Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Grand-Duggars M-ultiply; LiLo decides to pay attention

- JENNIFER CHRISTMAN

Spin Cycle presents another installmen­t of “All the News That’s Fit to Razz” …

It was announced Josh Duggar (one of the 19 children of Jim Bob and Michelle) and his wife are having another baby boy, in addition to daughter Mackynzie and son Michael. So they’ll need another male M name.

We suggest the name Moore. As in Moore on the way.

During plea negotiatio­ns in her lying- to- cops case, Lindsay Lohan reportedly agreed to go to rehab only if the facility would allow her to continue taking Adderall (used to treat attention deficit disorder).

Her next demand? Downing the pill with two liters of vodka.

On the subject of Barbara Walters’ retirement — reported to take place in 2014 — the longtime newswoman had no comment to share on her show The View this week, saying only, “I have no announceme­nt to make.”

In other words, for wight now, she’s wemaining quiet on these wetirement wumors.

Speaking of morning network shows, Today show host Matt Lauer recently Tweeted an apology to Mark Zinni, a former intern who posted that Lauer was “not so nice.” Lauer wrote: “Always tried to be nice Mark. Sorry you didn’t think so. Hope you’re doing well. Matt.”

Another Twitter-apology Lauer might consider: “Hey, former Today show co-host @AnnCurry, so sorry I forgot to take the knife out of your back #nohardfeel­ings?’’

In an interview, 23-yearold Downton Abbey star Jessica Brown Findlay says she regrets flashing her breasts in the 2011 film Albatross. She feels, well, like a boob. And, speaking about those, some parents have taken exception to Victoria Secret’s Pink line and its “bright young things” ads, which show younger girls in skimpy underwear with slogans like “Dare You” and “Feeling Lucky.” The company responded that garments are aimed not at girls but at “college-aged women.”

In other words, they maintain they are doing absolutely nothing thong, er, wrong.

Singer Justin Bieber — who has shown up late to concerts and collapsed onstage — was recently seized in Germany for monkey business. No, wait, it was a pet monkey who was seized and kept in quarantine because Bieber didn’t have the correct paperwork.

Whatever. Bieber’s still bananas.

A judge has ruled that only two of the four original members of the female group En Vogue — Cindy Herron and Terry Ellis — can “Hold On” to the use of the En Vogue name after a legal battle with former bandmates Maxine Jones and Dawn Robinson.

Um, who? En Vogue hasn’t been in vogue since 1990.

Comedian Louie Anderson recently hurt himself during a taping of the ABC celebrity diving show Splash. Attempting to do a flip, the 400-pound comedian slammed into the water, landing on his face and chest.

Meanwhile, ABC is hurting from Splash- related injuries too. It has landed on its rump in the ratings. Dive in, e-mail:

jchristman@arkansason­line.com Spin Cycle is a weekly smirk at pop culture and a weekly segment on Little Rock’s KURB-FM, B98.5 at 7 a.m. Thursdays. Listen live and hear podcasts at b98.com.

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