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Will and Kate Overwhelmed by 60,000 Fan Letters—and One, er, Flattering Tribute from Today
You love them. You really love them.
It's been six months since Kate Middleton waved goodbye to her life as a commoner (happy anniversary!) and it seems that royal well-wishers are almost as happy for the couple as Kate and Prince William themselves, as it emerged today that the newlyweds have been positively drowning in fan letters and cards, having received roughly 60,000 pieces of correspondence since their wedding day.
Those subjects aren't just loyal—they're positively gushing. And as proven by the Today show this morning, that holds true on both sides of the pond.
Brad Pitt Talks Commentgate: "I Can't Say Something Nice About Angie Without Jen Being Drug In"
Brad Pitt knows the game. But that doesn't mean he likes it.
Despite already attempting to clarify himself once before (without much luck, it would seem), in a sitdown with the Today show airing Thursday, the Moneyball star again attempted to clear up the controversy that resulted after some reading comprehension-challenged factions thought (or maybe just hoped) he was calling ex-wife Jennifer Aniston dull.
So, after his second media strike, he stepped up to the plate with Matt Lauer. What did he have to say this time?
Farewell Foul! Kate Gosselin Clarifies After Calling Non-Reality-TV Life "Mediocre"
Kate Gosselin sure went out with a bang yesterday.
Not just because the series finale of Kate Plus 8 provoked its fair share of tears and "aw" as viewers were treated to copious montages showing the eight Gosselin kids through the years.
No, the bang came from the divorced mom—who has publicly admitted being a bit terrified about what her future holds now that the cameras are off after seven years—suggesting that earning money the non-reality-TV way is "mediocre."
OK, here's what Kate told Matt Lauer on Today yesterday, followed by what she says she really meant:
Hugh Grant: Rupert Murdoch "Terrified" Police and Politicos, Talks Possible 9/11 Phone-Hacking Victims
If it were up to Hugh Grant, there'd be an awfully big investigation.
The British heartthrob, who helped police bring down a former News of the World editor by taping their conversation about illegal eavesdropping, offered up his thoughts on the phone-hacking scandal that has engulfed Rupert Murdoch's media empire.
In an interview with Matt Lauer on Wednesday morning's Today, the 50-year-old Grant admits it's "terrifying" to see the extent to which Murdoch's minions at News of the World and possibly other publications have gone to get inside dirt on celebrities such as himself, musicians and politicians.
EXCLUSIVE!
Lindsay Lohan's Publicist: I Pulled the Plug on Matt Lauer's Interview
Aside from making some serious Beezid cash in the luxury of her own home, Lindsay Lohan has been doing all kinds of interviews during her house arrest. Except one.
Reports claim that the young starlet "shut down" a Matt Lauer interview for Today right before it started yesterday, but E! News finds out that's only partially true...
It's a Brand-New Today as Ann Curry Makes Her Cohost Debut
Out with the old and in with the new. That is, if you can call someone who's been with Today for as long as Ann Curry has, new.
Nevertheless, there she was this morning, sitting alongside Matt Lauer and making her official debut as the morning show's cohost following Meredith Vieira's departure yesterday after five years on the job.
Meredith Vieira Says Goodbye After Five Years of Today
The Today show is now officially yesterday's news for Meredith Vieira.
After five years cohosting the NBC morning show alongside Matt Lauer, Vieira delivered her last round of news this morning, in an emotional (and potentially viral) send-off that paid tribute to her half-decade on the show.
EXCLUSIVE!
Meredith Vieira's Today Show Sendoff? Pizza Party!
Meredith Vieira admits her exit from the Today show is bitter sweet.
"I will miss the group," the news anchor recently told us at the 36th Annual Gracie Awards in Beverly Hill. "It's a phenomenal group of people."
But one thing she will not miss about being part of the hit NBC morning show?
Meredith Vieira: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow-ish
The Today show is about to become yesterday's news for Meredith Vieira.
In an announcement that should shock—oh, approximately no one—the morning show anchor today confirmed the worst-kept secret in Hollywood 30 Rock and announced she would be ending her five-year tenure in just a few weeks' time.
Will Ann Curry Replace Meredith Vieira on Today?
Well, it's not a total shocker.
As the countdown to Meredith Vieira's Today show exit continues, there's now word on who her replacement might be.







