A mother of a 15-year-old girl has filed a $3 million lawsuit against Tyra Banks, claiming that her child appeared on a teen sex addicts-themed episode of Banks' talk show in 2009 without her permission, according to The Associated Press.
In the suit, Beverly McClendon says the show contacted her daughter on her cell phone after the girl responded to the show's website seeking "sex addicts." McClendon claims the girl was picked up in a limo and flown to New York, where she was put up in a hotel, all without McClendon's knowledge. The girl has never been diagnosed as a sex addict, the lawsuit says.
McClendon, who says she filed a missing person's report with local police when she discovered her daughter was gone, says she and her daughter suffered damages because the show "was undoubtedly watched by sexual deviants, perverts and pedophiles." The lawsuit also names Warner Bros. Entertainment and the executive producers of Banks' epononymous show, which ended in May.
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2010年10月20日星期三
Millionaire Matchmaker Hits Manhattan
Start spreading the news. Patti Stanger is storming New York for her fourth season of Millionaire Matchmaker (Tuesday, 9/8c, Bravo), but from what Los Angeles' most caustic Cupid tells us, she doesn't exactly have it made in Manhattan when it comes to her East Coast clients. Here, she lets loose on the core issues plaguing the Big Apple's moneyed singletons.
Geography drama
"The women are snobby!" marvels a still-shocked Stanger. "They are city snobs. They won't go to the suburbs or Long Island or upstate. They have to date the Manhattan gentleman... I was like, oh, my God, I never dated geography." That said, she does head to New Jersey in Episode 2 to help the sons of Real Housewives mama Caroline Manzo. "That was real fun."
Numbers game
Simple but sad math made Stanger's job even tougher after more millionairesses than ever — including one she refers to as "the ultimate Jewish American princess" — enlisted her assistance. "The season is dedicated to the women," she says. "And isn't that [fitting], since there are five women to one guy in Manhattan?"
Debatable dating pool
Stocking her meet-and-greet mixers with a stable of sexies was "a rough ride," confesses Stanger. "The ugliest girls in the world showed up! And then we had the bada-bing Italian experience, you know? The Staten Island boy makes big... that was very funny, very Tony Soprano."
The natives are restless... and rude
"There's a bitterness," observes Stanger. "I call it bitta-bitta-bitta. Both of my gays this season were bitter. They were not attractive, thought they were hot crap... [they were] loaded and bitter! It was disgusting. I deserve a GLAAD award after this one!"
adapted from www.dvdcollects.com
Geography drama
"The women are snobby!" marvels a still-shocked Stanger. "They are city snobs. They won't go to the suburbs or Long Island or upstate. They have to date the Manhattan gentleman... I was like, oh, my God, I never dated geography." That said, she does head to New Jersey in Episode 2 to help the sons of Real Housewives mama Caroline Manzo. "That was real fun."
Numbers game
Simple but sad math made Stanger's job even tougher after more millionairesses than ever — including one she refers to as "the ultimate Jewish American princess" — enlisted her assistance. "The season is dedicated to the women," she says. "And isn't that [fitting], since there are five women to one guy in Manhattan?"
Debatable dating pool
Stocking her meet-and-greet mixers with a stable of sexies was "a rough ride," confesses Stanger. "The ugliest girls in the world showed up! And then we had the bada-bing Italian experience, you know? The Staten Island boy makes big... that was very funny, very Tony Soprano."
The natives are restless... and rude
"There's a bitterness," observes Stanger. "I call it bitta-bitta-bitta. Both of my gays this season were bitter. They were not attractive, thought they were hot crap... [they were] loaded and bitter! It was disgusting. I deserve a GLAAD award after this one!"
adapted from www.dvdcollects.com
NBC Orders Full Seasons of Chuck, Chase
NBC has picked up Chase and Chuck for full seasons, the network announced Tuesday.
Since its Sept. 20 premiere, Jerry Bruckheimer's Chase has averaged 6.5 million viewers, while Chuck, currently in its fourth season, earned a 24-episode commitment with an average of 5.9 million viewers. Meanwhile, four additional scripts have been ordered for the network's new spy drama Undercovers, according to Entertainment Weekly.
The news comes on the heels of full-season pickups for new series The Event, Law and Order: Los Angeles and Outsourced. The network previously announced that production on new legal drama Outlaw was shut down, but has not officially canceled it.
Since its Sept. 20 premiere, Jerry Bruckheimer's Chase has averaged 6.5 million viewers, while Chuck, currently in its fourth season, earned a 24-episode commitment with an average of 5.9 million viewers. Meanwhile, four additional scripts have been ordered for the network's new spy drama Undercovers, according to Entertainment Weekly.
The news comes on the heels of full-season pickups for new series The Event, Law and Order: Los Angeles and Outsourced. The network previously announced that production on new legal drama Outlaw was shut down, but has not officially canceled it.
2010年10月18日星期一
ABC Developing New Version of The Incredible Hulk
Is The Incredible Hulk next in line for a TV reboot?
