Tuesday, November 9, 2010

HEADLINES 11/9

Lindsay wants to be the next Betty Ford??

BAH-HA-HA-HAAAAAAA!!!!




Elizabeth Smart told jurors on Monday how she was awakened with a knife on her neck, and initially thought her 2002 abduction was a nightmare. "It was just indescribable fear," she said on the stand during the first day of testimony. Brian David Mitchell is charged with kidnapping and unlawful transportation of a minor. / NYP17

AMC has renewed freshman series "The Walking Dead" for a second season of 13 episodes, after only two airings. / AP, NY84, USATD1, DN64

Christina Aguilera may have found love on the set of her upcoming "Burlesque." Sources say Aguilera got close to Matthew Rutler, a set assistant on the movie, before splitting with husband Jordan Bratman in October. In other news, Rutler and Aguilera were spotted at Soho House in West Hollywood on Friday after a double date with Nicole Richie and Joel Madden. / NYP12

Following a breakup with Joe Jonas, Demi Lovato clung to actor, Wilmer Valderrama. Before the Disney star entered a facility for "emotional and physical" issues, sources said Lovato, 18, introduced pals to Valderrama as her boyfriend. / NYP13

Lindsay Lohan's mother, Dina says Lindsay wants to be the next Betty Ford.  "She wants to help other children," Dina shared on the "Today" show on Monday. / DN8

"The earth will be a better place if [Steven] Hayes is removed from it," said juror Herbert Gram, of Madison, Conn., speaking of the murder of the Petit family in 2007. The jury recommended the death penalty for Hayes on Monday. / NYP4

Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino lost his job, his house and his car in 2007. "Things were really bad, so I said, 'Let me try what I always wanted to do,' " he told Men's Fitness' new edition. "I was afraid if I followed my dream, someone would say 'no.' But I found the courage, and here I am today." / NYP13

Nole Marin, who has been a judge on "America's Next Top Model," is accused of preying on Nicholas Hamman-Howe, an aspiring model, by making regular sexual remarks about Hamman-Howe and promising to make him a star in exchange for sex. / NYP24, DN13

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow learned to play guitar and immersed herself in country music to pull off her latest role. Paltrow said at the world premiere of "Country Strong" on Monday in Nashville, Tenn., that she wanted her portrayal of a superstar singer to be as authentic as possible. / AP

Keith Olbermann apologized to his fans - but not NBC News - on Monday for the "unnecessary drama" surrounding his two-day suspension for making political donations. / AP, DN14

Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton are up for a combined 13 nominations at the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday. / USATD1

Mayor Bloomberg says his daughter Georgina is doing fine. "She had a concussion, was unconscious for a short period of time, but managed to get up and walk out of the ring," he shared. / NYP9, DN2

Caitlin Burke, a Manhattan editor nailed a long answer with just one letter for a clue on the game show, "Wheel of Fortune." Burke said, "Sometimes it just hits you and you just go with it." / NYP9, DN19

The author of a book about the late Afro-beat Nigerian superstar Fela Kuti has sued the producers of the award-winning Broadway musical "Fela!" to stop performances, saying they stole his work.  "Fela!" spokesman Richard Kornberg said he was "really shocked" by the suit. / NYP7, DN13

Ke$ha is gearing up to headline her first North American tour. The singer announced her "Get $leazy" tour will kick off on Feb. 15 in Portland, Ore. / USATD1

Michael Jackson's dad admitted that he beat Jackson and his siblings, but insisted on the "Oprah Winfrey" show that it was for their own good.
"It kept them out of jail and kept them right," Joe Jackson said. / DN6

Courtney Love bid $17,000 for tea with Adrien Brody at Paul Haggis' Artists for Peace and Justice fundraiser for Haitian schools Friday night. Guests included, Russell Crowe, Susan Sarandon, Salman Rushdie, Edward Norton, Trudie Styler, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Andre Balazs. / NYP12

Miley Cyrus flirted with Kings of Leon star Jared Followill, at the after-party for the MTV Europe Music Awards in Madrid Sunday night. "Their crews were sitting near each other and Miley was texting Followill all night before leaving the party together," according to sources. / NYP12

Jonathan Shaw, a tattoo-artist-to-the-stars whose dad was legendary bandleader Artie Shaw was arrested after movers found a cache of weapons -- including an assault rifle, nearly 100 knives and almost 3,000 rounds of ammo -- he was shipping from Manhattan to California, authorities said. / NYP23, DN8

"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" star Kathryn Erbe says she's relieved by the guilty verdict against a man accused of stalking her. In a statement Monday, the actress called the New York case "one of the most difficult experiences" of her life. / AP

USA Today writes a cover story on Quincy Jones' music career. / USATD1

Lance Bass and Cheryl Tiegs were forced to take a dangerous ride through Mexico on their way to Joe Francis and CBS reporter Christina McLarty's wedding last weekend. Bass and Tiegs drove six hours on the world's most dangerous highway to get to Francis's estate in Punta Mita after their plane was diverted from Puerto Vallarta to Guadalajara. / NYP12

Bono and Anton Corbijn, the director and longtime tour photographer for U2, hit the dance floor Friday night at the Stellan Holm Gallery on the Upper East Side for the opening of Corbijn's exhibition of celebrity portraits, "Inwards and Onwards." / NYP13

"Glee" recently took on Susan Sarandon's 1975 cult hit "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," only to come under fire from GLADD for using the word "tranny." Sarandon asked, "What should they have said?" Adding that she knew plenty of people who proudly called themselves "trannies." / DN9







 

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