Dancing With The Stars Celebrates Its 200th Episode Tonight With A Star-Studded Gala!

Make sure to tune into a very special 200th episode of Dancing with the Stars Monday night. Season 11 of DWTS is at the half-way mark and only six stars remain to dance their way to win the mirrorball trophy.

The remaining celeb dancers are: Jennifer Grey, Bristol Palin, Brandy, Rick Fox, Kurt Warner and Kyle Massey.

The 200th episode is spread over a two-night extravaganza which kicks off Monday night with a two-hour jam packed and star-studded show. The remaining contestants are going to be put to the test as they perform a dance from the show’s past seasons as well as compete in dance teams.

The stars will be judged by former champions and competitors including Helio Castroneves, Kelly Osbourne, Mel B, Drew Lachey, Gilles Marini and Emmitt Smith. For Tuesday’s results show, the producers have lined up Taylor Swift and Rod Stewart to perform.

Here is a teaser pic which Cheryl Burke just sent via Twitter from the DWTS set. You can see Gilles Marini, Emmitt Smith, Kelly Osbourne and Tom Bergeron preparing for tonight’s show.

Here is another pic Tweeted earlier by Mark Ballas:

Caption: It’s about that time in the season starts to become delirious lol me and Bris are feelin it today… Lol 

Tom Bergeron joined in the Twitter fun by sending this pic:

Caption: Apolo, Julianne & Helio @ rehearsal. Julianne, who can’t be here 2nite, stopped by 
for group hugs!

And this is what Anna Trebunskaya Tweeted:



Derek Hough also took to Tweeting a pic of himself and his sister, Julianne:

Caption: Look who stopped by to say hi … 

Jake Pavelka sent this pic during tonight’s live broadcast of himself, Erin Andrews and Evan Lysacek :

Caption: WOW!!! My life does not suck! @ErinAndrews and @StacyKeibler !!!

Caption: At #DWTS party with another Maksim survivor- @erinandrews!

Caption (by Tia Carrere): Here at the party for #DWTS with my old partner Maksim. Vote for him and Brandy!

LeAnn Rimes Tweets About Shape Magazine Controversy

Yesterday, the editor-in-chief of Shape magazine called its October issue cover with LeAnn Rimes “a terrible mistake.” The editor sent an email to some Shape readers who had complained about the choice of LeAnn for the cover, apologizing for the choice.

Today, LeAnn Rimes struck back via Twitter: “Just so all my fans know, I’m getting to the bottom of this. It’s the first I’ve heard of this. Shape is throwing me a party next week as a thank you and a congrats for being on their cover for the third time. I find this very contradictory.” 
Later on in the day, Rimes Tweeted a link to a brand new statement from Shape editor-in-chief, Valerie Latona, who seems to be backtracking now. The editor now says her “personal letter” to readers in which she called LeAnn a “husband stealer” was taken out of context. She says that only 40 out of 6 million subscribers complained about the Rimes cover but she wanted to send a  note to those unhappy with the cover.

“I don’t want anyone to be unhappy–so I took the time to write a personal note to them, apologizing for not having someone on the cover they wanted to see and hoping to do right by them the next time. (I do this many times for all cover stars and you really can’t ever please everyone all the time,)” she wrote.

Latona continues to stand behind her decision to use Rimes on the cover: “The bottom line is this: I stand by the fact that LeAnn’s story is compelling–and her courage and strength in the face of so much adversity is compelling. That is why I put her on the cover of Shape for what is now the third time.”

Derek Hough Tweets Cute Pic Of Himself With His Sister From The Set Of DWTS

In the world of cuteness, this one takes the cake this week!

Dancing with the Stars’ Derek Hough sent this pic via Twitter yesterday of him and his gorgeous sister. Included with the pic was the Tweet caption, “My sister and I … Love her.”

Good luck to Derek and his dancing partner Jennifer Grey this week who danced the paso doble.

Kanye West’s Album Cover Banned In The USA?!

Kanye West‘s upcoming My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album art is too spicy for retail stores, reports Kanye himself via Twitter:

“Yoooo they banned my album cover!!!!!” he Tweeted. “Banned in the USA!!!”

The artwork is very small, but features West as a nude, fanged-being with a green bottle in hand while a Caucasian winged-humanoid with wings and a polka-dotted tail straddles him.

Kanye’s Twitter rant continued, “They don’t want me chilling on the couch with my phoenix! So Nirvana can have a naked human being on they [sic] cover but I can’t have a PAINTING of a monster with no arms and a polka dot tail and wings.”

George Condo, the artist behind Kanye’s Power music video, created the new album cover.
Kanye West album art

Truth be told, the album cover is not really banned despite Kanye’s Twitter rants.

Popeater.com reports that Kanye’s record label (Universal Music Group’s Island Def Jam) instead “strongly urged” Kanye not to use the artwork, but was ultimately told that “if he wanted to do it, the label would stand behind him.”

But after discussions about his album possibly not being showcased at places like Walmart, Best Buy and Target due to the graphic artwork, it was Kanye who reconsidered.

“In all honesty … I really don’t be thinking about Wal-Mart when I make my music or album covers.” Kanye wrote. He continued, “I wanna sell albums but not at the expense of my true creativity.”

The album is scheduled to drop November 22.

The Situation May Have Danced His Last Dance On DWTS, But He Was Out Partying Right After Show Ended!

Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino may have danced his last dance on Dancing with the Stars, but he did not seem too bothered by being booted off of the show tonight, as he was found partying it up after the show ended.

The Sitch met up with fellow DWTS cast members for a party at LA’s Boudoir for launch of the denim and twill lines into the mens’ Doctrine Collection.

