Who is Donald Driver and why is he famous? Donald Driver, a football player for the Green Bay Packers, overcame being homeless as a child and went on to become a Super Bowl Champion. Trading football cleats in for his dancing shoes so he can compete for the famous Mirror Ball Trophy on Dancing With The Stars 2012, Driver says he has been watching the show since Evander Holyfield was on the first season. Hoping to win the Mirror Ball trophy, the charming celebrity athlete showed that he could certainly bust a move. Bringing the live studio audience to their feet clapping, his first night on the show was a success. Keep reading…
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Dancing With The Stars: Team names start #DWTS hashtag trends on Twitter
The new season of Dancing With The Stars aired on March 19th, 2012. Using the hashtag #DWTS on Twitter, show promoters were delighted to share tweets and retweets about how each new celebrity couple did on the dance floor. But the hashtag for the show title is old news. What’s new is the reality television series is now encouraging viewers to follow along at home on Twitter using team names as hashtags. Keep reading…
Dead horses end HBO Luck series (not Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte careers)
With actors Nick Nolte and Dustin Hoffman taking lead roles, it seems hard to imagine that the new HBO series Luck already lost backing, but it has. Nolte is well-known for his work on films like The Prince Of Tides and The Way Of The Peaceful Warrior. He also starred with Eddie Murphy in the funny cop movies 48 Hours and Another 48 Hours. Hoffman had hits ranging from dressing in drag for the movie Tootsie to playing fictional character Captain James Hook in the modern interpretation of Peter Pan Hook starring Robin Williams. He also played in all the film sequels to Meet The Fockers with Ben Stiller and Baarbra Streisand. Keep reading…
American Idol 2012: Jermaine Jones bad press took focus off rest of cast
The March 14th episode of American Idol 2012 was full of high and low notes. Jermaine Jones was sent home early by show producers for lying about his background. Phillip Phillips had kidney surgery but performed incredibly well. Jessica Sanchez was nicknamed “Swaggernaut” by Will.I.Am. Heejun Han revealed a crush on Fergie and Jennifer Lopez. Elise Testone, Deandre Brakensick, and Shannon Magrane all sang well. Colton Dixon had with Daughtry. Erika Van Pelt failed to take Steven Tyler to Heaven, but JLo compared her to Janis Joplin. Skylar Laine bored. Hollie Cavanaugh sang A+ again but Joshua Ledet was the hottest star! Keep reading…
Who is Jermaine Jones and why was he kicked off American Idol 2012?
Baritone singer Jermaine Jones, the mama’s boy nicknamed the “gentle giant” for his soft tones, has been accused of conning the American Idol producers and judges into letting him come on the show. Now, he’s allegedly being kicked off the reality television competition early because of his lies and criminal past life. According to Hollywood life, Jones might seem like he is a sweet guy, but they say he’s a fraud. “It turns out he’s had some unfortunate run ins with the law that will lead to his elimination from American Idol…” claimed the celebrity gossip website. What will Ryan Seacrest, the judges, and FOX network do now? Keep reading…
Celebrity Apprentice 2012: Why was Michael Andretti kicked off so early?
Racing for Cancer is not Andretti’s only humanitarian and charitable activity — so he probably did not feel too bad about losing. In 2003, he was featured in America’s Athletes Charity Book along with other star celeb names like boxer Evander Holyfield, track and field star Marion Jones, and Harlem Globerotter Meadowlark Lemon. He also was on hand for Breakfast with the Fans at several racetracks, raising over $8,000 for charity during those events.That means Andretti is likely to help the group raise funds even if he was not going to get them from Donald Trump or the folks at Celebrity Apprentice. Keep reading…