Posted Jun 15th 2007 12:42PM by TMZ Staff
Is today's game of "He said, she said" -- Angelina Jolie vs. FOX News?
Ms. Jolie was on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" last night, where she was asked about the so-called "ban" clamped on press at the premiere of "A Mighty Heart" in NYC on Wednesday. While Jolie admits a memo was indeed drawn up that asked reporters to limit their questions to the film, she says nobody was forced to sign it. She added that her handlers wrote it, but she personally wouldn't have put it out there.
TMZ caught Angie on her way out of the taping and again outside Florence Gould Hall, where she was swarmed by fans, paps and autograph seekers -- again taking time to sign for the crowd.
Filed under: Brad & Angelina
Tags: Angelina Jolie, AngelinaJolie, Jon Stewart, JonStewart
Posted Oct 28th 2006 11:08AM by TMZ Staff
You've seen him on "American Idol," but it probably never crossed your mind that you wanted to smell like Simon Cowell. But now's your chance.
Cowell has announced that he's releasing a fragrance. He told British reporters, "There's this cologne I really like and it's not very well known, so I'm thinking of partnering up with them and giving it my name."
TMZ is betting that Cowell favors the fragrance by Brute.
Deal, No Deal
Brooke Hogan went into the LF store on Fifth Avenue with her dad, wrestling legend Hulk Hogan and a camera crew from Teen People in tow,
Page Six reported today. She spent over an hour trying on clothes, eventually walking out with $900 worth a stuff. After the camera crew took off, one of her flunkies went back and returned a bunch of stuff, reportedly saying, "We didn't think you were going to charge us!"
The flunky told the paper, "When she got to her car she realized she'd overspent, but she did keep a bag and a necklace."
50 Cent Still In Da Club
50 Cent's not thief -- at least, that's what a Florida judged ruled yesterday in a copyright infringement suit over his 2003 hit, "In Da Club." The suit alleged that the opening phrase of the song, "Go shorty, it's your birthday," was similar to the song, "It's Your Birthday" by former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell. The 2 Live Crew version had the lyrics, "Go Sheila, it's your birthday." Close, but no cigar. The judge
threw the case out, noting that the disputed phrase took up only 11 seconds of the entire three-minute song, and that the rest was completely different.
Party Favors
Jon Stewart's "Daily Show" will broadcast from Ohio next week, beginning with a special
preview appearance today. The "Midwest Midterm Spectacular," as it's being called, marks the first time the show has taped off of the East or West coasts ... NBC is refusing to run a national ad for
the new Dixie Chicks movie, "Shut Up and Sing," because it disparaged President Bush. CBS has agreed to run the ad, while ABC and Fox have not yet decided. The CW network has also refused to run it.
Filed under: Let's Get This Party Started
Tags: 50 cent, 50Cent, brooke hogan, BrookeHogan, daily show, DailyShow, dixie chicks, DixieChicks, jon stewart, JonStewart, simon cowell, SimonCowell
Posted Oct 6th 2006 12:21PM by TMZ Staff
Jon Stewart doesn't just think he's smarter than everyone else. He might actually BE smarter than everyone else.
Julia R. Fox, an assistant professor of telecommunications at Indiana University, has conducted a study that says that the popular "fake news" show is just as substantive as network coverage.
The study, "No Joke: A Comparison of Substance in The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Broadcast Network Television Coverage of the 2004 Presidential Election Campaign," will be published next summer by the Journal of Broadcast and Electronic Media, published by the Broadcast Education Association.
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Filed under: TV
Tags: comedy central, ComedyCentral, daily show, DailyShow, jon stewart, JonStewart
Posted Sep 14th 2006 1:42PM by TMZ Staff
President Bill Clinton will be a guest on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Monday, September 18 at 11PM ET/PT. It will be President Clinton's second appearance on the show -- his first was August 9, 2004.
Other politicians who have appeared on "The Daily Show" include former President Jimmy Carter, former Vice President Al Gore, Senator John McCain, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator Joseph Lieberman, Senator John Kerry, Senator Joe Biden, Senator Bob Kerrey, Senator Charles Schumer, Senator Norm Coleman, Senator Arlen Specter, Senator Barack Obama, Senator Ted Kennedy, Senator Trent Lott, Senator Rick Santorum, Senator Russ Feingold, Senator Barbara Boxer, Representative Dick Gephardt, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Senator John Edwards, who announced his intention to run for the 2004 Democratic nomination during an appearance on "The Daily Show" on September 15, 2003.
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Tags: jon stewart, JonStewart, president bill clinton, PresidentBillClinton, the daily show, TheDailyShow
