August 2008 News Archive (Page 19)

Chelsie Hightower and Mark Kanemura were booted off So You Think You Can Dance last week.

Both finalists sat down with TV Guide after the ousting. Here's an excerpt of their interview:

How They're Faring After Being Cast Off:
Mark Kanemura: I know it sounds like, 'Oh, he's covering up his emotions or whatever,' but I'm feeling really, really, really happy actually. I feel everything lined up for me to leave on an awesome, awesome note. In my own aspect, I feel like I've won.
Chelsie Hightower: I'm feeling great right now. I'm very grateful and so blessed to be a part of this show and make it this far. The biggest thing is, I feel like I put everything into each of my performances, and at that point it's out of your control what happens. I can't control the public, so I'm happy with myself and that's the most I could ask for.

Off So You Think You Can Dance, what does the future hold for Chelsie Hightower?

It's all but confirmed at this point that Lance Bass will appear on the upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars.

While we think it's unfair for a former member of a boy band to participate on the series - he used to dance for a living! - another controversy has sprung up around Bass.

Will Dancing with the Stars pair the openly gay singer with another male?

Cheryl Burke doesn't think so. She predicts we won't be seeing same-sex footwork anytime soon.

"I don't think that would happen," Burke told E! earlier this summer "I don't think America is ready to watch two men dancing."

However, General Hospital star and first season Dancing with the Stars winner Kelly Monaco would like to see Bass paired with a male.

"If you want to shock the world and give them something new, I think it's fantastic," Monaco said. "I support it 100 percent!"

Reality TV has been missing a series about a former child star, turned crystal meth addict, turned exploitive celebrity mom.

Don't worry, though, a Jodie Sweetin reality show is about to fill this pressing void.

“We’re going to start shooting in a couple months,” Sweetin told People Magazine recently. “We are in talks with a couple of networks right now. We have one picked out, but nothing is signed yet.”

So, What made Sweetin and husband Cody Herpin decide to dive into the world of reality TV?

“We actually got approached about doing it by multiple people,” the actress said. “It was one of those things where we were like, ‘Wow. Let’s totally do it.’ I think it’s sort of a fun way to show the other side of celebrity and a sort of semi-normal life.”

As for the track record of past couples that craved attention more than a successul relationship - such as Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson; Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler, Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro - Sweetin said she and Herpin are “hoping to break the reality show curse.”

Right. Good luck with that.

The gay cowboy from Texas on Big Brother 10 needs a new ride and he's willing to sell you the shirt off his back to get it. Literally.

Steve needs the ca$h for a new truck - his old one blew up on the way to Big Brother - and he's actually auctioning off his prized University of Texas t-shirt on eBay to raise the funds. Best of luck, Steve

One unappealing - or appealing, if you're into that - selling point: He wore it the entire time he was on the show.

You know Jessie Godderz would put in a big if he knew what was going on. Current best offer? A mere $122.50.

Josh Flagg, the star of next season's Bravo show, Million Dollar Listing, may need that much cash to pay his own legal bills after getting arrested.

The charge? Stealing insanely expensive stuff!

Flagg's day job is an estate broker - in other words, selling the expensive stuff that dead rich people once owned. Hey, somebody's gotta.

Josh was arrested for stealing ridiculously expensive art that was part of the estates he was handling... we're talking Picassos and Chagalls.

The photo above is of Josh Flagg on Facebook, in his house. Gotta love posing in front of the exact type of art he's accused of stealing.

Flagg is free on $100,000 bail - just in time to catch the premiere of his show Tuesday! Hope Bravo's got a Project Runway repeat handy.

They broke up earlier this year, but Paula Abdul and her restaurateur ex-boyfriend JT Torregiani have been quietly reconnecting.

The reality TV consequence? JT Torregiani, 33, was in talks to possibly become ABC's next star of The Bachelor. But he's decided to drop it.

Torregiani is still working long hours at Beso, a Latin-themed restaurant and bar, which has built a sizable contingent of celebrity patrons.

He didn't want to leave for three months to film The Bachelor - and maybe his relationship with the American Idol host played into it as well.

