Another week, another Jersey Shore Chicago appearance cancelled!
Last night, Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola cancelled her club appearance at McFadden’s for the second time this month! The sweetest bitch you’ll ever meet and cast-mate and then boyfriend, Ronnie Margo, backed out of their appearance earlier this month when they had to fly to Los Angeles last minute to film for The Jay Leno Show.
This time around it appears that Sammi ditched out on Chicago to spend some quality time snuggled in her bed! The Jersey Shore star, who spent the last few days in LA for big time press, arrived home in New Jersey Thursday morning, and before getting her rest on, Tweeted this:
“Just got home.. passing out so exhausted!”
While Sammi says she was getting her nap on, her management says the McFadden’s appearance was cancelled due to bad weather. Funny, because flights were going out of New York City yesterday!
This is the fifth time a Jersey Shore cast member has backed out of a scheduled Chicago appearance and it’s getting ridiculous! Not only are fans of the show disappointed but so are the venues bringing in these reality-TV stars.
“Twice we have had Jersey Shore cast members booked (sammi and ronnie on 2/4 - cancelled because of Jay Leno and now 2/25 just sammi). We understand that working with celebs is hard and their schedules are full. However, the public make them who they are, so it is THEIR JOB to appear at these events/venues. We (several bars that have booked them in chicago) spend countless dollars and hours on promoting and advertising: Radio, print (in and hour of house), man power, grass roots etcetc. Not to mention the creditability of our bar! We look like a non creditable bar…like idiots who can’t host an awesome event…and it’s not even our fault! We work so hard to make sure our guests have the absolute best time and get a full experience here. Having her cancel here not once, but twice is just a huge slap in the face. And her tweet tonight says, she’s exhausted..she’s going to bed. Well Sammi, we hope that your bed pays your bills and helps you achieve that fashion line that your manager spoke to us about. McFadden’s Chicago is still partying hard with or without her!”
Ouch! Doesn’t sound like she’ll be invited back! Maybe these Jersey Shore kids will start getting their ass into gear… but probably not.
Unlike several other MTV-made reality stars, Lauren Conrad hopped a flight into Chicago’s winter-wonderland early Thursday morning, paying a visit to DePaul’s Barnes and Noble.
As the last stop on her tour, Conrad spoke to an eager audience to promote her latest book, endorsement deal with Mark, and current social issues.
Her lecture — which is dedicated to helping to stop violence in relationships — drew a very large crowd of female fans, leaving our very own Boots Boy in the minority!
In addition to speaking on this important cause, Conrad also had the opportunity to design a few pieces of jewelry for the company. All proceeds from her designs go to an organization to help women in violent relationships.
Unfortunately, LC wasn’t to eager to discuss details on her personal life. However, her publicist asked a few questions regarding life after The Hills.
“It’s nice, more relaxed, and I spend a lot less time on what I look like,” Conrad explained.
She continued to talk about the Mark makeup line and answered a rehearsed set of questions, which she conspicuously read straight from a sheet of paper.
During the meet-and-greet, fans were disappointed to find that The Hill’s star wouldn’t be posing for photos but rather only signing copies of her book.
However, despite the lack of photo opportunity and deep secret dishing, LC made sure her visit was not a complete loss for her die-hard fans.
“I was upset we couldn’t pose with her, but she is here promoting a very good cause and is very sweet when you go up to meet her! She look’s so pretty in person, almost fake,” a fan exclaimed.
And while we agree she was very sweet in person, we couldn’t help but notice the shameless promotion for her newest novel, Sweet Little Lies! So while it appeared she was selflessly promoting a great cause, we believe she was really there to rank up the $$$ in book sales. Greedy little bitch!
We did get a chance to briefly chat with Lauren about her buddy Frankie Delgado and spilled the beans that he missed her holiday party to get his drink on at Chicago hotspot Manor!
“So that’s where he was!” she said.
Uhh, duh! Why spend the holiday’s with LC when you could spend it in Chi-Town with the one and only Boots Boy?!
Not long after his controversial Playboy article in which he used the N-word and compared ex Jessica Simpson to “crack cocaine”, John Mayer is insisting that he is indeed a different person these days.
“I hate to come off like an a–hole ever, and thank you guys for believing that I am not an a–hole,” the singer told the crowd at his sold-out Madison Square Garden show in NYC, according to MTV News.
“Never, ever in my entire life did I ever think that it would be a good idea to be an a–hole. But you know what? There’s plenty of a–holes who think the same thing, so I have to thank you.”
He continued, “It’s a clean me now, people, clean me.”
Post-show, John thanked fans again, via Twitter, for braving the snow storm to come see him live. “MSG crowd, will you tweet me when you get home safe? It’s bad out,” he wrote. “Oh and HOLY SHNIKES. You were unreal tonight.”
Whoa… could this really be a new John Mayer?! Eh, we give it a month till he gets bored and starts acting stupid again. Nice try though pal!
A spokesperson for Brazil’s Secretariat for Women’s Affairs wants a beer commercial that Paris stars in off the air, reports the Associated Press.
In the ad, Paris poses in a LBD and rubs a can of Devassa (translation: naughty) beer on herself while onlookers watch through a window.
“It’s an ad that devalues women - in particular, blond women,” says the spokeswoman.
Eduardo Correia, a spokesperson for regulation company Conar, has held three investigations on the campaign and says the ad is offensive because it does not take place on the beach (ironic for a country known best for its itty-bitty bikinis).
“The problem with the ad isn’t a lack of clothing, but its sensual nature,” Correia said. “A woman in a bikini on a beach isn’t necessarily sensual; it depends on the context.”
Additionally, Paris also poses in lingerie and heels in an Internet campaign for Devassa’s “Ben Loura” (translation: very blonde) beer.
The company that brews the beer, Grupo Schincariol, did not return calls for comment to the AP.
The search is over. Andrew Koenig, the missing actor from ’80s sitcom Growing Pains was found dead Thursday night in Vancouver, B.C.
At a press conference attended by the late actor’s family Thursday evening, police reported that Koenig’s body was discovered “in a densely wood area … unseen from the path” by “family and friends who initiated their own private search.” Andrew’s father, Star Trek actor Walter Koenig was among the people in the search.
Foul play is not suspected.
“My son took his own life,” his father Walter told reporters, adding that Andrew had been battling depression.
“Don’t ignore it; don’t rationalize it,” he said in regards to depression. “Extend a hand.”
The 41-year-old actor had been missing for ten days before his body was uncovered.
Back on Feb. 16, Andrew never boarded his plane back to Los Angeles, after visiting friends in Vancouver. Additionally, before his trip, he had reportedly moved out of his Venice, Calif., apartment of nine years and had sold numerous belongings.
His parents first called the police after receiving a disturbing letter from their son. They refused to discuss details on the note, but Andrew’s father revealed that his son was not taking medication for depression.
On how his son was coping with depression, Walter told Usmagazine.com, “That is what we are trying to find out … In his point of view, things were not going well.”
Jenny Magenta, a burlesque artist was the last person to see Andrew alive. She told Us he “looked healthy” when he arrived in Vancouver on Feb. 11 to visit her. “We were talking about old times and friends.” But she admitted he soon began acting “out of character,” insisting on paying her for allowing him to stay at her apartment.
“Think about it — a friend who you’ve known for years comes to visit you and they’re wanting to pay you rent?” she told Us. “That’s just weird.”
And Feb. 14 when she woke up, Magenta said Andrew was missing.
“No parent should have to deal with anytime like this,” Koenig’s father Walter told Us in an interview earlier this week.
He described his son as “a good human being who has “an awful lot left to contribute in this world.”
Rest in Peace Andrew. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
The Real Housewives of New York fight over Khloe Kardashian like two hot-ass black dudes!
Kelly Bensimon and Ramona Singer reportedly begged for Kardashian’s attention at the Three Olive Vodka Rang Tang launch at NYC club Quo Tuesday.
The housewives fought for alone time with the Dash girl and when Singer spotted Bensimon chatting her up in VIP, she “pounced like a Tiger,” according to a New York Post source. “Suddenly there was a ruckus. Ramona barged her way through the VIP area and practically jumped over a table to get to Khloe.”
She’s a f*cking reality-TV star, not a living legend!
