VIDEO: Alec Baldwin Leaving 30 Rock to Pursue Normal Life

Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, NBC, 30 Rock, Announcements, Gossip, News, Video,

Although he’s already made it known that he’s leaving 30 Rock when his contract expires in 2012, Alec Baldwin now reveals that he wants to leave acting entirely—to pursue a more private, tabloid-free life.

“As much as I like acting I know that I would love to have a different life. A private life ... I think that doing this now for a living has become really, really hard. I would rather go do other things, and [with] whatever amount of time I have left in my life, have a normal life.”

When the interviewer points out that it may be impossible to do considering his current fame, Baldwin says, “I want to find out how close I can get.”

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Spears Mom Parenting Book Nixed

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Kids, Cable, Gossip, News,

All those moms out there just hoping to get advice from famous mom Lynne Spears will just have to talk to her one-on-one – her parenting book has been canceled.  (The publishers say they have “postponed the book indefinitely.”)  Why anyone thought Lynne Spears would be a good role model for a parenting book is beyond me anyway, but with the news that Britney’s sister Jamie Lynn is expecting (at the age of 16), Lynne’s parenting skills are no longer marketable.

Jamie Lynn, star of Zoey 101, plans to keep her child though she is “shocked and scared.”  The book, which was to be titled Pop Culture Mom: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World, was set to hit the shelves on Mother’s Day 2008.

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LA Times

The Continuing Saga of Britney Spears

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Talent, Gossip,

As if the well-publicized divorce and custody battle between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline wasn’t already enough of a carnival show, Monday saw new surprises in the former famous couple’s lives. Tony Barretto, a former Spears bodyguard, was revealed as the “secret witness” that’s been hinted at by attorney Gloria Allred.

The bodyguard was there to allegedly testify to “drug use, nudity and safety issues” on the part of Britney Spears, actions the bodyguard said took place in front of her two children. Barretto, who is a father himself, lived at the Spears home full-time from March to May, and was terminated because – according to Allred – he did not hear Spears when she asked him to pick up her hat. Britney’s lawyer is going to step away from her case after apparently butting heads with Spears over legal strategy. Spears has also been ditched by her manager after only one month, saying that “current circumstances have prevented us from properly doing our job.” Bad press doesn’t help, either. Britney’s album, meanwhile, is still set for its November release date. In other Britney news, a tabloid has reported that Spears was booted out of the Chateau Marmont hotel allegedly for shoveling gourmet food into her face. The report says other guests demanded the once-pop star be asked to leave. This report is unconfirmed by other media sources.

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