Whitney Houston on Oprah

Whitney Houston spoke candidly with Oprah Winfrey during an interview with the talk show queen.

She went into detail about the abuse she endured while married to Brown. She claims he was very emotionally abusive. She claims that in one instance he actually spit on her, and that provoked her to hit him over the head with a phone, drawing blood. She says their daughter, Bobbi Kristina, was coming down the stairs at the time and saw everything.

Watch Whitney tell Oprah that Bobby Brown spit on her.’

She admits that she loved her husband, even going on to say that they had a lot of sex (ew, nice visual) and that loving him was her real addiction.

Whitney admitted that her life took a turn for the worse after her starring role in the film, The Bodyguard. That’s when, she says, she really started abusing drugs. Although she used cocaine and pot before the film it wasn’t all the time. But once her film, The Preacher’s Wife came out, she was drugging daily. She never admitted to smoking crack, but did say she was free-basing.

She credits her mother, Cissy Houston, with saving her. She says her mother showed up at her doorstep with a court junction telling her it was either rehab or giving up her dream.

“One day my mother came to my house. She walks in with these sheriffs and she says, ‘I have a court junction [sic] here. Either you’re gonna do it my way or we’re just not gonna do this at all. We’re both gonna go on TV and you’re gonna retire. This is not worth it.’”

She adds that Bobby was home at the time but momma Cissy wasn’t having any of him.

“She said, ‘If you move, Bobby, they’re gonna take you down. Don’t you make one move.’ He stood there like he was scared. She said, ‘I’m not losing you to the world, I’m not losing you to Satan, I’m not doing this. I want my daughter back.’”

Today was only Part One of the interview, so if you forgot to watch it, make sure and DVR tomorrow’s show for Part Two!

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Jon Gosselin’s Primetime Interview

Things have been tense between Jon Gosselin and his ex-wife, Kate Gosselin, and after Jon’s lengthy and extremely bitter interview with Primetime, it is only going to get kicked up another notch.

For starters, Jon put his young girlfriend up on a crystal pedestal.

“When I look at her, I don’t know, my heart pounds, I get sweaty,” he says of his new girlfriend, 22-year-old Hailey Glassman. Then for the real punch, “I feel like I love her more than I did Kate.” Ouch! Ya know, even if he really feels that way I think it is extremely detrimental to say it in a recorded interview like that. Doesn’t he know this is going to affect his children in the future? Sure, they may not be old enough to know what’s completely going on at the moment, but later in life when they hear dad talking about how he loved some bimbo more than their mother, it is going to sting.

He continues, “Polar opposite from Kate. I get encouragement from her, I get respect from her, two things that a man needs.”

Nevermind that tiny little third thing..

I never watched the Jon & Kate Plus 8, but it’s pretty obvious this guy isn’t the smartest tool in the shed. I think he looks like a fool. Same goes for Kate.

If you missed last night’s Jon Gosselin interview on Primetime you can catch it here.

Jon Gosselin interview Part I

Jon Gosselin interview Part II

Jon Gosselin intterview Part III

Jon Gosselin interview Part IV

Ashlee Simpson Wentz on The Today Show, 9/3/09

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz was on the Today Show this morning and she looked fabulous!

I really love her hair red, but I kind of miss the kid-like Ashlee. You know, the one with the crooked nose and tomboyish clothes. She seems so uppity these days! It’s like she got a whole new personality after her surgeries..

Anyhow, Ashlee talked about being a mommy to little Bronx Mowgli and of her new role on the hit television series, Melrose Place.

Anyone care to count how many times she says, “Yeeeaaaaaaah…”?
I counted 14, but I might have missed a couple.

Chris Brown on Larry King Live

Chris Brown’s Larry King Live interview airs this Wednesday, but for now, watch this sneak peek..

Brown claims to not remember beating the hell out of his ex-girlfriend, Rihanna, back in February, but I think that is a bunch of BS. Larry pretty much leads him to that one by asking the question in the first place.

Apparently Brown also tells King that he still loves Rihanna and that he never fell out of love with her.

Chris’ mom is there with him throughout the interview and she says she was absolutely shocked when she learned what her son had done. She says that Chris was never violent before, ever. But really, how would she know? He’s a grown man now and certainly hasn’t been at mommy’s side 24/7 in recent years.

Loved the bowtie, it’s kind of like putting on a pair of glasses to make you look smarter, heh.

Watch the entire interview on Wednesday on CNN.

Entertainment Tonight caught up with Big Brother 11’s Russell, last week’s evictee, and asked him about his time in the Big Brother house.

Russell is claiming that all of his bad actions and super charged rants were all an act. He says he was playing a character. That’s his story and he is sticking to it. Do you believe him? Read on and judge for yourself!

