Music on TV this week
Monday, October 6ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Solange KnowlesCBS: Late Show With David Letterman: The PretendersNBC: The Today Show: Alicia KeysNBC: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Katy PerryNBC: Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Jenny LewisFUSE: Steven's Untitled Rock Show: Hollywood UndeadVH1:  2008 VH1's Hip Hop Honors: Estelle, Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Slick Rick, Naughty By Nature, Too Short, Lil Wayne, Kid Rock, MC Lyte, Big Boi, Q-Tip, Wyclef Jean, Lil Jon, Ghostface Killah, Biz Markie, Gym Class Heroe

Housewives of Atlanta's NeNe Gets Evicted
According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, she and her husband, real estate investor Gregory Leakes, left the property in November -- a month after an eviction notice was filed by Winwood Properties. The notice, filed Sept. 24, claimed that they owed $6,240 in past rent. "The tenant said they would move by Sept. 14th because they could no longer afford the house," the notice read. NeNe would not reveal where she is currently living. "It's none of your business," she told The Journal-Constitu

Real Housewives of Atlanta's NeNe: "We Were Not Evicted"
The Real Housewives of Atlanta's NeNe Leakes says a report that she and her husband have been evicted is "a huge misunderstanding and grossly inaccurate. "I am truly blessed to enjoy a wonderful life and lifestyle," she says in a post on a Bravo blog. "We have indeed moved to another home, but we did so on our own free will. We live in an absolutely beautiful home, and we are fortunate to be able to live in the place of our choice." The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that an eviction notice was fil

Real Housewives of Atlanta Update: Nene Leakes Official Statement on Housing Rumors
“The recent rumors alleging that my family faced an eviction are a huge misunderstanding and grossly inaccurate. I am truly blessed to enjoy a wonderful life and lifestyle. We have indeed moved to another home, but we did so on our own free will. We live in an absolutely beautiful home and we are fortunate to be able to live in the place of our choice. Unfortunately, there are many families who are facing real foreclosures and real evictions. That is not and never was the case with us. I know where we

Entertainment: Oprah and Friends Honor Essence’s Taylor; Housewives’ NeNe Leakes Was Evicted; Despite Running a Fever, Tina Turner Did the Garden
Oprah and friends honor Essence’s Taylor. Oprah, Diddy and Al Sharpton came out to support Susan L. Taylor of Essence magazine. See photos from the exclusive event. Housewives’ NeNe Leakes was evicted.  The breakout star of the hit Bravo reality series “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” was evicted from her pricey Duluth five-bedroom house, The Atlanta Constitution reports. According to Darryl Pierce, the broker for the 5,000-square-foot home, NeNe and her husband, Gregory Leakes, le

Fred Thompson gives up on politics and heads back to TV.
Fred Thompson is returning to acting. The former U.S. senator, who had some presidential dreams, has landed a guest stint on ABC’s “Life on Mars.’ He will play the NYPD’s chief of detectives in a February episode. Image via WENN Related Post Neve Campbell heads back to TV. “Twilight” star Kristen Stewart set to rock as Joan Jett. Shia LaBeouf signs on for “The Associate.” Courteney Cox Arquette “Scrubs”

Amy Poehler Back as Hillary Clinton on SNL
New mom Amy Poehler stopped by Saturday Night Live this weekend to play newly named Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Check out Amy–with a guest appearance by Darrell Hammond as good ol’ Bill:

Amy Poehler Brings Hillary Clinton Back to SNL
"Like the South, vampires and Britney Spears, we will rise again!" said a post-baby Amy Poehler as newly appointed Secretary of State-Designate Hillary Clinton (flanked by Darrell Hammond as Bill Clinton) on the SNL opener this past weekend. Yay! We missed you Hillary (er, Amy)!

