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"Here's the thing about Barack Obama, who made an unusual whistle stop in New York Tuesday afternoon at the Time Warner Center ... Time Warner's Dick Parsons, the man in charge of the whole place, did the honors in front of a crowd of about 250 including Harry Belafonte; Jon Bon Jovi ... former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo; New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly; Charlie Rose ... ABC's Barbara Walters ... WNBC's veteran Gabe Pressman; Bryant Gumbel ... folks from the New York Times, including Frank Rich; Newsweek's Johnnie Roberts and Jonathan Alter and the New Yorker's Ken Auletta, Rick Hertzberg and Jeffrey Toobin." (Fox411)
"The 48-year-old Material Girl had brought two-year-old David Banda to the 3 Mills Studios, in Bow, East London, last Friday in what was meant to be a happy family outing. But things turned sour after Madonna overheard a conversation between two crew members. One of them asked the other what the baby's name was. It is then claimed that one of the girls replied: 'Lucky Bastard.'Our on-set source tells us: 'Madonna looked astonished by what was said and words were exchanged between them.'" (3AMGirls)
"Which toke-loving chart-toppers caused a security scare because they were so stoned they left behind unattended luggage at an airport?" (Gatecrasher)
"While CNN anchor Anderson Cooper was a logical choice to moderate the YouTube-CNN presidential debate on Monday, the Rupert Murdoch-owned MySpace may choose more unconventional hosts to lead its Town Hall discussions with 2008 candidates. Sources say Ivanka Trump is being courted to serve as one of the moderators for the dozen or so upcoming MySpace discussions to be held at college campuses across the country. Wendi Deng, wife of Murdoch, the founder and chief executive of News Corp., suggested the idea to Trump, believing the real estate mogul and occasional columnist for lad mag Stuff would be a great representative of the young, educated and upwardly mobile voting population, a source close to News Corp. said." (WWD via iwantmedia)
"HOLLYWOOD - freaked by the emer gence of instant celebrities in reality television, Web sites, and now with political life - wants in on YouTube. In line with Justin.tv, the Yalie who's filmed every minute of his life, or YouTuber Lonely Girl 15, who recorded a video diary from her fictional bedroom, comes now Natalie Portman. In search of funding, 'Star Wars' former Queen Padmé Amidala has proposed a project that would be a continuous feed of her life professionally and personally. She's already met with one investor who's already asking does anyone think Natalie Life-casting would attract numbers. And people are saying it would. And the minute it does, others will follow the lead." (Cindy Adams)
"While Warners had a major presence at Comic-Con last year --opening its own TV-powered booth for the first time -- the 2007 TV boost could be explained by the 'Heroes' halo effect. NBC Universal last year made Comic-Con the opening salvo in its carefully orchestrated marketing campaign for the show. It let auds at the show see an extended cut of the 'Heroes' pilot, and the positive online buzz that resulted is often cited as a factor in the show's strong out-of-the-gate premiere. 'The Internet has changed the way in which we market TV shows,' Gregorian said." (Variety)
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