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1/31/2008 10:52 PM
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Michelle Obama's Speech, Bill Clinton Gets Harassed By 911 Guy
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The Democratic Debate in Hollywood, California was live tonight, and we intended to watch it, but after the ridiculously unfair debate coverage CNN gave to Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee last night in Simi Valley, California, we are boycotting CNN. (as should any decent Republican or Democrat that saw what went down). So, we were stuck watching Michelle Obama talking in Wilmington, Delaware, and Bill and Chelsea Clinton at a rally in Denver, Colorado.
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1/31/2008 10:51 PM
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Star Jones Out Of A Job, Fired By TruTV
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The new Court TV - now called TruTV - has just revealed that the last episode of the Star Jones Show will be Friday, February 1st...which is tomorrow! How fast was that? The show debuted in August of 2006, before Court TV rebranded their program as TruTV. Sources say she will be replaced by Arrest & Trial, a new show, and Star will still be consulted occasionally to weigh in on legal stuff.
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1/31/2008 7:02 PM
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What Each Presidential Candidate Says About Super Tuesday
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With Super Tuesday just around the corner (next week!), both Republican and Democratic candidates are revving up for the day - February 5th - in which voters in 24 different states will be heading to the polls to try and bring their nominees one step closer to the 2008 Presidential Election.
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1/31/2008 7:00 PM
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The Media Will Be The Death Of Britney Spears
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We've said it before - that the media is hunting down Britney Spears as if she is not a real person, with real (and very serious) problems, that they're hounding a woman with mental and substance abuse problems who is teetering very close to the edge - but of course, the media doesn't care. So I flick on the TV last night to watch the Republican debate (which I greatly regret), and who do I see, but Britney Spears being carted off in an ambulance, yet again.
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1/31/2008 6:53 PM
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Schwarzenegger Cozies Up To Huckabee, But Endorses McCain
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Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was present at the California Republican debate last night, and was seen chuckling at Mike Huckabee's jokes and then chatting with the former Arkansas governor after the debate ended. If you saw that, you might have thought Schwarzenegger was set to endorse Huckabee - but not so. Gov. Schwarzenegger announced today that he's endorsing Republican candidate John McCain for the presidential nomination.
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1/31/2008 6:49 PM
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George Clooney Shunned By Russia At Darfur Speech
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Our previous Heart of Gold award winner George Clooney conducted a meeting today with U.S. officials, and said that his role as U.N. messenger of peace is difficult when he is unable to give that message. Clooney was supposed to give a speech today to a meeting of nations regarding peacekeeping in Sudan's western region, but certain countries actually objected to him speaking - including Russia - and he was not given time to talk.
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1/31/2008 6:48 PM
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Hannah Montana Best Of Both Worlds Concert
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Disney's new 3-D concert film is bringing Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus fans - and apparently there are a LOT of them - together for a Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert. The Hannah Montana concert last year was completely sold out, leaving many teens and tweenies heartbroken. So Miley Cyrus fans (Miley Cyrus plays the Hannah Montana character on the Disney Channel show) will now have a chance to make up lost time with Billy Ray Cyrus' famous little daughter.
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1/31/2008 3:58 AM
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CNN Presents Unfair Debate To Paul, Huckabee In California
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In Simi Valley, California, tonight, a terrible mess was made. CNN broadcast a debate for the remaining Republican candidates: Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Ron Paul, and Mitt Romney. And during that debate, a 90-minute spectacle worse than the censorship Huckabee and Paul saw on MSNBC, Mitt Romney was given 17 questions. John McCain was given 15 questions. Mike Huckabee was given 11 questions. And Ron Paul was given 5 questions, and two half-questions from which he was cut off, for a total of 6.
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1/31/2008 3:48 AM
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Part I, GOP Candidates On Economy, Environment, Taxes
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Part I Of the CNN Republican Debate in Simi Valley, California, where Presidential candidates Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Ron Paul, and Mitt Romney discuss the economy, our environment and emissions, nuclear power, bills, and taxes. Paul and Huckabee are ignored like redheaded stepchildren throughout.
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1/31/2008 3:43 AM
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Part II, GOP Candidates Argue Like A Talk Show Over Immigration, Reagan
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Part II Of the CNN Republican Debate in Simi Valley, California, where Presidential candidates Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Ron Paul, and Mitt Romney discuss immigration, and who Ronald Reagan would endorse. This is the segment where Romney and McCain take over the whole show arguing like trashy daytime TV. Lovely.
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1/31/2008 3:39 AM
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Part III, GOP Candidates On Occupying Iraq, Conclusion
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Part III Of the CNN Republican Debate in Simi Valley, California, where Presidential candidates Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Ron Paul, and Mitt Romney discuss maintaining a military presence in Iraq for up to 100 years, and our conclusion of the debate highlights.
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1/31/2008 3:36 AM
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Ralph Nader Wants A Piece Of The Presidential Pie Again
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Oh my stars. Is there no limit to how many times a person can run for President? Ralph Nader, 73-year old attorney, activist, and politician, announced today that he is considering running again in the 2008 elections, after finding the current candidates unfit to stand up against corporate sludge. Nader has already run for U.S. President four times, in 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004, and lost.
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1/31/2008 3:35 AM
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Lil Wayne Says He's His Own Drug
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So, remember a week ago when we told you about how Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., aka rapper Lil Wayne, was arrested in Yuma County, Arizona? Now he's saying not only is he not a junkie, but he's the ultimate high. At a concert in Richmond, Virginia last weekend, Lil Wayne was apparently preaching to the audience about his recent arrest.
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1/30/2008 5:48 PM
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Two Down, Rudy Giuliani, John Edwards Quit Race
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There are still no official announcements, but both Rudy Giuliani and John Edwards have confirmed to sources that they are dropping out of the US Presidential race. As we published last night, Giuliani told his own supporters, and FOX News (who is reporting on it, but carefully wording it until Rudy makes his announcement). The AP is reporting that they have learned Edwards will be making his official exit today, after Edwards' advisers confirmed it to them.
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1/30/2008 5:44 PM
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Florida Results Won't Be Available For A While
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I feel like we're on repeat here, and the more we say it, the more the mass media tries to drown us out - but that's okay, we're used to fighting against the tide. The results from yesterday's Republican and Democratic primaries are not yet available, regardless of what you're reading in the MSM. No national delegates have been won yet, as in this early state, delegates will be awarded between February 6th and April 30th at delegate selection caucuses.
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1/30/2008 5:42 PM
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Atrocities, Deaths Continue In Tibet
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1.2 million Tibetans have died as a direct result of Chinese atrocities. Not on the front page of your news? It should be. Over 6,000 monasteries and institutes of learning in Tibet have been destroyed, to date. Precious Tibetan artifacts are being vandalized and sold in Hong Kong markets.
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1/30/2008 5:41 PM
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Gavin Rossdale's Father Leaks Gwen Stefani's Pregnancy
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Admittedly, the title of this article is kind of weird, but we weren't sure how else to put it. No wonder so many people battle their in-laws! Douglas Rossdale, Gavin Rossdale's father and Gwen Stefani's father-in-law (obviously), accidentally - or maybe not so accidentally, who knows? - confirmed the news that Gwen Stefani is pregnant to People.
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1/30/2008 5:38 PM
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Hulk Hogan Endorses Barack Obama For President
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Who will Hulk Hogan be endorsing for President? Jimmy Kimmel asked Terry Hulk Hogan Bollea on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. We're sure Hogan was probably there to promote his Gladiators nonsense, as he just did on Letterman, but this is not something that held our interest for the full segment (plus, we'll only watch CBS on YouTube...we're still boycotting, over this, among other things).
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1/30/2008 4:57 PM
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Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates, Like That's Going To Help
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Today the Federal Reserve cut short-term interest rates by half a point, down to 3 percent, which is the second time our central bank has lowered interest rates in eight days. In the accompanying statement, the Federal Reserve said, Financial markets remain under considerable stress, and credit has tightened further for some businesses and households.
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1/30/2008 4:56 PM
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Collective Groan, David Letterman Invites Paris Hilton Back
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Speaking of idiots that David Letterman invited back to his show this month (that's just our humble opinion, of course), Dave actually had Paris Hilton back on The Late Show for a pre-taped interview Monday afternoon. Probably they edit out all the time she says the word like so that people don't get lost when she talks.
