Television psychologist Dr Phil McGraw has scrapped plans to air a show about troubled pop singer Britney Spears after he was criticised for visiting her while she was in hospital.
McGraw visited Spears at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, after she was admitted for an evaluation following a custody dispute at her home.
Several other counsellors later accused the therapist of breaching the singer's privacy by visiting her at the hospital.
However, McGraw said yesterday, in an interview with 'The Early Show', that he visited Spears "at the request of her family".
He claimed that the singer's mother, sister and brother "were very frustrated that she apparently wasn't going to be held (in hospital) for a longer period of time."
McGraw said that he had planned to tape a show on yesterday, stressing that the show would not have explored the tabloid side of Spears' problems, but instead would have focused on other issues surrounding her case.
"Clearly, it is not just Britney's family struggling to find a way to protect adult children who cannot be ordered or compelled to seek help," he said.
The television psychologist also said: "Because the Spears situation is too intense at this time, and out of consideration to the family, I have made the decision not to move forward with the taping."
McGraw said that details of his visit to Spears would remain private.
The singer was released from hospital at the weekend.
Monday 26 May 2008
Saturday 24 May 2008
It's official: New Kids are back on the Block
Stranger things have happened. Possibly.
On yesterday’s “Today” show, the members of Boston boy band New Kids on the Block announced plans to reunite, then jetted from New York City to Medford to officially break the news to their hometown fans during a meet-and-greet at the KISS 108 studio.
What forces may have aligned to convince five grown men to reprise their role as teen heartthrobs is still unclear. But it’s happening.
And there were enough screaming girls with giant Jordan Knight buttons to indicate this move might be well-received.
Of course, the five bandmates who brought us hits such as “The Right Stuff” and “Hangin’ Tough,” along with the famous side-to-side, swinging-legs dance, are neither new nor kids anymore.
Most of them are pushing 40; the baby of the group, Joey McIntyre, is 35.
Still, time has generally been kind to them; three of the five were hot back in the day and still are (this assessment coming from a former NKOTB fan who had tapes and posters).
It also helps that the bandanas, loud jackets and super-styled hairdos have been replaced by close cuts and chic attire: button-down shirts, ties and sport jackets.
Die-hard fans who might have been praying for a reunion have been praying for a while.
After paving the way for the Backstreet Boys and the *NSYNCs of the world, the Kids broke up in 1994. Knight, McIntyre and Danny Wood all continued their careers in music, while Donnie Wahlberg went on to acting. Only Jonathan Knight left showbiz entirely and got into real estate.
Now the group has an album and tour in the works, and Jordan Knight promised that the fivesome will be dancing up a storm. Wahlberg said the sound will be signature NKOTB, but with a few fewer “oh-ohs.” Sweet.
Fans should have their outdoor voices ready by next month, when the Kids will return to “Today” on May 16 to perform their first live concert since 1994. Hey, all they can do is take it Step By Step.
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Friday 23 May 2008
Myleene Klass gets baby clothes range
Myleene Klass gets baby clothes range
Television system presenter and musician Myleene Klass is countersink to launch her own chain of baby apparel for Mothercare.
The former Hear'Say vocalizer has reportedly signed an scoop plow with the high street sir Ernst Boris Chain, for a range of clothes called Baby K.
According to reports, the range will offer "fabulous funky accessories" for babies and children up to the long time of three.
Klass, world Health Organization has a five-month-old daughter called Ava, said: "I am so excited around my Baby K orbit."
"As a fresh mamma I have used my at first hand go through, with other mums in mind, to help blueprint a stunning variety of products - and wHO better to do this with than Mothercare, the mama of completely stores," she said.
The reach, which testament be launched at the end of Aug, simon Marks the first clock time that Mothercare has teamed up with a renown designer.
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The Police to perform final gig in New York
The Police to perform final gig in New York
New House of York (Reuters) - The reunion of rock 'n' roll trio The Police will issue forth to an end this summer with a final concert in Freshly House of York that volition benefit humanities programing for the city's public television stations of the Cross, the band announced on Tuesday.
Singer/bassist Stick, drummer Stewart Copeland and guitarist Andy Summers reunited for a domain term of enlistment last Crataegus laevigata and, according to Hoarding data up to September 30, grossed more than $171 gazillion from 53 shows seen by more than 1.5 meg multitude.
The banding will suppose farewell to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with a concert in London's Hyde Parkland on June 29. The Newly York City concert will end the tour, though a date and venue receive not been released.
"We kicked away our very first gear American term of enlistment at CBGB's in 1978 and this summer, 30 days by and by, our travel testament come full circle as we play our final examination show here in Fresh York Urban center," The Police force said in a statement.
"We are honored to partner with public tv set and have a oceanic abyss respect for their dedication to arts and acculturation," the grouping said.
When asked in John Griffith Chaney in Feb if this truly was the oddment for the group, Bite said "Yea, I think it's right. We've been saved from the nostalgia in a bad signified because I recollect the band sounds middling contemporary."
The environmentally conscious group made the announcement piece donating $1 one thousand thousand to Fresh House of York City manager Michael Bloomberg's opening to engraft 1 one thousand thousand trees in the city by 2017. The city matched the $1 zillion contribution.
(Reporting by Michelle Nichols, editing by Daniel Trotta and Cynthia Osterman)
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