ET: Do you really harbor bad feelings toward Jeff, who you called “an idiot,” or do you feel he was just playing the game?
RUSSELL: He played a great game and I have no hard feelings.

ET: Why did you give Jessie your vote — especially after Jeff saved you and Jessie had no intention of keeping you that very same night?
RUSSELL: I told Jessie that I would never vote to evict him. I was unsure if Michele would vote to keep him in the house and that would have been 3-2 vote in Jessie’s favor to stay.

ET: Were you just playing the game, like “Ronnie the rat” — who told us that he’s only a bad guy on TV?
RUSSELL: It’s a character I chose to play in the game. I decided to be the villain. It was all just an act.

ET: Any regrets? Would you do anything differently?
RUSSELL: I would have found the Laura Banana. I never want a banana again.

ET: You said you hoped Michele wins. Were you trying to comfort her or is she your pick to take it all?
RUSSELL: I was just trying to comfort her and get her vote.

As I have said before, Russell was definitely the Jeckyll & Hyde of the Big Brother house. He could be sweet and sympathetic, but really, it came across as insencere and self serving. His dark side, however, was pure evil! He was one of the bigget bullies ever to reside in the Bog Brother house. But eventually that bullying lead to his eviction.

Despite Russell being pushy and even straight up mean sometimes, he was sort of likeable. I personally LOVED it when he was all over Ronnie’s shiz, riding his ass and calling him out for days on end while “Ronnie the Rat” was HOH. Russell’s badgering caused the uber geek to have quite a difficult week. Ronnie barely left his room.

But eventually Russell and his outbursts led to his demise. You can only kick a dog so many times before it bites back, and the houseguests were that dog…and they DID bite back.

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Kate Gosselin Larry King Video 8/25/2009

Kate Gosselin was on Larry King Live last night and here is a video clip of it for you in case you missed it.

Kate talked about her very public divorce with husband Jon, the possibility of him leaving their reality show (which would probably be a good thing) and believe it or not, she even says that Jon is a good father.

At one point Larry asks, “Do you feel married?” Kate answers, “I am not yet divorced . . .officially.” Larry then pushes on, asking her if she thinks having eight children will discourage future suitors. She replies, “I’m not worried about it. I’m lonely but I’m very busy.”

She actually did a pretty good job not bad mouthing Jon. I think maybe she did it for the same reason she says in the video. Because she is thinking about the future, and how things she does today will affect her future. Let’s hope BOTH of them do a little more of that!

Oh how I LOVE Mad Men’s closeted, married gay on Mad Men, a.k.a. Sal.

Played by Bryan Batt, who is openly gay in real life, his character Salvatore Romano is simply fabulous in Mad Men. And Season 3 definitely started off with a bang for Sal! I came across this great interview with Bryan in NY Magazine and absolutely had to share. If you are a fan of Mad Men, read on! You will love it!

Sal’s reaction to the bellboy is pretty different from when he recoiled from the Belle Jolie guy’s proposition last season. What do you think has changed for him since then?

Well, I think some time has passed, and he’s also quite inebriated. And he’s out of New York. So there’s all these other possibilities in play. It is his first foray, shall we say, into that realm. But also, it’s very interesting, everyone hits on Sal. He really doesn’t go about seeking it; it comes to him, which is great because it’s just an innate attraction.

The moment on the plane when Don comes up with the “limit your exposure” idea for London Fog had us holding our breath! It was clearly inspired by the bellboy incident.

Ugh, my God, how great is that line?! I definitely think he’s speaking in a duality; he’s covering a lot of bases, he’s telling Sal exactly what he thinks Sal should do. Whether he knows something happened or just suspects it, since he really didn’t see anything, it’s nothing concrete, and they really don’t discuss it. It was very interesting when we had the premiere in L.A. last week. I was expecting such a reaction from the audience on the kiss, and they were really intensely into it, but the biggest reaction was when Don saw Sal through the window. That elicited audible gasps.

So do you think Don was putting him in his place? Or kind of silently showing some sympathy?

It’s up for interpretation. I think down the line, as the season progresses, it can be interpreted different ways. I took it, as it was directed, that he’s almost telling Sal, watch what you’re doing, but he’s not going to call him on it. But Sal kinda does breathe a sigh of relief after that. “I don’t want to see this” is another aspect of what Don is saying, without really saying it — so much is said in silence on our show! You have to watch it over and over to figure out how to interpret.

Do you think that now that Don and Sal share these two secrets, it will bring them closer?

I would like to believe that. We have no idea what’s happening from script to script! Speculation right now is at a fever pitch. And now we’re getting the scripts usually the day before the table read, and the table read is the day before we film the next episode, so there’s really no time.

Everyone in the office is in denial in one way or another. Do you think, because Sal is so deeply conflicted himself, he sees through to the truths of the other characters any better?

You know, yes, and no. I don’t think he bothers himself that much with it. He deals with his own issues, and doesn’t really worry himself with anyone else’s. When you have that kind of load on your back, living the life he does, I don’t think he’s worrying himself with everyone else’s secrets. But I don’t think he’s the office gossip — although sometimes the people with the most to lose are the most into everyone else’s gossip.

One of the great things about your performance is how, while it’s obvious to a modern audience that Sal is closeted, it’s believable that his co-workers at the time would have no clue. Did you decide on certain mannerisms you were and weren’t going to use to indicate Sal’s situation?

You’re so right! In the character description for the pilot, it was spelled out completely, very to the point, that he was clearly gay to a modern audience but not to the world of Mad Men in the early sixties. One thing I had to be very careful with, coming from the stage and my French background, I gesture a lot. And you have to pull that back for the camera. And he’s trying to fit in with that crowd, so he’s going to have to adapt at least a physical persona to limit or disguise any kind of signs. It’s really an innate kind of yearning to fit in, like in high school. But, I think, once in a while the way I hold my cigarette, or a turn of phrase, will give it away — but also could just be interpreted as very “artistic.” But he loves this world, his job is his life, and of course he’s going to do anything possible to maintain that and stay in it.

This role must be a huge change for you from the world of musical theater — is it an exercise in restraint?

[Laughs] Well, you know, the first couple episodes were. And then once the character gets under your skin, it just becomes second nature. But, believe it or not, the cut of the suits — everything is so constraining, the ties, the tie bars … they actually had a tie that I wore once that had a button hole in the back of the tie to hold that little part in. Everything’s so fitted and tight, the armholes of the suits are cut much smaller, the pant leg — it makes you have better posture, it holds you in a very erect position. Which is perfect for the character. I can’t wait till we go forward and all that explodes! Bell sleeves and open-collar shirts! I do find, coming form the stage and all that, I’ve always been conscious of my posture and my body, but also the style aspect, I do find myself throwing on a blazer and a nice pair of loafers more often. Daddy always likes a new pair of Guccis.

Being gay isn’t the only thing that makes Sal a minority — he’s also Italian in the midst of an office full of Wasps. Will we see that touched upon at all this season, or is it a moot point in the face of his big secret?

I find it very interesting that it hasn’t really come up — there was one line last year during “The Gold Violin” when Aaron [Staton, a.k.a. Ken Cosgrove] says he didn’t know if he should call my wife, if that was accepted among Italians, which I guess was not even really discriminatory. In my research I realized in some social circles Italians were very discriminated against. There are certain things, I think you’ll find this season, that he’ll be excluded from — but that might also just be because he’s from the art department! I think the more important thing is his sexuality and identification that way, and coming to grips with it, if he ever does. This first episode is just a taste. One of the writers asked me, “Where do you see Sal going?” and I said, “Oh my God, anywhere you want to take him.” I did mention, though, now that he’s tasted blood, he’s going to want some more, but he also knows it’s backfired, so it could throw him back more into his closeted life. It’s a wonderful dichotomy; before, I guess he didn’t know what he was missing. Let’s face it, last season, he just got a kiss and a handshake, forgive the expression. Divine intervention, if you will, stopped what could have been a more steamy interaction.

So do you have hopes for where the character will go this season?

You know, I learned within the first couple of weeks in the first season, don’t even try. What they’re going to come up with is so much more brilliant and fun — why bother? Though between seasons one and two, I did ask Matt to let Sal get married, and he did! First episode last year, there was Mrs. Romano.

Do you think you’ll get a story line not related to Sal being gay at some point soon?

I would love that. Maybe to have it deal more with artistic conflicts. As the ad world progressed, it was a great time of change in the profession — I hadn’t even thought about that. Sal can have more issues! Bring it on! Cornucopia of Sal drama!

Last season, Sal’s wife had a mini-blowup at him, indicating she might have a clue about what’s going on. What will we be seeing of her as the season goes on?

Oh God no, I really don’t think so. There isn’t enough evidence. Something not right, you sense that. She’s a good little Catholic girl, what is she going to do in 1962? If there’s one thing about the writing, the characters do what they’re supposed to do.

It seems like season three has only jumped forward a few months since the end of season two. Why do you think Matthew Weiner made this choice? [We thought the original plan was to have a few years between each season.] In what year do you think Mad Men should end? Can it go on past Woodstock?

Well, we never knew what would happen either, and Matt never confirmed this. We all thought it was going to be ’64, but he wanted only a few months to pass, I guess. I would love the show to go into the seventies, just to show how completely the generation did a 180 within one decade. It was so tumultuous on every level, with civil and women’s and gay rights. To be able to be free, that was the beginning of that, and we have a lot further to go on that freedom aspect. Just to see how that pans out in the Draper household alone — does Betty burn her bra? Does Sal go to Stonewall one night and then end up on Fire Island in a caftan?

