26 Mar 2012

Intruder Alert: Simon Cowell Staves Off Crazed Fan

Simon Cowell was forced to take a break from deciding on the next X Factor judges Saturday... because a woman used a brick to break a window and get into his London home!
S. Cowell
We'll let Simon's rep, Max Clifford, explain what happened via the statement he has released regarding the incident:
"There was a loud bang and Simon rushed upstairs to find out what was going on. It came from the bathroom so he went in and there was a woman standing there holding a brick. She had smashed her way in through the window and it was unclear how long she had been there or what she was doing."
The producer's security team swooped in, TMZ reports, and detained the intruder - Leanne Zaloumis, 29, believed to be a crazed fan - until British police arrived and arrested the lady for trespassing, along with intention to inflict grievous bodily harm upon a person therein.
"It was a very frightening experience for Simon, who told me it was like something from a horror movie," Clifford said.

Madonna Trashed By Deadmau5 For Glamorization of Ecstasy

Madonna has come under attack from Deadmau5, one of the world's most famous DJs, for glamorizing ecstasy use, allegedly, during a recent concert.
Her Madgesty took the stage at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami this weekend, asking crowd, "How many people in this crowd have seen molly?"
"Molly" is a slang term for MDMA, one of the key ingredients in ecstasy, a drug hugely popular within the electronic dance music community.
Incidentally (or not) Madonna's new album, which drops today, is called MDNA. Watch her address the crowd at the 45-second mark below:
Madonna at Ultra Music Festival
Madonna at Ultra Music Festival
The crowd apparently loved the veiled inquiry from Madonna, but Deadmau5 is not a fan at all, going on Facebook and tearing her a new one.
"Very classy there madonna. 'HUR DUR HAS ANYONE SEEN MOLLY???' such a great message for the young music lovers at ultra," he wrote.
The Mau5 added, "Quite the f'n philanthropist. but hey, at least yer HIP AND TRENDY! f*cking cant smack my head hard enough right now."
Bottom line: Mind-altering drugs are not cool, ravers. So says a man-mau5 whose fan base is probably on them 97 percent of the time.

Jimmy Kimmel to Host 2012 Emmy Awards

Jimmy Kimmel is going from late night to primetime. For one night only, at least.
The comedian will host the 2012 Emmy Awards, ABC announced today, joking in a statement he hopes "to do for the Emmys this year what Eddie Murphy did for the Oscars,” referring to Murphy’s extremely short tenure as host of this year’s Academy Awards.
Jimmy Kimmel Photograph
This will be Kimmel's first time hosting the evening, although he has previously emceed the American Music Awards and the ESPY Awards.
In recent years, the Emmy hosts have included Jane Lynch, Jimmy Fallon, Neil Patrick Harris and, in a horribly-failed experiment, a quintet of reality TV stars.

Tyler Clementi Case: Dharun Ravi Admits Immaturity and Stupidity, Denies Hatred

Dharun Ravi blames immaturity - not criminal-level hate - for his actions leading up to the tragic suicide of his former Rutgers roommate, Tyler Clementi.
"I was 18 ... I did do things wrong and I was stupid about a lot of stuff," he tells ABC News of his 2010 actions. "I was a dumb kid not thinking about it."
Ravi, who many feel indirectly drove Clementi to throw himself off the George Washington bridge, was found guilty of invasion of privacy and hate crimes.
He insists he is not homophobic, however.
Ravi and Clementi
"I didn't act out of hate and I wasn't uncomfortable with Tyler being gay," Ravi claims in a separate interview with New Jersey's The Star-Ledger newspaper.
"I won't ever … tell the world that I hated Tyler because he was gay, or tell the world that I was trying to hurt or intimidate him because it's not true."
In death, Clementi has become a cause celebre of sorts, stirring passions, controversy and heated debate over bullying, particularly of gay youth.
Dharun Ravi says he realized his roommate, also 18 at the time, "had bigger problems" that may have contributed to his decision to take his own life.

Camille Grammer Speaks on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Departure, Dimitri Charalambopoulos

Dimitri Charalambopoulos and Camille GrammerCamille Grammer will not return to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for season three. But was this departure really a mutual decision reached by the reality star and Bravo producers? It doesn't sound that way.
Asked about the exit at the opening of a new Blizz Frozen Yogurt at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday night, Camille told Us Weekly:
"I've had so much fun with the franchise, but I guess the producers and I couldn't come to an agreement."
Maloof and Kyle Richards were also at the event, with the former referring the six original castmates as a "great combo" and the latter saying it will be "sad not having [Grammer] on the show."
But at least Camille has a new man on her arm to guide her through these rough times. She kissed boyfriend Dimitri Charalambopoulos (pictured) on the red carpet and said of the relationship:
"Everything is great. We get along really well... I care about him very much and we're enjoying each other's company."