“I don’t know what’s better…Being healthy and really happy, or people noticing how healthy and really happy you are? It’s just surreal. I never knew this kind of happiness existed. Cherishing this moment…So thankful for recovery. God is good.”
Which Hollywood star raved about being in the highest of spirits as we approach the New Year?
The 20-year-old Unbroken artist has seemingly come into her own after succumbing to her inner demons back in 2010. Plagued by Hollywood pressures to be thin and beautiful, Lovato found herself the brink of a mental breakdown. The starlet snapped and punched one of her dancers on tour, and subsequently checked herself into rehab.
Since her release from rehab, Lovato has been outspoken about her struggle with bulimia, battle with depression, and bipolar disorder diagnosis, hoping to help others who may be enduring the same personal torment.
With a covetable spot as a celebrity judge on X Factor, a new album on the way, and now, these over-the-top blissful tweets, she appears to have succeeded with her recovery.
We wish you well, Demi!
Do you think the former Disney star will hold her place on Simon Cowell’s X Factor, or will she get the axe that is allegedly coming to co-host Britney Spears, as well? Sound off in the comments below.
Find out what else your favorite celebs had to say this week in Celebuzz’s Top 10 Quotes of the Week.
During the British boy band’s first-ever appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman – which will air on Friday – the lads sat down with the late night host and his previous guest Hoffman, who got a little too excited sitting next to the teen idols.
The Oscar winner planted a surprise kiss on 1D’s Niall Horan, as Horan’s bandmates — Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Harry Styles — looked on in amusement.
According to reports, One Direction performed “Little Things,” the second single off their No. 1 album Take Me Home, on the iconic late night set. It was the first appearance for Simon Cowell‘s pop phenomenon, who are currently enjoying a meteoric rise to fame after their sold-out concert at Madison Square Garden this past Monday.
Since arriving in the Big Apple, the lads have been on a whirlwind promotional tour for Take Me Home, which dropped in November. However, that doesn’t mean Styles hasn’t had time to spend time with his new girlfriend Taylor Swift.
It was a dream come true for Jimmy KimmelWednesday night as he interviewed his hero, David Letterman, on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live.
“I’m more excited that he’s here tonight than I’m able to explain,” gushed Kimmel at the beginning of the show.
When Letterman finally hit the stage, he told him, “‘I’m a little overwhelmed.” The ABC host likened it to when Letterman had original Late Night host Johnny Carson on his show.
Kimmel’s admiration of Letterman, who he referred to as “the main reason I got into television” and “the main reason I got a television,” is no secret. Things got funny on the show when he showed Letterman pictures of himself at 18 with a Late Night birthday cake and license plate with “L8 NITE.” This prompted the CBS host to ask, “Did your parents step in?”
He continued, “I mean, these are warning signs, Jimmy.” Letterman, 65, returned the love to his fellow late night host even though he first joked, “I’ll be honest with you, at first it was troubling.”
The admiration continued for Letterman throughout the hour as the two talked about Letterman’s 9-year-old son Harry and fly-fishing as well as some questions about Facebook, email and cooking.
Then, when Kimmel, 44, asked his late night idol if he had any male friends and Letterman responded “no,” the ABC host pleaded his case.
“I’ll have a party for you. It will be just me and you. We’ll have whatever you want,” joked Kimmel.
Taking a slightly more serious more tone, Letterman was appreciative of the love Kimmel was showing him. “You do a show night after night after night, you often don’t get the sense that it goes anywhere so now to hear that my show, my early show, has some sort of life-altering impact, on at least you two, is remarkable,” he said.
The late night hosts also discussed Hurricane Sandy and Letterman performing without an audience for the past two nights.
But before the interview could end, Letterman had one more word to get in, one of good luck.
“I want to wish you the best of luck when you move the show [to 11:30],” Letterman said. “ I think you’re going to be perfect at 11:30 … I think it’s going to be great. I couldn’t be happier to have you in the running.”
You can watch portions of their interview in the video above and below.
Jimmy Kimmel Live currently airs weeknights at 12 AM on ABC. Late Night with David Letterman airs weeknights at 11:35 PM on CBS.
Will you be watching Jimmy Kimmel Live when it moves to 11:30?
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The kickoff of Jimmy Kimmel Live’s Brooklyn week may have been delayed due to Hurricane Sandy, but things went off without a hitch on Tuesday.
