Katharine McPhee Is Smashing
Unless you died on or around Thanksgiving, NBC has beat you over the head with promos for Smash starring Katherine McPhee. I had planned to live tweet the premiere last night because I wanted to feel…
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RHOBH’s Taylor Armstrong Fires Back At Sister-In-Law; Says Russell Loved Being In The Media & Talks Abuse
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong appeared on NBC’s The Today Show this morning during which she openly discussed her book, the alleged abuse by deceased husband Russell Armstrong, and fired back at her sister-in-law Laurie Kelsoe, who most recently called her a gold-digging liar.
First, Russell’s sister Laurie also spoke to the Today Show, stating Russell always denied ever abusing Taylor. Laurie then stated she wanted to know why Taylor is releasing her tell-all memoir… now that Russell is no longer here to defend himself.
The Today Show co-host Savannah Guthrie posed that question to Taylor who responded: “I don’t feel that his sister has much knowledge of what went on in our relationship. The last time I saw her, we had just taken her out of rehab for Meth. And she had been a Meth addict for about five years, and we were married for about six. So I’m not really sure that she had her finger on the pulse of what was going on.”
When asked if she ever considered not making the gruesome abuse details public, Taylor said: “I absolutely thought of that. You know, what should I do, what to write? What not? But those really raw moments are what’s going to allow me to make a conversation that could end up hopefully helping somebody else out there. I got out way too late and I’m hoping by others hearing my story, they might decide to get out sooner.”
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Taylor continued: “You know I went as far as taking a polygraph test just to try and prove to him that I never had an affair on him. But he just had this constant paranoia. And as they were unstrapping me from the polygraph test, I thought why am I taking a polygraph for someone I love? But I was so desperate to keep it together that I would have gone to any extreme.”
When asked about her lowest point in the marriage, Taylor alleged it was when Russell “knocked my jaw out of the socket.” She added: “I would say whenever I was on my knees over a toilet with my jaw not in the place that it was supposed to be, there was saliva running out of my mouth and I was thinking to myself, ‘How am I not going to call an ambulance. How am I going to protect him? I don’t want him to go to jail. What do I do if I can’t get my jaw back in place?’ Just being over a toilet and feeling like the only thing I could think of was forget my jaw, I just want to protect him.”
Taylor once again stated she did the RHOBH reality show because she thought the cameras would protect her from the abuse. When asked if Russell was against her doing the show, Taylor said: “No no, he loved it. He loved being in the media. He would wake up everyday and go to his Blackberry. The first thing he would do is look at his Google Alerts with his name in it. He really loved seeing his name in the news. That’s just kind of the person he was.”
Taylor also insists that she still loves Russell despite it all. “I love him to this day and I miss him terribly.”
Taylor’s new book — “Hiding From Reality: My Story of Love, Loss Finding the Courage Within” — is scheduled to be released tomorrow.
Meanwhile Russell’s lawyer Ronald Richards sent out this interesting tweet last week: “The only way Taylor Armstrong can prove Russell A. battered her is by releasing her medical records that coincide with her plastic surgery.”
Ronald also tweeted this today: “It is not a coincidence that Taylor never filed a FALSE police report / decl. in her divorce she was a victim of DV. It is a crime to do so.” The video of Taylor’s interview is below.
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Harry Shum Jr. Talks ‘Glee’ Michael Jackson Episode: Kevin McHale Will ‘Blow People Away’
“Glee” and Michael Jackson fans are eagerly awaiting tonight’s episode which will celebrate the music of the late pop star and Harry Shum Jr. says Kevin McHale, in particular, is going to wow the audience.
“You’ll see [Kevin] dancing,” Harry told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Tuesday’s Access Hollywood Live, referring to Kevin’s Artie character, who is in a wheelchair.
“Kevin is what is going to blow people away,” the 29-year-old explained. “He’s dancing!”
Harry told Billy and Kit that he and Kevin – both huge fans of Jackson – were instrumental in helping to shape tonight’s episode.
