• Apparently, big stars don't always translate into big ratings (**except when your name is Oprah). Jennifer Aniston's episode of 30 Rock was the sitcom's lowest rated show this season. (E! Online)
• Rosie O'Donnell says she'd love to share a brewsky with Sarah Palin! But that doesn't mean O'Donnell wanted Palin anywhere near the Oval Office. "If [John] McCain won," says the former View cohost, "I would be in the depression unit of the ICU." (Usmagazine.com)
• MADE coach-turned-Bachelorette ex Jesse Csincsak says he and DeAnna Pappas are still friends despite the whole not-getting-married thing. But for now, he's taking things "one day at a time." (OK!)
• Holly Madison on stepping on her sugar daddy/employer Hugh Hefner with creepy magician/boyfriend Criss Angel: "I thought I'd be fired!" (Scandalist)
• Rumor has it Eliot Spitzer's callgirl, Ashley Dupre, may have had an on-camera heart-to-heart with Diane Sawyer. Hope she wasn't charging ABC by the hour! (Gawker)
The other week, we caught up with former MADE coach Rabbi Darkside and heard what he had to say about turning shy high-schooler Linnea into a beatboxing wiz. And now, as promised, the Rabbi's on hand to teach you all how to drop a beat!
Okay, so everybody knows that former MADE man Jesse Csincsak found love (and instant reality tv fame!) with The Bachelorette's DeAnna Pappas, but what, you ask, have all the other erstwhile coaches been up to lately? Well, lucky for you, we're kicking off a brand new feature called "Coaches Corner" to address that very question.
So, who's up first? That would be Rabbi Darkside, who you'll remember from the episode where weepy high-schooler Linnea (eventually) learned how to beatbox. Re-live the magic by re-watching the episode here then check back next week, when Darkside delivers the first-ever video installment of Coaches Corner: a lesson in Hip-Hop 101.
++ Meanwhile, check out what the beat-boxing Rabbi had to say for himself in this exclusive blog entry, after the jump. (Note: Apparently, "turntablism" is a word!)
Last week we told you that MTV's MADE paid a visit to the ABDC rehearsal studio. Supreme Soul and Boogie Bots were among the crews who offered dancing-impaired Marie K. some professional tips on how to kill it (or as Lil Mama would say, "Stab a chicken heart"). Catch a sneak peek of what you'll see in the upcoming MADE episode -- even Pharside was impressed by her willingness to freestyle right off the bat!
• While some celebutantes seek out the spotlight, Lauren Conrad never thought she'd go from relative anonymity to mega reality tv star. When asked about her fame, the accidental "It" girl admits "I always say this isn’t what I signed up for. I thought I signed up for a one-episode documentary." (Gossip Girl)
• Meanwhile, LC heads to East Hampton to host a fancy shmancy party this weekend. Maybe she'll run into Serena Van Der Woodsen there! (Newsday)
• In the words of The Soup producer K.P. Anderson, "The show [Keeping Up with the Kardashians] is built on the shoulders of Kim Kardashian's a--." (E! Online)
• Apparently, not everyone agreed with Bachelorette DeAnna Pappas' decision to reject divorced dad Jason Mesnick in favor of former MADE coach Jesse Csincsak. A large contingent of single women are apparently demanding Mesnick's digits. (Seattle PI)
I've always had a soft spot in my heart reserved for MADE, the long-running MTV program that unfolds like an extended one-hour version of the classic movie makeover montage. And now, it appears that one of our own has undergone a major metamorphosis on the primetime stage.
In a surprise victory, former MADE coach, Jesse Csincsak (last seen teaching uncoordinated popular girl, Tara, how to snowboard) won the heart of former singleton DeAnna Pappas on last night's season finale of The Bachelorette. The boarder beat out the heavily favored dad-slash-exec Jason Mesnick to get the girl in the final rose ceremony. Congratulations, Jesse! You just got MADE....into an overnight tv heartthrob.
++ Wanna see more of Jesse before he won big on The Bachelorette? Re-watch his MADE episode right here, and then check out this bonus interview footage of the future ladies' man.
