The Jane Report 11-18-08
Actress Heather Locklear has been formally charged with driving under the influence of drugs in connection with her September arrest. The charge, filed by the Santa Barbara, Calif., District Attorney’s Office, specifies that the drugs in question were “prescription medications.” If convicted, the actress, 47, faces penalties that range from a fine to up to six months in county jail. …
Lance Bass kicked some butt on last night’s “Dancing With the Stars”. They are working toward the big finale in a week, where we’ll find out who this year’s champion will be. One couple will be voted off tonight, leaving three challenging for the title. Miley Cyrus will perform on the “Dancing with the Stars” season finale on November 25.
Sunday night’s Barack Obama interview scored “60 Minutes” its highest overnight ratings in nearly a decade. An estimated 24.5 million people watched it.
Kiefer Sutherland talks about his seven-week jail stint for DUI in Men’s Vogue. “There’s no smoking,” he says in the December/January issue, which hits newsstands November 25. “The lights never go out, 24/7. You can’t cover anything. You can’t even put your head under a blanket. All the cells have cameras in them.”
Prince is going door-to-door in L.A. to preach the word of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Since the singer joined the Christian denomination two years ago, he’s started leaving his gated community to knock on doors and spread the word. “Sometimes people act surprised, but mostly they’re totally cool about it,” said Prince.
Paula Abdul is reportedly so freaked out by the suicide of her stalker in front of her Beverly Hills home last week, that she won’t go back in her home, even after hiring “healers” to cleanse the house of ghosts. “[Paula Goodspeed] was a deranged stalker who sent her death threats. Paula instructed guards to keep Goodspeed away from her at all costs,” said a source. In the meantime, a rep for Abdul says the story is baloney.
Contrary to recent reports, Brooke Shields says her show, “Lipstick Jungle” has not been cancelled. “They’re not breaking down the sets,” she added. “We’re still working. We still have more to do, so it’s erroneously presented that we’ve been canceled, thank God.” Shields said fans have already sent in tubes of lipstick to Jeff Zucker, president & CEO of NBC Universal, to show their support. If the show does get canned, she said she’ll be heartbroken saying she would miss the family atmosphere and the excitement of being all together and working.
Jennifer Aniston’s visit to “30 Rock” last Thursday failed to boost viewership. Aniston’s episode snared 7.5 million viewers, down 500,000 from Winfrey’s visit.
In an interview with the BBC yesterday, Angelina Jolie said she will replace Tom Cruise in the espionage thriller “Edwin A. Salt”. Writers reworked the lead character — a CIA officer falsely accused of being a Russian agent — to be female after Cruise dropped out of the project.
BIRTHDAYS
Actress Linda Evans: 66
Comedian Kevin Nealon: 55
Actor Owen Wilson: 40
Actress Chloe Sevigny: 34
Actress Peta Wilson: 38
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett: 46
Rapper Fabolous: 29
The son of the king of Bahrain has filed a $7 million breach-of-contract suit against Michael Jackson, claiming he reneged on an exclusive recording contract. The sheik claims he paid Jackson more than $7 million as an advance on two albums, a stage show and a planned autobiography, built him a recording studio and gave him a Rolls Royce worth $275,000. The suit claims that when it came time to make the album, Jackson never showed up.
“Working on a Dream” is the title of Bruce Springsteen’s next album. It will drop on January 27, five days before Springsteen takes stage at the Super Bowl.