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Showing posts with label The Globe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Globe. Show all posts

Monday, June 22, 2009

American Dunkleman makes The Globe!


The Globe, the edgy supermarket tabloid that's scarfed up by millions of Americans each week, is highlighting American Dunkleman!

You remember American Dunkleman. It's the proposed television comedy series starring former American Idol host Brian Dunkleman, was hailed as "hilarious" earlier this year when a trailer for the based-on-real-life laughfest hit the Internet. The series from our pals at Frozen Pictures got great attention from the likes of the Los Angeles Times and The National Enquirer, which had fun with the producers' tongue-in-cheek Facebook campaign.


Now the current issue of The Globe tabloid features American Dunkleman. The fact that the weekly tabloid with a finger on the pulse of Middle America chose to seek out and publish a story on the show is yet another indicator of American Dunkleman's mainstream appeal.

The story is another juicy tease with an A+ tabloid headline:

'IDOL' IDIOT PLOTS SITCOM SALVATION

FORMER American Idol host Brian Dunkleman is attempting a TV comeback by shopping around a sitcom about his life.

Called American Dunkleman, the series plays on Brian's real-life reputation of having made "the biggest mistake in the history of show business" when he walked away from his role as "Idol" co-host after the show's first season.

Since leaving FOX's talent fest, his career has nose-dived, while his co-host Ryan Seacrest went on to make a fortune as a radio DJ and TV producer.

The comedy series follows the fictional Dunkleman as he attempts to get back into the television business.

A source says: "His character embarrasses himself and disappoints his friends while constantly being reminded that he could have been a millionaire if he'd stuck with the show."


So what about the show?


"We're negotiating, we're pitching and we've got one especially hot prospect we hope will become a reality soon, says Frozen's Brett Hudson. "This series will introduce America to a Brian Dunkleman who was never revealed on reality television. He's a true comedy idol!"

Monday, June 01, 2009

Correction: The Globe is the tabloid that picked up our story about steroids being suspected in the death of Danny Gans


Tabloid Baby pal Perez Hilton tipped us to a report in the National Enquirer (NOTE: Our report's been corrected) that friends and others close to Las Vegas superstar Danny Gans say they believe his use of steroids weakened his heart and led to his untimely, mysterious death at age 52 one month ago. A stop in the supermarket over the weekend revealed that Perez got his tabs confused. It was The Globe, not the Enquirer, that ran with our story 28 days later, in their latest issue (below).


The Enquirer, through its RadarOnline.com Internet arm, got onto the story May 11th.

The local Las Vegas media offered no coverage of Danny Gans' still-unexplained death (though Norm Clarke chased a rumour that Garth Brooks is being courted/courting to take Gans' spot at the Encore) as the mystery enters its fifth week.

Developing...

Friday, May 29, 2009

Danny Gans killed by steroids? The Globe and Perez Hilton pick up our exclusive story-- 28 days later


Twenty-eight days after the sudden, tragic and mysterious death of Danny Gans, the Clark County Coroner has still not announced what killed the Las Vegas headliner-- but The Globe tabloid is now reporting what Tabloid Baby reported exclusively the day of Gans' death: that friends suspect steroid abuse.

The Globe reports in its latest issue that friends say Danny began to look "unnatural" and feared drugs were the reason.

Said one: "You can never look good enough or appear strong enough. People here believe it took it's toll on Danny."


As we reported on May 1st:

"Police say they do not suspect foul play in the death of Las Vegas superstar Danny Gans. People we've spoken to say two things: 'steroids' and 'Mirage curse'..."

We also reported on May 2nd:

"Vegas insiders have whispered to us about longtime suspicions that the former athlete had used steroids or human growth hormones. His facial characteristics had changed to the point that when we saw him on Larry King Live a couple of weeks ago... we didn't recognize him..."

Perez Hilton, who has not picked up our reports, follows up the Globe story and says: "No one can confirm that Danny had used steroids, but it hasn't stopped people from talking in Vegas and they feel Danny had used the drugs in secret for a very long time.

"'His facial characteristics had changed to the point that when we saw him… a couple of weeks ago, we didn't recognize him,' adds a source."

As for the Vegas media? From McCloud impersonator Tom Mitchell of the Las Vegas Review-Journal to casino-beholden comp queen and Tabloid Baby stalker Steve Friess (below left, who, after attacking and trying to stop our investigation, wrote on May 15th that "Gans' suspected steroid use has been out there for years"), not one so-called local "journalist" has investigated the issue that's been the talk of their town even before we broke the news on May 1st and, hours later, John Katsilometes of the Las Vegas Sun tiptoed around the subject.

We talked with a spokeswoman for the Clark County Coroner minutes ago. She said the long-awaited toxicology report on Gans is "still pending. Call back next week."

As for the Enquirer report? She put us on hold, came back and said, "We have no information on that."

Danny Gans photo: Robin Leach