Ick! Adam Lambert Gets Kinky on AMAs
As if J. Lo's fall wasn't enough: While debuting his new single at the American Music Awards, American Idol's Adam Lambert pulled out all the stops-if "stops" are whips, metal spikes, and simulated...
Jennifer Lopez Falls During AMAs
Celebrities, they're just like us. They climb atop bare-chested men in a boxing ring-and sometimes they fall down and go boom. Well, J. Lo does, anyway. Luckily, the pop star recovered quickly from...
Oprahs of the World
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The queen of American talk may be ending her run, but these hosts have achieved Oprah-like status in their own countries.
For more than 15 years, the thin, blond, gravelly voiced Maria De Filippi has been hosting talk and gossip shows on Italy's Canale 5, broadcast by ...
Speidi Under Seige
Ever wish you could just ask Spencer and Heidi Pratt why they're so insufferable? Well, the hosts of The Insider do just that, as Speidi attempts to explain their ongoing feud with notorious troubl...
At Last: Beyonce and Gaga Video Revealed
What do you get when you combine two megadivas and one hot director? This highly anticipated video for Beyonce's "Video Phone," featuring Lady Gaga. While some might question Gaga's relative norm...
The Truth About Palin's SNL Cameo
Sarah Palin isn't the only one dishing about her rise to fame this week: SNL's Seth Meyers has a word or two to share with David Letterman about working with the former VP candidate when she appear...
NSFW: Fake Michael Richards a Racist?
Taking us to levels of "meta" where few sitcoms have before, last night's Curb Your Enthusiasm featured a subplot in which fictional Michael Richards inadvertently acts like a racist, which perhaps...
Are Pakistani Pop Stars Spreading Hate?
Pakistani pop musicians aren't above catering to the masses, if it means selling more albums-but when the masses hate America, and don't think the Taliban's such a big deal, they sometimes end up s...
Lloyd Dobler Flash Mob Invades NYC
In a stunt to promote the 20th anniversary DVD of '80s teen classic Say Anything, dozens of NYC men dressed as leading man Lloyd Dobler (played by John Cusack) on Wednesday. Armed with tan trench c...
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