
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Justin Bieber eyes R-rated comedy

Prince William won't wear a wedding band

Off Her Rockers
Mariah Carey's Husband Reveals Due Date

Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Chris Brown's 'F.A.M.E.' lands at No. 1

Kevin Federline To Be A Dad For The Fifth Time

Beyonce and Her Dad: Why We Split Professionally

Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Jennifer Hudson to Play Oprah in Her Biopic

Katie Holmes Dresses Down for Premiere

Kourtney Kardashian debuts on 'One Life to Live'

Who's in the Royal wedding party?

Paris Hilton and Lil Wayne bond over jail time

'DWTS' host: Don't have me interview Chris Brown

Charlie Sheen's Tour Is Not Selling Out, After All

Monday, March 28, 2011
Rihanna takes it off for Rolling Stone

Oprah: Last Show to Air May 25, 2011

Jessica Simpson would consider eloping with Eric Johnson

Mariah Carey home from hospital after contractions

Reese Witherspoon's Star-Studded Wedding: Juicy New Details!

In a courtyard in front of the Ojai house, the Monique Lhuillier-clad actress, 35, and CAA agent Toth, 40, exchanged vows and William Goldberg wedding bands beneath a canopy. About 120 family members and friends-- including Sean Penn, Scarlett Johansson, Renee Zellweger, Tobey Maguire and wife Jennifer Meyer, Robert Downey Jr., Matthew McConaughey and love Camila Alves, Alyssa Milano, Colin Hanks, Isla Fisher and hubby Sacha Baron Cohen-- were on hand for the bash. Reverend Jimmy Bartz, of the Santa Monica church regularly attended by the couple, officiated the 20-minute service, and Witherspoon's children (with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe) Ava, 11, and Deacon, 7, participated in the ceremony.
Matron of honor duties went to Witherspoon's best friend Heather Rosenfield, whose little boys served as ring bearers; the star's nieces were flower girls. In a fitting turn for the Southern-born actress, a bluegrass band played "Tennessee Waltz" as the processional music for Toth and the kids, segueing to "Here Comes the Bride" for Witherspoon's walk, and playing "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" during the ceremony.
Immediately following the "I do" exchange, guests retreated to a one-hour cocktail party behind the house. The special night's theme? Rustic, farm-style, of course! (At her bucolic Ojai spread, Witherspoon gardens and keeps horses, donkeys, pigs, goats and chickens.) The outdoor decor included lanterns and chandeliers hanging from trees, mismatched antique chairs and distressed benches set throughout the property, a wood plank dance floor, antique leather sofas, jute rugs, wagon wheels and Turkish textile pillows.
Different arrangements of white, blush and lavender flowers were set up on each table in mason jars, fish catcher lanterns and antique pots. And large moss-covered pots with lavender were set up all over the estate. When it was time for dinner, guests sat down at long tables in a fabric-lined tent behind the house. On the menu, catered by L.A. eatery Lucques: endive salad with olives and fava beans; wild striped bass with? potatoes, chanterelles and garlic; mustard grilled chicken with haricort vert and herb roasted lamb with braised artichokes. For dessert? A grand wedding cake designed by Erica O'Brien, a separate table of sweet treats -- and a s'mores lounge!
After the meal, guests boogied on the dance floor to DJ-spun tunes. When it was time to call it a night, revelers departed clutching gift bags with pecan currant scones from a local baker. Says a pal of the couple, who began dating in January 2010: "They feel like they've hit the jackpot in this relationship!"
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Vanessa Hudgens Gets Spooked! Ghostly Encounter For Actress Vanessa Hudgens!

