Sideshow: Salahi says Whoopi was a meanie

August 06, 2010|By Tirdad Derakhshani, Inquirer Staff Writer
  • Michaele and Tareq Salahi at their peak moment, party-crashing the White House in November. Michaele says they were verbally abused back- stage at "The View" on Wednesday.

Michaele Salahi, whose life gained meaning when she crashed a White House party, told Today hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb on Thursday that Whoopi Goldberg subjected her and her husband, Tareq Salahi, to an epithet-riddled dose of verbal abuse backstage after her appearance Wednesday on The View.

A View rep says Mrs. Salahi claimed Whoopi hit her on camera. The rep says the cohost merely tapped the publicity junkie.

Blowing further smoke down this molehill, Michaele's lawyer, Lisa Bloom, says Salahi was "treated very poorly by the hosts of the show" and denies she ever claimed to have been hit.

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One wonders: Why would Whoopi not like such a beloved American hero?

Audio delights, 'Kama Sutra' style

Finally, the perfect product for men and women who always dreamed of making love while listening to Brit TV actress Tanya Franks (EastEnders, Pulling) and who have trouble making the right, um, love moves.

Yes, it's the Kama Sutra as mp3 download.

London's The Guardian says publisher Beautiful Books (www.beautiful-books.co.uk) has solved the problem plaguing humanity since the Hindu philosophical tract/sex manual was published 1,600 years ago: how to refer to its instructions while in flagrante delicto. I mean, someone has to keep the tome propped open.

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"Indeed, the possibilities are endless."

A special home at a special price

TMZ says Michael Jackson's spread in Lalaland's Holmby Hills neighborhood - "MJ Death Mansion," as the gossip outlet lovingly calls it - is being flogged on the market as a blue-light special for $28 mil - $10 mil less than its price before the One-Gloved Wonder died there in June 2009. Don't think you can get a free tour by pretending to be a buyer: Current owner Hubert Guez, the chief executive officer of sartorial company Ed Hardy, says those expressing interest will be subject to an "extensive prequalifying check."

'Housewives' stars on strike!

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