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  • 19
    Mar
    2013
    9:29am, EDT

    'Apprentice' regret: La Toya Jackson 'didn't mean' to blame Omarosa for actor's death

    By Randee Dawn, TODAY contributor

    On "Celebrity Apprentice," as in life, you do not underestimate Omarosa Manigault. Unfortunately, on Sunday's "Celebrity Apprentice," La Toya Jackson learned that a little too late.

    And she had plenty of regrets and mea culpas to offer during her chat with TODAY's Natalie Morales Tuesday morning. First off, Jackson does recognize she made a mistake in not bringing Manigault back to face Donald Trump: "I certainly do, I regret it very much so," she said. "I think if I had to do it again, of course I would definitely bring her back to the boardroom."

    Still, she's doubtful that would have changed anything. "I truly believe that he fell for the crocodile tears," said Jackson. "I also believe that he wouldn't have gotten rid of her.... I kept thinking, 'You know, if I were a producer, I'd keep her in the show to keep the mess going.'"

    But things may not be over between the two women; Jackson's statements on the show post-firing ("Omarosa's fiance passed away not long ago. He had a heart attack, I'm sure she gave it to him" and "She’s a conniving, scheming, cut-throat, probably pulled the cord on Michael Duncan Clarke [sic] … and I thought Mr. Trump was falling for that fake cry. Such a lie!") put her back in Omarosa's cross-hairs.


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    The late actor Michael Clarke Duncan was engaged to Manigault when he passed in 2012.

    The remaining "Apprentice" contestant's lawyer has called those statements "defamatory," and Morales asked Jackson about the potential lawsuit.

    "I haven't received anything (from Omarosa's lawyer) from that, so I have no clue. I think Michael is a wonderful person," she said, and added that she was misunderstood in what she said about Omarosa. "I didn't mean it that way at all, not at all," she said. "He's a sweet guy. He was."

    Stay tuned; the drama may be continuing far past the boardroom on this one.

    "All-Star Celebrity Apprentice" airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on NBC.

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  • 31
    Aug
    2012
    10:41am, EDT

    New 'Doctor Who' season promises tears and terrors as companions say goodbye

    Gary He/Insider Images for BBC America

    Matt Smith and Karen Gillan arrived at the Ziegfeld Theater in DeLoreans on Aug. 25 in New York.

    By Lisa Granshaw, TODAY contributor

    Spoiler alert! The following contains minor spoilers and speculation about the upcoming season of "Doctor Who." If you don't want to know any details before the premiere, stop right here.

    The end is near for Amy Pond and Rory Williams, the faithful companions of the eleventh Doctor. BBC America's top-rated show, British-science-fiction-classic-turned-U.S.-cult-hit "Doctor Who," returns Saturday, Sept. 1 for an all-new season and the start of a five-episode arc that leads up to the couple's exit from the series.

    “Just wait until you see their goodbye,” Matt Smith, who plays the Doctor, said during a Q&A session after the New York City screening of season's first episode. “It's going to be tough!”

    The companions, who have been with Smith since he started as the Doctor in 2010, will make their final appearance in episode five, "The Angels Take Manhattan." During the Q&A Karen Gillan, who plays Amy Pond, admitted leaving the show was sad and just watching the season premiere during the screening made her cry, but she believes this is the right time for Amy's departure.


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    The end of Pond and Williams definitely starts off with a blockbuster episode in "Asylum of the Daleks." When we left the Doctor last season, he had faked his own death in order to step back from events in the universe and River Song finally told Amy and Rory the truth that the Doctor was still alive. This season starts with the Doctor being summoned to the planet Skaro, the home of his deadliest foes, the Daleks. He, Amy and Rory are reunited and find themselves facing more Daleks than we have ever seen before. The scene is truly terrifying and awe-inspiring as we see every generation of Dalek and every Dalek that has ever appeared on the show in it's 49 year run in one place.

