An attorney for Debbie Rowe is speaking out about whether Rowe will pursue custody of her two children with Michael Jackson.
Echoing what ET reported from its sources earlier this morning, Rowe’s attorney tells the Associated Press that she is still deciding whether to seek custody of her children with Jackson, son Michael "Prince" and daughter Paris-Michael.
The late star’s youngest son, Prince "Blanket," was delivered via surrogate.
More: continued here
admin @ July 2, 2009
Filed under: Commercials, Celebrities, Reality-Free
First off, everyone keeps using the word “infomercial” when describing the ads that Billy Mays did, including this piece at TampaBay.com. Actually, infomercials are longer form ads, usually 30 minutes. What Mays did were commercials (though yes, he did infomercials too). After a meeting between his widow, his son, friend Anthony Sullivan, and marketers, they have decided to resume running all of Mays’ ads next week. I’m sure that’s going to seem weird to some viewers.
I guess it’s not completely odd, because we still watch a TV show that a celebrity has starred in after they die. But commercials are more recent, more “alive,” more “of the moment” than some TV show that we all know is a repeat from one, ten, thirty years ago. And that’s what’s going to be odd about seeing these ads.
Permalink | Email this | | Comments
More: continued here
admin @ July 2, 2009
A new video clip, released by Michael Jackson’s would-be concert promoters AEG Live and obtained by CNN, shows an agile, healthy-looking Jackson rehearsing just two days before his June 25 death.
More: continued here
admin @ July 2, 2009
The Great White Way will dim its lights tonight at exactly 8 p.m. in memory of stage and screen actor Karl Malden, who died yesterday at the age of 97.
"Karl Malden’s performances in some of Broadway’s most legendary original productions in the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s showcased his talent and set a standard for excellence on stage," says Charlotte St. Martin, Executive Director of The Broadway League. "He made a lasting impact on Broadway and in other mediums throughout his career that will continue to live on."
Perhaps best known for his TV role on "The Streets of San Francisco" with Michael Douglas, Malden began his almost six-decade-long career on the stage. His Broadway debut was in 1937 with a small part in Golden Boy, and ten years later he was starring in the original productions of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons and Tennessee Williams‘ A Streetcar Named Desire opposite Marlon Brando, which led to the film version that earned Malden an Academy Award in 1952.
More: continued here
admin @ July 2, 2009
Federal drug agents are onboard and the investigation into Michael Jackson’s sudden death continues.
Los Angeles Police on Thursday confirmed reports that the Drug Enforcement…
More: continued here
admin @ July 2, 2009
Now here’s a diff’rent stroke that isn’t right for anybody.
Gary Coleman’s wife, Shannon Price, was arrested Wednesday in Santaquin, Utah, on suspicion of domestic…
More: continued here
admin @ July 2, 2009
Filed under: Music and Variety, America’s Got Talent
The overnight popularity of singing sensation Susan Boyle following her appearance on Britain’s Got Talent all but guaranteed it’d only be a matter of time before the U.S. version of the show tried to manufacture the same energy.
Here are the necessary ingredients:
Of course, the rube needs to have genuine talent — as in the case of Boyle and singer Kevin Skinner from Kentucky from this week’s auditions on America’s Got Talent.
Continue reading America’s Got Talent turns Chicken Catcher into a Boyle
Permalink | Email this | | Comments
More: continued here
admin @ July 2, 2009
• Brad Pitt is a personal assistant to a sumo wrestler in his latest Japanese commercial for cell phone company SoftBank. Pretty adorable, no?
• Usually we enjoy calling out…
More: continued here
admin @ July 2, 2009
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Reality-Free
The picture above isn’t from a Los Angeles street, it’s from a New York City street. TNT is creating some ambitious marketing for their new cop drama Dark Blue. They’re turning part of NYC’s subway into “underground L.A.” Included in the ad campaign will be posters, signs on staircases, even entire subway cars wrapped in pics that show the L.A. skyline. The show starts on July 15.
[via TV Tattle]
Permalink | Email this | | Comments
More: continued here
admin @ July 2, 2009
The last video shot of Michael Jackson in preparation for his This Is It! tour shows what might have been.
Two days before he died, the fallen hitmaker tore into “They Don’t Care…
More: continued here
admin @ July 2, 2009
|
Jul 2 2009 - 12:30pm Lindsay Lohan was decked out Wednesday as she …
PopSugar.com Please share your opinion with our community, but make sure it is on topic and follows our Community Rules. We moderate comments and prohibit personal … |
More: continued here
admin @ July 2, 2009
 The Sun |
Happy Birthday Lindsay Lohan!
Radar Online My, how time flies when you're Lindsay Lohan. The actress and spokesmodel turns 23 today, July 2–so young for such a media veteran! … Lohan paid to attend birthday bash B-DAY BONANZA FOR LINDSAY LOHAN Lindsay Lohan's 23rd Birthday Has Been Profitable |
More: continued here
admin @ July 2, 2009
ET can confirm that the hearing to determine custody of Michael Jackson’s children has been delayed.
The hearing that had originally been set for Monday, July 6, has been rescheduled to Monday, July 13 at 8:30 a.m.
Jackson’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe gave birth to Jackson’s two older children, Michael "Prince"and Paris-Michael , while his youngest son, Prince"Blanket," was delivered via surrogate.
More: continued here
admin @ July 2, 2009
A new video clip, released by Michael Jackson’s would-be concert promoters AEG Live and obtained by CNN, shows an agile, healthy-looking Jackson rehearsing just two days before his June 25 death.
More: continued here
admin @ July 2, 2009
The pieces are finally falling into place as to how Michael Jackson will at last be laid to rest—and then memorialized accordingly.
Arrangements are still being made, but…
More: continued here
admin @ July 2, 2009
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Video, Web
This is pretty funny: Funny or Die has created a Match.com video for Jon & Kate Plus 8 star Jon Gosselin. Now that he’s going to be free from Kate, he’s looking for a date. Didn’t mean for that to rhyme.
The funniest part is the screen name they give Jon.
Permalink | Email this | | Comments
More: continued here
admin @ July 2, 2009
Yesterday, tweens everywhere lost a Jonas Brother (at least it was only Kevin), and Twitter did what Twitter does—addressed the breaking news with plenty of exclamation…
More: continued here
admin @ July 2, 2009
Debbie Rowe may have beat it from her kids’ lives—and been blatantly dissed in her ex’s will—but she’s apparently not going away quietly when it comes to the two children…
More: continued here
admin @ July 2, 2009
Megan Fox sure knows how to keep us guessing.
First, she declared she was single. Then, she took a weekend getaway to Vegas with her former fiancé Brian Austin Green.
Just…
More: continued here
admin @ July 2, 2009
Filed under: News, OpEd, Reality-Free
We’ve talked about this a lot here at TV Squad, how the word “exclusive” isn’t used correctly in TV news these days. In fact I’ll go one step further and say that networks often lie when they say something is an “exclusive.” They’ll say that an interview with a famous celebrity or a politician is an exclusive, but you realize you just watched an interview with the same person on another network the night before, or there’s an interview with the same person the next day.
Now, some networks will say they have an exclusive before another interview airs, so in that case I guess we can say they’re right (if we give them the benefit of the doubt that they didn’t know the other interview was coming, that is), but more often than not they know it’s not an exclusive.
Continue reading There are very few exclusives in TV news nowadays
Permalink | Email this | | Comments
More: