Rumors

Lots of rumors going on today about events that are or are not going to happen this weekend. Lets see which ones come true.

This one I believe could be true. Lots of different gossip websites are speculating that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi are getting married this Saturday at their home. Here's what US Magazine had to say:
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi, 35, will wed Saturday in California, Usmagazine.com has learned exclusively. The pair are planning a small, intimate ceremony with only a few close friends and family.
E Online has been staking out their house all day and has reported lots of flower deliveries and event planners are buzzing around:

E! News can confirm that Revelry Event Designers, the same company that jazzed up Joe and Tina Simpson's pad for Ashlee and Pete Wentz's big day, is sprucing up the couple's Beverly Hills estate. A truck from L.A. florist Mark's Garden made a delivery to the couple's home Friday morning. (Ellen, 50, and Portia, 35, plan to wed this weekend, reportedly on Saturday night.) Also spotted at Ellen's 8,500-square-foot mansion Friday: Ellen's mom, Betty, who was seen driving out of her daughter's driveway shortly before noon.

Well, it sounds like some kind of party is happening at the love birds nest, but it may not be a wedding. I was always under the impression that Ellen and Portia were planning on getting married on Ellen's show. Or maybe I was wrong and they were just planning on filming the ceremony to show on her show at a later date. At least this way they'll get a honeymoon. Though I'm pretty sure they just got back from Italy not that long ago. Ah, to be a jet setting celebrity. They get all the cool vacations. I think I might be going a little stir crazy today. Anyway, if this rumor is true, then congrats to the newlyweds in advance!

On to the next rumor. Both People and E! are both stalking Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale and swearing that their second little bundle of joy will be making its appearance some time this weekend. Neither had any credible info though, just speculation, so I'm less inclined to believe this one. Though Gwen is pretty preggo and she has been going to the doctor an awful lot lately. Well, we'll find out when we find out on this one I'm sure. I wouldn't put it past her to wait until Labor Day weekend when all of the media is on vacation in the Hamptons or wherever it is that they are when they're not reporting random gossip.

And finally, Lindsay Lohan is apparently converting to Judaism. E Online's got the scoop:

It's no shtick—Lindsay Lohan is converting to Judaism. And apparently, her family is taking the news very well. Lindsay told family and friends she decided to convert after learning about the Jewish religion from her girlfriend, Samantha Ronson. Sam's family is Jewish and is said to be supportive of Lindsay's move.

Of course, Lindsay's ever talkative father, Michael, has already given his opinion to the press, saying he doesn't think she'll stick with it. I guess she was one of the many that hopped on and off the Kabbalah bandwagon, but this time love is involved. That it, assuming that she and Samantha Ronson are actually a couple like everyone says they are. Personally, I don't really care what religion she is as long as she stays sober. Or at least off the drugs.
That's it for me today. Its Friday afternoon and I'm excited for the weekend. I don't have much planned, but I'm going to enjoy it I hope.
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Charges? What Charges?

I knew it would end up this way. In fact, I think I even wrote about it. The news came down the wire a little while ago that the British police have dropped the assault charges against Dark Knight star, Christian Bale. As you may remember, Bale was taken into police custody in late July, right after The Dark Knight's London premiere, for allegedly assaulting his mother and sister. Rumors were rampant as to what happened in that hotel room. His sister asked for money and his mom insulted his wife, he had a melt down over the stress of promoting the film and the loss of Heath Ledger, he pushed his mother out of his way as he tried to call security to get them out of his hotel room. All kinds of things were being speculated and nothing was getting cleared up by Bale, who remained quiet about what went down in his hotel room beyond denying the allegations. Now, almost a month later, the British authorities have dropped the charges. Here's the scoop:
Christian Bale will not be charged over claims of assault following a July 20 London disagreement with his mother and sister, PEOPLE has confirmed. Prosecutors at England's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have reviewed the case and determined it is not in the public interest nor is there sufficient evidence to gain a conviction. "On the advice of the CPS we shall be taking no further action," a Metropolitan Police spokesman tells PEOPLE. "We will not be commenting further." (Source)
I had a feeling that the charges would eventually be dropped against Christian Bale, though I thought the ordeal might get dragged out a bit longer than this. After all, his mother and sister haven't quite had their full 15 minutes of fame. But the British legal system obviously has no patience for fame grabbers and went ahead and dropped the charges. Way to go British legal system!
Other than this news, there's not too much going on in the entertainment world.

Well, at least not much that I really want to write about. There's the usual lawsuits and rumored breakups. Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer have either broken up or are about to breakup or taking a break or she dumped him or he dumped her and their both heartbroken or only one of them is heartbroken or something. Whatever it is, they aren't happy. Or maybe they're blissfully in love and laughing their butts off at all the media speculation. Considering she rarely talks about her personal life to the media and he's been unusually close lipped about this relationship, its possible we'll never get an actual confirmation on the status of the relationship. I'm trying to decide if I care.

