Dr. Drew Pinsky is going to need some SERIOUS, SERIOUS therapy after this.
Some guy has been stalking him. But the stalker was arrested after a team of cyber security experts tracked him down. The stalker did a bunch of things to terrorize the therapist, including posting a message on his website that described his exact loacation (at a computer terminal in a college library) The cyber spied that Pinsky hired immediately spotted the message and arrested the stalker for threatening the doctor.
Barbara Walters will end her annual “Before the Oscars Show” after this year. On the View, Walters said, “ABC has asked me to keep doing these specials as they have been so successful–and I’m thrilled we have such great stars and have such a wonderful show —but to be honest, I feel like I’ve ‘been there, done that.”
According to Seacrest Kissfm, this years guests will include Best Actress nominee Sandra Bullock and Best Supporting Nominee Mo’Nique. She’ll also look back on memorable moments from specials past.
Walters added, “This special has been a labor of love for 29 years. I will always remember when Hugh Jackman gave me a private lap dance or sitting down with the legendary Bette Davis or being taught to tango by AL Pacino. It’s those priceless moments that have made this special the Oscar tradition that it has become, but I truly feel enough is enough.”
Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos and “CSI: Miami”’s Eva La Rue will return to “All My Children” to celebrate the daytime drama’s 40th anniversary! “It is always great to come home,” says Ripa, who played Hayley opposite Consuelos’ Mateo on the long-running series. The couple met and fell in love on the show, as did their characters. [Wait!Theres Tons More…]
Access Hollywood – Diane Sawyer says this week is her last as co-anchor of ABC’s “Good Morning America” as she prepares to replace Charles Gibson on the network’s “World News.”
Gibson is retiring. His last broadcast as anchor on “World News” will be Dec. 18. Sawyer starts Dec. 21.
The 63-year-old Sawyer has been on “GMA” for 10 years. She says: “I’ve calculated — 2,881 shows. Roughly.”
Sawyer made the announcement Monday. She says she hopes “GMA” viewers will “celebrate with us this week, and laugh with us this week, and look back a little with us this week.”
CBS canceled “As the World Turns” on Tuesday, putting the company that coined the phrase “soap operas” out of the business of making daytime dramas for the first time in 76 years
“As the World Turns” has been on the air since 1956 and televised its 13,661st episode Tuesday. Its last episode will be next September, the network said.
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Bryant Gumbel says he’s recovering from lung cancer surgery and treatment.
The former “Today” show anchor says a malignant tumor and part of his lung were removed two months ago. He revealed his condition to Kelly Ripa while he was subbing for co-host Regis Philbin on “Live With Regis and Kelly” on Tuesday.
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Celebitchy – Last week, Martha Stewart let ‘er rip on what she really thinks of Rachel Ray. It was not pretty, but it classic Martha. Martha told Nightline that Rachel is “more of an entertainer… than a teacher” and that Rachel’s barely refigured recipes that Rachel is reselling in a new cookbook aren’t, in Martha’s words, “good enough for me.” For her part, Rachel seemed to take the criticism in stride immediately, even telling media outlets that Dame Martha was simply being honest, and that Rachel herself would prefer food prepared by Martha to her own crap.
But it looks like Martha felt bad about the incident. So she backtracked a little on her Monday show, saying that there were “no bad feelings” between the two women. Martha even called Rachel “enthusiastic” which I gather is one of the highest compliments Martha can give someone.
—”Dear Friends:
Over the past several weeks, my team and I have had conversations with many of you to help address your questions about the future of “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Of course, the one question we couldn’t answer was the one that only Oprah could. And tomorrow, she will do just that.
But before she speaks to her loyal viewers, we wanted to share her decision first with you — our valued partners for more than two decades.
Oprah will announce live on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” that she has decided to end what is arguably one of the most popular, influential and enduring programs in television history. The sun will set on the “Oprah” show as its 25th season draws to a close on September 9, 2011.
We welcome you to share this news this evening with your colleagues and viewers. As we all know, Oprah’s personal comments about this on tomorrow’s live show will mark an historic television moment that we will all be talking about for years to come.
We want to thank you for the partnership and friendship we have shared over the years. Your invaluable support has helped us to create the phenomenon of the “Oprah Show” that we’ve all been so proud to be a part of for the last 24 years. My staff and I will be calling all of you directly tonight and tomorrow. We look forward to speaking with you.
And, if you think the last quarter century has been something, then “don’t touch that dial” as together we plan to make history in the next 20 months … and beyond.
Yours sincerely,
Tim Bennett
President, Harpo, Inc.”
