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CNN Solves the Mystery Of Michael Jackson's Ghost
Have you heard about the appearance of Michael Jackson's ghost during Larry King's broadcast from Neverland last Thursday? Plenty of America's most staggering dipshits saw it, so CNN devoted an entire segment on King's show tonight to solving the mystery. More »
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Comment by meechybee: Yes, but no one has explained THIS yet: (painting in Neverland -- from the Bashir video.) 4 Responses | Other threads
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psych
Maybe Ashton Kutcher's Behind This?
NBC's Matt Lauer, CNN's Larry King and ABC's Cynthia McFadden have all been dispatched to the Neverland Ranch to anchor programs tomorrow from the Michael Jackson corpse-viewing that Jackson's family says was never scheduled in the first place. [TV Newser]
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Comment by Queen of the Passive Aggressives: The Jacksons are officially the creepiest family ever. What type of respect is it to have an open casket for... 6 Responses | Other threads
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gossip roundup
Meghan McCain Always Gets What She Wants And She Wants Hillary Duff
Meghan McCain demands the "really hot" Hillary Duff to play her in the movie about her life, Lindsay Lohan is paid big bucks to party, Farrah is laid to rest, Michael Jackson's photographer speaks and Courtney Love suffers from malnutrition. More »
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Comment by bmoreDLJ: Well, we all know who's playing her dad...although he'll have to lose the Canadianian accent: 14 Responses | Other threads
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mixed bag
10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week
Many weeks, we come across stupid stuff on TV that might fall through the cracks. In Mixed Bag, we collect those odds and ends, for a multimedia compilation of pop culture crap. [Jezebel] -
cable news
CNN Diligently Tracking the Movements of Michael Jackson's Dead Body
Certainly you're sitting at home tonight thinking, "I wonder where Michael Jackson's corpse is right now?" Well, luckily for you, CNN is on it baby! More »
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Comment by Senator Sully: So what will become of his body? I mean, you know he had to have had some sort of stipulation... 10 Responses | Other threads
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jon stewart
Jon Stewart to Larry King: 'You're a Degenerate!'
Larry King was the guest on the Daily Show last night promoting his book, My Remarkable Journey. The entire segment consisted mainly of King and Jon Stewart jostling back and forth over whether or not King is truly a degenerate or not. It was great.
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Comment by QADude: Is it just me, or does his hair style sort of look like a mohawk? That hair color makes it... 1 Responses | Other threads
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suspenders of disbelief
The View Ponders Larry King's Sex Life
Baby-making lothario Larry King was on The View today discussing, among other things, the sacred act of doing it. The gals asked him if he still does it, and he said, basically, "No." But don't assume that he needs Viagra! It's just his "get up and go" that's broken..
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Comment by BullfightsOnAcid: When my 'Get Up and Go' has 'Got Up and Went', I hanker for a hunk of cheese. Look a... 6 Responses | Other threads
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crazies
Larry King Shocker: He's Related to Guy Named 'Larry King, Jr.'
You hear about people finding out years after a one-night fling that they have a kid they never met, and you think, "Wild, but I can see how it happened." Then you hear about Larry King's "long lost" son, Larry King Jr., and you think, "Larry King is insane." More »
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Larry King's Backside Heckled by Joy Behar
At least the Twitterati's woes were entertaining today: The mayor of San Francisco talked about butts; Paul Carr named Julia Allison's new scandal and a newspaper editor swore oddly at the difficulty of blogging. More » -
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Shia LaBeouf Has A Small Weiner. Has, Not Is.
