When Good Morning America announced that Katie Couric would "sub" in for GMA anchor Robin Roberts this week, the Today Show went into overdrive to respond. The reigning morning show teased that there would be a Today Show legend today (it turned out to be... Meredith Vieira) AND that Sarah Palin would co-host tomorrow.
Can't Wait! Sarah Palin To Go Rogue On Today Show Tomorrow
Videos: Grover And Sesame Street Crew Take Over On Good Morning America
This morning, Sesame Street favorites Grover, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Rosita crashed Good Morning America and worked on their morning talk show skills. When Grover took over for George Stephanopoulos as the news desk, he told Robin Roberts, "I did not know George's suit would fit me." The crew appeared to have a big laugh over that.
Video: Nicki Minaj's Nip Slips On Good Morning America
Following in the fine footsteps of Janet Jackson before her, neon-tressed Nicki Minaj had a wardrobe malfunction of her own during her performance earlier on Good Morning America.
Video: Paris Hilton Storms Out Of Good Morning America Interview
Lurking beneath Paris Hilton's wasted party girl veneer, there is apparently a delicate flower whose feelings are easily hurt, or it would at least seem that way based off of her behavior during today's interview with Good Morning America's Dan Harris.
Video: Alicia Keys Performed In Times Square, Gets Wax Figured
It's been a busy day for Alicia Keys, who's in her hometown (that would be New York) to promote the 10th anniversary re-release of her debut album Songs In A Minor. First, the emerald-clad singer set up a piano in the middle of Times Square to perform "Empire State Of Mind" on Good Morning America while backed by a four-piece orchestra, much to the confusion of several cabbies. Keys Tweeted that the location was "possibly the craziest place I've EVER performed!!!," though her performance was markedly more subdued:
Video: Lady Gaga Ziplines Over Central Park, Rihanna Walks The Streets
This morning Lady Gaga kicked off Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series in Central Park... where she arrived on a zip line (as one fan Tweeted: "Gaga on a zip line!!!! Goosebumps!!!!") According to ABC it was the biggest turnout they've ever had for an event there, with fans lining up as early as 3 a.m. on Tuesday this week. They were treated to a performance that included "Born This Way," "Judas," "Bad Romance," and "Edge of Glory."
Good Morning America In Hot Water Over Terrible Botox Mom Photos
Where to start with this one? In a truly bizarre and disturbing sequence of events related to the alleged "Botox Mom" who supposedly injected her 8-year-old daughter, ABC and Good Morning America are getting caught up in a checkbook journalism scandal for agreeing to pay $10,000 for photos of the mom and her child.
Trump To Show Tax Returns If Obama Shows Birth Certificate
Crusading Obama hater and leading (at least according to the polls) 2012 Republican candidate Donald Trump is apparently sorta paying attention to calls for him to disclose his net worth, because he announced he would "maybe" reveal his tax returns on Good Morning, America—except there's a catch: He'll only do it if President Obama will release his birth certificate. The Donald told George Stephanopoulos, "Maybe I’m going to do the tax returns when Obama does his birth certificate
I’d love to give my tax returns. I may tie my tax returns into Obama’s birth certificate."
Video: Chris Brown Explains Talking Points
Good Morning America continued coverage of its Tuesday contretemps with performer Chris Brown by airing Brown's quasi-apology this morning. Brown appeared on BET's 106 and Park yesterday and referred to his temper tantrum at ABC's Times Square studios (which included breaking a window), "First of all, I want to apologize to anybody who was startled in the office, or anybody who was offended or really looked, and [was] disappointed at my actions. Because I'm disappointed in the way I acted." And he explained how his team sends out talking points to interviewers:
Chris Brown Sorry For GMA Freak Out, But Felt He Was Being Exploited
A day after freaking out and smashing a window in a dressing room at ABC's Times Square studios, singer Chris Brown has apologized for his behavior. On BET's 106 and Park Brown said, "First of all, I want to apologize to anybody who was startled in the office, or anybody who was offended or really looked, and [was] disappointed at my actions. Because I'm disappointed in the way I acted."
Chris Brown Won't Face Charges For Good Morning America Freak Out
The apparently temperamental singer Chris Brown will not be investigated by the NYPD for his temper tantrum at ABC's Times Square studios—because ABC won't press charges. That's probably because, even though Brown had a temper tantrum and smashed a window in a dressing room yesterday, Good Morning America wants him back on the show!