The actress was holed up in a rented home while shooting Journey to the Mysterious Island and one night she encountered a playful specter.
“I kept on hearing a creak in my hallway and I was, like, ‘I have to figure out what this sound is…’,” Vanessa said.
“I walk over and I hear a creak to my right and I thought it was, like, rainfall or a leak, so I step over to the right… and I look down and I hear it to the left, so I step over to the left, look up, look down, step over to the right, look up, look down… It kept moving around.
“Finally, I was like, ‘You know what ghost, thanks for having me here. You do your thing; I’m gonna go.’ I was so terrified.”
Meanwhile, Hudgens says she hopes her role in Sucker Punch will help her put her High School Musical past behind her.
The 22-year-old actress plays Blondie in the new asylum-set fantasy action film and she is confident the gun-toting part will allow people to see her as more than just Gabriella from the Disney trilogy.
“I auditioned for the role several times,” Vanessa said.
“It was a bit of a challenge for a second because people could only see me as the girl that randomly broke into song and dance. But I heard about this movie and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I think as long as I put the work in, people will give me the chance.”
Happy Birthday Mrs. Big
Money doesn't matter

Thursday, March 24, 2011
RUNNING JOKE ON SET

Gwen Stefani donates $1 million to Japan

Now, the singer is showing her love by donating $1 million to the rescue and relief efforts in the earthquake- and tsunami-ravaged country.
"I've been inspired by Japan for many years and have a true love, appreciation, and respect for the Japanese people and their culture," says the singer, who first toured there in 1996 and became fascinated by the music, art and fashion in Tokyo's Harajuku district. "The disaster in Japan is beyond heartbreaking and I want to do anything I can to help. I would never be able to make a gesture like this without the love and support of all the fans over all these years."
Besides giving her own generous donation to Save the Children’s Japan Earthquake-Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund, Stefani is also letting fans get in on the act.
Next week, she'll announce a charity auction in which the public can bid on a chance to join her at an L.A. fundraiser, and she'll sell a limited-edition Harajuku Lovers T-shirt of her own design on NoDoubt.com. One hundred percent of the tee's proceeds will go toward helping Japan.
“We are very grateful to have such a generous donation from Gwen Stefani for our relief efforts in Japan," said Charles MacCormack, president and CEO of Save the Children. "Save the Children has been in Japan for 25 years and we are working closely with our teams on the ground to address the immediate and ongoing needs of children and their families whose lives were turned upside down by this tragedy."
Kim Kardashian: Dame Taylor is my idol

The reality star had the chance to interview the Hollywood legend before her passing for Harper’s Bazaar, and was beside herself with excitement.
“I am a huge Elizabeth Taylor nerd, as will now become clear,” she revealed in the interview, during which she asks the actress for advice on how to be more like her and how to be a queen – as well as sneaking in a request for Dame Taylor to follow her on Twitter.
“You have always been ahead of your time—and now you're on Twitter. What do you love about it?” Kardashian inquired.
“I like the connection with fans and people who have been supportive of me. And I love the idea of real feedback and a two-way street, which is very, very modern,” Taylor explained. “But sometimes I think we know too much about our idols and that spoils the dream. So, like all things, it is to be used with care!”
Of course, she agreed to follow Kardashian on the social networking site, and it turns out that her last tweets before her death were about Kardashian’s interview.
“@kimkardashian @harpersbazaarus Our interview in Bazaar came out! You look like a princess in Egyptian robes, love!” Taylor wrote on February 9, referring to the “Cleopatra"-inspired fashion Kardashian slipped into for Harper’s Bazaar. “My interview in Bazaar with Kim Kardashian came out!!!” Taylor tweeted again on February 9, along with a link.
So when Kardashian first heard of Taylor’s passing on Wednesday, her initial response was, perhaps fittingly, on Twitter.
"I am so saddened about the passing of Elizabeth Taylor! She will always be my idol!" Kardashian wrote.
The “Kourtney and Kim Take New York” star followed that sentiment up with a post on her blog.
“An era in time is over,” Kardashian said. “Elizabeth Taylor’s achievements in film were outstanding. …Her continual and undying philanthropic work for AIDS gave the world hope, promise and awareness.”
The 30-year-old went on to describe her “Cleopatra”-themed photo shoot for Haper’s Bazaar as “one of the greatest highlights” of her life.
“Not only did I get to wear Dame Elizabeth’s original clothing from the movie, but I got to interview her for this piece! I never felt so lucky and fortunate; it was truly the greatest honor and dream of mine to be the iconic ‘Elizabeth Taylor’ for one day! As I got to know her, I saw her beauty both inside and out, loved her humor and business mind and her spirit for life was truly amazing and contagious.”
Kardashian continued, “Unfortunately, this was Ms. Taylor’s last interview ever and her last tweet was about our piece in Bazaar together. I am so very grateful to have had this amazing and phenomenal experience personally with my life-time idol, Dame Elizabeth Taylor.”
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Review: Jennifer Hudson's 'I Remember Me'

