We have the top ten quotes of the week, and one of them is a real doozy. Jimmy Kimmel really laid the smack down on Melissa Joan Hart after her ouster from “Dancing With The Stars”. I kinda felt bad for her, but that lasted about two seconds.
“I know a couple other guys were singing and they won’t say it, but I’m man enough to say that Fergie’s ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry,’ Crap! I would sing that in the gym.”
– Jay-Z, manning up to working out to the pop star
“Playing a creepy, unstable character was something I always wanted to do.”
– Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, on her soon-to-be axed Melrose Place character
“They have to make sure they’re able to re-sign Kate Hudson for next year.”
– David Letterman, joking about the NY Yankees’ most famous fan, on his late show
“Cute’s good. But cute only lasts for so long.”
– First Lady Michelle Obama, advising women to see past the looks in order to find a good man, to “Glamour”
“He has ‘mantrums.’”
– Hailey Glassman, referring to boyfriend Jon Gosselin and his angry outbursts, to “The Insider”
“‘You’re marrying your mother – but she is just thinner and prettier.’”
– The Jonas Brothers’ mom Denise Jonas, on how she teases her engaged son Kevin
“I thought the end of the world was going to come so I didn’t have to pay any of my bills.”
– “The View” co-host Sherri Shepherd, joking about her dodgy pre-stardom life, on “The Bonnie Hunt Show”
“BRAZIL!!!!! A–! A–! A–! Phat round beautiful ASSES!!!!! Everywhere! Its a ASS tsunami!!!!!!!! I think I like it here!!! Lol”
– Diddy, taking in the local sights during his South American trip, on Twitter
“I would love to have a massive party and meet all the sweaty, geeky, awesome fans who posted on the Internet and believed in the film. I just want to thank them.”
– Micah Sloat, breakout star of the independent-turned-box-office-hit “Paranormal Activity”
“At any point during [Dancing with the Stars], did you consider using witch craft to help you?”
– Jimmy Kimmel, to eliminated contestant and former “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” star Melissa Joan Hart, on his late-night show
“Whoa, hold on. The joke is like 1996.”
– Melissa Joan Hart
“But you know what, so are you, to be honest.”
– Kimmel’s retort
That was so terrible! You could tell that he instantaneously felt like a schmuck for saying that to her.
The new cast for Dancing With The Stars Season 9 was announced on Good Morning America today, the cast will feature 16 celebrities including Donny Osmond, Melissa Joan Hart ,Aaron Carter and non other than Joanna Krupa.
Conrad Green, executive producer of the show, said “when we increase the cast we find it makes the competition more interesting, it was about trying to make it as big as possible and try to get that sense of fun and excitement and real character come through on the show.â€
The dancing partners haven’t been announced yet, that will happen on August 24, before the show premieres on September 21. They are really milking it aren’t they?
I don’t know half of the hasbeens, but here is the full line up:
Mya, singer Melissa Joan Hart, actress Michael Irvin, former Dallas Cowboy Ashley Hamilton, actor, comedian, singer-songwriter Aaron Carter, singer Kathy Ireland, former supermodel-turned-businesswoman Debi Mazar, actress Natalie Coughlin, U.S. Olympic swimmer Louie Vito, snowboarder Chuck Liddell, ultimate fighting champ Donny Osmond, singer Tom DeLay, former Republican congressman Macy Gray, singer Joanna Krupa, model and actress Mark Dacascos, Iron Chef personality Kelly Osbourne, reality star
Melissa Joan Hart, who literally grew up on television, starring in “Clarissa Explains It All” (1991-1994) and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” (1996-2003) turns 30 today. She reflects on that fact in an interview with Entertainment Weekly‘s Alix Strauss.
It’s been a big year for Melissa Joan Hart: The actress we once knew as Sabrina the Teenage Witch is now married, has a 3-month-old son, Mason, and turns 30 today (April 18). She’s also focused her attention and talent toward directing. Entertainment Weekly caught up with the birthday girl at the Sonoma Film Festival, where she was showing her 15-minute short, Mute, an edgy and disturbing look at sibling rivalry gone too far. Seems like the good witch of the West Coast has a few dark tricks up her directing sleeve.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: It’s so weird to think of you not only as married, but as a mom. I mean, you’re Sabrina, the Teenage Witch — you can’t be someone’s mother. Was it hard for you to adjust?
MELISSA JOAN HART When I first got pregnant, I freaked out. I thought, ”The press will have a field day with this; an underage actress having a baby.” Then I had to remind myself: I’m turning 30. I guess I still see myself as this little 16-year-old. And it took some adjusting. I have six sisters, so I assumed I’d have a girl. Learning I was having a boy was really weird.
What’s the scariest thing about turning 30?
I was Young Hollywood, and I’m not anymore. The cast and crew were always older than me, and now I’m one of the older people on a set of 18- and 19-year-olds. So that’s really strange.
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What made you start directing?
It started on the set of Clarissa Explains It All. I loved anything that had to do with behind-the-scenes [work]. Often the directors would let me look through their books and explain them to me. When I started doing Sabrina, it was really a timing issue. It was so heavy with special effects, it took us three days to do one show with two rehearsal days, so it was like a little movie. The show ran for seven years with a different director every week. They’d ask, ”How does this work?” and I found myself explaining it to them. Eventually, everyone said, ”Why don’t you direct? It would save time.” And that’s how it started. It was convenient, and I got the cast and crew home on time.
So directing for you was all about timing and getting people home early?
No, not at all. I love directing. It’s where my heart is, and it’s the way my mind works. Besides having a baby, this was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. And it’s been the most rewarding in terms of my career. Every prop, every shot, every pearl that rolled across the floor was exactly how I wanted it to be. I’ve never trusted myself with anything in this business until I found directing. I don’t think I’m great at acting. I think I’m great at directing.
Already great at directing at age 30, with very little experience directing? That’s a bit much, perhaps. Still, she’s a bright, talented woman.
And, while it’s surprising that she has already hit 30, she has been grown up for quite some time. Remember those Maxim and Bikini photos? Here’s a reminder:
