Stephen Colbert's 'not factual' hashtaggingIt was a remark seemingly made for late-night TV comics: Sen. Jon Kyl's claim that abortion is "well over 90% of what Planned Parenthood does." When the actual figure turned out to be 3%, his office released a statement clarifying that Kyl's figure was "not intended to be a factual statement." Watch Sen. Jon Kyl's statement about Planned Parenthood Enter Stephen Colbert. The Comedy Central host lampooned the line on last night's show... but it turns out he was just getting started. Toni's 'Braxton Family Values'It took some persuading to get Toni Braxton to agree to do a reality show. "My sisters asked me to do this show in 2008 and I said yes, but then I reneged and said 'No, I'm not doing it, I'm not doing it," Braxton said during a recent press event. The singer best known for hits like "Breathe Again" and "Un-Break My Heart" eventually relented, and the result is her new reality series "Braxton Family Values," which debuts tonight on WEtv. Mathew Knowles: Split with Beyonce was 'strategic'Mathew Knowles says in an interview with BlackEnterprise.com that the decision to leave his gig as daughter Beyonce’s manager was not only an amicable one, but strategic. “The transition started way before the official announcement,” Knowles revealed. “If you’re strategic, which we are, you don’t make a decision like that before you start dialogue. That dialogue started nine months ago.” When the day arrived to reveal the news that the father and daughter’s business relationship had reached an end, Knowles said in a statement, "The decision for Beyonce and Music World Entertainment to part was mutual. We did great things together, and I know that she will continue to conquer new territories in music and entertainment." Pregnant Natalie Portman: So long veganismA pregnant Natalie Portman has decided to give up being vegan so she can nosh on the food she really wants. "I actually went back to being vegetarian when I became pregnant, just because I felt like I wanted that stuff," she recently told Atlanta’s Q100 Bert Show. "I was listening to my body to have eggs and dairy and that sort of thing." The 29-year-old Oscar winner became a vegan after picking up a copy of Jonathan Safran Foer's "Eating Animals," but now that she's got a baby on board, Portman says being a vegetarian is a better fit. 'Showbiz Tonight' Flashpoint: Do you feel bad for Jenn Sterger?In our "Showbiz Tonight" meeting today, we couldn't stop talking about the new bombshell confessions from Jenn Sterger. She's the television host who was allegedly on the receiving end of Brett Favre’s suggestive voicemails and X-rated texts. Just this morning in a tearful interview on “Good Morning America,” Sterger said she wants people to know she's not a gold-digger or a homewrecker. After hearing Sterger’s side, do you have sympathy for her? Ashley Judd apologizes for hip-hop remarksAfter being criticized for attacking rap and hip-hop in her memoir, “All That Is Bitter and Sweet,” Ashley Judd is extending an olive branch along with a few points of clarification. The backlash began after an excerpt from her book depicted the actress lobbing harsh words at the rap and hip-hop genres as well as artists Snoop Dogg and P. Diddy. While speaking about an AIDS awareness program she works with, Judd writes, "Along with other performers, YouthAIDS was supported by rap and hip-hop artists like Snoop Dogg and P. Diddy to spread the message...um, who? Those names were a red flag.” Judd continued, “As far as I'm concerned, most rap and hip-hop music - with its rape culture and insanely abusive lyrics and depictions of girls and women as 'ho's' - is the contemporary soundtrack of misogyny.” Lady Gaga falls during Houston concertLady Gaga took a monster of a fall during her concert in Houston on Sunday, but the stumble didn't slow her down at all.
While performing her song "You and I," Gaga was standing with one foot on the keys of her blazing piano and another foot on the piano's bench when she suddenly lost her balance and the bench toppled over, sending Gaga tumbling down onto her back. Nicki Minaj joins Britney Spears tourEnrique Iglesias, who? After the singer swiftly denounced reports that he was hitting the road with Britney Spears this summer, the “Femme Fatale” has confirmed that she’s launching an “all female” tour that will include Nicki Minaj. In addition to the eccentric rapper, Spears will have Jessie and the Toy Boys and Nervo open at every stop on the North American tour. "This is the Femme Fatale tour and I'm thrilled to have the hot Nicki Minaj join me and Jessie and the Toy Boys and Nervo will get everyone on the dance floor," Spears says on her website. "Can't wait to take the Femme Fatales on the road." ‘Chuck’: In the name of the daughterAfter a lengthy spring break, “Chuck” is back and heading into the home stretch of this season’s episodes. Thankfully, the show isn’t going to cram too many big storylines into the time we have left. Except, that is, for potentially life-changing events for almost every main character. Last night got the ball rolling on four of them. Let’s get the big one out of the way first: Chuck and Sarah’s impending wedding. Everything’s moving along smoothly, but Sarah nonchalantly asks Chuck to sign a pre-nup. As expected, he starts to freak out about this, but Morgan and Casey convince him to be cool and accept that spies have secrets. Jamie Oliver's ready for a new 'Food Revolution'British chef Jamie Oliver has faced resistance before in his crusade to improve school lunches worldwide, but his experience taping the second season of "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" in Los Angeles has proven to be quite the challenge. Oliver and his film crew ended up being banned from filming at all Los Angeles Unified School District schools, and the conflict has become a focal point of the new season, which premieres tonight on ABC. "I never really expected to be banned from every single school in the district," Oliver said. "My goal is certainly not to fight with the school district." |
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The trailer for Baz Luhrmann's 'Great Gatsby' has arrived -- watch it here: http://t.co/xLlTUdrN 3:03 pm UTC, May 23 2012
'Dancing with the Stars' crowns its winner: http://t.co/KJ9omckn 3:00 pm UTC, May 23 2012
'Smash' scoop: Who is leaving the show? http://t.co/DNE7tgt6 2:53 pm UTC, May 23 2012
What is Eurovision? http://t.co/kIbUu9Ql 2:53 pm UTC, May 23 2012
Nigel Lythgoe previews 'Idol' finale, big 'SYTYCD' changes http://t.co/Yz1CLtGo 9:56 pm UTC, May 22 2012
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