Emily Maynard is clearly still bitter at Kalon McMahon, who she kicked off The Bachelorette this week. Knowing he’s in the Bachelor Pad 3 cast , she won’t watch it. McMahon, 27, will compete against previous Bachelor and Bachelorette stars like Erica Rose, Lindzi Cox, Ed Swiderski and Season 2 winner Michael Stagliano. Maynard won’t be tuning in to watch them battle each other and fans for the $250,000 prize, she announced via Twitter Thursday. Her reasoning for that? “The fact Kalon will ever be on any TV [show] again makes me want to stab my eyeballs out with dull pencils,” the single mom explained. “Too much?” Maynard sent Kalon packing Monday after Doug Clerget informed her that he had been badmouthing her and worse, her daughter Ricki, as “baggage.” “I want to go out there and rip his limbs off and beat him with them,” Maynard seethed, adding, “I just wanna go West Virginia, hood rat, backwoods on his ass.” And so she did. It was awesome. Eight guys remain in the hunt this season, which concludes July 16. The Bachelorette spoilers (and ABC’s previews) strongly hint at who her final three are. Is Emily Maynard engaged ? Reports this week suggest so, but at this point, it’s not confirmed. All we know is that there are three clear frontrunners now. Who should she choose? Vote below!
Arquette and Cox have been separated for nearly two years. By Kara Warner Courteney Cox and David Arquette Photo: John Shearer/ Getty Images After nearly two years of separation, David Arquette and Courteney Cox are headed toward divorce. TMZ reports that Arquette officially filed divorce papers last week and cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split. According to the documents obtained by the website, Arquette is requesting joint legal and physical custody of their daughter Coco. He did not ask for spousal or child support and is apparently representing himself, as he did not list a lawyer. Also, it appears that Arquette signed the divorce documents on March 23 and only just decided to file them. Aside from his brief bit of oversharing about their relationship on Howard Stern’s radio show , Arquette and Cox have kept a relatively low profile since the news broke about their separation back in the fall of 2010. The former “Friends” star was quick to defend the behavior of her husband of 11 years during an interview with Harper’s Bazaar last March. “If you didn’t hear the Howard Stern interviews and you just read quotes, I’m sure it seemed out of context, crazy,” she said. “I’m not saying there wasn’t some crazy behavior, but if you know who David is, you know what his intentions are, how honest he is, and how big his heart is. You can’t really get mad at David because he’s not a malicious person. He was dealing with things the best way he could. He’s not out to harm. But I’m his biggest protector. I can’t help it.” Cox and Arquette met on the set of 1995’s horror blockbuster “Scream” and recently reprised their roles in “Scream 4,” in which their married characters were also dealing with relationship problems. Related Photos The Way They Were: Courteney Cox And David Arquette
Celebrity Parents That Hit Their Kids The honorable C. Dolla$ got arrested for allegedly choking his daughter over the weekend. But that wasn’t the only instance. Here are some other celebs that got in trouble for laying hands on their kids.
Cissy Houston has remained mostly quiet since the February death of her daughter, but it was announced earlier this month that the mother of Whitney Houston will be releasing a memoir about her child’s life in early 2013. And this book deal with HarperCollins is now raising a number of questions, most notably: is Cissy simply looking to cash in? To exploit the nationwide grief over Whitney’s passing? After all, Houston left a majority of her fortune to 18-year old daughter Bobbi Kristina . “She will try to come out looking like the world’s greatest mom, when in actuality, she wasn’t,” a Whitney family insider tells TMZ. What do you think? Is Cissy Houston simply seeking to profit from her daughter’s death?
