Lately, La Toya Jackson has been talking about adopting a child. She's spoken with an adoption agency, discussed adoption with her friends and also cared for a mechanical baby to become more familiar with the responsibilities of parenting. But La Toya's friends still don't think she's ready to adopt. So, to give the middle Jackson sister a glimpse into caring for real children, La Toya's friends arrange for her to take on a babysitting job.

In this clip from "Life With La Toya," La Toya has arrived at the home of two children (the niece and nephew of her assistant), eager to babysit 3-year-old Inara and 15-month-old Riley. The babysitting gig begins smoothly enough, with La Toya introducing herself to Inara as "Toy," but takes a dangerous turn when the toddler asks La Toya to make her macaroni and cheese.

While La Toya attempts to work the gas stove -- "I've never seen a stove like this," she mutters, turning the dials -- the young Riley has spilled his snack in the kitchen. Distracted, La Toya immediately tends to the child to keep him from eating off the floor. And then...

"I smell gas," La Toya says.

"Uh oh," says Inara. "Toy?"

Watch the video to see how La Toya handles this potential babysitting disaster and tune into "Life With La Toya" on Saturday, May 18, at 10:30 p.m. ET on OWN to see more of the star's babysitting adventure.

LOS ANGELES — Randy Jackson isn't sure which budding diva will take the crown on "American Idol."

The veteran judge of the Fox talent competition declared Wednesday's final performance round at the Nokia Theatre a dead heat after finalists Kree Harrison and Candice Glover each performed three songs.

"Dude, this is so close," beamed Jackson, who announced last week that he's leaving the panel after his 12th season. "Everybody go vote!"

At the beginning of the night, Jackson declared Glover, the 23-year-old vocal powerhouse from St. Helena Island, S.C., the winner of the first round, which tasked the finalists with performing a song selected by "Idol" executive producer Simon Fuller.

Glover tackled Adele's "Chasing Pavements," while 22-year-old country crooner Kree Harrison of Woodville, Texas, took on Sarah McLaughlan's "Angel."

"I love you, Simon Fuller, but I would not have chosen those songs," Jackson said.

In the second round, Glover and Harrison admirably performed their potential future singles. Glover was assigned an empowerment ballad called "I Am Beautiful," and Harrison was appointed an emotional country tune titled "All Cried Out."

"These are both soul singers," noted judge Keith Urban, who gave the round to Harrison.

However, fellow judge Nicki Minaj said Glover edged out Harrison, who reprised Patty Griffin's "Up to The Mountain" as her final song. She previously sang it during the Las Vegas round.

For her third round selection, Glover infused Ben E. King's "I (Who Have Nothing)" with an a cappella opening. Both women earned standing ovations from the judges for their reprisals.

"Whatever happens is tomorrow, and tonight we're just trying to have fun and sing our best for y'all," Harrison said earlier in the evening.

The contestant with the most viewer votes will be revealed Thursday.

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"Game of Thrones" author George R.R. Martin reviewed "The Great Gatsby" on his personal blog, showering plaudits on director Baz Luhrmann and title star Leonardo DiCaprio.

Martin felt this take -- with all of its 3D and modern music -- was simply more alive than Robert Redford's 1974 version of the story. "Visually, this 'Gatsby' is just amazing, something even its harshest critics have been forced to allow," Martin writes. "I don't think it would be correct to say that it brings 1920s New York to life, since I doubt that 1920s NYC was ever so saturated with color, life, sound. This is a dreamscape, everything bigger, brighter, noisier, drenched in life and color ... but that's perfectly appropriate here, since the entire narrative is couched as Nick Carraway looking back on a formative time in his life, and dreams are always more intense than reality. Golden ages are never as golden as we remember them."

The author unsurprisingly describes himself as "a word guy, first and foremost" and thus appreciates that F. Scott Fitzgerald's prose figures so prominently in the movie. Martin says he had feared that DiCaprio -- like Redford -- would be too self-assured to be able to pull off the desperation underscored in Gatsby's character, but was pleased to find that that wasn't the case: "This is a new, mature Leonardo, as I have never seen himself before, and he does a great turn here. The Kid and Jack and all of those vanish, and there's only Gatsby... trying so hard, dreaming so fiercely. I loved it."

Martin isn't the only famous figure to have reviewed Luhrmann's film. James Franco -- who also loved the movie -- offered his take to Vice. "Gatsby’s desire is revealed to be that of a 16-year-old boy: not only does he want to win Daisy, he wants to control her affections," Franco wrote. "It reminds me of my high school relationships, where I tortured girlfriends for getting fingered by other boys when they were freshmen. Just move on, dude. We are obsessed by his obsession but aren’t significantly moved by his accomplishment of the goal."

Head over to Martin's Live Journal (yep, LiveJournal) for his full review. Don't leave it up to the famous folks, though. Give us your review in the comments.

