Man Shoots TV Over Bristol Palin’s Advancement to Finals

Like most Americans, Steven Cowan has been perplexed by Bristol Palin’s curious ability to keep advancing in TV’s “Dancing with the Stars” competition.

However, unlike other viewers, Cowan, 66, allegedly became so enraged by Palin’s success that he actually fired a shotgun round into his television, triggering a 15-hour standoff with Wisconsin cops.

According to a criminal complaint, Cowan’s wife called police Monday evening to report that her husband had blasted the TV and was threatening to kill himself. Cowan, who had been drinking, became angry while watching Palin, 20, perform on the ABC program.

As Palin was dancing, Cowan “jumped up and swore, saying something to the effect of, ‘The fucking politics.’ Steven was upset that a political figure’s daughter was dancing on this particular show when Steven did not think that she was a good dancer,” the complaint notes.

Janice Cowan told Dane County Sheriff’s Office deputies that she called 911 after her husband blasted the TV and then pointed the shotgun at her. She added that Cowan warned her that he would kill himself if she brought anyone back to their home in the town of Vermont.

After a lengthy standoff with cops, Cowan surrendered yesterday at 11 AM. He is facing disorderly conduct and weapons charges.

He was sitting in the Dane County jail last night when Palin landed a spot in the “Dancing with the Stars” finals. However, a sheriff’s spokesperson told TSG that Cowan “currently does not have access to television.”

And you thought you were mad!

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Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin Remarks Cut by PBS (Video)

In a taped ceremony of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday, PBS chopped recipient Tina Fey‘s remarks regarding Sarah Palin.

Now an executive producer of the broadcast tells the Washington Post the move had nothing to do with politics. “It was not a political decision,” Peter Kaminsky says. “We had zero problems with anything she said.”

Watch the full episode. See more Mark Twain Prize.

Kaminsky says the 90-minute show ran almost 20 minutes over time. “We took a lot out. We snipped from everyone.”

The specific “snips” Fey’s speech incurred are apt to raise eyebrows, though. Read on.

Tina Fey thanked Sarah Palin for her own comedic success, referencing a recurring, dead-on impression on ‘Saturday Night Live‘ during the 2008 election.

“I would be a liar and an idiot if I didn’t thank Sarah Palin for helping get me here tonight,” Fey said. “My partial resemblance and her crazy voice are the two luckiest things that ever happened to me.”

Then she forged ahead to more brazenly anti-Palin territory: “Politics aside, the success of Sarah Palin and women like her is good for all women … unless you’re a gay woman who wants to marry your partner of 20 years — whatever. But for most women, the success of conservative women is good for all of us. Unless you believe in evolution. You know, actually, I take it back. The whole thing’s a disaster.”

Those remarks were trimmed significantly, leaving PBS viewers with a tamer, less potentially offensive bit from Fey: “I’m so proud to represent American humor, I am proud to be an American, and I am proud to make my home in the ‘not real’ America. And I am most proud that during trying times, like an orange [terror] alert, a bad economy or a contentious election that we as a nation retain our sense of humor.”

Tina Fey is the third woman to win the Mark Twain Prize since its inception 12 years ago; at 40, she is also the youngest honoree.

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Eva Longoria Passes On Raw Meat, Opts to Wear Fake Ham

Eva Longoria Parker had a busy day hosting the 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards in Madrid, where her outfit changes included a giant ham costume.

The ‘Desperate Housewives’ star seemed to be channeling Lady Gaga with her take on the infamous meat dress by wearing the ham creation, which was just one of 10 different outfits the actress wore before and during the show.

The ham dress was the highlight of the evening, fitting for a country that prides itself on its jamon, especially the legendary Iberico ham.

Lady Gaga took home three awards, including Best Female Act, Best Pop Act and Best Song. Justin Bieber was named Best Male Act. Katy Perry won Best Video.

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2010 American Music Awards Nominations List

The 2010 American Music Award nominations have been released and as you can expect they are very predictable.

Eminem and Lady Antebellum both lead the pack with a totatl of five nominations each, followed by Justin Bieber, Ke$ha, Katy Perry, Usher and B.o.B who all have four nominations each.

The awards show will take place on November 21 and be broadcast live on ABC. You can vote for the winners here.

See the nominations after the jump!!!

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Lindsay Lohan To Host ‘Saturday Night Live’

Lindsay Lohan is cleaning herself up so much that the rumors are flying that she’s gearing up to host a future episode of “Saturday Night Live”.

On Sunday night at the MTV Video Music Awards, Lindsay really showed us that she doesn’t take herself too seriously. Now, she’s rumored to be taking a hosting gig for “SNL”.

NY Daily News reports:

Given her willingness to be the brunt of a joke on Sunday’s “VMA’s,” it’s likely “SNL” will feed on her recent courtroom and jail shenanigans.

“We never comment on upcoming hosts until they’re announced,” said an “SNL” spokeswoman.

Lindsay should definitely take them up on any offer to host the show. She would prove once more that she is capable of doing comedy. Maybe that would put her career on good footing once again.

