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Friday, March 19th, 2004
Injured list, part one: The Onyx Hotel Tour WON'T be checking into Chicago tonight. Britney Spears injured her knee in Moline, Illinois Thursday night. Brit should be fine for Sunday night's show in Detroit. Injured list, part two: Paris Hilton was involved in a horseback riding accident while filming The Simple Life 2 this week. Not serious--but Paris was taken to the hospital anyway. The horse? Don't ask, Elmer! Donald Trump wants to trademark the phrase, "You're fired." He's already filed the official paper work. Next time some jackass fires you, it's nice to know they might owe Trump some dough! Nickelodeon's upcoming 17th Annual Kids Choice Award will feature musical performances by Outkast and Avril Lavigne. Cameron Diaz and Mike Myers will host. Some guys have all the luck: David Letterman, whose famously been flashed by Drew Barrymore, and just this week Courtney Love, gets the first post-Nipplegate interview with Janet Jackson. Miss Jackson (cuz I'm nasty) bares all the details March 29th about her SuperBoob performance. Why the Chilly reaction? The truth about Usher and Chilli's break-up has finally been revealed: Usher got it on with a groupie, who then "ushered" a little Usher into the world. Need another serving of The Restaurant? NBC dishes it up starting April 19th. J.J. Jackson, and original MTV VJ, died of a heart attack Thursday. He was 62. New in theaters this weekend: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Jim Carrey); Taking Lives (Jim Carrey); Dawn of the Dead. NBC repeats the recent Saturday Night Live hosted by Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey tomorrow night. Murphy Lee performs tonight on Leno. --Greg Valentine
It's Jessica Simpson's moment to take the diva spotlight. Jessica performs at the VH1 Divas concert on April 18th in Las Vegas. The lineup also includes Cyndi Lauper, Debbie Harry, Patti Labelle and Joss Stone. And she's pulled another "Jessica." The blond singer was recently given a tour of the White House. When she was introduced to the Secretary of Interior, Jessica Simpson told Gale Norton, "You've done a nice job decorating the White House." Love's trouble: Courtney Love apparently threw a microphone stand last night at a club in New York City and hit a dude in the head. Police arrested her for reckless endangerment and third-degree assault. Hey, rockers throw mic-stands… are you gonna arrest someone the next time they stage-dive, too? La bell tolls for Leah: The first American Idol finalist to get the big "buh-bye" was Leah Labelle. Hmmm… didn't a certain Showbizz Buzz reporter call that--a week ago?! (I'm almost never right… gotta take credit when I can). Zohn gone: The last of the previous Survivor winners, Ethan Zohn, was kicked out of the all-star edition of the game last night. Florida has dropped child porn charges against R. Kelly after last week's ruling that the alleged evidence had been illegally obtained. Showtime is turning the infamous 1936 film Reefer Madness into a musical. At least we think those are the plans for the campy classic--the producers were pretty distracted at the press conference, and were out the door to Taco Bell before you knew it. On-Air with Ryan Seacrest has booked Janet Jackson for a live performance and interview on April 2nd. Seven-second delay, in case you're wondering. (Which is what the show does anyway. Live camera shots of the crowd outside--you never know who's gonna flash what.) On-Air is looking for Janet Jackson SuperFans. They might even fly ya to L.A.! Hard to ig-Norah: It's a fifth-straight week at number one on the Billboard album chart for Norah Jones' Feels Like Home. Bad Boy's Tenth Anniversary: The Hits, an album featuring the P. Diddy label's biggest singles, had a strong Billboard debut at number two. MTV's The Real World has decided at the very last minute to not film its next season in Philadelphia, due to disagreements with local union officials. But the karma-train hit town anyway, when the Eagles got Terrell Owens! Word is family and close friends held an intervention and that's how Whitney Houston made it to rehab. The group Live team up with Shelby Lynne for a performance tonight on Jay Leno. --Greg Valentine
