From Beijing to barnstorm, US gymnasts on the road
Bringing home gold and silver from Beijing has certainly earned Shawn Johnson a rest, but this 16-year-old's not quite ready.

Shawn Johnson on "The Secret Life..."
olympian Shawn Johnson on 'secret life'!Olympics champ Shawn Johnson loves “Secret Life” so much, she's actually going to APPEAR on the season finale!We're not The Only Ones doing backflips over “The Secret Life of the American Teenager.” Turns out Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson loves our fave show too! Loves it so much, she's actually going to be ON the show next week in the season finale. She's walking down the hall at Grant High when she bumps into Ricky and ... well, we won&

Ellen’s Show premieres on Monday. Tuesday she shares her wedding with the world.
A message from Ellen: As most of you know, I am now a married woman! On Tuesday, I will give you the scoop and share some intimate moments from my summer wedding to Portia, that you can only see right here! (Make sure you have plenty of tissues handy!) I’ll even introduce you to my wedding planner, MINDY WEISS, who is here to give you some pointers and basic rules to ensure that you too can have the ceremony of your dreams! (Rule #1: Don’t forget to tip your planner.) Plus, the Beijing Olympics

Shawn Johnson Returns From The Olympics; Hits up Letterman!
As you guys know, we had heavy Olympics coverage here on the Bastardly & naturally, gymnastics was one of the heavy hitters. As member of the American gymnastics team, Shawn Johnson came up absolutely huge during the Olympics! She is the 2008 Olympic women's balance beam gold medalist & the individual all-around silver medalist, so many congrats to the 16-year old from Des Moines, Iowa. Many congrats to her. Here are a few pics of Shawn as she walked into Ed Sullivan Theater to do Letterman a couple ni

Shawn Johnson -- The Worm Turns
So you raged at us after we saw a certain similarity between Shawn and Topo Gigio. We posted some of your vitriolic emails, and then, suddenly, the tide turned! You saw our point. So which is it? Were we heinous, or do we have a point?

Shawn Johnson David Letterman Show (Photo & Video)
Shawn Johnson arrived at The Show with David Letterman at Ed Sullivan Theatre, New York City, August 25, 2008. (Image credit: Janet Mayer/PR Photos) Shawn Johnson, 2008 Beijing Olympics Women's Balance Beam gold medalist, delayed arriving her home yet at West Des Moines, Iowa. The 16-year-old gymnast stop Monday night by at the Late Show with David Letterman of CBS and talked about her experience in Beijing. Shawn Johnson The Show with David Letterman Video

Shawn Johnson At DNC ‘08 Links
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"It Makes My Taco Pop!"
Who in Chris Hansen hell thought it was a cute for Shawn Johnson to say, "It makes my taco pop!" in a national commercial?! Shawn, needs to keep her taco to herself! They probably asked Nasty Nastia to do that commercial, but she knows very well that her taco doesn't pop. It coos. And for the record, Ortega sauce makes my taco dry heave. Wait. Do I even have a taco? I don't even know what I'm talking about anymore. Too many innuendos make me dizzy. VIA TMZ Login or register to post comments

Today's News: Our Take - Olympian Shawn Johnson Gets a Secret Life
Olympic gold-medal winning gymnast Shawn Johnson will guest-star on the mid-season finale of ABC ...

Shawn Johnson Gold: Shawn Johnson Won Balance Beam Gold Medal at Beijing Olympics
Taking advantage of top gold medal favorite China's Li Shanshan's drop from the balance beam, Shawn Johnson performed a perfect routine and won a gold medal in the Women's Individual Balance Beam competition event on August 19. The 16-year-old teem gymnast scored 16.225 points, 0.2 more than the uneven bar gold medalist Nastia Liukiu, to take the gold. Cheng Fei, of China, won the bronze with a score of 15.950. #Source: Beijing2008.cnShawn Johnson at 2008 Beijing Olympics' Balance Beam competition, pictures

Olympian Shawn Johnson to guest star on Secret Life
TV Guide has the details about Olympian Shawn Johnson, 16, guest starring on the season finale of ABC Family’s Secret Life of the American Teenager on Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. ET. Playing herself, Johnson will be one of the many girls who will flirt with the school romeo Ricky (Daren Kagasoff). The episode, titled “Just Say No,” was directed by original 90210 alumni Jason Priestley. But Johnson, who took home the gold for women’s balance in Beijing, isn’t the only Olympian headed to the small sc

‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ Kicks Off Its 23rd Season
Oprah Winfrey taped the 23rd season premiere of her daytime talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show in Chicago, IL yesterday. For the momentous event, Oprah invited 150 US Olympic athletes who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China to help kick off this new season of her show: Thousands of spectators cheered [...]

Bob Woodward to discuss new book on Monday's "Larry King Live"; Olympic stars visit Oprah Winfrey in Monday's season opener
Big-name guests will fill talk shows in the coming week. Oprah Winfrey should have a huge tune-in Monday for her season premiere. She invited more than 175 U.S. Olympians to a splashy event last week in Chicago. You'll see Michael Phelps, Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson, Dara Torres, Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant and Lisa Leslie. The program airs at 4 p.m. on WFTV-Channel 9. (Notice Oprah and Nastia together in the crowd, with Michael behind them.) Larry King has some really big shows next week. Investigative

