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  • Michael Strahan Donates $100K To University Marching Band

    Retired American football pro Michael Strahan is giving back to his alma mater, Texas Southern University, by donating a whopping $100,000 to the marching band.

    “Ocean of Soul,” as the marching band is called, will be using the funds to travel to Canton, Ohio so that they can play when Strahan is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August. The 42-year-old Strahan announced the news on Tuesday morning on Live with Kelly and Michael!, ABC’s morning show that he co-hosts with Kelly Ripa.

    The marching band needed $150,000 and they surpassed their monetary goal with Strahan’s donation, Kevin Hart’s $50,000 donation, and other donations. Strahan said, “I can’t let Kevin do it all alone, so I’m going to give them $100,000. Thank you, Kevin for the $50,000, and I’ll give the hundred and we’ll get the band there and hopefully the kids will have a great time. And I appreciate all the support.”

    Drum major Darius Harris said, “We have a special edge. We bring things out to light that other bands cannot bring.”

    Marching band director Richard Lee said that playing at the Pro Football Hall of Fame event is an exciting opportunity for the band, as many people have not seen them play yet. “We want to make sure we give them an excellent performance as we always do,” he said.

    Texas Southern University’s Associate Vice President Eva Pickens said that they had a goal to raise $150,000 in 30 days. Now that they surpassed their goal, the excess funds will be used for scholarships for the band students.

    “Ocean of Soul” will be participating in the Pro Football Hall of Fame event by performing at the fan appreciation tailgate party at the Hall of Fame Campus. The event will be held on August 2.

    Strahan played for the New York Giants from 1993 to 2007.

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  • Lara Spencer Named New ‘GMA’ Co-Host

    Lara Spencer was named a Good Morning America co-host on Friday. This puts her in the same playing field as both Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos and means she will have far more exposure during the first hour of the show. This is just another of a string of changes at GMA. Sam Champion was replaced by Ginger Zee in December and Josh Elliott was replaced by Amy Robach just a few weeks ago. Sources expect Spencer’s promotion is the last of the big changes for the show. Her promotion was announced publicly just a month after she signed a new ABC News contract.

    Spencer’s big news was announced by James Goldston, president of ABC News. In an internal memorandum he told those who work on the show that “Lara is clearly an essential ingredient in the success we have enjoyed.”

    Lara Spencer hosted the entertainment news magazine The Insider before she became part of Good Morning America back in 2011, as “lifestyle anchor,” a job was was created just for her. Her signature segment has been the “Pop News Heat Index,” a one-hour summary of entertainment and pop culture news stories running from 8:00 to 9:00 A.M.

    It was two years ago this very week that Good Morning America overtook The TODAY Show in the morning news program ratings. That ended a 16-year streak TODAY had of being the winning news program. They have yet to regain that status. Just last week GMA led TODAY by 279,000 viewers between the ages of 25 and 54. This age group denotes a key demographic for news advertisers.

    It was announced just a few days ago that Live with Kelly and Michael star Michael Strahan will also be joining Good Morning America as a special correspondent. He won’t be leaving the show he co-hosts with Kelly Ripa, however. He and Lara Spencer are shown in her Instragram photo as she tells him he will need extra caffeine in order to be part of the morning news show.

    Congratulations to Lara Spencer on her promotion at Good Morning America. How do you suppose Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos feel about sharing the limelight with a third party? Do you suppose they are on board with Spencer’s promotion or are they feeling as though they’ve been thrown under that proverbial bus?

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  • Poppy Montgomery Secretly Married Shawn Sanford at Disneyland

    Poppy Montgomery and Microsoft executive Shawn Sanford have been married since February 19.

    Montgomery broke the news on Friday when she appeared on Live! with Kelly and Michael.

    The wedding ceremony took place at Disneyland. The couple’s children were present and Mickey and Minnie Mouse presided.

    “My mother was horrified. She was like, ‘How do you turn Disneyland into Vegas? You don’t run away to Disneyland and get married!’”

    Montgomery said the kids were more excited about the setting and special guests than the wedding itself:

    ” … my children were so in awe of Mickey and Minnie that they didn’t really pay any attention to the wedding. And then my stepdaughter said, ‘Why is Minnie dressed better than you?’ Because I wore jeans and Minnie was in a sort-of bridal gown.”