''I've been through some things,'' she sings over a shoop-shoop piano groove on ''No One Gonna Love You,'' and it's hard to know where to start: the horrific 2008 murders of her mom, brother, and nephew? The birth of her son in 2009? The 80 pounds she says she lost thanks to Weight Watchers? That's not even counting the "American Idol" and Oscar madness she experienced prior to the release of her self-titled debut.
How this woman found the time to record "I Remember Me" is anyone's guess.
What's more surprising than the album's existence, though, is that Ms. Iron Pipes finally sounds like she's having some fun.
Where 2008's "Jennifer Hudson" was bogged down with serious, self-assuring ballads, here she aims for a lighter vibe, flexing her newfound confidence on ''I Got This'' and coasting over producer Ryan Tedder's signature emo-soul synths on the sparkling title track.
Her three collaborations with Alicia Keys are especially buoyant; ''Everybody Needs Love,'' co-produced by Keys' husband, Swizz Beatz, reveals Hudson's inner disco diva. "Remember" isn't entirely lead-free: ''Still Here,'' a dreary Diane Warren number, could sink a singer with even better chops than Hudson's. But all you have to do is hear her appealingly brassy take on the oft-"Idol"-abused warhorse ''Feeling Good'' to know Hudson has somehow found a route to happiness. B+
MAKING NICE WITH HER EX

CHARMING AND CHARITABLE

Kate Middleton to take repaired Rolls-Royce to wedding with Prince William

The ceremony is set to take place on April 29 at Westminster Abbey, the site of the 1997 funeral of William's mother, Princess Diana, as well as the 1947 wedding of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Middleton had decided to travel to the church by car rather than the traditional horse-drawn coaches royal bridges have chosen to use in the past, according to the Associated Press, which carried the report.
The paintwork and windows of the 1977 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI was damaged in December 2010 when people protesting a student fee increase pelted it with sticks and bottles while Charles and Camilla were still inside. Photos of the two inside the vehicle appeared in newspapers around the world. Singer Paul McCartney poked fun at the incident on "Saturday Night Live."
The Rolls-Royce will be repaired by the wedding day, the AP quoted officials as saying.
Middleton and Prince William will ride in an open-topped 1902 State Landau horse-drawn carriage for the procession back to Buckingham Palace following the ceremony, the news wire said, adding that Charles had used it to travel to St. Paul's Cathedral for his 1981 wedding to Diana.
Kirstie Alley to 'pump it' on 'Dancing With The Stars' week 2
Kirstie Alley says she plans to "pump it for all it's worth" when she and partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy take the dance floor next week on "Dancing With The Stars."
The 60-year-old actress and Chmerkovskiy, 31, performed the Cha Cha on Monday night's season 12 premiere of ABC's hit ballroom dancing series and earned a earned a combined score of 23 out of 30 from the judges (read recap). Their marks were among the highest.
"I tried my best to enjoy it and not pretend like we were dancing for millions of people," Alley told OnTheRedCarpet.com after the show. "Next week I'm just going to pump it for all it's worth."
Contestant Ralph Macchio, known for starring in the original "Karate Kid" movies in the 1980s, and professional dance partner Karina Smirnoff earned a score of 24.
The 11 pairs will return next week and the first couple is expected to be voted off on Tuesday, March 29. Alley and Chmerkovskiy plan to perform a Quickstep routine.
"She's got so much personality so it just takes over the room," Chmerkovskiy said about the actress. "She's crazy about dance. I need somebody who wants to do it, for real, wants to do it, not because it's their job."
Chris Brown Defends Good Morning America Outburst Via Twitter

