The one and only Ed McMahon passed away in a Los Angeles hospital early Tuesday morning at the age of 86. Although no official cause of death was given, it has been reported that McMahon suffered from bone cancer and other unknown ailments in recent months. Perhaps best known as Johnny Carson’s straight man, whose bellowing “H-e-e-e-e-e-ere’s Johnny!” opened NBC’s Tonight Show, McMahon had dreamed of being a radio announcer since...  Read More »

It the real world, couples decide in private that their marriage is over. In Hollywood, they announce it through a publicist. And on reality TV, they center a whole show around the split. As I am sure you have not been living under a rock the past week, I will not bore you with the details. But basically, the official announcement from Jon and Kate Gosselin that they are splitting has been a long time coming, and finally last night the time came. There was...  Read More »

I had some other sites to write for tonight, and I can barely breathe out of my nose, but I didn’t want to go to bed without talking about Chris Brown’s court appearance today. In a nutshell, Chris Brown, 20, arrived at the courthouse in the early afternoon, soon after he pled guilty to felony assault ‘by means likely to cause great bodily injury.’ Didn’t see that one coming, to be perfectly honest; Rihanna was at the courthouse too, ready to testify. The...  Read More »

I often read headlines that make me gasp, but I’ve noticed lately that my reaction has become automatic, and no longer a true measure of my genuine response. But when I read the headlines about Jennifer Love Hewitt’s new project, my jaw nearly hit the floor with pure unfiltered awe. Jennifer Love Hewitt, who has been with more guys than she probably has purses, and has been engaged to half of them (‘has’ being the operative word since not a single engagement...  Read More »

On this day in 1987… Late night legend Johnny Carson married his 4th wife, Alexis Mass, a former aide to Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis. The talk show host was 61, his new bride was 35. Johnny Carson and Alexis Mass are said to have met when Alexis was walking down the Malibu beach, holding an empty wine glass. Carson said he noticed a beautiful woman and offered to fill the glass. His marriage to Alexis Mass was Johnny Carson’s longest – lasting...  Read More »

mo⋅ron – noun – a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment. From one of my local news stations, Fox40: Dine, dash, smash: Women reportedly try to skip out on bill at IHOP, plow into restaurant DETROIT (AP) — Four women trying to skip out on their bill at an International House of Pancakes ended up plowing into the Detroit restaurant as they sped away. No one was injured in the accident Tuesday morning. Restaurant manager Raymond Jefferson...  Read More »

The circumstances surrounding David Carradine’s death are just getting weirder and weirder. David Winters, a producer friend of Carradine’s believes the actor died at the hands of transsexual hookers. Winters tells Globe magazine, “David Carradine was murdered… I strongly believe Lady Boys are responsible. Lady Boys operate in pairs. David would not have stood a chance. They can be very brutal…I want to see those tapes. My suspicion is they’ve...  Read More »