    Montgomery and Sanford are parents to daughter Violet Grace, born in April 2013. Montgomery is also mother to six-year-old Jackson, her son with actor Adam Kaufman.

    While with Kaufman, Montgomery downplayed the importance of marriage:

    “If Jackson, our son, wanted us to [get married], I would for him because sometimes it’s important to kids, [but] marriage was never a priority for me,” she said in 2011. “I feel like the bigger commitment is actually having a child together, that’s really forever. With marriage, you can get a divorce.”

    Montgomery has played Detective Carrie Wells on the CBS crime series Unforgettable since it premiered in 2011. Prior to that the Australian-born actress was known for her starring role on the police procedural series Without a Trace which ran on CBS from 2002 to 2009.

    Unforgettable made headlines in 2012 when CBS cancelled the series after its first season, then picked it up for a 13-episode second season a little over a month later. In September 2013 it was renewed for a third season, which will air this summer.

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  • Michael Strahan: ABC Host Set To Join Good Morning America On Part-Time Basis

    Michael Strahan, Kelly Ripa’s co-host on ABC’s Live! with Kelly and Michael, made a big announcement on Wednesday during their morning show.

    “I’m gonna be on ‘GMA’ now,” Strahan said, referring to the network’s other daytime show, Good Morning America. He won’t be leaving Ripa’s side however—he’s only signing on to his new show as a part-time co-host. He has a lot going on, he said, and doesn’t think he can do Good Morning America every day. “I have to be smart about it,” he added.

    He reassured viewers that his show with Ripa “is my No. 1 priority—you are my No. 1 priority.” He values the show highly, and would never do anything to “jeopardize the quality” of what he does on Live!

    The rumors about Strahan joining the show began yesterday, three days after news anchor Josh Elliott quit Good Morning America. Earlier, it was announced that Elliott was moving on to NBC Sports. According to a report, the part-time gig had been in the works for months, and as such, it had nothing to do with Elliott’s sudden exit from ABC.

    Strahan said he had a meeting about the possibility of him being part of Good Morning America. He then went to watch the new Captain America movie with actor Samuel L. Jackson, and when he got out of the screening and checked his messages, he was informed of the good news.

    The 42-year-old former New York Giants player will join cast members Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Lara Spencer, Amy Robach, and Ginger Zee during the first hour of Good Morning America.

    Strahan first joined ABC as Regis Philbin’s co-host in Live! with Regis and Kelly when Ripa was absent for the show in October 2010. Philbin left the show in November the following year, and Strahan became a regular guest on the show, he was later selected to be Ripa’s new co-host. He made his debut as official co-host on the rechristened show in September 2012.

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  • Michael Strahan to Join ‘Good Morning America’

    Michael Strahan may soon be joining the cast of Good Morning America according to unnamed sources with knowledge of ABC’s plans for the flagship morning show.

    Strahan currently co-hosts the network’s Live with Kelly and Michael, which runs right after GMA.

    On Wednesday, Strahan assured Live viewers that he wouldn’t be leaving cohost Kelly Rippa’s side anytime soon: “I’m not going anywhere. I’m right here on Live, okay?”

    He did, however, confirm he’s been talking with network executives about joining GMA, adding that “I don’t think I could do an everyday thing.”

    Strahan, who played for the New York Giants from 1993-2007, would appear during the first hour of GMA, an arrangement that would afford him plenty of time to make it to the Live studio. GMA airs from 7:00 am and Live at 9:00 am.

    GMA is currently coanchored by Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos. Amy Robach is news anchor, Lara Spencer is lifestyle anchor, and Ginger Zee is weather forecaster.

    The addition of Strahan to the GMA cast would balance out the male-female ratio.

    Josh Elliott left his role as news anchor for NBC Sports just last week and Sam Champion left for The Weather Channel in December after seven years as GMA’s weather anchor.

    In a staff memo regarding Robach’s succession of Elliott as news anchor, ABC News president Ben Sherwood wrote “In the days ahead, there will be more good news on the show, so stay tuned.”