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Mary Jo Buttafuoco gives a candid interview in next week’s Steppin’ Out magazine with Chaunce Hayden.

Mary Jo opens up about the day of the infamous shooting by her husband’s lover, describing every last detail down to what it felt like to be shot in the face. She also, for the first time, talks unabashedly about the drug addiction that followed, and how she believes our justice system is skewed.

WHEN SHE FIRST REALIZED JOEY WAS A SOCIOPATH:

It was a revelation that was made to me by my son Paul. It was right after Joey and Amy [Fisher] went to New York for their date and they were going to divorce their spouses for a reality show. It was the most ridiculous, hurtful thing I had ever seen. They were on the cover of the New York Post, kissing and hugging. I was very hurt. I was blown away. Our kids, Paul and Jessica were furious. They didn’t talk to their father for a long time. It was Father’s Day in 2007 and my kids refused to see their father. They said, “F*ck you, I don’t want to see you.” So they spent the day with me and Stu, my fiance. We were in the back yard and it was a beautiful day. I said to Paul, “Oh my God, I don’t get your father and why he would do something so stupid.” Paul turned and said to me, “He’ll never understand mom. He’ll never get it because he’s a sociopath.” I didn’t believe him. I think as O.J. Simpson or Scott Peterson as a sociopath. Joey never hit us or was verbally abuse. That night I looked it up on the computer. I typed the phrase, “Socialapathic tendencies.” And when the list came up it was Joey. It was Joey! I went, “Oh my God! This is the answer to the puzzle that I’ve been looking for, for 25 years!” There’s a difference between being a jerk and a sociopath. It takes a real skill to be a sociopath. Like Bernie Madoff. He’s not a con man. He’s a sociopath. He doesn’t even care that I’m calling him a sociopath because he has no shame, guilt or feelings.

WHAT SHE THINKS OF AMY FISHER:

In my opinion Amy Fisher is not a sociopath. She doesn’t have the personality. I know she’ll have a fit if you print this, but she’s more of a psychopath. That’s the word that comes to mind. To do what she did, pull the gun on someone she never met and pull the trigger. When I forgave her, that was more for me. That was to remove the anger that I had. I had a lot of anger. I still don’t think Amy can deal with what she did to me. It’s easier for her to bury it way far down and just say to people, “Mary Jo is fine. Everything is cool. Look, she’s got money.” That’s her defense mechanism talking. I don’t think she really feels that in her heart. It was so easy to believe Joey back when it all happened, because Amy really is crazy. She’s nuts! She’s really insane. So it was easy to believe everything that Joey told me. But that’s what sociopaths do. They look you in the face and lie. Joey just never knew when to shut up.

ON THE MOMENT SHE GOT SHOT:

I remember every freaking minute of it. I remember the conversation we had. I remember everything! I was in the backyard and she rang the doorbell. I looked through the house and could see this kid standing on the front stoop. I said, “Can I help you?” And she said, “Are you Mrs. Buttafuoco? I need to talk to you about your husband Joey.” I thought nothing of it. I thought she probably needs an estimate for her car. Up ’til the second it happened was there any indication that anything was going to go wrong. Nothing. Then she told me that Joey was having an affair with her little sister. I looked at her and she looked 14 years old to me. I thought, “Little sister? How old are you?” I’m very New York that way. I didn’t get rattled. I just thought, “What is this kid talking about.” I knew she was lying. She hesitated when I asked her name and she said, “Ann Marie.” And she pointed in the wrong direction when I asked her where she’s from. I quizzed her like a mother would quiz their teenager about something. I never felt fear. I was more annoyed. So I said, “I don’t know why you’re here or why you’re telling me this, but I’ll call Joe and ask him about it. Thanks for coming by.” I was trying to be polite. When I turned my head it was over. I never saw the gun. She never threatened me with a gun. There was no violence in her face. I wasn’t scared. There was just pressure on the side of my face like I got hit with a baseball bat. It was like an explosion. But no pain. I can still hear the explosion. Like a firecracker. But I didn’t know I had been shot. My last thought was, “Where did she get the bat? She got me. She hit me with a bat.” Everybody always says I was so lucky. If I were lucky, I wouldn’t have answered the door that day. To this day the bullet is still in my head.

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Susan Boyle’s interview with Meredith Vieirna on The Today Show, 7/22/09.

Boyle, the singing sensation from Britain’s Got Talent, was catapulted into worldwide fame after capturing the hearts of those who heard her sing. Unfortunately, she says, fame wasn’t so easy to deal with. She says it hit her like “a giant demolition ball.”