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So What If There's A Britney Sex Tape?

That sleazeball Kevin Federline is supposedly threatening to release a sex tape he made with his soon-to-be ex-wife Britney Spears.

A British tabloid (and we know how reliable they are) said that K-Fed will release the tape if she doesn't give in to his divorce demands ($30 million and custody of the kids). He claims he's been offered $50 million for the tape by a company that wants to distribute it.

There are SO many things wrong with this picture, I don't know where to begin.

First of all, the couple's reality show, "Britney and Kevin: Chaotic," was made from their own home movies. It was absolutely horrible, grueling and often embarrassing to watch. So if the sex tape is made from those same home movies, they'll be pretty awful too.

But, it's like watching a train wreck, a whole lot of people will want to see it if it ends up on the Web or on DVD.

More importantly, is it really that much of a threat to Britney Spears other than it being a constant reminder of her greatest mistake? 

I don't think so.

Paris Hilton and Pam Anderson haven't been hurt by their home movies ending up in public hands. A sex tape doesn't play against Britney's image as much as it might have when she was still claiming to be a virgin and the idol of millions of little girls.

I mean, dude, once you've kissed Madonna and danced on stage holding a giant snake you've pretty much established your image in the public eye as a sexually liberated woman (or whatever you want to call it.)

It's possible that the tape does really exist. Us Weekly reported that the Federlines had reviewed the tape with their estate lawyers (eeew!) because the couple feared the tape might be leaked. Britney sued Us Weekly for defamation, but the case was dismissed last week.

In deciding to dismiss the case, Superior Court Judge Lisa Hart Cole said Spears has "put her modern sexuality squarely, and profitably, before the public eye" so it would be difficult to prove that the article was defamatory.

I'm just glad that their two children are too young to know what's going on.

Hopefully, K-Fed will end up with what he's holding up in the picture above (a penny) and then fade into ex-husband oblivion. Buh-bye!

BlogBuzz Podcast

On my BlogBuzz podcast this week I spoke with the very witty Ron Mwangaguhunga of The Corsair blog. It was a great interview, so check it out and let me know what you think!

Link: This week on BlogBuzz, Judy Faber talks to Ron Mwangaguhunga of The Corsair blog about Paris, K-Fed, Tom Cruise, and some racy royals..

Redstone And Cruise: War Of The Words

Viacom Chief Sumner Redstone told the Wall Street Journal that Paramount Pictures is severing ties with Tom Cruise's Cruise-Wagner productions after twelve years. Redstone says it's because of Tom's unacceptable behavior, no doubt off-screen. Cruise's partner says it's the other way around and that Cruise-Wagner stopped negotiating with Viacom last week.

Nu?

Personally, I think Tom's big mistake was firing his publicist in March 2004 and hiring his sister to do the job. Ever since then Cruise has had one media meltdown after another from jumping on Oprah's couch to spewing his crackpot anti-psychiatry theories in a bizarre interview with a very brave Matt Lauer.

Last November he hired Rogers and Cowan to take over as his publicists. Sis is overseeing his philanthropic work.

Amazingly, though, it hasn't hurt his box office much which makes Redstone's comments a little curious.  Perhaps Redstone thinks that the actor's behavior will eventually be his undoing. Or maybe he's just difficult to work with because of his, um, intensity.

Or maybe Cruise-Wagner demanded too much doughski for a new contract.

There will be plenty more media discussion about this today, trust me!

Read about it here: Tom Cruise vs. Paramount: War of the Words

It's only Tuesday?

Well, I'm already off to a weird week.

I interviewed Spike Lee on Monday about his very important upcoming HBO documentary "When The Levees Broke, A Requiem In Four Acts."  I had heard he was a difficult interview, but I thought that I had prepared well, knew the material, and could maybe draw on my own experiences working for the Red Cross on Katrina.

Unfortunately, that wasn't enough. 