    The network announced on March 24 that Sherwood would replace Anne Sweeney as Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks and President, Disney/ABC Television Group effective February 2015.

    In the press release, Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger cited Sherwood’s success with GMA:

    “Ben is one of those unique executives who combine rich creative experience with great business acumen. He’s also focused, strategic, and competitive, as evidenced by the success of GMA, the Yahoo deal that delivered ABC News online dominance, and his vision behind our new cable and digital joint venture, Fusion. These reasons, and many others, make Ben the ideal candidate to oversee the future of the Disney/ABC Television Group.”

    As of the end of March, industry sources ranked GMA as the number one morning news program for the second straight year in both total viewers and adult viewers age 25-54.

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  • Annette Bening Poses for Vanity Fair Sans Makeup

    Annette Bening posed recently for Vanity Fair magazine without wearing any makeup. She dished about the experience during a recent guest appearance on Live With Kelly and Michael.

    “We did one show when Kelly Ripa lost a bet to me and had to do the show without makeup,” Michael Strahan said. “And I know you posed for Vanity Fair magazine with no makeup.”

    An American master in both painting and photography–Chuck Close–photographed Bening, as well as other actresses, took what he called “raw portraits” using a “a rare and impressive 20-by-24-inch Polaroid camera”.

    “He’s one of the greatest artists in history,” Bening said. “And I knew if it was Chuck Close, he makes amazing portraits so once you’re asked to do something for Chuck Close, then you just say, ‘I’ll be there.’ That’s how I felt. He’s an amazing human being and a great artist. So it was really a thrill.”

    “I bet it’s your favorite photo shoot because one of the most dreaded things about the photo shoot would be the time it takes with the hair and the makeup and the whole thing,” Kelly Ripa said. “It’s like time-consuming.”

    Annette Bening in no way disses glamour or makeup, however.

    “You know, glamour is really fun,” she said. “Getting all dressed up and putting on fancy clothes. All of that’s a great thing but oddly, it doesn’t really have a lot to do with acting most of the time.”

    She continued saying, “And a lot of the things, we’re peeling, hopefully, layers away and showing something that’s inside, hopefully, that people can relate to in a story so it’s more akin to what we do a lot of the time.”

    In addition to appearing sans her makeup in Vanity Fair, Annette Bening will star in a new film with Ed Harris called Face of Love. The above trailer shows she might just have yet another hit movie to her credit. And even though she surely wears makeup in the film, fans won’t find her any less fabulous.

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  • Kate Hudson: Calling It Quits With Matthew Bellamy?

    Are Kate Hudson and fiance Matthew Bellamy calling it quits? Hudson is fueling recent rumors by stepping out in public recently–and frequently, too–sans her engagement ring.

    PEOPLE magazine reports that the two aren’t in the greatest place right now.

    “Kate and Matt have been on the rocks for some time,” a source close to Hudson told the magazine. “They’re not in a great place.”

    In December Hudson and Bellamy, along with their 2½-year-old son Bingham, were together in Australia. Bellamy’s band Muse was performing there. They spent Christmas in the U.K. with his family, and skipped out on Hudson’s mom Goldie Hawn’s annual Aspen Christmas getaway.

    Since then, Kate Hudson has been spotted out and about with family members and friends, but noticeably not with Bellamy. Kate has been in L.A., New York and at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, where she promoted her film Wish I Was Here–but her significant other was nowhere to be seen.

    On Tuesday night, Hudson showed up solo at Bulgari’s Decades of Glamour bash at L.A.’s Soho House, as seen in the video clip above. She wasn’t wearing her 9-carat engagement ring.

    The source claims neither Kate Hudson nor Matthew Bellamy has moved out of their shared home.

    The couple had a bit of a whirlwind romance, then became engaged in April of 2011. Just three months later they welcomed their son.

    It was just about a month ago that Kate Hudson was a guest on Live With Kelly and Michael. When the hosts asked her about her and Matthew Bellamy’s wedding plans, she said “No, I’m planning nothing right now. I’m so busy, we’ve been so busy, and it’s been great. I come from an unconventional family – my parents aren’t married. So there’s a part of me that goes, ‘If I’m going to do it, I’m going to do it right’ … So, no. Not anytime soon, no.”