The singer, like many stars in a public relations crisis, quickly (perhaps too quickly!) turned to Twitter and his two million-plus followers to defend himself.
Brown tweeted at 9:49 a.m., “I’m so over people bringing this past s**t up!!! Yet we praise Charlie sheen and other celebs for there bulls**t.”
That ill-advised tweet was quickly removed and followed up with this fan-friendly message: “All my fans!!! This album is for you and only you!!! I’m so tired of everyone else!! Honestly!! I love team breezy!!”
He tweeted a similar message moments ago, “#FAMEnumber1 I love all my fans and teambreezy!!! I hope this album is everything you wanted!”
For Brown, today’s behind-the-scenes drama is the last thing he needed in his career rehabilitation tour. Will his album sales be affected by this type of behavior? Stay tuned.
LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian's Ex-wife Call a Twitter Truce

Via Twitter, LeAnn Rimes said that she wants "all negativity to cease toward one another," reports People.com.
Rimes, 28, is currently engaged to actor Eddie Cibrian. The two met filming a cable TV movie. Cibrian left his ex-wife for Rimes, which started a nasty feud between the two ladies.
"We have communicated and have a direct understanding that we are ONLY ourselves on Twitter and have no other accounts that try to destroy one another," Rimes tweeted.
Adds Rimes in the Tweet signed by both her and Glanville, "Please for our families' sake stop the hate now and let us live OUR lives. We don't need opinions or outside help in order for that to happen," reported People.com.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
STEPPING OUT AMIDST CONTROVERSY

Reese Witherspoon To Don A Monique Lhuillier Dress For Wedding?

US Weekly has all the details on Reese's alleged nuptials.
The bride-to-be, 34, will wear a Monique Lhuillier design when she says her I do to Toth, 40. "She's spending most of her time on that dress," a source tells the new Us Weekly of the dress designer.
To ensure she looks gorgeous in the custom gown, Witherspoon has been breaking a sweat in 75-minute hot vinyasa yoga classes and added body scrubs and facials from Ona Spa to her routine.
As for the locale, the nuptials will take place at the star's Ojai, Calif. ranch. "The wedding will be in the early evening in one of the fields behind the house," reveals a pal.
Time will tell if Reese Witherspoon will marry Jim Toth.
Top Gear Challenge For Britian's Prince Harry?

Host Jeremy Clarkson is lining up the British royal to be the “Star in a Reasonably Priced Car” in the next season of the popular driving show.
Harry, 26, is determined to beat Tom Cruise’s lap time in the Kia Cee’d hatchback.
“The prince is a massive Top Gear fan and is dying to give the Kia a spin,” a source told British newspaper The Sun.
“He loves driving and ideally he’d like to beat Tom Cruise just for the boasting rights.
“He doesn’t want it to be all about him. He wants to raise awareness of the Armed Forces.”
LA Reid Appointed as first X Factor judge

The 54-year-old music producer — who has helped launch the careers of the likes of Rihanna, Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Pink and Mariah Carey — will reportedly take up a place on the judging panel alongside Simon and two more yet-to-be revealed stars when the first round of auditions begin in two weeks.
It is believed an official announcement will be made later in the week, with the remaining two places on the panel set to be snapped up by high-profile women.
“It’s a done deal,” a souce said.
“L.A. wants to do it. He has his sights set on a seat on that panel, and apparently Simon would like it to happen,” a source said.
Record executive L.A. recently explained he thinks music has its place on TV and the medium has now become more influential than radio.
“I think music on television certainly has a place and it’s important,” he said.
“In some ways, TV has become as impactful as radio once was. It’s just another way of doing it. You can find music on American Idol, on YouTube, on KIIS-FM or on a mixed tape. The more platforms we have, the better off we are as an industry.”
Also believed to be in the running for the remaining posts on the judging panel are UK X Factor judge Cheryl Cole, former Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger and Katy Perry.
Friday, March 18, 2011
TAKING SOME TIME OFF FOR WORK

'American Idol' results show: Who was kicked off?

