December 07, 2004 |
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
CBS has tapped former Drew Carey co-star Craig Ferguson as Craig Kilborn's successor on The Late Late Show, per The Hollywood Reporter. The British funnyman beat out fellow contenders Damien Fahey, D.L. Hughley, Michael Ian Black and a certain TV Guide columnist who couldn't even land a pity audition. But he's not bitter. |
PARIS IS PURGING
Paris Hilton is coming clean to Barbara Walters about her infamous video sexscapade with ex-boyfriend Richard Salomon. In an interview for Walters' 10 Most Fascinating People of 2004 special (Wednesday, 9 pm/ET on ABC), the Simple Life star admitted that she "was in love" with Salomon, adding that the scandal "was [very painful]. I was so embarrassed for all my teenage fans and my younger fans. I thought it was over." Yeah, I thought so, too. |
GOOD AS GOLDBLUM
Jeff Goldblum will guest-star on Will & Grace later this month as Karen's old nemesis and Grace's new flame, USA Today reports. And in January, Lily Tomlin kicks off a stint as Will's new boss. |
BAND REUNITED
After a five-year hiatus, Motley Crue is reuniting for a world tour. The 60-city North American leg kicks off in February in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and ends the morning after the first overdose. |
DELAYED
Opening statements in Robert Blake's murder trial, which were set to begin Monday, have been pushed back two weeks after Blake's defense attorney reported his laptop stolen. The computer was said to contain the "heart and soul" of the case, not to mention two lost Baretta episodes and tons of porn. |
NEXT MOVE
Julianne Moore is in talks to star opposite Nicolas Cage in the sci-fi thriller Next, Variety reports. Moore would play a federal agent who's looking for people who can help predict terrorist acts. Turns out, Cage is one of those people. |
THAT'S INCREDIBLE
Disney's The Incredibles landed a field-best 16 nods for the 32nd Annual Annie Awards, handed out Jan. 16 in Los Angeles. It'll face off against Shrek 2, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie for best 'toon pic. |
CHEESE LOVERS, REJOICE!
Leonardo DiCaprio's "I'm the king of the world!" shout-out from Titanic was named the cheesiest movie moment of all time, according to a just-released UK survey. Patrick Swayze's "Nobody puts Baby in the corner" rant from Dirty Dancing was No. 2, followed by Andie McDowell's "Is it still raining? I hadn't noticed" line from Four Weddings And A Funeral and Demi Moore's "Ditto" ditty from Ghost. I'm sorry, but J.Lo's "Come on, gobble, gobble" crack from Gigli was robbed! |
SHORT CUTS
With a $20 million per-film paycheck, Julia Roberts held the top spot on The Hollywood Reporter's annual list of cinema's highest-salaried actresses... CBS has renewed The Young and the Restless for five more years... THQ Wireless has inked a deal with Lucasfilm to develop exclusive Star Wars content for cell phones. |
NOW THE WEST MIGHT WIN
Kanye West may have gone home from the American Music Awards without striking gold, but that doesn't seem likely to happen at the Grammys: When the nominations were announced earlier today, the rapper scored 10 of 'em — more than even Usher and Alicia Keys, who netted eight each. The "My Boo" singers will compete in the album of the year category not only with West but also with the late, great Ray Charles, who received seven nods. Bringing up the rear of 2004's most-celebrated acts is Green Day, up for six statuettes, among them one for record of the year (for "American Idiot"). |
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