‘Basketball Wives’ premiere: More fights, more drama, more fun

"Basketball Wives" has officially returned for its third season, firmly entrenching itself as television's most guilty pleasure. But then again, is it really a guilty pleasure if we unashamedly love this weekly trainwreck? A wreck that features verbal jabs, angry threats, and cat fights, all taking place within the backdrop of lavish condos and expensive dinner rendezvous?

"Basketball Wives" began with Jennifer Williams showing Evelyn Lozada and Shaunie O'Neal what life is like as a single woman. Jen stated that her her ex-husband, Eric Williams, told her she had to move out as he was selling their condo. With her tears now behind her, Jennifer tells viewers she feels like a "new person right now."

That brings us to Royce Reed, who apparently also is single. Her relationship with Dwayne, last seen in season two, didn't end well. Royce and Dwayne simply didn't "mesh," and Royce referred to the brotha as "safe."

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峯岸みなみ、大泉洋に見せても良いパンツ着用で「あっちゃんは甘えん坊」と明かす

岩崎夏海のベストセラー小説を映画化した『もし高校野球の女子マネージャーがドラッカーの「マネジメント」を読んだら』(6月4日公開)の完成披露イベントが5月10日、六本木ヒルズアリーナで行われ、出演者の前田敦子、瀬戸康史、峯岸みなみ、池松壮亮、川口春奈、大泉洋と、田中誠監督が登壇した。

昨日完成したばかりという本作。ドラッカーの「マネジメント」初版を偶然にも買っていたという田中監督は「まさか、この本が『もしドラ』という小説になり、映画化となり、僕が撮るなんて思ってもいませんでした。奇遇で運命を感じました」と感慨深げに完成を喜んだ。オファー時を振り返り、前田は「もともと原作を知っていましたし、(原作・脚本の)岩崎夏海さんは昔からお世話になっていた方なので、この縁は嬉しいこと」と、出演の喜びを語った。川島みなみ(前田)の後輩マネージャーを演じた峯岸は、前田との映画出演を「あっちゃんがいて心強かった。実はあっちゃんは甘えん坊なんですけど、お芝居中だとしゃきっと、女優さんの顔をして、それを間近で見て、いつも一緒にいるのに違うあっちゃんを見たなと刺激になりました」と尊敬の眼差しを向けた。

本作で映画初出演を果たした川口は、「雪が降っているのにポロシャツを着てロケをした」と、映画からは感じ取れない過酷な撮影裏話を披露。「野球監督役にも関わらず、ノックが一番下手なのは大泉さんでは？」と司会者から突っ込まれた大泉は、「そんなことはありません！ 嘘の情報でしょう(笑)」と否定。カメラが回っていない時でも、大泉のノックの練習に付き合っていたという池松は「ゴルフをやっていらっしゃるので(笑)」と必死のフォロー。野球経験はほぼ未経験ながら、野球部のエースを演じた瀬戸は「バッテリーで池松くんに教えてもらいながら、同じ福岡出身でもあるので、博多弁で会話しながら投球練習をやったりした」と苦労をのぞかせた。撮影現場での大泉を、峯岸は「よく遊んでくれた」とすっかり親戚のお兄ちゃん的存在にしていたようだ。それに対し、大泉は「みーちゃんはプロレスごっこに近いような体当たりをしてきた。今日も僕に体当たりして遊べるように、見せても良いパンツを履いているらしい」と峯岸の可愛い(？)一面を明かした。

本作が映画初主演作となる前田は、本作について「『マネジメント』という本が野球につなげることができたということはもちろん、日常でも役に立つような言葉などが詰まっている」と紹介し、峯岸は「ドラッカーということで、少し難しいんじゃないかなと考えている方もいると思うんですけど、大きなテーマは“真摯にひたむきに”。きっと、皆さん誰しも(その気持ちを)持っているんじゃなかなと思うので、老若男女問わず、たくさんの人に共感してもらえる映画になっています。私もあまりお芝居の経験がなく、映画にもあまり出たことがなく、すごく緊張していたんですけど、真摯にひたむきに撮影に臨みました」と、自信を見せた。

Basketball Wives Season 3 Premieres Tonight

Basketball Wives returns tonight for a third season, and they say that it is with a big bang. We've seen how shocking the ending of the second season was with all those that were revealed. Now followers of this series are eager to see how the wives are after the tension and anger that became flames at the end of season 2.

