady Bunch years. But did Maureen McCormick cost her friendship with her TV sister?

Maureen McCormick blogged this week at Fancast.com about the cast of the Brady Bunch being invited to a reunion on Oprah in September, but Eve Plumb declined. According to McCormick:

“All of us said yes except for one person, Eve Plumb, who used to be my best friend but now apparently wants to distance herself from the show and, most troubling, from me … I have no idea why, unless she’s mad at the joke I made a few years ago that we’d had a lesbian love affair. I made the crack to be funny — and for shock value. I’m sorry if she took offense.”

Apparently, McCormick had made the joke prior to the release of her autobiography, “Here’s the Story.” No doubt the lesbian rumor helped push a few copies.

Eve Plumb’s agent, however, says: “No one from ‘Oprah’ called. We haven’t turned down anything. There is no feud.”

Three’s Company’s Joyce DeWitt Arrested for Drunk Driving

Wendy — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:31:55 +0000

Whoops! Joyce DeWitt, who played Janet Wood on Three’s Company, was pulled over for drunk driving over the weekend. DeWitt reportedly drove through a barricade in El Segundo, California on July 4, prompting police to pull her over and administer field sobriety tests.

Joyce DeWitt was arrested on suspicion of DUI and released on $5,000 bail.

El Segundo Police Sgt. Dean Howard told E! News, “An officer saw DeWitt drive a vehicle past a barricade intended to control vehicular traffic near a park. As the officer spoke with DeWitt, he observed signs and symptoms of alcohol intoxication.”