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    The promo image for "Doctor Who" season 7 has fans worried about what might happen to Amy Pond when she makes her exit from the show.

    “We have made the Daleks scary again, something I am not sure we got right before,” Smith told TV Guide in an interview.

    The trio ends up on an asylum planet, where the Daleks that are too insane for their own kind to deal with are dumped, which results in lots of the running and classic back-and-forth banter from the Doctor and his companions as they try to escape.

    Fans who have kept up with the season prequel web series, "Pond Life," will have a heads up on some of the action where Amy and Rory are concerned, thanks to a cliffhanger leading up to the premiere. But for those who haven't tuned in online, one reveal will come as a shock. Expect scenes featuring the couple to be especially bittersweet knowing their exit from the series is soon to come. And of course, as regular viewers now expect from an episode written by executive producer Steven Moffat, there will be lots of unexpected twists that will tug at heartstrings.

    Between a western with cyborg gunslingers and dinosaurs on a spaceship, there is definitely a lot to look forward to this season. Moffat revealed during San Diego Comic-Con earlier this year that this season will have a bigger variety of episodes than ever before, and from a look at some of the newly released promo posters, it seems to be true. This could be due to the fact that there will be less of an arc this season and no two-part episodes, leading to more standalone adventures. Still, Moffat promises some exciting new developments, if this June tweet from him is anything to go by: "See this new monster I've invented? This is a GOOD one. This will SCARE you. Oh yes."

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    The Q&A panel after the screening was moderated by Nerdist host Chris Hardwick.

    Until then though, it's all about the final farewell of Amy and Rory. Looking back at their time with the Doctor, it's definitely been a long and often hard road, especially for Amy. The Doctor has been an influence on Amy since her childhood. He's helped her face her fears and get married, found her child who had been kidnapped by his enemies, and then married her daughter!

    Amid all the fun of traveling through time and space, the couple's adventures have cost them a lot too -- from the lack of a normal married life, to the constant danger of death, to the heartbreaking realization that they would never have the chance to raise their child. How exactly the pair will exit the show has everyone curious, especially since past frights the Weeping Angels are involved. As fans of the show know, no one is quite the same after traveling with the Doctor and not all companions leave his side as whole as they were when they started. We'll just have to wait and see exactly what Amy and Rory's exit from the Tardis will cost them.

    "Not everyone gets out alive," Moffat said at the press conference announcing Amy and Rory's replacement. "And I mean it this time!"

    Are you looking forward to the season premiere of "Doctor Who"? What do you hope to see from Amy, Rory and of course, the Doctor when the show returns to BBC America? Tell us on our Facebook page.

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  • 9
    May
    2012
    10:30am, EDT

    Against Me! singer reveals self as transgender, plans to become female

    By Rolling Stone

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    Tom Gabel

    Against Me! singer Tom Gabel reveals plans to begin living as a woman in the new issue of Rolling Stone. Gabel, who has dealt privately with gender dysphoria for years, will soon begin the process of transition, by taking hormones and undergoing electrolysis treatments.

    Gabel will eventually take the name Laura Jane Grace, and will remain married to her wife Heather. "For me, the most terrifying thing about this was how she would accept the news," says Gabel. "But she's been super-amazing and understanding."

    Breaking artist: Against Me!

    Gabel only told a handful of family and friends about her plan to transition before talking to Rolling Stone. Because this is the first time a major rock star has come out as transgender, the singer made a point of speaking openly about it. "I'm going to have embarrassing moments," says Gabel, "and that won't be fun. But that's part of what talking to you is about -- is hoping people will understand, and hoping they'll be fairly kind."


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    Video: Against Me! Perform live in Rolling Stone's studio

    The full story of Gabel's transformation is in the latest issue, on newsstands this Friday (May 11). In it, the singer tells Josh Eells about her history of gender dysphoria, the specifics of the transition process and what becoming Laura Jane Grace will mean for the future of Against Me!

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