Celebrity Fashion

American Airlines Attempts Damage Control Regarding Alec Baldwin Incident

In an apparent attempt at damage control, American Airlines turned to social media to air its side of the story regarding the airline's decision to eject Alec Baldwin from one of its flights. The airline spoke up on its own behalf after various news outlets reported Baldwin's account of the incident. Baldwin told the media that he was kicked off the flight because he was playing the popular Facebook game "Words with Friends" as the plane was readying for takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport.

The company made a post its Facebook page that related a story about an unnamed passenger who was removed from the flight. Referring to the passenger only as an "extremely vocal customer,” the airline stated that the would-be flier refused to turn his most likely free cell phone off when a flight attendant asked him to. Rather than comply, the passenger ignored the lighted seat belt sign and got up from his seat, taking his phone into the plane's lavatory.

"He slammed the lavatory door so hard the cockpit crew heard it and became alarmed, even with the cockpit door closed and locked," according to American's post. Further, "The passenger was extremely rude to the crew, calling them inappropriate names and using offensive language. Given the facts above, the passenger was removed from the flight and denied boarding."

In addition to posting about the incident on Facebook, American Airlines Tweeted that employees acted in compliance with federal safety regulations, which require passengers to turn off all electronic devices as the plane is taxiing and taking off.

Baldwin had earlier described his experience on Twitter, saying he was "reamed" by an airline employee for playing the crossword game as the plane waited on the tarmac. According to his spokesman, the actor is a devoted fan of the game. "He loves 'Words with Friends' so much that he was willing to leave a plane for it," said Matthew Hitzik.

Police were not called over the incident, and Baldwin was allowed to board another plane from the same airline and continue his flight to New York shortly afterwards. However, the actor later Tweeted a final parting shot at the attendant who kicked him of the plane and said that he's done with the airline for good. Baldwin’s final Tweet on the matter read, "Last flight w American. Where retired Catholic school gym teachers from the 1950's find jobs as flight attendants."

Cooking With The Stars

Food Network hopes to be starting off the New Year with a bang thanks to a fierce new reality show that brings its top chefs and their teams of celebrities into the kitchen. The show will feature Rachel Ray and Guy Fieri as its TV chef hosts as they lead their teams to a hopeful win. Talk about inter-network competition!

Rachel Ray and Guy Fieri are two of the network's most popular chefs as each hosts their own name sake show. Rachel Ray has been on the Food Network since 2001 with her show "30 Minute Meals." She has since hosted a variety of specials and spin offs including "Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels" and "$40 a Day." Guy Fieri has only been around since 2006 when he won "The Next Food Network Star." Since his debut, Fieri has hosted numerous specials and several live cooking shows. Both chefs are two of the biggest names on the Food Network and their own particular expertise will add greatly to their team's win or demise.

Both chefs will be given their own team of celebrities whom they must guide to win a variety of weekly challenges. The show, "Celebrity Cook-Off," will air for 6 weeks and it premieres January 1st at 9 pm Eastern time. There will be eight minor celebrities from Olympic athletes to musical artists that each enjoy cooking and being in the kitchen. Ray and Fieri will guide and help their teams of amateur cookers to win so that the eventual winner will be able to donate $50,000 to their favorite charity organization.

Each of the 6 shows will feature a challenging aspect of the food and culinary service industry. You can expect to cheer on your favorites as they manage a New York City food truck and as they try to launch a new restaurant. They will work with all types of the kitchen mediums from BBQ smokers to chopsticks. Expect the challenges to be full of dramatic surprises and comedic elements as the celebrities try to navigate the world of haute cuisine.

In order to narrow down the contestants and keep the field even, each team will have to offer their weakest link who will compete in a blind taste competition. The last two celebrities left will have to secure the title for their TV chef master and for the benefit of their charity. This is sure to be a fun filled show full of yelling, scurrying, cheating and laughs as you cheer on either Team Rachel or Team Guy to the finish line.

The contenders for the title of winning the "Celebrity Cook-off" challenge include Olympic gold medalist Summer Sanders, Golden Globe-nominated Lou Diamond Phillips, popstar Aaron Carter, N' Sync's Joey Fatone along with the Grammy-winning Coolio. You will also see recording star Taylor Dayne, comedian Cheech Marin and Miss USA 2011, Alyssa Campanella, all competing for the crown of best celebrity cook. It looks likes any hopes of a men vs. women cook-off is out of the picture which could have upped the ante of the prize even more!

