Phelps Shakes Off "SNL" Hosting Nerves
Michael Phelps steps out of his chlorinated comfort zone to host the season premiere of "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, treading the same stage where his comedy idol Chris Farley once got big laughs. The swimmer who won a record-setting eight gold medals at last month's Olympics has been riding a pop culture wave since Beijing, making the rounds of the TV talk shows, presenting at MTV's Video Music Awards and being gossiped about in the tabloids. Phelps follows in the athletic footsteps of such jocks

Michael Phelps Prepares to Host Saturday Night Live
Michael Phelps, famus US Olympic swimmer and the winner of 8 gold medals at the Beijing Olympics has stated that he is a little nervous about hosting Saturday Night Live. Phelps will be hosting the season premier of the popular show, and will be making his mark on the same stage as did his comedy idol Chris Farley. Other big name sports superstars to host the famous comedy show include LeBron James, Peyton Manning, Derek Jeter and Michael Jordan. “I was a little nervous coming into this whole thing

He’s Not Michael Bolton, But Who Is
Nicollette Sheridan having dinner at the Ivy restaurant with a friend in Beverly Hills, California - (09/11/08). In this scene Chris Farley is looking for Nicollette's character in Bevery Hills Ninja (1997). She's the blond "Sally Jones" driving the BMW.

Fail grade for "College" calamity
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The current youth generation certainly is entitled to its own version of "National Lampoon's Animal House," but "College" isn't it. The Weinstein Co./MGM's low-rent frat house comedy is at once far more vulgar and decidedly less anarchic than its obvious inspiration, and it flunked at the Labor Day holiday weekend box office, opening out of the top 10 with $2.1 million. The plot revolves around three high school students -- straight-laced Kevin (Drake Bell)

He?s Not Michael Bolton, But Who Is
Nicollette Sheridan having dinner at the Ivy restaurant with a friend in Beverly Hills, California - (09/11/08). In this scene Chris Farley is looking for Nicollette's character in Bevery Hills Ninja (1997). She's the blond "Sally Jones" driving the BMW.

He?s Not Michael Bolton, But Who Is
Nicollette Sheridan having dinner at the Ivy restaurant with a friend in Beverly Hills, California - (09/11/08). In this scene Chris Farley is looking for Nicollette's character in Bevery Hills Ninja (1997). She's the blond "Sally Jones" driving the BMW.

Michael Phelps to host Saturday Night Live premiere! Big shocker!
Michael Phelps in the suitMichel Phelps is hosting the season premiere of SNL. He will join the great tradition of exceptional atheletes being non-exceptional hosts. This was first started by Nancy Kerrigan who was really only interesting because she got hit in the legs. They should have had Oksana host. She probably would have gotten drunk and fallen off the stage. A figure skater falling?! That's hilarious! And then there was Bodi Miller (who had actually not done so great at the olympics either as I reca

Jude Law? Or Derek Jeter? [Snap Judgment]
[London, September 10. Image via Flynet]

Will Michael Phelps Join The List of Bad 'SNL' Athlete Hosts?
Michael Phelps is hosting Saturday Night Live on September 13th, joining a long list of sports figures who have hosted the classic sketch comedy show. Some of these performances have unearthed the comic genius in athletes (Peyton Manning) and even sparked some acting careers (The Rock). However, some are cringe-tastic and God-awful. Here are the five worst performances by an athlete hosting the show, in order. 5. Tom Brady (April 16, 2005) Brady gets a break because some of the skits were hilarious.

Michael Phelps to host Saturday Night Live
Michael Phelps' victory lap on NBC continues, with the swimmer booked to make his acting debut on the 34th season premiere of "Saturday Night Live." Phelps will host the sketch comedy series when it premieres Sept. 13, along with musical guest Lil Wayne (Phelps listened to the New Orleans rapper's “I’m Me" on his iPod to get amped for races, you'll recall). Though it might seem like an awkward pairing, several professional athletes have hosted the show in years past (Wayne Gretzky, T

Last Night's Action: Off on the Right Foot
Giants 16, Redskins 7: The Giants started their Super Bowl title defense with plenty of good, well, defense. Of course, the Redskins' offense isn't anything to write home about, but the Giants will take seven points and 209 total yards allowed any day of the week. Eli Manning wasn't great (19-of-35, 0 passing touchdowns, one interception), but that doesn't matter. Manning's rushing touchdown got the Giants started on their opening drive, and he found Plaxico Burress (newly extended) for 133 yards on 10 catc

Michael Phelps To Host SNL Premiere
Aquaman Michael Phelps has signed on to be the host of the season premiere of Saturday Night Live on Sept. 13.  Lil Wayne will be the musical guest.  Mike isn't the first sports figure to take the SNL stage, as LeBron James, Peyton Manning, and former Olympians Johnny Mosley and Nancy Kerrigan have also taken on the famous sketch comedy ensemble. It will definitely be interesting. Do you think Michael will make a splash or will he be more like, um, a fish out of water?