Anderson Cooper's Thanksgiving Nightmare [Family Matters]
newVideoPlayer("/anderson_momthanksgiving_gawker.flv", 480, 360,""); Gloria Vanderbilt's youngest son has been using his mother as a foil since he appeared on the Tonight Show with her at age three. Anderson Cooper more recently brought his mother onto CNN to passive-aggressively scold him on Mother's Day and to provide the silver fox some sensible, embarrassing advice on the occasion of his 40th birthday. So when Cooper recently declined to invite his mother on a holiday trip to Egypt — "No! I wasn'

Geek Daily: Brett Ratner's Feeling Chatty, Rorschach's Watching Fox, and Transformers Rise
I know this is traditionally a slow news time but wow, it's a desert out there! Is everyone in Hollywood sleeping? Are they becoming addicted to CNN election coverage like I am? Well, I managed to tear myself away from Anderson Cooper to do a little Cinematical work (and it's hard, 360 runs on such an endless loop that it's kind of like spending a delightful eternity with him), you'd think someone in Tinseltown could option some graphic novels or cast Captain America. Sheesh. Anyway, here's what we've got t

New Yorker Spies Palin's Russian Ridiculousness
The New Yorker gets all political again with this take on Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's ridiculous assertion that her home state of Alaska's proximity to Russia qualifies as foreign policy experience - the very same assertion that stuns Anderson Cooper into submission? [Via Gawker] Sep 29, 2008 · Link · 2 Responses Related Posts • 09.29.08: Fox Journo: 'Deck Stacked' Against Palin In Veep Debate (Comments: 2) • 09.29.08:

Genetic Secrets Of Media Celebs [Celebrity Science]
Sure, you knew Anderson Cooper was the adorable unicorn of TV news anchors, but did you know he is so incredibly magical he can roll his tongue into a "really complicated four-leaf clover?" He can! Tongue-rolling is a genetic trait, but one can't help wonder if Cooper has had some practice. He apparently shows his skills only to certain, uh, special friends, like fellow closeted media personality Barry Diller, who, no joke, compared tongue technique with Cooper at a special retreat in Idaho. Some Google peo

Early Addition
Photograph by Angela Radulescu on FlickrFrom the Gothamist Newsmap: A car into garage door at Poplar Av & Robinson St in Queens, a person struck by a police car on University Ave in the Bronx and a bank robbery at 2nd Av & E 70 St in Manhattan.Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion Jr. is reportedly in the running for MANY positions in Obama's administration, like Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the head of the Small Business Adminstration...Two young women say they

Blind Items: I Guess….You Guess….
Stone Phillips! I don’t know why he popped into my head. Wishful thinking. Don’t even guess Mah Boo Anderson Cooper. Don’t! He would never cheat on me. She’s gone from sweet as pie to a hot mess! This former American beauty gets “so drunk and out of control it’s disgusting,” a security guard tells Star. “Two years ago, I got a limo from a friend’s company to take her to an event, and she threw up all over it. I ended up on my knees scrubbing up. It was the last time I will eve

Blind Items: I Guess....You Guess....
Which in-the-news celebrity is worried that his relationships with a transexual escort and a rent boy are going to hit the newsstands? (Popbitch) Stone Phillips! I don't know why he popped into my head. Wishful thinking. Don't even guess Mah Boo Anderson Cooper. Don't! He would never cheat on me. She’s gone from sweet as pie to a hot mess! This former American beauty gets “so drunk and out of control it’s disgusting,” a security guard tells Star. “Two years ago, I got a limo from a friend’s co

Lil Jon Inks With Universal Republic Records
The deal will also give the Atlanta bred rapper an A&R consultant role at Universal Republic.

THINK, REGISTER, VOTE, PARTICIPATE
The festivities around our Hip Hop Honors show were chock with several conversations about the upcoming election, many veering toward an irrefutable truth: To participate, you have to register. You’re mad, distraught, and frustrated by the way things are going? You want to have a say in your own future? Of course you do - but that’s not an option unless you’re set up to do so. November 4 is looming. The registration dates vary from state to state. Jump into the game right now. Check thi