Martha Stewart's darkest secrets revealed in explosive tell-all written by her own family!Multiple sources, including a publishing source and family insider, tell The ENQUIRER the book will expose intimate details of Martha's boozing, eating and crying binges, name the stars she hates and reveal what really happened to her in prison, along with facts about her "special" lady friend!
PLUS: Martha's pathetic crying jags and the celebs Martha hates. Topping her "enemies list" are Rachael Ray and Donald Trump, say sources. [The National Enquirer]
Let's start taking bets on who this could be: maybe daughter Alexis? Maybe disgruntled ex-employee leaking some false info on the one time inside-trader? Or maybe The National Enquirer editor David Perel who needs a little boost and a Rielle Hunter-esque scandal if he's going to stave off bankruptcy.
Also, hahaha on Rachel Ray being on top of anybody's enemy list.
While the rest of the glossy industry is falling by the wayside, food magazine titles are actually improving on their sales, thanks to more people eating in (who has the money for Outback anymore? Besides Merideth from The Office) and the boost in advertisements during a time when Lean Cuisines, not Macbooks, are selling.
But not only are food magazines surviving during the economic slump, they are going to teach you how to do it as well:
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The Sun is down, Jewish Living closed on a High Holy Day, but for some reason The Food Network keeps cranking out dem munchie mags. At first we were confused as to whether the press release for Food Network star Sandra Lee's new publication, Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade, was the same rumored Food Network Magazine idea that's been floating around since February.
But then, no! The network is launching another glossy, appropriately titled The Food Network Magazine. So why is the television station teaming up Hearst publications to dump all their money into an industry that seems to be falling faster than the market?
Let's look at a couple possibilities:
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The Wall Street Journal's Amy Chozick is already facing a wave of criticism for using a Yahoo message board to find sources for her "Is Barack Obama too skinny to be president?" article. Now comes a real charge: That what she was actually asking is whether Obama is "too black" to be president. Says Chozick: "I can't even respond to that. That's ridiculous." [Slate]
• Angelina Jolie takes priority over U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito? Yeah, we can't even feign surprise.
• Because you've always wondered what Paris Hilton would look like dead. And because this way, nobody has to go to prison.
• Rachael Ray to explain how Dunkin' Donuts are an essential part of the food chain.
• Tobey Maguire's fiance wears toilet paper to the premiere of Spiderman 3, simultaneously pisses off Sheryl Crowe and Anna Wintour.
• We already know Lindsay Lohan likes having her picture taken. But who knew she liked to flounce around in her brassiere? Next up for Linds: an all-Victoria's Secret model sleepover complete with lingerie pillow fight.
More bad news for Megan Mullally. The Will & Grace star-cum-talk show host has just seen the "competition" gain on her. Why the air quotes? Because when you're dealing with a trio of syndicated talk shows barely registering on the Nielsens, it's actually less embarrassing to mimick Britney Spears' trademark gestures than pretend there's an actual race going on.
Mullally, who's been holding third place along with Greg Behrendt's self-titled show, saw the He's Not That Into You host pull ahead from a 0.8 rating to a 0.9, while Megan remains lurking with her staid 0.8, for the pre-sweeps week ending Oct. 29. (Meanwhile, Rachel Ray leads the pack with a 2.0, and Keith Ablow's Telepictures endeavor holds second with a 1.0.)
As we exclusively told you late last month, Megan's show is rumored to be on NBC Universal's chopping block. We've been hearing a tentative pull date of January, but with results like these, it wouldn't be surprising to see Mullally disappear from daytime even sooner.
• First look at the new ELLEgirl.com, where "Boys" is the only tab worth clicking. Kudos to webmaster for removing any opportunity to subscribe to print version. [ELLEgirl.com]
• House Armed Services Committee chairman Duncan Hunter wants CNN's embedded reporters removed, following the network's broadcast of "insurgent snipers targeting U.S. soldiers was tantamount to airing an enemy propaganda film." "Propaganda," shouts Hunter. "Ratings," shouts Jon Klein. [AP]
• Morley Saffer backtracks on bashing painting; heads to Rome to confirm he's no good. [Intelligencer]
• Rachel Ray is opening a string of burger joints. "EEVO" where you'd least expect it. [FBNY]
• Hershey insists the trick to getting fatties to eat more candy bars is by reaching them in the store. [AdAge]
• To promote his new book about his media famous mother, Slate's John Dickerson sets up creepy web results search alerts. Be right back, Ophelia's calling. [Slate]
There's been plenty of hubbub over Rachel Ray's new show on ABC which premieres today at 10 am. Of course we aren't going to switch from Martha Stewart (NBC) to watch Rachel bounce around the stage shouting "EVOO Extra Virgin Olive Oil," but we also can't ignore the rumors that Martha sent her staffers over to the new show to get a whiff of what Rachel's cookin' up.