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“Ryan [Murphy] was like, ‘Anyone who has any ideas for the Michael [episode], come tell us,” he said. “We were like, ‘OK cool, we’ll make a list.’ And [Ryan] was like, ‘Actually, you’re going to come pitch it to the writers. We had like two minutes to put it together and [we had] this whole PDF file… we made CDs for all the writers.”
And though Harry – who will be performing “Scream” with Kevin tonight – is known for his fancy footwork, the skilled dancer admitted that he was scared to take on Jackson’s moves.
“All of us [were nervous]! Even me!” he told Billy and Kit. “It’s scary. He has legions of fans. We wanted to do it justice and I think we were able to give our spice to it, the ‘Glee’ version of it.”
VIEW THE PHOTOS: Gorgeous ‘Glee’ Gal Lea Michele
“Glee’s” “Michael” episode airs tonight on FOX at 8 PM ET/PT.
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Harry Shum Jr. Talks ‘Glee’ Michael Jackson Episode
First Published: January 31, 2012 2:04 PM EST Credit: Access Hollywood
Caption Harry Shum Jr. appears on Access Hollywood Live on January 31, 2012
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — “Glee” and Michael Jackson fans are eagerly awaiting tonight’s episode which will celebrate the music of the late pop star and Harry Shum Jr. says Kevin McHale, in particular, is going to wow the audience.
“You’ll see [Kevin] dancing,” Harry told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Tuesday’s Access Hollywood Live, referring to Kevin’s Artie character, who is in a wheelchair.
“Kevin is what is going to blow people away,” the 29-year-old explained. “He’s dancing!”
Harry told Billy and Kit that he and Kevin – both huge fans of Jackson – were instrumental in helping to shape tonight’s episode.
“Ryan [Murphy] was like, ‘Anyone who has any ideas for the Michael [episode], come tell us,” he said. “We were like, ‘OK cool, we’ll make a list.’ And [Ryan] was like, ‘Actually, you’re going to come pitch it to the writers. We had like two minutes to put it together and [we had] this whole PDF file… we made CDs for all the writers.”
And though Harry – who will be performing “Scream” with Kevin tonight – is known for his fancy footwork, the skilled dancer admitted that he was scared to take on Jackson’s moves.
“All of us [were nervous]! Even me!” he told Billy and Kit. “It’s scary. He has legions of fans. We wanted to do it justice and I think we were able to give our spice to it, the ‘Glee’ version of it.”
“Glee’s” “Michael” episode airs tonight on FOX at 8 PM ET/PT.
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Michael Jackson’s Children Talk Cirque’s ‘Immortal World Tour’: Michael ‘Would Have Been Proud’
First Published: December 5, 2011 2:32 PM EST Credit: Access Hollywood
Caption Will Paris Prince Jackson Follow In Their Famous Father’s Footsteps?
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Michael Jackson’s children believe their late father would have loved “Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour” from Cirque Du Soleil, which they attended the opening of over the weekend at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
“He admired the Cirque Du Soleil people, the acrobats, because they can convey a story through their body and emotions through the way they act,” Prince Michael, 14, told Access Hollywood on Saturday. “I think he’d be very proud that they made a show out of his legacy.”
“He would have been proud, and he would have loved to be here to see it,” Paris, 13, added.
The show, which just opened in Las Vegas, and will head to various stops across the country through August 2012, was an impressive feat, according to the late King of Pop’s brood.
“All of the acts are just completely amazing and very creative,” Paris said. “I love the gates of Neverland. When I first saw that, it brought tears to my eyes. It was amazing.
“I grew up in Neverland, and it’s just like, bringing back memories,” she added.
Prince admitted his favorite part of the show was one many others are also likely to enjoy.
“I like the ‘Thriller’ part,” he said. “It’s fun — they come out with the bat suits and everything. I also like the light up jackets for ‘Billie Jean.’ It’s really cool with the lights and stuff.”
Inspired by their dad, the children said they do plan to eventually pursue careers in entertainment.
“Acting,” Paris said.
“All possibilities are open for us right now,” Prince Michael added.
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