August 17, 2009
Personalities: Chima Simone, Hilary Duff, Jon and Kate Gosselin, Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno
Simone evicted from 'Big Brother 11'
Simone evicted from 'Big Brother 11'
LOS ANGELES - Chima Simone is no longer in the "Big Brother" house.
CBS said Saturday producers removed the 32-year-old freelance journalist from the voyeuristic reality series for breaking the show's rules.
The network also said Simone, from West Hollywood, Calif., will not be part of the jury that selects the $500,000 grand prize winner.
Seven contestants remain on "Big Brother 11."
Duff brings charity work to Colombia
BOGOTA - Singer-actress Hilary Duff brought her Blessings in a Backpack program to Colombia Friday to distribute 3,000 knapsacks of food to poor children in a school district south of the capital city.
She was greeted by Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno, who Duff said gave her "an amazing invitation" to bring the program to Colombia.
"We've been working for four years feeding children over the weekends," she said. "They invited us to come here, and we got our first school in Bogota."
Duff and USA Harvest founder Stan Curtis started Blessings in a Backpack for children who get their best meals at school, giving them backpacks of food every Friday to take home and share with their families when they're away from their main source of nutrition. The program serves 106 schools and 26,000 children in the U.S. and Canada.
Spat at Gosselin home gets police response
SINKING SPRING, Pa. - Police in eastern Pennsylvania say they responded to an argument at the home of Jon and Kate Gosselin, stars of the TLC show "Jon & Kate Plus 8."
Lower Heidelberg police say they calmed the situation down after going to the home at 7:05 p.m. Thursday. There were no arrests or citations. Police did not say who was involved in the incident or cite the reason for the argument.
The TLC show is back on the air after a hiatus following the Gosselins' breakup in June. New episodes document the Gosselins "separately parenting" their eight children.
Seinfeld scheduled as Leno's 1st guest
NEW YORK - NBC says Jerry Seinfeld will be the first guest on the premiere of "The Jay Leno Show."
Seinfeld will join previously announced musical guests Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West. The weeknight prime-time series debuts Sept. 14.
Leno stepped down in May as host of the "Tonight Show" after 17 years.
Seinfeld, who starred in his own hit NBC comedy, will be returning to the network early next year with "The Marriage Ref," a reality series that he'll produce.
- Journal wire services
from : poughkeepsiejournal.com