The source adds that Singer “tried to sit between her and Kelly, who was mortified and left immediately,” while a rep for the housewife tells the Post that her client “did not steamroller her way in — Khloe invited her.”
Lady Gaga opens up to the March issue of Cosmopolitan magazine about an ex-boyfriend who said she’d never succeed in the music biz!
Gaga, real name Stefani Germonatta, says that her ex always doubted her talent. Hmm, sounds like a bad romance.
“I had a boyfriend who told me I’d never succeed, never be nominated for a Grammy, never have a hit song, and that he hoped I’d fail,” she explains. “I said to him, ‘Someday, when we’re not together, you won’t be able to order a cup of coffee at the f***ing deli without hearing or seeing me.’”
You tell him Gaga!
Despite her remarkable success, Gaga says it wasn’t easy making it to where she is today.
She explains that she “ate sh** for so long” trying to make it in the music industry. “I’ve always been delusionally ambitious to the point where people don’t understand me,” she says.
While we love Gaga, we don’t think it would be a bad thing if she tuned her image down a bit. The girl is an incredible talent, no need to overshadow it with an over the top image!
Bet that ex-boyfriend is kicking himself now for kicking her to the curb!
Despite recent reports that Scott Disick is a cheating bastard and terrible father, Kim Kardashian comes to his defense calling the rumors bullshit!
In the new issue of Us Weekly the Kardashian klan applauds Kourtney’s new and improved baby daddy!
“Everything changes when you have a baby,” Kourtney tells Us. “You forget the petty stuff and see what’s important. Everything is amazing!”
While Scott has suffered years of verbal abuse from Kourt’s hot headed mom Kris Jenner and stubborn sis Khloe, Kim says that is no more.
“He’s always at home helping Kourtney,” Kim explains to Us. “It has for sure brought them closer.”
Phew! We’ve been praying for Scott’s life after since watching the season finale of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. We thought for sure that Kris had wrung his neck a few hundred times by now!
Despite the bogus claims that Scott could give two shits about baby Mason, Kim confirms that the new daddy is obsessed with his son and even texts her a new photo of Mason daily!
“Scott is so attentive to him,” Kim says. “Mason has contributed to Scott growing up a lot.”
Who would’ve thunk it! All it took was a 9-week-old baby to kick Scott’s ass into gear!
“Scott is still a work in a progress, don’t get me wrong,” Kourtney’s stepdad Bruce Jenner tells Us. “But he’s coming through.”
Let’s all rise and give Mr. Disick a standing ovation!
The Hills have a new cast member and it’s none other than Audrina Patridge’s new boytoy, Ryan Cabrera!
The musician was spotted filming scenes last Friday at Hollywood hotspot La Vida “for about an hour at a secluded table on the patio,”E! News reports.
While Cabrera hasn’t officially signed a contract, his rep confirmed to E! that he will indeed appear on the new season.
It’s only a matter a time before Ryan’s cast as a season regular because let’s face it, dude’s music career has been “on the way down” for awhile now!
Surprisingly, Ryan isn’t a new man in Audrina’s life — they actually dated several years ago!
Hmm, pre or post Ashlee Simpson?!
The former couple rekindled their romance in January and it’s been smooth sailing ever since! They’ve been spotted all over Los Angeles together and most recently, were seen canoodling while vacationing in Mexico in February.
“Ryan is a great guy,” a pal tells Us. “Audrina is having fun!”
We hope R-Cab is able to fill Audrina’s Justin Bobby void, but we don’t think she should get too attached because Ryan has a thing for cheating!
Despite recent reports claiming that Ellen DeGeneres is feuding with fellow American Idol judge Simon Cowell, she now says he wants a piece of her!
On Tuesday night’s show, the hot Brit became a bit too aggressive causing DeGeneres to move her seat at the judging table, now sitting next to big dawg Randy Jackson!
“We had a little problem and I felt like it’s safer over here,” DeGeneres joked. “The problem is: Simon wants me. He’s got, like, a thing for me, and I get it — but it’s not gonna happen.”
A little under the table action? Classy Simon!
“His hands are like wandering hands,” she continued before the screen flashed to a goofy fake clip from Hollywood Week of Cowell trying to hold her hand under the table.
