Posts Tagged “Mariah Carey”

  • Mariah Carey has a cameo role in the just-released Adam Sandler film You Don’t Mess With The Zohan, where she plays what she calls, "an exaggerated version of me," singing the National Anthem dressed in a cleavage-baring hot pink minidress, followed by an over-the-top diva scene in her dressing room.  Umm…what’s exaggerated about that?
  • Idol champ David Cook says a group of older female fans, calling themselves "Cougars For Cook", don’t bother him at all, adding, "There is something very sexy about an older woman. I don’t know what it is."  His mom probably does–which is probably why it definitely bothers her…
  • Britney Spears reportedly will pop up in an upcoming Pussycat Dolls video, but she apparently neither sings nor dances in it.  So does she play a receptionist?
  • Jessica Simpson’s foray into country music–the single Come On Over–has done well on the charts, but she says that some country fans "think that I’m stepping on their territory, and I’m not really trying to do that at all. I’m just trying to make good music."  Try wearing that Dukes Of Hazzard outfit and they’ll come around…
  • Samuel L. Jackson has cut a deal with a CBS production company to develop and executive produce several projects, although it’s uncertain now whether he will appear in any of them.  It all depends on how many parts require an angry black man in them…
  • Internet gossip claims that Miley Cyrus is dating one of her backup dancers, a 22-year-old named Marshall.  That probably came from the same source that told Entertainment Tonight Angelina Jolie just had twins…
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  • The New York Post has named Mariah Carey and Beyonce to their list of the city’s 50 most powerful women.  Beyonce’s stock is likely rising due to getting hitched to Jay-Z, while Mariah gets props for marrying someone who will never upstage her…
  • Miley Cyrus isn’t alone in representing her family on the pop charts–her half-brother Trace is a member of the band Metro Station that also has a song on the Billboard Hot 100.  Trace says his half-sis has been very supportive of his band’s success–just as long as he doesn’t out-sell her…
  • Jessica Simpson told People magazine that her sister Ashlee will not just be a good mom, "She’ll be amazing, absolutely amazing."  I think she’s just so grateful that it wasn’t her instead…
  • Amy Winehouse managed to show up for the first day of her husband’s trial for assault and witness tampering–four hours late.  It’s understandable–it takes time to score dope around a courthouse…
  • Sunday’s fire at Universal Studios has been ruled an accident by fire officials, who say it was caused by workers using a blowtorch to repair one of the back-lot sets that were destroyed.  I gotta wonder if the phrase "you’ll never work in this town again" came up at all…
  • Kelsey Grammer, best known from his sitcom days on Cheers and Frasier, suffered a mild heart attack while vacationing in Hawaii.  It’s possible he was depressed over the cancellation of his latest sitcom, or the fact he’s starting yet another loser…
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  • American Idol winner David Cook admitted on Live With Regis and Kelly yesterday morning that Season Two contestant Kimberly Caldwell went on a date with him recently, and that he hoped to do it again.  He says they can bond over their shared experience on the show–and their mutual desire to torture Simon Cowell…
  • Leona Lewis says British tabloid reports of her being engaged to her long-time boyfriend are not true, but she added that he’s still "the one" and he’s "happy and excited" about her success at home and around the world.  The fact that he’s an electrician might help–there’s really no discount bin for conduit wiring…
  • Ne-Yo told Billboard magazine he was surprised when asked to submit a song for a new album that Lindsay Lohan was working on, but added he was surprised to learn she did "a ridiculously fabulous job" on the tune.  When it comes to ridiculous, LiLo has the market cornered…
  • Mariah Carey is in Japan, where she will throw out the first pitch at a baseball game in the Tokyo Dome–it’s because the TV network airing the game is using a song from her new E=MC2 album as its theme song.  Will someone have to explain to Mimi that this pitch is a low fastball, not a high C?
  • The reports of Kelly Clarkson working on a new CD are true, and she’s getting some help from OneRepublic lead singer Ryan Tedder–who not only has penned hits for his own band but co-wrote Leona Lewis’ huge Bleeding Love.  It’s a move that her label boss Clive Davis would approve–and in Kelly’s case, perhaps he did…
  • Sharon Stone surprised and bewildered many with comments she made during the Cannes Film Festival that the earthquakes in China were "bad karma" because of the government’s treatment of Tibet.  One of the nation’s theater chains there says it will boycott her films–which would be a real blow if she was actually making any that anyone was watching…
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  • Ashlee Simpson and Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz wrere married over the weekend at her parent’s home with sister Jessica as maid of honor.  It was lucky Jess was there–Ashlee decided to sing and needed something to lip-sync to…
  • Jordin Sparks says that when Chris Brown released his debut CD a few years ago, she told her mom that she would sing a duet with him one day.  If she’s picking any winners at Saratoga, I wanna know about it…
  • Mariah Carey told People magazine that her almost-three-week marriage to Nick Cannon is, "a stone smash".  That is record-business lingo for "This is a guaranteed success", or "I’m pretty sure this will be big", or "Please help me!"…
  • Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday and got a mixed bag of reviews.  Oh well–I guess that means it will only make $150 million instead of $175 million this weekend… 
  • Star Trek veteran George Takei revealed on his website that he plans to marry his partner Brad Altman, now that California’s Supreme Court has overturned the state’s ban on gay marriage.  The big question–is Sulu really going where no man has ever gone before?
  • Al Reynolds, the soon-to-be ex-Mr. Star Jones is reportedly shopping a six-figure deal for a tell-all TV interview about his marriage to the former The View co-host.   He may get it–as long as he doesn’t mind the six figures including dollars and cents
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  • Mariah Carey talked to Ellen DeGeneres yesterday and told her that since her wedding to Nick Cannon was a very private affair, they’re e planning to do the ceremony again in a year so more people can share in their happiness.  Plus, think of all the extra wedding shower presents she can score…
  • CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother got another "Britney Boost" from Britney Spears’ guest appearance on the show Monday night, with another half million more viewers tuning in than normal.  This may very well lead to more episodes featuring her next season–and a new way for K-Fed to experience career humiliation
  • Taylor Swift will be the spokesperson for a new line of jeans sold at Wal-Mart called L.E.I., which stands for Life, Energy, Intelligence.  Add those to the doll they sell in her likeness, and Taylor is jazzed that fans can now find her in the toy, fashion and music departments…
  • Is reality TV is starting to fade in popularity? Survivor’s finale Sunday failed to make the Top Ten and American Idol–still the most popular show on TV–has suffered a steady decline in viewers this season.  Could it be that hype–the fuel that makes reality programming go–has finally jumped the shark?
  • Drew Barrymore was recently the victim of a hit-and-run driver, and instead of dutifully waiting for the police to arrive, she chased the other vehicle to a restaurant and had a heated exchange with the driver. Apparently all that training for those Charlie’s Angels movies just kicked in…
  • Model Marissa Miller tops Maxim magazine’s Hot 100 list of the world’s most beautiful women, with the magazine’s editor commenting, "To see her in person is to see somebody who could not look bad if their life depended on it."  In other words, the flip side of Joan Rivers
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