May 22, 2013

EUR Bits: Sherri Shepherd’s New Gig – Robin Roberts Most Trusted

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*Sherri Shepherd’s got a new gig, this time doing her comedic thing. The talk show host is set to star in “NickMom Night Out,” a standup comedy series that has comics making jokes about their experiences with parenthood. NickMom has ordered 23 episodes of the comedy showcase. In addition to her new series, the comedienne [...]




Jason Collins Media Train Headed to ‘Jimmy Kimmel’

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*Newly out NBA center Jason Collins and his twin brother Jarron will be guests on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on May 15. Collins became the first openly gay NBA player when he came out in a Sports Illustrated article last week – and ABC has been on him ever since, with “Good Morning America” scoring [...]




Beyonce Brings Blue Ivy On Stage?; Talks to ‘GMA’ (Watch)

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*Multiple outlets are reporting that Blue Ivy made her concert debut Friday night during mom’s tour stop in London. But was it really Blue Ivy? At the end of “Irreplaceable,” a little girl sporting a tiny dress and protective headphones (and looking taller than someone of 16 months) holds Beyoncé’s hand as she closed out the track. [...]




Jason Collins Talks to ABC News about Coming Out (Watch)

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*Washington Wizards center Jason Collins, who became the first openly gay athlete in a major American team sport when he revealed his sexuality on Monday, gave his first post-closet interview to ABC News, calling his pioneer status “mind-boggling.” “I never set out to be the first,” Collins told “Good Morning America” anchor George Stephanopoulos in [...]




Twitter Launches New Music Feature

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*The social media sites are branching and blossoming with more and more availability to any and everything every day. Now Twitter has launched Twitter #Music servie, which makes artists music available depending on the buzz generated about that artist on Twitter. So you can make your friend’s music a hot commodity on Twitter if you [...]




Robin Roberts ‘Much Better’ After Brief Hospitalization

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“Robin Roberts says she’ll be back on “Good Morning America” next week after suffering a health setback while on vacation in Florida. The “GMA” co-host re-joined George Stephanopoulos in February after nearly six months off the air to battle to fight myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare bone marrow and blood disorder. She received a bone marrow [...]




‘GMA’ Hits Ratings High, ‘Idol’ Dips to New Low

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*“Good Morning America” has topped the morning show wars for the first quarter of 2013 in total viewers and the adults 25-54 demographic, beating NBC’s slipping “Today” show. With an average audience of 5.389 million viewers, it marks the first time the top-rated morning show has won the quarter in total viewers since 1994; and [...]




Robin Roberts Planning Secret Marriage to Girlfriend?

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*Unconfirmed reports about “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts planning a secret wedding with her alleged girlfriend have surfaced on the web. The blog Mstarz.com claims that Roberts, 52, is about to wed independent film director Storm Sahara, a woman first linked to the TV anchor from a Feb. 2013 article in the National Enquirer. [...]




Report: NBC Kept Ann Curry from Tweeting Robin Roberts

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*NBC reportedly told former “Today” co-anchor Ann Curry that she could not tweet a message of support for her morning show competitor Robin Roberts after she was diagnosed with MDS. According to a lengthy piece about Curry’s treatment at “Today” in New York Magazine, Curry asked the network if she could tweet her well wishes [...]




Tamar Braxton Pregnant with First Child; Posts Baby Bump Pic

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*One day before she returns to WE tv for a new season of “Braxton Family Values,” Tamar Braxton has revealed that she and her record executive husband Vince Herbert, 43, are expecting their first child. The “Love and War” singer made the announcement this morning on “Good Morning America.” Moments after, the Alexander McQueen-clad mom-to-be [...]




‘American Idol’ Hits Ratings Lows; Robin Roberts Boosts ‘GMA’

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*It appears as if the addition of Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban to “American Idol” did nothing to bring in new viewers. In fact, it’s driving people away. The Fox singing competition continues to tumble in the ratings, logging a third consecutive week of in-season Wednesday lows, according to Nielsen. Among adults 18-49, [...]




D.L. Hughley, Zendaya Coleman in New ‘DWTS’ Cast

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*D.L Hughley and teen actress Zendaya Coleman will join previously-announced Baltimore Ravens receiver Jacoby Jones among the new cast of “Dancing With the Stars,” which was announced live this morning on “Good Morning America.” Rounding out the 11 celebs for season 16 are country legend Wynonna Judd, Lisa Vanderpump of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Beverly [...]




Emotional ‘GMA’ Return for Robin Roberts (Watch)

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*Five months after a bone-marrow transplant to treat a rare blood disorder, it was back to work for “Good Morning America” co-host Robin Roberts this morning, and she was received in grand style. “I have been waiting 174 days to say this: ‘Good Morning America,’ ” she told the audience. [Scroll down to watch.] Billed [...]




Robin Roberts Returning to ‘GMA’ on Feb. 20

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*Good Morning America announced Thursday that co-anchor Robin Roberts will return to the show on Wednesday, Feb. 20. Roberts, 52, took medical leave following a successful bone-marrow transplant in September 2012 to treat myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare blood disorder. After a “dry run” at work in January, Roberts was given the go signal from her [...]




Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Joins ABC’s ‘Splash’

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*Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was revealed today as one of the final two contestants joining the cast of “Splash” (formerly “Celebrity Diving”), premiering Tuesday, March 19, at 8 p.m. on ABC. As announced on “Good Morning America” this morning, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and extreme skier Rory Bushfield dive into the pool with previously announced cast [...]