What a, um, shocker: Whitney Houston has entered a drug rehab facility. No other details were released, but her publicist says Whitney "thanks everyone for their support and prayers." CBS's Big Brother 5 is looking for houseguests. Apply online here. The show returns this summer. The 12 American Idol contestants get their first chance to face off against each other in a two-hour special tonight on FOX. Clay Aiken stops by on tomorrow's Results Show. More names are being thrown around as possible American Idol celebrity guest judges including Donna Summer and… Quentin Tarantino (??!). Is this a new twist? Every contestant gets a gun and samurai sword? Drama: Avril Lavigne says teen rival Hilary Duff is a "goody-goody, such a mommy's girl." Watch out girls… this is how Tupac and Biggie got started! Beyonce has asked Usher to co-star in her next video, "Naughty Girl," calling him "the Fred Astaire of our times." Beyonce should know about "Astaire"--it's what every guy in American does to her! Mysterious quote that makes you assume the worst: Lisa Marie Presley says she saw "things going on that I couldn't do anything about" while married to Michael Jackson. Okay, like what sort of things? Like he refused to take out the garbage? Or like he messed around with little boys? Not only does Axl Rose not want people to hear his new music (he's been "working" on an album for, like, ten years), but the Guns n' Roses lead singer apparently doesn't want them to hear his old stuff, either. But a judge has refuse Axl's request to block the release of Guns n' Roses Greatest Hits next week. Prince opened the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony last night with three of his classics, "Let's Go Crazy," "Sign O' The Times" and "Kiss." VH1 airs highlights from the night on Sunday. Twista performs tonight on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. --Greg Valentine
On reality shows, the contestants always talk about the "incredible journey" they're on. Well, Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie are going on an actual journey for the second installment of The Simple Life--a 30-day road trip from Miami to Beverly Hills with no money, credit cards, cell phones or boyfriends. Filming began over the weekend. The Passion of the Christ earned another $31.6 million--a total of $264 million since its release--to remain the box office champ for another week. Of course, the first film to beat it will be struck down by the Almighty. MTV could move this year's Video Music Awards to Los Angeles. The show's usually held in New York City--but the Republican National Convention's happening in the Big Apple at the same time. MTV boycotting the Republicans? It's usually the other way around. Britney Spears' next video--for the song "Everytime"--will not depict the singer committing suicide, as some websites reported last week. Sources say Britney wasn't comfortable with the script and rejected it. Word is, Red Bull and water is all Britney Spears is drinking during her current tour--no booze. My condolences to the fellas who were hoping for a quickie marriage. Even though Scoob probably requested "Atomic Dog," Ruben Studdard has recorded "Shining Star," originally by 70s soulsters Earth, Wind and Fire, for the Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed soundtrack. Janet Jackson will do her breast, er, best to keep it clean during her upcoming Good Morning America performance. Even so, ABC bosses have ordered the March 31st appearance be on a five-second delay. The Game Show Network has changed its name to GSN, and will begin adding reality shows, videogames and televised poker to its line up. You'll be seeing Jewel in new commercials for L'Oreal's Feria line of hair color. She'll perform her song "Yes U Can" in the spots. Does the spelling of that song title remind U of anybody? It's a big night 4 U if yer name is… Prince gets inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight at a ceremony in New York City. Other inductees include ZZ Top, Bob Segar, Traffic, Jackson Browne and the late George Harrison. Alicia Keys and Outkast will induct Prince at the big Rock Hall shindig. Kid Rock will introduce Bob Segar and Dave Matthews will handle Traffic. VH1 airs highlights from the ceremony Sunday night. Starbucks is about to install CD burning equipment in its stores. So while you're picking up your java, you'll be able to pick out an album's worth of tracks for $12.99. Course, if you make your own at home, you'll save five bucks on the coffee--and $12.99 on the music ;-) Benyonce. Boprah. Funny things Ben Affleck said on Saturday Night Live over the weekend, referring to possible upcoming high-profile relationships. --Greg Valentine
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