Whitney Houston will make her return debut to the American Music Award stage on Nov. 22, Dick Clark productions announced today. The diva will perform her latest hit “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength,” and will also be the recipient of the AMA International Artist Award, an honor presented only to those artists who have achieved worldwide fame. Read more »
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Whitney Houston to Take the Stage at the AMAs
November 11th, 2009 / Author: Brittany TalaricoAmerican Music Award Nominees Announced
October 13th, 2009 / Author: Mary Beth Quirk
A country crooner, a fallen music icon and a returned rapper lead the pack in this year’s nominees for the American Music Awards: Taylor Swift has nabbed six nominations, Michael Jackson comes in with five, and comeback kid Eminem received four nominations. Read more »
Britney Squares Off Against Gaga, Eminem, Beyoncé and Kanye for Video of the Year Title
August 4th, 2009 / Author: Chris Morran
Nominations were announced this morning in the Video of the Year category for MTV’s 2009 Video Music Awards. And comeback kid of the year Britney Spears‘ clip for “Womanize” is set to fight for the title against four other big-name videos. KEEP READING!
Breakfast Links: Twilight Scribe Accused of Plagiarism… Nick Cannon Tries to Make Peace with Eminem
August 4th, 2009 / Author: Chris Morran
• Twilight author Stephenie Meyer accused of plagiarizing Breaking Dawn… There goes her shot at a Nobel Prize (TMZ)
• Nick Cannon Tweets the peace to Eminem… World War III is averted, for now (Popeater)
• Remember Adam Brody? Apparently Jessica Szohr does. (Just Jared)
• Britney Spears admits that blondes do have more fun (BritneySpears.com)
• We don’t really know who Daniella Freitas is, but… wow (CelebSlam)
Nick Cannon Fires Back at Eminem for Dissing Mariah
July 31st, 2009 / Author: Mary Beth Quirk
Better get call the fire deparment because the blazing feud between Mariah Carey and Eminem doesn’t seem to be ending soon — now, Nick Cannon is heating things up even more with a response to the rapper’s diss. Read more »
Bruno Star Sued Over Bingo Boondoggle
June 3rd, 2009
Unlike his much-publicized bare-bottomed run-in with Eminem at Sunday night’s MTV Movie Awards, Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest scandal appears to be completely unscripted, as the Bruno star finds himself the subject of a lawsuit over, of all things, a Bingo game.
According to a report on TMZ.com, Cohen and the producers of the upcoming Bruno film are being sued over the ruckus caused by the British comedian at a Palmdale, Calif., Bingo hall in 2007.
Apparently, the organizers of the Bingo night had been convinced that the surprise Bingo caller at their charity match was to be an actual celebrity of some sort. Instead, they were shocked and appalled when Cohen showed up as Bruno, his flamboyant alter-ego known for his unabashed snobbery, ridiculous and revealing costumes and his vaguely Austrian accent.
In papers filed for the lawsuit, Richelle Olson, the woman behind the Bingo night, describes Cohen’s creation as an "extreme, outrageous, offensive caricature of a gay man dressed in sexually revealing clothing," who used "vulgar and offensive language."
At the heart of the lawsuit isn’t necessarily the actor’s lack of clothing or tact, but what happened when Olson attempted to end his little ruse. She alleges that a "physical struggle ensued" when she tried to wrest the microphone from Bruno, who "offensively touched, pushed and battered" her, causing her to fall to the ground.
It gets worse.
Olson claims that, after several minutes of being humiliated on camera, she went into another to cry privately, only to pass out and fall "forward onto the thinly covered concrete slab, passing out and causing her to hit her head."
She was reportedly taken to the hospital, diagnosed with "two brain bleeds" and has been confined to a wheelchair since.
PICS OF COHEN FROM THE MOVIE AWARDS:
Lawsuits are nothing new to Cohen, whose previous film, Borat, has been the target of legal claims by several of the unwitting participants. Among them, a group of University of South Carolina students who sued for damages after being filmed in a less-than-positive light while intoxicated in an RV. Also, the people of the Romanian village of Glod filed suit alleging that they had been deceived by the filmmakers about the nature of the movie, which uses their hometown to paint a picture of a backwards, rural Eastern European village.
The Eminem vs. Bruno Incident Was A Fake!
June 2nd, 2009
Okay — the speculation is officially over.
We’re relieved to say that everyone can now stop theorizing over whether or not Eminem knew that Sacha Baron Cohen was going to plant his butt in his face from a great height during the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday.
He did. It was all a big stunt.
A chief writer on the show has admitted on his Tumblr (it’s like Twitter) that it had all been carefully planned out during rehearsals.
Check out the pics of the incident below:
"Yes, the Bruno/Eminem incident was staged. That’s all anyone wants to talk about, so let’s get it out of the way. They rehearsed it at dress and yes, it went as far as it did on the live show then," wrote Scott Aukerman.
But according to blog Animal, it seems that someone (MTV, perhaps?) wasn’t too pleased about Scott’s revelation. The post was quickly deleted.
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane… It’s Bruno!
June 1st, 2009 / Author: OK! Staff
Eminem vs. Bruno: Was It All for the Cameras?
June 1st, 2009
Whether it’s as dimwitted British wannabe gangsta Ali G. or as even more dimwitted Kazhakstani reporter Borat, comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has made his name by playing characters who get under the skin of everyone from the average man on the street to celebrities and politicians.
The actor’s latest big-screen buffoon, Eurotrash fashionista Bruno, is no exception. He hasn’t even debuted in theaters, and yet Bruno has already managed to irritate superstar rapper Eminem.
At Sunday night’s MTV Movie Awards, Bruno descended from the rafters of the auditorium, sporting angel wings — and not much else. In fact, Bruno’s bare butt was on display for all to see. And as he descended closer and closer to the audience, the winged one alighted on Eminem and his entourage, who seemed none-too-happy to come face-to-face — or rather face-to-butt — with the flamboyant fake.
After swatting away angrily at Bruno, Em and his crew quickly departed their seats and the building, never to return. And immediately, the Internet was abuzz with the question "Was it a set-up?"
Network insiders tell OK! that, while they obviously knew that Cohen had planned to soar down from the rafter, Eminem’s name had never been mentioned as a landing target — and the rapper’s angry reaction was completely genuine. If you listen to the above video closely enough, you can hear him saying, "Are you serious? Get the F– off me!"
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In fact, many were probably reminded of Em’s angry exchange with puppet pooch Triumph the Insult Comic Dog during a previous Video Music Awards.