Shia LaBeouf codifies a Jewish stereotype, Broadway still hates Jeremy Piven, Larry King lives on despite being 132 and not having Carrie Prejean on his show, and Alicia Keys is dating some rapper guy. More »
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By Foster KamerComment by iplaudius: I’ve heard women and gay men swear passionately that "Jewish guys have small dicks" and "Jewish guys have huge dicks."... 25 Responses | Other threads
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awkward
Levi Johnston's Strangest Moments with Larry King
What happened on Larry King Live last night? Why was Larry panting over and fondling Levi Johnston's tattoo? What was with the creepy "sheep sex in the woods" undertones? More »
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By Ryan TateComment by notsofresh: OK. I don't like this jackass or anything, but the sheep he's talking about aren't Lambchop-type sheep. They're Dall Sheep.... 7 Responses | Other threads
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how things work
Fox News' Clumsy Pundit Emails
All the cable news networks seek pundits willing to act like absurd political caricatures. This keeps Comedy Central in business. But it turns out Fox News is especially dumb and obvious about the practice. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Baroness: I guess Smerconish has wised up after a long career as a torture apologist, constantly excusing human-rights abuses at Abu... 17 Responses | Other threads
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gossip roundup
Tom Cruise To Seduce America's Women By Being Slightly Less of a Jerk
Tom Cruise is trying to get inside the female mind; Joe Francis slipped into women's underwear and Mike Tyson is, once again, overwhelmed with lady attention. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by dell123: Oprah's expression is so high-school-girl. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Larry King's Scoop on Blacks and Lesbians
Trend alert: Did you know it's very "hot" to be black or lesbian right now? We know it's true because CNN coolhunter Larry King, 112, said so. Everyone laughed nervously. More » -
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Reporter Slugs 'The Dude' At Sundance
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner mixed well with the gay former mayor of New Jersey, while a Variety movie reviewer had a much harder time stomaching interaction with the real-life "Dude" from The Big Lebowski. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by VoxPopuli: I didn't know that the Big Lebowski was based on an actual person. I'm somehow disappointed. The Dude is an... 1 Responses | Other threads
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larry king
Larry King To Pregnant Man: 'Do You Feel Gay?'
Larry King's interview with "pregnant man" Thomas Beatie, now expecting his second child, was a new landmark in uncomfortable television. The CNN host asked if Beatie (formerly a woman) "felt gay," if his wife "felt gay," if the pregnancy might violate the U.S. Constitution and then he gave this sort of dissatisfied grunt when wife Nancy tried to say she knew her husband was a man in his heart. Maybe King, having wed seven times, was just jealous that someone has had a more diverse marriage experience than he has. Click the video icon to watch.
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By Ryan TateComment by sparkyl: I'm exasperated by this couples' claim that he is a "pregnant man". He is by all biological aspects a woman,... 8 Responses | Other threads
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rachel maddow
Rachel Maddow Can Afford Television After Ratings Windfall
The plight of sad Rachel Maddow of MSNBC was revealed in the Times this weekend, as expected. The clearly underpaid anchor splits her time between a 275-square-foot tenement in New York and a 140-year-old cabin in a remote corner of Massachusetts, where she is forced to moonlight as garbage hauler. She has no proper shoes, or even a television, so she drinks fermented "sugar-cane juice" and dreams of a bygone "golden age." But things are looking up!
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By Ryan TateComment by llamalash★: Her "companion?" Companion? Hey, how 'bout her partner, her girlfriend, her significant other, her wife (if they choose such titles),... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Rachel Maddow Beats Larry King
"Maddow's averages [on MSNBC] are more than double the final two weeks of Verdict with Dan Abrams." [TVNewser] -
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Checkbook Journalism
A reminder: if you have a particularly awesome clip or photo, you can share in the bounty. At our discretion, we'll offer $5.00 for every thousand views, with payment made to the charity or liquor store of your choice. One recent beneficiary of this pay-per-view scheme is Young Manhattanite's Andrew Krucoff, who dug out that audio last week of a young and drunk Larry King. The former Gawker mascot made $175, which he's donating to the CNN host's cardiac foundation. Send clips in to the usual place, tips@gawker.com. -
from the archives
The Long Lost "Drunk Larry King" Tapes
The mysterious Young Manhattanite writes: For months now I have been looking for a classic clip of Larry King drunk on his radio show that I heard way back in the dawn of the public Internet when my friend downloaded it from a newsgroup. It's NOWHERE online now. My friend finally found the cassette tape he transfered it to back then (yes, a cassette tape!) and redigitized it. After some digging, it appears this recording was made between 1987 and 1994 when his radio and tv shows overlapped. This witching hour call-in segment was called Open Phone America. According to Wikipedia, the phones would open up at 3 a.m. for callers to discuss any topic they pleased with Larry. Give it a good listen. Really picks up halfway through. Update: Transcript below! More »
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By YoungManhattaniteComment by jordanbowen: a friend of mine once told me about how allen ginsberg went on Larry King Live and as larry was... more » | Other threads
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Trophy Case: Four-time Suspenders Aficionado magazine coverboy Larry King is on the offensive after rumors surfaced that he will leave his current wife, Shawn Southwick, after she finishes a stint in rehab. "His PR spokesman told AOL Television exclusively that those stories are not true; King tells us, 'I love her.'" [AOL Television] -
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Presenting The Celebrity Drug Addict Class Of 2008: Which Rehab Alum Is Most Likely To Succeed?