    It sounds like something is amiss with Kate Hudson and Matthew Bellamy’s relationship. Might they be doing okay but simply not moving forward toward marriage? It’s certainly not unusual for these celebrity couples to become involved, have children and then question their relationships. Hopefully the two are able to create a loving and stable life for their son Bingham, whether they opt to tie the knot–or not.

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  • Kelly Ripa Makeup Free After Losing Bet

    Kelly Ripa lost a Super Bowl bet to Live With Kelly and Michael cohost Michael Strahan, and as payment had to appear on air Thursday wearing no makeup at all. The talk show host wore only a dab of Vaseline on her lips for moisture but her face was completely makeup free.

    “Calm down, we’ll all get through this together,” Ripa joked to the audience as the pair started Thursday’s show. “Don’t adjust your dials. There’s nothing wrong with your TV. One of us is wearing makeup today, and one of us isn’t. Not even anti-shine. I labored under the delusion that I looked OK without makeup until I came out here and I went, ‘Oh my God!’”

    “You look great,” Strahan told her in a futile attempt to ease her mind. “And really fresh.”

    “I’ve never lost a Super Bowl bet, ever, in my life,” Kelly Ripa said. “So imagine: A, losing, B, losing and you can’t wear makeup and C…what’s C?”

    “George Clooney is here today,” Michael Strahan quipped.

    Can you even imagine coming face to face with George Clooney wearing no makeup–even if you are Kelly Ripa?

    “Which really only punishes George Clooney, who’s a national treasure,” came Kelly’s retort to Michael’s announcement.

    Live With Kelly and Michael’s own Gelman posted an Instagram photo of Kelly without any makeup on prior to the show.

    Kelly Ripa, of course, looked absolutely beautiful without any makeup, and the only thing she might have done better while on Thursday’s show is to have embraced her look. Too many women are led to believe they don’t look good unless they cake on the makeup, undergo a number of surgical procedures and appear rail thin at all times. Someone of Kelly’s status could have spoken volumes to women everywhere in an effort to dissuade that train of thought.

    Alas that wasn’t the reason for her going makeup free. It was due to a lost bet with Michael Strahan, and the two had fun joking back and forth about her wearing no makeup for the duration of the show.

    The two went on to chat with George Clooney–who didn’t seem concerned at all with Kelly’s lack of makeup–and he dished about his film Monuments Men–the filming of which involved directing his costar and best friend Matt Damon.

    “It’s not easy to direct Matt Damon,” he joked. “I catch him stealing every once and a while. Oh yeah.”

    Did you happen to catch Kelly Ripa sans her makeup on Live With Kelly and Michael on Thursday? Do you not agree she looked absolutely gorgeous just the same?

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  • Kelly Ripa Shares Chiseled Abs On Social Media

    Kelly Ripa shared a photo of her amazingly chiseled abs on Twitter earlier this week. She credited her trainer, Anna Kaiser, for her incredibly svelte form. Ripa, who is 41 and a mom of three, is a fitness fiend, and works out faithfully. After seeing the photo she posted, you’ll agree that her hard work is paying off quite nicely.

    The cohost of Live With Kelly and Michael, Ripa has long been known for her petite frame and active lifestyle. It’s uncertain, however, if fans had any idea exactly how ripped Ripa is. The fitness regime she strictly adheres to includes cardio, strength training, stretching and toning. It’s definitely not a wimp’s workout or one recommended for a beginner. It’s uncertain how long she has adhered to Kaiser’s program, but the results she has achieved speak volumes for the workout’s success.

    Kelly Ripa’s toes are pointing to an inspirational quote from Henry Ford. It seems like Kelly should be penning her own inspirational quotes in order to prompt others to work hard at defining their abs the way she has.

    Kelly’s trainer appeared on Good Morning America on Friday to explain how hard Kelly had to work to achieve that rock hard six pack. Was Kelly posting her photo as a means of promotion for her trainer?

    Even if Kelly Ripa was doing promo for Anna Kaiser, many of her fans are no doubt grateful for the good information. After seeing how fabulous Kelly looks, people are likely asking, “What can I do to look like her?”

