<![CDATA[Jezebel: today]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png <![CDATA[Jezebel: today]]> http://jezebel.com/tag/today http://jezebel.com/tag/today <![CDATA[Memphis Belle: Aspiring "Kid Reporter" Wants Ann Curry's Cushy Job]]> This morning, Today informed 12-year-old Deidra Shores—live, via satellite—that she made the finals in the show's "Kid Reporter" contest. Deidra exploded with joy, and then got real about why she wants to work in broadcast journalism.

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<![CDATA[Theft, Lies, & Videotaping: Gosselin Plans To Tap Into Kids' Trust Fund]]> On Friday, Jon Gosselin appeared on The Insider and said he intends on tapping into his kids' trust fund. This morning, Kate was on Today and The View to discuss how he emptied the family's bank account.



In an interview last week on Entertainment Tonight, Jon insisted that his decision to halt production of Kate Plus 8 was not about money, saying, "My kids are more important to me than your dollars." However, since then, he has reportedly emptied $230,000 from his family's joint bank account, money that was set aside for paying the household bills.


This morning, a visibly shaken Kate was on Today, giving very specific details about the family's finances, and telling Meredith Vieira that she was left with only $1,000, and can not pay her bills. (Jon and his lawyers have released a statement to Entertainment Tonight, sort of denying her claims.)


On Friday, Jon was a guest on The Insider—which has a new View-ish panel setup—and said that 80% of the money he and his family have earned has been put into a trust for his children. However, he said that the trust is "revocable," meaning that he has access to the money in it. He admitted that he "absolutely" plans on dipping into this trust.


In a phone interview on The View today, Kate said that she would work at McDonald's, if need be, to support her children, but would obviously prefer the larger paychecks from TLC.


Jon, who has been claiming that he wants his children off the show because the lack of privacy is "harmful" to them, disclosed on The Insider the last time he had sexual intercourse with Kate.


He then lied, over and over and over again about various rumors. (Please, he's never smoked a joint in his life? Didn't he live in a Hawaii for a while?)


After denying scandal after scandal, Jon apologized to people for his "mistakes." He also said he believes he will survive this particular one.


But will he survive Nancy Grace? Jon will be facing off with her tonight on The Insider.


Oh, and Hailey weighs in, via Twitter, if anyone cares.


BREAKING NEWS: Kate Gosselin Files Motions To Get $230k Back From Jon [Radar]

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<![CDATA[Pink: "Kanye West Is An Idiot, A Waste, And A Toolbox"]]> "And he's getting exactly what he wants right now. People are talking about him," Pink said, not mincing words this morning on Today, when Matt Lauer asked her about last night's events at the VMAs.





Pink Trashes Kanye And Sings 'Please Dont Leave Me' [ONTD]

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<![CDATA[Kathy Griffin Talks About Sexism In Hollywood, Family Secrets]]> This morning on Today, Kathy Griffin got serious for a moment to talk about the more serious issues she brings up in her memoir, Official Book Club Selection, like sexism in Hollywood, and her brother, who was a pedophile.

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<![CDATA[Glamour's Plus-Size Model: "I'm Not Saying Size 2 Isn't Normal, But My Normal Is This"]]> On Today editor Cindi Leive and model Lizzi Miller discussed the huge response to Glamour's picture of Miller's belly. "The first thing I thought was 'OK, not the most flattering picture,'" says Miller, "But that's real." Clip at left.

Earlier: Glamour Shocks Readers By Featuring Plus-Size Model's Belly

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<![CDATA[Allure: Michael Jackson Did Not Have Body Dysmorphic Disorder]]> Today on Today, an Allure editor discussed an article in the September issue that makes the argument that Michael Jackson didn't have body dysmorphia, but instead altered his appearance because of fallout from treatments of his various medical problems.

For the article, Allure interviewed MJ's own doctors and plastic surgeons, who say that the skin bleaching creams prescribed for his vitiligo weakened the skin and cartilage of his nose, which required corrective surgery on his — already altered — schnozz. Also, his lupus caused hair loss, which led to him getting his eyebrows and lash lines tattooed on.

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<![CDATA[Housewife Of Atlanta NeNe Screams On Hosts Today]]> Fan favorite NeNe put a brarawn and hosted the Yenta Hour of Today with Hoda Kotb. She refused to admit that RHWONJ is a bigger hit than Atlanta, had a few cocktails, and spent the rest of the hour hollering.

