We can all agree that Jonathan Knight from New Kids on the Block is definitely gay, right? I mean, the signs are all there: He's the only member of the group who's not married, I had a crush on him when I was younger and Perez Hilton has already outed him. Now he's just toying with us by updating the NKOTB blog with a long, rambling entry about the only woman in his life: his dog. It's disturbing, awkward and not funny in the least (and after the jump).
Take some notes from Lance Bass and then get back to us, J. CONTINUED »
Dancing With the Stars inexplicably graced my television set yet again last night, but boy am I glad it did — something magical happened thanks to the producers' decision to make the contestants perform a group hip-hop routine. Cloris Leachman, the 82-year-old who has managed to stick around without doing much dancing at all, was obviously the most entertaining, but soap opera queen Susan Lucci also made me chuckle quite a bit. And my former boyfriend Lance Bass busted out some old school *NSync "Bye Bye Bye" moves (yes, I knew the dance, don't judge).
Despite the awesomeness provided by the contestants, I was left speechless after the routine had ended. I didn't want to talk about what I had just witnessed, because I'm still not sure exactly what the hell happened.
Dancing With the Stars has yet to really excite me, despite the fact that my former lover Lance Bass is still in the competition, but after tonight the show will grow even less interesting thanks to the inevitable loss of Cloris Leachman. The 82-year-old has been one of the most entertaining contestants of all time, despite the fact that she's far from the best dancer in the competition. In honor of our dear Cloris, here's a clip of her dancing the tango last night and channeling a "skanky ho" (her words, not mine). Her stuff starts at the 5:00 mark and continues in the clip after the jump, where she gives co-host Samantha Harris a mild heart attack.
We'll miss you, Cloris. CONTINUED »
Every week, a bunch of “real” people say really stupid things on reality TV. These are their stories.
10. "I feel like my uterus had a workout." — Brooke, Brooke Knows Best
It would be unrealistic to say the end is near for TMZ.com, the gossip website founded by Harvey Levin that Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic tirade put on the map. But all signs are pointing to trouble for the AOL-Telepictures celebrity venture. Readership is down. So is revenue. Top staffers are leaving. The spin-off show TMZ has lost its buzz. And TMZ.com just saw People.com overtake it for the No. 2 spot of most-visited celebrity websites (Yahoo's OMG is No. 1, thanks to all of the search giant's traffic dumping).
Oh, and that's on top of growing backlash within the gossip industry, as competing mainstream tabloid outlets, bloggers, and (we suspect, if traffic levels are any indication) readers are growing increasingly disgusted for what qualifies as "content" on the site.
Has TMZ already hit its peak — and started snowballing toward implosion? From numerous conversations with TMZ insiders, Levin confidantes, industry players, and fellow bloggers, the answer is a resounding "yes."
Last night was the first time I sat through Dancing With the Stars, and let me tell you: American Idol it is not. I could watch Ryan Seacrest lead me through that nonsense five nights a week, but I can't imagine watching this ballroom competition on a regular basis for the next few months. The only thing keeping me around is the promise of future husband Lance Bass, who is also being wooed by his partner, So You Think You Can Dance alum Lacey Schwimmer. After dancing the cha cha, she confesses that she once believed Lance would marry her. Pshh, please.
And after the jump, my second favorite contestant, Cloris Leachman. Who knew the 82-year-old would inject some life into this drag of a program? CONTINUED »
• Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox holding hands. Who didn't see that coming? [PS]
• Eva Mendes has had sex in all 50 states. Yay, America! [Yeeeah]
• Anne Hathaway secretly smokes, according to a random source. Wow, HUGE scandal. [INO]
• A lovely definition of The Shocker. [CityRag]
• Gwyneth Paltrow insists she can't diet, and it was really challenging to lose the extra 20 pregnancy pounds. Poor thing. [DListed]
• Lance Bass is considering adoption. What a lucky child. [ICYDK]
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Hot on the heels of New Kids on the Block, Lance Bass teased girls across America with the possibility of an *NSYNC reunion in the near future.
'We're definitely itching to do some music. … We've always discussed it. It's always a possibility and we still owe some records to the record companies.'
'I want like the seriousness of the possibility,' Nancy [O'Dell] asked of the reunion actually happening.