The event was hosted by DWTSDerek Hough.


Mark Ballas tweeted this picture via Twitter of The Sitch, his dad, Corky Ballas and himself from the party. Even though it’s Corky Ballas doing the fist pumping, The Sitch looks just fine and in high spirits to me. Cigarettes and lighter in hand to boot.

Photo Courtesy of Mark Ballas

Mark Ballas Sends Twitter Pics of Bristol Palin In Between Rehearsals!

This is for all of you Googling “Mark Ballas and Bristol Palin Twit Pics.” I think Mark does send the best Twitter photos than any other Dancing with the Stars celeb, so, no wonder so many of you are looking for them! Here are two recent shots with their captions 🙂



This is how we feel today….
Exhausted…. But havin fun….
Rumba lookin good… 


Early rehearsal With Bristol… Been going for 2 and a half hours already… 🙂 
Dress rehearsal….. :);

Russell Brand Tweets “Erotic Literature” Photo To Promote Autobiography

Russell Brand is a genius at marketing. To promote his book, Booky Wook 2, Brand stripped off and posed provocatively with his masterpiece. And a banana.

The comedian posted the naked photograph of himself on Twitter, with only the strategically placed book to cover his manhood.

Booky Wook 2: This Time It’s Personal is Brand’s second autobiography.

Underneath his Twitter photograph, Brand wrote: “Erotic literature?”  Wonder what happened to the book after the photo was taken? Brand later tweeted to a fan: “That copy was destroyed for hygiene reasons.”

Here is the full Photo:

Demi Moore & Ashton Kutcher Are Happy & Want Us All To Know It

The big news the last two weeks is that Ashton Kutcher may have cheated on Demi Moore.

OK. Let’s say worst case scenario, he did.
But if Demi doesn’t seem to care, why should we?
Demi and Ashton celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary on Friday, and they made sure fans knew they spent it in happily and giddily in bed. The rest of us should be so lucky.

“Thank you for all the anniversary wishes!! Enjoying a day lounging around watching “Breaking Bad” Great show!” Demi sent via Twitter with the photo to the left.

The couple was also photographed holding hands and cuddling at the Clinton Global Initiative last week.

I say, affair or not, leave the Kutcher-Moore duo alone. They seem to be one of the few couples left in Hollywood who at least try to be happy and maintain a good family life. Maybe we should just let them be.

DWTS’ Bristol Palin & Mark Ballas Twitter Photos From Alaska

DANCING WITH THE STARS – 
MEET THE CAST.
  Dancing with the Stars got into full swing of things this week with the show’s premiere on Monday and the shocking ouster of its first casualty, David Hasselhoff, on Tuesday.
One of the more interesting teams still vying for the Mirror Ball trophy are Mark Ballas and his partner, Bristol Palin, together known as Team Ballin’.
Bristol first entered the national spotlight when her mother, former Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin was selected to be John McCain’s running mate in the 2008 Presidential election. Bristol traveled the country alongside her mother, father and siblings on the campaign trail. 
After giving birth to her son Tripp, and becoming a single teen mother in 2008, Palin became a spokesperson for the prevention of teen pregnancy and other teen issues. As an advocate for the protection of life, Palin wanted to share her story with other teens who may one day face a similar situation. Palin also acts as Teen Ambassador for The Candie’s Foundation, to prevent teen and unplanned pregnancy.



Mark is one of the nicest, most down to earth people I have ever met. He comes from a family of international dance stars, so, it’s no surprise that Mark has two shiny Mirror Ball trophies at home. He even beat out his dad, Corky, and tied with childhood friend Derek Hough, for the wins: He won the DWTS title in Season 6 with partner Kristi Yamaguchi, and again in Season 8 with Shawn Johnson.

When he’s not dancing, Mark focuses on his other passion, which is music. He rocks out with his band on tour and in the studio, where he’s working to complete his upcoming CD, set for release later this fall. You can catch an acoustic show of his at the Viper Room in Hollywood, CA this Friday at 7:45pm. Per Mark, “The first 100 get in free. :)”
Mark and Bristol are currently in Alaska – and here are some pictures Mark Tweeted today and others from earlier in the week. Looks like Mark and Bristol are having a ball – make sure you tune in and vote for this duo!

Ali Fedotowsky Lands New Job on Fox TV

It did not take Ali Fedotowsky much time to land a new job after giving up her sweet one at Facebook to be last season’s Bachelorette.

Ali will debut this coming Monday as a correspondent for Fox 5 San Diego, in the city which she and Roberto Martinez have taken up as their new joint residence.

Ali Tweeted today: “Thrilled to be a part of the Fox 5 San Diego news team! My 1st segment is Monday morning. Love being involved with the community this way :).”

Ali told E! News: “I’ll be focusing on relationship stories mostly. Some people may wonder why I would be good at talking about relationships and think it’s because I was on The Bachelor, but I actually studied relationships and intimacy in college.” Ali says she had offers from several national TV stations but wants to stay close to home. She tells E! News: “I don’t want work to take me away from San Diego right now. At least in the beginning, Roberto and I want to be putting everything into our relationship.”

Ali exchanged tweets with Fox 5 producer named Raha who told the newcomer, “Welcome to the FOX 5 family.”  Ali tweeted back with: “Thanks. I am so excited to be a part of the @fox5sandiego family :)”

If you don’t live in San Diego, don’t worry. Per Ali: “Everyone can watch online @ http://www.fox5sandiego.com . Monday will be my 1st of (hopefully) many segments!”

Roberto will continue to work in insurance and launches his own business in November.