How Does Chris Brown Unwind After A Good Morning America Freak Out? Basketball On West 4th, OFCO
Earlier today, singer Chris Brown had a meltdown/tantrum/something that involved a smashed window and leaving ABC's Times Square studios shirtless after his Good Morning America segment. He was on the morning talk show to promote his new album, F.A.M.E., and it's suspected he was unhappy that he was asked about his felony assault for beating former girlfriend Rihanna. So, how does one possibly deal with the stress of being famous and having to deal with the past? By joining a pickup basketball game in the Village!
Chris Brown Melts Down At Good Morning America, Breaks Window Then Tweets
Chris Brown's new album F.A.M.E. is out today, and the troubled singer was on Good Morning America to promote his new work. But he did not like it when host Robin Roberts wanted to ask about the 2009 incident where he beat his then-girlfriend Rihanna. TMZ reports, "After the interview, Brown freaked out, storming into his dressing room and screaming so loud, the people in hair and makeup became alarmed and called security... one source present tells us he smashed a window in his dressing room, and the glass shattered and some shards fell onto 43rd and Broadway. ABC security tells TMZ ... the window was shattered with a chair."
No Break For Drake: Central Park Gig Also Kiboshed
We guess if New Yorkers want to see Drake, they'll need to pay up. Because apparently his plans to appear in Central Park during Good Morning, America have been thwarted by powers that be, who may have been concerned about crowds after the near riot before his planned free concert at the South Street Seaport.
Video: Mahmoud Claims Osama Bin Laden Is In D.C.
Iranian leader President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad deflected questions and generally acted like a pain during an interview with George Stephanopoulos on "Good Morning, America" today. When asked as to whether rumors that Osama bin Laden is living in Tehran are true, he responded, "Your question is laughable," and ranted about the United States' invasion of Afghanistan. Stephanopolous pressed Ahmadinejad about his indirect answer, to which he responded, "These words don't have legal value. Our position towards Afghanistan and against terrorism is quite clear...You are giving news which is very strange. I heard that Osama Bin Laden is in Washington, D.C."
Giuliani: Terrorists Never Attacked When Bush Protected Us
Wha? Mister 9/11, Rudy Giuliani, went on Good Morning America this morning to bash President Obama for weakly handling his precious "war on terror." Obama, you see, has been going about this all wrong—for one thing, he shouldn't be giving terror suspects civilian trials or closing Guantanamo. Also, he hasn't been chanting the magic phrase "war on terror" enough! And look what happens. "What he [Obama] should be doing is following the right things that Bush did—one of the right things he did was treat this as a war on terror. We had no domestic attacks under Bush. We’ve had one under Obama."
$40K/Month Rental For George Stephanopoulos?
Since he's expected to become Good Morning, America's new co-anchor, former Clinton advisor and current "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos is naturally looking for new NYC digs. According to Page Six, he and "his wife, Alexandra Wentworth, were in town to house-hunt over Thanksgiving, and they're coming back next week to shop for a $40,000-a-month rental, reports The Post's Jennifer Gould Keil." Seriously, $40,000/month—we thought that was just A-Rod-style rental money.
GMA: Adam Lambert, No; Chris Brown, Yes
After Adam Lambert's racy, same-sex kiss-and-simulated blow job performance on the American Music Awards, Good Morning America cancelled the singer's performance on the morning show. But now it turns out that GMA is welcoming admitted, convicted girlfriend-beater Chris Brown to the program next week.
Adam Lambert Says He's A Performer, Not A Babysitter
This morning on CBS's Early Show, Adam Lambert spoke out about his AMA controversy (which led to Good Morning America cancelling his appearance). To recap: Lambert simulated a blow job and made out with a male during his performance on Sunday night. The Early Show chose to blur out the controversial acts when running the AMA clip this morning — and during the talk segment, that they decided to call "Straight Talk," the openly gay singer defended his actions.
Fearing Simulated Blow Job, GMA Cancels Performance
If you missed the American Music Awards this past Sunday night, and you probably did, then you didn't see ex-American Idol singer Adam Lambert's S&M charged performance. To catch you up: at about 1:18 in this video you'll see Lambert grind a male dancer's face into his crotch, before the cameras awkwardly pan down to the floor, blushing.
Jeremy Piven Explains Mercury Poisoning on Good Morning America
Jeremy Piven sat down for his first interview since his sudden departure from Broadway play Speed-the-Plow last month, and despite widespread snickering that his "exhaustion" was really brought on by too much plowing-the-snow, the Entourage star is sticking to his mercury poisoning story. In the exclusive chat with Diane Sawyer, Piven maintains that illness caused by excessive seafood consumption brought him to his knees, and the condition deteriorated to the point where "that final Sunday, um, I had problems spatially, I was losing my balance and my memory. The lights were too bright, I couldn't get enough oxygen, I ended up passing out in my place when I got home... I'm a very clean person, I kind of grew up macropsychotic—macrobiotic, I call it macropsychotic." After brushing off rumors about his hard partying lifestyle ("If I had a glass of wine, it was too much"), Piven declares he hasn't had fish in five months, and wraps with a plug for ocean preservation website Blue Voice.