Another couple that may or may not be together is Paris Hilton and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte (I love that everyone has to write what band he's from but they never have to identify anything she's done.) There were rumors swirling earlier in the week that Paris was totally over Benji and had moved on to the guy who created My Space. While I would totally believe this story if it had been reported by People or heck, even Star, it was first written up on a tech website called Techcrunch.com. Seriously? A tech website is reporting on Paris Hilton's love life? The story turned out to be untrue and Paris is as in love as ever. No word on how Benji's feeling. Probably exhausted.

So that's about all I've got for you today. Things are clicking along here at the Vine. If you're a local, don't forget to register for the new Vine Loyal Listener Club to get the Songs of the Summer. When you hear the song of the day, be caller 9 at 257-VINE and you get to go to the Vine VIP party, which is always fun, and have a chance to win some pretty awesome prices including a trip to Mexico. Check it all out at KVYN.com as part of the 99 Days of Summer.






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Someone Please Explain to Me...

...Why this picture of Lindsay Lohan is all over the internet?
Its not revealing, has nothing to do with her career, love life or social life, and it isn't even that great of a picture. Is there really nothing better going on right now? Do we really have to see this picture on every website? Seriously people, she's just trying on some shoes while wearing ratty clothes. What is so spectacular about this scenario? Hey! I heard Madonna's adopting another child and Casey what's- his -name, the teen impregnator, was cheating on Jamie Lynne Spears while she was pregnant. Go report that! And find some better pictures for all that is salacious in this world! Next thing you know, we'll be seeing the same picture of the Spanish Olympic team everywhere. Oops, too late!

Sad Days

Well, its been a week since I've written and I wish I could say that I've been on vacation, but instead I was just sick. Something is blooming or dying here in Napa and whatever it is seems to want to kill my allergies. Basically, it was all I could do to get through my show each day and then go home to rest. Not fun at all. By the time I was starting to feel better (around Thursday and Friday) I had so much to catch up on here at the station that there was no time to blog. But I'm mostly caught up and feeling better, so here it goes.
It was a pretty sad weekend in the entertainment world, with the deaths of two well loved entertainers. On Saturday, word cam that Bernie Mac had died in a Chicago hospital from complications from pneumonia.

Bernie Mac, who told jokes on train platforms and plugged away for decades before coming into the spotlight on his own Fox sitcom, the Ocean's movies and more, died Saturday morning—one week after it was learned he'd been hospitalized with pneumonia. He was 50. A spokesman for the Cook County Medical Examiner's office confirmed to E! News that Mac had been a patient at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital for "over a week," and that he died Saturday morning of "natural causes." Friday, Mac's publicist, Danica Smith, responding to rumors that the star had fallen critically ill, said Mac was in stable condition, and was "responding well to treatment." Mac suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory disease that can affect any body organ, per the Mayo Clinic's website, but that Mac revealed in 2005 had taken root in his lungs. According to Smith, the pneumonia that struck down the star was unrelated to the disease, which had reportedly been in remission. (Source E Online)

My heart goes out to his family and friends. I always liked Bernie Mac in the movies (though not always the movies he was in) and I also enjoyed his stand up. He was a great comic and will be missed.

Yesterday, more sad news came in the form of the death of Shaft singer Isaac Hayes. Most people know Hayes from one place or another, be it South Park, Shaft or Soul Man. Here are the details:

Soul music pioneer Isaac Hayes – whose 1971 "Theme from Shaft" won the Oscar and Grammys – died Sunday in Memphis, where he lived. He was 65. A releative discovered an unresponsive Hayes near an exercise machine in their home at midday, and Hayes was pronounced dead at 2:10 p.m. when he arrived at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office tells PEOPLE. Although the hospital is still determining the cause of death, Shular says Hayes most likely died of natural causes. Family members said the singer, who had a history of high blood pressure, had recently been treated for various medical conditions. In January 2006, news sources reported that Hayes had suffered a mild stroke. At the time, friends said the condition was brought on by exhaustion. Hayes reportedly had 12 children, 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. (source People)

More sad news from an already grim weekend. Once again, my heart goes out to his friends and family.

So yeah, what a depressing weekend this was in the entertainment world. There was also some domestic violence reported as well, but I'm already too depressed to talk about it. Someone needs to announce an engagement or pregnancy or both. Isn't Gwen Stefani due any day now? She needs to have that baby pronto to cheer us up. Seriously Gwen, its for the good of the world. Just pop that baby out already!