Marvel and ABC are developing a show to bring the angry green giant back to television, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The previous Hulk TV series, which starred Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno, ran on CBS from 1978-1982. NBC also aired three TV movies with Bixby and Ferrigno reprising their roles in the late 1980s.
The news follows reports that David E. Kelley is developing a TV return for DC Comics character Wonder Woman.
The Incredible Hulk has twice been adapted for the big screen. Ang Lee's 2003 film, Hulk, underperformed at the box office, while its 2008 successor, The incredible Hulk, performed only slightly better. A sequel to the latter film is planned, with Mark Ruffalo replacing Edward Norton in the lead role. It is unclear if Marvel, whose films are creating a shared universe for its characters, will link the TV series to the films.
Marvel and ABC are developing a show to bring the angry green giant back to television, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The previous Hulk TV series, which starred Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno, ran on CBS from 1978-1982. NBC also aired three TV movies with Bixby and Ferrigno reprising their roles in the late 1980s.
The news follows reports that David E. Kelley is developing a TV return for DC Comics character Wonder Woman.
The Incredible Hulk has twice been adapted for the big screen. Ang Lee's 2003 film, Hulk, underperformed at the box office, while its 2008 successor, The incredible Hulk, performed only slightly better. A sequel to the latter film is planned, with Mark Ruffalo replacing Edward Norton in the lead role. It is unclear if Marvel, whose films are creating a shared universe for its characters, will link the TV series to the films.
Tiffany Thornton Loves Demi Lovato Like a Sister
Did Demi Lovato need a shoulder to cry on after she broke up with Joe Jonas?
"Demi is a strong person — I've never seen her in any 'woe is me' moment," Tiffany Thornton, Lovato's Sonny with a Chance costar us.
Thornton, 24, says she and Lovato, who play castmates on Sonny's show within a show show, So Random!, are like sisters. In the video below, Thornton talks about her friendship with Lovato, her favorite Sonny guest stars and how she's planning her wedding while starring on Disney's hit show.
"Demi is a strong person — I've never seen her in any 'woe is me' moment," Tiffany Thornton, Lovato's Sonny with a Chance costar us.
Thornton, 24, says she and Lovato, who play castmates on Sonny's show within a show show, So Random!, are like sisters. In the video below, Thornton talks about her friendship with Lovato, her favorite Sonny guest stars and how she's planning her wedding while starring on Disney's hit show.
Supernatural's Jensen Ackles Is Camera Ready
After five seasons playing Supernatural 's cocky demon hunter Dean Winchester, Jensen Ackles tries out his directing talents on this week's episode, "Weekend at Bobby's" (airing Friday at 9/8c on The CW).
"I'd been studying the technical aspects of directing over the years, so the producers finally told me, 'If you want do this, it's yours.' They wrote an episode that was light for [Dean] and focused on Bobby [Jim Beaver], who's trying to regain the soul that he sold to [the demon] Crowley [Mark Sheppard]. And they were nice enough to move the episode to the beginning of the shooting schedule so I had time to prep."
Being behind the camera was pretty "daunting," Ackles admits, but costar Jared Padalecki, who plays Dean's younger bro, Sam, went easy on him. "He gave me more slack than he's given any director in our 113 episodes." Now that's some brotherly love.
"I'd been studying the technical aspects of directing over the years, so the producers finally told me, 'If you want do this, it's yours.' They wrote an episode that was light for [Dean] and focused on Bobby [Jim Beaver], who's trying to regain the soul that he sold to [the demon] Crowley [Mark Sheppard]. And they were nice enough to move the episode to the beginning of the shooting schedule so I had time to prep."
Being behind the camera was pretty "daunting," Ackles admits, but costar Jared Padalecki, who plays Dean's younger bro, Sam, went easy on him. "He gave me more slack than he's given any director in our 113 episodes." Now that's some brotherly love.
2010年10月13日星期三
Watercooler: How I Met Your Maury Povich
OK, this one goes out to anyone who has ever visited New York: Is Maury Povich really that ubiquitous?
According to last night's How I Met Your Mother, the talk-show host is apparently the most-seen celebrity around the Big Apple. Gamely playing along, Povich popped up in a slew of scenes as the gang raced around town, trying to beat one another to a restaurant where Woody Allen (apparently the holy grail of "did you see who that was?") was having dinner.
Of course, it wasn't Allen at the eatery — in fact, it was Povich in typically frumpy Woody-wear — but the joke had us wondering if Povich has become the better-employed equivalent of Times Square's Naked Cowboy.
So, if you've been to New York, have you seen Maury? If not, have you spotted any of your favorite celebs on the street?
According to last night's How I Met Your Mother, the talk-show host is apparently the most-seen celebrity around the Big Apple. Gamely playing along, Povich popped up in a slew of scenes as the gang raced around town, trying to beat one another to a restaurant where Woody Allen (apparently the holy grail of "did you see who that was?") was having dinner.
Of course, it wasn't Allen at the eatery — in fact, it was Povich in typically frumpy Woody-wear — but the joke had us wondering if Povich has become the better-employed equivalent of Times Square's Naked Cowboy.
So, if you've been to New York, have you seen Maury? If not, have you spotted any of your favorite celebs on the street?
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