Season 3 brings in the drama queen Shaunie O’Neal, who wants to avoid all the drama. Really? She wants to avoid the drama and the best place to be in that is away from all the drama is Miami. But I guess we will be in for more drama this time. These women live on drama and they just could not help but be in the middle of it all. We will be seeing in season 3 how Ms. O'Neal tries to juggle love life, family outings, and here shoe line. What would be the effect if she mismanages the juggling? That will make Season 3 very exciting.

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And what of Evelyn, who is now on the process of becoming a football wife? She won't fit in the show anymore? That remains to be seen. The same is true with Jennifer Williams who is turning single after leaving her NBA star hubby. As to Royce, well, she's a little heroine, we all know that.

Basketball Wives Season 3 will air tonight so don't miss it.

Iceland volcano expected to calm down in a few days

STOCKHOLM — Iceland’s volcano is producing mostly steam rather than ash and should calm down within a few days, national police said on Thursday encouraging hopes there will be no further disruption to flights in northern Europe. The Grimsvotn volcano’s eruption over the weekend, which was more powerful than an explosion one year ago at another volcano, has caused far less chaos for travellers because of new rules for airlines. But it has exposed some disarray among the authorities which decide on aviation safety. “The volcano is still active, but there is just steam and smoke,” Hjalmar Bjorgvinsson, superintendent at the national police, told Reuters. “I hope in a few days it will go to sleep again. Everything is moving in the right direction.” European air traffic agency Eurocontrol said no airspacewas closed due to volcanic ash on Thursday and there was expected to be very little or no impact on European air traffic over thenext 48 hours. The agency said about 900 flights had been cancelled between Monday and Wednesday out of a total 90,000 planned flights over the three days. The eruption forced cancellations in flights in Scotland, northern England, Germany and parts of Scandinavia. Geophysicists say the worst appears to be over and that the volcano is not likely to start spewing big amounts of ash again, though volcanoes are extremely unpredictable. The ash cloud from Grimsvotn — Iceland’s most active volcano — rose as high as 20 kilometres into the sky after the eruption but gradually fell before disappearing early Wednesday morning. Iceland’s civil protection andemergency management said there was very little ash or magma coming from the volcano. “You could say it’s almost over, but we cannot declare the eruption as over,” spokesman Rognvalpur Olafsson said. He said efforts were underway to assist the roughly 1,000 people who have been affected by the fallout from the volcano. “It’s raining in the area now — since yesterday — and if you look at the fields they actually appear green because the rain is washing the ash away,” he said. More than 10 million people were hit by a six-day European airspace shutdown when Eyjafjallajökull erupted last year, costing airlines almost$2 billion. New procedures put the onus on airlines to make judgments on whether it is safe to fly through ash, in coordination with the forecasting authorities, particularly the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre at the British Met Office and civil aviation bodies.

Cheryl Cole 'depressed' over 'X Factor' USA exit

Cheryl Cole is said to be depressed following her alleged exit from The X Factor USA last week. Cole is widely reported to have been axed from the judging panel of Simon Cowell's new show and friends of the singer say she has not stopped crying since returning from America. "Cheryl wasn't in the right frame of mind to commit to such a big project like The X Factor USA and it has ended up making her feel even worse after being rejected," a source close to Cole told The Mirror . "She felt lost and just didn't enjoy life in America." The insider claimed that Cole's problems became apparent as soon as she arrived in the US to begin work on the show. "She was telling people she wanted to go home and although she was smiling for the cameras she was crying inside," they continued. "She spent weeks feeling homesick and staying in her hotel room." Cole is said to have flown home from the US last week to stay with her family, and has so far kept a low profile. "She is taking hardly any calls and there have been lots of tears all week, she is really down and depressed," the source added. Cole, Cowell, and ITV1 have yet to make any comment regarding the singer's current status with either the US or UK versions of The X Factor . Yesterday, N-Dubz star TulisaContostavlos was officially confirmed as one of the new judges for The X Factor UK, alongside Gary Barlow and returning judge Louis Walsh. Former Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland is widely expected to be announced as the fourth and final member of the show's judging lineup. The X Factor UK is scheduled to begin auditions in Birmingham this Wednesday.