This week Karen Rodriguez saw a return to the bottom three along with Haley Reinhart and Naima Adedapo. However, Rodriguez was not saved by fan votes and sent home.
"I know it's about the votes, but I've done my best to represent for everybody, for my family, for everyone," the 21-year-old singer said.
During Wednesday's performance show, Rodriguez sang a song from the year of her birth, the 1989 hit "Love Will Lead You Back" by Taylor Dayne.
Rodriguez, who performed a bi-lingual version of that song, chose to sing her bi-lingual version of "Hero" in hopes of being saved at the last minute by the judges, but it didn't work.
"This is not unanimous. I must say, we talked it over quite a bit, but the judges are not going to use the save tonight," Randy Jackson told Rodriguez.
The singer was sent packing to "American Idol" season seven winner David Cook's cover of the 1985 hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)" originally by Simple Minds. Cook's cover will be used as the official farewell song for season 10.
The live results show featured performances by Season nine champion Lee DeWyze and the Black Eyed Peas. Dwyze performed his new single "Beautiful Like You." The Black Eyed Peas performed "Just Can't Get Enough," which they dedicated to Japan.
The 11 finalists that remain with Adedapo and Reinhart include Lauren Alaina, James Durbin, Stefano Langone, Jacob Lusk, Scotty McCreery, Paul McDonald, Thia Megia, Casey Abrams and Pia Toscano.
Shania Twain: I have lost my ability to sing

Twain, 45, has not released a new album in almost a decade and had over the past few years dealt with the breakdown of her first marriage.
In "Why Not?," Twain embarks on a tour of "healing, sharing and rediscovering her voice," which includes a visit to her childhood home in Canada, where she grew up in poverty. She enlists the help of vocal doctors and coaches, a grief counselor and fellow music artists such as Lionel Richie and Gladys Knight in a bid to "reclaim her voice."
"I have lost my ability to express myself and my ability to sing," Twain says in a promotional video for "Why Now?." I've lost it for some reason. I'm not comfortable singing in front of people anymore. I was feeling more pressure from my career. It just affected me. I was slowly losing my voice and slowly losing my confidence. My marriage was slowly breaking down, too."
Twain, who was named Eilleen when she was born, grew up with two sisters and two half brothers. In 1987, her mother and stepfather were killed in a car accident. At age 22, Twain became her younger siblings' guardian.
The singer went on to concentrate on her music career and achieved mainstream success with hits such as "That Don't Impress Me Much" and "Still The One," last released a studio album in 2002. The record, "Up!" has sold more than 11 million copies in the United States.
In 2008, Twain and Robert "Mutt" Lange, father of her son Eja, separated after 14 years of marriage. He had allegedly had an affair with Twain's best friend and Thiebaud's ex-wife, Marie-Anne Thiebaud. In January, Twain married Swiss business executive Frederic Thiebaud in Puerto Rico after dating for at least one year.
"First I found out that marriage was over and then the next day, I found out about the affair," Twain said. "It was a real death. I really lost my sense of trust, compassion, honesty. Forget that. That's all gone. That's dead. I was really getting quite obsessive about my own pain, my struggle, and I just had to snap out of it."
Lange has not commented on Twain's remarks. Also this spring, Twain is set to release an autobiography, which will be her first book and will detail her "challenging and sometimes shockingly painful upbringing" in Canada.
Christina Applegate cast in NBC comedy pilot

The single camera comedy, from NBC studio and Lorne Michael's Broadway Video Prod, takes an irreverent look at parenthood through the point of view of an acerbic working mother (Applegate), along with her stay-at-home husband and opinionated parents.
In recent weeks, Applegate has proved to be one of pilot season's most in-demand actresses, making headlines when she passed on such projects as Darren Star's "Good Christian Bitches" pilot for ABC.
The new mom's TV credits include a starring role in "Samantha Who," "Jesse" and long-running Fox hit, "Married with Children."
Spivey ("Parks and Recreation," "Saturday Night Live") will serve as the project's writer and executive producer, with Michael ("SNL," "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," "30 Rock") on board as an executive producer
Robert De Niro Set To Testify In Art Theft Case Involving De Niro, Sr.

