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Archive for May, 2010

Lindsay Lohan just walked out of the L.A. County Courthouse sporting a brand new fashion accessory — her court-ordered SCRAM bracelet. The alcohol monitoring device got a makeover since Lindsay last rocked it back in 2007 — it’s now smaller, sleeker, and lighter.

Lindsay was put into her new SCRAM bracelet right inside the courthouse, where Judge Marsha Revel also informed Lohan that she would be meeting with a probation officer on Thursday.

Until the judge decides she can remove it — LiLo must wear the device at all times … even in the shower.

I’m not 100 percent sure what constitutes a totally successful broadcasting debut, but it’s safe to say that Warner did very well. Not only did he get his old Iowa Barnstormers jersey number retired at halftime, he proved to be an engaging presence in the booth – he talked intelligently about coverages, what the quarterbacks were seeing, and specific AFL rules and terms. (You’ll need that kind of help if you’re watching your first AFL game and you hear about a “jack linebacker” getting penalized for “shading” … and that whole 5 x 5 box thing on defense is just weird.) At times, Warner would talk over the action; then he’d reverse field and seem to be too conscious of that timing to answer a question. But those types of things will be hammered out over time. I think Warner’s deserving of the NFL broadcasting chance he wants, and I hope he gets it sooner than later.

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If you’ve got some time Friday night at around 8 p.m. ET, and a way to watch the NFL Network, you might want to tune into an Arena Football League game between the Arizona Rattlers and the Iowa Barnstormers. If Kurt Warner’s interviews during his playing time were an indication, you might see the start of a pretty good broadcasting career. Warner, the future Hall-of-Famer and former Barnstormers quarterback, will be doing color for the broadcast alongside former Iowa quarterback Paul Burmeister. Warner, of course, had to make a detour through the AFL and NFL Europe after washing out as an undrafted free agent before finding his way back to the NFL and eventual stardom.

“I’m honored to be the first player inducted into the Barnstormers Hall of Fame and am looking forward to being a guest analyst for the game,” Warner told the league’s official site. “Having experienced success in both the AFL and NFL, I know that I’ll be able to add a great deal of insight as a member of the broadcasting team for this game.”

Just as he did as a player — he led the Barnstormers to the Arena Bowl in 1996 and 1997 — Warner hopes to use his time with the indoor league as a stepping stone to the big time. He recently told Michael Hiestand of USA Today that he has “talked with all the networks” [about an on-air job] and “now it’s just wait and see. Talking about the game is something I’ve always enjoyed. … It’s going to be about finding the right situation without giving away my life again.”

If you ask me, the NFL could do a lot worse than Warner … and it frequently does. Just ask anyone forced to endure a game with Matt Millen blathering nonsensically at a breakneck pace (once again, dude … not every NFL coverage is “Two-deep, man under.” Seriously. It’s not possible), and you’ll wonder exactly what qualifications are mandatory for a broadcasting gig. Warner is fiercely intelligent, he’s got a great life story, he’s read more defenses than 95 percent of the quarterbacks he’d be analyzing, and he’s certainly proven that he won’t take “no” for an answer if he doesn’t get what he wants at first call. I’m not a big AFL follower per se, but I’ll be tuning in Friday night to see if Kurt Warner(notes) is as impressive in his new prospective profession as I expect him to be.

The 44-year-old singer-and-actress confesses she had a tough time when shooting her latest movie ‘Why Did I Get Married Too?’ because of Michael’s death of an Propofol overdose last year, but channelled her energy into the film and stayed in touch with her family to check up on details.

Speaking at a special screening of the film at the Brixton Ritzy Cinema, London, Janet told BANG Showbiz: “It was very tough at times. It was very, very difficult. I just tried to do my best. It was very therapeutic and very draining in other ways. You know, it never left my mind what was going on.

“I stayed away from watching any television whatsoever, but I stayed in touch with my family on a daily basis. It was difficult at times but it helped me to heal. The tears in the film, those were real tears.”

Recently her ex-boyfriend Jermaine Dupri claimed the ‘All For You’ singer no longer wanted to make music as her albums do not sell as well as they used to.

He said: “Last time I heard she really didn’t want to do an album. She wanted to just do singles every once in a while. She’s looked at the marketplace -albums are not really doing what they usually do when you put all this budget out there. Janet is just trying to figure out her landscape.”

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