Dog as Political Pundit?

There's that old wives tale about owners looking like their dogs, but can you and your dog share more than just looks?



In the video above, one Kentucky woman tries to convince us that her dog Opie has an opinion on our current president. This got us wondering -- should pets become unsuspecting campaigners?

We have a feeling Bo Obama would have something to say about this. I'm thinking that this dog might know something that we don't all know just yet.

Former 'Brady' Star Calls Variety Show 'Spectacularly Bad'

Susan Olsen -- who starred as Cindy Brady in 'The Brady Bunch' -- readily admits that the 'The Brady Bunch Variety Hour' was really bad.

Olsen, who co-wrote 'Love to Love You Bradys' which focuses on the variety show, talked with Meredith Viera on 'Today,' about her experience then. Watch It

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A Lifetime Funny or Die Original Movie

We're a little obsessed with Lifetime movies and their ability to inspire, to entertain, and to ruin celebrity marriages.

Ergo, we love this Funny or Die parody featuring the talented Cheryl Hines. She's no Kellie Martin (she's more of a Meredith Baxter, really) but she does an admirable job sending up the exquisite oeuvre of a channel that gives us movies about gay sons, lesbian soldiers, and former-cops-turned-single-moms-turned-crime-writers-turned-detectives. Click to enjoy.

Roll Over: A Lifetime Original Movie with Cheryl Hines from Cheryl Hines

Joe Jackson Gets Mad, Demands Justice

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Which Project Runway Star Makes the Best Superhero

Tim Gunn will get the superhero treatment when Marvel Comics releases an eight-page book as part of the Models Inc. series, a revival of the characters created in the ’70s to attract female readers.

In Loaded Gunn, the Project Runway mentor jumps into Iron Man’s suit to save the day at the New York Museum of Fashion, reports Women’s Wear Daily. A writer for the series worked with Gunn to come up with plotlines and to incorporate his familiar voice and catchphrases into superhero speak. Example: “You know, there are far easier ways to accessorize than grand larceny.”

This won’t be the first time a Project Runway star has been made into a superhero. Earlier this year, Heidi Klum could be seen saving New York Fashion Week in style from a death ray as The Kluminator in four episodes of the Web series Spiked Heel for fashion site Modelinia.com.

Madonna Reveals 'Celebration' Teaser

Madonna shows she's still queen of the dance floor in the soon-to-be-released music video for her latest single, "Celebration," which even features boyfriend Jesus Luz and her daughter Lourdes.

"Madonna, Jesus, Lola (Lourdes) and the dancers all seemed to be having a great time," states one observer at the shoot.

In the just-released teaser for the video, looking glam in a Balenciega mini dress and black thigh-high boots, Madonna wows fans with fierce dance moves – old and new – writhing on the floor as the sultry Luz plays Deejay. (see the teaser below!)

In an earlier teaser, Luz exposes his chiseled chest as he spins tunes from Madonna's Sticky and Sweet tour.

Twelve-year-old Lourdes has two cameos: First dancing for a few moments with the troupe and later, she can be seen in a wedding dress similar to the one her mom made famous in "Like a Virgin."

Madonna's longtime friend and collaborator, Jonas Akerlund, who won a Grammy for directing her "Ray of Light" video, directed the new video in Milan, Italy. "She was really happy to be working with Jonas again," says the observer.

The video premieres on iTunes Sept. 1, where it can be downloaded for free for 48 hours. "Celebration" will appear on Madonna's new greatest hits album of the same name, which hits stores in the U.S. on Sept. 29.

If the song reaches No. 1 on Billboard's Dance/Club Singles Chart it will be her 40th No. 1 hit – more than any other artist in the chart's history.

The Truth About Gerard Butler and Dogs

'The Ugly Truth' star Gerard Butler is barking mad over a scuffle he had with an elderly New York couple - or, more specifically, their dog. The New York Post reports that Butler was walking his tiny pug Lolita when a run-in with a large Greyhound went wrong. Butler claims that he exchanged words with the couple after their large pet bit Lolita twice. The couple, Fred and Maria Varecka of Queens, argue that Butler went ballistic for no apparent reason - they say the two dogs merely touched noses and no biting occurred.

Butler was walking his off-leash pooch when the incident began. According to the Vareckas, Butler "went on this rampage, shouting, 'That dog should be put down!'"

"I said, 'Your dog should be put on a leash.' He kept on going and going, ranting and raving. . . . He was being verbally abusive." Maria Varecka added, "He smacked the dog in the head. The dog's head went into the fence. I was shaking. The dog yelped. I said, 'Keep your hands off my dog! Why did you hit my dog?' He didn't say a word."


Dog-lover Butler sees the incident in a different light. His manager Alan Siegel described the conflict: "What happened was, Gerry was walking his dog, Lolita, who is this little, small pug, a teeny thing. You can hold her in one arm, she's that small. Then, suddenly, this greyhound, this huge, menacing dog, bites Lolita. She [Maria Varecka] and Gerry then have words. . . . [Then] the dog again goes over to Lolita and takes another bite."

After the second bite, Butler put his dog on a leash and began walking away, when the woman followed him. Butler intervened when the Greyhound attempted a third bite.

Siegel said Butler spent the next four hours at an Upper East Side veterinary hospital making sure that Lolita was no worse for wear. Reportedly, the pug is safe and healthy.

"People are so mean. They're just trying to milk this," Siegel concluded.