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1/30/2008 1:52 AM
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Rudy Giuliani Throwing In The Towel After Florida Primaries
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You heard it here first! Keep in mind that this has not been officially released by Rudy Giuliani, but at 11:30 p.m., sources are saying Republican candidate Rudy Giuliani has confirmed to FOX News that is dropping out of the presidential race and will be endorsing John McCain in the upcoming election.
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1/30/2008 1:50 AM
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Response From Capital One On MSNBC's Florida Republican Debate
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We just received a response from Capital One, on our petition regarding the unfair speaking times both Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul received at MSNBC's Republican debate in Boca Raton, Florida. Capital One thusfar has been the only one of the petition recipients to respond. Here is their letter, which we just received via e-mail.
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1/30/2008 1:49 AM
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Who Is Ron Paul?
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Ever since we began posting editorials on presidential candidate Ron Paul, we've been getting the same question over and over: Who is Ron Paul? We did post a list of interesting personal facts for you on the Congressman, yet we continue to get people from here, there, and everywhere, asking us, Who is Ron Paul, Who is Ron Paul?
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1/30/2008 1:49 AM
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Marie Osmond Snagged Her Own Talk Show
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Just as we reported at the beginning of the month, Marie Osmond will indeed be getting her own talk show, she has confirmed. We also posted a poll alongside the announcement, in which - as of the time of this article - 92% (out of 172 votes) of you said you would tune into a Marie Osmond daytime talk show if she got the gig.
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1/29/2008 10:40 PM
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Florida Democratic And Republican Primary Results Not Yet In
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Contrary to what certain media outlets have been reporting - as of 10:20 pm tonight, the official results of the Democratic and Republican primaries in Florida have not been released. The absolute first place you would see them are on the Florida Democratic Party's homepage and the Florida Republican Party's homepage.
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1/29/2008 7:01 PM
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The Full State Of The Union By President Bush Video
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Here is the full 53-minute video of President Bush's State of the Union speech yesterday (thanks to CapNews.net!). Or, if you don't feel like watching the entire thing, we of course are providing you with the highlights and our classic sarcastic commentary - as always, in pink.
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1/29/2008 6:55 PM
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Heart Of Gold Award, Hayden Panettiere
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The newest ConnieTalk Heart Of Gold Award goes to...Hayden Panettiere. Long overdue! Heroes star Hayden Panettiere has been at this for quite some time. We reported on her protest back in November for the Save The Whales campaign; she wears activist tees just like ours that urge you to adopt your pet instead of buying from breeders; all in all, she's a major animal lover and a pretty amazing chick.
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1/29/2008 6:53 PM
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Rosie O'Donnell Paints Heath Ledger
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We asked Rosie O'Donnell if we could embed a copy of this recent video she made on Heath Ledger. She said yes (although she never answers our questions on what she thinks of Ron Paul, so don't get excited). It is a beautiful, beautiful video she made to express her feelings on Heath Ledger. Rosie took the cover of the New York Post with Heath Ledger's face on the cover, an image scrap from the Blogger's Choice Awards, and got out her yellow paint.
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1/29/2008 6:48 PM
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2 Things You Can Do Today To Support American Soldiers Free
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In what may seem like an unlikely alliance, hard rock bank Drowning Pool, non-profit organization Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), and 15-year-old YouTube video producer Lizzie Palmer are teaming up to encourage young people to support expanded health care for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. This is the introduction to the About Us section on the newly-launched campaign, This Is For The Soldiers.
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1/29/2008 6:47 PM
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Dear ConnieTalk, Feedback Letters On Our Ron Paul Editorial
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We received a lot of feedback regarding our recent editorial on Ron Paul's response to being ignored in the media. Just hours after we posted that article, it became the #1 story (rated by you, the readers). Two of the e-mails we received were very interesting, and we'd like to post them for your enjoyment.
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1/28/2008 7:54 PM
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Congressman Ron Paul Responds To Media Ignorance With A Smile
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Sometimes it seems that proponents of Ron Paul are angrier than he is at the treatment he's received in the media; sometimes people wonder, like Jay Leno asked when Congressman Paul appeared on The Tonight Show, why Ron Paul is taking the media purposely ignoring him as a gentleman - why he's not out kicking someone's ass, as Jay put it.
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1/28/2008 5:41 PM
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Media Finally Clues Into Bush And Cheney's False Statements
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Stop the presses!! No, wait...restart them! Two nonprofit journalism groups just released a study regarding the accuracy of statements made by President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney in the two years after 9/11, and according to their study, Bush and his top aides made 935 false statements to the public about the actual security risk posed by Iraq. The most shocking part of this is that the mass media is actually reporting on it.
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1/28/2008 5:39 PM
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A Response From Shanna Moakler
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Actress, Playmate, and domestic diva Shanna Moakler - whose sporting a Marilyn Monroe-esque hair bob these days (we love it!) - responded to the article we posted about her recent blog on the media. We love Shanna to bits! To read her message to us, click here.
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1/28/2008 5:37 PM
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Dick Cheney's Daughter Is Mitt Romney's New Foreign Policy Adviser
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Well, well, well. It's all fitting together like a puzzle, isn't it? Liz Cheney, daughter to Vice President Dick Cheney, has just signed onto Mitt Romney's presidential campaign as his senior foreign policy adviser, as reported by the Associated Press. Though both President George W. Bush and V.P. Dick Cheney have publicly stated that they will not be endorsing a specific candidate for the upcoming election, that doesn't mean they won't be tossing their ingredients into the stew.
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1/28/2008 5:35 PM
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It's LEGO's 50th Anniversary, And They're Better Than You Know
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Thanks to Google's homepage this morning, we found out way more about LEGO than we ever knew. We don't want to hear about the time you swallowed and pooped out a Lego...that was your own fault. If you ask us, LEGO is one of the coolest toymakers around. And today they are celebrating their 50th Anniversary!
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1/28/2008 5:35 PM
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If You're Interested In The SAG Award Winners
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We don't really pay too much attention to the SAG Awards...not sure why. Maybe because we feel guilty about watching it in the midst of this neverending writers' strike. But if you want to know who scored their SAG last night, click here.
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1/27/2008 5:16 PM
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UPDATE: Mass Media Or Mainstream Lies
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We know, we know, we have had this poll up on the front page for a few days now. But we need your votes to find out which mass media outlets you trust the most...and the least. Each individual may only vote once, so that we get the broadest and most accurate results possible.
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1/27/2008 5:10 PM
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Louisiana Results Still Kept Mum; Ron Paul Campaign Files Caucus Challenge
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Just what in the world happened in Louisiana? We reported on Thursday how it was being said that Senator John McCain placed first in the Louisiana Republican caucus, with Ron Paul a close second, and Mitt Romney third. But suspiciously, almost a week after the LA primaries, the Republican Party of Louisiana (LAGOP) has still not released the official results. And presidential candidate Ron Paul is ready to cry foul.
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1/27/2008 5:08 PM
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South Carolina Democratic Results: Obama First, Hillary Second
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The unofficial results for the South Carolina Democratic primary yesterday have been released by the Democratic Party of SC (SCDP). Barack Obama was presumed the winner after the unofficial statewide results placed him at almost 30% higher than the second-place opponent, Hillary Clinton. Barack got 55.4% of the vote, with Hillary next at 26.5%, John Edwards third at 17.6%.
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1/27/2008 5:05 PM
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Stats Gone Wild: We Guess This Means You Really Do Love Politics
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We've been keeping you as up-to-date as we possibly can on both the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates and how they are doing in each state's caucus...and apparently, you like it! Last week, we focused a lot on politics, and on Friday, we had 236,706 visitors in just one day! That's almost a quarter of a million readers , and we were shocked and humbled.
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1/27/2008 5:00 PM
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Sylvester Stallone Endorsing...Human Growth Hormone?
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Doesn't this figure. Just days after we gave Sylvester Stallone a virtual pat on the back for the attention he's bringing to the crisis in Burma with his new Rambo movie...he has to go and say something utterly ridiculous. In the February 4th issue of Time Magazine, Sly is speaking out in favor of...it's a doozy...wait for it...Human Growth Hormone (HGH).
