Archive of the April 2011

• April 27, 2011

  'Temple Grandin' actress Melissa Farman picked to play Bristol Palin in upcoming HBO film

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  Bristol Palin and Melissa Farman. (ABC)

  Bristol Palin has a Hollywood doppleganger.

  “Temple Grandin” star Melissa Farman has been tapped to play Palin in the upcoming HBO version of the book “Game Change” about the 2008 presidential race, the Hollywood Reporter reports.

  “Apollo 13″ star Ed Harris is playing John McCain,  Julianne Moore is playing Sarah Palin, and Woody Harrelson will play McCain’s senior campaign advisor.

  Farman also appeared in a few episodes of the ABC series “Lost.”

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• April 26, 2011

  New AFLAC duck voice chosen

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  The nation can stop holding its collective breath.

  The new AFLAC duck is Daniel McKeague, a Minneapolis, MN sales manager.

  He won a nationwide social media contest where people could send in their voices.

  Check out the announcement, and hear the new duck talk.

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• April 26, 2011

  Former 'American Idol' host Kara DioGuardi reveals date rape in new book

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  Former “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi suffered a turbulent couple of years hosting the hit singing competition, but it was nothing compared to what she confesses in her new autobiography, “A Helluva High Note.”

  The Grammy-nominated songwriter reveals that she was molested as a child and was the victim of date rape.

  DioGuardi wrote about a wide range of topics in “High Note,” but it is her date rape by a “fairly known producer” in the music industry that has grabbed the headlines, she told entertainment site Popeater.com.

  “I have to admit it’s a bit jarring when you wake up and that’s the only thing being discussed from the book,” said DioGuardi. “At the same time, if it helps somebody out there I’m fine with it. To me it’s all about helping people.”

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• April 26, 2011

  Arizona Safeway massacre already getting 'Law and Order' treatment, report says

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  The latest “ripped from the headlines” plot on the cop drama “Law & Order” is inspired by one of the more tragic episodes in our very recent past: the shooting of Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and massacre of five others at a grocery store just three months ago.

  The episode, which is being filmed for the Los Angeles version of the series, started shooting Monday, according to Entertainment Weekly.

  Federal Judge John Roll was killed, along with six other victims, including a small child, when a gunman attempted to assassinate Giffords, shooting her in the head at a “Congress on Your Corner” gathering outside of a suburban Tucson Safeway grocery store on January 8th.

  Giffords has since made a miraculous recovery, improving her physical, cognitive and language abilities significantly since the attack.

  A rep for “Law & Order: LA” emphasized to Entertainment Weekly that “the show is fiction,” but the account of the episode given by Entertainment Weekly made it obvious what the episode is based on.

  What do you think of the timing?

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• April 26, 2011

  Paul Reiser disses NBC on NBC's 'The Tonight Show'

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  Comedian Paul Reiser, who had a long-running hit on NBC with “Mad About You,” is not pleased about the network canceling his new show.

  (Wait–Paul Reiser had a new show on NBC?)

  The funnyman’s self-titled comedy lasted just two episodes before getting the axe from NBC honchos. On Monday night, Reiser laid into the network with his appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”—which the network had previously booked for him to, ahem, promote his new show.

  “NBC, to my knowledge, they don’t traditionally make bad decisions. Have you heard that? I don’t know what your experience is,” Reiser deadpanned to Leno, who suffered his own humiliation at the hands of NBC over the confusion of whether Conan O’Brien was replacing Leno on “The Tonight Show.”

  

  “It turns out they said we enjoy missing you more than actually having you,” Reiser joked. “But listen, I don’t take it personally. Listen, when you’re the last place network, you don’t want to jeopardize that. You’ve found your niche. Stay there. So I get it.”

  Zing!

  

  Reiser also freaked out fellow guest Christina Aguilera, whose new show, “The Voice,” premieres on NBC this week.

  “So now that you’ve scared the crap out of me…” she laughed.

  Reiser tried to allay her fears, but it was waaaaay too late.

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• April 26, 2011

  VOTE: Which 'Dancing' partner had the worst fall, Kirstie's or Karate Kid's?

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  (Dancing With the Stars/ABC)

  A couple of weeks ago, Kirstie Alley’s partner Maksim Chermovskiy’s leg gave out while supporting her during a deep backbend.

  Last night, Karina Smirnoff wiped out when her partner Ralph Macchio’s weird costume flared out wide.

  They should both have a dance-off tonight to Queen’s hit “Another One Bites the Dust.”

  FOX411: Karina Smirnoff Bares All in Playboy.

  Ha.

  So who do you think had the worst live TV moment?

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• April 25, 2011

  EXCLUSIVE: 'Jersey Shore' lovebirds Sammi Giancola and Ronnie Ortiz are dunzo, source says

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  As the “Jersey Shore” gang pack for Florence, Italy for the fourth season of their MTV hit, Ronnie and Sammi will be sleeping in separate rooms.

  “Sammi was having a fantastic time at her Bon Voyage party on April 16th—and Ronnie was nowhere in sight. They’re completely and totally over,” a guest at the Lott in New York tells FOX411.com exclusively. “Two guys from the San Diego chargers were totally flirting with her and she was definitely enjoying the attention.”

  Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola and Ronnie Ortiz have long frustrated their roommates—and viewers—with their sometimes violent, always turbulent on-and-off relationship.

  HOT SHOTS: Jersey Shore.

  Season 3 ended with the couple’s relationship in limbo after a series of fights that included Ronnie destroying Sammi’s bedroom and Sammi slugging a right hook into Ronnie’s jaw.

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• April 25, 2011

  'Teen Mom' Jenelle Evans wants to fight Kim Kardashian?

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  Ali-Frazier it ain’t.

  “Teen Mom” star Jenelle Evans wants to duke it out with Kim Kardashian.

  Evans is challenging Kardashian to a Put Up or Shut Up Celebrity Boxing match, according to Hollywoodlife.com.

  Why would Kardashian ever do this?

  HOT SHOTS: Kim Kardashian.

  Evans has a million reasons.

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• April 22, 2011

  LeAnn Rimes admits that she didn't end last marriage 'the right way'

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  LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian

  Almost three years after breaking up two marriages, country singer LeAnn Rimes admits that she “didn’t do it the right way.”

  The Grammy-winner discussed the end of her seven-year marriage to husband Dean Sheremet and her affair with now-fiance Eddie Cibrian, on an upcoming special on the Great American Country channel, “Backstory: LeAnn Rimes.”

  “It got really messy, but I have learned a lot from that,” explains Rimes about hooking up with Cibrian, who ended his eight-year marriage to Brandi Glanville to be with Rimes. “And I’m not glad it happened, but I know why it did.”

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• April 22, 2011

  Marines take on Army and Britney Spears with YouTube hit

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  War zones seem to be a breeding ground for musical creativity these days.

  Almost a year to the day after soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division stationed in Afghanistan created a video homage to Lady Gaga with their lip-synched version of “Telephone,” men and women from the Marines’ 266 Rein and HMLA 169 in Afghanistan have answered the Army with their own video: A lip-synching tour de force of Britney Spears’ “Hold It Against Me.”

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