Madonna sued over “Material Girl” clothing line
Entertainer Madonna has launched a “Material Girl” clothing line with her daughter, Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon. Oops! L.A. Triumph claims it’s been selling clothes under that label since around 1997 and at some of the same high-end retailers involved in the new Madonna deal.
This week, the California company sued Madonna. More details in a story on The Los Angeles Times website.
Dr. Laura’s controversial farewell
In the wake of a controversy over her use of the N-word on the air, Conservative Radio Talk Show Host Dr. Laura Schlessinger announced she would pull the plug on her program at the end of the year. Dr. Laura made the surprise announcement on CNN’s “Larry King Live.”
Dr. Laura says she’s taking the drastic step because she wants her “… First Amendment rights back.” Not everyone is buying that reasoning—here’s a good post about it all on The Wrap. Dr. Laura’s radio program can be heard locally on KFWB News Talk 980.
Oh, click here for Dr. Laura’s blog, where she talks about the controversy, her apology, and the support she’s getting from Sarah Palin.
Betty White’s new two-book deal
UPDATED: Sunday, August 22, 2010
Actress Betty White has another Emmy to add to her collection. White won number seven last night for best guest actress in a comedy series for her hosting of a “Saturday Night Live” episode, back in the spring.
That award winner was announced during the creative arts section of the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles. The winners in some of the major Emmy categories will be announced during a broadcast on NBC next Sunday, August 29, 2010.
Actress Betty White is 88-years-old and has a career that’s on the upswing. The Emmy Award-winning actress has gained new fans with her appearance in a hit Super Bowl TV commercial back in February, then in May as a guest host on NBC-TV’s “Saturday Night Live,” and now she has a role on cable network TV Land’s popular series, “Hot in Cleveland.” This week it was disclosed White has sealed a two-book deal with G. P. Putnam’s Sons.
The first book, “Listen Up,” will be about life lessons learned during White’s many years in Hollywood. It’s due out in hardcover next spring. By the way, she has been nominated for 20 Emmy Awards and has won six — including two for her role in the 1970s “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and one for starring in the hit 1980s series, “The Golden Girls.”
The second book, “The Zoo and I: Betty and Her Friends,” will showcase stories and photographs of White and her friends at the Los Angeles Zoo — scheduled to hit the market in 2012.
In a PR Newswire press release, White said she’s enjoying the new challenge: “Much as I love what I do for a living in show business, I love writing even more – so I am thrilled to be working on not only one new book but two of them.” White is the author of five other books.