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1/27/2008 4:56 PM
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Bet You Never Expected To Hear NKOTB Again
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This is just the kind of loopy news we love to report on a Sunday. If you thought you'd heard the last of New Kids On The Block...brace yourselves, because they're reportedly planning a comeback. Didn't they try this already once? I don't know, but we sort of mentally filed the New Kids On The Block under what-happened-in-the-early- 90's-stays-in-the-early-90's.
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1/27/2008 4:53 PM
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Close Friend Of John Graziano Speaks Out; Hogan's Pretrial Hearing Coming Up
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EsmereldaSays - a pop culture blogger friend of ours - has an exclusive update story on John Graziano, the Marine who was permanently injured in the August car crash with Hulk Hogan's son, Nick Hogan (nee Bollea). Mike, a close friend of John's, recently returned to the U.S. and wanted to set the record straight about John.
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1/27/2008 4:53 PM
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Since Pizza Hut Became An Empire
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Just a little offbeat editorial commentary for you: but what in hellfire happened to Pizza Hut? This weekend, we were thinking about how we haven't had a bite of Pizza Hut pizza in maybe five years. Why is that, we wondered? Probably because we tend to dislike giant national monopolies...we also don't eat very much pizza, because it's not very good for you. But for journalistic purposes of course, we wandered over to Pizza Hut's website and checked out their current specials, and then gave the Hut a buzz.
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1/25/2008 4:44 PM
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Mass Media Or Mainstream Lies: Whose Politics Can You Trust?
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As promised, today we are posting an introduction piece that will be greatly measured by YOU the public: Who do you trust? This morning around 5 a.m., we pulled screenshots of the front Politics pages of the main media outlets' websites. After seeing the trend of Ron Paul, Mike Huckabee, Dennis Kucinich, and others being left out of the MSM's (mainstream media) news, we had to find out who was saying what about last night's Republican debate in Boca Raton, Florida.
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1/25/2008 4:43 PM
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Dear ConnieTalk: Why Is Goldman Sachs Financing Our Elections?
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If you've been around here long, you know that we love to post letters from readers, whether it's a question, or just some hilarious hatemail. We would not be here at all if we didn't want to know what YOU are interested in reading about! On that note, we found this recent letter from a reader named Kate to be quite interesting.
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1/25/2008 4:39 PM
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South Carolina Democratic Primaries Tomorrow, Republicans in Florida Tuesday
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All the Democratic hubbub about South Carolina will come to a head tomorrow, when the South Carolina primaries - yes, on a Saturday - go down. Here's the recap and editorial we posted on the Democratic South Carolina debate. The Republicans are already done with South Carolina: their primaries in the Palmetto State of SC were last Saturday.
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1/25/2008 4:37 PM
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Federal Law Protecting Wolves In Idaho, Montana, Wyoming Changed
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This is bad news for wolves. This month, federal officials changed the 10j law regarding Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, on behalf of the Bush administration, removing the wording that would have protected more than half of the wolf population in the Greater Yellowstone and central Idaho regions, from being killed.
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1/25/2008 4:36 PM
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Shanna Moakler Tells Off The Media
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We just read something that will probably stick with us all day, and it was from someone we least expected it from: Shanna Moakler. Moakler - a Rhode Island native who appeared in Playboy, was a Dancing With The Stars diva, and starred in MTV's Meet The Barkers reality show with husband Travis Barker - is not someone that shows up often in the news.
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1/25/2008 12:50 AM
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Florida Republican Debate: MSNBC Joins Media Censoring Ron Paul
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We couldn't have been more thoroughly disgusted by tonight's Republican debate in Boca Raton, Florida. MSNBC broadcast a live, 90-minute debate with Republican candidates Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Ron Paul, and Mitt Romney. And we put that in alphabetical order, though you will probably never see it written that way in the mainstream media.
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1/24/2008 6:20 PM
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AT&T, Verizon May Be Granted Immunity For Illegal Wiretapping
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Right now, big telecom companies including AT&T have a chance of walking away with retroactive immunity after participating in the Bush administration's wiretapping program that was later ruled unconstitutional. A bill that is currently under consideration in the Senate revises the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and would grant full retroactive immunity to the telecom giants for their participation in the illegal program that was utilized to spy on American civilians.
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1/24/2008 6:18 PM
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FOX News Anchor Mocks Heath Ledger's Death
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FOX News anchor John Gibson made derogatory remarks about Heath Ledger that have an entire internet audience up in arms. Saying there is no point in passing up a good joke, Gibson made fun of a line from Brokeback Mountain, and then defended it by laughing, and saying, Ha ha ha, well I'm still breathing. There's the difference right there.
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1/24/2008 6:17 PM
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Amy Winehouse Says Yes, Yes, Yes To Rehab
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We are so, so happy for Amy Winehouse...and we're not being sarcastic this time! Winehouse's record company has confirmed today that Amy, 24, has finally said yes, yes, yes to rehab, and checked into a facility to seek help for a substance abuse problem. After a grainy film of Amy allegedly smoking crack from a glass pipe was posted on the UK Sun's website, authorities confiscated the tape and Winehouse's family urged her to seek help.
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1/24/2008 6:15 PM
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Dennis Kucinich Confirms He's Dropping Out Of Presidential Race
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Sad - we liked Dennis Kucinich. Cleveland Congressman Dennis Kucinich confirmed to the Cleveland Plain Dealer today that he is dropping out of the Democratic race for President of the U.S., and will making an official - and lengthy - statement for the press tomorrow at a news conference in Cleveland.
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1/24/2008 6:13 PM
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Sylvester Stallone Spotlights Burma In New Rambo Movie
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Sylvester Stallone is back on the big screen beginning this Friday with a new Rambo movie: but this time, it has a real message. Twenty years after his last Rambo flick, Stallone is starring in Rambo 3, which takes the fighting and the horror in Burma and thrusts it into the spotlight.
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1/24/2008 6:13 PM
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Uh-Oh...John Mayer Disappears
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We're hoping this is just a little joke. But John Mayer has removed all of his blog entries from his official website, and replaced it with the following: Done & Dusted & Self Conscious & Back to Work. There is danger in theoretical speculation of battle, in prejudice, in false reasoning, in pride, in braggadocio. There is one safe resource, the return to nature... along with a link to a forum thread titled Positive, Negative, and O Vortexes.
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1/24/2008 12:08 AM
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UPDATE: Louisiana Republican Caucus Results: Our Media Is Screwed Up
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The Republican Party of Louisiana Chairman Roger F. Villere, Jr. announced the preliminary results of Republican delegate elections last night, of the Louisiana caucuses that will determine which presidential candidates will move on to the state convention for Louisiana.
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1/23/2008 7:21 PM
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Heart Of Gold Award: Wyclef Jean
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There are so many more reasons to love musician, rapper, singer, producer, and activist Wyclef Jean than you probably know. So we're throwing this on the front page and giving major kudos to Wyclef Jean for all that he's done, and continues to do, to make this world a better place to live in.
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1/23/2008 7:19 PM
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High School Administrator's Wife Leaves Student Scathing Voicemail
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Hilarious! Although not so much if you were the 17-year old high school student from Fairfax, Virginia who received this angry, ranting message from your high school administrator's wife. Devraj Dave Kori called school administrator Dean Tistadt to find out why classes had not been cancelled due to the snow.
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1/23/2008 7:18 PM
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Lil Wayne Arrested...Again
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Can someone get a reformed celebrity in here - are there any? - and teach these young Hollywood kids how to learn from their mistakes? Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. aka rapper Lil Wayne, was arrested again yesterday, this time in Yuma County, Arizona. Lil Wayne was arrested in Idaho in October regarding felony drug possession.
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1/23/2008 7:16 PM
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Louisiana Caucuses Get Ignored In The News
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The Louisiana Republican caucuses were yesterday, and in the state that has been constantly pointed out by Democrats for being neglected by national attention in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, only one candidate showed up Monday night to visit and campaign in the state: Ron Paul.
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1/23/2008 7:14 PM
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Ron Paul Endorsed By Jane Roe...You Know, The Roe V Wade One
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If you don't know who Jane Roe is - real name Norma McCorvey - you need to go back to history class. On this 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe vs. Wade ruling, which federally ruled that abortions are permissible for any reason a woman chooses up until the point at which a fetus could live on its own outside a mother's womb, Jane Roe is speaking out: to endorse presidential candidate Ron Paul.
