April 2008 News Archive (Page 5)

Despite the fact that Fabian Sanchez was her partner, the mambo did in Marlee Matlin on Dancing with the Stars this week.

The Oscar-winning actress became the sixth contestant eliminated from season six of the show, but give credit to Matlin for delivering a farewell on last night's results show with as much heart as she put into her performances.

"All i can say is thank you to the judges.…I want to thank the magnificent Fabian for giving me the most beautiful art of dance in my life," she signed.

Obviously impressed by the contestant, Tom Bergeron stepped out of his role as cohost to praise Matlin during a nice moment:

"Marlee and I have known each other for years, and I want to step outside the host role for a moment and tell you as a friend I'm so proud of you."

Now, the march toward crowing Kristi Yamaguchi as the champion continues on Monday night.

When Lauren Conrad got up from her table at Goa on Monday's episode of The Hills, she went to get a drink. Simple enough, right? We thought so. She wasn't expecting this collection of characters when she came to sit back down ...

Justin-Bobby Brescia and Heidi Montag sat and talked with Audrina Patridge. Lauren Conrad's two least favorite people - together at last!

Not surprisingly, LC did not say anything to either Heidi or Justin-Bobby, rather, she got up out the club right then and there, grabbing sidekick Lauren Bosworth (Lo) and making a break for it. Ah, The Hills. The drama is always on.

O.J. Simpson will stop at nothing.

That much has been well documented in the past 13 years.

So are you surprised at the rumor going around that the former football star and double-murderer has reportedly asked Donald Trump to be a part of next season's Celebrity Apprentice. We were for about, oh, a few seconds.

"Simpson really wants to do it. Trump and NBC are thinking about it, but are being very cautious," a source told the New York Post.

"There's a certain amount of heat associated with Simpson."

You could say that, although chances are O.J. Simpson would help the show pull in bigger ratings than last season's winner, Piers Morgan. Piers Morgan! How does a non-celebrity win Celebrity Apprentice? Irony.

Maybe Trump can snag Cheryl Burke, too. She's quite popular.

Only one American Idol contestant truly bombed on Andrew Lloyd Webber night - and even Brooke White recovered nicely after initially forgetting the lyrics on "You Must Love Me."

But the performances that stood out the most last night didn't belong to David Cook and David Archuleta for a change. We were most blown away by Syesha Mercado and Carly Smithson.

Take a look at each right now, starting with Syesha:

And Carly:

Which American Idol performance was your favorite? Write in. Let us know. 

As we recounted last week, Daisy De La Hoya and Heather Chadwell got into a rumble during the Rock of Love 2 reunion show. Check it out now.

Reportedly, the reasons for the brawl went beyond what viewers saw on air.

"I was sick and fed up," Heather said about why she went after Daisy, going into detail about why she developed a grudge against the show's runner-up.

During the show, Daisy supposedly opened up to Heather, as the pair of nut jobs formed a great bond and:

"[Daisy] told me a lot of things about herself that could not be aired... I know things about her that the public doesn't, and I'm not going into my interviews, putting her on blast. I could completely ruin her career, and I have not done that."

Reality TV Scoop note #1: Can someone let us know what being "put on blast" entails?
Reality TV Scoop note #2: Daisy De La Hoya has a career?!?

So, how does all of this play into the beer between Heather and Daisy? The former says De La Hoya went after Heather's new man after the series finished taping.

"She comes back, and she's calling the guy I just had an interview about," Heather said. "She interviews him, and she's all over him. I come back to the States and people are telling me that she's reaching out to him online, for the world to see."
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We already know - for the most part - that Dancing with the Stars partners Derek Hough and Shannon Elizabeth are dating.

Now, Cheryl Burke is acting especially coy about rumors that link her with Nim's Island star Gerard Butler.

"You know, honestly he's good friends with [partner] Cristian de la Fuente and his wife â€" and we met through them," Burke at least admitted to Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show today. "He actually lives in my apartment building, and we've been friends for a few months."

