MEA CULPA
Russell Crowe wants the world to know he's sorry for Monday's tele-tantrum. Appearing on last night's Late Show with David Letterman, the Oscar-winning rabble-rouser apologized for throwing a phone at a hotel concierge. "This is possibly the most shameful situation I've ever gotten myself [into] in my life," he said, "and I've done some pretty dumb things in my life." Oh, come on, Proof of Life wasn't that bad. (OK, yes it was.) |
A GOOD SIGN
Dave Chappelle and Comedy Central are talking again. According to the Associated Press, the stressed-out comic met with Comedy Central president Doug Herzog Friday for the first time since his unscheduled "spiritual retreat" shut down production of Chappelle's Show. There's no word as to what was discussed at the meeting, but it's safe to say the phrase "cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs" came up once or twice. |
JACKO WATCH
Michael Jackson was back in the hospital Wednesday night to undergo treatment for his back problem. The singer's rep says it was merely a scheduled follow-up to Sunday's visit. Meanwhile, jurors in Jacko's molestation trial will enter their fourth day of deliberation today. |
WEAK COMEBACK
Lisa Kudrow may want to start planning her comeback from The Comeback. Her poorly reviewed HBO comedy averaged a minuscule 1.5 million viewers in its debut Sunday. Meanwhile, the second-season premiere of Entourage managed just 1.6 million viewers. Now keep in mind that the second-season finale of Carnivŕle attracted 2.4 million viewers — and the show was canceled. Just something to think about. |
MOVE OVER, BILL GATES...
George Lopez is The Richest Man in the World — at least according to Universal Pictures. Per Variety, the studio has tapped the ABC sitcom star for a big-screen comedy about a poor man who finds himself walking in the shoes of a billionaire. |
GATE CRASHER
Fox is tinkering with its fall crime drama The Gate. Sources tell TVGuide.com that leading lady Marguerite Moreau — most recently seen on The O.C. as Seth's go-to graphic-novel guru — is being replaced. The Gate, which also stars fellow O.C. staple Johnny Messner and Boston Public's Chi McBride, centers on a group of detectives working at the San Francisco Police Department's Deviant Crime Unit. |
SHORT CUTS
In what has to be a blow to Ryan Seacrest, Bob Costas has inked a deal with CNN to serve as Larry King's regular substitute host on Larry King Live... Diane Sawyer's Primetime interview with Brad Pitt Tuesday night drew a time slot-winning 11.2 million viewers — all of them bored out of their minds. |
