OLA RAY TALKS ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON
http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/hip-hop-media-training/michael-jackson-thriller-girlfriend-ola-ray-grateful-opportunity-191137720.html
OLA RAY TALKS ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON
http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/hip-hop-media-training/michael-jackson-thriller-girlfriend-ola-ray-grateful-opportunity-191137720.html
CELEBRITY NEWS: JUNE 25, 2012
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity
Busy Phillipps (Cougar Town) – 33 years old
La La Vazquez-Anthony (MTV’s Total Rquest Live) – 33 years old
Linda Cardellini (ER) – 37 years old
Jason Lewis (Sex And The City) – 41 years old
Angela Kinsey (The Office) – 41 years old
George Michael – 49 years old
Ricky Gervais – 51 years old
Sonia Sotomayor (U.S. Supreme Court) – 58 years old
Jimmie Walker (Good Times) – 63 years old
Carly Simon – 67 years old
June Lockhart (Lassie) – 87 years old
FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 6/25/12)
DISCOVERY: Mobster Confessions (Premiere) at 9pm
TV ONE: Unsung: Sly & The Family Stone (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY FIT & HEALTH: Diagnosis: Dead or Alive (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: Extreme Couponing (Finale) at 10pm
Today is the third anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death (8/29/58 – 6/25/09).
On Saturday, longtime Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after suffering a mild heart attack. Paula Askansas, a Sony Television spokesperson said Trebek is expected to make a full recovery and back on the job when Jeopardy! begins production on a new season next month. While Trebeck was in the hospital Saturday, Jeopardy! won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show. Trebek has served as host of the game show for 28 years.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Marc Cherry’s latest drama series, Devious Maids was picked up by Lifetime, where the network ordered the project to series for 2013 with 13 episodes. Devious Maids, which was previously a pilot project at ABC, is about five maids who possess ambition and dreams of their own while they work for the rich and famous in Beverly Hills. The drama stars Ana Ortiz, Judy Reyes, Dania Ramirez, Roselyn Sanchez, Edy Ganem, Grant Show, Brianna Brown, Rebecca Wisocky, Tom Irwin, Marianna Klaveno, Brett Cullen, Drew Van Acker and former soap star Susan Lucci. Devious Maids is based on the Mexican telenovela Ellas son la Alegria del Hogar and is produced by ABC Studios with Cherry serving as EP along with Sabrina Wind, Eva Longoria, Paul McGuigan, Larry Shuman, David Lonner, John Mass, Paul Presburger and Michael Garcia.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The premiere for MTV’s upcoming comedy, The Inbetweeners has been scheduled for August 20 at 1030p. The series is based on a popular British show by the same name.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MTV bowed the Jersey Shore spin-off series Snooki & JWoww last Thursday with 2.4 million total viewers and delivered a 1.1 rating among A18-49. MTV’s first Jersey Shore spin-off show featuring Pauly D drew in 2.9 million total viewers when it debuted last March.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC’s musical drama Smash is adding Jennifer Hudson in a multi-episode arc for the second season. Hudson will portray Veronica Moore, a Tony-winning Broadway star who plays an important role in the lives of Karen (Katharine McPhee) and Ivy (Megan Hilty). Hudson’s role will be introduced in the season two premiere which will debut in midseason. Hudson won a supporting actress Academy Award for her role in the musical film Dreamgirls.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Brave – $66.7 million
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – $20.2 million
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – $16.5 million
Prometheus – $10 million
Snow White And The Huntsman – $8 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
TONY PARKER SUES W.I.P. CLUB FOR $20 MILLION FOR CHRIS BROWN & DRAKE BRAWL
http://www.tmz.com/2012/06/22/tony-parker-lawsuit-20-million-dollars-drake-chris-brown-nightclub-fight/
KATY PERRY TALKS INCLUDING RUSSELL BRAND SPLIT IN DOCUMENTARY
http://www.accesshollywood.com/katy-perry-talks-including-split-in-documentary-you-dont-have-to-lay-down-and-die_article_66429
AARON JOHNSON & SAM TAYLOR-WOOD TIE THE KNOT
http://www.accesshollywood.com/aaron-johnson-22-weds-director-sam-taylor-wood-45_article_66419
DAVID WALTON & MAJANDRA DELFINO WELCOME A DAUGHTER
http://www.accesshollywood.com/former-bent-star-david-walton-and-wife-majandra-delfino-welcome-baby-girl_article_66412
CELEBRITY NEWS: JUNE 22, 2012
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity
Jai Rodriguez (Queer Eye) – 33 years old
Donald Faison (Scrubs) – 38 years old
Alicia Goranson (Roseanne) – 38 years old
Carson Daly (MTV’s Total Request Live) – 39 years old
Mary Lynn Rajskub (24) – 41 years old
