Daily Scoop Week October 26, 2009
Octomom Nadya Suleman dressed up as a pregnant nun and had her octuplets decked out in red devil costumes earlier this week.
Throwing “swine flu parties” in an attempt to get immunity against the virus while it is a fairly mild form is not a good idea, doctors say. Reports have emerged of people intentionally mixing with friends who have flu. Their reasoning is that it is best to be infected before the winter when the virus could become more deadly.
CNN’s Lou Dobbs claims that shots were fired at his home and his wife.
Russia is now offering the world’s most expensive SUV. Lots of extras, including diamond-encrusted speed gauges, gold-plated windows and a tungsten exhaust, all for just $1.5 million.
David Beckham says he grew a beard so he could look like Wolverine for Halloween.
A big storm dumped up to 3-feet of snow in some parts of Colorado.
Police have arrested a group of teens who liked to rob the homes of celebrities. Among their victims: Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Audrina Patridge, Orlando Bloom, Megan Fox, Brian Austin Green, Ashley Tisdale and Rachel Bilson.
Marc Cherry has signed a new deal that could keep “Desperate Housewives” on TV through 2013.
The NRA is suing to break the city of Seattle’s new ban on guns in public parks.
A former David Letterman show writer is talking about the “hostile work environment” of the show in the latest “Vanity Fair.”
Beyoncé and Jay-Z went out to lunch the other day and the bill came to $1200! They left a tip of $500.
Nick Jonas is working on a solo project, but insists the Brother Act is still solid.
Among those on hand for last night’s World Series game in New York: First Lady Michelle Obama.
The D.C. sniper is set to die from lethal injection November 10.
Lisa Kudrow will join the cast of Courteney Cox’s new TV series “Cougar Town” for an episode in 2010.
Big winds in California on Tuesday. CBS studios lost power and Craig Ferguson had to finish taping his late night show by flashlight.
Microsoft was going to be the lone sponsor of a one-hour Family Guy special on November 8, but have changed their mind and pulled out.
2 chances to win today: Listen at 7:35 all week to win Carrie’s new CD “Play On”, in stores November 3rd, and qualify for a trip for 2 to Atlantis, Paradise Island in the Bahamas to see Carrie in a special concert, which includes a meet and greet with Carrie. Then, we’ll qualify 2 more people today for a trip to the CMA’s November 11th.
Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” opened this morning at midnight and is running for a 2 week engagement.
The woman at the center Roman Polanski case has asked an appellate court to drop the charges against the director. In a court filing she wants it to be over. She says the overwhelming publicity has disrupted her family her job and her health…the statement also makes one more demand—to please leave her alone.
7 million people around the world watched YouTube on Sunday to catch U2’s concert from the Rose Bowl
In other rock scoop: Bruce Springsteen cancelled Monday night’s concerts because his cousin and road crew member Lenny Sullivan was found dead in his hotel room. He was only 36.
Madonna and her four children have visited the orphanage that kept one of her sons before his 2008 adoption from the impoverished southern African country. Madonna’s Raising Malawi charity has built several new buildings there. Madonna and her children arrived in Malawi on Sunday. On Monday she broke ground at her charity’s new school for girls. About 500,000 children in this nation of 12 million have lost a parent to AIDS
The Olsen twins are launching a new line of “affordable fashions” at JC Penney.
Tickets for the first 20 Garth Brooks shows in Las Vegas beginning December 11th sold out in just five hours.
In the weekend showdown of horror flicks Paranormal Activity blew away Saw at the box office.
“The Jay Leno Show” ratings continue to slide. One night last week, it was actually beaten by the cable series “Anarchy.”
Linda Gray and Larry Hagman confirm they’ve been approached to return as Sue Ellen and J.R. Ewing to a modern version of the TV show, “Dallas.” The new series would focus on the antics of their son, John Ross. Gray says she won’t come back if Sue Ellen is still drinking.
Actress Collin Wilcox-Paxton, who played the false accuser in the movie classic “To Kill a Mockingbird,” has died of brain cancer at age 74.
The idea is being floated around about George Stephanopoulos replacing Diane Sawyer
Derek Jeter will stop by “The Biggest Losers” on Tuesday night and give them a pep talk.
Lisa Niemi is going to speak at Maria Shriver’s annual women’s conference tomorrow about her late husband Patrick Swayze.
The U.S. government has officially filed extradition papers so that Roman Polanski will be returned to this country to face 30-year-old charges.
One of the great 20th century composers: Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He is 61. It was caught early, so the prognosis is good. Webber’s musical hits include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamboat, Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, and “Evita.” The follow-up to Phantom Love Never Dies, it is scheduled to open in London’s West End in March and follow on Broadway in November.
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