Britney's Big Apple Circus Extravaganza
Bright n' early this morning Britney Spears continued her "comeback kid" routine with an appearance on Good Morning America. Not only is today her 27th birthday, but it's also the release of her 6th album, titled Circus. As part of the promotional package, on Sunday MTV aired a no-holds-barred infomercial documentary about the singer, where even Madonna made a cameo to talk up the pop starlet's new lease on life. Here she is performing on GMA at the Big Apple Circus, y'all:
William Ayers Breaks Silence on Good Morning America
Now that Barack Obama has won the election, his terrorist pal William Ayers has agreed to accept the highly coveted post of Secretary of Flag Burning! Also too, Ayers was on Good Morning America today to plug a new edition of his book, Fugitive Days—and hey, who could blame the guy for cashing in on his renewed notoriety? Unlike his previous New York appearance, Ayers talked plenty his seditious relationship with Obama, while also defending his radical past:
"The content of the Vietnam protest is that there were despicable acts going on, but the despicable acts were being done by our government...I killed no one, and I harmed no one, and I didn't regret for a minute resisting the murderous assault on Vietnam with every ounce of my being.more ›
Feist on GMA vs. Miley Cyrus on Today Show
Last week Miley Cyrus took GMA's Bryant Park stage, sans Hannah Montana wig, for an early morning concert. This morning she took her act over to The Today Show, while Feist owned the GMA crowd at Bryant Park. It wasn't a competition but...they did both bring their spirit fingers! And even though Miley is popular with the tweens, Feist is sure to win over the tots after her appearance on Sesame Street airs later this year.
Miley Cyrus Comes to NYC, Leaves "Montana" at Home
Did you hear a bone-chilling collective shriek coming from the Bryant Park this morning? It was just Miley Cyrus and her legion of tweeny-bopper fans piled into Bryant Park for an early morning concert courtesy of Good Morning America. To put some perspective on it, this was pretty much equivalent to the Bon Jovi concert in Central Park but for the underage set.
Democrats Get Ready for South Carolina
With the South Carolina's Democratic primary on this coming Saturday, the three leading Democratic candidates, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards gathered together at a Martin Luther King Day Jr. debate in Columbia, S.C. When Clinton addressed the crowd, she said, "We have come so far together. Barack Obama, an extraordinary, young African-American man with so much to contribute. John Edwards, a son of the South — in fact, a son of South Carolina. And a woman — all of us running for president of the United States of America!”
Comment of the Day: Amy Fisher's Sex Tape
Today we wrote a post on one-time Long Island Lolita Amy Fisher's contention that she was not appearing publicly to celebrate the release of her sex tape, but simply that she got paid a lump sum of money for the video of her having sex with her husband and that she agreed to talk about it publicly as part of her deal with the porno verite's distributor. She also didn't appreciate the editing that made her look bad on her Good Morning America appearance. Unless the show digitally edited that fake leopard fur vest onto her, we doubt that was the real problem with her appearance.
DJ Amy Fisher "Discusses" Sex Tape
Yesterday we mentioned Amy Fisher would be at Retox last night deejaying for her sex tape party. She hit the club with a statement she claimed to have written herself, after tossing aside the one her publicist wrote. She did this after, she says, she was edited to look bad on her Good Morning America appearance...despite her plastic surgery and leopard-print fur vest, shocking!
Diane Sawyer Calls Mayor Bloomberg a "Munchkin"...
...and a thousand Photoshop files were launched! Diane Sawyer may be a veteran journalist and may seem totally unflappable, but even she has totally embarrassing moments. This morning, during a segment unveiling Good Morning America's new holiday windows from the New York Botanical Gardens, she called Mayor Bloomberg a "munchkin." Really: “As a little munchkin, did you come to New York?” To be fair, she was asking Bloomberg whether he visited New York during...
Noteworthy Television This Week: Seems Like Christmas
A look at some noteworthy television this week: Lincoln Center Tree Lighting 2007 (Monday, 5:30 p.m, WABC 7) Good Morning America’s Sam Champion and WABC’s Sade Baderinwa host the first televised tree lighting of the season. There will be some performances by Lincoln Center’s resident companies and some guest’s from channel 7’s owner Disney on hand for entertainment for the 8th annual Lincoln Center Holiday Tree lighting. America at a Crossroads (Monday, 9:00 p.m &...

