Lawd Have Mercy! The drama from the Grammy's continue to unfold. Thank you WGA! So on the countdown we praised Beyonce and Tina Turner for killing their performance. There was one diva who was none too happy about it. Aretha apparently was NOT feeling the R-E-S-P-E-C-T and thinks Bey Bey is part of a damn Chain of Fools for calling Tina "The Queen". See her statement below.
"I am not sure of whose toes I may have stepped on or whose ego I may have bruised between the Grammy writers and Beyoncé, however I dismissed it as a cheap shot for controversy. In addition to that, I thank the Grammys and the voting academy for my 20th Grammy and love to Beyoncé anyway."
Well there is one contest you will never loose Queen 'Retha the booby race! Damn you are packing!
Aretha takes a slash at our Beloved BeyBey?!
Gary Coleman married!
This deserves an OMG-izzle! Breaking news today (thanks to Inside Edition) Gary Coleman got married in a secret ceremony last August. It is the first time he has ever been "romantic" which translates to "getting nasty". His wife is a 22 year old "great e-bayer" as Gary puts it! Word is they knew each other for five months (we all know Gary was literally selling the pants off of his behind on eBay for money) and she proposed to him. In case you haven't been able to do the math, lil' Arnold is 40 now. This only proves one thing. Gary Coleman listens to Cash + Cam every Tuesday and Thursday on the radio! We gave him specific advice to get back in the game! Although we suggested a sex tape...marriage works too. There is no doubt a reality show will ensue! YAY GARY! Way to get back on the saddle. We're waiting anxiously for "What you talkin' 'bout white wife" on VH1 this fall.
Grammy's Top Ten Moments
The Grammy's WHAT ENTERTAINMENT! It SOOO deserves a count down. Tune into our show this Tuesday 2/12 at 7p pst/10p est for a full re-cap!
10. Chris Brown's 1970's prom tux
9. Carrie Underwood showing us she might be a good girl but she can rock leather with the best of these bitches!
8. Morris Day and the Tyme! What else could you ask for?
7 1/2. Morris Day and Rihanna rocking the same hair cut
7. Tina Turner looking just as good as Beyonce!
6. Alicia Keys doing duet with Frank Sinatra (HELLOOO Black History Month)
5. Kanye West remixing his all too famliar white 3-D sunglasses by making them glow in the dark
4. Kanye West bringing us to tears with his tribute to his Mother
3. Kanye immediately thereafter reminding us why we almost can't stand him courtesy of his obnoxious acceptance speech
2. Solange and Beyonce looking like they wanted to beat Rihanna's ass when she jumped all over Jay-Z and pulled him up to the stage with her to accept her Grammy for Umbrella
1. AMY WINEHOUSE SHOWING US EXACTLY WHY SHE HAD TO SAY YES YES YES TO REHAB!!!!!!!!
Talk to you guys on air Tuesday!! blogtalkradio.com/cncgossipfactory
The Strike is Over!
Breaking News! For all intensive purposes the Writers Strike is over! Here are a few of the headlines and info we found across the web. Be sure to check out the articles in their entirety.
Variety
For the first time in more than three months, TV showrunners are heading back to the office on Monday with the rest of the scribe tribe due back Wednesday.
The development came with the ruling boards of the Writers Guild of America unanimously approving the tentative deal with the majors, triggering a vote by members that will conclude Tuesday night on whether to lift the strike order. Ballots to ratify the new three-year deal will also go out in the next few days with a 10- to 12-day return period.
Nikke Finke at Deadline Hollywood Daily
At the WGA's news conference today, union leaders declared the new contract is "a huge victory for us". Trumpeted WGAW President Patric Verrone, "This is the first time we actually got a better deal in a new media than previously." Verrone credited News Corp. No. 2 Peter Chernin and Disney chief Bob Iger, and also CBS boss Les Moonves, with "being instrumental in making this deal happen" after the WGA spent 3 months "getting nowhere" with the AMPTP negotiators and lawyers. WGA negotiating committee chief John Bowman added that, "What happened to the Golden Globes was instrumental in getting the CEOs to this table. It was a huge symbol."
USAToday
It's a deal similar to one reached last month by the Directors Guild of America, including a provision that compensation for ad-supported streaming doesn't kick in until after a window of between 17 to 24 days deemed "promotional" by the studios.Writers would get a maximum $1,200 flat fee for streamed programs in the deal's first two years and then get a percentage of a distributor's gross in year three — the latter an improvement on the directors deal, which remains at the flat payment rate.
"The precedent that we can participate in new media, that's great," said Diane Frolov, another Sopranos writer. "There was mostly cheering" among the L.A. contingent, she added.
Lil' Kim, is that you?
Looks like Lil' Kim has a lil' bit of eplaining to do as to her recent appearance at Marc Jacobs' fashion show. Has she been eatin a lil' too much or has she just had a lil' too much plastic surgery?