Spike didn't look me in the eye when he answered my questions, which was kind of odd.

As soon as the video is on the Web site I'll put a link here and then you can tell me what you think.

That was yesterday in the morning, and then I went to the news room for an hour or so and for most of the rest of the day we covered the 15,000th episode of Guiding Light which was really fun. We interviewed some of the actors, shot them rehearsing and taping the episode, and then in the afternoon we came back for a group photo of all the actors.

Most of the actors were really nice, and we got a great interview with Kim Zimmer who plays Reva, the lead on the show. But, my favorite of all was the young man that plays Remy, Vincent St. John. He was so not "actor-y" -- very genuine and sweet.  I also liked Steven Newman, who plays Josh. I've filed him under "how come I never meet a guy liked that who's unattached?" in my "why I'm still single" folder.

Today I interviewed Stephen Baldwin which was...interesting.  He's the youngest of the Baldwin family of actors, who had a reputation of being a Hollywood bad boy and is now an evangelical Christian with an extreme sports ministry called Livin' It and a new book about what he calls his conversion.

Yeah, go back and re-read that. I'll wait.

I got some good childhood anecdotes and then he talked about how he became born again, how it's affected his acting career and about his plans for his ministry -- and an upcoming reality show.

He also defended Mel Gibson and said that the Gibson's anti-Semitic rant was a result of his drinking. He also explained that Gibson is a victim of evil spiritual forces that are combating him because he is trying to spread the true word of God.

Oh yeah, and I found out there's no eternal life for me or anybody else that doesn't believe "the truth." 

BlogBuzz Podcast: Scott Schuman of The Sartorialist

I interviewed Scott Schuman from The Sartorialist blog for this week's BlogBuzz podcast. I really enjoyed the interview and I know you will too. He's a cool guy with a really cool blog. Scott takes photos of fashionably dressed people he meets on the streets of cities from New York to Milan. He doesn't think you need money to be chic, it's how you put things together. I like the way he explains it...check it out!

Link: The BlogBuzz Podcast.

This Week, From Zero To 80 In 7 Days, Celebs Of All Ages Made Headlines This Week - The ShowBuzz

Every Friday we do a wrap-up of the week's event and try to tie everything up in a single theme. This week, it seemed that there were stories about people of all ages. From 11-month-old Sean Preston Federline making the Worst Dressed list on Esquire or Hugh Hefner announcing his fit at 80, there's clearly no ageism when it comes to making news. Find out about this week's hottest entertainment stories by clicking the link below

Link: This Week, From Zero To 80 In 7 Days, Celebs Of All Ages Made Headlines This Week - The ShowBuzz.

In The Mix - August 8

We're not going to see the Mel Gibson arrest tapes, at least not yet. L.A. County Authorities denied a request from TMZ.com to have the tapes released.

A tabloid editor and two other men were arrested in London on charges of wiretapping. The investigation was launched after Prince Charles' office contacted cops and complained somebody was tapping their lines.

Don't hire your friends!  Bruce Willis learned that lesson the hard way after a childhood friend tried to extort $100K from the actor, Willis claims in a lawsuit.

Lindsay wants to go to Iraq.  In August? After a bout of heat exhaustion?  More importantly, she says she wants to be a sex kitten (and don't we all?)

Sir Paul changed the locks on the gates of his London home, and didn't give estranged wife Heather a key. So, she had a security guard jump over the wall so she and her two-year-old kid could enter the home.

In The Mix - August 7

It was a relatively busy Monday for us at TheShowbuzz.com. I interviewed Miri Ben Ari, the hip-hop violinist, which was very interesting. I think you'll enjoy the interview when we publish it. I also interviewed Jonathan Davis of KoRn and he spoke a little bit with me about the tragic death at one of his concerts (it did not, he said, happen in the mosh pit).

