Early Tuesday morning former actor turned White House aide Kal Penn was robbed at gunpoint in Washington D.C. The criminal investigation on the case just got larger now that the Secret Service has stepped in to assist D.C. Metro Police in finding the robber.
The gun-toting man not only stole Penn’s wallet but also took two cell phone, one personal and one belonging to the U.S. Government. Kal works for President Barack Obama as the Associate Director in the office of Public Engagement.
Penn called White House communication following the robbery and service to the phone was shut off immediately. TMZ was told, “No information was compromised because no official numbers were in the phone.”
Tuesday on the hit FOX reality show American Idol was dubbed Idol Gives Back night. The seven remaining contestants worked with mentor Alicia Keys and were tasked with choosing inspirational songs.
The judges were a tough bunch last night, expressing their displeasure at nearly every song choice. The only two contestants to receive any love from Randy, Ellen, Kara and Simon turned out to be Lee DeWyze and Crystal Bowersox.
Casey James sang “Don’t Stop” and got some lukewarm feedback: “not great”, “lazy song choice”, “not particularly inspiring”, and the often confused judge DioGuardi was once again “frustrated” — a common theme for her.
Tim Urban, who has been riding high in the judges eyes in recent weeks, slipped out of their good graces with his rendition of “Better Days”. All four judges were hard-pressed to give it a thumbs up : Randy called it “Just Ok”, Ellen “didn’t like it”, Kara offered,”you’ve got something but not tonight”, and Simon pronounced it “a little bit of a let down.”
Aaron Kelly seemed excited to sing “I Believe I Can Fly”, a song he has reportedly been singing since he was 5-years-old. The judges thought the first part of the song wasn’t Idol worthy but did like the end, though Simon quipped, “If I had heard you singing that song on the radio, I’d have turned it off.”
Poor Siobhan Magnus can no longer do anything right in the eyes of Kara and Simon. Even Randy has turned a corner and decided that it is easier to dismiss her than offer her encouragement. Ellen was the only judge who gave Siobhan’s rendition of “When You Believe” any love, telling the AI hopeful “good job”. We must admit — we liked it too.
Michael Lynche sang “Hero”. The judges were noncommittal on his performance but provided enough neutral sound bites to potentially keep him in the competition for another week. They used words like “you held your own”, “sang it pretty well but it felt artificial”, and “not a great job”.
Lee DeWyze, a former paint salesman, chose “The Boxer”. Randy said he is “ready to make records”. Simon said this season is about artists and he called the performance “sincere, emotional, brilliant.”
Crystal Bowersox sang “People Get Ready”. The most promising performer of the season had her father in the audience for the first time and broke down at the end of her song – unable to finish the last notes. We learned last week that she came close to quitting the competition and was persuaded to stay by show host Ryan Seacrest.
So who will be eliminated tonight? We believe that the judges have finally succeeded in beating down Siobhan Magnus to the point where the voters will cut her loose. Last week Magnus saved herself by coming to her own defense after being publicly flogged by Simon and Kara. The audience applauded wildly. This week she tried again to put a spin on her song choice but her words were stilted and she wasn’t able to mount a proper response.
Tuesday was elimination night on the hit ABC reality show Dancing With the Stars. It came down to the two most popular celebrity contestants this season: Pamela Anderson and Kate Gosselin.
Who went home on DWTS? It turned out to be the end of the line for the reality show mother of eight, a fact that likely brought judge Bruno great satisfaction. He has been particularly harsh with his feedback, calling her dancing “crap”. Gosselin and her partner Tony actually talked about it in an interview this week – video below.
So why did Kate’s loyal fan base turn on her? We’d hazard a guess that the clip that was played on DWTS Monday night prior to her performance cinched her ticket back to Wernersville, PA. During the lead-in video, Tony was giving her instructions and she yawned and barely reacted, sending a clear signal that she was no longer engaged in the process.
We believe that Tony deserves a medal for his patience in dealing with the TLC diva. It could not have been easy. And yet…it was great television and we were drawn to her antics week after week — and maybe even secretly thrilled when she came through unscathed during previous eliminations. DWTS has never had such high ratings and they owe her a debt of gratitude for that.
Actress and singer Scarlett Johansson graces the May 2010 cover of InStyle magazine. The gorgeous blonde is married to Hollywood hunk Ryan Reynolds. Photographer for the cover shoot was Michelangelo Di Battista.
In the upcoming issue of InStyle, the actress, 25, talks about her personal style, body image and her HOT married life. A homebody by nature, she said: “You’re not going to find me at 4 a.m. hitting up the club, bottle full of bub…Maybe on a rare occasion. But I’ve just never been much of a clubby, nightlife kind of person.”
She takes it a step further by admitting: “I’m not a social butterfly. I’ve never been part of a scandal that was really juicy.”
For more of the InStyle interview, pick up the May issue on newsstands this Friday, April 23.
The King of Pop lives! The Cirque du Soleil organization announced today that they will join forces with the Michael Jackson estate and produce a show in his honor. Now this is not only going to be amazing, but it will make an incredible amount of money for both Cirque and the Jackson estate. Profits and costs are going to be split evenly between both parties.
The show, featuring Jackson’s music, extensive dancing and acrobatics will begin with an arena tour next year before it makes its permanent stay in Las Vegas to join the likes of other famous Cirque shows including: KA, Zumanity, Mystere, O, The Beatles Love, Chris Angel Believe and Viva Elvis.
According to Jackson estate lawyer John Branca, “This will not just be a tribute to Michael’s musical genius, but a live entertainment experience that uses the most advanced technology to push every creative boundary as Michael always did.”
MJ’s mother Katherine Jackson expressed her excitement for the project stating, “Our family is thrilled that Cirque du Soleil will pay tribute to my son in such an important way.”
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