According to Contact Music, Leigh Morse is charged with grand larceny for allegedly selling two works by Robert De Niro, Sr. and keeping the $77,000 fee without informing the Hollywood star.
It's claimed she ordered staff at an art house in San Francisco, California to wire the money for the paintings - Guitar Case and Landscape With Pink Field - direct to her personal bank account while she was working for Salander-O'Reilly Galleries.
The New York Post confirms that Robert De Niro who administers his late father's estate will give evidence at the hearing scheduled for Friday.
Tiger Woods Says He's Capable Of Winning Again

Tiger Woods' golf game has undoubtedly suffered following the media blow up around his many affairs. Woods is now divorced and his reputation remain in shambles. Tiger has won 14 major championships second to only Jack Nicklaus who's won 18. Tiger remains confident however that he will surpass Nicklaus' record.
"It's been frustrating, no doubt, because, obviously, I enjoy winning golf tournaments, and I haven't done that in a while ... , " Woods, 35, said. "I know what I'm capable of doing. And I know the shots that I'm hitting at home on the range. ... I know it's in me. I just need to bring it out in a golf tournament."
"I'm going to look at the fact that I need to keep progressing," he said. "I need to keep escalating my skills. And that's what I'm doing."
Can Tiger Woods get back on his game and beat Jack Nicklaus' record?
Thursday, March 17, 2011
MEGAN'S LITTLE LEAGUE LOOK

Bradley Cooper cries over Robert De Niro 'Inside the Actors Studio' clip

On Monday's "Inside the Actors Studio" host James Lipton played a video of Cooper's first interaction with De Niro which brought the "Hangover" actor to tears, in the clip, Cooper asked De Niro about what inspired his "Awakenings" character and the screen legend essentially brushed him off.
"I'm a loud crier," Cooper told the "Actors Studio" audience. "I'm not like a sobber... I'm like a -it's ugly, so I apologize."
Cooper recently expressed his appreciation for De Niro at the premiere of "Limitless," which hits theaters on Friday.
"The best thing about him is how willing he is to share all of that knowledge and experience," Cooper told OnTheRedCarpet.com of De Niro. "He's just another actor on the set with you and he's so real. It was the easiest time I ever had acting. Ever." In "Limitless," which hits theaters on Friday, March 18, Cooper plays Eddie Morra, whose life is changed after he takes the to-secret drug NZT, which gives him superhuman abilities.
Cooper did an interview with ABC News Now's "Popcorn With Peter Travers and talked about how he was originally afraid to appear on Lipton's show because he didn't feel like he had earned the right yet.
"I didn't want to do it," Cooper told Peter Travers. "[Lipton] asked me to it a year ago. I thought I'd feel like a fraud up there. The blue cards would be this thick [Cooper pressed his thumb and pointer finger together], the interview would last 10 minutes and it would be over. Then I thought, the whole point of this show is to talk with the students. Of course I'll do it. And I'm really glad I did it after this movie."
Cooper holds the honor of being the first graduate of the Actors Studio Drama School to be invited on the show.
The actor's girlfriend of two years, Renee Zellweger was also in the audience of "Inside the Actors Studio." The couple has remained quiet on details of their relationship.
At the premiere, Cooper also dispelled the rumor that Charlie Sheen would make a cameo in "The Hangover Part 2," which is set for release on May 26.
Watch the trailer for "Limitless" below.
Mel Gibson booked in LA in connection to battery case, released on bail