Talk Talk: Bob Costas, Arsenio Hall, Glen Campbell
Filed under: Late Night, TV Royalty, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-FreeHere's who's on the late night talk shows tonight. Charlie Rose: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Robert A. Caro, and Joseph A. Califano The Daily Show: coverage of the DNC The Colbert Report: John McWhorter The Late Show with David Letterman: Amy Sedaris, Kim Kardashian, and Brian Regan Jay Leno: Shawn Johnson, Arsenio Hall, and Chuck Berry Jimmy Kimmel Live: Lauren Conrad, Tyrese, and Glen Campbell Tavis Smiley:

Is Ellen DeGeneres Not The Funnest Host on TV?
That’s a point deduction! Ellen DeGeneres struggles to stay steady on the balance beam under the watchful eye of Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson during a recent taping of her talk show in Los Angeles. The episode airs Sept. 9. Ellen is always a good time. She is such a natural entertainer. Luvs her! This Entry Posted to - Cute Last 5 posts in Cute CategoryHarlow Madden Already a Starbucks Fan - September 8th, 2008Could These Pictures Be Any Cuter? - September 2nd, 2008Xtina's Not

Link Time!!!
Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson in bikinis — Egotastic Madonna's tour is sticky and sweaty —FitSugar Barron Hilton steps out with his girlfriend — Pink Is the New Blog Mr. Big’s beautiful baby! — JustJared Tara Reid does beachwear — Hollywood Tuna Mary-Kate Olsen’s garbage bag kid fashion — Hollywood Rag Christina Ricci steps out in yellow — IDLYITW Meet Idol's fourth judge, Kara DioGuardi — popbytes Mariah Carey is . . . — fourfour

10th Annual Teen Choice Awards Winners - Other
Winners from the 10th annual Teen Choice Awards: _ Choice Male Hottie: Jonas Brothers. _ Choice Female Hottie: Vanessa Hudgens. _ Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon Female: Carrie Underwood. _ Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon Male: Jonas Brothers. _ Choice Comedian: Adam Sandler. _ Choice Male Athlete: David Beckham. _ Choice Female Athlete: Shawn Johnson. _ Choice Action Sports Male: Ryan Sheckler. _ Do Something Award: Chad Bullock. _ Choice Most Fanatic Fans: David Archuleta. _ Choice MySpacer: Ry

why is this chick still in the news?
Nasty A Liukin gets ‘Gossip Girl’gig Olympics champion Nastia Liukin, aka the all-around gymnastics gold medalist, arrives for her taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show on Wednesday in Chicago, Ill. Oprah booked Millennium Park, a 4,000 seat outdoor stadium in downtown Chicago, for her first show of the new season, during which she’ll honor 150 Olympic athletes. Other athletes honored at the show: eight-time gold medalist swimmer Michael Phelps, gymnast Shawn Johnson, swimmer Dara Torres, Ko

Nibbly Things: Benji Says Obey!
Paris Hilton Rides The Carnival To Stay Young and In Love  [Hollywood Rag] Diddy Forced To Fly Commercial!  [Dlisted] Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson Bikini Pictures  [Egotastic] Buffy The 'Animated' Slayer Lives?  [Pink is the New Blog] Pamela Anderson Promotes, Frightens  [Bauer-Griffin Online] Michelle Obama Speaks to LGBT Delegates at Convention Lunch  [Towleroad] Orion Noth: Mr. Big's Beautiful Baby!  [JustJared] Kelly Osbourne got knocked the eff out  [Ce

Oprah Winfrey Dazzled by Michael Phelps…and Mom Debbie Phelps
Olympic stars Michael Phelps, Dara Torres and Shawn Johnson dazzled over 9,000 Chicago fans...

Nastia Liukin Gold Jeans!
Nastia Liukin is launching “Nastia Liukin Gold” jeans and tops. Nastia Liukin Gold will be from Vanilla Star Jeans. Cover Girl ads will also have Nastia in the coming weeks. Fan reaction to Nastia for Vanilla Star has been incredible. WWD says that Nastia brought out over 6,000 fans last weekend to J.C. Penney at Collin Creek Mall in Plano where she signed t-shirts in a day in which more than 2,000 Vanilla Star Ts and jeans were sold. Yes, 2000 in one day! Now THAT’S popularity! The

Buzz News Roundup, 9/3
Oprah Winfrey is reportedly in talks to guest-star on 30 Rock! — E! Online Speaking of 30 Rock, Jennifer Aniston will play Liz Lemon's ex-roommate — and current crazy stalker. — The Futon Critic The trial over the Watchmen movie will start Jan. 6. — Variety Ted Danson has taken a role opposite Jason Schwartzman in HBO's comedy pilot Bored to Death. — Hollywood Reporter Ben Folds Five is reuiniting for a MySpace show in North Carolina. — Billboard Casting news! David Arquette will guest-star

Shawn Johnson, Paul Hamm and Morgan Hamm Ortega Commercial
Ummm...wtf?Source: YouTube

Olympians on Oprah Season Opener
 Oprah Winfrey is trying to help Chicago win the 2016 Olympic Games - and brought more than 170 American medallists in the Beijing Games to town Wednesday to help.Swimmers Michael Phelps and Dara Torres, gymnasts Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin, beach volleyball players Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh and others joined Winfrey to tape her season premier of "The Oprah Winfrey Show."The show, which will air on Monday, was at once a welcome home for the athletes, a pep rally for the United Sta

You Dirty Bastages!
As you can tell, we’ve taken the holiday weekend off here at /Gossip, but don’t worry, we’ll be back bright and early tomorrow morning with more original comics and celeb news. Meanwhile, I wanted to take a second to call you all out on your dirty bastardage.  Over the weekend, Shawn Johnson’s taco got almost 3 times as many hits as Brangelina’s twins’ baby photos did when we had those up. So… now, why don’t you have a seat over there…