Kanye who? The memory of the 2009 MTV VMAs faded fast, but happenings on the small screen continued to dominate the news this past week, from Sunday's Emmy Awards to Mackenzie Phillips' Oprah revelation to Obama on Letterman to the delightfulness that was the three-night premiere of Dancing With the Stars (and just when you figured that show had to be tapped out).
Here's a rundown from the past seven days:
5. The trial of two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from John Travolta and Kelly Preston in the wake of their 16-year-old son's death kicked off in the Bahamas. Travolta took the stand and talked emotionally about the day Jett died, recalling the moment when they discovered him unconscious. Very tragic.
6. Where did Anna Nicole Smith meet these people? Court records show that a California pharmacist refused to fill an order faxed in by Smith's psychiatrist, who's now charged with 11 felonies for allegedly plying the late model with drugs, calling it "pharmaceutical suicide." The shrink and another physician have also been accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with their patient. Dr. Sandeep Kapoor says he's gay and the allegation is therefore ridiculous. And Howard K. Stern is now facing more charges than before.
7. Here's the first look at This Is It, featuring footage from Michael Jackson's rehearsals for the comeback that was never to be. What do you think about all this hoopla? Too much? It's not as if he's as overexposed as Megan Fox or anything.
8. The Awful Truth continues to be your onestop shop for all things interesting, sizzling and snarky in the Twilight Saga world. Some of the latest: Breaking Dawn's screenwriter is set; Security on the Eclipse set is too tight for Ted...Kellan Lutz bagged some swag; Alec Baldwin doesn't seem to want Rob Pattinson on 30 Rock, but SNL will take him.
9. Randy and Evi Quaid may have always been weird (don't know, Dennis gets most of the press), but now they're suspected felons after allegedly blowing off a $10,000 luxury-hotel bill. Not the behavior we would have expected from Clark Griswold's
10. Newsflash: President Barack Obama was a hoot on Letterman...NCIS and its spinoff premiered big...Heroes did not...The Beautiful Life got the ax...Michael Jackson's former rabbi was quite the conversation-recorder...Jennifer Morrison's leaving House...Everyone but Goldblum is leaving Law & Order: Criminal Intent...Martha Stewart apologized to Jessica Simpson for her female-dog comment...Julie Chen and Les Moonves welcomed a little one...As did Ellen Pompeo...And Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr....Zoey Deschanel tied the knot...Anne Heche won't marry her baby daddy...Neither will Jude Law's baby mama...The Hoff had a health scare...So did Scott Weiland...Joe Francis avoided both jail and having to host Lamar Odom's bachelor party...Jayde sued Joe over the Jenner deal...Eric and Rebecca sued over the naked tape thing...Paparazzi sued Gisele and Tom Brady because they got shot at...KISS, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Genesis are among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees...Titanic's coming back in 3-D...Jaclyn Smith made news and didn't make news at the same time...Jewel has an unfortunately intrepid fan...Everyone should be Suri Cruise's fan.
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