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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFNE6lbD_b4&w=560&h=315%5D Overheard: Damian Lewis really hopes President Obama gets irony[Editor's Note: If you have yet to watch a single episode of "Homeland," skip this post - some spoilers may be included below.] With President Obama being a professed fan of Showtime's Emmy-winning hit "Homeland," series star Damian Lewis thought he'd sign the season 1 DVD set with a clever joke. But what the 41-year-old English actor came up with has left him hoping the POTUS also has an ironic sense of humor, as he recently told Brit TV host Jonathan Ross. '50 Shades of Grey' leads to divorce?"Fifty Shades of Grey" has been seen as the book to read if you want more action - just look at how many parents say it helped bring about a baby - but it might also inspire divorce. The Daily Mail reports that a 41-year-old banker has petitioned for divorce in Britain's High Court because her husband's "boring attitude" toward sex is an example of "unreasonable behavior," which, under the nation's law, is one of five grounds for splitting up a marriage. FULL POST Liza Minnelli brings her talents to 'Smash'"Smash" has lined up a smashing showbiz legend for a guest role. Liza Minnelli will star as herself on the NBC drama, which chronicles the backstage happenings of a Marilyn Monroe-inspired musical, in an episode called "The Surprise Party" that's slated to air in the spring. Kelly Clarkson: I can't listen to my old stuff, the autotune 'kills me'You may be a fan of Kelly Clarkson's older hits, like "Since U Been Gone" and "Miss Independent," but the 30-year-old singer herself would rather tune out. "Sometimes, I can't listen to really old school songs ... because they just use so much autotune when it's not needed that it kills me. I can't listen to it," Clarkson told CNN. "What I love about that though is on songs like 'Miss Independent,' not only was it autotune, I just sounded different, I sounded so young." A little bit of 'Scandal' with the Petraeus affairWhen Retired Gen. David Petraeus stepped down from his position as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency last Friday, citing an extramarital affair, plenty of people were ready to draw parallels between his real life drama and the kind playing out on television, especially Showtime's "Homeland" and ABC's "Scandal." Now there is an actual connection to one of the shows. FULL POST |
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