After only six months of taping, TruTV has yanked Star Jones' talk show. "Due to the rebranding and programming refocus of the network, TruTV and Star Jones Reynolds have mutually agreed to cease production of 'The Star Jones Show," said a memo from Marc Juris, executive vice president and general manager of the channel formerly known as Court TV. She will remain with the network as a contributor to the channel's trial coverage.
You know those Christmas cards we get from the Mayor? Since the text message scandal broke, they'v been showing up on Ebay. One seller's bids got as high as $154.00. Note to self: Next year do not use Mayor's Christmas card as a dustpan.
Stick a fork in it. Montel is done. The Montel Williams Show will stop shooting new episodes at the end of this season after 17 years on the air. CBS wil be running “The Best of Montel” next season, which includes 52 weeks of highlights.
Diana Ross was performing at the 2008 Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival this past Saturday and got booed because she refused to allow organizers to put her performance up on the big screen. "It was at the eleventh hour that her manager said she wouldn't allow us to IMAG (In Vivo Imaging) her performance," said a concert promoter, "and, if any cameras were present, she would not go on stage." Hisses turned to full-out boos when Ross started her set with Supremes hits -- and the crowd beyond the first section couldn't see her -- and the booing continued throughout her set. Attendees paid from $80 to $307 to watch Ross -- who was reportedly paid $300,000 for the gig -- perform the hour-long set with fellow headliners Mary Mary, Billy Ocean and KoKo Taylor.
Neither Eddie nor Tracey seem to be missing each other much. Eddie was spotted partying in Vegas last weekend while Tracey went to the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Oh, and the National Enquirer says Eddie and Tracey broke up because Tracey's family was too money hungry. They said Tracey's mama, who's a real estate agent, was bugging Eddie about purchasing a multi-million dollar home in Malibu AT THE WEDDING and that Tracey's brother had gotten a bunch of freebies and was trying to make sure all the stuff he secured got photographed so he could get payed off by the sponsors.
So you know Lil Wayne got arrested last week after he got caught with Weed, X, coke and guns outside Yuma, AZ. Anyway, I just assumed the drugs were for Wayne's personal use, you know, I mean, that's all he raps about...using drugs. Well, I guess the DEA don't listen to his music cause they charged Wayne with possession of a narcotic FOR SALE, possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and misconduct involving a weapon. Good luck with that, Weezy.
Last week Kimora Lee got busted using a New York Correction Department placard that said, "This Vehicle Is On Official Business". Too bad when she was caught, she was parked in front a department store and the "official business" was a shopping trip. Anyway, when she was asked about it, Kim was all like, "I don't know. I don't know. I'm not driving!" Come to find out, Kimora's driver is also a corrections officer and he gave her the tag. The officer got the pass when he worked in the department's emergency-services unit, but he should have turned it in two years ago after he was promoted and transferred to a Rikers Island job. No biggie. They took the tag back and at worst, the officer is likely to face internal discipline, possibly a brief suspension or fine. Kimora is not in any trouble.
NY Knicks coach, Isiah Thomas', 19 year old son got jumped and arrested for underage drinking...
The latest rumor going around about the Eddie Murphy / Tracey Edmonds break-up is, not only did Eddie become incredibly controlling and verbally abusive once Tracey agreed to marry him, they say Eddie started grabbing on her, too. I guess Tracy drew the line at getting her butt kicked.
