joan rivers

Freelance writer Dennis Hensley calls them Job Hogs: media people who seem to be everywhere while everyone else is out of work. Like Ellen Degeneres. Or Ryan Seacrest. "Ryan Seacrest wants to be Dick Clark, the original Job Hog," he says. "That I get. But Ellen being the spokesperson for Cover...

The other night I was sharing -- okay, whining -- about yet another long and possibly futile day spent writing a spec project that may or may not sell when my partner asked: "What did you expect?" I was stunned -- partly because I didn't know the answer, partly because what I wanted him to say...

In a Hollywood tangle made for juicy tabloid headlines, Joan Rivers was having a dispute with her ex-manager Billy Sammath and said in an interview that the manager was suing her, among other charges. Now that manger is indeed suing her -- for saying that he was suing her. Not following? As an...

There are two types of people in the world: those who love Joan Rivers, the brash, raspy comedienne, and those who can't stand her. Offstage, though, the legendary performer is easy to like. Rivers is no diva: she's been known to tote her own luggage at the airport, and she checks into hotels under...

The new "I'd rather go naked than wear fur," campaign by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals featuring Eva Mendes in the buff has captured a great deal of attention for its cause. Since the ad trade is very lemming-like, I wouldn't be surprised to see other causes glom onto the idea, until...