Wild Animal Pees All Over Fran Drescher's Tawk Show
Looks like Fran Drescher chose the wrong time to take the plastic off the couch. Animal trainer, Dave Salmoni stopped by with his Kinkajou, which peed all over him. Fran of course, used this to try and get him naked.
Matt Damon Is Disappeared from Fourth Bourne Movie
Where did he go? Nobody knows. Also today: a fitting role for Al Pacino, a new enemy for Spider-Man, some bad Fran Drescher news, and an update about everyone's favorite two-namer, Kris Kristofferson.
'Melodic and Mellifluous' Queens Accent Is Dying
Linguists say Queens' dialect has disappeared, seamlessly absorbed into the roiling pit of grotesque guttural utterances of New York at large. Fran Drescher begs to differ. No, seriously, that "melodious and mellifluous" quote is from her. [NYDN, Image: Getty]
The Kingdom of St. Jetersburg: Derek Jeter's Awesome Sex Palace of Shagged Balls.
Derek Jeter: planning on sexing Minka Kelly in all 62 rooms of St. Jetersburg. Sandra Bullock's new look: chola. Anna Wintour: apartment shopping for spawn. Diddy and Jay-Z: alone with caviar? Alec Baldwin: apocalyptic. Presenting your Sunday Morning Gossip Roundup!
Happy Birthday
Queens' very own Fran Drescher turns 52 today. Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard is turning 34. Jenna Elfman is 38. Monica Bellucci is turning 45. Phish's Trey Anastasio turns 45. Elie Wiesel, the Nobel-winning author and Holocaust survivor, is 81. PR veteran Bobby Zarem is turning 73. Money manager Marty Whitman…
The 9/11 Anniversary, President Obama & Twitter
• Today's awkward cable moments: CNN reported this morning that the Coast Guard opened fire on a boat on the Potomoc. (Not true.) And the geniuses at MSNBC thought it would be a really neat idea to once again commemorate 9/11 by re-airing its coverage from the fateful morning. Thanks, guys.
• Fran Drescher is in…
Gisele's Bump, The Fashion of War, The CFDA Meet-Up
• Gisele Bundchen's baby bump was retouched out of London Fog's fall ad campaign. But if you're absolutely dying to see it, the new issue of People seems to deliver. [WWD, Cut, F'gie]
• WWI influenced fashion. So did WWII. And Vietnam. So why is it that we're not seeing the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq reflected on…
Fran Drescher Gets Around
My experience following celebrity Twitters has shown that it's usually an exercise in crushing disappointment, often leading one to loathe the celebrity Twitter-er with the intensity of a million white-hot suns, but this is endearing.
Pulitzer Winners, New Books & New Talk Shows
• The 2009 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced today. [Pulitzer.org]
• It's been six years since the release of The Da Vinci Code, but Knopf says Dan Brown's latest, The Lost Symbol, will hit stores in September. [AP]
• Hollywood agencies Endeavor and William Morris appear to have cemented a merger, although an…
The Wednesday Party Report
The Savannah College of Art and Design held its Style Etoile Awards at the James Cohan Gallery on Monday night. The evening's honorees included Russell Simmons, Amanda Burden, Cornelia Guest, Robin Givhan, and William Ivey Long (left), and attendees at the event included Cynthia Rowley, Agnes Gund, Michael Fink,…
Spotted
Cameron Diaz getting in a cab ... Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Ocleppo walking out of a restaurant on Madison ... Alec Baldwin arriving at JFK ... Sarah Jessica Parker leaving her townhouse on Charles Street ... Katie Holmes standing on the set of The Extra Man in Chelsea ... Fran Drescher leaving the Empire Hotel ... Ed…
Mary-Kate's Miami Drama, LiLo Snuggles with Sean
♦ Mary-Kate Olsen was "acting very oddly" during her stay in Miami for Art Basel. After getting into a fight with Kirsten Dunst at a party at the Delano on Wednesday night, MK—who "looked like she had not brushed her hair in a week"—spent the weekend drinking, chain-smoking, and hanging out with boyfriend Nate…
It's Senator Fran Drescher
Happy Birthday
Celebrating birthdays today: Veteran publicist Bobby Zarem (left) is 72. Legendary money manager Marty Whitman is 84. Hedge fund billionaire Israel Englander is 60. Elie Wiesel is 80. Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard is 33. Actress Lacey Chabert is 26. Fran Drescher is turning 51. Jenna Elfman is 37. Phish's…
J-Lo, J-Hud and Dems Playing Poker: A 'Defamer Decides' Round-Up
How does the slowest industry news week of the year suddenly become a busy one at Defamer? Simple: Just add a Washington bureau! However, since we entered grueling negotiations last week to bring Victoria Jackson aboard as our full-time bureau chief and ideological consultant, we've fallen behind on a list of…
Rosie O'Donnell and Fran Drescher To Inadvertently Save Book Industry
Your mournful, desperate prayers have been answered. Big fat loudmouth Rosie O'Donnell is working on a sitcom with big Botoxed loudmouth (and Nanny) Fran Drescher. All that's been spilled about the show is that it's about three best friends. People on Rosie's blog seem quite excited about watching a half hour of…
