Andrea Mitchell, NBC’s Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, revealed today on Andrea Mitchell Reports: she has breast cancer. “Mine was discovered during my annual screening just a short time ago,” the 64-year old said on her show. “Luckily for me, I am one of the fortunate ones; we discovered it in the earliest stage, it hadn’t spread, and I’m already back at work with a terrific prognosis.” Approximately one in eight women in America will be diagnosed with this form of cancer in their lifetime, a fact that has prompted Mitchell to send this message to viewers: “I’m looking at this as another of life’s lessons. For you women out there and the men who love you, screening matters. Do it. This disease can be completely curable if you find it at the right time.” [Photo: WENN.com]
The 21st Annual NAACP Theatre Awards went down last night in Los Angeles where Raven-Symone received the Spirit Award for bringing energy, tenacity, innovation, commitment and talent to the local theater scene. (She starred in “Father’s Day” with Rosie Perez earlier this year). The “Salute To Black Theatre” event also brought out Diahann Carroll, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award. The veteran actress is a Tony Award Winner, Emmy and Grammy Nominee, Golden Globe Winner, and Best Actress Oscar Nominee. Host Niecy Nash and Wendy Raquel Robinson looked glamourous in white, while Jurnee Smollett and Jill Marie Jones wore brighter-hued frocks. Romeo, one of the few male attendees, of course, showed off his muscles on the red carpet. Raven-Symone: “My Perfect Man Would Be A Mannequin” Raven-Symone Shows Off Amazing New Body For Shoot [PHOTOS] Are Romeo & Jordin Sparks Dating? [PHOTO & VIDEO]
Overzealous NYC admirer jumped a barricade and knocked down the Biebs, but teen sensation recovered and got right back to fans. By Jocelyn Vena Justin Bieber Photo: MTV News NEW YORK — Justin Bieber took over Herald Square in Manhattan on Thursday (June 23) as he greeted fans at a Macy’s event for his women’s fragrance, Someday . A legion of dedicated Beliebers lined up outside and gathered at the famed department store hoping to catch even a glimpse of the star. When MTV News caught up with the Biebs, he told us much he appreciated his fans’ overwhelming enthusiasm. “My fans are crazy. They wait out in the rain and anything, so they’re crazy, they’re awesome!” he said. “I just think that what we decided to do — making the fragrance for females, not getting a cologne for males — I said it before and I’ll say it again, I’m more concerned about how girls smell ’cause I’m a guy and I know what smells good and I know what I like so girls should know, if [I like] it, then other guys are going to like it.” But some fans may have been too enthusiastic. While some fans (and press) were allowed to wait inside Macy’s, many were still standing outside, and according to reports, one fan got a bit too excited when he saw Bieber. ABC News reported that one man jumped the barricade when he saw the singer, knocking him to the ground. Bieber wasn’t hurt, though the ABC said that he seemed “shaken” before he went right back to work and greeted more fans inside. Once inside the store, Bieber seemed relaxed, sharing with us the nuances of designing a perfume for his fans. “I think cologne and perfume are different. Cologne is more kind of a body-wash-type smell and [perfume] is kind of flowery, fruity,” he said, adding that mentor Usher, who has his own cologne brand, “didn’t really give me any advice. “There was a long process ’cause they brought it out on the road and stuff,” he added of the fragrance, whose proceeds will go to charity. “I picked out the bottle and designed everything.” So what kind of cologne does Bieber use? “A bunch of different stuff; I switch it up all the time,” he said. Will you bag a bottle of Someday? Tell us in the comments! Related Artists Justin Bieber
One out of three Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash in their lifetime, MADD tells MTV News. By Gil Kaufman Ryan Dunn Photo: Dickhouse Productions The high-speed death of “Jackass” star Ryan Dunn on Monday is the latest harsh reminder of the deadly consequences of mixing alcohol and automobiles. As the site of the crash that took the life of Dunn, 34, and his passenger, Zachary Hartwell , 30, transforms into a makeshift memorial and cautionary tale about the dangers of drinking and driving , experts told MTV News that these kinds of accidents are not unusual but totally preventable. “In my experience, it’s quite a common thing,” said Jan Withers, president-elect of MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), whose 15-year-old daughter was killed when the drunk driver of the car she was riding in lost control of the vehicle. “A person has had several drinks, their judgment becomes impaired and so do their inhibitions. Their reaction time is slowed down, and so they can’t react in time.” Accident-reconstruction teams have estimated that at around 2:30 a.m. Monday, Dunn, who a preliminary toxicology report shows was intoxicated, was driving his 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 between 132 and 140 mph in a 55 mph zone. The Porsche collided with a guardrail and went soaring through about 40 yards of trees before hitting one and bursting into flames. According to the Chester County coroner’s office, Dunn’s blood alcohol level was .196, more than twice the .08 legal limit in Pennsylvania. The report also says there were no “drugs of abuse” detected in Dunn’s system. Dunn’s family and friends, including “Jackass” stars Bam Margera and Johnny Knoxville, attended a private memorial service on Wednesday. A public service is expected to be announced at a later date. The most crucial advice MADD offers to drivers is that if you are going out and alcohol will be involved, decide before you leave the house how you are going to get home by either being sober yourself or having a sober driver. “Before you have a drink, know how you will get home safely,” Withers said, noting that 11,000 people a year are killed in drunk-driving crashes and that 350,000 people are injured every year as a result of drunk driving. In fact, she said, the grim truth is that one in three Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash in their lifetime. The details of the Dunn crash — which was preceded by a celebration involving the “Jackass” star and his passenger — sounded sadly familiar to Withers. “It is [often] a situation where people go out and start celebrating and have a couple of drinks and think, ‘I’m fine.’ But in reality, people can’t decide whether they’re fine or not. Many people who are completely impaired think they are totally sober. They literally don’t know.” Withers, who said her heart goes out to Dunn and Hartwell’s family and friends, added that it is up to all of us to make sure these accidents are avoided. “It’s your responsibility as their friend to make sure you take the keys away and find them a way home with a sober driver,” she said. “It’s absolutely essential that they don’t get behind the wheel.” The coroner’s report lists blunt force trauma and thermal trauma as the official causes of death for Dunn and Iraq war vet Hartwell, who was credited as a production assistant on “Jackass Number Two” and was working with Dunn on his new G4 show “Proving Ground.” Hours before the crash, Dunn tweeted a photo of himself, Hartwell and another man at Barnaby’s of America, a West Chester bar. Official said on Wednesday that Barnaby’s will not be charged in the case because Dunn did not “appear” intoxicated during the time he was served two beers and six shots by bar employees over four hours. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Wednesday that Dunn received at least 23 driving-related citations in the past 13 years, 90 percent of which ended in guilty pleas, including 10 stops for speeding and careless driving and three more for driving with a suspended license. In 2005, he was arrested for drunken driving, but charges were dropped when he completed a probationary program; his license was suspended for more than a year, according to court records. Share your memories of Ryan Dunn on our Facebook page or in the comments below. Related Videos Remembering Ryan Dunn Related Photos Fans Pay Tribute To Ryan Dunn
If you’ve seen even a modest number of European art-house films in your lifetime, you’re familiar with the following formula: Act I, child with problems (emotional problems, family problems, what have you) is introduced. Act II, said confused, troubled child gets into big trouble by seeking out the wrong kind of father figure, committing a misdeed in a fit of frustration, or simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time; luckily, a kind someone comes to the rescue, offering the troubled child some respite and a dim ray of hope. Will it last forever? Do you even need to ask?
Every now and then a trailer comes along and offers a glimpse of a movie you had no idea you wanted to see, if only because you wouldn’t have thought it could exist in a million years. Case in point: the trailer for this Australian thriller In Her Skin . Until now, I had no idea that there was any hope of getting a Lifetime movie starring Guy Pearce and Sam Neill. But here we are!
Roseanne Barr, a washed-up comedian whose most relevant pop culture appearance in the last decade took place in a Snickers Super Bowl spot this year, will soon anchor a new Lifetime reality show. The reasons why are unclear. But the network has ordered 16 episodes of a series that will follow Roseann’s life as the head of a macadamia and live stock farm in Hawaii. Longtime boyfriend Johnny Argent and son Jake will also appear. “Roseanne Barr is an undeniable force of nature and the idea of following her in this unique premise excited us from the get-go, ” Lifetime president and general manager, Nancy Dubuc, said in a statement. “Roseanne is funny and brutally honest, and our audience will relate to her decision to go on this adventure and create an entirely new life for herself.” Are you excited for the return of Roseanne?
Carson Kressley has been a television fixture for close to a decade, moving from Bravo’s Queer Eye for the Straight Guy to Oscar red carpets to Lifetime’s How to Look Good Naked in an effortless evolution. Though he co-hosted the second season of ABC’ s True Beauty last year, his talents seem especially accustomed to his newest role, that of co-judge (alongside Nancy O’D ell) on the Oprah Winfrey Network’s Your OWN Show: Oprah’s Search for the Next TV Star . We caught up with Kressley at yesterday’s TCA panels in Pasadena to discuss Oprah, starmaking, and why shows like What Not to Wear and our quasi-beloved The A-List: New York could be hazardous.
The Lifetime Network — otherwise known as the guilty pleasure center of your cable package — premiered The Craigslist Killer on Monday, its highly-publicized docudrama about the good-looking Boston medical student convicted of murdering masseuses he found on the Internet. Like any good Lifetime film, Killer included a romance, the poorly-acted betrayal of a pretty blond heroine who could not pick up a clue with a forklift, and the subtext that all men — especially the good-looking ones you don’t suspect — are evil. Ahead, I sift through the discarded Kleenex and chocolate wrappers to uncover nine lessons learned from the film.
The Lifetime Network — otherwise known as the guilty pleasure center of your cable package — premiered The Craigslist Killer on Monday, its highly-publicized docudrama about the good-looking Boston medical student convicted of murdering masseuses he found on the Internet. Like any good Lifetime film, Killer included a romance, the poorly-acted betrayal of a pretty blond heroine who could not pick up a clue with a forklift, and the subtext that all men — especially the good-looking ones you don’t suspect — are evil. Ahead, I sift through the discarded Kleenex and chocolate wrappers to uncover nine lessons learned from the film.
