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Chaz Bono's Sex-Change Show a No-Go?
Chaz Bono isn't letting some extra attention get in the way of living his life. Chaz stepped out yesterday with his hottie GF, Jennifer, and soaked up congrats on the sex change from everyone around him. Jeez, with all this newfound buzz surrounding Bono, you'd think there'd be tons of interest in a reality show about Cher's daughter becoming her son. Like the type we told ya about when we first broke the news that C.B. was switching sexes. But alas, there's not a desire for a show at all, asserts C.B.'s reps. Of course, we hear otherwise.
So what's the real reason there's currently no announced Chaz Bono reality show?
Chastity Bono to Become a Man—Big Surprise!
Which is more shocking: That Chastity Bono plans to become a man, or that Cher's rep lied about her client not shopping around a reality show on the ordeal?
TMZ today confirms the semi-stunning news that Chastity has decided to undergo a sex-change operation. Too fab! (Of course, we reported this two months ago, but whatever, right?) Just glad Chastity is happy and...
Cher and Adam: Forgive Me, for I Have Sinned
OK, maybe I take one back: Cher. Yesterday, I noted that Cher was sniffing around Christina Aguilera's debut film, Burlesque, in which C.A. will play a novice singer at a nightclub, one possibly to be run by the Oscar-winning Cher). I immediately went to town on Cher's hotness factor, saying, well, that maybe professional bitch-eater Cathy Zeta-Jones would be better suited for the diva role.
In that same morning, I had earlier twittered that Adam Lambert's Count Dracula thing on Idol the previous night was a bit much for my taste—and that I thought Kris Allen killed it, opening-number wise, by being so humpy and accessible and real.
Fast-forward to flurries of complaints—the most heated being about gay icon Cher: "Ted, how dare you?" screamed Mikey. "You need to turn in your homo card to the front office right now! Cher could act rings around that little girl! Cher's name on top of the billboard will guarantee the box office, not Christina's. Shame on you! Apostate! Heretic! You need to go to Fire Island and reflect on your sins."
The Adam protectors were somewhat less at gale-force, but not by much: "Gasp!" twittered @damarselias right back at my ass. "Adam should win! Man. Adam rocked! Kris was OK, though. But Adam should still win!"
OK, I get it. Both Cher and Adam (already, stunningly) have sizeable loads of die-hard fans. I don't doubt either figure's art—not in the least. And I'll go even further on the Cher factor: I, in a way, was buying into the misogynistic notion that an older gal can't be a vital part of a happening pic starring a younger talent, and well, that's just crap.
Streep completely stole it from Hathaway in Devil Wears Prada, remember? Cher could kill this movie, too, should she decide to. So do it, babe!
(But I ain't budgin' one bit on that damn vampire coat Lambert was wearing. That's R. Pattz's department, Adam, not yours.)
Exclusive
Anatomy of a Rumor: The Chastity and Cher Show?
In L.A., weekends are for exercising, gossiping and seeing old friends. Often all at the same time—just as they were this past Saturday with a network television studio head and his good friend, also a major player.
Studio Head's huffing and puffing working out next to Big Attorney and some other obnoxiously overpaid types. They're really going at it. In between extreme physical exertions, you will not believe what outta control Cher and Chastity Bono goss was dropped.
And it was not said in jest, trust:



