The Real Reason Oprah Quit Oprah: Sarah Palin!
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Something feels wrong in our bones.
At first we thought the vague, nagging feeling was caused by that thing that we lifted that we shouldn't have lifted. Then we realized, no, it's Oprah Winfrey. She's the problem.
She's holding out on us. Has to be. What savvy businesswoman would up and quit a money-making operation?
Unless...
Unless the savvy businesswoman stumbled onto a potentially bigger money-making operation. With a potentially bigger star than her own Oprah self.
Would we dare suggest Oprah's departure from Oprah has nothing to do with literary metaphors (closing a chapter, writing a new story, blah blah blah), and everything to do with none other than Sarah Palin? Oh, yes, we would.
Beyoncé Is Yours on Thanksgiving
Too tired to move after inhaling your Thanksgiving dinner? Just watch Beyoncé burn some calories instead.
We wouldn't exactly call it different—or even "a little different"—but the diva's Turkey Day concert special, Beyonce: I Am…Yours promises to be a whole lot of fun.
While the one-hour ABC event mainly consists of footage from Beyoncé's ongoing I Am tour—in particular, her show at the Wynn Las Vegas—fans will also be privy to some behind-the-scenes action, including rehearsals, the artist otherwise known as Sasha Fierce kidding around with her crew backstage, and home video of the 28-year-old hitmaker preening for the camera when she was merely destiny's child.
So it's funny that the night's second act features a fellow who was riling all the single ladies into a frenzy long before Beyoncé ever sang into a hairbrush microphone...
Brad and Angelina's Kid-Friendly Movie Night
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They're not old enough for Mr. & Mrs. Smith, so what's family movie night like at Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's house?
How about the 1984 classic Karate Kid?
Just the other night, Pitt attended a packed-house industry screening and Q&A for Inglourious Basterds at the DGA building in West Hollywood. After Karate director John G. Avidsen asked a question, Mr. Pitt took a moment to announce to everyone, "We just watched Karate Kid with the kids."
And Pitt's not the only celeb we've spotted out and about this week. Keep reading for scoop on Chris Pine and new ladylove Olivia Munn, Sandra Bullock and Kim Kardashian…
Get Our Winter TV Premiere Dates Calendar!
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Thanksgiving is here, which means the fall TV season is over and we're heading straight into what the professionals call "midseason"—and what we fans just call "winter TV."
To prepare you for this changing of the seasons, we've compiled a list of midseason premieres (including such highly esteemed shows as Chuck, Lost and 24), plus return dates for shows that are going away temporarily over the winter holiday and returning in early 2010.
This calendar will be updated as we get new information, so: (A) Don't cry too hard if we don't have info yet for your favorite show—we promise to post it as soon as we know; and (B) be sure to save this page and return early and often for the latest premiere dates info!
Wanna see the full calendar? Here's what we've got right now:
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Justin Bieber: Blame Twitter for His Broken Foot
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Justin Bieber can thank Twitter for his broken foot.
See, if it wasn't for the social networking phenomenon, the li'l guy may never have met Taylor Swift and therefore may never have gotten the chance to open for her at England's Wembley Arena.
We'll let the Biebster explain...
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Adam Lambert on Early Show: I'm Not a Babysitter
Turns out ABC had nothing to worry about. After all, it's hard to be raunchy when you can hardly move.
Adam Lambert managed to keep things pretty PG during his performance on CBS' The Early Show this morning, but there was really no way he could have sexualized his musicians and dancers when the stage was so teeny-tiny...and he had no dancers.
Still, the star said he has no intention of apologizing for his much-discussed performance at the American Music Awards and wants to get one thing straight: he and Elisabeth Shue don't have much in common.
For one thing, the American Idol runner-up is no babysitter.
"I'm not a babysitter. I'm a performer," he said.
He continued to discuss the "double standard" that exists between the reactions to him and other pop stars's performances Sunday night, listing Eminem's lyrics, Lady Gaga's antics and Janet Jackson's crotch-grabbing as arguably equally as shocking. He thinks his sexuality may have something to do with it.