Ilary Blasi, Elisabetta Canalis e Michelle Hunziker criticate da Corona

Fabrizio Corona trova sempre il modo di far parlare di sè con imprese eclatanti, dichiarazioni sconcertanti, e ora anche con critiche. Bersagli delle sue “riflessioni” se cosi si può dire, sono Ilary Blasi e Elisabetta Canalis su cui ha sparato a zero, perchè secondo il suo parere le capacità artistiche di queste due donne famose nel panorama italiano dello spettacolo sono scarse e devono il successo e la loro fama solo al riflesso dei loro rispettivi compagni che sono molto noti. Corona fa un paragone con la “sua” Belen che a suo dire ha molto più talento. Salvo però ricordare che la trasmissione affidata a Belen e a Federico Facchinetti, “Ciak, si canta” è stata cancellata dal palinsesto di Rai1 perchè è risultata un flop senza precedenti.


Fabrizio lanciatosi in un’ avventura editoriale, ha creato un suo settimanale di gossip il ” Corona star’s” sul quale ha attaccato senza mezzi termini anche Michelle Hunziker accusandola di ipocrisia perchè durante un’ intervista ha raccontato di essere single e felice, ma secondo Corona sarebbe una bugia: la Hunziker starebbe frequentando la sua ex fiamma Gabriele Parisi ma si dichiarerebbe single per ottenere più copertine. A queste provocazioni di Corona presto o tardi arriveranno le repliche delle dirette interessate; allora l’aria si farà più “calda” perchè le “signore” dello spettacolo sfodereranno gli artigli come si conviene.

Mad Men's Christina Hendricks shows off her growing curves in Italy

MAD Men’s curvy Christina Hendricks reveals her growing figure as she strips down to her swimsuit on holiday.

Eyes goggled as she flashed her ample cleavage at plush Villa D’Este resort at Lake Como in Italy.

Christina, 36, who plays ad agency office manager Joan in the hit US series, reveals her assets can be a chore. She said: “People are constantly asking if my breasts are real or fake.

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“They’re so obviously real that anyone who’s ever seen or touched a breast would know.”

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MSG Network Lines Up 'Summer Block Party' Programming

Summer's here and the time is right for -- MSG Network's block party programming.
The regional sports network, tapping the various assets of parent Madison Square Garden Co.'s three business units, is serving up seven nights of themed programming under the "Summer Block Party" banner, beginning on Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer.

Filling in the gap provided by the absence of baseball programming from its lineup, MSG Network will showcase a pair of new originals Who Wore It Best? and 10 to One, anchoring its respective Monday and Tuesday night lineups. There will be boxing and basketball fare on Wednesdays and Thursdays, while supermodel Kate Upton and Fuse TV personality Allison Hagendorf will host a new schedule of concerts and music fare on Fridays. Actor Luis Guzman will host sports-related theatricals on Saturdays and Sundays.


As part of its "Classic Mondays," MSGN will unveil Who Wore It Best?, an examination of New York's most iconic uniform numbers from every sport to determine which athlete represented the digit(s) best. Hosted by Sirius XM radio personality Dino Costa, the show's panelists include: New York Jets defensive tackle Kris Jenkins; former athletes John Franco, Anthony Mason and Carl Banks; MSG broadcasters Walt ‘Clyde' Frazier and Al Trautwig; actors Nick Turturro and Vincent Pastore; comedians Jim Florentine, Jim Norton, Sherrod Small and Gary Gulman; writers Bert Sugar, Bill Scheft and Will Leitch; former MTV host Ed Lover; and radio personalities Evan Roberts and Scott Ferrall. The series bows on May 30.

Classic Mondays will also feature new episodes from the Emmy Award-winning MSG Vault. Gleaned from a library containing some 90,000 tapes, the show looks as memorable moments from "the world's most famous arena," including such new installments as 1991-92 Rangers: A Cup is Born.
New episodes of Game 365 and Halls of Fame, featuring Fran Healy interviews with top sports figures, bow in June.

The following night, May 31, MSGN tips off "Countdown Tuesdays." The night will be home 10 To One will begin listing the greatest athletes, past and present, who call(ed) Madison Square Garden home. Hosted by Brittany Umar, the 30-minute program will feature Knicks and Rangers players in categories such as greatest goalies, top scorers, greatest dunkers and top playoff performers, interspersed by footage from MSGN's vast archives.

A fast-paced show, MSG Countdown examines the top 25 moments in various categories from Knicks, Rangers, Devils and Islanders games. All-new episodes include: Fights, Brawls & Melees Part 2, Rangers Most Memorable Moments (2010-11), Most Memorable Rangers-Islanders Moments, Knicks Greatest Moments (2010-11), Greatest Playoff Moments and Most Memorable Game Calls.

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