Antonella Barba to do Playboy?

By the time it's taken you to get to this, 2 things have happened (well 1 for sure ... the other one's likely gonna happen anytime now):

1. The American Idol road came to an end for Antonella Barba. Her lack of singing ability has finally caught up to her; amazingly it hasn't yet for Sanjaya Malakar, and
2. Antonella Barba will be doing Playboy. I will be shocked if old Hugh doesn't jump all over the popularity of Antonella's racy pics and try to get her to do the full Playboy deal.

So Antonella, don't worry .... you do still have a career ahead of you. Have fun in the grotto.

Oh yah .. .Sundance Head ... you so should have made the final 12 ... you were robbed.

Finally ... Tuition Money put to Good Use

John Cornwell, who graduated from Duke University's engineering program, has used his education as he should ... to help man. Mr. Cornwell has built himself a fridge which actually tosses beer to him when he's seated on his couch. Now that's ingenious ... certainly more reliable and less of a headache than having your girlfriend or spouse do it.

He spent approximately 150 hours and $400 developing the fridge, which is the small bar fridge style you see on campuses. Right now he only has one, but he's not ruling out mass producing them. He has actually discussed the idea with a brewing company already.

Nice going John! All men thank you and can't wait to see it in stores.

NASA Fires Space Cadet ... I Mean Astronaut

In news that should come as no surprise to anyone, U.S. Navy Captain Lisa Nowak has formally been given her walking papers from the astronaut gig.

What IS shocking (at least to me) is that she seems to be retaining her status within the military. According to CNN, her next assignment is going to be with the staff of the chief of naval air training in Corpus Christi, Texas. Now let me get this straight ... the Air Force gives the boot to Michelle Manhart for posing nude in Playboy ... the Navy, on the other hand, is keeping Lisa Nowak around despite being charged with battery and burglary of a vehicle with a weapon and attempted kidnapping ...

Something just doesn't seem quite right here. I guess Michelle Manhart's biggest mistake was not joining the Navy.

Rosie O'Donnell "Weighs" in on Antonella Barba Controversy

I have to give Rosie credit for one thing .... she's consistent. She shoots her mouth off about everything and everybody, without really thinking things completely through. Fresh off of shooting her yap off about Donald Trump, Clay Aiken, Kelly Ripa, Danny DeVito and co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck (and I'm sure I'm missing others) she allows her lips to stumble into the ring again about American Idol and Antonella Barba.

What's got her screaming now? Well, she's pointing out what she perceives to be inconsistent treatment of former American Idol contestant Frenchie Davis and current contestant Antonella Barba. Both contestants had racy photos of themselves on the Internet, but only Frenchie Davis was kicked off for it. What's the reason, acoording to Rosie? Racism and "weightism" (is that even a word?). Has Rosie looked around at some of the other contestants??? Or is she being deliberately short-sighted in order to enable yet another annoying, ratings chasing rant? I think "The View" has really become more of a televised, Rosie O'Donnell blog than anything else.

If Barbara's not careful with how much leash she lets the nut run with, I'm sure her potential guest list will get so small we'll all think we're watching episodes of the "Surreal Life." Rosie ... you've already lost any credibility that you may have had, so .... please ..... shut up.

Top 10 Song Choices for Antonella Barba

Hey hey everyone. Antonella Barba has definitely shaken up American Idol and the Internet search engines of late with the release of her sexy nude pics. Have they kept her alive on American Idol? Who really knows, but despite her lack of singing ability (compared to some of the others) she does give me a reason to watch.

For the past couple of weeks I've been anxious to see what she performs, hoping that she would embrace the recent storylines and give me the performance I've been waiting for. So far I've been disappointed, but maybe she's just having a hard time with song selection. So Antonella ... I've done it for you ... just pick one from my top 10 song wishlist for for you:

10. Hot in Herre, by Nelly
9. Vogue, by Madonna
8. Stupid girls, by Pink
7. Shame on You, by Aerosmith
6. You Learn, by Alanis Morisette
5. We Need to be Naked, by Amber
4. Your Body is a Wonderland, by John Mayer
3. Erotica, by Madonna
2. I'm in Love with a Stripper, by T-Pain
And my number one request .....
1. Dirrty, by Christina Aguilera

Ok Antonella .... I'll be anxiously watching again on Wednesday. Don't let me down ... there are lots of guys who'll be pulling for you (so to speak).

YouTube not as Dominant as you Think

There's no question that YouTube is huge, but they still have their problems. Problems big enough to cause Viacom to back out of a deal last month. A couple of their problems seem to be YouTube's lack of effort on keeping unauthorized content off of their site and their unimpressive deal making ability.

Now that Viacom has backed away from YouTube, they lose their very popular "South Park" and "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" video clips. Both shows are featured on Comedy Central, owned by Viacom. Viacom has now entered a content contract with Joost, a YouTube competitor.

Is this the start of YouTube's demise or will they be able to take care of their problems and continue to dominate?

Nicole Richie Taken to Hospital

More evidence arose yesterday that Nicole Richie's life is actually far from simple ... she had to be taken to the hospital yesterday from the set of her show "The Simple Life" (how ironic is that?) due to "dehydration." According to E! Online, she had a 15 minute intravenous fluid infusion and was released.

She previously announced, back in October, that she is being treated for an "inability to put on weight." She's obviously still having some problems with that, but her representatives claim that they're happy with the progress she's been making. If you check out her picture below, which is certainly not the worst I've seen, you'll probably agree with me that they should be pumping more than just fluids into her body. Is there such a thing as a Big Mac intravenous pack? In any event, I hope she gets through it. In the interim, somebody should be doing a study on what the hell is wrong with all of these young celebrities.

Credit: Donato Sardella / WireImage

Are Pics Keeping Antonella Barba Alive on American Idol?