Earlier: Housewife Of New Jersey Danielle Hosts Today
Real Housewives Host "Yenta Hour" Of Today

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<![CDATA[Housewife Of New Jersey Danielle Hosts Today]]> Today's week-long Real Housewives co-hosting run had Hoda joined by Danielle (from the New Jersey cast). She talked about "the book," her plea bargain, how much she weighs, which tooth is capped, and her ring size.

Earlier: Real Housewife Danielle's New Weave, Old Mugshot
Real Housewives Host "Yenta Hour" Of Today

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<![CDATA[Real Housewives Host "Yenta Hour" Of Today]]> Cast members from The Real Housewives franchise will be co-hosting the fourth hour of Today with Hoda Kotb this week. Today was Bethenny Frankel's turn. She dished on the New Jersey cast, confessing that one of them hates her.

According to Bethenny (who is from the New York cast), Teresa Giudice — the "stage mom" whose husband is in "construction" — hates Bethenny because of comments Bethenny made about Teresa and her children on her blog.

Tomorrow, New Jersey cast member Danielle will be hosting, then NeNe from Atlanta on Wednesday, and finally Tamra from Orange County on Thursday. No housewives are scheduled for the Friday show, as of yet.

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<![CDATA[Was Heidi Pratt A Victim Of Al Roker's Sexism?]]> Heidi and Spencer were interviewed by Al Roker this morning on Today. Upset about how it went, the two called into Ryan Seacrest's radio show, where Heidi said, ""I really would advise women especially to be careful around [Roker]."

Watch the clip, and you be the judge. From what we can tell, Roker wasn't any harder on them than anyone else who finds the newlyweds despicable, except for when he said that some people believe the couple is "the poster children for everything that's wrong with celebrity in this country." But none of his remarks seemed aimed at Heidi's gender. His question as to whether the two are "proud" about their behavior on I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! apparently made Heidi cry after the interview was over. She told Seacrest, "I was shocked at how rude he was. I was crying afterwards because I couldn't believe I felt personally attacked. I wanted to say to him, 'Do you feel proud of how you're talking to me right now? I'm just a young woman and you're coming at me so aggressively and meanly [sic] and mean-spirited.'" You can listen to their Seacrest interview here.

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<![CDATA[10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week]]> Many weeks, we come across stupid stuff on TV that might fall through the cracks. In Mixed Bag, we'll collect those odds and ends, for a multimedia compilation of pop culture crap.



1.) "Have you seen Latoya?" has never sounded so creepy, or incriminating.


2.) Paula Deen visited the Today show, refused to leave, spread her legs, and grabbed two fistfuls of her vagina. The clip is rather long, but worth every second.


3.) The Real Housewives of New Jersey appeared on The View on Friday. Jacqueline, who discussed her difficulty with fertility on the show this past week, is now pregnant, and due June 11.



Unfortunately my two faves, Danielle and Teresa were not present. Teresa, it turns out, is also with child.

4.) Are your kittens still alive?


5.) More traumatizing than dead kittens: Judge Judy has never been a feminist.



But the thing is, her definition of why she's not a feminist is actually very feminist. So, like Mormon people who baptize the dead, I will anoint Judge Judy as a feminist, and get on with my life already.

6.) Oh, and if you ever need to read her mind, just read the captions on Larry King Live.





7.) Technology is destroying families, and making fathers sad.


8.) George Hamilton gave Bridget a lesson on the cultural history of Miami. Then they bonded about tanning.


9.) Sometimes I feel exactly like this:


10.) UGH! Maya Angelou, don't give her any ideas!


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<![CDATA[Al Roker Has Breastfeeding Experience]]> The Today Show has compiled a book of parenting advice, and this morning Al Roker shared his contribution: During a shirtless 3am feeding before he lost weight, his baby confused him with his wife.

Al proudly points out, "she latched right away!" Clip at left.

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<![CDATA[Today's "Yenta Hour" Lectures Women On How To Be Ladies]]> Ugh, the fourth hour of Today truly lived up to the nickname "yenta hour" this morning, as Hoda, Kathie Lee, and company advised us on the importance of being proper ladies.