What do you think?

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20 Of The Craziest VMA Outfits

The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards take place this Sunday so Billboard decided to go down memory lane and take a look at some of the craziest VMA outifts.

20. Lil Mama looks more like child than mother at the VMAs in 2009.

19. At least Rodman rocked the red AIDS ribbon on his train wreck of a look in 1995.

18. Let’s hope Missy Elliot, pictured here in at the 2003 VMAs, didn’t use her MTV Moon Man to tee off.

17. Katy Perry was a “teenage dream” with her vintage Barbie look at the 2008 VMAs.

16. Slipknot looked slightly respectable in their suits and ties at the VMAs in 2008.

15. Before Gwen Stefani was a fashionista, she was “just a girl” in ’98 — who had blue hair and futuristic skirts.

14. Fergie‘s hat is reminiscent of “A Clockwork Orange,” but the rest of the outfit screams saucy schoolgirl at the 2006 VMAs.

13. Lenny Kravitz‘s 1998 single “Fly Away” wasn’t joking, but the rocker didn’t prove it until six years later at the VMAs.

12. How could Shakira even sit down in those skin-tight leather pants is the outrageous part of her outfit at the 2001 VMAs.

11. Jack Black is a not-so-”smooth criminal” at the 2003 VMAs, ripping off Michael Jackson’s look with more humor than style.

10. Destiny’s Child channels a Native American vibe at the VMAs in 2001. It’s more Dances With Beyonce than “Dances With Wolves.”

09. Pink — at her most, well, pink — rocks leopard and gold for a wild child look at the 2000 VMAs.

08. His eyebrows might be the most surprising part of Axl Rose‘s sporty look at the 2001 VMAs.

07. Lil Kim was as brave as they come in 1999, letting it all hang out.

06. Big Boi and André 3000 of Outkast somehow make furry pants and orange overalls look good at the 2001 VMAs.

05. Schoolgirl no more. Britney Spears debuted her biker side at the 2002 VMAs.

04. For once, Mudvayne‘s brightly-colored mohawks were not the most eye-catching part of the band’s appearance, pictured here in 2001.

03. Christina Aguilera definitely needed double-sided tape in order to avoid a “wardrobe malfunction” at the 2002 VMAs.

02. For once, Marilyn Manson, pictured here in 1998 with then-girlfriend Rose McGowan, is not the center of attention.

01. Lady Gaga showed off her many, many sides at the 2009 VMAs.

How the hell is GaGa number 1? Rose McGowan was practically nude and Mudvayne have bullet holes in their head – either of them should have been number 1. To see the full 50 craziest VMA outfits head over to the source.

source: The VMAs’ 50 Most Outrageous Fashions [Billboard]

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The 2010 Emmy Awards Winners List

The 2010 Emmy Awards took place in Los Angeles last night and in my opinion it was a pretty boring awards show. Mad Men and Modern Family were the big winners for the night.

Jimmy Fallon was the host for the night and opened the show with a spoof of Glee featuring the likes of Tina Fey, Joel McHale, Jorge Garcia and Kate Gosselin.

If you’re like me then you don’t really give a crap about what happened during the show and only care about finding out who won what then you’re in luck because here are the winners.

Winners list after the jump!

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Levi Johnston Rebounds at Teen Choice Awards 2010

The public feud between Bristol Palin and former fiance Levi Johnston could be set to escalate following his appearance on the Teen Choice Awards red carpet in California overnight.

The alleged Alaskan love rat was pictured on the arm of little-known US singer Brittani Senser, who cast him for the video clip to her upcoming single After Love – about a couple driven apart by the girl’s disapproving mother.

The video has been blamed for his most recent split from Palin, who told People magazine last week she had been “played” by the 20-year-old.

Palin said Johnston had told her he was travelling to Hollywood to see a hunting show, but had instead gone to make the video with Senser. Palin, 19, said the clip made fun of her family and his decision to take part was “the last straw”.

“He’s just obsessed with the limelight, and I got played,” Palin told the magazine.

Palin is the daughter of former Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. The couple were only teenagers when it was announced in the middle of the 2008 US presidential election campaign that they had conceived a child together. They broke up in 2009 after their son Tripp was born but announced their engagement was back on three weeks ago.

Johnston’s attorney Rex Butler said his young charge, a former oil rig worker, was using the video clip as a door to a potential acting career.

“He’s looking forward to doing it. It will give him an opportunity to act a little bit in front of a camera. He’s done a commercial before, but something like this is a little more involved.”

Senser said the controversy surrounding Johnston didn’t hurt.

“Why not? Seriously, what he does, people are interested in him. They want to know who is this guy who’s involved so closely with the Palins. He’s not a bad-looking kid.”

My thoughts? Delusions of grandeur.

source: Levi Johnston At Teen Choice Awards With Brittani Senser [huffington post]

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The 2010 Emmy Nominations

Is it just me or does there seem to be an award show or nominations list announced at least once a month? Today is no different because the 2010 Emmy nominations have been announced.

