Right when you think she’s been rid of, Rosie O’Donnell comes creeping through the cracks back into society. The former host of The View is set to return to daytime television with a new job from the media queen, Oprah Winfrey.
Winfrey and O’Donnell made an announcement yesterday that the overbearing “comedian” will be hosting her very OWN daytime talk show for the The Oprah Winfrey Network coming in 2011. Super, maybe Obama can make some more “history” and appear on her show too. Surely, his BFF Oprah can make a phone call. Blah.
Anyway, Oprah says of the overweight pity party, “Rosie is an undeniable talent who has captivated TV audiences for nearly 20 years.” Oprah herself will be stepping away from daytime TV after 25 seasons in September 20011. Oprah adds, “She’s a true original, who brings her authentic voice, dynamic energy and pure passion to everything she does.”
It has become clear Oprah has absolutely lost her mind. Rosie O’Donnell had a daytime talk show years ago that got canned because people think she’s annoying. Then she was on The View and people never watched stopped watching that as well because she’s annoying. Now, Oprah is throwing in the towel because her daytime career has been Trumped and her name is Ellen Degeneres. Honestly, they need to face the facts and realize they are dead to daytime… and maybe everything else.
It looks like ABC has wrangled another Friends star. In addition to Courtney Cox’s Cougar Town, Matthew Perry will be starring in his own ABC sit-com this fall, Mr. Sunshine. Perry recalls playing a quirky, loveable Chandler Bing for 10 years on Friends, but says off screen he was kind of a jerk.
Perry, who co-wrote the series, Mr. Sunshine, will play an unlikable, self-centered sports arena owner, and told reporters, “They say, hey, write what you know. The reason that my character has only thought about himself is I knew somebody for whom that was the case for a long time,” but adds, “I’m much nicer now.”
After several years in the movie industry, Perry joked about his success saying, “You can tell how successful the movies are … by the fact that I’m here.” In addition to adding Perry to the lineup, ABC is also about to ink a deal with Courtney Cox’s BFF, Jennifer Aniston, for a guest appearance on Cougar Town, which arguably could be the best show on TV since Friends.
The former game show legend, Bob Barker, may not be totally enthused about The Price is Right replacement host, Drew Carey, but he’s not trying to be critical. Barker hosted the popular day time game show from 1972 to 2009, and recently told TMZ, Drew Carey “does the show differently than I did … I tried to make the show really exciting, and he doesn’t do that. He just plays the games.”
To be fair, Barker is right. The show hasn’t been the same since he retired, but he says, “I would not criticize Drew Carey. I would not criticize this show. I would not criticize CBS. I would not criticize FremantleMedia because I have a sizable royalty that I am paid every year this show is on, and it’s going on for years. I would be an absolute fool. I hope this show stays on for years,” the former host told Entertainment Weekly. TouchĂ© Mr. Barker.
Barker also had some genuinely kind words for Carey saying, “As for Drew, he’s been charming and complimentary, and he had me on the show to plug my book ‘Priceless Memories.’ He devoted half of the show to me! He’s a charming man, and kind and gracious. To think that I would say anything derogatory about him is idiocy.”
The teen heartthrob, Justin Bieber’s, latest endeavor is a guest star appearance on the hit CBS series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. The perfectly coifed baby face is expected to make his acting debut on the homicide drama series. Bieber follows the footsteps of Taylor Swift who referred to her experience on the show as “life changing.”
The 16-year-old will play the role of “a troubled teen who is faced with a terrible decision regarding his only brother … a decision that leads him into an explosive confrontation” with the crime scene investigators.
Bieber Fever get excited! According to the producers of the show, this is only the beginning for Bieber. This episode is just the start of “an emotional story that will conclude later in the season.” The executive producers Carol Mendelson, Don McGill and Anthony Zuiker say, “This will be true even television … We’re looking forward to Justin’s dramatic star turn, not only in the premiere, but in a continuing seasonal arc.”
The latest sexual debacle for the Bones star, David Boreanaz, is a claim coming from a “struggling actress” who was filling in as an extra on the show. The woman filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Boreanaz on Thursday claiming he made unwanted sexual advances and was offering her a role on Bones.
Kristina Hagan is the accusing woman, who filed the suit at Los Angeles County Superior Court and cited the incident from almost a year ago in August 2009 when she appeared on the crime drama. Hagan says Boreanaz approached her and said he had “the ability to make things happen for her.”
A rep from David’s crew described the accusations as “totally fabricated and absurd,” adding “There is no validity to this lawsuit.” Hagan has hired none other than the unofficially official sexual affairs attorney, Gloria Allred who stated Hagan “is an actress who is working toward her goals, but who like many other actresses has not yet been able to achieve them. For that reason she is extremely vulnerable as many actresses are in Hollywood.” If you ask me, Allred should be a Hollywood actress. She’s been reading her clients’ scripts all year.
According the claim, “Ms. Hagan did her best to deter his sexual advances, but did so in such a manner that she would not offend him since he had offered to assist her in her acting career.” Additionally, Hagan’s claim says she suffered “emotional and psychological distress, wage losses, and loss of benefits” as a result of the harassment. We shall see what the future holds for the Bones actor as he goes through yet another sexual affair.