Broadcasting live from the Harvey Theater at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Jimmy Kimmelstarted his monologue off in front of a packed house by repping his city, “Hi! I’m Jimmy! I was born in Bay Ridge. I grew up in Mill Basin. Tonight, I have returned to save my people from the storm.”
He then joked, “Thank you for ignoring the local authorities to be here tonight for our first show.”
Kimmel’s monologue also included jokes about being a meteorologist after watching so much storm coverage, their loss of hats, and Mayor Bloomberg’s amazing sign language interpreter. He also gave sidekick Guillermo a tour of where he grew up in Brooklyn including the house he hasn’t been to since he was 9-years-old.
Kimmel’s guests for the night included radio shock host Howard Stern and 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan.
Stern joked, “I was begging Jimmy to cancel the show! I’m driving along and I’m trying to get here, and I thought, ‘Why am I really trying to be here tonight?’”
Meanwhile Jimmy Fallon, who performed sans audience Monday night, had a packed house on Tuesday. Fallon’s guest for the hour was mogul and the man behind Celebrity Apprentice, Donald Trump. Fallon joked with Trump that he could take his $5 million dollar offer to Obama and give it to New Jersey.
David Letterman again went solo for night number 2 and made the obligatory joke: “I feel like Clint Eastwood, a guy talking to empty chairs.”
Letterman, a long time hero of Kimmel, will guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday.
Jimmy Kimmel Live airs weeknights at 12 AM on ABC. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon airs weeknights at 12:35 AM on NBC. The Late Show with David Letterman airs at 11:35 AM on CBS.
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Rejoice Community fans! Your favorite show is back, both in Canada and the US. However, our lucky neighbors to the north are getting the jump on NBC in 2013 as they’ll get the Season 4 premiere on CityTV almost a month early on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. The show will premiere in the US on Thursday, Feb. 7 at 8 PM according to a tweet from star Yvette Nicole Brown, who plays Shirley on the quirky comedy. After she tweeted she said, “Feb 7th is #October19th! Who Knew?! :)” [HuffPost, The Wrap]
Though most New York based TV shows will stay dark Tuesday in the wake of Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath, Jimmy Kimmel Live! will broadcast a new show Tuesday from The Harvey Theater at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Guests on Jimmy Kimmel will include Howard Stern, Tracy Morgan, and Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings.Jimmy Fallonand David Lettermanwill again tape in front of an empty studio for their late night broadcasts. [EW]
When Hurricane Sandy slammed New York City, it wasn’t just torrential rain and wind that did the damage. A Rockaway, Queens neighborhood was impacted by a huge fire that destroyed at least 50 homes including those which have housed our favorite television characters. The residences featured in NBC’s Seinfeld, FX’s Rescue Me and Woody Allen’s 1987 film Radio Days were all destroyed in the blaze. [Hollywood.com]
In addition to the February premiere of Community, NBC has also announced its midseason premiere dates and changes for debuts from January to March. Three new series will debut on the network: Deception (formerly Infamous) will debut on Jan. 7; 1600 Penn on Jan. 10; and Eva Longoria’s Ready for Love on Mar. 31. In addition, the fourth cycle of singing competition, The Voice, will kick off on Mar. 25/26 with freshman success Revolution returning Mar. 25. The Biggest Loser featuring the return of Jillian Michaels will have a two-night premiere on Jan 6 and 7. Smash will hit the small screen with Jennifer Hudson on Feb. 5. Meanwhile, The Celebrity Apprentice will debut Mar. 3 and Betty White’s Off Their Rockers will come back Jan. 8. [NBC]
NBC’s 30 Rock is going political in anticipation of next week’s presidential election. On Thursday’s episode, Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) and Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) will attempt to sway Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) towards their political affiliations and use Twitter to do so. Jack, a heavy conservative, is attempting to get her to go Romney, “Just one tweet from you to your fans and [Mitt] Romney wins. It’ll be historic. The first really, really rich president.” [People]
ABC, NBC, and The Weather Channel are allowing viewers to watch their coverage on their smart phones by live-streaming their news programs this morning for all those affected by the storm. [EW]
NBC has decided against giving us more Dwight (Rainn Wilson) after the final season of The Office concludes this year. The network has decided not to buy the proposed spin-off of The Office. The news was first reported by Wilson on his Twitter account. The pilot may still air as an episode of this season of The Office. [NY Times]
The finale of the TwilightSaga is almost upon us and MTV is ready to bring you everything you could ever want to know about Twilight and Breaking Dawn Part 2. The network’s coverage begins with a special sit down interview, MTV First: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 , with Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner. The interview will include a never-before-seen clip of the new film and will air on Thursday at 8 PM EST. The interview will continue online after the on-air portion. The weekend before the movie’s release on Nov. 15, MTV will have a Twilight Takeover weekend featuring interviews with the cast from years past. [MTV]
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Wondering which TV shows to watch to stay informed as the election approaches? Here’s a tip: Avoid the news. Stick with the comics and commentators.