The Ricky Gervais Show Series 3 was released on DVD this week. To celebrate this final chapter I thought I'd tell the lovely readers of The Huffington Post the story of how we got here.

History
My current entertainment career started in 1997. I say 'current' to distinguish it from my failed pop career which started and ended in 1983.

Anyway, my current entertainment career started in 1997. Sunday, 1 September 1997. The day after Princess Diana died. Not a great day to launch a new radio station, but that's what was happening.

Xfm, London's premier alternative rock station, was finally officially hitting the FM airwaves after a few years of trying and failing to be granted a licence. I had helped them with their final, successful attempt, and my reward was a job on the fledgling station.

Previously I had worked in an office. I would later base a sitcom on it, but I didn't know that at this point.

The office I worked in from 1988 to 1997 was the admin floor of the University of London Union. I had worked my way up from receptionist to a middle manager. Event Manager to be precise.

After my failed music career as a singer songwriter I remained on the periphery of rock and roll, promoting bands, discos, and comedy nights for a potential 120,000 students.

I couldn't fit them all in the bar at once but my job was to try. I helped Xfm raise awareness amongst students leading up to their bid for a licence and got to know the people in charge. They thought I was perfect to be their new Head of Speech and also gave me the 11pm slot weeknights as a DJ.

I came up with the catchy and innovative title of "The Ricky Gervais Show" and it was here that I was first inflicted on an unsuspecting public.

My broadcasting stints spread like a virus as my official managerial job dwindled and I also started popping up on all the other daytime shows.

Out of the blue I got a call about a new show that Channel 4 were doing with new comedians called The 11 O'Clock Show. They were interested in me auditioning for it. Really? So it was official. I was now a comedian. This sounded so much better than a bloke who worked in an office. I jumped at the chance.

The rest as they say, is history. That's why I called this paragraph 'History'. I bet some of you were worried it was going to be about the Tudors or something boring. No. It's all about me.

Podcasts
To cut a long story short I have always loved radio. It's immediate and intimate. I always used to sit around as a kid with mates, playing each other records and mucking about.

How amazing that this became my job. I mean how amazing that that is even considered a job? Well it is. So there.

I loved doing radio but hated having to be off air for months on end because I was making TV or films. I don't mean I hated doing TV or film. I mean I hated the inconsistency for the public. I felt sorry for them having to listen to anyone but me. Thoughtful.

So I had an idea. I'd vaguely heard of a new medium called podcasting. And with my rudimentary understanding of the internet, I was very excited by the fact that not only was this something that could be listened to at any time again and again, but that it was also global.

Add to that the fact that there were no shareholders or watchdog committees telling me what was tasteful or decent and hey presto! the perfect medium for me.

I thought it would be best to present the shows as a series, as opposed to an indefinite string of everyday nonsense to make it more special and timeless. Less like a throw-away radio show and more like an old fashioned comedy album.

I also wanted people to listen to it so I approached the Guardian who were at the forefront of new media with a cool demographic for the rubbish I intended to spout.

They agreed that for a short exclusive run they would advertise it in the paper and even paid for me to build a little homemade studio in my office. It went rather well.

The venture was featured on the 10 O'Clock news and entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the most downloaded podcast of all time with just over a quarter of a million. This is dwarfed (can you still say that?) today by its current accumulation of 470Million.

Animation
After it had been downloaded a few million times I wondered if people would actually pay for something like this on the internet. Karl was right behind this idea as he wanted to leave his job.

There seemed to be a sort of unwritten law that if something was on the world wide web it was up for grabs. There was certainly lots of bootlegging going on but I didn't much care.

I found that if you treated it like a commercial product, 90& of people treated it as such. Also I kept the price so low that it seemed like more trouble than it was worth to visit a dodgy site to listen.

With its new commercial success Karl did leave his job and I was worried that this would stop him moaning all the time and ruin the dynamic. Luckily it didn't and the miserable Manc t*** continued to rise to my bait for your listening pleasure.

The final chapter is of course an LA animation house approaching me to collaborate to make it into a TV series.

This seemed too good to be true. They were called Wildbrain and I partnered once again with MRC, who I had made The Invention Of Lying with as co-producers, and we pitched it to HBO.

Thirty-nine episodes later, we'd used up all the best bits and I think created a lovely document of internet ramblings.

I am so proud of The Ricky Gervais Show. Not just because of how well it turned out or how successful it was, or the awards, or even how much fun I had producing it. I'm proudest of the fact that it was just another experiment that got out of hand.

The Future
So why have I knocked it on the head? Well apart from the fact that I have a very short attention span, we actually made more episodes of The Ricky Gervais Show than anything else I've ever done. I also think we used all the best bits and I wouldn't want the quality to go down.

I was thinking of recording brand new audio at one time but then I realised that it wouldn't be the same. Karl has certainly changed. He's wiser, believe it or not, so it's nice that the show survives in a time capsule as a document of when he was a moronic little shaven Manc chimp. (Also it was quite time consuming and I was the only one of the three of us that actually produced the show. Lazy buggers. I worked hard for my lion's share. Haha.)

And finally I really need to concentrate on new projects. I'm writing and directing the second series of Derek, I'm working on a new movie, and I'm also bringing back David Brent for a series of guitar tutorials for my YouTube channel.

Anyway, just buy the DVD before they die out.

As told to Katie Arnold-Ratliff

Eva Mendes, the beguiling actress -- who can be seen in the new thriller "The Place Beyond the Pines" -- revs up with a cup of joe and winds down with Morley Safer.

Best Comfort Food
I always thought I'd outgrow pizza someday, but it's still my favorite. There's a restaurant here in Los Angeles called Masa whose deep-dish is really trending around my house right now.

Best Surprise
Hugo, who I got seven years ago, was supposed to be just a guard dog, but he's become such a force in my life. He's incredible: I pity the squirrel who thinks he can walk around the backyard after 10 p.m.

Best Pick-Me-Up
Coffee. Sure, it sounds obvious -- but I'm Cuban, and in our culture, coffee is no joke.

Best Compliment
Years ago I did a film with Ellen Barkin, and when I met her she said, "You look like you swallowed a 10K light" -- which is a really bright light used in making movies. It was such a blunt and beautiful thing to say, I teared up on the spot.

Best Mistake
I love when people spill things in my house -- it adds to the place's history. Every time I see that wine stain on my couch, I'll think of the story behind it.

Best Reason to Stay Up Late
I like to pile up episodes of "60 Minutes" on my TiVo and have a marathon. They bring to light stuff I'd never have heard about otherwise.

Best Dish
I don't cook. I respect food too much.

Drake's new studio album is titled "Nothing Was The Same" and his fourth annual OVO Festival slated for Toronto will be much different than last year's: it's now a two-day affair.

The musician has confirmed James Blake and Frank Ocean for the festival slated for August 4-5 at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre with more artists for the lineup announced in the coming weeks. According to a press release issued this morning, Drake will headline the final night while Ocean will headline night one with Blake also on the bill. A festival poster with all the details was placed on the festival's site last night.

The fourth edition of OVO will have to meet high expectations judging from the surprise guest appearances the previous three years have had, including Jay-Z, Snoop Lion (then Snoop Dogg), Eminem, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and even Stevie Wonder. Will 2 Chainz and A$AP Rocky be possibilities this year? Or maybe Kendrick Lamar?

Tickets for OVO go on sale May 24 at 10 a.m. and range in price from $49.50 for a single day lawn ticket to $299.50 (plus service charges).

As reported earlier this week, Drake is up for 12 BET Awards with five nominations alone in the Video of the Year category.

Sofia Coppola hasn't had the best of luck at the Cannes Film Festival: her 2006 film "Marie Antoinette" was booed by the finicky cinephiles who attend the prestigious annual event. Fortunately for Coppola, there were no such jeers, at least audibly, when "The Bling Ring" debuted at the 2013 incarnation of Cannes.

"Coppola's uproarious and bitingly timely film feels every inch a necessary artwork: the story is closely based on a string of true events that occurred in 2008 and 2009, but if it hadn’t actually happened, someone -– Coppola, probably -– would have to make it up," wrote Telegraph critic Robbie Collin in a four-star-out-of-five review.

Starring Katie Chang, Israel Broussard and an against-type Emma Watson as a character based on Alexis Neiers, "The Bling Ring" focuses on a group of California teens who robbed the rich and famous of their designer clothes and assorted bling. The film is based on the real-life Bling Ring, a group of teens who stole from Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Orlando Bloom in 2008 and 2009.

"What's gratifyingly fresh about the film is Coppola's refusal to sentimentalize the kids' crimes as a form of starry-eyed celebrity desire, which would be the easiest and most self-flattering stance for a celebrity filmmaker to take," wrote HitFix reviewer Guy Lodge. "The girls don't steal Paris Hilton's Louboutins to feel like Paris Hilton, whom at least some of them hold in blatant contempt; they steal them because they're nice shoes, and readily available at that."

If the film sounds a bit like the opposite side of "Spring Breakers," Harmony Korine's tale of corrupted youth committing crimes out of seeming boredom, that's because it kind of is: "The girls make 'Spring Breakers' minxes seem well adjusted," wrote Graham Fuller for Vanity Fair.

Writing for Variety, famed critic Scott Foundas went one step further:

Indeed, while some may liken the pic’s characters to the masked marauders of both “Spring Breakers” and Michael Bay’s recent “Pain & Gain,” Coppola’s markedly less violent offenders don’t seek wealth so much as notoriety — a goal that has rarely seemed more attainable than in this age of Warholian decadence, where being famous for being famous is more desirable than being famous for anything else. So “The Bling Ring” traces an intriguing feedback loop of which it is knowingly a part: a movie that affords its subjects the very immortality they so aggressively sought.

Despite some strong reviews, not everyone was enamored with Coppola's latest effort, her first since the 2010 bust "Somewhere."

"This may be Coppola's flimsiest movie to date," Kevin Jagernauth wrote for Indiewire's The Playlist.

For more reviews, head over to Indiewire's CriticWire blog. "The Bling Ring" is out in theaters via A24 on June 14.

LOS ANGELES, May 15 (Reuters) - Music mogul and rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs will not be appearing in British period TV drama "Downtown Abbey," U.S. broadcaster PBS said on Wednesday, despite tweets saying he would be joining the hit show's upcoming season.
Diddy set social media abuzz on Wednesday after posts on his verified Twitter account said, "MY BIG NEWS: So happy to announce that Im a series regular on DOWNTON ABBEY-my favorite show+i'll be debuting a sneak peek tonight 12am PST!."
"It's not true," PBS spokeswoman Carrie Johnson said in an email to Reuters.
It is unknown whether or not Diddy's Twitter account @iamdiddy, followed by 8.7 million people, was hacked after the "Downton Abbey" logo was added as the avatar and background on the account.
A representative for Diddy, 43, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Emmy-winning series "Downton Abbey," about the lives of aristocratic Britons and their servants in the early 20th century, is broadcast on Britain's ITV and on public broadcaster PBS in the United States.
The show's third season U.S. premiere in January attracted a record 7.9 million viewers for PBS. The fourth season is currently being filmed in Britain.
Diddy, 43, rose to prominence in the 1990s for founding New York rap label Bad Boy Records, which helped launch the career of late rapper Notorious B.I.G.
He also scored No. 1 hits in the late 1990s with rap songs "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" and "I'll Be Missing You." (Reporting by Eric Kelsey; Editing by Piya Sinha-Roy and Cynthia Osterman)

Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy makes me want to do porn.

She sort of already had that affect on me, being so stunningly sexy that I would enthusiastically go full tilt lesbian for her. She's not your average bear in any way, being outrageously hot, talented, adopting a whole pile of needy kids, and being a General Overall Do-Gooder (isn't that her title at the UN?). On top of all that, she's now courageously given up her boobs to outrun cancer AND has shared the experience publicly to raise awareness. The awareness-raising is certainly working. News organizations from NPR to TMZ are blaring the story nonstop. I've never heard of BRCA1 and had no idea that there was a predictive test for breast cancer. Now I'm like "can I get one on Thursday?" If a doctor told me I had an 87 percent chance of getting breast cancer, I would absolutely do what Jolie did and say "let's get rid of these puppies." But man, would I mourn my boobs! These jugs have done pretty good work over the years. (I'm Asian so they permanently need push-up help, but they are strong contenders for their weight class.) They look swell in a low-cut top and require far less maintenance than their vaginal Sister Down South.

Of course, I've shared typical wishful thinking that my boobs were bigger/higher/firmer/perkier/etc., but frankly I've never had any customer complaints about them. I don't have kids so have no idea how effective they are as a nutrition-delivery system, but as pure objects of fun, my breasts are A-Okay. Dare I say, they are delightful orbs.

Angelina Jolie's orbs were certainly the epitome of delight. But hers have been well documented over the years in many films, most notoriously in Gia, Original Sin and Taking Lives. They make multiple appearances in insufferable films from her early career. Ever heard of Cyborg 2 or Foxfire? Jolie's boobs are the only reason to watch them. Those famous ta-tas have even been motion-capture CG'd in Beowulf. Angelina Jolie's breasts are forever immortalized onscreen. Mine are not.

Which brings me to the very thinly stretched conclusion that I must do porn. Or try to get cast in some bad soft-core Skin-emax production. I joke in my stage act that I'm too old to get chosen for a Girls Gone Wild video. But I am NOT too old to star in a Vine video of a self breast exam. All this discussion of mastectomies has led me to the firm believe that I must record the loveliness of my boobs before they are potentially gone.

Any woman's decision to undergo a radical procedure to sacrifice such a visible and intimate part of their body is difficult and fraught with emotion. But I imagine there must be a small solace in knowing the image of your former breasts is preserved forever in the amber of film. I applaud your sacrifice and your bravery, Angelina Jolie!

Now, where's my camcorder?

The cast of "Saturday Night Live" could be on the verge of even more turnover. According to a report in The New York Post, Fred Armisen and Jason Sudeikis are both likely to leave "SNL" after the end of this season.

According to the Post report, Armisen is departing and Sudeikis "probably" is as well.

The report comes just a few days after "SNL" veteran Bill Hader announced his departure, and a week after head "SNL" writer and "Weekend Update" host Seth Meyers was named the new host of Jimmy Fallon's "Late Night."

In the New York Times article that broke the news of Hader's "SNL" departure, Lorne Michaels was asked if Armisen and Sudeikis had decided whether they were going to stay or go. He replied, “I don’t think so. I think they’re making their decisions, and we’ll know soon enough.”

In January, Armisen insisted he wasn't looking to leave "SNL" anytime soon. "I thrive most when I have to juggle things," he told ETOnline. "The more I keep myself occupied and jump from thing to thing, the more I think it enriches both. I'm having such a good time on 'SNL,' it's still so much fun."

NBC declined to confirm or deny the report when reached for comment by The Huffington Post. Personal representatives for Armisen and Sudeikis also did not return The Huffington Post's request for comment.

Cheryl Cole has reached out to Kim Kardashian to defend her over criticism about her pregnancy weight.

The 'Call My Name' singer sent a supportive tweet to the expectant mum, praising her for being 'beautiful' and 'tenacious'.

In a somewhat out-of-the-blue move, Cheryl posted on Twitter: Dear @kimkardashian. Hi Gorgeous lady! Just wanted to send you a tweet to say I think you are an incredibly beautiful woman inside and out..

"I can only imagine how tough it is to be heavily pregnant and feeling extremely vulnerable on top of some of the daily criticism you take!"

She added: "I admire your tenacity and send you my best wishes with the rest of your pregnancy #enjoyyourblessing x"

Kim has faced constant jibes from some media outlets over her choices of maternity wear and pregnancy weight gain, but Cheryl tweets will come as a comfort to her, as she has previously spoken of her love for the former 'X Factor' judge.

Kim told Nuts magazine last year: "I think she's so beautiful. I saw her at the gym once with no make-up on and she was just as gorgeous, if not more, looking natural."

Now that Cheryl is spending a lot more time in LA thanks to boyfriend Tre Holloway, here's hoping this is the start of a beautiful new celebrity womance.

We can spend hours debating who's our favorite "Beverly Hills, 90210" character. (Editor's note: This writer has a thing for bad boy Dylan.) But one thing we can all agree on is that the good-looking teenagers of West Beverly High were our '90s style icons.

From Brenda Walsh's oversized sweaters and high-waisted jeans to Kelly Taylor's bold-shoulder blazers and mini skirts, most of our part-time job's check went to dressing up like these hot young stars. But the "90210" alum who had the biggest impact on the way we got all glammed up had to be Donna Martin.

Donna always had the best blowouts, her brows were perfectly groomed and we're still jealous that she got to wear red lipstick in high school. As Tori Spelling celebrates her 40th birthday today (May 16), we think that it's only right that we pay tribute to her most iconic TV character.

Here, seven beauty lessons that we'll never forget thanks to Donna.

1. Sunburns aren't sexy -- never leave home without sunscreen.

2. An updo hairstyle calls for big earrings.

3. Headbands can save a bad hair day.

4. Wavy hair is the way to go when you're dancing up a sweat.

5. The curly-haired girl always stands out in the crowd.

6. No Halloween costume is complete without an unbelievable set of fake eyelashes.

7. A half-up, half-down hairstyle is a sure way to be taken seriously.

What has Donna Martin taught you?

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Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) disinvited former Georgia Democratic congressman Ben Jones from a fundraising event after learning of Jones' support for the Confederate flag.

Jones, who played Cooter Davenport on the television show “The Dukes of Hazzard," was slated to appear at a fundraiser for Markey in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. Markey learned of Jones' support for the Confederate flag hours before the event and canceled Jones' appearance, according to the Boston Globe.

Jones defended the Confederate flag as a symbol of Southern culture in 2012 when NASCAR canceled plans to have professional golfer Bubba Watson drive the General Lee -- the car from "The Dukes of Hazzard" which features a Confederate flag on its roof -- at Phoenix International Raceway. Jones called the cancellation of the event "an extraordinary insult to rural Southerners."

“At a time when tens of millions of Americans are honoring their Union and Confederate ancestors during this Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, NASCAR has chosen to dishonor those Southerners who fought and died in that terrible conflict by caving to 'political correctness' and the uninformed concerns of corporate sponsors," Jones said.

He went on to defend those who use the flag as a symbol of honor rather than racism.

"While it is true that the Confederate Battle Flag has been desecrated by bigots and racists, these groups also misuse the American Flag and the Christian cross in their shameless rituals," Jones said. "The vast majority of the display of the St. Andrews Cross Flag is in a benign spirit of remembrance and reverence."

Markey said he was "completely unaware" of Jones' advocacy for the Confederate flag, the Globe reports.

In April, Markey beat fellow Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) in a heated primary battle. He will face off with Republican political newcomer Gabriel Gomez in the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race to fill the seat vacated by Secretary of State John Kerry.

A recent poll from Public Policy Polling shows Markey with a 7-point lead over Gomez.

So here we are: I'm going to be flying the flag for the United Kingdom at the 58th Eurovision Song Contest this year in Malmo, Sweden! And what's more - I am completely honoured to do it! I have to be honest, I wasn't sure at first - but then it suddenly dawned on me that this is an incredible thing. It's an amazing opportunity to represent your country for doing something you love. In actual fact my husband Robert had represented the UK in the Olympic Games at judo in 1972. So we are two halves of a couple who have both done something for their country. Now that can't be bad! Funnily enough the BBC had actually asked me to do it in 1983 but I wasn't able to do it then because I was too busy. Now, it's the perfect time.

Our song is called Believe In Me and I am hoping they will believe in me! The song is about a couple and she is saying things like, "come on, let's pull together" and "let's be one" and "we can do it" and "we've got something special". It's like a "believe in us" kind of thing, you know? There is also a bit of a story behind the writing of the song: When I got to Nashville and I was searching for songs for my new album Rocks and Honey - I was thinking about my old friend Desmond Child. I had worked with Desmond in 1987 and I was talking to my producer, David Huff, and I said, "you know, I've lost Desmond's number". The last time I had Desmond's number he was living in Florida. He said, "He's actually living in Nashville now". I said, "I don't believe it! David said, "I'll get hold of him". So he gave him a ring and Desmond invited us over to dinner that very night.

So at the dinner I said to Desmond, "do you have any songs for my new album?" He doesn't mess about: the very next day he sent a song down to Blackbird Studio in Nashville, which is a famous studio where a lot of artists have worked over the years. So, I was listening to the songs and I really loved Believe In Me. He said, "yeah, but it's not finished yet, there's got to be another verse". He said "how about coming up tomorrow night for dinner again and I'll finish it at dinner?" And he did. Right there at the dinner table! I still have him singing it on my mobile phone.

I know all the jokes about the Eurovision Song Contest - but nonetheless there is something about it that is funny and special. You HAVE to believe in Eurovision as it's an institution! I just wish my mother and father were alive to see me on it. They just loved Eurovision and they would be so proud. I've got a big family and unfortunately they couldn't get tickets to go because they had all sold but they're all rooting for me. For them, as with everyone in the UK, it will be a whole night of compulsive viewing with family and friends. I remember watching Sandie Shaw win with Puppet On A String in 1967, and Lulu with Boom Bang-a-Bang a couple of years later. Katrina (and the Waves) was the last one to win it for us - and she had a great song (1997's Love Shine a Light).

To be honest, for me, it isn't even about the winning. I'm realistic. It's going to be great taking part in it and I'm sure the camaraderie will be really good with all the other countries taking part. We're all in the same boat, you know. Your own country can't vote for you so we're all relying on other countries to vote for us so let's not take ourselves too seriously and just enjoy the night, enjoy the performance and do our best. I'd love to win but I'm not going to beat myself up if I don't.

So come on, let's do this: everyone in the UK please root for me and have a great time doing it. It is about all of us being a part of it, no matter what the final 'points' are!

Bonne's new album Rocks And Honey is out now. The Eurovision track Believe In Me is also available on iTunes

BERLIN (AP) — Justin Bieber has just hours to reclaim his pet monkey from the animal shelter where it has been since it was seized by German customs, officials said Friday, but he will have to pay thousands for the two-month stay even if he doesn't take the animal back.

A spokesman for Munich's customs office said the teenage singer has until midnight to contact them, otherwise capuchin monkey Mally will be transferred to a permanent home at a zoo or animal park elsewhere in Germany.

"If no further documents arrive then the seizure order comes into effect and the animal becomes the property of the German state," customs spokesman Thomas Meister told The Associated Press.

Mally was seized by German customs March 28 when Bieber failed to produce required vaccination and import papers after landing in Munich while on tour.

The now 20-week-old animal was quarantined and cared for at Munich's animal shelter, where manager Karl Heinz Joachim said Mally had fared well and gained weight.

The shelter has criticized Bieber for keeping such a young monkey as a pet, saying it shouldn't have been taken away from its mother until it was a year old. Experts say capuchin monkeys also need to be kept in groups as they are very sociable animals.

"The best thing would be not to buy one at all, but if you do, buy five," said Joachim.

He said emails from Bieber's management to the animal shelter indicated the singer doesn't want the monkey anymore, but that the final decision would have to be made by German authorities.

"Our contact is the person that the monkey belongs to," said Meister, the customs office spokesman. "We've had contact with lots of people but none of them was an authorized representative."

Meister said the cost of care, food and vet visits at the Munich shelter amounted to several thousand euros (dollars).

"You can bet we are going to ask for that money back," he said.

"Elementary" gave fans a two-hour season finale that finally pulled back the mask and revealed the identity of Moriarty. As Holmes was about to be killed by one of Moriarty's disgruntled henchmen, the man was suddenly shot. In stepped Moriarty, recognized by Holmes as Irene Adler. TVLine asked, how's that for a twist?

His one true love, whom he'd been involved with two years ago and thought was dead, was in fact his greatest enemy. But rather than throw him into a deeper pit of despair, the revelation clarified his thoughts. Even moreso, Watson stepped up in a big way and helped orchestrate Moriarty's downfall by deducing her weakness. Just as Holmes loved her, she had feelings for him.

“Due to the pressure — and possible heartbreak — of Irene/Moriarty’s betrayal, Sherlock succumbs to his vices once again, OD’ing on heroin," wrote Entertainment Weekly. "Visiting Sherlock in the hospital, Irene asks the great detective to run away with her. But there was another twist! Holmes faked his overdose — due to Joan’s urging — in order to catch Adler.”

The ploy worked. And by recording their conversation in his hospital room, they got at least some confessions from her of her many crimes. But this is Moriarty. Surely she can't stay down for good. Sherlock Holmes simply can't be without a Moriarty lurking in the dark.

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While Adam Sandler was visiting "The Tonight Show," he threw out a suggestion for how Jay Leno should handle the upcoming late night transition on NBC. Jimmy Fallon is set to take over "The Tonight Show' in early 2014, with Seth Meyers stepping into "Late Night." But where does that leave Leno?

“You’re thinking about relaxing, and I have a good idea for what you should do," Sandler said. He then turned to the audience and asked, "Don’t you think he should just take it easy, enjoy, breathe. Maybe go to Fox, do a show at 11:00?”

The audience cheered their approval, while all Leno could say was, "Thanks for stirring the pot, I appreciate that.”

Deadline said that while Sandler's idea sounds good, there are complications. "the problem is that Fox would have to get clearance for any late-night show from the affiliates who get to keep all the ad revenue from their late local news," they wrote. "Fox then might have to compensate them for any lost revenue. In other words, it’s complicated.”

And there's another thing to consider. Arsenio Hall has already staked a claim on many of those stations at 11 p.m. ET with his new syndicated show, launching this fall. But then, a lot can happen between now and the Winter Olympics, when the change is supposed to happen on NBC.

Until then, Jay Leno remains at "The Tonight Show," weeknights at 11:35 p.m. ET on NBC.

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At 48, Molly Shannon is still the kind of woman who turns heads, with her mischievous grin and twinkling blue eyes. And, when she opens her mouth, she’s also the kind of woman who causes you to bust a gut. In short, she’s wildly funny. Shannon is perhaps best known for her six-year run on “Saturday Night Live,” where she brought to life such remarkable characters as 50-year-old Sally O’Malley between 1995 and 2001. But she’s also enjoyed a memorable presence on many other TV shows as well, appearing on everything from “Seinfeld” to “The Middle” to HBO’s “Enlightened.”

No doubt she’s stayed incredibly busy. She will soon appear in the Clark Gregg comedy “Trust Me” and is also co-writing a new Disney feature about moms on a road trip.

Born in 1964 in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Shannon endured a horrific tragedy early on that would shape the rest of her life. At the age of four, she survived a fatal car accident that killed her mother, younger sister and a cousin. The accident also seriously injured her father, who was forced to wear a leg brace. Instead of wallowing in his sorrows, Jim Shannon raised his two remaining young daughters with a sense of humor and always delighted in their successes.

Huff/Post50’s editor-at-large Rita Wilson recently had the pleasure of interviewing Shannon.

Rita: Tell us who the character Sally O’Malley (“I can kick, stretch and kick, I’m fifty!”) was based on.

Molly: The character was based on my father. Naturally my father was a huge influence on me. He was very badly injured in a car accident and had to wear braces on his legs and had to learn to walk again. When I was little, I was always like ‘I wish he could walk faster,” and “come on … move faster’. I would do versions of him in many of my characters. My characters were a reaction to growing up with him.. It was a reaction to wanting him to kick off his braces.

My mother was killed in that accident and my dad survived. He was driving. My sister survived and I survived. My sister died and a cousin died. There were three deaths and three survivors. Coming up with a character that kicks and moves and has power and physical strength is definitely a reaction to my childhood.

Rita: I’m just stunned by that piece of information and that you can take something so tragic and turn it into something so funny. But I know creative things often come out of the most vulnerable parts of our past. You’ve created something so powerful and it gives people so much joy and laughter. The fact it came out of a tragedy is just beautiful to me.

Molly: Comedy was always such a relief for me. I did the Mary Katherine (Gallagher) character in my stage show. And people said that character seemed really angry. But I was expressing myself and getting my feelings out. I just did what came naturally. It is interesting that when you really write material from inside yourself … just how many people can relate to that. I’ve also always written stuff that’s fun to say. There are a lot of comedians who love music and rhythm. I write things in a musical way in my head.

Rita: I think it’s so great that you were highlighting a character like Sally O’Malley who is so vibrant and so strong and so unapologetic for who she was and what she could do.

