For reasons that defy comprehension, Kandi Burruss wants the world to know that she played a role in “Tardy for the Party.” The Real Housewives of Atlanta star is suing fellow cast member Kim Zolciak for unlawfully licensing, distributing and selling the track, which she wrote and Kim sang on. Or at least attempted to sing in. Kim Zolciak – Tardy for the Party In a statement to Too Fab, Zolciak says in response to the legal action: “This is nothing short of a publicity stunt, I find this lawsuit funny yet sad. Coming after me now and this song is 4 years old? I have in fact overpaid Kandi and have documents to prove it and my legal team will handle this accordingly.” This just in: NBC is moving #Smash to Saturdays at 9 pm beginning April 6. Ironically, the lawsuit is likely good publicity for Zolciak’s “Don’t Be Tardy,” as that spinoff premieres on Bravo on April 16. Kandi, meanwhile, is being represented by a name Bravo fans know well: Phaedra Parks .
It’s official: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is your next Pope and we know exactly what you are thinking: How does Snooki feel about his election? Fortunately, that reality star and many other celebrities have taken to Twitter and expressed their view on the new pontiff. Read on for their reactions… Mario Lopez : Big moment for the church & for those of us who call ourselves Catholics. I hope Pope Francis comes with an open heart & open mind… #Faith Snooki : Yay for Pope Bergoglio!! He’s adorable. Piers Morgan : Pope Francis 1 is known as a frugal, humble, moderniser. Sounds just what the Catholic Church needs. Joy Behar : It’s already starting. Donald Trump wants to see the new Pope’s birth certificate. Craig Ferguson : Rumors already swirling in Hollywood that the new Pope will replace Leno on NBC at 1130. Star Jones : I’m not Catholic…but am excited by the election of #NewPope. May he be blessed with wisdom & the love of Christ. Mia Farrow : American Catholics praying for a liberal Pope who will lead reform. But that is unlikely. Carson Daly : I like the new pope. Opted for silence before he first spoke. Pray for me before I pray for you. Humble. #goodstart
For Cassadee Pope, Terry McDermott and Nicholas David, it came down to this. The final three performances they delivered last night, along with encores of some of their signature songs thus far, served as their closing arguments. Only one could be named The Voice , however, and it was all in voters’ hands. Would it be pitch-perfect rocker Terry? Soulful throwback Nicholas? Pop-country princess Cassadee? Any of the talented trio would make a worthy winner. But there could be only one, and following an emotional, performance-filled night, we finally have a winner of the NBC hit show’s best season yet. So who won the coveted title and who fell just short? Let’s find out … Carson Daly announced that the winner of The Voice Season 3 is: Cassadee Pope of Team Blake. When asked how she felt, Pope responded, “I’m feeling amazing, thank you for everyone who voted for me and all the fans and Blake, the producers, wardrobe, Carson, the band, and Christina. Everbody!” Well? What do you think? Excited? Disappointed? Tell us below! Did America get it right? YES! NO! View Poll »
The Voice host Carson Daly and his girlfriend, food blogger Siri Pinter, welcomed a baby daughter, Etta Jones, on Thursday evening just after 5 p.m. Etta joins the couple’s three-year-old son Jack. “Tonight at 5:15 pm we welcomed the latest addition to our family. Etta Jones Daly weighs 8 lbs and is beautiful! Mom was a rockstar, Jackson James is a proud big bro, and dad’s drinking a cold one. Praise God,” Carson wrote on Facebook. The NBC star was able to be by Siri Pinter ‘s side by the end of her pregnancy, since Season 3 of The Voice (premiering next week) had been pre-taped. “I’m glad The Voice is done shooting right now … it will give me a minute to breathe. My focus is my family right now,” Daly said. Congratulations to the happy family! [Photo: WENN.com]
The Voice crowned a season two champion last night, but long before Carson Daly announced this contestant’s name, it was clear who the real winners were on the evening: Beliebers across the land. That’s because the sensational singer took to the stage and performed his latest hit live… while sporting gold sneakers! It’s something only Justin Bieber can pull off, but he pulled it off well. With his new album due out on June 19, watch the recent high school graduate bring his A game on a rendition of “Boyfriend” below. A, of course, standing for adorable . Justin Bieber – Boyfriend (Live on The Voice)