Despite the joyous break in that nasty heat wave and the thorn in Anne Hathaway’s ass having been successfully removed, all is not well in LA today. As the NY Post reports, Larry King’s sixth wife Shawn Southwick King has ‘fessed up to a painkiller addiction, and now Us is confirming that Heather Locklear just checked herself in to an undisclosed treatment center for general craziness. So with the year's halfway point quickly approaching, we decided to check in on this year’s Rehab Class of 2008: those who’ve graduated with honors, the newest students, and the wild card alumni whose success remains a wobbly mystery. More » -
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Larry King's Sixth Wife Detoxing
"Talkmeister Larry King's stunning TV-personality wife, Shawn Southwick King, 48, has gone into rehab for addiction to painkillers." [Post]
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Boy Toys
Ryan Seacrest To Help Sexually Confused 'Bros' Befriend Brody Jenner
There's no use denying that we have had more than a passing interest in reality dating shows for just about as long as we can remember. From watching to Roger Lodge wink his way through Blind Date to finding ourselves hooked into all of the Flavor of Love franchises to our guiltiest moment where we watched a marathon of Shipmates, we had thought we'd seen it all from the genre. But today’s news that King of Television Ryan Seacrest has enlisted Hills boy toy/master nobody Brody Jenner to star in Bromance has officially ruined our ever-weakening belief in these shows doing anything other than harm to our souls. The premise, the challenges, and the overall stench of this upcoming MTV series sounds like, quite possibly, the worst idea in the history of ideas: More » -
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Hollywood Privacywatch: Jeffrey Tambor's Enema-Filled Evening
PrivacyWatch celebrity sightings are submitted by the loyal readers of Defamer. As a few emailers have noted, it took us a few weeks to collect this installment — if you want to see this feature run more frequently, be sure to send in your tips early and often! Submit yours to tips[AT]defamer.com (please put "sighting" or "PrivacyWatch" in the subject line so we don't lose them) and tell everyone about the time you saw "Hey Now" Hank Kingsley (aka Jeffrey Tambor) buying travel-sized saline solution and a "single fleet enema" at Gelson's. More » -
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Denise Richards Deconstructs A Love Gone Sour For Larry King
Bravely taking the Larry King Live lukewarmseat last night to promote her new E! reality series, Denise Richards: I'm Hateful, the actress fielded a barrage of intermittently relevant softballs from the broadcast legend ("Charlie Sheen: Father of your children?...Good guy?...What does he bench press, around?...Iron Man: your kind of movie?...Where do you fall on tofu?"), which she dutifully answered with refreshing candidness. Sadly, she and Sheen are not currently speaking, with Richards relying on her commando-nanny go-between to shuffle their children between the households, deftly avoiding concussion on her mad dash back to the Land Rover at the hands of a Sheen-manned pneumatic tennis-ball cannon. [Larry King Live] More » -
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Ryan Seacrest Maybe Taking Over For 'Close' Friend Larry King
"A source from within CNN says that [American Idol host] Seacrest, who has filled in for his friend Larry King in the past, is involved in 'serious negotiations' to take over Larry King Live around year’s end." Someone is trying to deny Katie Couric her birthright. [The Scoop via Radar] -
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Will Larry King Pass The Softball- Lobbing Torch To Ryan Seacrest?
Despite having secured his future at CNN until 2010, Larry King, who come this November will turn 138, has finally acknowledged the fact that his career might have a finite end. (Even if his legacy does not: His Last Will and Testament contains detailed instructions of the children he expects his wife to bear from the 14 packages of Cryovaced semen he keeps stored in an industrial freezer in his basement.) That said, it's being reported that King is eyeing none other than American Idol's Master of Karaoke-Administrating Ceremonies Ryan Seacrest to fill his legendary seat. From The Scoop: More » -
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Befuddled Old Man Has Own TV Show
Last night on Larry King Live a very old man dropped something, accidentally, and didn't notice. Someone gently pointed it out to him, and he looked down, apparently confused as to how that thing ended up in his lap. Mr. King's contract was recently extended through 2010, and apparently that big old-timey radio mic on the desk is just a prop. -
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Katie Couric's Inevitable Comeback
Katie Couric hit rock bottom this month, starting with talk about an early exit from the CBS Evening News, continuing through to a lost debate-hosting opportunity and the worst ratings week in her show's history, and ending with Larry King's contract renewal for a show Couric had coveted at CNN. Now, at last, the news cycle seems to be turning in Couric's favor. Newsday reports Couric may be able to nab King's time slot: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by bytememehard: Katie should marry Larry, though each proly thinks the other is too old. more » | Other threads
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bad day
Poor Katie
So. Katie Couric's debate was canceled, and her ratings are the lowest ever, and also now Larry King has signed a contract extension with CNN. Through 2010, when he will be 77. That was supposed to be Katie's post-election job! Oh no!
