Blair’s Animal Sanctuary Saved By Cowell
Actress Linda Blair has music mogul Simon Cowell to thank for saving her cash-strapped animal shelter after he donated $30,000 ( £20,000) to keep the centre open.
In recent years, the Exorcist star has dedicated her life to her non-profit WorldHeart Foundation, which cares for up to 50 abandoned dogs at a time.
The pet care home was in danger of closing down earlier this year after running out of funds, but Blair reveals Cowell stepped in at the last minute to save the day.
She tells the National Enquirer, “I really thought I’d reached the end of my rope. But then, from out of the blue, came a miracle named Simon Cowell.”
Carrie Underwood’s Web Site Gets a Makeover
She’s gorgeous. She can sing. She’s smart. And I’ll be damned, Carrie Underwood has got some Web savvy, too. Her Web site has had a bit of a makeover, and now you can do things like buy the “Cowboy Casanova” video, shop for CDs and digital music. And the new site will reportedly be bringing her countless fans even closer to Underwood.
More Idol Headlines after the JUMP…
Kris Allen Fans Weigh In With More Bad Album Titles
Yesterday, we posted a silly blog entry about what we hoped Kris Allen wouldn’t name his major label debut (which comes out on November 17). And you guys showed up in droves to make your own suggestions. Some of your comments made me giggle, some of them made me shake my head, and all of them were appreciated.
Since “Idol” album news is fairly dry today (aside from Allison Iraheta’s first single becoming available for download), I thought it’d be fun to count down my favorite fan suggestions for album titles Kris Allen should avoid.
Will Jennifer Hudson’s Baby Really Take After David Otunga?
The world will get its first glimpse of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson’s nearly 2-month-old son, David Jr., in an upcoming issue of People magazine. After keeping her pregnancy a virtual secret over the past year, the R&B opens up for the cover story, discussing her joy at being a mom and revealing that the little one is already taking after his dad.
For fans of reality TV, it might be hard to imagine an infant taking after David Otunga, who’s built quite an interesting resume in his 29 years.
Guys, dolls and, maybe, another ‘Idol’
Adam Lambert
Dubbed ‘Glambert’ by legions of fans, the guyliner-wearing singer grabbed the national spotlight this year on the eighth season of ‘American Idol,’ finishing second behind winner Kris Allen. But Cabrillo audiences saw him first, playing the decidedly non-glam role of Lt. Shaw in the 2001 production of ‘The Secret Garden.’ Lambert’s now in the studio, recording his debut album, due in stores Nov. 24 on RCA.
Katharine McPhee
In 2005, a year before she would finish second to Taylor Hicks during the fifth season of ‘American Idol,’ Katharine McPhee scored a bull’s-eye as Annie Oakley in Cabrillo’s production of ‘Annie Get Your Gun.’ In a review of the show, The Star’s Rita Moran said that ‘McPhee has it all: a voice fit for beguiling or bellowing, a naturally amiable presence and fresh good looks.’
Bo Bice hasn’t let fame go to his head
Bo Bice may have sold more than 500,000 copies of his debut record and he may have nearly taken the crown on “American Idol,” but the Southern rocker hasn’t let fame go to his head.
“I don’t see me as a celebrity,” Bice said in a recent telephone interview. “I see me as a redneck done good.”
The singer still gets starstruck sometimes, admitting it as he related stories of getting starry-eyed seeing Sugar Ray Leonard in person, performing with Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and his ultimate moment with Willie Nelson.
Nelson invited Bice onto his tour bus and then invited him to sit in on “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.”
“We live the dream,” Bice said.
Five Questions with Kimberly Caldwell
Kimberly Caldwell talks about life after American Idol and hosting P. Diddy’s Starmaker.
TELL US ABOUT LIFE AFTER AMERICAN IDOL!
“Life after Idol has been great! I feel like it was a lifetime ago, it’s crazy. But all of the opportunities that have stemmed from it have been absolutely wonderful and I thank God every day for them. If it wasn’t for Idol, I’d still be sitting on my couch in Katy, Texas!”
The ‘Idol’ is back ‘†but did he ever leave?
Justin Guarini is back. And he’s extremely busy.
Recently, Guarini has been recording his third album, working on launching a new Web show called ‘Sketched Out’ (which is absolutely hilarious ‘†I watched it and was laughing out loud) and has been preparing for his Oct. 10 show at the Sellersville Theater with the jazz band Drivetime, with whom he recently recorded a cover of Bobby Caldwell’s ‘What You Won’t Do’ for its new CD.
‘This is my opportunity to show my hometown people how much they mean to me,’ he says, ‘and what their support has given me over the years.’
Celebrity Watch: Simon Cowell embroiled in party wars
Simon Cowell’s 50th birthday party, held last Saturday, was the party to end all parties. Like, seriously ‘†CW believes the point might actually have been to end all parties ever. For who could top what future generations will surely come to refer to as ‘Cowellageddon’ ? Philip Green of Topshop ‘hosted’ the £1 million event ‘†a nebulous phrase that, we can assume, probably didn’t involve Green taking all the coats, then chucking them on the bed.
Sorry, Perez ‘“ you just don’t get it
Celebrity is not the same as popularity: that was the lesson Perez Hilton should have learned, but almost certainly didn’t, last week. Maybe he thought his name would be enough to make the Perez Hilton Presents US package tour of hip up-and-coming acts ‘“ including Ladyhawke and Little Boots ‘“ a hit. After all, he’s the ubiquitous gossip blogger, friend-to-the-stars and self-proclaimed “queen of all media” who has become an A-lister himself in the last few years. Nevertheless, ticket sales for his tour have been so poor that prices have had to be slashed ‘“ in some cases to nothing ‘“ for the remaining dates.