There is no word yet as to which celebrities been placed on Rachel Ray's or Guy Fieri's team. You will just have to tune in to find out who is a proclaimed kitchen diva and who is said to be "a crime against food" (hint: he sure does think he is cool!).

A ‘Winning’ Charlie Sheen Is Due Back On Set

FX, a sub channel of the Fox corporation, will be featuring a new Charlie Sheen comedy next summer. "Anger Management" will star Sheen as a anger management therapist who drives his patients crazy due to his 'particular' ways of helping them deal with their lives. Sound familiar? The sitcom is actually adapted from a movie of the same name starring Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler.

The president of FX, John Landgraf, exclaims that, "We think [the producers] and Charlie Sheen have come up with a wonderful and hilarious vehicle for Charlie's acting talent. This a character we are very much looking forward to seeing him play." Landgraf continued by saying how successful "Two and Half Men" has been for the network and how they hope that "Anger Management" will bring the same results.

If FX is right abut the success of "Anger Management," then they plan on picking up the show for a total of 100 episodes. This is the number that will garner the sitcom syndication status in 2014. Marcus and Bernstein claim that the combination of power players involved with the show along with the success of FX will make the show a true winner with audiences.

Charlie Sheen has been pushing for the sitcom for some months now. He finally got the green light from the FX Networks who ordered 10 episodes. Joining the project is Bruce Helford, who will produce, along with Joe Roth and, of course, Charlie Sheen, who will also star in the main role. Charlie has had many experiences in front of the camera including 40 movies and shows like "Spin City" and "Two and Half Men."

Joe Roth has worked with Sheen before in major movie productions and he is looking forward to this project. Roth says that, "I have been fortunate to work with Charlie Sheen on six hit films. Now to have Charlie, the number one comedy star on TV, doing 'Anger Management,' feels like a perfect fit. I could not be happier than being back at Fox."

Despite his setbacks from earlier this year, Sheen seems to be doing well. However, Charlie has had volatile views concerning the continuation of his previous show, "Two and a Half Men," that had given him a combination of Emmy and Golden Globe nominations during his 7 year role. During the Emmy's this year, Sheen wished the show good luck and hopes that cast and crew would forgive him for his previous actions. However, he has recently been saying that he is not at all thrilled with how the show has been handled. "Two and Half Men" now stars Ashton Kutcher under the premise of Sheen being killed off.

Now that he is a free man in terms of obligations, Sheen can say whatever he wants since his lawsuits with Warner Brothers and Chuck Lorre have been dismissed. Let us just hope that this new sitcom, "Anger Management," keeps Sheen on his toes and ready to work when production starts in early 2012.

Bret Michaels Talks Diabetes With “The Doctors”

Bret Michaels was recently featured on the medical talk show, "The Doctors," to discuss diabetes awareness month. His was diagnosed at age 6 with type one diabetes.

Michaels discussed a number of things from his experience with diabetes and other health related problems. Many of his stories happened while he was on the road touring. For example, one night he performed and was feeling great. About one hour after the show, Michaels said, "it was like I was stuck with a hot butter knife, not that I know what that feels like!" He discussed many of his health problems with a sense of humor and an open mind so that viewers could be more aware of potential problems with diabetics.

The doctors also discussed Michaels recent subarachnoid brain hemorrhage. This is when a blood vessel bursts in the brain and it causes your whole body to feel like its shutting down. Michaels described it like a "thunder clap" went off in his head. The doctors agreed saying that it was very much instant and like a large thundering noise in your ear.

As for Brett Michaels's struggle with diabetes, he has shown himself to be a role model for dealing with this harrowing disease. Michaels says, “I try to control the disease as much as I can, instead of the disease controlling me.” He has a crazy on the road schedule as a rock star, but he is able to look on the bright side. Considering he has had this disease almost his entire life, Michaels has figured out how to balance everything while living a full life.

Michaels has even crossed over into the design industry- health design to be exact. He has created a super cool and rocking kit to hold a diabetic's supplies. It is possible to find one at your local pharmacy. He is an avid supporter and often donates time and money to the likes of diabetic research, especially for kids. He knows what it feels like to grow up with this disease. However, Brett Michaels has not let that stop him from living out his dreams.

Can Tiger Rise Again?

