The daily dish... a spicy serving of celebrity news
Chemistry lesson ...
Though John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston were decidedly mum about their romance, the singer is opening up about their breakup.
“There’s no lying, there’s no cheating, there’s no nothing,” Mayer told reporters over the weekend about his split with Aniston after working out at an Equinox Gym in New York’s SoHo neighborhood.
If anything, Mayer had only praise for his ex, saying: “Jennifer Aniston is the smartest, most sophisticated person I think I have ever met.”
So what went wrong? “People are different, people have different chemistry,” said Mayer, who appeared emotional, nervous and sad. “I ended a relationship to be alone, because I don’t want to waste somebody’s time if something’s not right.”
TV memories ...
The most memorable moments in television history will be revealed during the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards next month, and it’s up to voters to decide which bits should take top honors.
Forty “moments” — 20 dramatic and 20 comedic — are in the running. Comedy contenders include “M-A-S-H,” “Mork & Mindy,” “Sex and the City” and “The Cosby Show,” while “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Miami Vice,” “Moonlighting” and “The Sopranos” are among the drama candidates.
The television academy and Emmy show producers came up with the competition and the contenders in honor of the 60th annual presentation of the Emmy Awards.
“It’s a perfect opportunity both to celebrate the history of television and at the same time introduce new generations to some of the medium’s most important events,” Emmys executive producer Ken Ehrlich said in a statement Monday.
Fans can watch clips and vote for their favorite moments online until Sept. 15.
Too sexy for Malaysia? ...
Malaysia’s Islamic opposition party has urged the government to cancel a concert by Avril Lavigne, saying the Canadian singer’s on-stage moves are “too sexy,” an official said Monday.
Lavigne, a Grammy-nominated rock singer who burst to fame with her 2002 debut album “Let’s Go,” plans to start her monthlong Asia tour with a performance in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 29.
The youth wing of the Pan- Malaysian Islamic Party said Lavigne’s concert would promote wrong values ahead of Malaysia’s Aug. 31 independence day.
“It is considered too sexy for us. ... It’s not good for viewers in Malaysia,” said Kamarulzaman Mohamed, a party official. “We don’t want our people, our teenagers, influenced by their performance. We want clean artists, artists that are good role models.”
An official from the Culture Ministry, which vets all foreign artists, will meet today on the concert organizer’s application.
Recuperating at home ...
Annie Lennox is recovering at her London home after having spinal surgery to release an impinged nerve, according to her representatives.
The singer-songwriter underwent an operation Friday following a painful back spasm she suffered while attending the international AIDS conference in Mexico City as an ambassador for Oxfam, according to a statement released by her management and record label Monday.
“The surgery went as planned, and Annie is now recuperating at home,” it read. “Annie would like to send her thanks and appreciation to all that have sent their well wishes in the past few days.”