Aside from depressing, the weekend was pretty low key for me. While I love the concerts at Robert Mondavi Winery, I always breathe a sigh of relief when they're over so I can get my weekends back. Five Saturday nights in a row can get a bit exhausting! It was nice to just kick back and not do too much. Who knows what next weekend will bring.

Well, I think that's it for me. I'll have more for you in the coming week, but I'm easing my way back into it all for right now.

Later!

Ya'll ain't ready for these kids!

Finally! There's stuff happening in the entertainment world, just in time for the weekend! While I'm a little frustrated that all of this stuff is happening on a Friday (which tends to be one of my busier days) I'm also relieved that there's finally something to write about aside from custody battles and movie trailers.
The biggest news that broke today was the confirmation that People Magazine bought the first pictures of the Brangelina twins (Hello Magazine got the international rights for the pictures) for an undisclosed sum (rumored to be between $11 million to $14 million). Here are the details:

Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon are, at long last, ready for their closeups. Their outlandishly overpriced, highly anticipated, paparazzi-thwarting closeups. As expected, the deep pockets over at People magazine won the bidding war for the U.S. and Canadian rights to the twins' first photoshoot, with Hello! magazine snagging the international exclusive. Though there's no official word on how much the publications shelled out to show the world Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's genetically blessed double act, or whether the newborns can out-cute big sis Shiloh's People debut, sources have placed the camera coup at $14 million. Vivienne and Knox, not yet one month old having entered the world to much fanfare on July 12, will make their cover debuts on both People and Hello! on Monday. (Source E Online)

You can get your first glance of the cover of People on their website on Sunday at 4 pm PST, so set your alarms and get put it in your date books. I know I for one will be sitting in front of my laptop all day Sunday to make sure I don't miss the unveiling of the world's most genetically blessed twins. I wonder if there will be a picture of their also genetically blessed older sister Shiloh with them. I bet there's at least one family portrait. Of course, Brad and Angie have made sure that the world knows that the millions of dollars they get paid for a picture of the blessed ones with go straight to charity, it will not past Go it will not collect interest. Oddly enough, People Magazine had no story about the pictures, just a banner on the top of their website promoing the unveiling on Sunday. Maybe they're a little ashamed of the kind of dough they shelled out for this particular photo shoot. You know they spent more than the rumored amount on making sure those babies are photo ready.

Other happy news comes from someone a bit lower key than Brangelina and their photogenic brood. Actress Heather Matarazzo announced her engagement today. Here are the specifics:

Heather Matarazzo, best known for playing an awkward seventh grader in Welcome to the Dollhouse and then an awkward high school student opposite Anne Hathaway in The Princess Diaries, is engaged. Matarazzo’s publicist, Lisa Jammal, tells E! News exclusively the 25-year-old actress “is engaged to Caroline Murphy. They’ve been together for over a year.” And because the couple does not have a specific “male or female role,” they both proposed! “It was really cute. First Heather proposed to Carolyn, then Carolyn proposed to her,” says Jammal. She goes on to say the two are very supportive of each other and are totally in love—“it was love at first sight.” (Source E Online)

Very cute. Congratulations to the newly engaged couple! I love it when celebrities seem genuinely happy with their partners and aren't just doing it for publicity.

On to less pleasant news, the Shia LeBeouf controversy just won't go away it seems. The kid's still in the hospital, but that doesn't stop the media from getting quotes from as many people around him as possible, even though the sheriff's has already ruled that the accident wasn't his fault, there's still that pesky DUI. Access Hollywood pestered Transformers director Michael Bay into giving them a quote. As always, he was ever so tactful:

Shia LaBeouf may have been arrested for DUI after Sunday's car accident – but Transformers director Michael Bay insists the actor was not impaired. "He was not drunk," Bay tells Access Hollywood in an interview slated to air Friday. "He was drinking hours and hours before." But the director – currently working with LaBeouf on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – claims that he did warn his young star about road safety shortly before the crash. "We had a little heart to heart the week before when he bought a brand new motorcycle," Bay told the TV show. "I [said], 'Dude! You cannot ride that motorcycle! If you crash, you put 1,500 people out of work.' He said, 'Ok, I won't ride it, I won't ride it. I'll just drive my truck.' (Source People)

Well, we can see how well just driving his truck around went. And I'm glad that he was drinking hours and hours before the accident. While this particular interview doesn't give me much hope for Shia, statements made by the police at the time of the accident do seem a bit suspect. I don't believe they ever did a breathalyzer test, probably because his hand was all mashed up, so they arrested him on the basis of his "intoxicated behavior". Could that behavior have been shock? Will know soon enough I'm sure.

