Today's Evil Beet Gossip

Jay Leno Calls in Sick for Tonight Show for the First Time in 17 Years

Jay Leno Talk about a work ethic! Jay Leno was taken to the hospital for an undisclosed illness on Thursday, and he had to cancel his appearance on The Tonight Show. It's the first time he's missed a taping of the show due to illness since he took over in 1992. Craziness! Can you imagine never taking a sick day in 17 years? The good news is that Jay is going to be just fine, according to NBC reps. "He was kidding around with the hospital staff and running his monologue jokes by the doctors and...

Brit-Brit Loses Her Extensions!

Whoopsie!! One of Brit's aerialists accidentally ripped out one of her extensions as he air-lifted her at her Oakland show on Wednesday. It had probably already gotten loose. It blows my mind how all her extensions stay in when she's whipping her head around everywhere each night during her show. They must have to fix those things like once a day. /> Whoopsie!! One of Brit's aerialists accidentally ripped out one of her extensions as he air-lifted her at her Oakland show on Wednesday. It had probably already gotten loose. It blows my mind how all her extensions stay in when she's whipping her head around everywhere each night during her show. They must have to fix those things like once a day. ...

Dr. Drew Tackles Sex Addiction

dr-drew He's dealt with countless addicts and alcoholics online, but now VH1's cash cow is poised to bring in the viewers like never before: He's doing a new reality TV show about sex addiction. Will you be watching? Yes, of course you will. Addiction? And sex? Dude, everyone will be watching. Sex and pornography addiction is a topic we've been discussing on our sister site for the past week. Read more details about the show and thoughts on sex addiction here. ...

Quotables

nicole-lamarche “As a pastor and a former Miss California, I am often asked to interpret what the Word of God has to say on a particular subject,” Rev. Lamarche says. “I am quite confident that God prefers that we human beings stick to speaking for ourselves. And yet there are occasions when God’s Word is used as a weapon, and I feel compelled to speak. In the past few days, much has been made of the words of Miss California USA, Carrie Prejean. She stated that marriage is between a man and a woman. ...

Wanna Read Salma Hayek’s Emails?

custom_1240514496401_1240510334559 Of all the email accounts in all of the world, the kids over at 4Chan opted to hack into Salma Hayek's. Why they couldn't have done Lindsay Lohan's is a mystery to me. It would have been way more interesting. But instead, what we have is Salma's. Screenshots of the shayek@mac.com email account, released by habitués of the online bulletin board 4chan, appear to be authentic. Breaking into the account was a simple matter of knowing Hayek's birthday — September 2 — and guessing at her s...

Susan Boyle Was Just Kidding About Never Being Kissed

PD*28216965 Hey, remember just yesterday when I was all like, "Isn't it weird that no one believed Britney Spears was a virgin but everyone believes Susan Boyle's never been kissed?" I'm so prescient, you guys. In an interview with Extra's Terri Seymour that will air tonight, Susan admits that she was totes JK on that one. "It was meant as a joke," she said. "I've got a wicked sense of humor, you know!" Hmmm. I wonder if she'll lose some of the fan support because of this. Everyone just LOVES the id...

Leona Helmsley Can’t Give Her Fortune to Her Dog!!

leona_dog Tragedy strikes!!! Remember how Leona Helmsley willed a TON of her fortune to her little dog, Trouble, and to animal charities? Well now a judge has decided to give only a tiny portion of the money to Trouble and the animal charities, AND they're giving millions of dollars to the two grandchildren Leona intentionally left out of her will. If I leave everything to my little Leo, I expect him to GET THAT MONEY, dammit! Full story is here. ...