‘Dancing with the Stars” Chuck Liddell Gets Ready to Two Step
“The Iceman” cometh to the country two step on this week’s “Dancing with the Stars,” and only ET is inside the private rehearsal when Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell and Anna Trebunskaya get ready for the hoedown!
“It is more fun walking out for a fight [than on 'Dancing with the Stars'], because I am totally relaxed,” the former Ultimate Fighting Champion tells ET. “Coming out here, I am a little nervous. When I get the first steps out of the way, I relax. Maybe I will relax more once we get going.”
Everyone’s Crazy For ‘Glee’
There’s one little ray of sunshine that comes our way every Wednesday: Glee. Each week, the kids (and, sometimes, teachers) at McKinley High come together to produce catchy little numbers that are worthy of a download.
In fact, a quick look at the iTunes charts shows that people love these musical performances–and these aren’t jazzy little teenybopper ditties: Last night’s boys-versus-girls mashup episode featured “It’s My Life/Confessions” and “Halo/Walking On Sunshine,” which are ranked Nos. 9 and 12, respectively, on iTunes this afternoon, and seven other songs are in the top 100. Below, the Hulu Team looks at some of our favorite hits spawned by Glee:
From the Wall Street Journal:
Notice how they called him the American Idol winner.
So, the Wall St. Journal doesn’t have a proofreader?
Oh no he DIDN’T just tell a Zack Attack story. Mwah! He should totes try to talk Neal into covering friends forever, we’ll be friends foreverrrr… The TOML crowd will love it.
That Bob Dylan. Always stealing other people’s thunder.
Not having a proofreader is the least of the Wall St. Journal’s problems.
GAH I have a friend at the show tonight and she called me for 2 songs. MJ & Sue I think you might be in luck because from what I heard he sounded pretty darn good! I couldn’t hear any throat problems. I’ll talk to her more after the show and see if she detected any problems but I thought he sounded good. Hopefully he’ll be ok for you guys tomorrow!
eta: oh holy crap he looks good in that interview. I like his hair and the tight shirt mmmm.
Reports from Cookie’s soundcheck say he sounds great – Our workhorse Idol probably knows to take care of that throat
Thanks wellhesback for the Cook’s interview. That was entertaining; i would have prefer less talk from the interviewer though
hey good news!! thanks. It’s a very good song so I’m expecting it will get more airplay
His latest twit…
View from the office today. http://twitpic.com/kvgwo
Could that be a shooting day? I bet it is!!
Lil lives!
from IDOLLILROUNDS
Oh and I took my children to a meeting today…….You can just guess how that went!! YIKES! They had alot of fun though!!!
8 minutes ago from web
Hiii everybody!! Just wanted to let you know that I’m workin in the studio and I’ll have a new website coming soon!!!
10 minutes ago from web
“Reports from Cookie’s soundcheck say he sounds great ‘“ Our workhorse Idol probably knows to take care of that throat”
I like that description, the ‘workhorse Idol’. One of the greatest things about David is his work ethic, and I believe it will take him far.
Thanks for the link to the interview, although the interviewer talked waaay too much, it was still pretty good (has there ever been an Idol better at interviews than Cook?)
For those listening to the underwater cellcast, BBS is back. Welcome back Kyle!
I can’t wait to see vids surface of this show.
David is definitely a workhorse for sure! I don’t think wild horses could have kept him from this show. Heh
suebrody and mj have fun in Providence tomorrow.
I know, right? Some of these questions he’s been asked for a year and a half now, and he still manages to act engaged and be engaging. The PR follks at 19M/RCA must be beside themselves.
That’s because you were invested in S8. S7 had plenty of buzz but when the new season starts that buzz starts to fade. Has happened every year and will this one as well when S9 starts.
Hmmm. Well hard to tell from that shot, other than it looks like SoCal. But he did say this weekend, so if not today, soon.
David Cook will be signing autographs in support of Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer foundation tomorrow at 2pm: http://spongecell.com/event_page/view/894191
I am warning you that the link below is for a video that the person who edited it together (not me, BTW) clearly meant as nothing more than a joke.
It has to do with the longer video of TFM,,,
Hopefully no one gets too worked up about this…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNIMDOAx260&feature=player_embedded#
Heh, now you can get Krisrolled, eh?
Now that is hilarious.
Thanks, girlygirl
Thanks girlygirl! That video was funny and quite appropriate esp. for me as I did think of LLWD while watching adam’s TFM video!
Latest version of Realite is up. Slezak gives a shoutout to Matty G at the end of Part 1…
http://www.ew.com/ew/video/0,,20302134_20302138,00.html?bcpid=33539197001&bclid=33547482001&bctid=44321093001
thanks girlygirl, I sleepy and about to go to bed and now I’m fully awake..
that was soo funny!!
Why would anyone get worked up about a Rickroll with Kris’s music to the movie clip instead of Adam’s music? And I guess it’s funny because celebrating living like your dying…while everyone is dying, is funny!
I mean, it’s a Rickroll, it’s not that deep.
David Cook in Albany last night — Souvenir & some banter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8hWdfGb3kQ&feature=player_profilepage