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Exclusive Interview: Brooke Elliott of Drop Dead Diva

15 July 2009 1:38 PM, PDT | From PopStar | See recent PopStar news

Drop Dead Diva is Lifetime's all new series that will have you rethinking the definition of beauty every Sunday night at 9pm. Deb is a vapid model who spends endless hours examining her cankles, perfecting her toe tap beauty bounce, and is obsessed with Splendia. Jane is a high powered attorney who enjoys loser lit, practical Layne Bryant suits, and cares more about work than her own appearance. When these two women both encounter death, something extraordinary happens; Deb's soul enters Jane's body, leaving the perfect size 2 model's soul inside Jane's less than perfect body. Get ready to laugh as Jane tries to adapt to her new situation and enjoy a beautiful story that rips down the stereotypes of beauty. Broadway vet Brooke Elliott plays Jane in the Lifetime series Drop Dead Diva and has been collecting rave reviews for her performance since the premiere episode aired last week. Redefining beauty,

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Imho "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List" (5.6): Rosie and Gloria and Griffin ... Oh My!

14 July 2009 1:17 PM, PDT | From AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news

This week's My Life on the D-List didn't quite hit the heights of previous shows this season, but there was more than enough to tilt the arrow up.

Kathy heads down to Miami and meets up with Gloria Estefan, out former baseball player/now realtor Billy Bean, and runs afoul of an angry real estate lady with little patience for Kathy's humor.

And then there's Rosie O'Donnell's un-blurred bare derriere ...

In her continuing struggle to make it to the A-List, Kathy decides she needs a second house, preferably in a celeb-heavy area. She settles on Star Island in Miami, which I guess is sort of like Monster Island, only instead of Son of Godzilla and that one monster with a giant knife for a head, you've got Madonna and Sylvester Stallone.

That gives me a great idea for a movie ... it would be called Escape from Star Island, and

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Abdul's Cameo In New Show

2 July 2009 5:16 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Singer Paula Abdul will star in the upcoming U.S. television drama Drop Dead Diva, a show about a blonde model who dies in a car crash and whose soul returns to Earth in another body.

Abdul will have a cameo role as a court judge in the opening season, which begins its run later this month.

She says, "I am very excited to guest star on Drop Dead Diva. All of the people are extremely talented and it’s a charming, wonderfully written new show.”

Other guest stars on the series include Liza Minnelli and Rosie O'Donnell.

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Abdul to guest in 'Drop Dead Diva'

2 July 2009 4:40 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Paula Abdul has signed up for a guest spot in new Lifetime dramedy Drop Dead Diva. Other celebrities lined up to appear in the show include Liza Minnelli, Rosie O'Donnell, Tim Gunn and Nia Varalos, reports People. The programme is based around the story of a shallow model who dies and finds her soul trapped in the body of a plus-size attorney called Jane. It premieres in the Us on July (more)

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Paula Abdul as Bedazzled Judge on 'Drop Dead Diva'

2 July 2009 2:25 AM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

Art imitates life, Paula Abdul is to play a judge on a new Lifetime original series "Drop Dead Diva". Abdul, who is serving as one of "American Idol" judges, will start filming her part next week and have her episode aired in September.

"I am very excited to guest star on Drop Dead Diva," Abdul stated. "All of the people are extremely talented and it's a charming, wonderfully written new show."

Her character Judge Nina Hodge is handling the case by sassy lawyer Jane Bingum aka the main character in the series. Jane is tackling a case about a store which refuses to carry plus size clothing, and true to Abdul's nature, Nina will inspire Jane to continue in her legal pursuit. Lifetime told Access Hollywood that Abdul will be wearing bedazzled and belted judicial robe as Nina.

Premiering July 12 at 9/8c, "Drop Dead Diva" has nabbed an impressive line

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Rosie O'Donnell on 'The Boy from Gary, Indiana'

27 June 2009 8:53 AM, PDT | From TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news

Rosie O'Donnell is sharing her thoughts on the passing of Michael Jackson. In a new blog entry entitled "What Still Remains" posted on her Web site, Rosie wrote the following about who she calls the "man in the mirror": "So now the crowds gather  Endless tributes  The kind of love and adoration he seemed to crave  And he is not here to feel any of it  Breaks my heart in every way  For his children  For the child he was  For the dreams he tried to live up to" Click here to read Rosie's complete blog, and keep checking back at here for the latest news and celebrity reactions to the death of Michael Jackson.

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O'Donnell Lands Radio Show

26 June 2009 1:06 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress and U.S. TV personality Rosie O'Donnell is set to add radio presenter to her impressive resume after landing her own satellite show.

The A League of Their Own star will launch a daily morning show on Sirius Xm Radio at the end of the year.

Rosie Radio will be a two-hour listener call-in show blending O'Donnell's "many passions and interests."

The show will air Monday to Friday, according to Daily Variety.