Razzi Snap: Megan Fox To Buy A Tesla Electric Roadster
Megan Fox, the kick-ass heroine of Transformers, is going to get an electric car. “We still drive an SUV but we’re gonna get rid of it. Tesla’s coming with some of these little electric cars that I want to get as soon as they’re out,” she says. Don’t you just love hemp? For, um, clothes and stuff, I mean. Reese Witherspoon does. She, along with Michelle Williams and Alanis Morissette, is a fan of Heather Heron’s line of organic European hemp bags. Colts quarterbac

Jeter's Latest?
WAS the mystery guy spotted slinking around the Empire Hotel with smoldering starlet Minka Kelly Yankee star Derek Jeter? Though Kelly's publicist put the kibosh on our query about a male suitor at the Empire (the rep told Page Six Kelly's dad was the only guy with her in the hotel), OK! magazine reports the "Friday Night Lights" actress was wined and dined at Kobe Club by Jeter on Monday. "She's still playing the field," one source told us. Jeter's past girlfriends have included Jessica Biel, Scarlett Joha

Ludacris: Ludacris "Splash Waterfalls" Private Party - Photos
Photo gallery of Ludacris' "Splash Waterfall" private pool party held at a secret, 22 acre home in Atlanta, GA.   The event was part of the 3rd Annual LUDAday Weekend. Other events included a block party on the campus of Clark-Atlanta University, a bowling challenge, and softball game with Michael Jordan and Jermain Dupree.   Photo Credit: Tank @ iKnowTANK.com next » Posted in: LUDACRIS , PHOTO

ITTY BITTY BITS: Marc Anthony joins wife in doggie lawsuit; American Cancer Society vs. Michael Jordan; Diddy's Sarah Palin outrage.
*Marc Anthony has been dragged into a personal injury lawsuit filed against his wife, Jennifer Lopez, for the actions of her guard dog – who allegedly attacked a flight attendant while she was traveling on a private jet. The June 2007 suit filed in Brooklyn Federal Court had originally targeted J.Lo alone, but Anthony was added as a defendant after her lawyer revealed him as the owner of the German Shepherd. The alleged victim, flight attendant Lisa Wilson, is seeking $5 million in damages from Lopez and

TMZ TV Tonite -- Come and Get It!
Tonight on TMZ TV -- Michael Jordan gets lit during a softball game, Diddy gets mad about his gas problems, and Suzanne Somers gets caught snorting -- on camera! Check your local listings. Comments [0]Digg itDel.icio.usMy YahooSphereRSSMySpacePermalinkEmail Recent PostsChris Brown: I'm a Real Motherf**ker (9/02/2008)You'll Never Guess Who This Lil' Doll Is! (9/02/2008)TMZ TV Tonite -- Come and Get It! (9/02/2008)Cancer Society Burns Jordan Over Cigar Shots (9/02/2008)"Lost" Doc: As Forthc

Bad Tipper: LeBron James Tips 1.25% on $800 Tab
LeBron James might be the ‘King of Akron’ but he is not going to have too many waiters lining up to serve him and his posse in Cleveland if he continues to tip 1.25% on $800 tabs. Here is how it all went down: "It went down like this: LeBron pulls up in his Mercedes outside XO. People stop and try not to stare, but c’mon, it’s LeBron James. He enters the restaurant with a group of friends. On this special occasion, the King decides to dine late. He keeps his group there until around 3:45 a.m.

Michael Jordan’s Hot Girlfriend Yvette Prieto
Yvette Prieto is the brunettish-blonde hottie that Michael Jordan has crowned as his latest and sexiest girlfriend. Jordan was married to Juanita Vanoy for seventeen years before their divorce was finalized in 2006. The older grandpa looking dude in the photo is former NBA tough guy Charles Oakley. No word on how well Jordan shares off the court.

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Named No. 6 on Most Generous List
Power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ranked sixth, with donations of $8.4 million in 2007. Among their interests: Pitt's charity Make It Right, which is helping to rebuild New Orleans. See photos of Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie. Rounding out the top five: musician Herb Alpert with $13 million; Barbra Streisand with $11 million; Paul Newman with $10 million; and Mel Gibson with $9.9 million. "Some stars set a bad example from time to time, so it's nice to celebrate those who are doing good work,"

Today is my birthday!!!
I turn 40 today so I figured it was a good time for me to celebrate myself and show you all the guys I think are hot and would make great TV Boyfriends.  I mean, after all, you only turn 40 once, right? So, with that, I’ll give you names and one photo of each guy…or maybe two, depends on what I find. Of course, you know that it all starts and ends with Wentworth Miller. And, sticking with Prison Break for a few minutes, I give you Amaury Nolasco…nom nom nom From there, I tak

Richest Celeb Divorces: How Heather's $50 Mil Measures Up
Yes, the nearly $50 million Paul McCartney is paying ex-wife Heather Mills is a lot of money, but it's no record-breaker as far as celebrity divorce settlements are concerned. That crown still gets shared among basketball great Michael Jordan, musician Neil Diamond and box-office champ Steven Spielberg and their exes. After nearly 18 years together, Juanita Jordan walked away from her marriage to the hoop star in 2006 with a $150 million parting gift, just like onetime TV production assistant Marcia

R.I.P. StuffBlackPeopleHate.com?
One of my closest BFF’s (no brokeback) Chris, has been the creative genius behind StuffBlackPeopleHate.com. In half a year, he’s garnered a groundswell of visitors and a pear tree full of partridges - in terms of a following. As a regular reader of the site - I can speak for others, we’ve not only drank the kool-aide, we’ve drank the purple kool-aide…mmm! There are a few conclusions I can high-jump to, however. As far as stuff that black people do hate, I imagine they hate wal

Congrats To Ray Allen!
Ray Allen of the Boston Celtics (NBA Champions), was married over the weekend. I didn't even know he was engaged. But congrats to both of them, they look very happy and they make a cute couple. Ray looks like he got a little tan over the summer, he is such a cutie pie.

Weekend Rock List: The King of Pop
As you already know, Michael Jackson turns 50 years old today. To celebrate Jacko hitting the half-century mark, this week’s Rock List is dedicated to the King of Pop’s music. Whether it’s a cut from The Jackson Five years, something off Thriller or a tune from the days when MJ was hanging out with Michael Jordan and Macaulay Culkin, tell us your favorite Michael Jackson song and on Tuesday, we’ll reveal the winners for Rock List: The King of Pop. Before you pop in your worn VHS copy