1. The floor is yours
I want to stress to everyone that Marie Osmond is OK. I also want to stress, however, that she’s not the first person to pass out during “Dancing With the Stars.”
2. Use caution
Other fainting hazards on TV: “Mind of Mencia,” “Deal or No Deal” and the “Sex Grandma” on the Oxygen channel.
3. Just like Amy!
Amy Winehouse’s record label is offering an ashtray and pint glass to anyone who preorders her new concert DVD. Order now and they’ll throw in a power-painter with which to apply eye makeup.
4. From a distance
Tom Cruise waves to fans at the Rome Film Festival. He would run over and hug them, but, well, none of them resembles David Beckham.
5. Life savers
A parrot in Indiana saved its owners by mimicking a fire alarm when it saw smoke in the house — a touching story that millions will take home and use to shame their lazy cats.
6. Trading places
Really? Jamie Foxx is set to perform at the Country Music Association Awards? Tell me more about this bizarro world. Is Paris Hilton a stay-at-home mom?
7. The magic’s gone
Richard Gere says he knew even back when they first met that there was “something magical” about Julia Roberts. This of course was many years before Julia did “Mona Lisa Smile.”
8. Family business
Italian actress Simonetta Stefanelli, who starred in “The Godfather,” tells Newsday she’s very much alive despite Internet reports to the contrary. I guess we can assume she squared up all her debts.
9. Drawing conclusions
Asked about her marriage, Nicole Kidman said, “People’s lives together are complicated and beautiful.” Translation: Keith’s sleeping on the couch.
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