BIG BROTHER 8/17 RECAP: Has The Zombie’s Head Been Cut Off?

We started the Wednesday August 17, 2011 Big Brother episode with Daniele as HOH and Shelly and Adam on the eviction block because Dani had entered into a deal with Brendon and Rachel for final three.

Dani was happy with her nominations because she said “plan A, nominations would stay the same and Shelly goes home.” She continued, “Plan B, I can back door Brendon if nominations change.”

SHELLY MEETS WITH DANI
Dani told Shelly that Brendon needs to go home (Obviously, lying at that moment). Shelly lied too that she never told Rachel that she wants to go to the final three with Brendon and Rachel and that Rachel was the one lying to Porsche about this. We see video footage of Shelly asking Brenchel for a final three deal.

ADAM MEETS WITH DANI
Adam asked Dani if she wants him to win the POV to replace the nominations. Dani said, “I need Brendon to go home….Rachel is no good without him.” She told Adam he is a pawn in the her game.

SHELLY AND RACHEL GO AT IT
Shelly confronts Rachel that Porsche said Rachel told here there is a three person deal with Rachel, Brendon and Shelly. So, Jordan suggested that they have a house meeting with Porsche. They called Porsche and she said Shelly wanted a three-person deal and because Rachel did not trust Shelly, there was no deal. FINALLY, someone is telling the truth. Shelly denied the truth and called Rachel a liar. Rachel said Shelly wanted to have Jordan evicted and Shelly got irate. When Rachel asked Brendon to back her up, Brendon said he wants to stay out of it. Jordan was left confused as to who to believe.

SHELLY CRIES TO JEFF
Shelly protests too much: “I am crushed Rachel said that to Jordan. I have been loyal to a fault in this game.” Jeff told her he doesn’t believe Rachel.

VETO COMPETITION
Only six people get to play in the POV competition. Daniele picked Jordan’s name out of the bag. Shelly picked Kalia. Adam picked Jeff. Rachel and Brendon looked dejected for not being able to play and win to keep the nominations the same. Dani saw this as a potential to back door Brendon.

The game was called Corn Hole, which Jeff is supposedly good at per Dani. The object was to toss a sack and try to get a hole in one or the lowest number on a corn wheel. Jeff said he was in a sticky situation because he wanted to save Shelly but didn’t want to risk Brenchel being placed on the block as replacement.

In the first round, Dani got a hole in one. Shelly missed the board completely and was eliminated. Is there any game she is good at? Once eliminated, Shelly got to chose a prize which was the POV. Of course, anyone eliminated after her, could take the POV from her for a trade.

In the second round, Jordan was eliminated and Dani got her second hole in one. She is the best competitor ever. As her elimination prize, Jordan got 24 hours in solitary confinement and a phone call from home. Jordan got so emotional and said she wants to keep it instead of trading for Shelly’s POV because she wanted to talk to her mom. Then, she asked Shelly if she wanted to speak to her daughter and forced the phone call on Shelly in a gesture of pure kindness. Shelly is later seen crying in appreciation in the Diary Room. Jeff called Jordan an angel on earth.

Round three brought another hole in one for Daniele and Kalia was eliminated. She won a Caribbean vacation and did not trade it for the POV.

During round four, Adam asked Jeff to let him win the POV. Jeff was confused because he had too much riding on this POV and he would burn too many bridges if he won. Adam then asked Dani if Jeff was safe this week in front of Jeff and Dani said yes. Jeff then asked Dani if Brenchel is the target and she said yes. Dani, feeling comfortable that Jeff believes her, threw the competition and won a “Veto Ticket” as the prize. The veto ticket guarantees Dani to play in the veto competition next week. She kept it. Dani then whispered to Kalia that she just decided she wanted Brendon gone and asked Kalia if she is OK with that. Kalia said, “absolutely.”

In the final round, Jeff threw the competition and Adam won by one point. Jeff’s prize was $5,000 and he kept it. Adam won “Humilitard,” and traded it with Jordan for the POV. Jordan will now have to wear an embarrassing letoard for a week which consisted of a Dunce hat and a “I’m with stupid” sign on the front of a t-shirt and “kick me” on the back. She looked uber cute.

DANI AND JEFF MEET
Jeff tried to convince Dani to get rid of Rachel but she insisted Brendon is a better player and must be the one to go. Jeff agreed to vote out Brendon over Shelly only so he can keep himself and Jordan safe until the replacement nominee is made.

BRENDON, RACHEL AND DANI MEET
Brenchel met with Dani to make sure their deal was still in place. When asked, Dani lied and said she had no deal in place with Jeff. Rachel asked if she would consider back dooring Jeff or Jordan because Jeff is racking up an army and the money. Brendon told Dani that the only way Brenchel will make it to the end is if they play with Dani. Dani said she will think about it.


