day 137

lily and lindsay, at it again

after making headlines for getting matching "shhh" tattoos similar to rihanna's in february, lindsay and lohan and lily allen have teamed up once again.  the terrible twosome made a mini appearance together at lily's concert last night in los angeles.  during lily's "encore" performance to the britney spears' comeback hit "womanizer," lindsay randomly popped up on stage (around the 3:30 mark in the vid above) to awkwardly greet lily and then attempt to sing a small portion of the song, spending the rest of her short tenure on stage flailing about before she slowly moved off stage hoping no one would notice.  so, lily appeased la lohan for about 5 seconds before she realized that she was actually performing.  with news surfacing that lindsay wanted to put a britney cover on her new album, this could be the perfect duet.  lily has unofficially released the single and has been using it as her closing number for most of her gigs since the release of her latest album.  i just wish lindsay would get a hold of herself.  if you're going to pop up on stage, make it pre planned and rock out with lily! don't just jump up there to do a white girl dance.  

madonna misses out on mercy

madonna won't be adding another malawian child to her brood anytime soon.  the material mom was denied her adoption for 3 year old mercy today, even after receiving backing by the country's government and getting word from her legal team that it was a done deal.  the reason why madonna isn't getting to take the child home with her? she didn't meet residency requirements.  well, duh! according to malawian law (which was apparently looked over when she adopted son david in 2006) a potential adopter must have lived in the country for 18 to 24 months in advance of the adoption.  but, because she's madonna and all, madonna isn't letting a little legal mumbo jumbo get in the way of her adoption.  she filed an appeal to the supreme court of malawi today to overrule the ruling.  and, because it will probably be looked over by a different judge, i'd expect madonna to have mercy in new york or london in the next month or so.  the thing i don't understand is why all these kids in malawi are considered orphans when they have a living relative who cares for them.  david's father is still alive and even got a visit from his biological son during the singer's trip to the country for this process, and mercy' grandmother cares for her.  plus, the judge's ruling says that madonna's contributions to the orphanage and surrounding areas where mercy lives are beneficiary enough for the little one without having to displace her hundreds of miles away.  this is a case to keep our eyes on - i don't expect it to fall off the radar for quite some time.  

er says farewell

nbc's thursday night staple (for the past 15 years), er,  said buh-bye last night to quite the crowd.  the peacock net's only medical drama brought in over 16 million people, besting all competing networks for the 8-11 time slot.  er is the biggest drama series finale since murder, she wrote left the airwaves nearly 13 years ago, and the biggest get for adults 18-49 since 2002's x-files send off.  even george clooney's march return couldn't outdo the finale - his ep only garnered about 11 million.  in its 90s heydey, the show would average with viewership in the 20 millions, but interest waned when original cast members started to peel off.  the show hasn't had any of the original cast on board as regulars since since noah wyle left 4 years ago.  the show will be missed, but its place as tv's leading hospital serial was taken over by grey's anatomy back in 2005.