Now that he's out, we see three leading contenders to become the 13th star of The Bachelor - all of whom DeAnna Pappas rejected on The Bachelorette. Which would you most like to see get a second chance ...

• Jeremy Anderson
• Jason Mesnick
• Graham Bunn

Day 24 in the Big Brother 10 house was a memorable one.

Nominees Angie and Jessie awaited their fate, but first another Jerry fight - and an earthquake - shook things up.

Even after Keesha didn’t use the Power of Veto on him, Jessie was nervous but confident, while Angie seemed less so, telling Michelle not to vote to keep her if the rest of the house was against her.

Some time later, Angie and Jerry were chatting strategy outside. Jerry said this week was not his choice and that things change week to week - her game isn’t over until she's out the door, Jerry urged.

He also said that Jessie, Michelle and Memphis (among a few unnamed others) were too cocky last week. More Jerry drama subsequently began as some of those “cocky” people heard his comments.

In Keesha’s room, meanwhile, Jessie Godderz said he felt he was going to be the one leaving. Then Memphis came in and told Keesha he heard Jerry tell Angie she may not be sent packing after all.

Right before the ballots were cast, Angie made a final plea - that only one person can win this game — not an alliance. She told them to look at who is the biggest roadblock in the way of their victory.

A fair point, yes. But it did nothing, as Angie was unanimously voted out and Jessie Godderz lived to fight another week.

Offed fashionista Emily Brandle is still bitter about her surprise Project Runway elimination on this week's episode, and is sounding off about it in a new interview with EW.com ...

Q: What'd you think about the way that they portrayed you and your loss?

Emily Brandle: Well, first of all, I was shocked that I got kicked off! What were they thinking?

Q: Was it hard to watch Project Runway at all?

Emily Brandle: Yeah, absolutely. Surreal. It was very strange to see it and know that the whole world will see it. It was a different experience, kind of being there and being in the moment for the whole experience. You're like, Right, the world is going to see this.

Q: Let's break it down a bit. What happened?

Emily Brandle: What happened is that I got the boot. I should not have gone! You know, fashion is subjective. For whatever reason, the judges and/or producers thought it was my time to go. I wouldn't change my dress. You know, I stand by it. The shoulda-woulda-couldas is not a game that I play, so it's done, you know? I make a beautiful collection, Smoke & Mirrors. My best friend and business partner and I have been doing it for a year and a half, and you know, that's what it's really about, the real work.

Follow the link to keep reading Emily Brandle's exit interview ...

With the season 13 debut of CBS’ The Amazing Race looming on September 28, executive producer Bertram Van Munster dished on a few clues about the upcoming globe-trotting bonanza to Entertainment Weekly ...

• The race takes 23 days, covers nearly 40,000 miles on five continents, and features some far-flung locales never before seen on the show, including Angkor Wat, Cambodia and La Paz, Bolivia.

• The youngest team is a tandem of guys in their early 20s. “They’re made for television,” Van Munster says. “They’re supersmart — and they make terrible mistakes.” A pair of recent divorcees in their late 20s also vie for the prize. “They were left with some financial debt, so they really have a motive to run around the world,” he says.

• Expect a serving of granola — this time with a husband-wife squad of 60-something Oregon hippies. “They’re the real thing,” says Van Munster. “They come right out of the '60s. To a lot of people, it looks almost like they’re from a different planet.”Continue Reading...

Throughout this amazing season of So You Think You Can Dance, what’s most often judged is how well contestants dance with their partners.

But many often forget that it’s their solos that get them in to this competition, and their solos can get them kicked out, too.

The departed Chelsie Hightower and Mark Kanemura (pictured below) will likely remember that edict for a very long time.

Wednesday's episode, as we discussed, was the best ever. The downside of everybody doing such an amazing job - at least for Chelsie and Mark - was that their solos were likely critiqued more closely than ever.

With Joshua Allen and Katee Shean dominating So You Think You Can Dance from the start, and continuing to get better every week, there was no way either one of them was leaving the Final Six by going home this week.

So the battle to stay alive was really between Mark, Chelsie, Courtney Galiano and Twitch Boss. How did it play out?

Continue reading this So You Think You Can Dance recap ...