The Jane Report
Jay Leno talked about Prince William and Kate Middleton having a baby. He said the bad news is that Prince Harry already planned a huge baby shower in Vegas.
It’s official: the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton and Prince William are expecting their first child. Kate was actually admitted to King Edward VII Hospital Monday with hyperemesis gravidarum, also known as acute morning sickness. According to an official statement, “Her Highness is expected to stay in hospital for several days and will require a period of rest thereafter.” A due date or season has been announced for the baby’s arrival.
Angelina Jolie has dropped a little bombshell saying she’s giving up acting soon…probably when the kids hit their teenage years saying there’s just too much to manage at home. Jolie also said in an interview that her human-rights work for the United Nations has been more rewarding than acting.
The three surviving members of Led Zeppelin were on Letterman last night. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. Letterman and Led Zep were given Kennedy Center honors on Sunday. Letterman asked the Zeppelin guys if they’ve ever been honored in the same way back in England. They said they haven’t received any awards like that.
David Letterman also talked about the fiscal cliff. He said if everyone is like him . . . they’re worried about it, but they have no idea what it is.
Howard Stern has announced he is returning to “America’s Got Talent” for a second season. Stern is the first “AGT” judge to announce he’s signed on for the show’s eighth season. Howie Mandel has not announced a decision, and Sharon Osbourne has said she will not return. Stern doesn’t have any idea who will replace Osbourne, but said he would be very vocal about who takes her place. “If I don’t like the new judge, I’ll hit the ‘X’ [buzzer] on the judge while they’re talking,” Stern said. “I’ll be like, ‘Shut up, no one wants to hear from you’. Believe me, if I was the only judge, I think the show would be terrific. You don’t need the other judges, but all right. I gotta to learn to play with others.” There’s no word how much Howard is being paid to return.
We hate going back and forth on the Bill Murray “Ghostbusters 3″ debacle, but this sounds kind of official: Bill is BACK IN. This comes from Harold Ramis . . . who co-wrote the first two movies and plays Ghostbuster Egon Spengler. He says, quote, “It was kind of crazy. Just out of nowhere, I get a phone call from Bill at almost three in the morning and he simply said, ‘Yeah, OK, I’m in!’ That’s Bill Murray for you. Surprising and straight to the point. ”Bill also said a major factor in his decision to do the movie had been all the support he received from fans.” That means the three main Ghostbusters Murray, Ramis and Dan Aykroyd are on board. There’s no word yet on Ernie Hudson. Sigourney Weaver is set to return, and there’s even talk that Rick Moranis will come out of retirement to take part. He hasn’t acted since doing a voice in “Brother Bear 2″ in 2006.
Beyonce is directing and executive producing a new HBO documentary that will give fans a better look into her life, but before the February 16 premiere she’s hit us with a trailer. ”Everybody knows Beyoncé’s music, but few know Beyoncé the person,” Michael Lombardo, president of HBO Programming said in a statement recently. “Along with electrifying footage of Beyoncé onstage, this unique special looks beyond the glamour to reveal a vibrant, vulnerable, unforgettable woman.”
Angus T. Jones finally heard from his boss and he’ll be welcomed back to work on “Two and a Half Men” after the first of the year. While there’s no forgiveness offered, his job is safe for now which comes as a surprise as he made national news last week blasting the show and it’s filthy content. It nearly cost the 19 year olds’ $8 million dollar per season salary. Jones, who started on the show when he was nine, is the highest paid child actor in Hollywood.
Conan spoke last night about the Pope opening a Twitter account. He said the Pope had only been on the site for 15 hours before he called Chris Brown a douchebag.
Doug Gotterba, a former pilot who says he and John Travolta had a secret romantic relationship, is suing the actor. Gotterba was Travolta’s pilot from 1981-1987. In return, Travolta’s attorney, Marty Singer, threatened to sue Gotterba, citing the confidentiality agreement…but Gotterba says he never signed that agreement and in fact, the termination agreement he signed didn’t say anything about confidentiality. Singer calls Gotterba’s lawsuit ”ridiculous.”
After three years of not touring, Fleetwood Mac is going back on the road. The 34 city North American tour will kick off in Columbus, Ohio on April 4th. While the band hasn’t released an album since 2003, some new material will be included in the set list along with the band’s classic numbers. According to Lindsey Buckingham, “People want to hear that body of work and be transported to a certain time. The older you get and the longer the band has been around, you come to terms with the fact that no one’s particularly interested in hearing anything too new.”
The people behind “NCIS” are grateful for the fans who make the CBS the most-watched drama every week so they are giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the show. CBS has just launched “Inside NCIS,” a new web series offering exclusive access to the world of NCIS. The eight-episode series will offer an inside look at how the show goes from the page to the TV screen, featuring everything from the music selection process to casting the extras who play the corpses! In addition to the behind-the-scenes footage, viewers will get insights from cast members, including Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo, Pauley Perrette and David McCallum, as well as producers, set designers and crew members.
Alex Baldwin has just signed a new two year development deal with NBC to create and produce new series for the company. He may actually star in some of the story ideas he comes up with. Baldwin currently plays TV exec Jack Donaghy on “30 Rock” which will end its seven-season run on January 31st.
DirecTV has licensed the entire run of Fox series “24.” All 192 episodes will begin running weekdays at 8 p.m. on January 7th. Starring Kiefer Sutherland, ”24″ ran for nine seasons on Fox beginning in 2001.
Nick Lachey was reportedly kicked out of a Cincinnati Bengals/San Diego Chargers football game on Sunday. It’s unclear exactly what Nick said to piss off stadium security … but after he was ejected, Lachey tweeted his adventure saying “Just got kicked out of the chargers stadium and couldn’t be prouder! Go Cincy Bengals” Later, Nick got back on twitter and said, “For the record, i was not kicked out of the chargers game for excessive ‘trash talking’. no, that honor belonged to the guy in front of me!” adding “i simply don’t appreciate someone turning around and putting their finger in my face. call me crazy, but that deserved a reaction.”
It’s official. Broadway and tv actress, Kristin Chenoweth is dating former ”Bachelor” Jake Pavelka. (the pilot whose season was called, “On The Wings Of Love”) The actress, 44, met Jake, 34, at an event in October and it was not long before the couple was spotted dining together in West Hollywood as well as more recently at a cafe near Pavelka’s home in Texas. In July, Kristin suffered a head injury while filming “The Good Wife”. She says she is doing much better but it slowed her down and made her realize that life is short. “I want to do things that make me happy” she says.