Well, that's about all for me today. I've got more stuff to do here today and I'll be broadcasting live tomorrow night from the final concert of the 39th annual Summer Festival at Robert Mondavi Winery. UB40 will be performing, so it should be a pretty good show. Kellie will be broadcasting live tomorrow afternoon from the Think Green World Music Festival as well, which should also be pretty fun. You can get more info on that concert here.

Its going to be another busy weekend, so I'm out of here.

Later!

Still nothing going on, except for this:

Ok, well its still a pretty slow week in Hollywood and the entertainment world, but there have been a few bits and pieces to trickle down the wire. The biggest news of the day was the hearing for Britney Spears' conservatorship and the restraining order against Sam Lufti. The judge decided to extend Jamie Spears' conservatorship over his daughter through the rest of the year. Since he controls who she sees, the restraining order is no longer necessary. I could put the full story up here, but that's basically all it boils down to. Britney's not getting control over her estate back any time soon and daddy is going to keep being her roommate. Personally, I think having her father be her babysitter has helped Britney immensely. I mean, we haven't seen a vag flash in months and her weave looks much better. Plus, there are rumors that she's actually recording again and might even perform to support the album. And not just the sad kind of performances (see last year's VMA's) I mean, actually perform and know what she's doing and stuff. I've never been the biggest Britney fan, but it was sad to see how far she spiraled out of control. Having her father in control of her seems to be for the best right now. If only that had worked for her little sister.

Anyway, the other thing that's been going on in Hollywood is this debate over making laws to control the paparazzi. There's been lots of differing opinions on this, but the best has to be from the chief of the LA police. Check it out:

LAPD Chief William Bratton has spoken out—and how—against a proposal by a city councilman seeking to put in place new measures that restrict paparazzi. Bratton says the (alleged) behavior modifications of Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears and Paris Hilton have made the proposal all but moot. "If you notice, since Britney started wearing clothes and behaving; Paris is out of town not bothering anybody anymore, thank god; and evidently, Lindsay Lohan has gone gay, we don't seem to have much of an issue," Bratton told KNBC, L.A.'s local NBC affiliate. He went on to offer similar sentiments to several other local outlets, calling the would-be crackdown on paparazzi a "farce," and further claiming that interest in candid pics has already waned. (Source EOnline)

LOL!!! This is one of the funniest quotes I've heard in a while! Since Lindsay Lohan "went gay" the paparazzi isn't as prevalent? I think that, if he had his way, Bratton would ban Paris Hilton from LA just to get some peace and quiet. It was really considerate of her to go out of town right around the time that all of this paparazzi crackdown craze began happening. He can make it seem like there's nothing to crack down on. Just wait until the newest It girl comes on the scene, then he'll be wishing for more structure. He may get it anyway, whether he likes it or not. There's a meeting with a councilman later on today at City Hall to discuss limiting the paparazzi that's supposed to have, not only some serious star power, but also the heads of the neighborhoods that are most affected by those crazy paps. I have a feeling that this won't be the last we hear of this.

Well, that's basically all that's going on today. Its been such a slow week! I hope to have some better news tomorrow. In the meantime, I've got to go get my hair done.

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Seriously, there is nothing going on right now.

Oh My God there is nothing going on in Hollywood right now! Well, there's stuff going on, but its pretty boring. I mean, can't someone have a baby or something? Get a DUI (one that doesn't involve surgery or a hospital stay, because that puts a major damper on making fun of the idiot who didn't take a cab) or go to jail. Hell, I'll even take something boring, like a divorce. This lack of news is killing me! Right now the most interesting thing going on is the lawsuit filed against Wyclef Jean for not paying for his bling. And the guy suing him is already in jail, so he's pretty much got nothing to lose. Seriously, nothing going on. You know its a slow news day when every new site and blog is posting the new trailer for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Yeah, the book was good and yeah, the movie looks much darker, but is that really all that Yahoo has to talk about today? Is everyone on vacation? Don't mind me, I'm just jealous of people's vacations I guess. Isn't Gwen Stefani due soon? And Paris Hilton hasn't done anything idiotic in ages (aside from just exist, that is) . What is going on? All right, I guess I'll jump on the bandwagon too and post the trailer since there's nothing else to talk about.


There, are you happy now? It looks pretty good, but I've seen it three times today. There has to be something better going on.

Lets see:

Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong broke up. Boring.

The Brangelina twins will be seen first in People Magazine. What a shocker!

Amy Winehouse was back in the hospital. Yawn.
Her dad thinks someone spiked her drink with Ecstasy. Amusing, but not really newsworthy.

K-Fed's having a good summer. If I was getting $20,000 a month for child support, I would be to. I'm not finding anything interesting.

So I'm just going to post some of my favorite Flight of the Conchords videos in honor of their recent (well two week old) Emmy nominations.
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