The busy star is also set to appear in off-Broadway stage adaptation of Nora Ephron's book Love, Loss and What I Wore in September, and she is slated to star in a revival of Rodgers & Hart musical Babes in Arms.

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Vinnie Jones attacks!

25 June 2009 8:26 PM, PDT | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news

There are three people in this world who I believe are truly capable of giving me a genuine ass beating. There's Mike Tyson in his prime, Rosie O'Donnell when she's hungry (or horny), and Vinnie Jones. The former footballer most recently appeared in Year One and has over half a dozen films currently in production. So if you're as big a fan of this knucklehead as I am, you're in luck. In the meantime, check out this great video below that features the delicate, British flower, Vinnie Jones himself. Attack Cardio with Vinnie Jones from Vinnie Jones

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Rosie O'Donnell Gets Her Own Radio Show

25 June 2009 8:24 AM, PDT | From TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide.com - Breaking News news

Rosie O'Donnell will have a new place to share her view — this time on the radio.

The former talk show host and View moderator will begin hosting a daily radio show for Sirius Xm radio this fall, according to The Associated Press. O'Donnell's two-hour show — which she will broadcast from a studio being built at her New York home — will focus on news and entertainment and occasionally feature guests.

Check out O'Donnell from her days on The View

O'Donnell said she was approached by the company after a recent appearance on talk-radio legend Howard Stern's Sirius show. "[Stern's] been very encouraging," she said. "After I did his show, they called and asked if I was interested. I don't really listen to radio, so I started thinking about it and listening. I asked if they could possibly do it at my house because that would really make it convenient for me with four kids,

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Rosie O'Donnell Returning to the Airwaves. Siriusly.

25 June 2009 7:29 AM, PDT | From E! Online | See recent E! Online news

Sirius Radio is about to get a fresh bouquet…and a fresh set of opinions. Rosie O'Donnell is set to launch Rosie Radio, a daily morning radio show on the satellite network, in the fall. The show, which will air Monday through Friday from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Et (7-9 a.m. Pt) on Sirius Xm Stars, will mark the former talk-show host's first return to the airwaves of any sort since her failed variety show last November and her dramatic exit from The View two years ago. "This is an exciting new adventure—two hours of talk show entertainment, without having to wear makeup. Perfection," the outspoken Emmy winner said in a statement. O'Donnell will be taking callers, chatting...

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Rosie O'Donnell To Host Her Own Radio Show

25 June 2009 5:47 AM, PDT | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news

Rosie O'Donnell is slated to host her own talk show, this time on Sirius Xm Radio. "Rosie's Radio" will be a two hour morning talk show that tackles topics such as pop-culture, politics, movie stars and more.

Listeners will also have the chance to call in to the show and chat with her about various topics.

O'Donnell was approached with the idea for the show after she appeared on Howard Stern's Sirius Xm show earlier this year.

O'Donnell discussed how the venture started saying, "After I did his show, they called and asked if I was interested. I don't really listen to radio, so I started thinking about it and listening. I asked if they could possibly do it at my house because that would really make it convenient for me with four kids, and they said yes, so I was like, 'Wow. Let's try that.'"

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Rosie O'Donnell Heads Back to the Air - on Radio

25 June 2009 4:05 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Heading back to the air in a brand new setting, Rosie O'Donnell will be heard and not seen. The familiar TV face is launching her own daily, two-hour show for Sirius Xm Radio this fall, to be called - what else? - Rosie Radio. O'Donnell says that the deal came through after she yakked on Howard Stern's Sirius Xm show earlier this year. "He's been very encouraging," O'Donnell, 47, said about the shock jock, the Associated Press reports. "After I did his show, they called and asked if I was interested. I don't really listen to radio, so I started thinking about it and listening.

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Rosie O'Donnell Gets Her Own Radio Show

24 June 2009 11:53 PM, PDT | From Hollyscoop.com | See recent HollyScoop news

Loud mouth Rosie O'Donnell is heading back to a morning show. No, we're not talking about television, she's getting her own radio show. The former controversial co-host on The View is launching her own daily, two-hour show for Sirius Xm Radio this fall, a deal that came through after she was a guest on Howard Stern's Sirius Xm show earlier this year. "He's been very encouraging," O'Donnell, 47, said about the shock jock, the Associated Press reports. "After I did his show, they called and asked if I was interested. I don'...

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Universal to Resurrect the 'Bride of Frankenstein'

17 June 2009 12:30 PM, PDT | From CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news

This story caught my eye this morning, and for some unfathomable reason I set it aside to prioritize other material. Which is odd, because the resurrection of Bride of Frankenstein may be the best news so far this week, in my opinion. And while I'm typically down on remakes — mostly because they're usually not very good and have become a lazy crutch in Hollywood — I'm not opposed to the occasional one, especially if the material is interesting and it's well executed (i.e. The Thomas Crown Affair).

Here are the details: Universal Pictures hopes to launch a new take on Bride of Frankenstein with filmmaker Neil Burger at the reins. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Burger may direct and co-write the remake. The original 1935 horror film featured Elsa Lanchester (pictured to your left) in the title role.