HBO’s miniseries, The Pacific, leads the pack with a total of 24 nominations and Glee comes in second with 19 followed by Mad Men with 17 nominations. Conan O’Brien scored a nomination for his now axed Tonight show on NBC while Jay Leno wasn’t even mentioned.

Jimmy Fallon takes on hosting duties for the 62nd annual Primetime Emmys which take place on Sunday, August 29, at 8 p.m. ET and will are on NBC.

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Chris Brown Faked Crying At BET Awards

Chris Brown broke down crying on stage during a Michael Jackson tribute performance at the BET Awards last weekend and everybody gave him sympathy and completely forgot about him beating the hell out of Rihanna.

But now it’s reported he may have faked those tears with eye drops, UsWeekly say that right before Chris went on stage his bodyguard gave him a bottle of tear-inducing eye drops which led to him crying on stage.

A source said “He rubbed it in and he started crying,” but a rep for the singer said that he was simply moved to tears by paying tribute to Jackson.

I don’t really know what to think, I do believe that Chris Brown would fake some shit like that (especially if it meant the public would forget what he did) because he doesn’t exactly have any class but when I watched it I did think he was really crying. Judge for yourself.

source: Chris Brown Used Eye Drops to Fake Cry at BET Awards [Us]

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Tom Cruise & Jennifer Lopez Dance @ MTV Music Awards

Tom Cruise hosted the 2010 MTV Music Awards tonight, reprising his role as the hot-tempered movie executive Les Grossman from Tropic Thunder.

He joined Jennifer Lopez in a hilarious dance to her 2005 hit “Get Right“. Check out Katie Holmes diggin’ her man at the :46 mark!

Source: Tom Cruise & Jennifer Lopez – MTV Movie Awards Dance! [Just Jared]

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Sandra Bullock Appears at Guys Choice Awards

Sandra Bullock made her first appearance since the “Bombshell” was dropped on her life at last night’s Spike TV’s Guys Choice Awards… and she looked stunning.

Bullock was awarded the “Troops Choice” award for Entertainer of the Year.

Sandra, being full of awesome as always, accepted the award with humor and class. In her acceptance speech, she said,

“Let’s be honest here, just for a moment. We’re all going to be honest, right? Did I win this for being entertainer of the year, or did I win this because of the spectacular I.E.D. explosion that became my personal life? No, it’s okay. Because I would do it over and over again if it was to entertain our troops , and our extraordinary troops deserve something much more than some actress in a tight dress talking about herself…”

Watch the video below:

Source: The Return Of Sandra Bullock [Dlisted]

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Tom Cruise Recreates ‘Risky Business’

If you’ve never seen Tropic Thunder then you missed Tom Cruise playing the psychotic studio executive Les Grossman, and you need to see it. Right now.

In a promo for the 2010 MTV Movie Awards, Cruise returns as Les Grossman and even recreates his famous dancing scene from the film Risky Business!

Check it out below:

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Source: VIDEO: Tom Cruise Recreates ‘Risky Business’ 27 Years Later [Radar Online]

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Actor Michael Avmen Sues Oscars For False Imprisonment

Hollywood newcomer Michael Avmen thought attending the Academy Awards would be the highlight of his burgeoning career.

Instead, the actor claims that he and his wife were “tentatively confirmed” guests, but were “held against their will” for six hours in the Academy’s “detention center,” interrogated about how they were able to get onto the red carpet without tickets and accused of lying and trespassing.

FOXNews reports that Avmen has now filed a $50 million lawsuit against The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for illegal false imprisonment and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

Avmen has small roles in three upcoming films this year — ‘Broken Blade,’ ‘Battle: Los Angeles’ and ‘Straw Dogs,’ starring Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgard.

According to a suit filed in Central District Superior Court in California, Avmen was told he’d been offered a tentative invitation to the event, but despite several attempts by Avmen and his publicist, they were unable to locate the tickets. It’s not unusual for the Academy to hold tickets inside the venue; actors such as Robert Downey Jr. also received their tickets on the day of the event. Avmen claims he was led to believe his tickets were waiting for him there.

On the afternoon of March 7, Avmen and his wife dressed up for the Oscars and an usher for the event took them from their hotel to a “resolution desk,” where Avmen met an Academy employee with whom he’d been in contact.

After six hours of interrogation, Avmen says uniformed Los Angeles police officers arrived and took them to the station, but no charges were filed. Avmen claims that the officer apologized profusely for how they were treated by Academy officials.

Avmen’s lawsuit states that he and his wife were “injured in health, strength and activity” and “sustained injury to his and her body and shock and injury to their nervous system” and have since suffered “humiliation, mental anguish and emotional and physical distress.”

“If I or some ‘REGULAR’ individual acted as the Academy did, we would be in prison right now. I will show that these people aren’t above the law. Security is one thing, but this was outside the realm of excessive. My wife and I have suffered, and there has been a great injustice enforced.”

I hope you win… because you’ll probably never act again.

source: Actor Files Lawsuit Against Oscars For False Imprisonment in Academy ‘Detention Center’ [popeater]

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