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1/23/2008 7:12 PM
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Busta Rhymes Busted With Probation
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Trevor Smith, aka Busta Rhymes, the Grammy-nominated actor, was given probation today for assault, driving infractions, and weapons possession in New York today. At first he pleaded innocent to all charges and was supposed to be at trial today, but his Judge, Larry Stevens, did not think that Rhymes needed time behind bars (which is what the prosecutors were recommending).
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1/23/2008 7:11 PM
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Families, Friends Commemorate Heath Ledger's Life And Death
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The tragic death of actor Heath Ledger (who, get it straight, people, was NOT gay in real life, just in the movie) missed People Mag's recent special issue of stars who were Gone Too Soon - but already has his own cover for the February 4th issue. The headline of the mag is, The Brokeback Mountain star and doting father is found dead at 28. Friends remember a complex man who loved life but was drawn to excess.
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1/23/2008 7:09 PM
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Zoe Kravitz Channels A Young Alicia Keys
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Only one of these photos is actually Alicia Keys (the bottom one). The other is Zoe Kravitz, the adorable offspring of Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet. You cannot tell me she does not look like Alicia Keys. Well, you could, but I would ignore you.
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1/23/2008 7:07 PM
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Patrick Dempsey Inspired By His Mother Surviving Ovarian Cancer
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ENewsBuzz.com was awesome enough to share this photo with us of hottie Patrick Dempsey at the taping of his recent Breakaway from Cancer public service announcement. Patrick was motivated to join the Breakaway from Cancer initiative after his mother battled ovarian cancer - twice - and survived it.
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1/23/2008 7:07 PM
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Ringo Starr Protests Regis And Kelly
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It may not be the '60's anymore, but former Beatle Ringo Starr hasn't lost any of his protest. Starr had a scheduled appearance on the Regis & Kelly Show for yesterday, but after finding out the producer wanted his song Liverpool 8 cut down to under three minutes, Ringo refused to go on.
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1/22/2008 6:08 PM
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Fred Thompson Drops Out Of Presidential Race
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There is one less Republican on the ballot today, as former Senator Fred Thompson from Tennessee issued a very brief statement on his website today, announcing his withdrawal from the Presidential race. Thompson, who has only been in the race since September, expected most of his votes to come from South Carolina, but finished there with only 16%.
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1/22/2008 6:06 PM
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Heath Ledger Found Dead In Manhattan Apartment
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The New York Police Department has announced that Heath Ledger, actor and estranged husband of Michelle Williams (better known as Jen from Dawson's Creek), was found dead in a downtown Manhattan residence at 3:26 pm this afternoon. He was 28 years old. NYPD Spokesman confirmed the news to the AP.
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1/22/2008 6:06 PM
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Case Dismissed For War Protesters Arrested On Veterans Day
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Remember the group of veterans we told you about who were - horror of all horrors - arrested on Veterans Day? The Boston Veterans Day 17 had their day in court last month, and the case against them was dismissed. Though the District Attorney for the City of Boston made a motion to the Judge to turn the incident into a civil case, the Judge had other ideas.
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1/22/2008 1:30 PM
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Highlights Of South Carolina Democratic Debate
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I'm waiting to see if the Republicans get two nationally televised debates in a row now, since the Democrats have...I understand that many people are still angry at the Republican Party over the many flaws of the current administration (at least), but is it too much to ask for the MSM to at least attempt to provide equal coverage for both parties - and at least a smattering for independents?
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1/22/2008 1:28 PM
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Bill Clinton Falls Asleep During Speech About MLK
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Uh-oh. Hillary's going to be none-to-pleased about this! Too funny. Bill Clinton was at the Convent Avenue Baptist Church in Harlem yesterday, and while Martin Luther King, Jr.'s son, Martin Luther King III was giving a speech at the MLK awards presentation, Bill did the unthinkable.
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1/22/2008 1:26 PM
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Kelly Osbourne Buffs Up Body, And Body Image
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Twenty-three year old Kelly Osbourne has lost over a pound for each year of her young life: but she doesn't see what the big deal is. Gotta love her! In the new issue of Britain's Heat Magazine, she got frustrated over how people view women with average or above-average body sizes in a negative way.
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1/22/2008 1:24 PM
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Loving AOL Love Horoscopes
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Maybe you don't believe in horoscopes or astrology - but whether or not you do, aren't they fun to check out? We're especially loving AOL Horoscopes, where the Love Meter tells you how your sign matches up with your loved one, and whether your relationship is going to sizzle or fizzle.
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1/22/2008 1:22 PM
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Five For Fighting Makes Fighting Autism A Reality
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More children will be diagnosed with Autism this year than AIDS, diabetes, and cancer combined: about sixty-seven children per day, to be precise. This is what John Ondrasik, aka Five For Fighting (the band that had hits like Superman (It's Not Easy)), WhatKindOfWorldDoYouWant.com, and AutismSpeaks.org want you to know.
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1/22/2008 1:20 PM
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Like, WHAT Was Paris Hilton Doing At The Sundance Film Festival?
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For some reason unbeknownst to the masses, Paris Hilton showed up at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah Sunday night. She was flitting around all over the place, singing karaoke and posing wherever possible, in her new haircut that hides the smaller eye and some dress that looked like it was probably supposed to be a shirt.
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1/22/2008 1:19 PM
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Claymates Love Aiken In Spamalot
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On January 18th, Clay Aiken joined the Broadway cast of Spamalot, the musical that dubs itself as lovingly ripped off from the motion picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Spamalot turns into a Broadway musical the 1975 fictional comedy film of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and their quest for the Holy Grail.
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1/21/2008 6:34 PM
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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr On MLK Day And Always
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Today is not technically Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday - his birthday is on January 15th - but in 1986, the third Monday of every January (which is today) was established as Martin Luther King Day, a national holiday in the United States. By the year 2000, all 50 states were observing the holiday. There are currently only four U.S. federal holidays that commemorate an individual person, and King's is one of them.
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1/21/2008 6:34 PM
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Pink Thinks Horse Drawn Carriage Rides Are Cruel
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The image above is a billboard that is up in Times Square in New York City. You know that we love, love, loooove singer Pink. But this is something we weren't quite expecting. Alecia Beth Moore, aka Pink, who often works side by side with PETA as a spokesperson, wants you to know she thinks horse-drawn carriage rides are cruel.
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1/21/2008 6:34 PM
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Clinton Campaign Accuses Obama Of Disobeying The Rules
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It's Hillary vs. Barack again: and this time it's about ads. Hillary Clinton's campaign advisors are saying that Barack Obama's purchased ad time on CNN and MSNBC violates the Democratic National Committee pledge not to advertise in early primary states, like Florida, who have bumped up their primary dates against the wishes of the Democratic party. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) prohibits running commercials or otherwise advertising in Florida because of their primary date controversy - or even campaigning there at all.
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1/21/2008 6:34 PM
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Mary J Blige Has A Heart For Amy Winehouse
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In a recent issue of Interview Magazine, Mary J. Blige commented on the chaotic life of fellow blonde Amy Winehouse, who is an alleged drug user and whose husband is serving time in jail. Blige had nothing but hopeful words for both Winehouse and the music industry in general.
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1/21/2008 6:34 PM
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Benazir Bhutto Says Bin Lade Murdered In Interview Before Her Death
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On November 2nd, 2007, one month and 25 days before her untimely death, Benazir Bhutto gave an interview with Sir David Frost (formerly of BBC, now working for Al-Jazeera English TV). In the interview, she said something no one expected to hear: and that Frost himself didn't even seem to catch. She said that Bin Laden was dead - murdered, in fact.
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1/21/2008 6:34 PM
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The View Comes Unprepared On MLK Day
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On The View episode that aired today, the panel was discussing whether America is more racist or sexist when it comes to elections. Of course they're discussing that, because everyone in the media wants to make race and gender an issue this year even though the candidates themselves wisely are not. Elisabeth Hasselbeck mentioned that we may already know the answer to this, since blacks got the right to vote long before women did.