Kurt Warner (former St. Louis Rams Quaterback) – 41 years old
Amy Brenneman (Private Practice) – 48 years old
Tracy Pollan (Family Ties) – 52 years old
Cyndi Lauper – 59 years old
Meryl Streep – 63 years old
Lindsay Wagner (Bionic Woman) – 63 years old
Kris Kristofferson – 76 years old
FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 6/22/12)
DISCOVERY NETWORK: Deadly Seas (Finale) at 9pm
(SATURDAY 6/23/12)
SCIENCE: Oddities: San Francisco (Premiere) at 9pm
(SUNDAY 6/24/12)
OWN: Oprah’s Next Chapter: The Kardashians (Part 2) (Premiere) at 8pm
COOKING: Hidden Eats, USA (Premiere) at 8pm
HBO: The Newsroom (Premiere) at 10pm
TNT: The Great Escape (Premiere) at 10pm
VH1: Tough Love (Finale) at 9pm
TLC: Sister Wives (Finale) at 10pm
A little more than a year after taking over the co-host position on NBC’s Today vacated by Meredith Vieira, apparently Ann Curry will be replaced though she is currently in negotiations to remain with the network in some capacity. Speculation on Curry’s departure from the morning show was first reported in The New York Times. This news is not official from NBC nor has a replacement for Curry on Today been named though reportedly Savannah Guthrie, who presently is Today’s news anchor and co-host of the 9a third hour of Today is being considered.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Yesterday, the Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, threw out the FCC sanctions against ABC and FOX, the networks involved in fleeting profanity and nudity cases. The Supreme Court said the FCC did not provide fair notice to broadcasters that they were taking a firmer stance with their indecency enforcement policy. The high court also did not offer more clarity if such cases violate the First Amendment’s free-speech protections. This decision leaves the FCC’s indecency enforcement policy in limbo where they are currently dealing with more than a million indecency complaints that have been filed since the litigation started.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Since its launch more than eight years ago, TV One is introducing a new brand identity over the summer months. The network will unveil a new logo, new tagline: Where Black Life Unfolds and a new on-air graphics and packaging designed to fit the network’s mission and programming. TV One’s new branding campaign will launch on-air and coincide with the premiere of the new series R&B Divas on August 20 at 10p. The series tells the current and true stories of five R&B stars: Faith Evans, Nicci Gilbert, Monifah Carter, Syleena Johnson and Keke Wyatt. TV One launched in January 2004 and presently reaches more than 57.3 million households with its variety of real-life and entertainment original programming, classic series, movies and music “designed to entertain, inform and inspire a diverse audience of adult African American viewers.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
On Wednesday, ABC Family launched its new original comedy series Baby Daddy at 830p which drew in 1.7 million total viewers as well as 935,000 with A18-49 and 619,000 among A18-34.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TV Land’s new original sitcom The Soul Man premiered Wednesday night at 10p with a 1.0 rating and 1.0 million viewers among A25-54 and averaged more than 1.9 million total viewers. Following at 1030p, the second season launch of The Exes delivered a 0.7 rating and 707,000 with A25-54 as well as an average of 1.2 million total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Former American Idol runner-up Jessica Sanchez will join FOX’s Glee in a multi-episode arc for the show’s fourth season. No details on Sanchez’ character has been released though she will likely begin her stint at the midway point of the new season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Brave (Animated) – Kelly MacDonald, Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly, Julie Walters, Kevin McKidd
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jimmi Simpson
Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World – Kiera Knightley Adam Brody, Steve Carrell, Connie Britton, Rob Corddry
To Rome With Love (Limited Release) – Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Allen, Ellen Page, Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni
NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday June 22, 2012
Grand Central Summer Festival – 43rd St. from Lexington to 3rd Ave.
Saturday June 23, 2012
BAMRA Bleecker Street Festival – from Broadway to 6th Ave.
6th Ave. Summerfest – from 34th St. to 42nd St.
Sunday June 24, 2012
Times Square Block Party – 46th St. from Broadway to 8th Ave.
Bronx Week 3rd Ave. Festival – from 149th to 153rd St.
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $55 million
Participating States: New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $60 million.
Powerball is played in 41 states.
JESSICA CAPSHAW WELCOMES HER THIRD CHILD
http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/06/21/jessica-capshaw-christopher-gavigan-welcome-daughter-poppy-james/