In the clip at left, psychologist Judith Sills explains that while once the term "lady" had a "prissy, withheld, repressed" connotation, "today's lady" should strive to be "confident, strong, but soft around the edges." A survey found that 89% of women would like to be described as "confident" and "gutsy" but don't particularly care to be called a "lady," but, according to some dude from Esquire all it takes for us to make the jump to "lady" is class. So you can be an assertive, confident woman, just remember your manners, make sure you always look cute, and bat your eye lashes while you're at it.

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<![CDATA[The Live TV Marriage Proposal: Sweet Or Scary?]]> If you haven't noticed, it's a painfully slow news day, which is probably why Today decided to give a man some camera time so he could pop the question to his galpal.

While the idea is sweet, nothing scares us more than being proposed to in front of an audience—let alone on live, national television at 9:30 a.m.—because you are almost required to say "yes" and seem happy even if you will tell your dude "thanks, but no thanks" later on.

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<![CDATA[What Exactly Is "Hooking Up"?]]> This morning, the Today show investigated this confusing new trend in dating on the "Yenta Hour."

Our two favorite menopausal morning hosts don't know what "hooking up" is, but they certainly don't like the sound of it. Hint for Kathie Lee: "Hooking up" is what Frank did with that stewardess in the hotel room.

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<![CDATA[Kathie Lee & Hoda Entertain With Middle-Aged Musings]]> Today on Today's "Yenta Hour," the ladies complained that texting is hard, Hoda got cougar-y, and Kathie Lee wrote a musical called Keepin' It Real!

We've already expressed our love/hate relationship witih Today's campy-twosome Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb. It's so easy to get sucked into their vacuous banter which, this morning, involved Hoda's love for singer Chris Brown, and the musical that Kathie Lee wrote called Keepin' It Real. (It's about a teen who lives in Malibu who has to resist the temptation of plastic surgery, and is being performed by high school students in Indiana this weekend. It sounds seriously awesome.)

Earlier: Kathie Lee And Hoda's 4th Hour Of Today Is So Bad It's (Almost) Good

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<![CDATA[Chris Rock Never Believed A Black President Was Possible]]> Chris Rock and Ben Stiller were on Today this morning to promote their movie Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. Rock, who plays a zebra, made a quick joke about being biracial, which prompted Meredith Vieira to ask him about Barack Obama, and Rock's film Head of State, in which he plays a black presidential candidate, who was chosen by the Democratic party after their original candidate died. Rock says that he never imagined that it would be possible that a black man would be president, and if he'd known, he wouldn't have made the movie as silly. Clip above.


Earlier: Barack Obama: Biracial Icon To Zebras And Oreos Everywhere?

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<![CDATA[Angelina & Matt Lauer Discuss Beauty, Adopting More Children]]> Angelina Jolie was on Today this morning to promote her new film, the Clint Eastwood-directed Changeling. Estee Lauer (apparently, that's Matt Lauer's nickname at work because he wears so much makeup) asked Angie what it's like to be so beautiful, and if it's difficult when people can't see beyond the surface to recognize her true talent. She was really humble in her answer, because obviously, 1) no one feels bad for her that she's gorgeous, and 2) her talent actually has been recognized. She has an Oscar. Anyway, her face lit up when she talked about how cute her kids are. We know that no one's perfect, but she seriously comes really close. Clip above.

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<![CDATA[Creepy Fake Baby Trend Arrives On American Shores]]> Some of you may recall that, back in January, we wrote about that British documentary My Fake Baby, the "reborn" baby dolls that are so lifelike that childless women treat them as their own. Well, it's set to air on BBC America tonight, and to promote it, a bunch of American women who "collect" these dolls were on the Today show. Matt Lauer was freaked out, and said as much. Clip above.


Earlier: Lifelike Baby Dolls: The New Trend For Childless British Women

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<![CDATA[Hoda Kotb Loves A Good Fart Joke]]> This morning, during the fourth hour of the Today show, or as we like to call it: "The Yenta Hour with Hoda and Kathie Lee," the gals were going over their favorite headlines of the day, and Hoda lost her shit when she reported on the story of the man in West Virginia who was arrested and charged with battery after he farted and waved the stink at a cop. The best part is that Hoda's preferred colloquialism for fart is "cut one." Clip above.

Earlier: Kathie Lee And Hoda's 4th Hour Of Today Is So Bad It's (Almost) Good

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