Well well well. It seems Antonella Barba survived another results night on American Idol. This week Antonella sang "Because You Loved Me," by Celine Dion; I can't believe enough people actually loved her singing enough to keep her around on the show, which leads me to the belief that there may be something else at play here. Perhaps, hmmmm ... .I dunno ..... maybe some nude pics that are circulating around the Internet ....

So I'm thinking maybe having "fans" voting on the performers exclusively, perhaps it may be a better idea to have the actual "judges" comprise at least a portion of the final scoring. It seems to me like a decent approach to better ensure the singing aspect of the singing competition gets factored in.

Jennifer Mee Hiccup Free

Hey hey everyone ... good news today for Jennifer Mee, the Florida teen who has had the hiccups (about 50 per minute) for 5 weeks straight ... since January 23. The hiccups have finally stopped and she is breathing uninterrupted.

None of the speicialists she's seen know why she had the hiccups for that long and none of them seem to know what made them stop. Jennifer later won the "No Shit Batman" Award after her hiccups stopped, when she proclaimed "my nose is burning and my throat hurts."

Michael Devlin Faces 170 years in Prison

According to CNN, Michael Devlin, the guy who's accused of kidnapping two Missouri boys (Shawn Hornbeck - 15 and Ben Ownby - 13) has now been indicted in Federal Court on 6 charges: 4 counts of child pornography and 2 counts of transporting a minor across state lines to engage in sexual activity. Good for the sicko ... I hope he rots.

Devlin has also been charged in St. Louis County with 71 counts related to the abductions. These 71 counts also carry life sentences if convicted. I have a feeling this dude's not getting out of prison and I'm thinking his time in there isn't going to be all that pleasant, considering the way inmates typically feel about nuts who sexually abuse children. I think Devlin's gonna get a boyfriend or two he actually doesn't want ....

Credit: Franklin County Sheriff

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Bobby Brown Watching "Every Little Step" He Takes

It wasn't his prerogative, Bobby Brown is now all paid up and free again. Bobby got himself out of jail last night after paying the Court ordered $19,150 in child support payments owed to his former "Girlfriend", Kim Ward (that's what he gets for just "Humpin' Around"). He spent a total of 3 nights in jail after being arrested outside of his daughter's cheerleading competition.

'Don't be Cruel' to Bobby though; his lawyer claims that he is having trouble making the monthly payments required due to his inability to get enough work. He hasn't made an album in quite some time .... thankfully.

Moment of Truth for Antonella Barba

Tonight should be a big night for all of you American Idol fans ... it's ladies night, which means Antonella Barba will be taking the stage for the first time since the big sexy, nude pic scandal. I'm sure she's feeling the pressure to perform (I'm talking about singing) to prove all those wrong who have been yacking about her real talent being her body, not her singing.

How do you think she'll do tonight? Personally, I think she'll suck ... I don't think she'll sing all that well either ... (I'm sorry .. I guy with my lack of self control cannot possibly resist that). Good luck Antonella ... you have a ton of guy fans pulling (so to speak) for you. I'm hoping she sings "Stripped" or "Dirrty."

Paris Hilton Loves to do Everything With Her Friends ... Even Jail

Not to be outdone by her on again off again BFF (or at least best friend sometimes) Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton has gotten herself into a bit of a potentially social calendar hazardous situation. Paris lost her driver's license for a DUI charge (sound familiar?) back in November and was just caught driving yesterday, obviously without a valid license. She was also speeding and driving without her headlights on (I'm assuming this means her car, but you never know in LA).

Anyway, if convicted, she faces a maximum sentence of 90 days in jail ... wouldn't it be fun for her if she got to serve it at the same time as Nicole Richie, for her DUI woes? Maybe it could make a few new episodes of the Simple Life. It's not hard to see what's simple about their life ... now if they would only look in the mirror and see it too ... She also loses her 2007 Bentley Convertible for a month, while it serves it's sentence in the impound. Hey ... we all know what happened the last time paris left her stuff in storage .... maybe somebody will get a good deal on a new Bentley.

Credit: Louise Barnsley/Pacific Coast News
Published: Wednesday February 28, 2007 06:00 AM EST

Antonella Barba ... Fake; Katharine McPhee ... Real

The last couple of days has really brought out a couple of very important truths in the entertainment world. If you were reading my posts from yesterday, you will have discovered that the much talked about sex pics of Antonella Barba, from American Idol, are in fact fakes. If you missed it, click here to see the post (there are links to pics which demonstrate that the hardcore shots are not Antonella). However, in even bigger news (can you sense the sarcasm?) it seems Katharine McPhee's boobs are real ... I know I was certainly concerned about that.

The truth came out on Tyra Banks show when Katharine revealed it bothers her that people think her boobs are fake (the poor thing). That's when Tyra, in a move that would make any straight male proud, leaned in for the grab test .... analyzed the evidence and confirmed Katharine is all woman. And there's VIDEO .... watch it yourself by clicking here.

I, for one, am on the edge of my seat wondering what great mystery will be solved for us next in the wonderful world of celebrity. I bet you Britney Spears is really a drug counsellor.

Antonella Barba Pics Fake ... Still a Contestant on Morality Idol

Just when American Idol was starting to get good, news comes out that the real racy pics of Antonella Barba are not really her ... just the softer porn.

There are more pics of the girl engaged in the less than ladylike situation to compare to Antonella, but you can be the judge. Check out the differences between the two girls by clicking here.

Not that it really mattered to me anyway ... I thought American Idol was supposed to be a singing contest, not Morality Idol. If it was Antonella Barba, well .... she would have just had a bit of a head (so to speak) start on being a celebrity .... Maybe she would have gotten to hang out with Britney Spears and Paris Hilton.