Tiger Woods has not had the best experiences over the past couple of years. He lost his family, endorsements, tournaments and even mistresses! Poor Tiger has lost his Golden boy image and many wonder if he will ever be the star that he once was before things went sour. He went from wearing sponsored golf clothes to regular street clothes in the course of the year when his face was splashed across TV and papers in 2009. Since then he has kept of the limelight until recently when he was upset over a racial slur stated by his former caddy, Steve Williams. The response most likely came about concerning regards to the pairs split after reigning over the world of competitive golf for 11 years. Fortunately, Steve and Tiger had a heart to heart at tournament in Australia over the past few days. Williams apologized to his old friend and Woods seems to have accepted and moved on. They stopped playing together when the drama of Tiger's personal life forced him into temporary exile last year.

In other Tiger news, he is currently competing at the Australian Open in Sydney. Two years ago, ranked at number 1, he drew in crowds by the thousands. Today only 250 people have showed up thus far to cheer on the former champion. In fact, the Australian Open was Tiger's last major tournament win before his life fell into shambles. So far, Tiger has been off his game with hits that have been less then amazing when he hit two balls into the water hazard at The Lakes in Sydney. However, he has not lost the aura of a icon as seasoned professionals try not to get overwhelmed by playing the former champion. However, times have changed and Tiger is not the star he was before the scandals broke out. Now he has not won in two years and he is currently ranked 58 out of all the golfers in the world. Only time will tell if he can rise to the top once more.

Despite the hard times of Tiger Woods being splashed all over the news, he has had some bright spots in his life when he recently signed a very lucrative deal with Rolex in October. The luxury brand of watches claims that Tiger's career is far from over. Rolex states, " (Tiger) has all the qualities required to continue to mark the history of golf." It looks like being in the bottom 100 in the world still has not hurt Tiger's ability to bring in the endorsements. He lost many after his 2009 sex scandal broke out between his then wife Elin Nordegren. Since his departure from golf for the better part of a year, Tiger was able to focus on himself. Now that he is back in competition and signing endorsements, it is only a matter of time before Tiger Woods shows the world what a true champion looks like as he begins his climb to number one once more.

Scarlett Johansson Takes Celeb-Obsessed Hacker To Court

Scarlett Johansson is just one of the latest victims in the constant obsession with celebrity nudity. And one man is receiving the most punishment for his obsession with celebrities. His name is Christopher Chaney and he is currently pleading not guilty to hacking the email accounts of numerous attractive actresses.

When Scarlett Johansson saw the naked photos she had taken for now ex-boyfriend, Ryan Reynolds, she involved the FBI which led to the arrest computer nerd Christopher Chaney. When searching Chistopher Chaney's computer, most likely with an online e-discovery tool, they found that Chaney had hacked into over 50 alleged victims, including Johansson Mila Kunis. If Chaney is convicted, he could face up to 121 years in federal prison on charges of unauthorized computer access and wire-tapping.

But this is not the first harm that has come from the mix of computers, internet, and celebrity obsession. Taylor Swift also has had a battle of her own recently. Not due to any actual nude photos, but rather to a site claiming to have nude photos of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The photos turned out to only be a naked woman resembling Taylor Swift. Swift took action and is currently suing the site for trademark infringement.

Internet users need to be wary of sites claiming to have photos such as these, because it is often the case that these links are created by hackers, that when clicked upon can result in identity theft.

The question of who is to blame in these situations is a debated question. Many claim that the celebrities are at fault, because when you have actors and actresses using their bodies to sell products, it is only a slippery slope into viewers wanting more.

In fact, many celebrities perpetuate our celebrity-obsessed culture. Lindsay Lohan was set to pose for Playboy magazine (a shoot reported worth $1m) before she was arrested.

But because Lohan sets herself up for this, does that mean stars like Johansson and Kunis should also suffer for entering the profession they did? It does not seem so.

Elizabeth Taylor Fashion Icon

The world experienced a moment of great sadness when Elizabeth Taylor passed away. The truth is that Hollywood will never be the same again. Whatever you thought of Elizabeth Taylor, the reality is that it is impossible to deny that she was a fashion icon. Her style and her unique look put an indelible stamp on the fashion world. They just don't make celebrities quite like her anymore. She really was one of a kind. Elizabeth Taylor was greatly loved and she will be remembered for a very long time. Life goes by all so quickly, and the truth is that time is running out for all of us.