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1/20/2008 4:57 PM
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South Carolina, Nevada Primaries Results
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Reporting on the Nevada caucuses results is just 3 percent away from being complete. The Republican reporting is finished: Mitt Romney came in first at 51%, Ron Paul was second (the first time he's been in the top three - he's shooting up there!) at 14%, John McCain third at 13%, Mike Huckabee and Fred Thompson tied for fourth at 8%, Giuliani at 4%.
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1/20/2008 4:55 PM
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Furgliest Look Of The Week Goes To Kim Kardashian
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And the fur-gliest look of the week award goes to...Kim Kardashian. Can someone please advise us if this woman has a talent? Kardashian arrived at the Sundance Film Festival with boyfriend Reggie Bush, wearing scraps from some hunter and gatherer over a turtleneck. Blech!
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1/20/2008 4:54 PM
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ConnieTalk Exclusive Did Former VH1 Exec Steal The Ish?
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Michael Hirschorn, former Executive Vice President for original programming at VH1, has left VH1 and formed his own production company, Ish Entertainment. But he's not going far: Hirschorn will keep his office in the company's headquarters, and will be working on development of shows for other Viacom-owned channels, including MTV Networks, CMT, and Logo.
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1/20/2008 4:51 PM
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Mr. Big Has A Baby Boy
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Mr. Big may be with Carrie on Sex And The City, but in real life, Chris Noth's girlfriend Tara Wilson just gave birth to his baby boy. Noth, 53, and Wilson welcomed Orion Christopher Noth into the world on Friday in L.A., and Orion weighed in at 7 lbs., 10 oz.
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1/20/2008 4:49 PM
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American Humane Society Working To Eliminate Pet Euthanasia
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The American Humane Society has a program called Getting To Zero, and initiative to nationally eliminate the euthanasia of healthy or treatable dogs, cats, and other pets within our lifetime. Is that not an awesome goal?
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1/20/2008 4:49 PM
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Heart Of Gold Award George Clooney
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George Clooney was named a United Nations Messenger Of Peace on Friday, as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave him the title for his awesome peacekeeping efforts on behalf of the refugees in Darfur. Clooney is in Sudan right now, and will be receiving his official designation on January 31st at U.N. headquarters.
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1/17/2008 9:19 PM
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The Beijing Olympics: Ten Things You Should Know About China
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Here's a little follow up snippet on our article Boycotting the 2008 Olympics In Beijing. If you are not yet planning on boycotting anything regarding the upcoming Summer Olympics, here are 10 things you should know about China. What you don't know might not hurt you, but it's hurting others right now.
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1/17/2008 9:16 PM
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*NEW* Hey, Doesn't That Celeb Look Like...?
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Welcome to our new section, Hey, Doesn't That Celeb Look Like...? Don't worry, we'll only do this for celebrities we can't stand. No Golden Heart Award celebs here! So check out the images below, and get a glimpse into our silly heads, with recent snapshots of Star Jones, Paris Hilton, and Jennifer Lopez, looking like...well, someone entirely different.
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1/17/2008 9:14 PM
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Interesting Facts About Presidential Candidate Ron Paul
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We're guessing this is because the mainstream media has largely ignored Ron Paul, and we're one of the few who is covering him as consistently as the frontrunner candidates. Well, that's fine by us: that's why we say, If THEY won't tell you, SHE will! So, for inquiring minds, we've compiled some interesting facts and photos about Ron Paul, the person. Come on, you know you want to see the vintage photos.
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1/17/2008 9:11 PM
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Chris Daughtry Sets The Record Straight About American Idol
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Surprise, surprise: the media selectively quoted Chris Daughtry on his American Idol experience, to make a better story. A recent article in Rolling Stone quoted Daughtry as saying American Idol lacks credibility and is in a state of decline: but it was taken out of context, Daughtry insists.
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1/17/2008 9:10 PM
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Mariah Carey Works On New Album That Chick
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MariahDaily.com is reporting that Mariah Carey's new album, tentatively titled That Chick, features collaborations with T Pain, Young Jeezy, Damien Marley, Jermaine Dupri, Will I Am, Rodney Jerkins, and The Dream, and is slated to hit stores in April 2008. She's still working on the album, which MariahDaily calls new music with catchier hooks and melodies than ever.
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1/17/2008 8:56 PM
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Church of Scientology Desperately Tries To Pull Tom Cruise Video
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Oh, this is too funny. I'm sure we'll never know whether or not Tom Cruise was really behind this desperate attempt to yank the Scientology video from the web. But we can just imagine the outburst that could have occurred upon his discovery of the leak. Either way, this attorney for the Church of Scientology must be crazy to think she can stop the massive spread of that leaked video. It's even on BBC!
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1/17/2008 8:55 PM
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Eddie Murphy's Bride Runs For The Hills
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Maybe Tracey Edmonds read our article and it finally dawned on her that she really didn't want to gain 7 kids overnight by Eddie Murphy, who denied paternity of at least one of them and was proven wrong by DNA. Maybe the whole thing was a publicity stunt. Or, maybe Murphy just can't commit to anyone, period.
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1/16/2008 5:35 PM
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Three Dems Duke It Out In Michigan Primaries, The Results Are In
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Because candidates from the Democratic party dropped out of the polls in Michigan over the pushed-up primaries date, the Dems got to battle it out in a 2-hour debate on MSNBC instead. Although it wasn't much of a battle: as Hillary Clinton pointed out, the members of the Democratic party are friends, and I almost think none of them would care who won or lost as long as one of the three front-runners made it into office.
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1/16/2008 5:33 PM
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Oprah Is Starting To Annoy Us
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We have a spattered, year-plus history of defending Oprah. But seriously. Does she not have enough money yet? Do we really need more of her when she's already on TV every day? And YouTube, for that matter. It was announced yesterday that Oprah Winfrey has inked a new deal for her own television network.
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1/16/2008 5:31 PM
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There's Something Very Wrong With Tom Cruise
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A previously unseen, four-year-old video of Tom Cruise discussing Scientology has surfaced on the internet...and guess who's got it? ConnieTalk! Cruise discusses how Scientologists see things that other people do not, and that when there is a car accident, a Scientologist is the only one who can really help.
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1/16/2008 5:29 PM
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Flavor Flav Back In Trouble With The Law
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ConnieTalk.com has learned exclusively that William Jonathan Drayton, Jr., aka Flavor Flav, is back on the wrong side of the law in New York state. On November 5th, Flavor Flav was charged with one Class A misdemeanor for obstructing governmental administration in the second degree (intentionally obstructing the administration of law or government function by means of intimidation, physical force, interference, or other unlawful act). He is due to appear in court on March 18th regarding the charge, to which he plead guilty and was given conditional discharge on 1 year's probation and 2 days of community service.
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1/16/2008 5:28 PM
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Rosie O'Donnell Tries To Save Britney, Perez Tries To Make It Worse
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Rosie O'Donnell got tragically poetic on her blog yesterday morning, comparing the chaotic life of Britney Spears to the media frenzy surrounding Princess Diana before her death. Which is eerily parallel to the article we just posted last week comparing People's cover of Britney with the cover of their Gone Too Soon issue, with Princess Di. I told you, Rosie is our brainmate. Well, mostly.
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1/16/2008 5:26 PM
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Matthew McConaughey Is Having A Baby
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Not literally...well, his girlfriend is. But the way he announced it kind of made it sound like it. Actor Matthew McConaughey posted on his official website yesterday, under the title Havin a Baby, the announcement that his girlfriend Camilla Alves - a Brazilian model - is pregnant with their child.
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1/16/2008 5:25 PM
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John Mayer Stands Up To Dallas Cowboys Fans For Jessica Simpson
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I'm sure we've been harsh to Jessica Simpson on this site before: her fur- and snakeskin-wearing ways (and deer antler purses, for that matter) have rubbed us the wrong way more than once. But John Mayer has a point here. Simpson has been getting a lot of flack for her relationship with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, from the Cowboys' loss the first time she attended a game, to the impromptu trip with Romo to Mexico before the playoffs, all the way up to the Cowboys losing the playoffs.
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1/15/2008 9:56 AM
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Is Anyone Going To Act On The Murdoch Agenda Surrounding Ron Paul?
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I'd like to share a message from a reader about the recent story we did on Ron Paul. As we told you, presidential candidate Ron Paul appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno regarding being excluded by FOX News from the Republican Debates in New Hampshire. It is not the only censorship Paul has received, either: despite leading Rudy Giuliani in the polls, Ron Paul has received less mass media coverage on the major cable channels than probably any other candidate who is still in the race - on either side.