Here are the top stories we covered:

It's Mazel Tov number 2 for Pam Anderson and Kid Rock as they married again in my hometown (and his), Detroit.  This is the second of four weddings the couple is planning, and I know that sounds extravagant, but actually I think it's considerate of their guests. If they have family and friends clustered in those places, why not? I got married in Brooklyn, and then we went to Detroit a week later to celebrate with my family members and my grandparents' and parents' friends.

What is scandalous is the love affair between actress Kristy Swanson and Olympic skater Lloyd Eisler who announced that she is pregnant with their first child together. They met when they were partnered up for the reality show "Skating With Celebrities." He legally separated from his wife on November 30 and began dating Kristy in December -- at least that's what his publicist says. His wife was pregnant when they separated, and had a baby in mid-December.

The contestants on "American Idol" will get to sing original songs next season, now that the show's producers have added a songwriting contest to the show.

Hooray for Friday!

I am SO looking forward to some time off this weekend. Of course, as usual I ended up working late and got home at midnight.

I went into the kitchen to fix a snack and was about to pop something into the microwave when my peripheral vision picked up movement on the top of the wall in front of me.

It was the BIGGEST waterbug I have ever seen in my life. Serioiusly. You could put license plates on this thing. It was walking horizontally at the top of the wall where it meets the ceiling. It was basically covering all four of my kitchen walls as it moved  along, doing laps like it was on a racetrack.

It was a NASCAR bug. UGH!  I swatted at it with a broom a few times, because it seemed dangerous to, like, stand on a chair and chase a waterbug around the room.

So, when he was above the cupboards opposite my stove I gave him a real good swat and then he disappeared. I don't know if I got him or not. He may just be hiding up there!

The good news is the exterminator is doing his monthly visit tomorrow.

Anyway, here are some things to check out on The Showbuzz when you have a chance:

Check out our photo essay about stars with tans and try to guess which ones are real or fake. At left is Lindsay Lohan who I hope is sporting a fake tan. She's fair and freckled and has no business in the sun unless she's rocking a few coats of sunscreen (SPF 45 minimum).

Mo Rocca came in to visit us. I interviewed him, and also got some commentary from him about this week's entertainment news. He was hilarious!

We have a new Friday feature where we'll try to find a common thread that ties all the top stories together. This week the theme seemed to be  famous (and often dysfunctional) families.

One of my close friends in high school married a big Elvis fan. Seriously, they honeymooned at Graceland!  Elvis' fans are hard core and they trek every year to visit The King's grave on the anniversary of his passing. I did a story today on plans for Elvis Week, which kicks off next week.

This is so cool, our podcast page is finally up!  There you can subscribe to my weekly BlogBuzz podcast where I'll interview a new blogger each week and discuss the topics of the day.

Well, that's it for now.

In The Mix - August 4

Man oh man!  My internet connectivity died, just as I was about to post this, grr...

JoJo was absolutely delightful today when she dropped by for her interview!  She's 15 now, but sometimes it's like she's 30, but then she'll say something goofy and girly with one of her teen friends (she brought her best friend with her today) and then all of a sudden she's a kid again.  She's got a great new single out and you'll see a little bit of her video in the final interview.

So here goes:

Tom Cruise's ex, Penelope Cruz has seen Suri

Madonna is both naughty and nice it just depends on how you look at it. On one hand she's being a real mitzvah girl and raising funds to help orphans in Malawi. But, she's hanging from a cross in her concert and the clergy ain't too happy 'bout that.

The next underground video will be...Mel Gibson's arrest tapes! Unless he can stop their release.

Kanye West is opening for the Rolling Stones. Cool.

Daryn Kagan is leaving her post at CNN to start a new site focusing on "good" news and inspirational stories. Don't be surprised if you see me working for her within a year...love the concept!

I also did a story about Jennifer Lopez not doing the "Dallas" movie after all. But girlfriend is busy with a lot of other projects...I really want to see "Bordertown." I hope she gets a chance to really show off as an actress and shut the haters up once and for all.

See you mañana!