Bella Cheats on Edward, Bones Jacob!
We love us some Twilight, but even more we love us some Twilight spoofs!
Taylor Swift was too funny with Firelight when she hosted Saturday Night Live, but this Breaking Dawn "scene" with Peter Facinelli (aka Dr. Cullen) might be one of our favorites!
Check out the hilarious Attack of the Show clip above, where Peter gives you a preview of when Bella gives birth in Breaking Dawn.
Hey, it's about time Bella gets hers! Seriously, we know Kristen Stewart may not be experiencing lack of action with lovah Robert Pattinson, but poor Bella keeps getting the shaft in these prissy books! (Or rather not the shaft.)
When we talked with Peter back at the New Moon premiere, he told us he lives for this kind of stuff...
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Gossip Girl: A Big Shocker and Why the Show Will Get Good Again!
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"I can't stand Gossip Girl this season! The storylines are boring, the chemistry is gone and even Chuck and Blair have lost their edge. Help! Is there any hope or should I stop watching?"
This email just in from Natalie in Portland, Ore., and Natalie, we have a sweet little Thanksgiving gift for you: It is getting good again. Hands off the delete button on your DVR!
It seems many of you fans aren't feeling the same love for the Upper East Siders this year, and sources close to the series tell me the creative powers behind it are well aware.
"The producers had sort of a come-to-Jesus meeting where they realized the show was off track and decided to set it right," one insider who works on GG tells me. "They're bringing back the OMG."
So how will they do it? And what major storyline was I—confession time!—dead wrong about?
Dancing's Done. Time to Party With the Stars
After Dancing With the Stars' big finale last night, it was time for everyone to kick off their ballroom shoes, slip into something way more comfortable and party as if they had all just won a tacky disco ball trophy. Everyone, that is, except for the man who actually just won a tacky disco ball trophy.
Yep. Champ Donny Osmond was not able to attend the festivities at Boulevard 3 in Hollywood, as he and his fellow finalists, Mya and Kelly Osbourne, reportedly had to hop on flights to NYC to make the required talk-show rounds.
So, while duty called for those three, the rest of Season Nine's participants happily took over the spotlight, with some telling us who they'd like to see strut their stuff during the next go-round…
Dancing Finale: Did Donny Really Beat Marie?
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Should Donny meet Marie at Thanksgiving tomorrow, the Osmond brother best go easy on the Osmond sister with the Dancing With the Stars trash talk.
See, while Donny owns Marie when it comes to DWTS wins (one versus zip), Marie owns Donny—big-time—when it comes to DWTS ratings.
Last night's Donny-crowning finale fell more than 5 million viewers shy of the nearly 25 million who tuned in the fall 2007 closer, featuring Marie, preliminary Nielsen estimates showed.
But before Marie breaks into a flag-drawing touchdown dance, it should be said that against 2009 competition, Donny's show did just great, averaging a season-high 19.2 million.
Oh, and also, he won the mirror ball, and Marie didn't.
Uh-Oh, John Mayer's Ego May Explode
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John Mayer may be the serial dater Twitter king artist you love to hate, but you also apparently love to buy.
As if his ego needed another boost, Mayer's Battle Studies has debuted atop the Billboard album chart, selling a solid 286,000 copies—none of which, we're guessing, were purchased by people named Jennifer, Minka or Jessica.
"Battle Studies is officially the number 1 album in the US!" a surprisingly humble Mayer tweeted. "Thank you from the bottom of my heart!! What a way to spend Thanksgiving."
And most of the days after it. For the Mayer-weary, now may be a good time to turn off your televisions, as he has only just begun the fight to saturate your screens.
Is Kristen Stewart the Next Maxim Cover Girl?
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Ashley Greene is on this month's cover of Maxim, so could her Twilight costar Kristen Stewart be next in line? Maybe!
"I don't think you can forsee anything Kristen Stewart is gonna do, honestly," Ash said of her famous castmate last night while celebrating at Avenue. "She's very mysterious."
So what does the men's mag say about the possibilty of having K.Stew on the cover?
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