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Oct. 12, 1999 |
Feeling that his performance wasn't up to snuff, NetAid showman George Michael blocked the BBC from airing footage of his appearance at the super-hyped charity concert last weekend. Michael's people cited technical difficulties with the singer's mike, but the BBC countered that it was "completely satisfied" with the segment and was "disappointed" that they were not allowed to use it. Said one BBC spokesperson of Michael's bait and switch, "We were very annoyed by this." Meanwhile, former "ER" star George Clooney has started mouthing off about the hospital show's ratings swoon. It's not his fault, claims Clooney. Those soap opera-style scripts, he says, have made the show "boring." Sounds like someone needs 20 CCs of tact, stat. - - - - - - - - - - - - Pitt-falls to avoid "I'll tell you what I've learned in my span in dating ... If Madonna's "Truth or Dare" is her favorite, run. Run. If she was taking notes during the Sharon Stone cross-your-legs scene in that hit movie "Basic Stinky," run. Run!" -- Brad Pitt, dispensing dating advice in "Rolling Stone." - - - - - - - - - - - - The Big Apple's Great Pumpkin He may not be the scariest potential candidate in the New York senatorial race, but Al Lewis (aka Grandpa Munster) does seem well qualified to judge the "world's first online pumpkin carving contest." The 89-year-old actor (and Green Party hopeful) will help select one jack-o'-lantern from those submitted to the family Web site www.HEYnetwork.com. The design will be duplicated on a 1,000-pound pumpkin in New York's Central Park. "To me," says the widow's-peaked wonder, "Halloween means family." Herman would be touched. Amy Reiter Amy Reiter's column appears daily on the People site, Monday through Friday.
Got a hot tip? Tell Amy! - - - - - - - - - - - - Don't ask, don't tell? Don't think so ... "Michael and Debbie remain friends, and they ask that the public respect their desire not to further comment or speculate upon the reasons for their decision." -- Michael Jackson spokesman Howard J. Rubenstein, valiantly trying to quiet curiosity as to why his peculiar client's "wife" of three years filed for divorce Monday. - - - - - - - - - - - - Juicy bits Years ago, Annette Bening starred in "The American President." Now it looks like she's ready to be married to one. Bening has said she'd stand by her husband, Warren Beatty, should he decide to make a play for the presidency. "I would support fully whatever Warren chooses to do," she said. And you thought Hillary was a fine-lookin' first lady. Princess Diana, porn pusher? According to the upcoming blab-all bio by the late princess' erstwhile lover James Hewitt. Diana sent him copies of Playboy and Penthouse while he was stationed in the Persian Gulf during Desert Storm. Of course, the royal rat only read them for the articles. They didn't kill Kenny; he's just resting. Variety reports that "South Park" creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have gotten the go-ahead to do an animated riff on Monty Python's "Dead Parrot" skit featuring "South Park" denizens Kenny, Stan, Kyle and Cartman in honor of the British comedy troupe's 30th anniversary. "We would do anything for the Pythons," commented Parker and Stone. "We would kill ourselves for them." But would they nail themselves to their perch? Survey sez! Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman are the sexiest couple in showbiz, Posh Spice and her soccer star hubby David Beckham are the coolest parents in the U.K., Oprah Winfrey and Irish singer Ronan Keating are the top two faces of the new millennium, and Danny DeVito's Louie De Palma, from "Taxi," is the most memorable TV character of all time. I know, I know ... it's going to take years to restore your faith in humanity. Here come the brides. Hollywood's most famous lesbian duo, Anne Heche and Ellen DeGeneres, say they'll tie the knot in Vermont if the state Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriages. "There is no one who is keeping their fingers crossed more than us," Heche told a crowd Sunday. Wonder if they’ll wear white? Supermodel Elle Macpherson will appear on an upcoming episode of "Friends" as Joey's (Matt LeBlanc) new roommate. All together now: "Hey, how you doin'?" Should I be worried? Charlene Tilton, the perky actress who played Lucy Ewing (long on hair, short on legs) on "Dallas," is now a gossip columnist for the Globe, that checkout line favorite. "Like most people, I love to gossip. And with my Hollywood contacts, I can assure Globe readers that I'll bring you the hottest scoops and the best gossip every single week," she recently told the press. Yeah, well, I'm taller ...
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