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1/15/2008 9:53 AM
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The Public Rates Ellen DeGeneres Over Oprah
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The decision to break her tradition and endorse a candidate in the presidential race this year apparently has not won Oprah any brownie points with the public. Instead, for the first time in five years, Oprah has been pushed out of the number one spot as U.S.'s favorite television personality by Ellen Degeneres, who jumped from No. 8 to No. 1. The singing, dancing, down-to-earth hilarity that is Ellen DeGeneres has taken first place in the public eye in a new Harris poll released yesterday.
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1/15/2008 9:51 AM
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What You May Not Know About The Peace Sign
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The peace symbol was first drawn in 1958, Gray wrote to us. Though adopted in the UK by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, it was deliberately never copyrighted and so became a globally recognized symbol of peaceful activism - prominent in the civil rights movement and protests against both the Vietnam and Iraq Wars.
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1/15/2008 9:49 AM
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Paris Hilton Goes Off In A Slurred, Curse-Filled Rant At LA Night Club
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We take a short break from our Paris Hilton ban to bring you this little gem. In case there was any doubt as to why Paris Hilton was cut off from the majority of Barron Hilton's $2.3 billion fortune, let us put your minds at ease. After copping out of a Rwanda charity gig in October, Paris is not exactly out cuddling orphans here in the U.S., either. Nope, she's out and about, and spent Sunday night cussing up a slurred storm at LAX nightclub in Los Angeles.
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1/15/2008 9:47 AM
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Construction Worker Dies Building Trump Building
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There is one less person around to contribute to the Trump fortune today, as a still unnamed construction worker fell to his death yesterday while working on the top two sections of floors for the Trump SoHo construction site. Three other workers were injured. Workers describe a rush of concrete that occurred at the top of the building, and the worker pictured fell 42 stories, missed the security net, and died.
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1/15/2008 9:47 AM
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DMX Ordered To Pay Up In Baby Momma Defamation Lawsuit
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Earl Simmons, aka rapper DMX, was ordered on Friday to pay $1.5 million in damages to Monique Wayne, a woman from Maryland who sued DMX for defamation, false statements, and unreasonable publicity of her private life. This is the woman whom DMX told Sister 2 Sister mag had raped him while he was sleeping, after he met her at a Washington, D.C. nightclub. Hence the defamation suit.
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1/14/2008 4:54 PM
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Bush Signs Chimp Haven Act, Scratches Underarms
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On December 26th, Bush signed the Chimp Haven Is Home Act, which was introduced to the U.S. Senate and U.S. House on December 19th, 2007. With little deliberation, he has signed - thankfully - a bill that removes any language permitting the return of chimpanzees in Chimp Haven to research.
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1/14/2008 4:51 PM
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The Michigan Primaries Are Tomorrow
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The Michigan Primaries are tomorrow, y'all. But not all of the frontrunner candidates are involved. MI Senator Carl Levin pushed the state to move up their primaries in order to play a more important role in politics, but it left Democratic candidates angry that Michigan's state parties broke national party rules by moving up the date. Therefore, Barack Obama and John Edwards removed their names from the ballot over the controversy.
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1/14/2008 4:47 PM
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Greenpeace Activists Chase Away Japanese Whaler Boats
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Greenpeace activists can't always say they've been involved in a high-speed chase - but this week a group of them had a chance to do so over hundreds of miles of fog and choppy sea, as the Greenpeace ship Esperanza chased a Japanese whaling fleet out of Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary territory.
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1/14/2008 4:45 PM
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The Golden Globe Winners That Weren't
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If I was one of the people slated to get a Golden Globe award yesterday, I would've been super-pissed. Golden Globe winners of the 65th Annual awards show are getting their trophies via FedEx or something this year. Because of the writers' strike, there was a "celebrity boycott" of the Golden Globes ceremony, with members of the Writers Guild of America threatening to picket if the show went on anyways.
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1/14/2008 4:44 PM
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Heart Of Gold Award For Denzel Washington
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A ConnieTalk Heart Of Gold Award Goes To Denzel Washington, who hit up celeb-frequented restaurant Mr. Chow Saturday night, and on his way out, slipped a homeless man $100. The elderly black man was in a wheelchair on Denzel's way back to his car, and Denzel told him, I got you, man, you know I gotcha, and slipped him a Benjamin.
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1/14/2008 4:42 PM
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Christina Aguilera And Jordan Bratman Have A Baby Boy
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A-HA! We were right on this one. Christina Aguilera was in the hospital Friday in labor with her and hubby Jordan Bratman's first child. Pop singer Aguilera's rep claimed she was still pregnant and not in labor, when word hit the net that Christina was checked into Cedar's-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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1/12/2008 3:30 PM
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It's Not Too Late To Make It Right With Katrina Victims
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Hey, nobody's perfect - even we miss a positive story here and there. Brad Pitt started a national fundraising campaign effort before the holidays to help the city of New Orleans recover from Hurricane Katrina, starting with 150 homes in the Lower 9th Ward. But here's double good news: it's not too late to help!
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1/12/2008 1:02 PM
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Homeland Security Announces REAL ID Compliance Deadline To States
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In keeping with the Administration's tradition of releasing controversial news quietly on a Friday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced yesterday a final rule establishing minimum security standards for state-issued drivers' licenses and ID cards, a follow-up to the REAL ID program Congress passed in 2005 that legislators in 29 states have introduced bills on, refusing to comply.
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1/12/2008 1:00 PM
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Panic At The Disco's Exclamation Mark Pulls A Disappearing Act
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Remember Panic! At The Disco? Yeah, well, it's Panic At The Disco , now. Where did the exclamation point go? Nobody knows. But the band seems to kinda like it better that way. The band - hitmakers of singles I Write Sins Not Tragedies, But It's Better If You Do, and Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off, - gave a press conference regarding their upcoming album, Pretty Odd, their new logo, and being headliners for the 2008 Honda Civic Tour.
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1/12/2008 12:58 PM
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What Pregnant Celebs Are Doing For Maternity Style
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We don't know yet whether or not Christina Aguilera has really given birth. But what we do know is that celebrities from Halle Berry, to Jessica Alba, to pop diva Christina are changing the face of maternity style altogether...in a fierce way! It's all about thin layers - from lace, to tees, to Charmeuse silk - fabrics that feel good and look good, too...and with a little added boost!
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1/12/2008 12:57 PM
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Kiefer Sutherland Does His Time Like A Man
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It doesn't pay to drink and drive - but it does pay to own up to your mistakes! Hanukkah has gone by, Christmas has gone by, Christmas Eve has gone by, New Year's Eve and New Year's have gone by...even his 41st birthday went by, and Kiefer Sutherland spent all of the time behind bars, quietly doing laundry duty and being a golden star inmate at Glendale City Jail.
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1/12/2008 12:56 PM
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Nicole Ritchie, Courtney Thorne-Smith Deliver Babies, Aguilera Has...A Rumor?
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We stand corrected (although we did say it was a rumor)! We reported yesterday that Nicole Ritchie & Joel Madden, and Christina Aguilera & Jordan Bratman were all in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center preparing for their new bundles of joy. Nicole Ritchie, alongside her fiance Joel Madden (band member of Good Charlotte), welcomed their new baby girl yesterday! Her name is Harlow Winter Kate Madden. She was 6 lbs, 11 oz (tiny just like her mama!), and is doing well.
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1/11/2008 7:40 PM
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Former Olympic Medalist Sentenced To Six Months In Jail For Cheating
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Former track star Marion Jones was sentenced today to six months in prison for lying to federal agents about taking steroids, in a scandal that cost Jones all five of her Olympic medals. She appeared before US District Court Judge Kenneth Karas, with an emotional plea for a probation sentence.
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1/11/2008 7:38 PM
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Roseanne Vs. Oprah
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You watched Roseanne because she told it like it is, right? Well Roseanne Barr is still talking, and she's got a lot to say! This week, Roseanne posted the following on her official website/blog roseanneworld.com, with what she thinks of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and...Oprah Winfrey?
