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Friday, April 2nd, 2004
Britney Spears "called in sick" to work again--canceling last night's concert in Cleveland due to an unspecified illness. She recently missed shows in Chicago and Detroit because of a knee injury. He Punk'd us all: Ashton Kutcher admits he was lying when he said he was quitting MTV's Punk'd. The show returns for a third season on April 25th. It's a baby boy for fertile-man (now father of four) Jon Bon Jovi and wife Dorothea. They named him Romeo Jon--guess that'd make him a "Junior." Dipping your pen in the company ink (the consequences): Avril Lavigne recently broke up with her boyfriend--and now the boyfriend's out of a job. He was the guitarist in her band. Avril Lavigne will be one of many Canadian recording artists attending the 2004 Juno Awards Sunday night, Canada's version of the Grammys. Everybody you ever heard was from Canada is nominated--and they'll all probably win something (cuz it's Canada). The one-hour Friends finale will be released on DVD just six days after it airs May 6th on NBC. Non-AOL members can access for free the concert Usher recently did for the ISP Saturday through Wednesday at AOL.com. Second time also not a charm: Jerri Manthey is the latest on Survivor: All-Stars to be voted off, dashing her hopes of winning a million dollars. Troy, the high-school educated money lender from Idaho, was fired last night on The Apprentice--unable to survive the boardroom with friend Kwame, who has a Harvard MBA. Let this be a lesson to you. Go to Harvard! Donald Trump hosts Saturday Night Live tomorrow. Advice to cast: Be funny! "Kenan Thompson… You're Fired" (wrist flick). Alex Band and Aaron Kamin from The Calling appear on NBC's American Dreams Sunday night, portraying two '60s protest singers. New in theaters this weekend: Walking Tall (The Rock); Hellboy (based on the comic book); The Prince and Me (Julia Stiles); Home on the Range (animation from Disney. --Greg Valentine
What's up with the voting? The fuchsia-haired Amy Adams got the boot last night on American Idol. Okay, so Amy wasn't gonna win the whole thing. But she was better on Tuesday night than red-haired white bread from Utah (and he didn't even make the bottom three)! Results from a telephone survey to determine the "Most Foolish People of 2004" have been announced (for April Fool's Day… I get it). Number one: Michael Jackson (baby-dangling, molestation accusations). Sister Janet's Superbowl "wardrobe malfunction" earned her the second spot, followed by Martha Stewart. Debra Messing will miss taping for this season's final few episodes of Will & Grace. The pregnant star is following doctor's orders to get bedrest. Diane Sawyer had to abandon her questions about "Nipplegate" when she interviewed Janet Jackson yesterday--the crowd disrupted the Good Morning America host by shouting, "Album, album, album." It's Ryan Seacrest's turn to ask the questions she won't answer tomorrow when Janet Jackson appears and performs on On-Air…. What's with the 15-carat, yellow diamond ring on Janet Jackson's wedding finger? She refuses to say if she is or isn't, already did or is planning to soon. People with calculators and LOTS of free time estimate that Janet's new CD Damita Jo will sell 400,000 copies it's first week--pretty good, but not enough to knock Usher from the top spot. More fallout from Janet's… fall out: The FCC is investigating Oprah Winfrey for indecency, after talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Howard Stern pointed out that a recent discussion on the Oprah Winfrey Show about teenage sex contained content similar to what's been fined by the federal agency. Did Three Doors Down bassist Todd Harrell assault a newspaper vendor in Mississippi last month? The courts have ruled that he did not. Singer Pink's concert in Manchester, England will be filmed tomorrow night for an upcoming DVD release. Puddle of Mudd performs tonight on Jay Leno. --Greg Valentine
Congrats to Usher, who sold 1.1 million copies of Confessions in its first week--the most-ever for an R&B artist in the first seven days. It's the number one album on the Billboard charts, naturally. On The Cover Of The: Look for Usher on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine's next issue. Funny dude Jack Black has joined the cast of the upcoming remake of King Kong. Cool. Maybe he captures the big ape by making him laugh his ass off! Whitney Houston attended the Beyonce, Alicia Keys and Missy Elliot concert last night in Atlanta. It was Whitney's first public appearance since entering (and then leaving) drug rehab. Word is that if the upcoming Nick and Jessica Variety Hour gets high ratings for ABC, Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson will do three or four of them a year. Janet Jackson's appearance Monday night gave the Late Show with David Letterman a 20% boost in the ratings. Jennifer Lopez will appear on Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards (and could get 'slimed') this weekend, as J-Lo's PR people work to downplay her diva image. Singer Pink says she's disappointed that people "don't protest anymore." I'm gonna do my part by refusing to finish this sen… The countdown is on for Tuesday's release of the William Hung CD. What songs are getting the "Hung treatment" by everybody's favorite American Idol reject? Check out this story from MTV.com. What does Randy Jackson, American Idol's resident dawg, have to say about the William Hung phenomenon? "I think it's ridiculous, but the public loves the car crash as well as the winner." Last night was "Motown Night" on American Idol. Tonight another singer's hopes and dream are squashed on the Results Show. (For the record, the most un-Motown like last night: Red-haired Utah-boy, John Stevens.) --Greg Valentine
Janet Jackson didn't want to talk about it--and it's all David Letterman wanted to talk about during an awkward interview last night. Janet once again said the breast-baring incident at the Superbowl was "an accident." At the end, Dave told the evasive Miss Jackson, "Thanks for listening to me talk." Janet's Damita Jo is in stores today. We'll see if "Nipplegate" helps or hurts sales. Those rumors that Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake have recorded a duet appear to be true. The "wardrobe malfuntioners" apparently teamed up for a song on the upcoming album from super-producer Quincy Jones (Michael Jackson's Thriller). Jay Leno just signed a new contract to keep hosting the Tonight Show through 2009. His yearly salary is jumping from $18 million to $27 million. Kinda puts that 75 cent raise your boss just gave you in perspective! Mo' J-Lo: Jennifer Lopez' upcoming appearance on Will & Grace will have her singing at Megan Mullally's character's wedding. Really real: The producer of Survivor and The Apprentice, Mark Burnett, wants to do a reality show that follows law enforcement and military personnel as they track down kidnapped children. The proposed show would be called Recovery. Self-proclaimed relationship-hata Eamon ("F*** It, I Don't Want You Back") will be the opening act for two weeks on Britney Spears Onxy Hotel Tour starting June 22nd. Imagine the song that would've resulted if he'd been the one to marry her for 55 hours! Producer Dr. Dre has once again delayed work on his long-time-in-the-works Detox album in order to produce other artists. Here's more on Jessica Simpson's ABC sitcom planned for next fall. She plays a character that's just slightly altered from herself--named "Jessica Sampson. I think ABC gets it… just let her be herself and the comedy will flow! Rapper Mase retired from the game and became a preacher in 1999 after hit collaborations with Puff Daddy, Notorious B.I.G., and Mariah Carey. Mase says he's looking to make a comeback, and wants to record rap without the profanity. Songs by Shaggy, R. Kelly, Bowling For Soup and Nick Cannon will be featured on the first-ever Girls Gone Wild CD. A series of the discs are planned, and they'll start advertising them in those late-night infomercials next month. --Greg Valentine
Janet Jackson speaks out ("hey, my EYES are up here!") tonight on the Late Show with David Letterman, her first interview since her SuperBoob spectacle. Ironically, last time she was on the show, Letterman had a hard time concentrating because of her low-cut, much-cleavage outfit. Meanwhile, Jermaine Dupri, the record-producer who's Janet Jackson's boyfriend, told Ryan Seacrest last week, ""I want to marry her. I'm not going to mess this up." Janet's new CD, Damita Jo hits stores tomorrow. Chalk up another one for "those meddling teens." Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed topped the weekend box office, scoring 30.7 million Scooby Snacks. Jessica's man is hooking up with a MILF? Nick Lachey has been cast as a struggling actor in Gina Gershon's upcoming ABC sitcom, Hot Mamma. What do you get for your $300 if you go see Madonna on her upcoming Re-Invention tour. The website Madonnalicious.com has some of the inside info. Actress Drea De Matteo, who plays Adriana on The Sopranos, has been cast as Joey Tribbiani's sister in Matt LeBlanc's upcoming Friends spin-off. If you're on Sopranos "whack-watch," you have to wonder if Adriana will be around for season six. Jennifer Lopez will appear as herself on the season finale of Will & Grace April 29th. Tamyra Gray, an American Idol finalist from the first season, returns to the show April 7th to sing a new song called "Raindrops Will Fall." What does Britney Spears hurting her knee sound like? There's an MP3 of the whole "I just went down ... Oh my god ... it hurts! You don't even ..." at EverythingBritney.net (scroll down). Even though Janet Jackson is on Letterman tonight, Dave's actual musical guest is John Mayer. BTW, Mayer hits the road this summer with Maroon 5. --Greg Valentine
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