Carson Daly’s girlfriend Siri Pinter announced that the couple are expecting their second child. Sounds like she’s in prime nesting mode, too. “The reason I’ve been baking so much… Look at all those cookies in my belly!” she wrote along with a photo of her adorable baby bump. “Ok there is a baby in there too, and that baby has been living there for about 5 and a half months already! I am due early September.” “We are beyond thrilled and blessed. I have been eating a lot of cookies.” “Now that the cat is out of the bag, I will also be sharing some very exciting news with you about Monday a little later, so stay tuned.” The duo already have a 3-year-old son, Jackson James Daly … could they be also tying the knot in the near future? We’ll see Monday. Congratulations to The Voice host and his happy, growing family! [Photo: WENN.com]
Tributes from Carson Daly, Russell Simmons, Big Boi and New Kids on the Block flood in after pop-culture icon’s death. By Jocelyn Vena Ryan Seacrest and Dick Clark on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2010” Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images/DCP The death of pop-culture icon Dick Clark has hit the entertainment world especially hard. Moments after news broke that the producer, radio personality and “American Bandstand” and “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” host had died of a heart attack at age 82, some of showbiz’s biggest names expressed their sadness over the loss. Photos: The life and career of Dick Clark. Ryan Seacrest, who has long been Clark’s heir apparent, having taken over the hosting duties on his “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” said in a statement , “I am deeply saddened by the loss of my dear friend Dick Clark. He has truly been one of the greatest influences in my life. I idolized him from the start, and I was graced early on in my career with his generous advice and counsel. When I joined his show in 2006, it was a dream come true to work with him every New Year’s Eve for the last 6 years. He was smart, charming, funny and always a true gentleman. I learned a great deal from him, and I’ll always be indebted to him for his faith and support of me. He was a remarkable host and businessman and left a rich legacy to television audiences around the world. We will all miss him.” I am deeply saddened by the loss of my dear friend Dick Clark. He has truly been one of the greatest influences in my life. — Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) April 18, 2012 Carson Daly, who has also taken career cues from Clark, said in a statement: “We lost an icon today. I will always cherish the personal time we had together. I am forever indebted to Dick Clark and his legacy. My heart goes out to his family.” The love for Clark seems to defy genre, as his work on TV helped very diverse artists break into the mainstream. Russell Simmons tweeted , “Dick Clark was eternally young. No matter what culturally phenomenon was happening, he always embraced it. RIP…” An MTV VP recalls his first job in television, working for the late Dick Clark. Snoop Dogg added , “REST IN PEACE to the DICK CLARK!! U were pioneer n a good man!! Thank u sir.” Big Boi simply tweeted a photo of him and Outkast partner Andre 3000 standing alongside Clark, with the message “R.I.P Dick Clark.” Like Big Boi, “Weird Al” Yankovic also posted a photo of himself with the TV host, writing, “Such sad news. RIP Dick Clark.” Certainly his influence on merging music and television can be seen on TV today, especially on shows like “Glee.” “A sad day as we have lost Dick Clark, an American Icon. You will be missed,” one of the show’s stars, Matthew Morrison, tweeted . His loss is also felt by the pop world, with ’80s boy banders New Kids on the Block tweeting , “#RIPDickClark. A true music maverick. You will be missed.” Their tourmates, the Backstreet Boys, added , ”Our hearts go out 2 Dick Clark’s family. The memories u’ve created will live forever & r experiences w/ u is something we will cherish 4 all r lives.” Kings of Leon’s Jared Followill seemed surprised by the news, writing , “R.I.P. Dick Clark? Say it ain’t so…” Madonna’s manager Guy Oseary also tweeted about Clark’s death. Back in the early ’80s, just as Madge was taking her career to the next level, she famously declared on “Bandstand” that her ultimate goal was “to rule the world.” Linking to a clip of that 1984 appearance, Oseary wrote , “Rest in Peace DIck Clark …” Share your condolences for Clark’s family, friends and fans in the comments below. Related Photos Dick Clark: A Pop-Culture Icon
