Sunday, March 1, 2009

DWTS News: Julianne Hough, Gilles Marini and Jewel

DWTS News: Julianne Hough, Gilles Marini and Jewel

Since we’re now just over a week away from the start of Dancing with the Stars 8, here’s a little backstage scoop to get you warmed up: Julianne Hough: Three months ago the two-time champion announced she would be taking a hiatus to pursue her music career. So what made her change her mind? A boy. Hough said ABC used her real-life boyfriend (singer Chuck …




Entangled in Tehran

Azadeh Moaveni's voice in "Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran " is at once personal and trustworthy, a hard balance to strike.




DWTS Champ Dating Ousted American Idol Singer

Mark Ballas is a fast mover…on and off the dance floor. Earlier this week, the one-time Dancing with the Stars champ stepped out with the new woman in his wife: American Idol‘s Joanna Pacitti. Although most people only recently became aware of Pacitti (primarily because of her dismissal from the reality competition), it turns out she and Mark have “been friends for a long time.” …




Self-Deprecating TV Shows - 'The Haney Project' Pits Tiger Woods' Coach vs. Charles Barkley (VIDEO)

It’s well-known that Charles Barkley has perhaps the worst golf swing in the history of man, and who better than Tiger Woods’ swing coach to restore some swagger to Sir Charles’ swing? “The Haney Project” is an unscripted reality show that follows Charles Barkley as Hank Haney attempts to turn Barkley’s tomahawk chop into a Tiger Woods-esque whack. Check out the promo video above to see what a colossal endeavor this will entail. While Haney’s star pupil Tiger Woods returned from his hiatus and was eliminated in the second round of the Accenture Match Play Championship, Charles Barkley poses a far more ambitious challenge to the swing coach. At least the Round Mound of Rebound’s self-deprecating humor will make the time fly by.




Siegfried and Roy take final bow for charity (AP)

AP - Illusionists Siegfried and Roy — and the Bengal tiger that ended their careers — shared the stage again Saturday night for a haunting final performance.




"It" Girl Madonna Tired of "It" From Guy (E! Online)

E! Online - "It" happens when you get divorced. Apparently, a lot of it. The gossip hounds at Page Six point out that Guy Ritchie has been derisively referring to Madonna as an "it" since before they were divorced.