Here’s why: The news is just the starting point of the conversation. So you won’t get much of that from the standard newscasts. Nor will you get much from the Sunday morning pundit shows. (Sure, all they do is talk about the news, but these shows have become predictable echo chambers where Washington insiders talk only to each other, not to viewers. And they focus too much on the horse-race aspect of who’s ahead or behind this week, as if that matters more than issues that affect the lives of, you know, real people.)
So we’ll go with either the super-opinionated commentators on Fox News or MSNBC (at least they address issues, not just tactics), or the late-night comics, since, when it comes to holding politicians’ feet to the fire, they’ve taken up the job that traditional newscasters have abdicated.
Here, then, are nine shows that will not only keep you informed about the election, but may also keep you entertained in the process.
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central, 11:30 PM Monday through Thursday). In skewering politicians and media pundits by adopting the persona of a Bill O’Reilly-esque talking head, Stephen Colbert pulls off a tricky balancing act that teeters between tribute and evisceration. Somehow, he manages to interview heavyweight authors in ways that allow them to tout their books (or, alternately, let slip how poorly premised their books are) without breaking character.
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central, 11 PM Monday through Thursday). Conservatives often dismiss Stewart as a liberal clown, but this season, he’s proved perfectly willing to criticize Democrats for their ineptitude. His simple trick, tripping up politicians and media stars alike by digging up video of their contradictory past statements, remains brutally and hilariously effective. Like Colbert, he’s also one of the few hosts who’ll interview authors of substantive books on policy or history.
Hannity (Fox News Channel, 9 PM weeknights). As Team Romney’s most vocal supporter on TV, Sean Hannity offers viewers TV’s most forceful case for the Republican’s election.
The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS, 11:35 PM weeknights). Sure, Dave’s a genial buffoon, mocking candidates left and right (mostly right), but when they show up to be interviewed, which is often, Dave asks surprisingly probing questions (in his explain-it-to-me-like-I’m-an-idiot mode) that seasoned political journalists never ask.
The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC, 9 PM weeknights). As Team Obama’s most vocal supporter on TV, Rachel Maddow offers viewers TV’s most forceful case for the Democrat’s re-election.
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, 10 PM Fridays). Maher is one of the few hosts who’ll allow conservatives and liberals a space on his show for debate. He’s also one of the few hosts on TV who’ll call BS on any guest who’s lying or being disingenuous.
Saturday Night Live (NBC, 11:30 PM Saturdays). Jim Downey, who has been writing the political sketches for SNL since the days when Dan Aykroyd couldn’t even be bothered to shave off his mustache to play Richard Nixon, has run out of things to say. This season’s re-enactments of the debates have been just that: re-enactments, without much in the way of jokes or a point of view. Still, even if the show’s satire has become toothless, its interpretation of the week’s political news is still the spin everyone talks about and shares via viral video.
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC, 11:35 PM weeknights). Leno provides a friendly forum for all candidates. As it was with Johnny Carson before him, Leno’s monologue is the voice of conventional wisdom and as good a barometer as any of the public mood.
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The View (ABC, 11 AM weekdays). Still the place to go for a discussion of political issues from women’s points of view (even if Whoopi Goldberg and Elisabeth Hasselbeck are more passionate than articulate about their positions).
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Forget Redday; this whole week (and probably month) will be all about Taylor Swift. But we can’t help it if she’s doing promos 24/7, ya know? So, keeping with the usual T.Swift protocol, we wanna show you her latest performance; this time, it’s on The Late Show with David Letterman crooning her title track, “Red” (again).
But that’s not the only Taylor-related scoop to talk about today, since it was just announced that she has an awards show performance scheduled in November. (And we’re not just talking about the 2012 Europe Music Awards on the 11th of that month.) Now, she’s on the shortlist of performers for the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards (November 18). Though she wasn’t nominated quite as many times as she has been in the past — a mere one possible win this year — she, along with Nicki Minaj, Christina Aguilera and Linkin Park, is confirmed to take center stage sometime during the night’s festivities.
