Coming on stage while chewing bubble gum, the unassuming Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. floored the audience as soon as he started singing I’ve Got You Under My Skin by Frank Sinatra.
Kyra Sedgwick‘s character, Brenda, in The Closer is no ordinary woman. Yet even this super woman still struggles to juggle the needs of her work and personal lives in an never ending battle that all of us in real life can relate to.
Want to see how Brenda attempts to balance her work and personal life? Buy your copy of The Closer: The Complete Sixth Season on DVD here today here.
So You Think You Can Dance Top 20 performed Wednesday June 22.
Below is the video of the sexy Cha Cha routine by Missy Morelli and Wadi Jones. It was choreographed by Jean-Marc Genereux and danced to Cannibal by Ke$ha. Before the dance, Missy said Wadi uses “ladies’ hair removal cream” on his chest hair. Wadi admitted it and said it made his nipples hurt. Wadi in turn made fun of the way Missy laughs.
About their performance, Nigel Lythgoe said Wadi was missing technique (no surprise there since Wadi has never danced the Cha Cha before). And then Nigel said if Wadi will be in the bottom 3 tomorrow, his “freestyle will be fantastic to watch.” Nigel told Missy she was spicy and hot and was very very good. Mary Murphy said the beginning of the dance was spectacular but agreed that Wadi was weak during the Cha Cha parts. She said Missy is the Cha Cha queen and she was very impressed by her. She compared the couple to a Dancing with the Stars pair–with Missy being the pro and Wadi the student. Guest judge Debbie Reynolds interrupted and said she would take Wadi home! She continued, “You can Cha Cha with Debbie anytime.” About the dance itself, she simply said “Muy Bueno.”
Watch the performance for yourself:
So You Think You Can Dance Top 20 performed Wednesday June 22, 2011.
Below is the video of the Contemporary routine about a love gone wrong performed by Caitlynn Lawson and Mitchell Kelly. Mitchell injured his elbow in rehearsals last week and was advised by doctors to sit out last week’s number but he was back and feeling good this week.
Their dance was choreographed by Stacey Tookey to Turn The Table by Adele. Mitchell accidentally punched Caitlynn in the nose during their live performance, making her nose bleed. Makes me wonder, are these two going to be the “injury prone” couple of the season? I hope not..please stay safe kids!
Nigel Lythgoe said their dance was a “remarkable piece.” Mary Murphy said she was grateful that she got to see Mitchell finally dance and said the chemistry between the two is so believable. She said Caitlynn defies gravity and is flawless. Guest judge Debbie Reynolds said they’re both beautiful.
Watch the performance for yourself:
So You Think You Can Dance Top 20 performed Wednesday June 22.
Below is the video of the sexy “X-rated” Jazz routine by Ryan Ramirez and Ricky Jaime. It was choreographed by Mandy Moore and danced to Addicted to Love by Robert Palmer. Before the dance, Ricky said an embarrassing secret about Ryan is that the hair on her legs grows really fast. To get him back, Ryan spilled the beans that Ricky’s real name is Roderick.
Nigel Lythgoe called their performance “sensational” and “raunchy.” He also joked that the sexual tension between “Roderick” and Ryan was like the one between him and Mary Murphy. Of course that sent Murphy howling. Murphy said of the dancers: “I am addicted to the two of you.” She said Ryan was a strong warrior vixen and Ricky stayed in character the whole time. Guest judge Debbie Reynolds said she’s never seen anyone dance sexier.
Watch the performance for yourself:
Jennifer Aniston and her new man Justin Theroux released their own couple photos Wednesday, taken by friend/photographer Terry Richardson. The duo met on the set of their film, Wanderlust, last October.
The photos, taken in New York’s SOHO district, have Aniston and Theroux looking all super cute & snugly.
Some rumors would have you believe that Aniston broke up Theroux’ 14-year relationship with ex-girlfriend costume designer, Heidi Bivens. But the couple’s friends say that just isn’t so.
“I know people are saying Jen broke them up, but they had been on-and-off for years,” a friend of Theroux told PEOPLE. Aniston’s friend said: “Jen would never hook up with a guy who has a girlfriend.”
Wednesday (6/22) night, The Voice eliminated four more singers and sent four hopefuls to the finals. At the start of the show, we still had the following in contention:
Team Christina Aguilera: Frenchie Davis, Beverly McClellan
Team Adam Levine: Javier Colon, Casey Weston
Team Cee Lo Green: Vicci Martinez, Nakia
Team Blake Shelton: Xenia, Dia Frampton
The judges had 100 points to divide between each of the two remaining contestants on their team. That score was combined with fan votes to see who would be safe and who would be voted off and eliminated tonight.
RESULTS:
Team Cee Lo: Vicci wins over Nakia
Cee Lo gave 51 points to Nakia and 49 to Vicci
When the fan votes were added in, Vicci had a total score of 124 and Nakia 76
Team Adam: Javier wins over Casey
Team Blake: Dia wins over Xenia
Team Christina: Beverly wins over Frenchie
Christina split her votes evenly and gave each 50
When the fan votes were added in, Beverly had a total score of 107 and Frenchie 93
Britney Spears has premiered her new video for her latest “Femme Fatale” single, I Wanna Go, and you can watch it below!
The video, directed by Chris Marrs Piliero, has the pop star standing on top of a car and wielding a microphone as a weapon against the paparazzi who follow Brit’s every move in real life.
Check out the full video for ‘I Wanna Go’ below!
Adam Levine saved Casey Weston over his initial gut choice of Jeff Jenkins on Tuesday night’s semi-final episode of The Voice and then coached her into a very controlled rendition of I Will Always Love You – a song covered by two music legends, Dolly Parton and Whitney Houston.
Levine and Weston butted heads in rehearsals: He wanted her to stay away from the iconic versions of the song and create her own and stopped her several times to make sure she stayed on track. Weston said: “I am not trying (to be Whitney). I am just trying to be Casey and sing the way I know how to sing.”
The judges loved her. Blake Shelton gave her a back-handed compliment: “I never expect you to blow me away, but you always do!” Levine said: “This performance proves that our arguments pay off, because you were amazing, and thank you!”
Vicci Martinez ended The Voice Tuesday night (June 21) with a show-stopping rendition of Florence and the Machine’s Dog Days Are Over.
Pounding two drums and sporting an ’80s white outfit and a big pompadour-type hairdo, she got a standing ovation from the crowd.
As for Vicci’s Coach Cee Lo Green, he said: “I’m so excited for you, I’m sitting on the edge of my seat. You’re right, the dog days are over for you, the future is so bright for you, my darling!”
UPDATE: All the videos of the performance have been pulled off of YouTube. But you can hear it in the video below: