GHOST IN THE MEDIA MACHINE

Her Father’s Daughter: Frances Bean Cobain

By Elizabeth C.

IF COURTNEY LOVE FLIPS THE BIRD AND STORMS OFFSTAGE WHEN A concertgoer waves a photo of her dead husband at her, what must she do when she looks into her estranged daughter’s face?

SERVING UP WONDER

Delicious Holiday Fare: The Muppets, Hugo, Arthur Christmas

By Elizabeth C.

ALONG WITH YOUR HEFTY SERVING OF L-TRPTOPHAN-LACED TURKEY comes three widely praised family flicks this Thanksgiving holiday.

Getting the biggest box office buzz is Jason Segal’s lovingly produced The Muppets, which has critics gushing sentimentally about the movie’s feel-good theme.

GOSSIP TO GO GO

Love Celebrity Style: Kim Kardashian Fights Back, Justin Bieber Stands Tall, Kate Gosselin Pulls… Up?

By Elizabeth C.

KIM KARDASHIAN’S BOOTY WAS THE BUTT OF “FAT” JOKES by Kris Humphries. Justin Bieber could teach Kris lessons in how to treat his lady loves — as well as any lying, conniving hos that cross his path. And self-lover Kate Gosselin gets her smooth on. Today’s love American style is righting wrongs and seeking revenge.

PROLOGUE IS PAST

Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills: Even Cowgirls Get The Blues

By Trisha B.

WHE WE LAST VISITED THE LADIES, TAYLOR WAS IN A BAD WAY and sobbing on Lisa’s living room couch. She beseeched Lisa to not be her enemy if she couldn’t find it in herself to be her friend. Her closest friend, Kyle, took a step back from her. And then Camille outted her as an abused woman. How do you recover from a tea party like that? Let’s find out.

TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE

Witnesses Come Forward 30 Years Too Late To Avenge Natalie Wood

By Elizabeth C.

THE GOOD THAT’LL COME FROM REOPENING THE INVESTIGATION into Natalie Wood’s mysterious murder death is that her estate might rake in a few more dollars. ‘Cause it’s doubtful the query’s outcome will end any differently than it did 30 years ago.

As CBS prepares to air its hour on enduring Hollywood mysteries, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says it will revisit Wood’s 1981 death based on statements by the captain of the Splendour from which Wood fell and drowned. And now a second witness claims she heard a woman crying for help the night Wood died. The glamorous star’s death made headlines and provoked whispered speculation that she was a victim of foul play.

GIRLS RULE

And The Winners Are….The AMA Scorecard

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THE COOL KIDS AND THE BEAUTIFULS converged in Los Angeles last night to celebrate the 2011 American Music Awards. Kanye must have been apoplectic ’cause that sneaky coquette Taylor Swift won for Artist Of The Year, Best Country Female Artist and Best Country Album for Speak Now. The night’s prizes brings to 10 the number of AMA awards collected by the 21-year-old performer.

The night’s other top prize winner was Adele, who bagged awards for Best Adult Contemporary Artist, Best Pop/Rock Female, and Best Pop/Rock Album for 21. She was unable to attend because she’s recovering from surgery on her vocal chords.

Nicki Minaj won for Best Rap/Hip-Hop Artist and Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album for Pink Friday. “There’s so much love in this room,” she cooed her thanks. And Katy Perry took him a Special Achievement award.

The full list of winners at the jump.

BETTER NEVER THAN LATE

Real Housewives Of Atlanta: Tardy For The Party

By Karen Malmquist

IT’S KIM’S BABY SHOWER BRAVO STYLE! Which means the hour is pregnant with possibilities for misunderstandings, insults, slights and fights. And which brings us to Phaedra’s husband Apollo and Cynthia’s husband Peter almost coming to blows. At a baby shower. Thank God the convicted felon had the class to walk away.

SOB STORY

In Defense Of The Man Who Cried Too Much

By Trisha B.

LEAVE JOHN ALONE!

I am not a fan of Speaker of the House John Boehner. In fact, if I were ever to meet him he would probably not like me either. But…I just can’t take it anymore and I must defend him.

SEXY THIS

Stephen Colbert Is No Fan Of “Horse In A Wig” Bradley Cooper

LIKE FANS OF RYAN GOSLING, SOMETHING ABOUT BRADLEY COOPER RUBS Stephen Colbert the wrong way. The TV satirist takes aim at People magazine for anointing Cooper 2011’s Sexiest Man Of The Year. “Sexy, please?,” snorts Colbert.

“Is that a man or did a horse take a dump in a wig factory?”

UNCOUPLING

Today’s Hot News: Two Ways Out Of Marriage

By Elizabeth C.

JUST AS DEMI MOORE ANNOUNCES SHE’S THROWING ASHTON KUTCHER OVERBOARD, along comes the reopening of the mysterious death of actress Natalie Wood 30 years ago on the 55-foot yacht Splendor.

Moore, 49, made it official: she’s divorcing Kutcher after tabloid reports outed him for raw dogging it with some dumb blonde partygirl. It’s sad news because even blind people could see that Demi was totally smitten with the user.