A second Miss USA contestant now claims the Donald Trump-owned pageant is
rigged. The woman, who spoke to FoxNews.com on condition of anonymity, backs
up former Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin's explosive claims that a third
party, Miss Florida Karina Brez, came across a list of the Top 5 contestants
hours before they were announced on the live show. "We agreed to wait and see
if [the list] ... was indeed the Top 5 called that night," the contestant
says. "After it was, I knew the show must be rigged. ... An injustice has been
done."
Brez denies she saw any such list, while Trump has filed a defamation
lawsuit against Monnin. No comment yet from Trump or Monnin on this new
wrinkle.
Malin's teeth, Tom Cruise's pants ...
Malin Akerman, who costars in Tom Cruise's rock-and-roll epic Rock of
Ages, tells USA Today she got a chance to get to know Tom a little better. "We
were very close to very personal parts," Malin says of shooting a scene that
demanded she disrobe Tom without use of her hands. "And, apparently, I'm a pro
at taking off leather pants with my teeth."
Madonna sure does show up
Madonna should rename her MDNA Tour the Body Parts tour. In Istanbul, our
Madge, who does some of her show in bra and G-string, treated fans to a chest
shot. Even more illegal there than it is (sometimes) here, but she got out
alive. In Rome on Tuesday, she pretend-mooned the crowd. What's next? Instep?
Nostrils? Inner ear? Are there enough parts to last the whole tour?
Joan Rivers: Nothing off-limits
"I'm sick of political correctness," Joan Rivers tells USA Today. "I'm
sick of not being able to say this one's ugly, that one died of drugs.?...
You're sitting at home and say stuff like, 'You have an ugly child, so don't
put him on the Christmas card.' " Rivers, 79, channeled her rage into her
book, I Hate Everyone ... Starting With Me. The cover features expletive-rich
endorsements from dead celebs including Sylvia Plath, Marie Antoinette, and
Wilt Chamberlain, leading Costco to remove it from its shelves. Rivers says
she's delighted.
McCain: I don't smoke, but you can
GOP Sen. John McCain's daughter Meghan McCain told Jay Leno on Tuesday
that, though she doesn't smoke pot "frequently," she favors decriminalizing
it. She talked pot again Wednesday on The View, prompting Barbara Walters to
go passive-aggressive with: "[Your] father's going to be so proud." Meghan
said, "He knows everything ... and he loves me."
DiCaprio is Scorsese's man
In the late 1970s, Martin Scorsese was intimately linked with Robert De
Niro, who starred in some of his greatest films. Times change. Leonardo
DiCaprio is now Scorsese's man -- the auteur's The Wolf of Wall Street is
their latest collab.
Why Leo, man? "We're a different generation, but he goes in the same
places that I want to go. He's not afraid to go there," the Taxi Driver
director tells Parade. "He's not afraid to deal with that part of himself. ...
We grew up differently, but I think we speak the same language emotionally and
psychologically. It's very lucky." So where, or what, exactly is this there?
Liam's ex-gf: He's marrying Miley?!
Seems Liam Hemsworth's high school sweetheart, Laura Griffin, was the
last to know the Hunger Games star was engaged to Miley Cyrus. "I'm not going
to lie," Laura tells Celebbuz.com, "I'm a little surprised." Laura had Liam
all to herself for six years before he dumped her in '09 for Miley. "Of
course, it hurts seeing someone I spent so many years with moving on," Laura
says, "especially when I learned from the media."
Tidbits 'n' pieces
The 10th edition of Heidi Klum's Tim Gunn-starring Project Runway
premieres July 19 on Lifetime. The series will plug it at a public runway show
live in New York's Times Square at 8 p.m. Friday.?... Oprah interviews all
eight members of the Jenner-Kardashian clan for her OWN show, set to air
Sunday. ... Al Pacino will star in a Broadway production of David Mamet's
Glengarry Glen Ross, playing a different character than he assayed in the '92
film version. ... TMZ says Kanye West's Lalaland home was burglarized Tuesday
night. Kanye's ego was definitely not taken: It's too large to store at the
mansion. ... Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom really want a baby: They're on
fertility treatment, TMZ contends. ... Wild child Lady Gaga will grace the
cover of Vogue's September fashion issue, says Women's Wear Daily. ... Heath
Ledger's baby's mama, Michelle Williams, 31, is head over heels in love with
How I Met Your Mother comic Jason Segel, after dating him for only a few
months, says the New York Daily News.
Adele, Beach Boys take the charts
We live Adele. Breathe Adele. Drink, eat, sleep Adele. Adele is
everywhere. For 68 weeks, Adele has haunted the Billboard charts with her
album 21. This week is no exception: Adele takes the top spot on the chart
after selling an additional 75,000 copies of 21 to bring her total sales
figure up to 9.3 million.
Country act Alan Jackson takes the No. 2 spot with Thirty Miles West,
which sold 73,000 in its debut week. Veteran vibe-makers the Beach Boys'
That's Why God Made the Radio debuted at No. 3 with 61,000. It's the
California boys' first-ever album to debut in the Top 10.
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June 14, 2012
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