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1/11/2008 7:36 PM
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Christina Aguilera And Nicole Ritchie Delivering Side By Side
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According to word on the blogosphere, both pop singer Christina Aguilera and reality TV star Nicole Ritchie are at Cedar's Sinai Medical Center...in labor! We haven't yet substantiated rumor from fact here, but expect an announcement tomorrow! Rumor has it that Aguilera, with husband Jordan Bratman, are awaiting the delivery of their baby at the hospital; and Nicole Ritchie with baby daddy Joel Madden, his brother Benji, and her mom Brenda are all in the same hospital!
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1/11/2008 7:35 PM
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O.J. Simpson Is Going Back To Jail
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O.J. Simpson is back in the slammer today. After allegations that he violated bail conditions, Simpson was escorted back to Nevada from Miami with a bail bondsman and will be held behind bars until a hearing in Las Vegas on Wednesday, the AFP is reporting.
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1/11/2008 7:33 PM
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New Hampshire Will Conduct First Vote Recount Since 1980
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Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, and Republican Albert Howard of Michigan, have publicly contested the results of the New Hampshire primary votes, and demanded a recount. Because they are the two who are questioning the results of the NH primaries, they have to pay the $2,000 fee for the recount themselves (seems pretty unfair, doesn't it?)
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1/11/2008 7:33 PM
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Donda West's Final Cause Of Death Report Released
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The final autopsy report on Donda West, Kanye West's late mother, has been released by Craig Harvey, Chief Coroner Investigator, and Anthony Hernandez, Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner in the County of Los Angeles. The report, which was released yesterday, says Donda West's death was due to a heart attack following cosmetic surgery.
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1/9/2008 10:19 PM
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Jay Leno Asks Ron Paul Why Media Is Censoring Him
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Presidential candidate Ron Paul appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Monday night. He was invited by Leno after Jay personally found out that Paul - who was just 1% behind Rudy Giuliani in New Hampshire, and beat out Giuliani by 6% in Iowa, and has raised more money than anyone in the GOP - was not invited by FOX to the New Hampshire debates.
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1/9/2008 10:19 PM
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EXCLUSIVE How Real Are VH1's Celeb Reality Shows?
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Though there are inaccuracies in MediaTakeOut.com's expose - they further claim that Tiffany Pollard aka New York is really former stripper Kenya Simmons, which we've been unable to verify; and falsely allege that Pollard and Michelle Rothschild-Patterson (aka Sister Patterson) are not even really related (we caught up with a former neighbor of the family who confirmed that Tiffany is indeed the daughter of Michelle Rothschild-Patterson and Alex Pollard, who lived on Seymour Avenue in New Harbor, NY while Tiffany was growing up) - they got one thing right: both series are the WWF of dating shows.
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1/9/2008 10:19 PM
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Is I Love New York Staged?
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After seeing the hyper-acted finale of I Love New York 2, we promised we'd go digging and give you the scoop on whether or not VH1's I Love New York series (Seasons 1 & 2) is real. The answer, actually, opened up a whole can of worms, including William Drayton, Jr., aka Flavor Flav's celeb-reality show Flavor of Love.
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1/9/2008 10:19 PM
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Why Britney Spears' Public Breakdown Is Your Fault
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And what readers want, sadly, is the inside information on Britney Spears' breakdown. Oh, People Magazine knows you by now, have no doubt about it. In their regular issue that's hitting newsstands January 21st, their cover story is: The Real Story : Britney's Mental Illness. What's behind her disturbing behavior; How her sons are doing; Why she won't get help.
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1/9/2008 10:19 PM
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Katharine McPhee Parts Ways With Sony And RCA
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Billboard.com reported today that Katharine McPhee has joined fellow American Idol contestants Taylor Hicks and Ruben Studdard (who were just dropped from their label) as former members of the Sony BMG Family. Former - meaning record label Sony has dropped the American Idol runner-up McPhee from their label.
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1/9/2008 10:19 PM
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FOX Airs Interview With Fallen Idol Jessica Sierra On Tyra Show
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Jessica Sierra, who will be spending the next year in a California rehab center, is no stranger to rehabilitation clinics. Just in July of this year, she was at another CA rehab for the taping of another one of VH1's reality shows (I use the term reality loosely) with Dr. Drew Pinsky. Today, the Tyra Show aired a pretaped interview with Jessica Sierra, recorded before she was arrested.
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1/9/2008 12:57 AM
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Upon Request From The Best: Our Top 10 Presidential Picks
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I WISH I WAS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE! Ron Paul was on The Tonight Show last night with Jay Leno - don't know if you saw it or not, I'm working on uploading the video of it - (I will have it up on ConnieTalk tomorrow!) -he was discussing how FOX did NOT invite him to the New Hampshire debate!! It's very strange, because in some states...including Iowa, I believe...he is higher up than Giuliani. So something funny is going on with that! Wow, rank the candidates 1-10...that is a tough one. And a great idea for an article! Off the top my head, I think it might go something like this
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1/9/2008 12:49 AM
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Hillary Clinton, John McCain Declared Winners In New Hampshire
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So far, from the primary polls in New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton at 39% has the lead over the other Dem candidates. Obama 36%, Edwards 17%, and Bill Richardson 5%, Kucinich 1%, have all conceded, making Hillary the winner in NH. But it is far from over, people!! The elections are nine months away; we've had just two states' primaries, with 48 to go!!! More transcripts from the candidates tonight, coming up.
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1/9/2008 12:45 AM
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ConnieTalk Exclusive: How Real Was I Love New York?
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If you watched VH1's I Love New York Season 2's reunion finale, as we did, you may have been left wondering: is any of this even real? VH1's celeb-reality show I Love New York series, a spin-off of the Flavor of Love series with Flavor Flav, is a dating show that is presented as real to the public. But what is real?
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1/9/2008 12:41 AM
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John Edwards Is On Repeat, Repeat, Repeat In New Hampshire
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But in his speech in New Hampshire tonight to his voters, fans, whirring media cameras, a flurry of Edwards signs and a lot of camera phones that I'm trying to track down now, he gave the same two stories he just gave at the Iowa caucuses: about the 17-year-old girl in need of a liver transplant; and John Albert, the 62-year-old sheet metal worker who lives in Dover and received equally inadequate care.
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1/9/2008 12:37 AM
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Mariah Carey Says She Never Likened Lopez To A Pig
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Don't believe everything you read (unless it's at ConnieTalk, of course)! Rumors were running rampant online that singer Mariah Carey responded about rumors that she's planning a duet with J. Lo, I'd rather be on stage with a pig - a duet with Jennifer Lopez and me just ain't going to happen.
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1/9/2008 12:34 AM
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No, Britney Spears Will Not Be Interviewed By Dr. Phil
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Following pop...person...Britney Spears' recent breakdown (which we refused to post), Dr. Phil will not be interviewing her on his TV show - or at all. As we told you in our forum, Spears reportedly did not agree to Phil's bust-in to her hospital room, walked out on him, and is not interested. And if you ask me, he just exploited the whole thing to get his name in the news.
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1/7/2008 12:32 AM
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Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman Confirm Pregnancy
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As we reported in December, actress Nicole Kidman and her country crooner husband Keith Urban are expecting a child. Despite publicist Catherine Olim's initial denial of the reports, both she and Kidman's spokeswoman, Wendy Day, released statements today giving the nod.
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1/5/2008 6:00 PM
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January 5th Stuff We Dig Today
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Photos, video, and stories we dig today.
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1/5/2008 5:58 PM
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Insurgent Infiltrator Kills 2 US Soldiers, Wounds 3 Others
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But today, many of the volunteer Iraqi soldiers are former insurgents, who joined forces with the Americans for $10 a day and the promise of a job in the security forces. And on December 26th, one of those gunmen in the city of Mosul turned against two U.S. soldiers, killing them both and wounding three others, U.S. and Iraqi officials have said.
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1/5/2008 5:54 PM
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If You're Not Watching Celebrity Apprentice, You're Not Missing Much
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The Apprentice used to be one of the most-watched TV shows in its time slot. Now, it's just snooze-worthy. The new season of Celebrity Apprentice, a spin-off of the original Apprentice show, premiered on Thursday night with what Donald Trump and producer Mark Burnett call 14 of the world's most successful celebrities.