Molly: I always wanted to play older. I can’t stand ageism. As a woman in comedy you should not have to worry about this. I just think, ‘Oh, God, I want to inspire women and age gracefully and I don’t want to be afraid of that. The older I get the happier I get and the more I learn about myself. I think it’s important for women. I like strong, older characters. I heard a great interview with Meryl Streep on NPR. She was saying that after she turned 50 she only got offered parts of witches. She was like, ‘what’s going on here? Is that how they see women?’ It’s interesting as I was always doing characters who were older.

Rita: I hope that this is changing. I feel like it is. The demographics of people with disposable income is definitely people over 50. Sometimes I have inklings that, yes, companies are marketing for us and to us and then sometimes I think they absolutely are not. So tell us what you are doing these days.

Molly: Well, I’m in a movie by Clark Gregg with Allison Janney called “Trust Me” that’s about a child prodigy. It’s really fun. I’m also writing a movie right now for Disney. I’m working with Rob Muir, my old comedy partner. We wanted to write something fun that would be a good vehicle for women. There’s no name yet but it’s about moms who take a road trip. I also would love to do another TV show. I just need to find the right thing.

Rita: I'd like to do TV if it was like one of those 10-episode shows that shoots somewhere fun … like you get to go to Hawaii for two months.

Molly: Exactly.

Rita: What actors inspired you growing up?

Molly: My dad was into Bette Davis and Rosalind Russell and Elizabeth Taylor and Judy Garland. They were all strong women and they were big influences in my house. Judy Garland was probably my biggest influence growing up. My dad was very very funny and he loved these women.

Rita: It sounds like your dad was a lot of fun. It sounds like he realized he had these girls to raise and he had to show them how to live despite the tragedy.

Molly: He was like a big Broadway show. I had these red Keds with holes in them and he would say, ‘That’s good. Keep the holes. That shows you got character.’ He would have loved to have been a performer. He didn’t have the confidence. I kind of lived out his dream.

Rita: He must have been so proud of you.

Molly: It was so fulfilling that he got to see SNL before he died. He was very feisty and strong.

Rita: I think it's amazing you could take your dad and take all these qualities like how feisty he was and still make that into something so funny … like how you used to walk behind him and say ‘kick, kick.’

Molly: I wanted him to kick off those braces.

Rita: I just loved turning 50 and being able to say ‘I’m 50 and I just love to kick and stretch and kick.’

Molly: Jodie Foster even did that at the Golden Globes.

Rita: It’s just so empowering.

Molly: Yes, it is. It’s saying, ‘watch out people, here I come. Watch out. I can kick ass.’ I get asked to go to birthday parties a lot to do this. People just love it.

Rita: And we love you, Molly Shannon.

Thanks to the success of ABC's "Nashville," both Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere have enjoyed an unexpected side career in country music. On "Jimmy Kimmel Live," though, Britton said she actually feels guilty about it.

“I have albums out, yeah ... That is a joke to me," she said. "I walk around Nashville just apologizing to all the amazing country singers. I’m like, ‘I’m sorry, guys! Want a place on my album? You can have it! I’m really sorry.’”

One thing that makes her feel better about taking a piece of that Nashville pie is that the show hires real singer-singwriters from Nashville to contribute to all that original music on the show. In its first season alone, "Nashville" has released two soundtracks featuring new songs by Britton and Panettiere.

And there are likely more soundtracks on the way now that ABC has picked up the show for a second season. One thing that's less certain is where the show is going to be filmed. If a deal can't be worked out with Nashville, the show could move production to Los Angeles. Add to that the fact that the day-to-day producer is leaving, and there may be some noticeable differences on the screen next season.

Check out Connie Britton on the Season 1 finale of "Nashville," Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET on ABC, while "Jimmy Kimmel Live" airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. ET on the same network.

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After making her return for "The Office" finale, Mindy Kaling was on "Late Night." There, she talked about how much she loves the HBO series "Game of Thrones." Somehow, though, as fans of her show "The Mindy Project" know, Kaling manages to turn everything into a romantic comedy. In this case, she worked her rom-com magic on an amputation.

"On my show, all the writers -- everyone loves it," she said. "This season, this gorgeous guy, Jamie Lannister, lost his hand. And I actually thought that made him hotter -- I felt now he’s imperfect and I might have a chance with him.”

When Fallon had Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jaimie Lannister, on "Late Night," Fallon had him hold up a picture of Kaling. Fallon then Tweeted the pic to Kaling, who said that it made her day. In the picture, though, he clearly had two hands. Does that mean she doesn't think she has a chance with him?

Luckily for Mindy, she can act out all of her romantic comedy fantasies in her own show, which just wrapped its first season and has already had plenty of handsome men on as love interests for Kaling's character. While the season ended with Mindy traveling to Haiti with her boyfriend, that doesn't mean she won't wind up single sometime in the future. Maybe she can convince Coster-Waldau to come on and play her boyfriend -- he could even have one hand if that would be better for her.

"The Mindy Project" will be back in the fall on Fox, while "Late Night" continues every weeknight at 12:37 a.m. ET on NBC.