'The seriousness is good,' Lance said. 'I'm serious! … [But] it's gonna be hard to get Justin [Timberlake] to calm down and get off tour. He has not stopped since our last tour. He's a workaholic.'
Translation: Justin won't participate until he's used up his 15 minutes of fame.
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Behold the beauty of Dancing With the Stars' future champion, Lance Bass. We're pretty sure he's pointing his fingers and smiling with his eyes, which can only earn him extra points from the judges. Seriously though, we have a feeling it's going to be a battle of the divas this season: Susan Lucci, Cloris Leachman and Kim Kardashian are going to be tough competitors; the first two because they're awesome and the last one because she's a famewhore. Hopefully America will prove us wrong, but we've stopped expecting much.
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I don't watch Dancing With the Stars but it's looking like I'll have to this season, thanks to the participation of my former boyfriend, Lance Bass. The official cast was announced today, and it also includes Kim Kardashian, Jeffrey Ross, Cloris Leachman and Susan Lucci.
But enough about the D-listers: Lance has officially been on America's radar for 10 years thanks to *NSYNC's July 1998 Disney special. At right is a clip from the show that made me fall in love. Who knew 10 years later Justin would date and dump Britney Spears, Joey would appear on DWTS and host a karaoke show, JC would judge some dance crew competition, and Chris would completely fall off the planet. Congrats, Lance: You're following the path of all great boy band has-beens.
• Lily Allen has been taking cues from Amy Winehouse. [ICYDK]
• Jennifer Lopez doesn't understand why Michael Phelps is getting more attention than her. [Yeeeah]
• Victoria Beckham is offended by accusations that she takes diet pills. Would it be better for us to assume she simply doesn't eat? [INO]
• Lance Bass will show up at any birthday party if there's cameras involved. [DListed]
• People only care about Audrina Patridge if she's wearing a swimsuit. [HT]
• Ashlee Simpson would make a cute pregnant person if she would just take off that stupid hat every once in a while. [PS]
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A new report is hinting that one of the Jonas Brothers is gay and is planning to come out in the near future (yeah, right). "Sources fear they may lose their core audience and their lucrative contract with Disney when the truth comes out," but hopefully Lance Bass proved otherwise.
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Lance Bass’ new boyfriend, Sebastian Leal, has a wife. Yep, you read that right. The personal trainer, who has been dating the former boy bander for a few weeks, married a woman nine years ago and failed to get a divorce.
Insiders say Lance Bass is officially on board for next season's Dancing With the Stars — but network executives are still deciding whether or not to pair the openly gay boy bander with a male or female dance partner. We smell a controversy! You tell us: Should Lance be paired with a man or woman?
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If this were 1995, we might be scandalized by reports that Danielle Fishel, the actress who played Topanga on Boy Meets World, was spotted making out with a girl. But alas, it is 2008 and Britney Spears has made us numb to what once might be considered shocking. There is one witness, however, who has obviously not been jaded by the Lindsay Lohans of the world, providing pictures and a detailed account of the evening:
I was at the bar McFadden's and Danielle was there with some of her friends hanging out and drinking. She was very nice and took photos with some fans. Later in the night she was completely wasted and started making out with two different girls. She didn't mind people around her taking pictures.
We suppose that's what happens when you find out your first love was gay throughout your relationship.
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Let me preface this by saying that I love Gavin DeGraw with all my heart. He is my all-time favorite artist in the world, and he is one of the few people (see also: Lance Bass) for whom I would torture myself in this inhumane manner.
I got an e-mail a few nights ago alerting me to the fact that Gavin would be taping a TRL appearance Monday at 10 a.m. (Don't even get me started on the fact that TRL is no longer "live.") Naturally, I signed up right away and spent the days leading up to the show mentally preparing for the screaming teenagers I would encounter. Unfortunately, no amount of preparation could ready me for the hell that was outside the MTV studios. CONTINUED »
I'll come right out and say it: I spent a large portion of my life believing I was going to marry Lance Bass. I was a weird child. My life came crashing down when he finally confirmed he was gay, but sometimes I convince myself this is all a big trick and he is just waiting to meet me.
So you can imagine my sheer happiness today when news broke that Lance broke up with his latest boyfriend, Ben Thigpen. Who says dreams don't come true?
Call me, Lance!
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