March 16, 2004 |
IT'S NOT RIGHT, BUT IT'S OKAY
Whitney Houston can't deny it anymore: She has a problem. The Grammy-winning diva has entered a drug-rehabilitation facility, confirms her publicist, who adds that the singer "thanks everyone for their support and prayers." During a 2002 sit-down with Diane Sawyer, Houston admitted that she had abused drugs in the past, but insisted she had cleaned up her act through prayer. "I partied a lot. Trust me: I partied my tail off," she said. "You get to a point where you know the party's over." Houston's other problem, hubby Bobby Brown, is currently serving a 60-day prison sentence in Georgia on a probation violation. Where does all this leave the couple's 10-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina? In therapy for life. |
GAG ME WITH A SPOON
This could be the comeback Vanity Smurf has been waiting for: Madonna's Maverick Films is teaming up with NBC to produce a four-hour miniseries about the '80s. The Peacock previously scored ratings gold with the decade-centric miniseries The '60s and The '70s. It's not clear how involved Madge will be in the project, or if she's aware her company is developing it at all. |
PURPLE REIGN
Eighties icon Prince, late Beatle George Harrison, hairy rockers ZZ Top and singer-songwriters Jackson Browne and Bob Seger were among the artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Monday night in New York. The Artist Formerly Known as Apollonia's Plaything kicked off the ceremony with a rousing medley of "Let's Go Crazy," "Sign 'O' the Times," and "Kiss." |
SISTER ACT
Ashlee Simpson is moving in on her sister's territory. MTV has signed Jessica's lil' sis to headline Ashlee, a six-episode reality series chronicling the 7th Heaven star's quest to become a pop singer and make her brother-in-law look like an even bigger failure. |
FAST FRIENDS
It wasn't Jesus Christ himself, but it'll have to do. On Monday, Pope John Paul II met with Jim Caviezel, who plays Jesus in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. According to reports, the two had a brief conversation and then went out for some fro yo. |
RECAST
Cedric the Entertainer has been tapped to replace Justin Timberlake as host of ABC's upcoming Motown 45 special. The Barbershop 2 star will emcee the ceremony with Lionel Richie. Timberlake allegedly dropped out of the special because it conflicted with filming of his his first movie, Edison. |
FIDEL FOUND
Oliver Stone's newly overhauled HBO documentary about Fidel Castro will finally see the light of day on April 14. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Looking for Fidel replaces an earlier version, titled Comandante, which apparently failed to address a recent crackdown on Cuban dissidents. |
SHORT CUTS
ABC's According to Jim will make its syndication debut on Tribune stations nationwide in fall 2006... Denzel Washington is set to reunite with Training Day director Antoine Fuqua for The Return of Superfly, a biopic of Harlem heroin kingpin Frank Lucas, Variety reports... UPN has ordered five episodes of I'm Still Alive, a reality show that mixes real footage with CGI-animation to tell true stories of people who've survived life-threatening ordeals... Veteran TV writer-director Paris Barclay (NYPD Blue, The West Wing) is developing a cop drama for Showtime set in an NYPD hate-crime unit. |
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"Yeah. I think he's sexy. I do. But I think Howard Stern is sexy, too. For me it's a power thing." Apprentice evictee Heidi Bressler discussing whether she would date The Donald in an interview with TV Guide Online. For more, click here. |
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