Four Stewart staffers using fake names tried to infiltrate Ray's audience at a taping last week, a source told PAGE SIX, but the spies were recognized by a security guard who also works for Stewart. "They were kicked out because they lied about their names," sniffed the spy. "Otherwise they would have been welcome to stop by - we have nothing to hide."
Well, at least RR has her PR campaign in order. Ray isn't the only one making her debut today. Oprah kicks of her first show of the season on ABC and Meghan Mullally starts her daytime talk show on NBC. Somehow Rachel Ray has gotten all the media attention on this one … but maybe it's only because Mullally didn't send a bunch of undercover interns to go spy on Rosie O'Donnell at The View.
SPYING DOESN'T EEM TO PAY [Page Six]
• Lindsay Lohan will bring cupcakes and flash a little boob, just to keep her job of doing nothing but partying and shopping. [Gatecrasher]
• If we had the choice between drowning or getting mouth to mouth from Tom Cruise, we'd swallow gulps of saltwater til we sank. Isn't it sad that he used to be our lifeguard fantasy? [Page Six]
• It's Us Weekly, so you never know … but Kate Hudson is reportedly screwing Owen Wilson. She really should be with a funny guy. [Us Weekly]
• The Guardian is sorry. Prince Harry grabbed those titties three years ago. Not last week. It's all their fault. [Guardian]
• How did Rachel Ray ever land a star like Oprah on her show? [People]
• Sorry tourists. SoHo's Prada store is still drying out. [NYT]
• Breaking News: Angelina Jolie hates being pregnant! Oh, and we're so sure Bonnie Fuller just loooved her morning sickness and stretch marks. [Star]
• Rachel Ray, with her flippy hair and "EVOO extra virgin olive oil," will be the next face of Oprah. It's a good thing that lying about food ingredients isn't too easy. [MSNBC]
• President Bush interrupts Ellen Degeneres' birthday bash this morning for another speech on Iraq. And he didn't see Brokeback Mountain. Since Randy Jackson isn't running the country, can we focus on the bigger picture here?
• The drunken mess that is Kiefer Sutherland continues. 24: Not just a show, but the amount of hours Kief spends under the influence of total intoxication. [Page Six]
• When you have to shop at Gap Kids past the age of 14, it's called anorexia. [National Ledger]
• Vogue's Anna Wintour is claiming responsibility for the death of Variety spin off V Life. When the "trade" publication put Gwyneth Paltrow on its cover at the same time she popped up on Vogue, the edtrix made more than one angry phone call over the actress' saturation. So when the title announced February would be it's last issue, Wintour's ego celebrated. [Radar]
• Tony Danza's daytime chat fest has been signed for the 2006-07 season, but WABC is dropping his obnoxious tone for another: Rachel Ray. [NYP]
• Teen People killed its story of Olsen twin look-a-like white supremecists Lamb and Lynx Gaede after a "junior employee" signed a deal not to use the words "Nazi," supremacist" and "hate" in the copy. [NYP]
• Katie Couric isn't the only one worried about rising babes in network news. Jill Rappaport is reportedly exiting, to be replaced by Matt Lauer's ex-squeeze and video game vixen Maria Menounos. [Page Six]
• In shocking news, magazine editors will be spending their Thanksgivings .. eating .. with family! [WWD]
• Jann Wenner's gift to his staffers: A chance to see U2 for $369. Too bad Jann is friends with the band and could just have easily scored free tix if he actually meant well this holiday. [R&M]
• Nick Denton threatens to shutter a blog — and the blogosphere cries. [Blog Herald]
• Judith Miller will be able to buy friends with her $3 million severance package, but she needn't spend a penny to get some loving from the Observer. [NYO]
• Reader's Digest's publishing arm might have a Rosie O'Donnell of its own on their hands, with foodie Rachel Ray manhandling all aspects of her upcoming bimonthly Every Day With Rachael Ray. Already its editor and design director have come and gone, but Ray isn't taking the hint — and plans on being the mag's monthly cover model.
• In the latest NYP v. NYDN, Page Six calls out yesterday's Daily News front page for its Hurricane Katrina hope-or-hopeless mixed message. But will it make Tabloid Wars?
• Still pulling itself up from its circulation scandal, Newsday is killing staffer morale yet again with layoffs on the horizon. The Kew Gardens office will likely be shuttered with Manhattan's news cubes drastically emptied as well.
• As expected, Hurricane Katrina is boosting ratings on the cable nets. Reeling in the numbers windfall is CNN, which landed in second after (no surprise here) Fox News.
• Britain's Guardian newspaper relaunches this month with a new, smaller (Berliner) format, ditching its tabloid format in dimensions only.