The topic of who should play Christian and Ana in the upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey movie has become an ongoing fantasy casting game. Young Hollywood fan favorites such as Ian Somerhalder and Lucy Hale have been rumored for the big roles, but who will direct the picture? Possibly one HUGE name you never saw coming. None other than Angelina Jolie is in talks to direct the movie, based on the best-selling erotic novel by E.L. James, according to Deadline. The Oscar winner has reportedly had “a conversation or two” about stepping up to direct Fifty Shades of Grey , which Universal Pictures bought the rights to. A close Angelina Jolie source denies these reports, saying the newly-engaged 37-year-old actress is “completely focused on her next film, Maleficent .” It’s hard to see Jolie tied to the film, but not because of her schedule – Fifty Shades is still a long ways off. It’s just a little out of her creative wheelhouse. Oscar-winning A-list actress and director. Poorly-written Twilight-inspired fan fiction turned softcore mommy porn. Somehow these things don’t mesh. Or do they? Should Angie direct the film, and if not, who should? Who do you think should star in the key roles? Tell us in the comments below! [Photo: WENN.com]
Creflo Dollar made his first public remarks since being arrested last week for alleged assault against his daughter, denying all allegations yesterday during his Sunday sermon in College Park, Georgia. “I will say this emphatically: I should have never been arrested,” Dollar said two days after police charged him with misdemeanor counts of simple battery and cruelty to children. “I want you all to hear personally from me that all is well in the Dollar household.” The controversial televangelist spoke to a congregation that met him with multiple rounds of enthusiastic applause. Dollar was arrested Friday after his 15-year old daughter called 911 around 1 a.m. and said her father wrapped his arms around her neck, punched her and hit her with his shoe after the two got into a fight over her request to attend a party. Dollar’s 19-year old daughter backs up this account. But Dollar took to his pulpit proudly yesterday, admitted “emotions got involved and things escalated from there,” in related to the charges and added: “The truth is she was not choked, she was not punched. There were not any scratches on her neck. But the only thing on her neck was a prior skin abrasion from eczema. Anything else is exaggeration and sensationalism.” Dollar said he does not place any fault on any of his children (“as Jesus would never put any fault on me”), but did touch on a “culture of disrespect” among today’s youth, a reference that was met with cries if support from those in attendance. “I think you’re looking at a bunch of sensationalism,” said George Blake, 49, a regular member of Dollar’s congregation. “It’s not up to me to me to be satisfied with what he had to say. This is a man of God spreading the word of God.”
Diddy Posts Pics From Kids’ Graduation Looks like Diddy took a break from defending his son Justin’s decision to accept a full athletic scholarship to UCLA to be a proud parent, complete with graduation salutations. Graduation season is in full swing and Daddy Diddy celebrated 3 of his starting 5 clan graduating this weekend. Hit the flip for an adorable graduation pic of his daughter Chance who graduated from kindergarten, along with a pic of Diddy with son and future high school freshman Christian.
Awww, Chris wants her with him shooting in the gym Chris Bosh Pleads With Judge To Allow Daughter To Come To Olympics In London According to TMZ reports : Chris Bosh is already looking beyond the NBA playoffs … pleading with a judge to let his daughter see him play in the Summer Olympic Games — a move his baby mama is fighting due to TERRORIST threats — this according to a new Florida lawsuit. According to legal documents filed in Florida, the Miami Heat star wants a judge to clear a legal path for his 3-year-old daughter to visit him in London during the Olympics … where he’s playing for Team USA, but his ex Allison Mathis claims it’s a dangerous situation. According to the docs, Mathis says even though her ex “is willing to take the risk of terrorism,” she doesn’t think a child “should be willingly taken to a place of promised danger.” If you recall … the NBA star and Mathis have been embroiled in a nasty custody battle for awhile … and Bosh says this latest skirmish is another example of Mathis trying to keep him from his daughter. A judge ordered the issue to be decided by a Parenting Coordinator … but there’s no word yet on the outcome. What the hell is up with these mothers that want to keep their children away from good fathers?! Shout out to Chris Bosh and Gabriel Aubry, this too shall pass gentlemen…smh Image via Redeye