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  • Kelly Ripa Tweets Impressive Ab Photo

    After seeing this new Tweet, those who were thinking about taking a holiday break from exercising may now want to reconsider.

    Just yesterday, Kelly Ripa sent out a picture showing off her rock-hard abs to her legion of followers, and in just one day, the photo has been quickly making the Internet rounds.

    It’s no surprise that the 43-year old talk show host is in superb shape, as she’s been known for years to be a fitness buff, often giving exercise and diet tips on her show “Live! with Kelly and Michael.”

    The photo shows Ripa in a difficult crunch position with her feet up against a wall that reads “Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right,” which suggests that one needs to get over the mental challenges of not wanting to workout.


    Although a photo like this could be looked at as being braggadocios, it seems most of her Twitter followers are using it for inspiration. “Omg my fitness icon” one fan writes. “I wanna be Kelly Ripa when I grow up. Is that too much to ask?”

    Another follower is more succinct in showing his or her appreciation. “Thank you for this!” the person writes, which shows that people seem to like seeing a mother of three in such good shape.

    But how does Ripa do it, some might ask? Because with a demanding career, a family to look over and a busy schedule to contend with, you would think it would be hard for her to workout. In a previous interview, Ripa says it’s more about watching what you eat than it is about exercising. In fact, she said the proper balance in being fit is actually 70% diet and 30% exercise.

    Additionally, she says one’s goal should be to maintain physical strength, not to be thin or ultra skinny. “I think strong is the new thin, ” she’s been quoted as saying. “I’m pretty fit and I’m really strong and that’s more my mantra. It’s not about being thin. Thin comes and goes.”

    So maybe you can use that type of reasoning when you’re trying to stay away from all of those holiday goodies this season. Good luck, because you’ll definitely need it.

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  • Michael Strahan: Real Estate Agent?

    Michael Strahan is known for his career in the NFL as a hard-hitting, bone-crushing, quarterback-nightmare-inducing defensive end for the New York Giants. Since he retired in 2007, Strahan has brought his talents to the television airwaves, becoming a co-host of “Fox NFL Sunday” and now co-hosting “Live! with Kelly and Michael”, taking the place of Regis Philbin. Strahan is also listed as the executive producer of a new Amazon comedy, “The Outlaws”.

    With his recent actions, however, Strahan may be able to add real estate agent to his list of professions. Strahan’s potential new career first showed promise when he sold his Bel Air home for $11 million earlier this year, making a $3.9 million profit from its $7.9 million purchase-price.

    After selling his home, Strahan and fiancee Nicole Murphy (former wife of Eddie Murphy) decided to rent a $20 million mansion in Beverly Hills as their temporary abode.

    Now that Strahan works in ABC’s New York studios on a daily basis, he has seemingly decided it would be a good idea to purchase real estate a bit closer. The latest dabble into the real estate market by Strahan has been his interest in purchasing a $25 million New York City penthouse. The apartment, a condo in the One Lincoln Square building, sits very near his current workplace. The building is currently home to such famous figures as Eagles bassist Timothy Schmit, MTV founder Bob Pittman, and world-renowned broadcaster Marv Albert. Strahan’s predecessor, Regis Philbin, also lives in a building next-door.

    The condo itself is 5,500 square feet with 10 rooms, 5 of those being bedrooms.

    Money should be of no issue in regards to acquiring the property. Strahan’s current net-worth is $30 million dollars, and all projections would have that figure climbing higher due to his media success. However, to put the price of the condo in perspective, with a 20% down payment and a 30 year fixed mortgage, Strahan’s monthly mortgage will be $121,266. It’s a number nearly impossible to fathom.

    Strahan’s chances to acquire the apartment will be drastically increased if he is successful in selling his Tribeca condo. Strahan originally put the apartment on the market in 2009 for $1.85 and had no luck in completing a sale. Instead of taking the logical approach and lowering the price, Strahan decided to bump up the price another $400,000 to $2.25 million. Perhaps this unconventional style is the key to Strahan’s success?

    Whatever he chooses, Strahan needs to act fast. Movie star Bradley Cooper is apparently also interested in the apartment, and we all know how Limitless his financial abilities are.

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