Another day, another Smashgate story. After releasing a statement via his rep, Bret Michaels himself has put fingertips to keyboard to give his take on the accident that left him banged up and party-free. He’s got a sense of humor about it and everything (our favorite parts are bolded). Says Bret:
“I am trying to remain very positive and somewhat humorous about the whole situation. I apologize that I did not make a statement earlier as I have been feeling pretty beat up over the last few days. The fact is I was honored to be asked to perform at the event. The entire Rock of Ages production were awesome and even though I was completely out of my element I was really enjoying myself prior to my injury. In fact all involved at the awards show treated me good.
I had a great time at the Tonys right up until I got blindsided, I must admit it was a little blurry after that. In hindsight, there is no doubt I got my bell rung, unfortunately it has been posted and perhaps funny to watch, but I can assure you it has been painful to experience.
You may have read TMZ’s story regarding the “possible overdose” of Daisy of Love star Daisy De La Hoya. The official word is that it wasn’t an overdose, but exhaustion that Daisy suffered. Here’s VH1’s statement on the matter:
“Daisy was taken to an ER early Thursday morning suffering from exhaustion. There was no overdose. She is fine this evening and resting comfortably. No further details are being released at this time.”
The National ENQUIRER published a story alleging that Danger was impregnated by Ray on For the Love of Ray J. It’s full of quotes from the reality contestant, but what it’s missing is word from VH1. Though VH1 was contacted for a quote, it wasn’t included in the piece, so our sister blog will share with you VH1’s official take on the story. [Source: The VH1 Blog]
New York has never been shy when it comes to matters of the vagina (choice quote: “You’re a very passionate kisser. ‘Cause I felt that in other places, too.“), so news of her joining a touring company of The Vagina Monologues should come as no surprise. New York will hit the stage in Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta and Houston as part of the all-black production of Eve Ensler’s perennial favorite. “It’s kind of a serious actress type thingy and that’s what I’m striving to be,” said New York to the New York Post. It’s not everyday that you read the words “serious” and “thingy” in the same sentence, but there you go.
Also in the touring production is Deelishis, who as you undoubtedly haven’t forgotten, “beat” New York out for Flav’s “heart” in Flavor of Love 2. New York and Deelishis traveling together to multiple cities? We sense another poisoning coming on! [New York Post]
Above is your first taste of the Real Chance of Love Reunion, though the footage above won’t be included in the broadcast when the show hits the airwaves Monday at 9/8c. This online exclusive features scorned contestant Stalker handing Chance his ass … on a clock. She presents him with a timepiece that reads, “Time To Come Out” on it and repeatedly accuses him of being a “homothug.” Though Stalker’s histrionics border on homophobia, seeing Chance being faced with an oft-whispered rumor and watching him squirm is fascinating. Let’s hope the reunion holds many uncomfortable moments like this.
New York celebrated her supposed 27th birthday at Area in L.A., last night, but the real party was on her head. As usual! No stranger to synthetic hair, VH1’s eternal H.B.I.C., looked particularly extra at the hot spot. Really, she has the flair of an NYU student who just discovered Ricky’s. No quarter-life crisis here! New York’s been embracing her inner drag queen since arriving on VH1 three years ago, but this seems like a big, sloppy French kiss. Good for her! Pics below.
Above is an extended take from the upcoming episode of Rock of Love Charm School, premiering this Sunday at 9/8c on VH1. It is the most chaotic, most intense and quite possibly the flat-out best episode in the history of Rock of Love. Not since Heather called Lacey a “d***sucker whorebag” have we been so moved by these girls. And while this spitting incident is undoubtedly a benchmark moment that will become synonymous with this franchise, it’s only a taste of the rest of the episode’s insanity. It all comes to a head right here, people.
See an extended preview of the episode at VH1 and keep up with Charm School at the VH1 Blog.
A crew member from the 51 Minds Entertainment production of the upcoming Rock Of Love Bus series on VH1 was involved in an auto accident on Interstate 57 in southern Illinois on Friday afternoon. The crew member, who is not an associate of Bret Michaels or part of his tour staff, was traveling alone to the next location stop for the series. The accident resulted in two fatalities in one car and injuries to two passengers in another vehicle. The crew member survived and has been released from the hospital. Local authorities continue to investigate.
Bret Michaels has requested that his participation in the production of the series be temporarily suspended in deepest sympathy as he attempts to reach out to the families of the victims. Traveling separately, Mr. Michaels had left Illinois early Friday morning and was not near the scene of the accident.
Michaels, 51 Minds Entertainment and VH1 extend their deepest sympathies to everyone involved in this terrible accident.
“As a father of two, I cannot even imagine what the families must be going through at this time. I will make every attempt to reach out to them to let them know that my heart and prayers are with them during their time of grief,” said Michaels in a statement.
On Saturday, Danny Bonaduce will enter the ring to “defend his honor” against stand-up comedian/Howard Stern cohort the Reverend Bob Levy. Their rivalry stems from an incident-turned-viral video from earlier this year, in which Levy interrupted a Bonaduce interview to bitch slap him.
Danny is, in short, on the warpath as you’ll see in the narrative below, culled from an interview we recently conducted with the child-star-turned-VH1 staple. It’s filled with trash-talking gems like, “I am going to ruin his career and his facial construction,” and, “When I hit him in the face as hard as I can, my eyes are going to light up like a 6-year-old’s on Christmas morning.” While we’re pretty sure he’s 100 percent serious, Bonaduce obviously couldn’t stop entertaining if he wanted to. His words follow after the jump.
After stealing a handful of rock stars from their long-term paramours (Remember Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirner? Neither do we), Winona Ryder revealed that she also had a penchant for stealing high-end couture, after getting busted for shoplifting at a Beverly Hills Saks in December 2001. Surveillance cameras caught the then-30-year-old star acting about half her age, as she tried to slip out of the store with more than $6,000 worth of merchandise.
The cherry on top of this mess: painkillers were found in Winona’s purse. A prescription for them was not. Suddenly, her brief but very public association with Courtney Love around that time made a lot more sense. Winona subsequently treated her arrest as, like, no big deal. She poked fun at the whole episode during a bizarre stint as the host of Saturday Night Live (”I love free stuff!”), and appeared on the cover of W magazine wearing one of those “Free Winona” t-shirts. Kids, they never learn.