Throughout the ’70s and into the first part of the ’80s, it was hard to ignore singer/songwriter/actor/sometimes talk show host and best-friend of the Muppets Paul Williams. He won Grammys and even an Oscar for hits he wrote including “We’ve Only Just Begun,”, “Rainy Days on Mondays,” “Evergreen,” “Just an Old Fashioned Love Song” and “Rainbow Connection.” Barbra Streisand, The Carpenters and even Kermit the Frog are among the artists he wrote super-hits for. Below, Paul Williams gives us his top ten movie songs of all time and dishes insight on Stephen Kessler’s documentary about him, Paul Williams Still Alive , about his raging ascent and crashing fall and return to form… Johnny Carson first brought the artist onto the Tonight Show as the swinging ’70s were just beginning. He did television, movies, concerts. If there was a group of “It-guys” in that crazy decade, Williams would surely have been a part of that cadre of people at the center of all that spectacle. But as the ’80s wore on and into the ’90s Paul Williams all but disappeared from the center of it all. Drugs and booze did him in for a while, though he came roaring back though via a less flashy route. Enter fan and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Stephen Kessler. He had long been a fan of Williams as a teen growing up in Queens, NY and his songs which he described as about “depression, loneliness and alienation,” and set out to find Williams and make a documentary. Williams said ‘yes’ but he was hardly a willing participant, at least initially, as Williams told Movieline. “By the time I decided to go along, he had spent a lot of time and a lot of money. I didn’t want to flat out say no and didn’t know how to say no.” Williams added that he thought there was nothing worse than some older famous guy trying to reach for that last bit of notoriety. Kessler is very present in the film, which goes against most documentary standards unless you’re Michael Moore or Morgan Spurlock. With Williams reluctant initially to open up and only providing limited access, the story unfolds interweaving a treasure-trove of ’70s pop culture which Paul is at the center and Kessler’s desire to get at his core and open up. I’m an actor, I can ignore the camera if I want to. But it’s exhausting to try and pretend I don’t notice the camera,” said Williams. “I didn’t want to do that, it seemed ridiculous.” One thing cameras caught and the film surfaces, decades later, is footage of Williams, high, while doing late night talk shows. Now 22 years sober, it’s a painful reminder of his past life and he even said during the film that he didn’t want his daughter to see that. But he relents and said he hopes it will help others. “I became a shallow ride and my behavior was totally unacceptable. One of the best things I did was to say to keep that footage in the movie. I think by leaving in you get a sense of how bad it got,” he said. “[There is] a sense of real disappointment and leading edge of shame. In a certain context it’s hard to watch, but you get a sense that recovery works. You see the yin and yang of the whole deal and you see that now, my life is such a gift. I hope I can make a difference… I love my life. And I’m blown away by the reaction.” PAUL WILLIAM’s TOP 10 MOVIE SONGS: Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley, Blackboard Jungle (1955) Main title theme by Elmer Bernstein, The Man with a Golden Arm (1955) Lose Yourself by Eminem/Bass/Resto, 8 Mile (2002) When You Wish Upon a Star by Harline/Washington Pinnochio (1940) The Man That Got Away by Arlen /Gershwin, A Star is Born (1954) With a Song in My Heart by Rodgers/Hart, With A Song in my Heart (1954) Somewhere by Bernstein/Sondheim, West Side Story Moon River by Mancini/Mercer, Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) Alfie by Bacharach/David, Alfie (2004) Streets of Philadelphia by Bruce Springsteen, Philadelphia (1993) Born To Be Wild by Dennis Edmonton AKA: Mars Bonfire, Easy Rider (1969) And what are your favorites? Paul Williams Still Alive opens in NYC today. Follow Brian Brooks on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
Singer is photographed at LAX heading to Louisiana to see her beau on the set of ‘Empire State.’ By Jocelyn Vena Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus Photo: Getty Images Twenty hours after news broke that Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are getting married, the singer was spotted leaving Los Angeles on Thursday to reportedly jet off to visit her fianc
