Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Kenny Ortega Off the Hook in Michael Jackson Wrongful Death Suit

Kenny Ortega, the producer of Michael Jackson's This Is It tour, was just dropped as a defendant in the wrongful death suit filed by Katherine Jackson.
Ortega, along with promoter AEG, Dr. Conrad Murray and others, was accused of making Jackson perform at any cost, and against better judgment.
But Katherine Jackson's lawyer, Kevin Boyle, says that based on new info, the family "determined that Mr. Ortega should not be a defendant."
Michael Jackson and Kenny Ortega
Kenny Ortega directed Michael's posthumous This Is It documentary.
Ortega insisted that if anything, he tried to rein Jackson in and get him to rest, while Murray and others showed reckless disregard for the star's health.
After making the announcement, Boyle added: "The Jackson Family apologizes for any discomfort or inconvenience this may have caused Mr. Ortega."
"Inconvenience" may not be the word we'd choose if sued for the wrongful death of the greatest entertainer of all time, but it gets the point across.

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Brooke Burke is The Naked Mom

Brooke Burke has made a living out of posing nude.
She may have done some other stuff here and there, but her penchant for posing in her birthday suit has sustained the career of this Dancing with the Stars host. Therefore, should we really be surprised that Burke is baring it all once again, this time on the cover of her aptly-titled memoir, "The Naked Mom?"
The Naked Mom
Burke is making the media rounds this week, pushing the book on Good Morning America, Live with Regis and Kelly and The Wendy Williams Show. She told Robin Roberts this morning about one of her challenges as a mother of four:
"There are different things I prefer with different children. I love them all madly, but I think as a mother, you love them differently... What I do successfully with one absolutely fails with another one."
That's great and all, but we're curious why anyone on the planet would care what Brooke Burke has to say about parenting. We barely care about her take on dancing.

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W Magazine Responds to Kontrived Krying of Kim Kardashian

On this week's episode of Kourtney & Kim Take New York, Kim Kardashian pretended to be upset by last year's naked pictorial in W Magazine.
It was a virtuoso performance, capped by Kim crying that she was misled because the photos were "full-on porn" and then stating: "I'm never taking my clothes off again, even if it's for Vogue." We have three responses:
  1. That sucks for Kris Humphries.
  2. This is an example of Kim Kardashian at her best/most nauseating: posing naked, playing a victim and still managing to shill for a company.
  3. We wonder how many takes it took for Kim to make her tears look believable.
W Magazine Cover
W, meanwhile, had a response of its own. The publication released a statement today that reads as ridiculously as Kim sounds:
"In keeping in line with the theme of W Magazine's November Art Issue, Kim Kardashian's cover was conceived as an artistic collaboration with well-known artist Barbara Kruger, and was a meditation on the influence that reality TV has on contemporary culture.
"The inside portfolio documented the career and power of Kim Kardashian as a work of art, using the language of artists like Jeff Koons ... and Gilbert & George."
An artistic collaboration?!? A meditation on reality TV?!? You photographed Kim Kardashian nude because it would bring a lot of attention to your magazine. Man up. Admit it. Move on.

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Charlie Sheen to Resume Filming in a Few Weeks

It looks like Charlie Sheen's time away from the Two and a Half Men set will last just a bit longer than the actor himself did with Kacey Jordan.
Following initial reports that stated Sheen would be holed up in rehab for three months - thereby threatening the rest of this sitcom's season (along with crew member paychecks) - it's since been confirmed that the cocaine-loving star will actually be receiving treatment at home.
Two and a Half Men Photo
As a result, TMZ quotes sources who say Sheen may be back on set with three or four weeks.
An addiction specialist has reportedly told CBS insiders that Charlie could begin filming at that time, meaning the same number of episodes that had been scheduled to run this season will still be wrapped, just under an altered deadline.
Most importantly, no employee will suffer a financial setback due to Sheen's lunacy.

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Gabriel Aubry Responds to Halle Berry, Defends Himself as "Caring Father"

We were meant to bring this amazing little person into the world. And I think that's why we came together. And because of that, we are going to be together forever, all three of us. We are a family until we are not here anymore. - Halle Berry on her split with Gabriel Aubry, August 2010
We may never know what took place between Berry and Aubry over the last few months, but things have gone from amicable to disastrous.
As the parents of two-year old Nahla prepare for a custody battle, the actress took a major shot at her ex yesterday, saying she has "serious concerns" about her child's "well-being" when she's around her father for any extended period of time.
Gabriel Aubry, Daughter
In a statement through his rep, Aubrey has replied:
"While Gabriel is disappointed in Halle’s decision to falsely malign him publicly and for her own purposes, he refuses to be pulled into her dispute over a canceled film production. Gabriel also refuses to air their issues in the press as he believes this may ultimately harm their daughter. The fact is that Gabriel is a caring father who shares custody of Nahla."
Aubry claims Berry turned against him once he began dating other people. At the moment, it's unclear from where Berry's beef with her ex stems.

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