VETO CEREMONY
Of course Adam used the POV on himself because he said he worked too hard to win. Really?? Adam, you won because Jeff and Dani threw the comp. Dani then said the game of BB is full of twists and the twist is that there is a Zombie in the house that they keep trying to kill but who won’t die. With that, Dani nominated Brendon as a replacement nominee for eviction. We ended the show with Dani in the Diary Room saying the only way to win this game is to kill the Zombie by cutting his head off. Then we saw Jeff saying no matter who leaves, he will lose an ally this week and he does not know who he wants to stay and it will be a game time decision for him.

AGT RESULTS: America’s Got Talent Wildcard Winners

America’s Got Talent aired its Wildcard Acts results show Wednesday August 17, 2011.

Which of your favorite acts advanced and which were voted off and eliminated for a second time? 
Keep reading for live blogging spoiler results of who America voted for.

See whether The Fiddleheads,  The Kinetic King, J Chris Newberg, Summerwind Skippers or Landon Swank advanced.

Colbie Caillat and Les Miserables were the special guests.

LIVE RESULTS:

Here are the Wildcard Acts who advanced:
– West Springfield Dance Team
– The Kinetic King
– Landon Swank
– Summerwind Skippers

Here are the Wildcard Acts which were eliminated:
– Shevonne
– Yellow Designs Stunt Team
– Avery and the Calico Hearts
– Charles Peachock
– Those Funny Little People
– Seth Grabel
– J. Chris Newberg
– The Fiddleheads

Finally, Kelly Clarkson’s Fifth Album Will Drop This Fall

After several leaks and delays, Kelly Clarkson‘s fifth album will finally be released, and soon!

Titled, Stronger, the album will drop October 25, preceded by the single Mr. Know It All which debut via a live webcast with fans August 30 through Kelly’s website. The song will then hit the airwaves September 5.

The album was originally slated for a late 2010 release, but got several push backs. Last month, three of the album’s songs leaked, including Forgive You and Dumb + Dumb = You just a week after another new tune, Let Me Down had surfaced online.
Clarkson is super excited about the long-anticipated release. She posted a note on her blog saying, “Can’t wait for y’all to hear the new single! The band and I are really excited and currently gearing up for this record! It’s gonna be a fun record to tour!”

Before the above note, the first American Idol winner has been excitedly and frustratingly Tweeting about the album release for a while. She wrote: “Just found out my single is hitting radio in August!” She also tweeted: “Woohoo! It sounds great as well! Can’t wait for y’all to hear it!” An hour later, Clarkson had to retract: “Okay please do not get angry but it might be September for my single.” Then again, “My calendar was messed up! I’m so sorry! BUT it might be late August! It’s a huge bummer waiting but I promise it’ll be worth it! Stupid technology!!”

Kelly Preston Says Scientology Helped Her Cope With Loss Of Son

Kelly Preston and husband John Travolta suffered an excruciating loss in January 2009 when their 15-year old son Jett passed away.

Kelly is now speaking out in the latest issue of Health and says she got through the ordeal because of her belief in Scientology.

“To be honest, [it was] the Scientology center. I don’t know if I would have made it through without it.”

Here are some excerpts from the interview:

On substance abuse: 

“I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t do drugs. I’ve done all of that. And now, I live a really clean life.”

On giving herself advice: 

“Don’t sweat the small things. Love your kids like it could be the last moment.”

On youngest son Benjamin

“We [had been trying] for quite a few years…When I found out I was pregnant, I was floored. I’d snuck out of bed and then came back and woke Johnny up in bed. We both started crying. It was wonderful.”

On living with a pilot and having own landing strip: 

“I’ll be sitting there [at home] doing something really normal with the kids and then all of a sudden I hear, ‘Whoosh!’ and see the lights of the airplane and he’s like, ‘Honey, I’m home!’”

Janet Jackson, Maroon 5 & Lady Antebellum Cancel Concerts After Stage Crash

The devastating tragedy which killed 5 people and injured dozens more at the Indiana State Fair before Sugarland’s performance has resulted in cancellation of shows at the same venue by Janet Jackson, Maroon 5 and Lady Antebellum.

Each performer made the cancellation announcement via their websites:

Lady Antebellum wrote: “As a result of the terrible tragedy that occurred at the Indiana State Fair on August 13th, several bands have made the difficult decision to cancel their shows. Lady A’s appearance, which was scheduled for August 19th will no longer be taking place. Ticket refunds will be honored by returning to the original point of purchase.”

Janet‘s site read, “Due to the recent tragedy at the Indiana State Fair, officials have canceled all of the concerts that were scheduled to take place on Wednesday, August 17th, including JANET.”