What do you think of all the latest Tay goodies? Have you picked a favorite Red track yet? Leave all your thoughts in the comments below or on our Taylor Swift message board!
President Barack Obama sat down with David Letterman on the Late Show Tuesday night to discuss everything from economic policy to the crisis in Libya and even Hannah Montana.
Of course, it didn’t take long for Letterman to ask the president about his opponent’s recently unearthed “secret video” – in which Mitt Romney claims his job is “not to worry about” the 47 percent of Americans who are “dependent upon government.”
Obama then recalled Election Night back in 2008, when he told the 47 percent of voters who had pulled the lever for John McCain, “Even though you didn’t vote for me, I hear your voices, and I’m going to work as hard as I can to be your president.”
“When I meet Republicans as I’m traveling around the country,” he continued, “they are hard-working, family people who care deeply about this country. My expectation is, if you want to be president, you have to work for everybody, not just for some.”
The president then took on Romney’s claims head-on.
“I promise you, there are not a lot of people out there who think they’re victims. There are not a lot of people out there who think they’re entitled to something.”
When asked about his economic policy, the president reiterated a talking point in former president Bill Clinton’s Democratic National Convention speech: “Arithmetic.”
Obama explained how he hopes to reduce the national debt by cutting government programs that aren’t working and by asking the wealthy to give back a little more — and he thinks the American people will be onboard with the plan.
“The American people are a lot more thoughtful, decent, and full of common sense than we’ve seen out of Washington over the last several years,” said Obama.
The conversation then turned to the turmoil in Libya. In light of the recent tragedy — which claimed the lives of four Americans, including ambassador Chris Stevens – the president explained how the U.S. presence in Muslim nations like Libya is still needed.
“We can wind down our military activities in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, but we have to remain engaged because whether we like it or not, America remains the one indispensable nation,” he said. And even countries that criticize us end up looking to us for leadership, because without our presence, without our involvement and our engagement, things would be an awful lot worse.”
Letterman managed to introduce some lighthearted topics during the interview, as he asked Obama about his girls, Sasha and Malia.
The president recalled that his daughters took time before their dad’s anticipated Democratic National Convention speech to explain how his big moment was similar to the climactic scene from the Hannah Montana movie.
Does this mean the president should start playing Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb” before every big speech? Surely the First Daughters would approve.
President Barack Obama sat down with David Letterman on the Late Show Tuesday night to discuss everything from economic policy to the crisis in Libya and even Hannah Montana.
Of course, it didn’t take long for Letterman to ask the president about his opponent’s recently unearthed “secret video” – in which Mitt Romney claims his job is “not to worry about” the 47 percent of Americans who are “dependent upon government.”
Obama then recalled Election Night back in 2008, when he told the 47 percent of voters who had pulled the lever for John McCain, “Even though you didn’t vote for me, I hear your voices, and I’m going to work as hard as I can to be your president.”
“When I meet Republicans as I’m traveling around the country,” he continued, “they are hard-working, family people who care deeply about this country. My expectation is, if you want to be president, you have to work for everybody, not just for some.”
The president then took on Romney’s claims head-on.
“I promise you, there are not a lot of people out there who think they’re victims. There are not a lot of people out there who think they’re entitled to something.”
When asked about his economic policy, the president reiterated a talking point in former president Bill Clinton’s Democratic National Convention speech: “Arithmetic.”
Obama explained how he hopes to reduce the national debt by cutting government programs that aren’t working and by asking the wealthy to give back a little more — and he thinks the American people will be onboard with the plan.
“The American people are a lot more thoughtful, decent, and full of common sense than we’ve seen out of Washington over the last several years,” said Obama.
The conversation then turned to the turmoil in Libya. In light of the recent tragedy — which claimed the lives of four Americans, including ambassador Chris Stevens – the president explained how the U.S. presence in Muslim nations like Libya is still needed.
“We can wind down our military activities in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, but we have to remain engaged because whether we like it or not, America remains the one indispensable nation,” he said. And even countries that criticize us end up looking to us for leadership, because without our presence, without our involvement and our engagement, things would be an awful lot worse.”
Letterman managed to introduce some lighthearted topics during the interview, as he asked Obama about his girls, Sasha and Malia.
The president recalled that his daughters took time before their dad’s anticipated Democratic National Convention speech to explain how his big moment was similar to the climactic scene from the Hannah Montana movie.
Does this mean the president should start playing Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb” before every big speech? Surely the First Daughters would approve.
