Kelly Clarkson's support of Ron Paul irks some of her fans
Shortly after Kelly Clarkson said she'd be voting for Ron Paul if he won the presidential nomination for the Republican Party in 2012, the first-season "American Idol" winner found out her politics aren't particularly popular with her fan base.
"I am really sorry if I have offended anyone. Obviously that was not my intent," the "Mr. Know It All" singer said Thursday on social media outlets like Twitter and WhoSay. This was following fans criticizing her for endorsing Paul while he's in an ongoing controversy stemming from allegations that in the 1980s and '90s, newsletters with racist and homophobic slurs were sent out under his name.
"I do not support racism," she said. "I support gay rights, straight rights, women's rights, men's rights, white/black/purple/orange rights.
"I like Ron Paul because he believes in less government and letting the people (all of us) make the decisions and mold our country," she added. "That is all."
Bon Jovi joker comes clean
Jeffrey Goho, a musician from Pennsylvania, claims he started the recent Twitter rumor that Jon Bon Jovi was lying in a coma because he wanted to protest the rock star's non-musical endeavors. Goho's now coming clean because he realizes he's wrong and doesn't want his own band, Minutia, to suffer any more backlash.
The "You Give Love a Bad Name" rocker has had a busy few months outside of music: He has a role in the movie "New Year's Eve," stars in a new Advil commercial, and in October he opened up JBJ Soul Kitchen, a pay-what-you-can community restaurant in Jersey.
"Long story short, I was talking to my band members on their down time, and we got so worked up in the conversation, I just kind of took the liberty and started (the rumor), because I was so irritated," Goho told New Jersey's Asbury Park Press.
"It was like, 'Jeez, (Bon Jovi) was a household name due to music, not business.' So I'm not proud of it."
Six locals! on new 'Loser'
When the 13th season of the popular reality-TV weight loss competition "The Biggest Loser" premieres Tuesday, viewers will have six Michiganders to cheer for.
The two-person teams from the Great Lakes State are Fowlerville's Nancy Rajala, 63, and her granddaughter, Cassandra Sturos, 25; Wayne pastor Allen (Buddy) Shuh, 42, and his brother from Howell, Ben Shuh, 34; and Conda Britt, 24, and Jeremy Britt, 22, the brother-and-sister team from Rockford.
Sterling Heights' Helen Phillips won the seventh season grand prize of $250,000 and Ann Arbor's Pete Thomas won $100,000 as the second season at-home winner.
"The Biggest Loser" airs at 8 p.m. Tuesdays on WDIV-TV (Channel 4), NBC.
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Steven Tyler, the Aerosmith front man and "American Idol" judge, and longtime girlfriend Erin Brady are engaged, according to www.eonline.com. This will be the "Love in an Elevator" singer's third marriage.
Brazilian model Alessandra Ambrsio, 30, is expecting her second child with fianc Jamie Mazur, www.people.com reports. Their daughter, Anja Louise, is 3 years old.
Celebrities like Jenny McCarthy (Monday), rapper Snoop Dogg (Tuesday), "How I Met Your Mother" star Neil Patrick Harris (Wednesday), "American Idol" alum Chris Daughtry (Thursday) and "Project Runway" host Heidi Klum (Friday) will compete on "The Price is Right" next week with hopes that they'll win some money for the charities of their choice, representatives from the show said Thursday. The show airs locally at 11 a.m. weekdays on WWJ-TV (Channel 62).
Michael Bubl's "Chris! tmas" is the No. 1 album for the week ending Dec. 25, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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