Sting and Jennifer Beals co-starred in a largely forgettable remake in 1985 called The Bride,

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Lily Tomlin could have turned Lindsay Lohan gay

16 June 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | From AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news

The first thing Kathy Griffin asked Lily Tomlin when she got her into bed on last night's My Life on the D-List was, "Did you turn Lindsay Lohan gay?"

Tomlin's response: "Ha ha ha! Actually, you know — maybe I did! I think she was sort of leaning, and, well, she probably admired my work so much, she thought that was the path to artistry."

It all started when Griffin shouted a D-List guest star invitation to Tomlin during the middle of one of her stand-up routines. Tomlin's initial response was to shield her eyes, look out in the audience and say, "No, I refuse to get on your sinking ship!" But of course she did, because Lily Tomlin is nothing if not a good sport, and Kathy Griffin's ship certainly isn't sinking. (Unless God smites her during a freak thunderstorm, which, let's be honest, is entirely possible.)

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In Pictures: '2009 I Have a Dream Foundation Spring Gala'

15 June 2009 6:17 AM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news

Dwayne Johnson attending the 2009 I Have a Dream Foundation Spring Gala at The Ballroom in New York City. Photo copyright by Donna Ward / PR Photos. Dany Garcia attending the 2009 I Have a Dream Foundation Spring Gala at The Ballroom in New York City. Photo copyright by Donna Ward / PR Photos. Dany Garcia, daughter Simone Alexander and Dwayne Johnson attending the 2009 I Have a Dream Foundation Spring Gala at The Ballroom in New York City. Photo copyright by Donna Ward / PR Photos. Rosie O'Donnell attending the 2009 I Have a Dream Foundation Spring Gala at The Ballroom in New York City. Photo copyright by Donna Ward / PR Photos. 06/12/2009 -

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O'Donnell To Take Babes To Broadway

11 June 2009 12:20 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Comedienne Rosie O'Donnell is set to star in a Broadway revival of musical Babes In Arms.

The actress has undergone talks and a private reading of the show with producers who want to bring the Depression-era show back to the New York stage, for the first time since 1937.

O'Donnell will play a chorus girl who helps a group of children put on a show to prevent them from being sent to a work farm.

According to Daily Variety, an official announcement will be made by the end of the summer.

O'Donnell last starred on Broadway in a 2005 production of Fiddler on the Roof.

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Babes In Arms To Have Broadway Revival; O'Donnell To Star

10 June 2009 2:32 AM, PDT | From BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news

A Broadway revival of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's Babes In Arms is in the works, according to Variety. The production will be directed and choreographed by Randy Skinner (recently Tony nominated Choreographer of "Irving Berlin's White Christmas") and will utilize a new book by Joe Dipietro ("I Love You, You're Perfect...Now Change!", "The Toxic Avenger" and "Memphis"). The production will star Rosie O'Donnell.

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Whoopi: The View Saved Me Financially

4 June 2009 10:47 PM, PDT | From Hollyscoop.com | See recent HollyScoop news

Whoopi Goldberg got The View back on its feet after Rosie O'Donnell left the show. But she owes the ABC talk show just as much credit as they owe her, because it saved her financially. Whoopi hadn’t been doing much in the line of show business since the 90s before the daytime gig came along. After doing Sister Act, Whoopi went through a major dry spell, and was once so strapped for cash she almost had to file for bankruptcy. Whoopi says, "Sometimes there is no choice. Often times people forget that sometimes you're a star and...

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Goldberg Credits The View With Saving Her From Financial Ruin

4 June 2009 12:05 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg came close to financial ruin before landing a job as co-presenter of U.S. TV talkshow The View.

The actress shot to fame in 1985 after starring in the movie The Color Purple, a film which landed her her first Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe prize.

She went on to garner critical acclaim for roles in movies like 1990's Ghost and Sister Act in 1992, before moving into TV and enjoying stints on Broadway and as a singer - becoming one of few stars to boast an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony Award for her career achievements.

But Goldberg reveals she almost lost everything after acting roles dried up - and was once so cash-strapped, she would have done anything to avoid bankruptcy.

She says, "Sometimes there is no choice. Often times people forget that sometimes you're a star and then things dry up and you still have to feed your family and these people have had everything at their feet. Suddenly there is nowhere for them to get a gig, no one will hire them."

And the comedienne, 53, admits she has TV bosses at The View and executives at New York radio station Wktu, who picked up her Wake Up With Whoopi show, to thank for helping her get her career back on track.

Speaking on the programme on Thursday, she reveals, "I'm talking to you this way because I have lived this, where you're begging people, please let me audition for you.

"If the radio show that I got hadn't come when it did, and The View hadn't called when it did, I would have (been broke) and I'm not ashamed to say I need help."

Goldberg's radio show was cancelled last year; she continues to present The View after replacing Rosie O'Donnell in September 2007.

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