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1/5/2008 5:52 PM
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Dog Chapman's Bro Arrested For Being Nude In His Pickup Truck
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Does it get any weirder than this? Tim Chapman, 42, the spiritual brother who worked alongside Duane the "Dog" Chapman as a bounty hunter, was arrested by Honolulu authorities after he was found naked in his pickup truck Thursday night by a shopping center security guard, allegedly performing a lewd act.
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1/5/2008 5:45 PM
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Bobby Brown Tries To Overturn Whitney Houston Divorce, Is Denied
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Yesterday, singer Bobby Brown's attempt to overturn his divorce with Whitney Houston in Orange County Court was denied. A judge in California turned down Brown's request to change the terms ex-wife pop diva Whitney Houston set forth in their divorce case. Why? Brown didn't show up.
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1/5/2008 5:41 PM
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Boycotting the 2008 Olympics In Beijing
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The photo above is of cheerleaders rehearsing in a gymnasium in Tianjin municipality yesterday, a team who will attend trials to compete for a chance at performing in the upcoming 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Games, unfortunately, that we will never see. Because we are boycotting the 2008 Olympics.
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1/5/2008 5:34 PM
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I Bet You've Never Heard About The Eco-Toilet
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And if you have, then we're probably not in the same social circle. We're eco-fab, of course, but this is a little steep. Toto Toilets actually has a porcelain throne called the NeoRest® 500, that has a heated Washlet seat, Cyclone Flushing system, front and rear warm water washing, automatic air dryer and deodorizer, ion barrier glazing that cleans your toilet bowl with every flush, and automatic lid opening and closing plus flushing...that comes with a remote control.
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1/5/2008 5:32 PM
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Top Model Adrianne Curry Tells Britney Spears To Get The F Off Her TV
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Someone take these children the f*ck away from this woman! She needs help in every which way. The CHILDREN deserve better. She loves herself and her problems more than she cares about her own children. Sadly, K-Fed isn't Dad of the year either. Didn't he leave Shar Jackson for Spears when Shar was knocked up? Then, didn't he barely see his children while he jetted around giving Brit Brit the pole?
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1/4/2008 6:26 PM
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People Flip Out Over Oil Prices, So They Lower Them 1 Freaking Dollar
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After crude oil prices reached a record of over $100 a barrel yesterday, it dipped back down to $99 per barrel after traders profited from a record rally. Oil hit a new lifetime high of $100.09 early yesterday, with U.S. inventories of crude oil falling, and the U.S. Energy Information Administration reporting crude stocks fell 4.0 million barrels last week to a three-year-low.
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1/4/2008 6:24 PM
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I Suppose We Have To Address The Iowa Caucus Now
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Not that you can't read about this one everywhere you turn, but we can't exactly not publish the results of the Iowa Caucus yesterday. We think it has something to do with the strange #2 most searched term on Google today: chuck norris wife (how weird is that?). The #1, of course, is Iowa Caucus Results.
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1/4/2008 6:22 PM
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Roger Clemens Proclaims Innocence Of Steroid Use
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Roger Clemens, Major League Baseball player who was among the biggest names of those who were listed in the Mitchell Report - a report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an independent investigation into the illegal use of steroids and other performance-enhancing substances by players in MLB - is standing by his proclamation of innocence. In an interview for 60 Minutes that will air on Sunday night, Clemens said that former trainer Brian McNamee injected him, but with a painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12, not any illegal performance drug(s).
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1/4/2008 6:19 PM
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Kanye West Returns To Play Connect 4 With Beyonce
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Kanye posted an entry on his official blog Wednesday, with pics of him playing Connect 4 with none other than...oye vey, Beyonce Knowles. You know we hold a furgrudge against her! When I was in Europe I would play this game for hours and hours, Kanye wrote. It helped me zone out...but every now and then people would speak of this legendary Connect 4 champion...BEYONCE!!! I had 2 play her! He says she beat him 9/10 times.
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1/4/2008 6:17 PM
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Hillary Nixes Michael Moore Interview, Leaving The Pro-Dem Undecided
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Two months ago, Rolling Stone Magazine asked Michael Moore to do a cover story where he would ask hard questions of the Democratic Party, the questions no one was asking, Moore posted on his website Wednesday. The deal was, he wrote, That all three candidates had to agree to let me interview them or there was no story. Obama and Edwards agreed. Mrs. Clinton said no, and the cover story was thus killed.
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1/4/2008 6:13 PM
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Woman From Brooks And Dunn Video Found Drunk, Passed Out In Car
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Meegan Harper, 30, reached Smoking Gun infamy after her blood alcohol content measured a record .55 - almost seven times the legal limit - when police found her passed behind the wheel of a car parked outside a pizza place in November. She appeared in Clackamas County court on December 27th, and was charged with a DUI; her bail was set at $50,000, as she has prior DUI convictions.
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1/4/2008 6:13 PM
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Tracey Edmonds Weds Eddie Murphy, Gains 7 Kids Overnight
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Eddie Murphy and former fiancee Tracey Edmonds got hitched on New Year's Day on a private island off of Bora Bora in front of 25 friends and family, their reps say. We've read the guest list - no one you know. Afterwards there was a private dinner party and fa-la-la-la-la. A bunch of boring details about who made the cake and her dress, as if we care.
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1/4/2008 6:12 PM
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Chris Brown Sued, Concert Set Designer Says He Didn't Get Paid
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Young R&B singer Chris Brown may be on tour, but he's going to have to make a detour to the courthouse, after a lawsuit was filed in federal court against him and his touring company, CBE, on Christmas Eve. Ho, ho, ho! Ex-contract employee John Troxtel - who does business as RedMonkey Pictures, and has designed concert stages and sets for big tickets like Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Diddy, and Michael Jackson - filed the suit in California's Central U.S. District Court, seeking damages over $1 million.
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1/2/2008 8:33 PM
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To Catch A Predator Justice Fort Myers, Where Are They Now?
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We were watching reruns of MSNBC's To Catch A Predator series with Chris Hansen over the holiday (got to love those holiday marathons!), and we got to wondering: are those dudes rotting in prison and/or studying rehabilitation pamphlets in padded cells yet? So, we did a Where Are They Now? ConnieTalk exclusive investigation for you. Let's start with the Fort Myers, Florida investigation, which aired in 2006.
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1/2/2008 8:30 PM
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Beyonce Shows She Learned Nothing From PETA Cam
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Beyonce Knowles apparently learned nothing from her sting encounter by PETA. Back in June of 2006, two undercover PETA members (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) won an eBay auction that offered fans a chance to meet Beyonce. Unbeknownst to the singer at the time, she took two anti-fur protestors to dinner with her at New York City eatery Nobu 57, where she was bombarded with info on the cruelty to animals in the fur industry.
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1/2/2008 8:29 PM
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CBS Is Sued...AGAIN
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How many times must CBS be sued before they go down under? We're trying to keep count: Dan Rather, Bob Barker's ex-employee, Virgie Arthur, and now: CBS Paramount is being sued by former Senior Producer of The Judge Judy Program. Jonathan Sebastien, the ex-employee, filed a lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court on December 26th, 2007, for wrongful termination in violation of public policy, violation of business and professions code, retaliation, breach of contract, and breach of implied covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing.
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1/2/2008 8:27 PM
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New York Tiffany Pollard Takes Her Fit To Miami
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Oh, yes, she did! Tiffany Pollard, aka New York from VH1's reality series I Love New York and I Love New York: Season 2 (and you surely can't forget Flavor of Love 1 & 2) took new fiancee George Weisgerber, aka Tailor Made, to Miami, Florida for the holiday.
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1/2/2008 8:26 PM
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Alicia Keys Rocks The New Year's Ball Drop
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She can sing, I tell you; she can sang! Alicia Keys, whose song No One is #2 on the Billboard's Hot 100 and has been topping the charts for the 16th week in a row, rang in the New Year last night on NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly. Dick Clark was back for the New Year's countdown on ABC's Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, with Ryan Seacrest, Carrie Underwood, Akon, Fergie, Miley Cyrus, and others.
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1/2/2008 8:25 PM
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Marie Osmond: The Single Life, Possible New TV Show
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Marie told Extra TV that she's doing well this holiday season, and is looking forward to upcoming projects. I have great kids, she told them, It's okay to be alone, and it's okay to be busy and it's a choice you make to be positive with what comes at you in life.
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