Buzz Briefs: Eminem, Danny Bonaduce
Eminem's Mom Defends Her Reputation In New Book
Eminem's mom says she didn't try to be the "most hated mother in America." She just wanted to protect her son.
Debbie Nelson says the now-infamous defamation lawsuit against her son was not her intent. Eminem and his then-wife, Kim, were living in her house as it was about to be repossessed, so she hired a lawyer. The lawyer found out who her son was and filed for defamation.
Nelson says that was bad enough, but then Eminem's label called her and told her, "Keep it going. We're selling records." She says she thought, "This is just too much for me."
Nelson believes her son was facing pressure from his wife and his label, and she says he must have thought saying bad things about his mother would sell. She says she hasn't had much of a relationship with him lately.
Nelson's book, "My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem" is in stores now.
Despite Rocky Road, Bonaduce Is Not Giving Up On Marriage
A Los Angeles judge has signed off on the amicable end to Danny Bonaduce's nearly 18-year marriage.
Bonaduce will pay $16,000 a month to his ex-wife, Gretchen, for spousal and child support. The former couple will retain joint custody of their children, who are 14 and 7 years old.
Their marriage was the subject of the reality show, "Breaking Bonaduce," which also chronicled the former child star's bout with addiction. Gretchen Bonaduce filed for divorce in April 2007.
Danny Bonaduce now hosts a radio talk show in Los Angeles, as well as VH1's "I Know My Kid's a Star."
Documents signed by a judge on Thursday indicate Bonaduce isn't giving up on marriage: he's keeping the rights to sell a show called, "The Next Mrs. Bonaduce."
Janet Jackson Won't Be "Rockin" For All Of Her Fans
Janet Jackson won't be rockin' any rescheduled tour dates.
The 42-year-old singer is not choreographing any makeup dates for the seven "Rock Witchu" tour performances that were initially postponed because of her illness "due to conflicts in the singer's schedule," said a statement released by tour organizer Live Nation on Tuesday.
The canceled stops, originally scheduled Sept. 29 to Oct. 13, include: Montreal; Boston; Philadelphia; Greensboro, N.C.; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Uncasville, Conn.; and Syracuse, N.Y.
Jackson's publicist previously said she had been suffering from migraine-associated vertigo, which led to her canceling the string of shows. She was being treated for the illness, which is characterized by dizziness, imbalance and other symptoms.
Beyonce: Ready To Pick Up Mic & Volunteer For Obama
Attention, Mr. President-elect: Come Inauguration Day, Beyonce is at your service.
"I'm there. I can't wait. I feel like all of us, we're ready to do whatever we have to do. Whatever they want - if they need me to volunteer, they need me to sing, I'm there, and I'm ready," a giddy Beyonce said in an interview the day after Democrat Barack Obama made history by becoming the nation's first elected black president.
The singer could not stop beaming after Obama's win over Republican John McCain on Tuesday. In fact, she was so inspired, she wore a blue suit and tie in honor of Obama - with stiletto heels that were red, white and blue.
Ellen DeGeneres, Others Still In Search Of Equality
Ellen DeGeneres says she is "saddened beyond belief" by the passage of a constitutional amendment in California banning gay marriage.
The talk show host said in a statement Wednesday to The Associated Press that she, "like millions of Americans, felt like we had taken a giant step toward equality" by electing Barack Obama as president.
DeGeneres says that with the passage of California's Proposition 8, "we took a giant step away."
DeGeneres wed actress Portia de Rossi in August, following a May state Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage in California.
She contributed $100,000 to fight the amendment on Tuesday's ballot.
DeGeneres asserts she will "continue to speak out for equality for all of us."
Country Singer Jett Williams Learns More About Dad Through His Recordings
Jett Williams never met her father, Hank Williams Sr., who died in the back seat of a Cadillac five days before she was born in 1953.
But she's come to learn more about him from 143 never-released recordings he did for a radio program in 1951.
The recordings were retrieved from a trash bin and ended up part of the Williams estate. They're being released over the next three years (with the first batch hitting stores last week).
"It's very intimate," Jett Williams, a 55-year-old country singer, said recently. "It's like he came over to your house and he's saying, `Let me tell you about this song I just wrote.'"
Born to Bobbie Jett, Williams' girlfriend between his two marriages, Jett Williams didn't have a clue her father was Hank Williams until her 21st birthday. It took her years of legal action to receive recognition and a share of his estate.