Teen R & B "artist," JoJo says that she was offered the role of Hannah Montana on the Disney series first, but she turned it down. She says she has no regrets about turning down the role that has made Miley Cyrus a household name, and is now playing the role of a hard-partying "it" girl on the Lifetime drama True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet.
Just for the sake of argument, let's say we are JoJo and we've been asked by Disney to play the role of Hannah Montana, let's weigh the pros and cons. Pros, it will catupult our career and make us a household name. Con, we'll be working for Disney and will have to uphold the image of perfection and will never be able to do roles like the hard-partying "it" girl. I don't know if I'd have "no regrets" about turning down the role, but I'd certainly feel a little more free to be me.
BTW, who is JoJo?
As for the real Hannah Montana...
She's opening up about her relationship with Nick Jonas. Miley Cyrus is confessing that she and Nick Jonas dated for two years, and broke up after a rough spot. She tells People Magazine about life after the breakup, "At first I bawled for a month straight. I was so sad. I just went into this weird funk. And I dyed my hair black. When we were dating, Nick wanted me to get highlights -- and so I did that, and I got myself looking great. And then, on the day we broke up, I was like, I want to make my hair black now -- I don't want to look pretty; I want to look hard-core. I was rebelling against everything Nick wanted me to be. And then I was like, I've got to be by myself for now, and just figure out who I really am."
There are hearts breaking all over the world today.
Wedding bells and new jewels for Jewel...
In the form of a wedding ring. Congratulations to Jewel, she married her longtime boyfriend, rodeo champion Ty Murray on Thursday night. The couple managed to keep their engagement a secret and eloped to the Bahamas. Jewels rep says they are looking forward to their honeymoon.
See, for a normal person who elopes to the Bahamas, they would already be on their honeymoon. There wouldn't be another location. I'm just sayin'.
Rumor has it that Lisa Marie Presley is pregnant with twins. This seems to be confirmed by her mother, Priscilla who says, "She wanted it really to be kept a secret for a long time, you know, and I think women should, because they should be able to announce what they're having and when it's time to make the announcement."
So, even more shame on the folks who were calling her fat in the beginning!
Tyra Banks running for First Lady?
... or just modeling like it? The Supermodel turned talk show host posed as Michelle Obama for a Harper's Bazaar shoot. Photos show Tyra as Michelle sitting in a mock oval office with children under her feet, standing in a ticker tape parade, attending a State dinner, and lying in bed with a Harvard sweatshirt.
Wha'? This sounds like an America's Next Top Model challenge, I don't get it.
Okay... this is pretty funny...
Paris Hilton cleverly responds to the use of her image in a John McCain ad:
You have almost exactly 36 hours to get up to peak performance level. Do you hear me, So You Think You Can Dance finalists? According to People Magazine (who reportedly heard it straight from the leaking lips of judge Mary Murphy), two of the four SYTYCD finalists, Twitch and Joshua, were hospitalized for dehydration. They were released the same day, and are said to be doing well. Tomorrow evening, the final performances get underway at 7:00 sharp on FOX. As for me, I'm rooting for Joshua.
Sending our well wishes...
To Morgan Freeman. He is said to be in good spirits after a car crash that left him in serious condition with a broken arm and shoulder. Sunday night the actor lost control of his vehicle and it flipped over on a Mississippi road. The actor had to be cut out of the vehicle.
It is sort of curious...
I am trying to control my curiousity about Heath Ledger's death and Mary Kate Olsen's involvement in the ordeal. Reportedly, the masseuse who found Ledger unresponsive made three phone calls to Mary Kate Olsen before calling authorities. Olsen's lawyer says that she has no knowlege of what comprised the lethal ****tail found in Ledger's system, nor does she know where he got the drugs. Olsen refuses to talk to authorities unless she is granted immunity. According to authorities, all other witnesses have voluntarily answered all questioning. It is sort of curious... isn't it?
Rumor has it...
That Paula Abdul can't sing live. She has twice cancelled live performances scheduled on the Today Show. Insiders claim that it is because she simply can't do it. I am certain that she isn't the only performer who can't really perform. I say, suck it up Paula, lip sync or something! Everyone else does!
Brad and Angelina have finally (3 weeks into their lives) unveiled the twins! I'm so glad the waiting is over. It is so exciting! The babies look like... babies. Who knew? (I hope you are reading the previous words dripping with the sarcasm that I am injecting as I write).
You can view the babies by purchasing People Magazine and helping them recoup the (ridiculous) $14 million they paid to get the pictures ("it's all going to charity"). Or, you could just look here:
I know that the picture is small, but you get the idea. They are babies, and there are 2 of them. If you were able to open the magazine, you would see a 19 page family photo album of the Jolie-Pitts. None of those pictures show the real Jolie twins that people are interested in - just the babies. So save your money.
Don't forget to check your breasts!
Christina Applegate is being treated for breast cancer. The former Kelly Bundy found the cancer during a regular MRI. She is undergoing her doctor's recommended treatment, and is expected to make a full recovery.
Ladies, remember to put it on your calendar to fondle those girls! It could be a life-saver!
Don't forget to check what your kids are watching...
Gossip Girl walked away with 6 Nickelodeon Teen Choice Awards this weekend. I will go on record here: Gossip Girl is not a show for teenagers. I am disturbed that this show is getting teen praise. The topics in this show are far too adult for teenagers, and in no way reflect the realities of high school. Or do they? In any case, the show is excellent for discriminating adults, but I am not too thrilled with 14 year-olds getting too involved in those story lines!
Sieze this moment...
This may be the one and only moment that I will rally for Lindsay Lohan. She's right, though. She responds to the ridiculous statements of the LA police chief who claimed that the paparazzi are no longer an issue in part because "Lindsay Lohan has gone gay."
Lindsay says, "Police chiefs shouldn't get involved in everyone else's business when it comes to their personal life. It's inappropriate." Now, I believe she could have said more, but she was unrehearsed. It was classy of her to make no further comment about the status of her relationship with DJ Samantha Ronson. I have to be perfectly honest, whatever the nature of their relationship, I think it's a good thing that Lindsay Lohan has a confidant. If the only reason she's been in the tabs lately is because she's been hanging out a lot with a girl, so be it. Much better than drunk driving and other drug related shenanigans.
The Olsen Twins are preparing for the release of their new coffee table book due out in October. The book is called Influence and highlights the creative minds that have influenced Ashley and Mary-Kate throughout the career. It sounds like it's mostly fashion oriented and less Full House oriented, and this is why this book will never grace my coffee table. Find me the bad 80's TV coffee table book and I'm buying!
Here comes the bride... and the bride...
Do you remember Heather Matarazzo? She has always played the awkward girl. I think she was on Roseanne for a while, then she starred in Welcome to the Dollhouse, and she was Anne Hathaway's friend in The Princess Diaries. She is now engaged to her partner for over a year, Carolyn Murphy. Her publicist says that because the two do not have a specific 'male or female role' they both proposed to eachother. I am so happy to live in a world where these two women who are in love can be together openly and honestly. And check out this "awkward" girl now... not so awkward!
12 more days...
I don't know if I can wait until the 13th of August for this...