Maroon 5, who was scheduled to perform with Train, is relocating instead of completely canceling the concert. “All previously purchased Train and Maroon 5 tickets for the show at the Indiana State Fair will be honored at Conseco Fieldhouse on the night of the show…The Artists, Indiana State Fair and Conseco Fieldhouse will all donate the entire proceeds from the concert to the Indiana State Fair Remembrance Fund.”
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Salma Hayek Talks Skincare, Plastic Surgery

Salma Hayek may be one of the most beautiful women, not just in Hollywood, but in the entire world, and she wants us to know that she has not achieved her looks through plastic surgery.

Hayek spills her natural beauty secrets in the September issue of Allure which hits newsstands on Aug. 23.

In the mag, the beautiful 44 year-old actress says she knows a thing or two about slowing down the aging process. “I believe that every woman is entitled to fight to preserve her youth.”

But that doesn’t mean she thinks women should combat the aging process with plastic surgery.  “It’s like the uniform of a generation,” Hayek says about our tendency towards going under the knife. “And it’s not necessarily beautiful,” she says. “It’s not wrinkled-looking, but it’s not beautiful.”

Hayek says “I’ve never had anything done on my face. I’ve never had dermabrasion or peels or injections of any kind, nothing.”

Hayek is launching a skincare line called “Nuance” which will be sold through CVS pharmacies.

“I’m [creating the line] with the philosophy that within you there is beauty, and you have to learn how to find it and enhance it in a natural way,” she says. “One thing that is exciting about being a woman is that you can rediscover your beauty over and over and over.”

There is one part on her body that Salma has not been able to keep as young as she’d like. “My boobs,” she says. “They’re not bad, by the way. I’m not complaining about them.”

Neither is anybody else, Salma.

Taylor Momsen Quits Acting

Taylor Momsen may have just turned 18 but she has just made a big life-changing decision: She is quitting her acting career.

The Pretty Reckless singer told Elle magazine that she has “quit acting” so she can solely focus on her music career:

“I quit Gossip Girl and now tour and am in a band. That’s pretty much all I want to do. Hopefully, I’ll be able to only do that for the rest of my life.”

Taylor continued: “[Music] is all I ever wanted to do with my life. I’ve dreamed of wanting to make records and tour, so it’s very exciting that our first record is coming out and people can actually hear it.”

Bachelor Pad’s Ames & Jackie Already Broken Up!

Ames Brown made us all leap in air in joy and laugh like giddy high school girls last night when he ditched his chances to win $250,000 on Bachelor Pad for love by running after a limo with his eliminated girlfriend Jackie Gordon inside.

A day later, our hopes of happily ever after for Ames and Jackie have been dashed into a thousand pieces. Today,  during a conference call with reporters, Ames and Jackie confirmed that the two are no longer a couple despite Ames’ stupendous gesture.

“We had a great time on the show and chose love over money in the competition,” Ames said. “We are not still dating, but we enjoyed every moment we had together.”

Their fairly tale romance sadly ended up being rather short-lived, as they dated for “a couple of weeks” before Ames broke things off at a surprise to Jackie.

“I personally was definitely shocked that it ended as it did,” Jackie said. “I was certainly not expecting that. I thought this was something that had the potential of forever, but you know, with every relationship, nothing is maybe exactly perfect.

“But it’s a hard pill to swallow when you find love, especially on a show like that where it’s so unusual, and it leaves you. It’s hard,” she stated.

So will a single Ames, the 31-year-old bachelor (from Ashley Hebert‘s season of The Bachlorette), make a good next Bachelor?

“It hasn’t been discussed or anything. So at this point, I don’t even know,” Ames said.

Nikita DVD Preorder

The first season of Nikita does not disappoint. Filled with action, deceit, and romance, Nikita and her wide array of friends and enemies fight to the very last minute of this exciting 22 episode season!

There have been several moments throughout the show that Nikita has been judged solely on her looks, which is a huge mistake! Have you ever been in a situation where someone has judged you based on what you looked like, and how did you prove them wrong?

I can totally relate to this. I used to practice law and looked very young for my age. Plus I am extremely slim and small. So, when I went to court, the judges and the opposing counsel would think they could take advantage of me. So, they would try to push me around and boy, I loved that! The more they tried to intimidate me, the more I pushed back and the more cases I won! It was great. Misjudge me anytime you want 😉 Big brains can come in small packages!

Have you ever been in a situation where someone has judged you based on what you looked like, and how did you prove them wrong?

Pre-Order your copy of Nikita Season 1 DVD/Blu-Ray today http://bit.ly/qLjOxO

Disclosure: I have been hired by Warner Bros. WBWord division to promote Nikita: Season One on DVD.