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By PareeneComment by hellosunshine: @paperpusher: I wonder if she's just a royal bitch at work then (i.e. when she was on "Today," at least).... more » | Other threads
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Katie Couric Leaving: Report
After barely 18 months on the job, Katie Couric is reported to be on the verge of leaving CBS. The Evening News anchor is costing her network $15 million per year, and she is likely to exit CBS well before her contract expires in 2011, possibly early next year, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. A parting of ways will mark the embarrassing end to CBS' big bet that viewers wanted to move beyond staid news anchors to sunnier fare, like Couric's fireside interviews and lighthearted banter.
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Jenny McCarthy Calls "Bullshit" On Your "Medical Science"
Larry King had noted medical expert/softcore video star Jenny McCarthy on the program last night to talk about AUTISM. Specifically, how it's caused by VACCINATING YOUR CHILDREN. This is patent conspiratorial nonsense, but it's very popular conspiratorial nonsense. Of course, in a battle between concerned, credulous parents and medical experts, the media will generally frame it as, say, Debate Rages Anew on Vaccine-Autism Link. Faced with a panel of three trained pediatricians, Ms. McCarthy shouted "BULLSHIT" twice. Then Larry put it to an internet poll. Clip after the jump!
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Meet Ashley Dupre's Supposed Pimp
Remember Jason Itzler, the barely-repentant former pimp who explained to a stunned Anderson Cooper why some people pay $5,000 an hour for a hooker? Now he's claiming that, as he was taping the Anderson session, he realized that Eliot Spitzer's hooker Ashley Dupre used to work for him! He didn't say anything to Cooper at the time because he wasn't sure, and in fact he told the anchor of Dupre, "she is not a serious fashion model ... I don't know if her boobs are real or not." But when he got home and looked up Dupre's MySpace profile, Itzler realized he was right, and quickly finagled himself an appearance the next day on top-rated CNN show Larry King Live, where all of a sudden he could not say enough nice things about Dupre. Even credulous King looked like he didn't believe the guy, but if it turns out Itzler is lying and Dupre denies everything, he'll end up with a third day of free publicity for his matchmaking service, DNA Diamonds. Video after the jump. More »
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defamer
Snoop To Larry King: 'I'm on Medical Marijuana as we speak'
We fear that after Snoop's flawless performance as a warm and fuzzy "gangsta" on Larry King this past Friday, the ol' suspendered geezer/legend is gonna call one of his 89 doctors and request some of this "medical marijuana" Snoop waxes silkily about in this clip. In the final moments of the show, King, as usual, saves the only question we actually care about for last: Snoop, what's the deal with you and this 'pot' you continuously speak of? After a stoned-out-of-his-gourd grin, the father of three responds with, "I'm on medical marijuana as we speak." Righteous! We just hope that producers from the Martha Stewart show were watching. After all, can you imagine a more awesome hour of television than Martha and Snoop making and eating a whole plate of pot brownies? More » -
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Snoop And Larry King's Fried Chicken Date Surprisingly Charming
Larry King, the friendly bumbling TV interviewer, goes for grits and chicken wings with rapper Snoop Dogg and schools him on the specifics of an "Arnold Palmer" (no gin but a little juice). Instead of being weird/awkward, it ends up being sort of weird/awesome. Also, Snoop invents a new mocktail. More » -
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Who The Hell Is 'Keith' Ledger? Ask Ben 'Witticombe'
Not surprisingly, the phrase "Heath Ledger" was Google's fastest-rising search term yesterday. The second most buzzy? "Keith Ledger." Who is maybe a video game designer but definitely not a dead leading man. Even HuffPo couldn't get it straight, tagging many of their Ledger posts, including Bonnie Fuller's, with "Keith" instead of "Heath." The blunders weren't limited to the web. On Larry King last night, Daily News gossip columnist and Aussie (Just like Heath! Book him stat!) Ben Widdicombe was identified as "Ben Witticombe," much to his chagrin, we're quite sure. Notice any other bloopers from yesterday's frantic coverage of the actor's death? Let us know.
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By MaggieComment by DorothyMantooth: @MisterHippity: Not to mention Cathy! (p.s. Woody's classic "Isn't that three people?" line from Cheers still cracks me up!) more » | Other threads
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