But, Cheryl, what about that rumored kiss â€" during a party at Eva Longoria Parker's restaurant Beso in Los Angeles â€" between you and Butler?

"You know, everyone says hello and says goodbye and kisses each other," Burke told Seacrest. "Don't you, Ryan?"

Sounds like an admission to us!

Stacy-Ann Fequiere was voted off of America's Next Top Model last week. But the wannabe beauty isn't going quietly.

She recently spoke with TV Guide about the elimination, referring to it as "unfair." What else did she have to say? Here are a few highlights:

TVGuide.com: How did it feel to be beaten by "the invisible woman," Fatima?
Stacy-Ann Fequiere: I was pissed and devastated at the same time. It was freezing cold, so I was really struggling, and Fatima didn't have to do it! Since she didn't have her paperwork, of course we had been sympathizing with her. But then she had to take time out to do her own thing, and that showed a little

TVGuide.com: Did you think it would go the other way when Tyra Banks was being so hard on Fatima during the judging session?
Stacy-Ann: No. I kinda knew how it was going to go. Even though they were chastising her for not having paperwork, once they said they were going to judge her based on her body of work, I knew. That's why I started crying before they'd even announced which of us was staying.

TVGuide.com: Do you think the judges thought of you as kind of a joke after you hummed your own musical accompaniment to your stripper dance?
Stacy-Ann: Yeah. They kept bringing that up, like it was my theme song! I think they really liked my personality, because that was the reason I got into the house. But when it comes to modeling, I guess I didn't have that strong, dramatic element that they were looking for. I was too happy.

After the drama on last week's episode of The Hills, Heidi Montag is determined to have a proper girls' night out - not even the revelation that Lauren Conrad could show up at the same club can deter Heidi's quest this time around.

"Maybe this will be the first time it's okay," Heidi muses. "I feel like she always had a problem with me because of Spencer and now that I'm not really with him...."

Right, because it's that simple. You know how this is gonna go.

That's just the beginning of this drama, fans. Click on the link for Scoop's official recap of last night's all-new episode of The Hills, "A New Roommate."

Please tell us this isn't a joke.

According to Wikipedia, we can look forward to a new VH1 reality show this summer called I Love Money.

Hosted by LaLa, the amazing series will follow in the tradition of The Real Word/Road Rules Challenge of just throwing together random contestants from various shows and watching the drama unfold.

The cast will consist of contestants from Flavor of Love (Seasons 1-3), I Love New York (Seasons 1-2), and Rock of Love (Seasons 1-2), as they compete in physical and mental challenges in an attempt to win $100,000.

We're almost too giddy to write this, but here's the rumored cast:

• Pumkin (Flavor of Love, Season 1)
• Hoopz (Flavor of Love, Season 1)
• Toastee Toof (Flavor of Love, 2)
• Nibblz (Flavor of Love, Season 2)
• Bootz (Flavor of Love, Season 2)
• Sinceer (Flavor of Love, Season 3)
• Thing 1 (Flavor of Love, Season 3)
• Thing 2 (Flavor of Love, Season 3)
• Chance (I Love New York, Season 1)
• Real (I Love New York, Season 1)
• Heat (I Love New York, Season 1)
• 12 Pack (I Love New York, Season 1)
• Whiteboy (I Love New York, Season 1)
• The Entertainer (I Love New York, Season 2)
• Midget Mac (I Love New York, Season 2)
• Heather (Rock of Love, Season 1)
• Brandi C. (Rock of Love, Season 1)
• Destiney (Rock of Love, Season 2)
• Megan (Rock of Love, Season 2)
• Kristy Joe Muller (pictured below, Rock of Love, Season 2)

Just when we thought someone might step up and challenge former Olympic Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi, her and Mark Ballas put up a perfect score last night.

We really are surprised those behind Dancing With the Stars didn't realize how much an ice skating champion would dominate the competition, thereby eliminating any sort of drama.

You can review this week's edition of the show now with our episode guide, while also clicking on the thumbnails below for larger pics of each couple's performance...