Somertime: I've always loved Suzanne Somers. I'm entirely sure why. Was it her lovable portrayal of Chrissy Snow -- and the shitcanning that followed? Her Lifesavers commercials with her drunk dad? the Thighmaster? The immaculate conception of son, Bruce? (she claimed in her first book, "Keeping Secrets," that she got pregnant in a parked car even though she didn't have intercourse!). Or the fact that 30 years after "Three's Company" she's got more money than the rest of the cast, crew and the network execs who fired her put together? Whatever the reason, you gotta hand it to a 60-year-old broad who can still make headlines every time she does something. This time Newsweek's on her case about her new best-selling book, "Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones," in which she claims to know more about menopause than any medical doctor. It may sound crazy but she did cure herself of breast cancer ... (Love her!!!) (Newsweek)
I Know Who You Did Last Summer: The celebrity rags are reporting it was a summer fling with a co-star on the set of the movie "Stop Loss" that split up Hollywood golden couple Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe's happy home (Reese supposedly found e-mails on Ryan's BlackBerry and she (Tracy) Flicked out on him). But it's the curse of the Best Actress Oscar that I find most delicious: In the past 10 years, six of the nine Academy Award winners for best actress ended up splitting from the husbands or boyfriends they thanked on Oscar night: Witherspoon, Swank, Halle Berry, Julia Roberts, Gwyneth Paltrow and Helen Hunt. (The exceptions are Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, who was unattached when she won, and Frances McDormand.) (AH)
A.C./P.C.: Gay icon and "Dancing With the Stars" fan favorite Mario Lopez has declared he was putting his "foot down" on choosing outfits for his reality television competition. "I don't want anything too fruity or too out there," the fake Greg Louganis said on the STAR 94.1 morning show in San Diego. "I gotta keep it masculine, gotta represent Chula Vista still," he added, referring to the San Diego suburb where he grew up. Rather than be offended I'm going to just assume that all of those years portraying himbo wrestler A.C. Slater led to a bad case of post-traumatic Method Acting Syndrome. (Advocate)
SIDS Research: An abnormality in part of the brain that controls breathing, arousal and other reflexes may be what causes Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, a finding that could lead to a preventive treatment, a study said on Tuesday. (Reuters)
X Marks the Spot: No offense, Exene. But I always wondered how the punker chick ever landed this hottie? Could it have been romantic late-night poetry readings that did the trick? (NYT)
O-No -- Charity Begins Where? Did you hear about Oprah Winfrey's latest condescending stunt? She told her audience they were each getting a $1,000 debit card from Bank of America. Then as the crowd went crazy with excitement -- until she informed them that there was just one small catch: the money had to be spent donated to charity -- that "YOU GET TO CHOOSE!" (chirp, chirp, chirp). Apparently Oprah wanted everyone in the audience to experience the joy she gets everyday from her philanthropic endeavors. She then reportedly flew home to her $50 million dollar estate outside Santa Barbara to count the $1.5 billion she has in her mattress there. Thanks, Ofra! (WP)
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Before you make light of the actions of one of the most philanthropic celebrities ever - get the facts straight. The audience doesn't have to donate the money to the charity of their choice. The program was about the kind things that people do for one another and the audience was asked to do something kind for someone who needs it.
And to the previous poster - Oprah purposely plays "uninformed" in a lot of situations in order for her audience to relate. It has always been one of her tactics to "learn" from the experts and guests on her show right along with her audience. Her brother died of AIDS - I'm sure she knows the ins and outs of infection.
Your clarification does little to change the facts. She screamed out that she was GIVING everyone $1,000, pauses, and then tells them it's not for them. Whether or not you agree with this being generous or condescending is up to you, but that's what happened.
Also, you're not the first person to suggest that Oprah plays uninformed on purpose. On what do you base this? Unless she has told you this, again, it's your opinion and not everyone shares it.
Oprah's a cool chick but she does think she's Jesus sometimes ... and it's annoying (sometimes)
i get what she was trying to do and it was a nice gesture. but i do see where it could rub people the wrong way. the show was about giving to others and giving people $1,000 is one way of giving, but even the poorest person in the world -- who may not have experienced oprah's feeling of monetary giving -- has much to give (time, love, patience, volunteerism).
feeling what it's like to give someone cash isn't exactly what we all dream of doing. again, it was a nice gesture. of course there will always be critics.
What I find amazing is that straight, pretty boys like Mario Lopez love to show their asses in gay movie scenes such as in "Nip and Tuck" but of course do not want to appear "fruity" in a dance contest. Since it is argued that homosexuality is a choice, he must argue that although he plays one on TV, he chooses not to be one in real life--especially when he is out there on that dance floor, wagging that pretty butt, grinding away, and just glowing. YOU GO GIRL!
Somertime: I've always loved Suzanne Somers. I'm entirely sure why. Was it her lovable portrayal of Chrissy Snow -- and the shitcanning that followed? Her Lifesavers commercials with her drunk dad? the Thighmaster? The immaculate conception of son, Bruce? (she claimed in her first book, "Keeping Secrets," that she got pregnant in a parked car even though she didn't have intercourse!). Or the fact that 30 years after "Three's Company" she's got more money than the rest of the cast, crew and the network execs who fired her put together? Whatever the reason, you gotta hand it to a 60-year-old broad who can still make headlines every time she does something. This time Newsweek's on her case about her new best-selling book, "Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones," in which she claims to know more about menopause than any medical doctor. It may sound crazy but she did cure herself of breast cancer ... (Love her!!!) (Newsweek)
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Before you make light of the actions of one of the most philanthropic celebrities ever - get the facts straight. The audience doesn't have to donate the money to the charity of their choice. The program was about the kind things that people do for one another and the audience was asked to do something kind for someone who needs it.
And to the previous poster - Oprah purposely plays "uninformed" in a lot of situations in order for her audience to relate. It has always been one of her tactics to "learn" from the experts and guests on her show right along with her audience. Her brother died of AIDS - I'm sure she knows the ins and outs of infection.
Your clarification does little to change the facts. She screamed out that she was GIVING everyone $1,000, pauses, and then tells them it's not for them. Whether or not you agree with this being generous or condescending is up to you, but that's what happened.
Also, you're not the first person to suggest that Oprah plays uninformed on purpose. On what do you base this? Unless she has told you this, again, it's your opinion and not everyone shares it.
Oprah's a cool chick but she does think she's Jesus sometimes ... and it's annoying (sometimes)
i get what she was trying to do and it was a nice gesture. but i do see where it could rub people the wrong way. the show was about giving to others and giving people $1,000 is one way of giving, but even the poorest person in the world -- who may not have experienced oprah's feeling of monetary giving -- has much to give (time, love, patience, volunteerism).
feeling what it's like to give someone cash isn't exactly what we all dream of doing. again, it was a nice gesture. of course there will always be critics.
What I find amazing is that straight, pretty boys like Mario Lopez love to show their asses in gay movie scenes such as in "Nip and Tuck" but of course do not want to appear "fruity" in a dance contest. Since it is argued that homosexuality is a choice, he must argue that although he plays one on TV, he chooses not to be one in real life--especially when he is out there on that dance floor, wagging that pretty butt, grinding away, and just glowing. YOU GO GIRL!
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