Carson Daly is still feeling the heat for comments he made yesterday morning on his radio show, and this time the source is the mother of a 9/11 hero. Following Daly’s on-air joke that implied gay people were too weak to subdue an airline pilot – in this case, the JetBlue captain, Clayton Osbon , who simply lost control of his senses aboard a flight earlier in the week – Alice Hoagland has penned a letter to the host of The Voice . Hoagland is the parent of Mark Bingham, one of the passengers on 9/11’s United Airlines Flight 93, who helped wrestle control from terrorists and crashed the plane in a Shanksville, Pennsylvania field, saving countless lives in the process. “Yes, my gay son was known in our family for bringing me flowers on my birthday and Mother’s Day,” Hoagland writes. “He also was known for careening down the rugby pitch, and, on the morning of September 11, 2001, for charging unarmed down the aisle of a doomed Boeing 757 to face knife-wielding Islamist thugs in a hijacked cockpit. “No one among his pick-up team of fellow passengers was asking ‘Are you straight? Are you gay?’ No one doubted that a guy who weighed 220 and stood 6’4” tall – who could run over a charging opponent on the field, and ran with the bulls in Pamplona earlier that summer – would be an asset to a desperate group trying to overcome a threat onboard an airliner. “The world has its share of strong, heroic gay men. Gay men in sports uniforms and military uniforms have been winning America’s games and fighting America’s battles for a long time: quietly, humbly, and in the face of vicious bigotry. “I hope you and I may have an opportunity to talk sometime. I prefer to believe you didn’t mean to offend. Good luck to you.” Daly has since spoken to GLAAD and followed his Tweeted apology with the following statement: We live in a time where gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals find courage every day to overcome adversity, stand up to bullying and find equality. I’m truly saddened that my words today suggested otherwise. I’ve long been a supporter of Gay and Lesbian rights, and I’m saddened that my comments, however unintentional, offended anyone, specifically members of the LGBT community. The fact that I have hurt anyone is devastating. I’m not that guy. I’m proud to be an ally of the LGBT community and will continue to fight with them.
On a JetBlue flight from New York to Las Vegas yesterday, a group of passengers were forced to band together and subdue Clayton Osbon , a pilot who simply flipped out, behaving erratically, banging on the cockpit door and screaming out numbers. On his radio show this morning, meanwhile, Carson Daly referenced the incident. “Most of the people were on their way to some sort of security conference in Las Vegas,” he said. “It was like a bunch of dudes and well trained dudes… thank God.” The Voice host then added, laughing: “With my luck, it would be like… ‘this is the flight going to [the gay pride parade] in San Francisco,'” changing his tone to sound more effeminate and saying: “Uh, we’re headed down to Vegas for the floral convention.” The implication, naturally? Folks such as that would not have been able to bring down the JetBlue pilot . A few hours after making the comments, Daly Tweeted an apology: “This morning on my radio show I attempted to make fun of myself & offended others by mistake. I sincerely apologize.” Do you accept this apology? Do you think he should have made one?
As promised, CNN’s New Year’s Eve special with Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin proved just as entertaining as years past. Though Griffin didn’t drop the f-bomb or try to undress Cooper on air, she did attempt to humiliate her co-host in other ways. When the show came back from a commercial break, Griffin appeared on air just in her bra. “Are you kidding me? Are you serious?” Cooper said. Griffin… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : TV Squad Discovery Date : 01/01/2012 06:15 Number of articles : 2