Gibson faces charges of misdemeanor battery against his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva from a January 2010 confrontation.
The 55-year-old actor turned himself in at the El Segundo Police Department at 9:31 p.m. PT. He was released on $20,000 bail.
Last Friday, a Los Angeles court accepted Gibson's plea bargain on the charges.
The actor was sentenced to informal probation for 36 months, 16 hours of community service with Mending Kids International, a 53-week domestic violence program, continued mental health counseling and a $400 domestic violence fine. If he violates his probation, Gibson could face up to a year in prison.
Gibson's lawyer made it clear that the actor was not admitting guilt but was "entering into plea because it's in the best interest of his children."
Grigorieva, a 40-year-old Russian musician, gave birth to Gibson's daughter, Lucia, in October 2009. They broke up in April 2010. The following summer, she accused him of punching her in the face the previous January at his Los Angeles home.
A recorded racist, sexist and explicit rant Gibson is said to have made against Grigorieva over the phone was then released. He has not confirmed it is his voice on the recordings, which were posted on the website RadarOnline.
Gibson has denied he punched her and said in court documents filed in June 2010 that he slapped Grigorieva during the confrontation in a bid to protect their baby, who she was holding in her arms at the time.
Tiger Woods: Being a single dad is 'tough'

"It's work, there's no doubt," the golfer, 35, speaking on ABC's "Good Morning America" Thursday, said about single fatherhood. "It's tough. But it's enjoyable. That's the work I love."
Expanding upon that point, Woods said of his kids, "I just love being with them and seeing what they're doing, what they're capable of doing -- the joys, just the shifts of interest. ... It's just fun. We have a great time together."
That time, he said, is spent watching Sam dance, create things, color and re-arrange furniture.
As for Charlie, whom Woods called "my little brute," the boy only wants to play sports. "Give him a stick and a ball," says his father, "and he's happy."
The "GMA" interview -- along with a Wednesday night appearance on NBC's "Late Night" with Jimmy Fallon -- marks Woods's return to the talk arena for the first time since his fall from grace that began with a mysterious November 2009 car accident and resulted in the revelation of his mistress-rich private life and, ultimately, his divorce from wife Elin Nordegren.
"Family's first. That's the way it was when I was growing up. My mom and dad were always there ... and that's what I have with my kids now," Woods told
GMA's Robin Roberts, who noted when introducing the interview with the golfer, "The arrogance is no longer there. He's been humbled by the past year."
Butt of jokes
On "Late Night," host Fallon said to Woods, "It's been a year and a half since you've been on the show. What you been up to?"
There came a laugh from the audience, before Woods nonchalantly responded, "Nothin', nothin'."
Acknowledging that his very public private ordeal must have been "painful and awful" for Woods, Fallon also told the golfer, "From a comedian's standpoint, and my monologue writers', thank you."
Woods didn't say much to that, but did converse with Fallon on the glories of his new mega-house ("You have your own country. Congratulations," said Fallon. "You have a golf nerd's Barbie dream house"), and later proved a good sport when show guest Amy Poehler and Fallon jokingly attempted to distract him as he demonstrated his new video game, "Tiger Woods's PGA Tour 12: The Masters."
Sandra Bullock sends $1 million for Japan

It is the largest celebrity donation to the Red Cross to be announced since the disaster struck last Friday, although the charity may have gotten large contributions that were kept confidential at the donors' request.
"This contribution is vitally important as the Red Cross works to provide critical assistance and essential relief items in this time of urgent need for so many people in Japan," the relief organization said.
The contribution was made by the Oscar-winning actress on behalf of her family, the Red Cross said.
Dozens of celebrities used their social network accounts, including Twitter, to urge fans to support the Red Cross with small donations. The group has received $2.6 million since last Friday in $10 donations sent through cell phone text messages, it said.
Overall, the American Red Cross has raised about $47 million in the United States since the earthquake and tsunami struck Japan last Friday.
The U.S. organization has passed $10 million of those donations on to the Japanese Red Cross for work on the ground in Japan, it said.
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