President Barack Obama sat down with David Letterman on the Late Show Tuesday night to discuss everything from economic policy to the crisis in Libya and even Hannah Montana.
Of course, it didn’t take long for Letterman to ask the president about his opponent’s recently unearthed “secret video” – in which Mitt Romney claims his job is “not to worry about” the 47 percent of Americans who are “dependent upon government.”
Obama then recalled Election Night back in 2008, when he told the 47 percent of voters who had pulled the lever for John McCain, “Even though you didn’t vote for me, I hear your voices, and I’m going to work as hard as I can to be your president.”
“When I meet Republicans as I’m traveling around the country,” he continued, “they are hard-working, family people who care deeply about this country. My expectation is, if you want to be president, you have to work for everybody, not just for some.”
The president then took on Romney’s claims head-on.
“I promise you, there are not a lot of people out there who think they’re victims. There are not a lot of people out there who think they’re entitled to something.”
When asked about his economic policy, the president reiterated a talking point in former president Bill Clinton’s Democratic National Convention speech: “Arithmetic.”
Obama explained how he hopes to reduce the national debt by cutting government programs that aren’t working and by asking the wealthy to give back a little more — and he thinks the American people will be onboard with the plan.
“The American people are a lot more thoughtful, decent, and full of common sense than we’ve seen out of Washington over the last several years,” said Obama.
The conversation then turned to the turmoil in Libya. In light of the recent tragedy — which claimed the lives of four Americans, including ambassador Chris Stevens – the president explained how the U.S. presence in Muslim nations like Libya is still needed.
“We can wind down our military activities in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, but we have to remain engaged because whether we like it or not, America remains the one indispensable nation,” he said. And even countries that criticize us end up looking to us for leadership, because without our presence, without our involvement and our engagement, things would be an awful lot worse.”
Letterman managed to introduce some lighthearted topics during the interview, as he asked Obama about his girls, Sasha and Malia.
The president recalled that his daughters took time before their dad’s anticipated Democratic National Convention speech to explain how his big moment was similar to the climactic scene from the Hannah Montana movie.
Does this mean the president should start playing Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb” before every big speech? Surely the First Daughters would approve.
Jay Leno is taking a big hit on his NBC contract for The Tonight Show. NBC has finally confirmed that his salary has been cut from $30 million to $15 million and that the entire show’s budget has been slashed by 20 percent. This comes on the heels of more than 20 staff layoffs and buzz about what kind of a deal Leno would come out with — or even whether Tonight, which has aired on NBC for more than 50 years, would survive much longer.
NBC’s Entertainment Chief, Robert Greenblatt, confirmed these numbers to the Wall Street Journal and also announced that Leno has extended his contract for another two years, until May 2014.
Greenblatt told WSJ that the Tonight Show cuts were partly due to the inflated budget the show operated under during Leno’s switch to primetime for a brief period of time in 2009 before moving back to late night in early 2010. In the two years since, the late-night show’s budget hadn’t returned to its earlier level. “All we did was bring it back down to pre-primetime levels,” Greenblatt told the Journal.
Where does this leave Leno after his contract ends?
Greenblatt declined to name a specific date for when or even if Leno might leave once his contract is up in 2014. Noting that Leno and CBS rival David Letterman have been facing off for nearly 20 years, Greenblatt said, “I’m sure there will be a day when these guys – Letterman and Leno – wake up and say ‘It’s time for us to exit gracefully.’”
Leno’s been vocal about his disappointment in NBC parent company Comcast’s decision to make budget cuts. He opened his show on Aug. 20 with, “Welcome to The Tonight Show, or as Comcast calls us, The Expendables.”
Leno went on to say, “We’ve consistently been No. 1 in the ratings, and if you know anything about our network, that kind of thing is frowned upon.”
Nonetheless, Leno e-mailed the Journal to say that he was on board with the leaner budget, despite last month’s on-air grumbling. “We are just going to work harder and more efficiently,” he wrote. “Our job is to be sure that none of this shows up on screen.”
Deadline initially reported the cuts on Aug. 17 that Comcast was making the layoffs despite ad sales remaining solid. The company singled out the show’s cost of about $2.3 million a week (amounting to about $100 million per year), arguing that Tonight‘s budget should be around $1.7 million per week instead.
Leno made the decision to take a pay cut in order to save some staffers from being let go, but the exact numbers of his new contract hadn’t been confirmed until now.
What do you think about Leno taking a cut for The Tonight Show? Sound off in our comments section below.
