http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/sideshow RSS Feed for Inq Col Sideshow en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:02:17 GMT http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/sideshow/20091107_Sideshow___Wild__man_gets_time_served__probation.html Joe Francis, the entrepreneur behind the tasteless Girls Gone Wild vid series, was sentenced yesterday to 301 days already served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns and bribing Nevada jail workers for better treatment behind bars. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/sideshow/20091106_Sideshow__Ex-pageant_winner_drops_her_suit.html It's a scandal-heavy week. So strap in and . . . squirm. The infamously defrocked California pageant princess Carrie Prejean and Miss USA pageant organizer K2Productions have reached a settlement in their dueling lawsuits. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/sideshow/20091105_Sideshow__Black_eye_for_Fergie_s_guy_.html If you were married to Fergie, gorgeousitudinous lead warbler of The Black Eyed Peas, would you cheat? Well, her spouse of 10 whole months, Josh Duhamel, would - according to the lawyer of a stripper who tells the heavily panting National Enquirer that ou http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/sideshow/20091104_Sideshow__A_new_role_for_Parker__Sex_and_the_Arts.html You knew it was only a matter of time: The White House has called upon Sarah Jessica Parker to serve her nation. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/sideshow/20091103_Sideshow__It_s_just_a_comic_book__say_the__Twilight_ers.html Once more (with feeling): Robert Pattinson, 23, is not dating Twilight costar Kristen Stewart, 19. The dreamy vampire-fanged Brit tells Vanity Fair it's futile to fight the rumors. "It doesn't make any difference what you say" to the tabloids, h http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/sideshow/20091102_Sideshow__A_box-office_hit_for_Michael_Jackson.html Michael Jackson's This Is It was the No. 1 Halloween thriller domestically with a $21.3 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates released yesterday. The movie pulled in $101 million worldwide in its first five days, and distributor Sony is extending the farewell performance film beyond its planned two-week run. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/sideshow/20091031_Sideshow__Dennis_Hopper_to_get_treatment_for_cancer.html Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is seeking treatment at the University of Southern California, his manager Sam Maydew announced yesterday. "We're hoping for the best," Maydew said. No details have been released. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/sideshow/20091030_Sideshow__MJ_hit_rivals__Paranormal_Activity_.html Michael Jackson Fever is at an all-time high four months after the King of Pop's death. This Is It, a collection of filmed miscellany, bagged $2.2 mil in the United States from late-night shows Tuesday and another $2.2 mil Wednesday, giving it a good shot at beating scary phenom Paranormal Activity as this weekend's No. 1 hit. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/sideshow/20091029_Sideshow__Suck_it_up__says_Sendak.html Are you worried that the film adaptation of best-selling kids' book Where the Wild Things Are will be too disturbing for children? Keep it to yourself. Whatever you do, don't ask Wild Things author Maurice Sendak. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/sideshow/20091028_Sideshow__Eva_Longoria_to_see_her_Spanish_roots.html Yes, you can go home again. Just ask Desperate Housewives hottie Eva Longoria, 34, who says that next month she will visit her ancestral home, a remote village named Longoria in Spain's northern Asturias region.