Mary Hart To Leave ‘ET’ After Its 30th Season

It’s official: After much speculation on whether she will stay, go, or be replaced (read about that here), Mary Hart has just announced that her final year on the show will be “Entertainment Tonight’s” upcoming 30th season, which launches in September.

Per PopEater:

“It will certainly be with mixed sentiments that I say ‘goodbye’ at the end of the season, but it will definitely be with a sense of celebration … 30 years of Entertainment Tonight, are you kidding me?” she said. “That’s an accomplishment and something I’m very proud of!”

Hart, a 1999 inductee into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame, joined “ET” in 1982. No immediate successor was named, but “The Insider” anchor Lara Spencer has been mentioned as a possible replacement.

First class lady. You will be missed, Mary!

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Mary Hart to Be Dethroned from ‘ET’ by Lara Spencer ?!?

It could happen. Mary Hart is as fierce as they come and that ho from “The Insider” is after her job. Get my shanking stick!

Mary Hart has been the queen of ‘Entertainment Tonight’ and rocking her blond bouffant and shoulder pads on the show since 1982. Her contract is up this year and Lara Spencer is after her job.

Via Page Six:

“Insiders are speculating that the plum job could be offered to Lara Spencer, who anchors syndicated sister show “The Insider.” Spencer commuted from Greenwich, Conn., when “The Insider” was shot at a Times Square studio, but the show recently moved to Los Angeles, where “ET” is also produced. She conveniently now lives in Beverly Hills with her husband, former CNN reporter David Haffenreffer.

Our source says Spencer wants the job badly. “There are no plans to make host changes to ‘Entertainment Tonight,’ ” said Lisa Summers Haas, a rep for both “ET” and “The Insider.”

They can’t replace Mary Hart! She is a beacon of glory for the American dream. Like apple pie, the Statue of Liberty and the unemployment line. Now excuse me while I sharpen my toothbrush into a shiv.

Gary Coleman In Critical Condition, On Life Support – UPDATED: Gary Coleman Passes Away

Gary Coleman’s family is asking fans to pray for the former child star of “Diff’rent Strokes,” who is in critical condition at a Utah hospital suffering from what they call a “serious medical problem.” Coleman injured his head in a fall, slipped into a coma, and is now on life support, according to his publicist.

Per ABC News:

“He was immediately taken to a local hospital for treatment,” John Alcantar said in an e-mail to ABC News today. “As of mid-morning on May 27, Mr. Coleman was conscious and lucid. By early afternoon, Mr. Coleman was slipping in and out of consciousness and his condition worsened. We are saddened to announce that since mid-afternoon, Mountain Time, on May 27, 2010, Mr. Coleman has been unconscious and on life support. At this critical moment, we can only ask for your thoughts and prayers for Gary to make a speedy and full recovery.”

ABC News says he suffered intracranial hemorrhage – bleeding in the skull. Coleman has had a history of health problems. He has been battling kidney disease since his childhood, and also had heart surgery last fall. Coleman was also hospitalized earlier this year after having having a seizure on the set of “The Insider.”

So sad to hear. You gave us many smiles, many laughs. Wishing you the best, Gary! Our thoughts and prayers here at Hollywood Dame are with you.

UPDATE: Gary Coleman has died as the result of injuries he suffered earlier this week. Gary’s wife, Shannon, made the decision to pull life support earlier this morning. Family members and close friends were at Coleman’s side when life support was pulled. He was 42.

A rep for Coleman released this statement: “Thanks to everyone for their well wishing and support during this tragic time. Now that Gary has passed, we know he will be missed because of all the love and support shown in the past couple of days. Gary is now at peace and his memory will be kept in the hearts of those who were entertained by him throughout the years.”

Our thoughts and prayers are with Gary’s family and friends at this time.

Michael Lohan & NeNe Leakes War Of Words

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Another war of words erupted on “The Insider” last night, this time between attention seeker Michael Lohan and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe Leakes.

Lohan has been speaking out to the media alot lately, saying that he wants to petition for his daughter’s Lindsay Lohans‘ conservatorship because he believes she is addicted to prescription drugs. Lohan appeared via satellite on the show, and Leakes barely let Lohan have a chance to defend himself for his public actions, though that still didn’t stop him from lashing back at her. She accused him of being a sell-out parent who is trying to make money on his daughter, calling him things like a “toxic parrot” and “manipulator,” but he denied the claims.

Per NY Daily News:

“I believe you’re just trying to make money off of Lindsay,” Leakes said. “You’re always in the press.”

Lohan responded, saying he hasn’t made any money off of his daughter and that he’s the only one trying to help her.

“I’m not going see my daughter die!” he said. “You have Michael Jackson, you had Heath Ledger, Adam Goldstein. You can go back to John Belushi, Anna Nicole Smith, and even Elvis Presley. It was prescription drugs that killed these people. I’m not going watch my daughter die.”

Undeterred, Leakes continued, threatening him physically. “Do not make me come after you,” she warned. “I will eat you alive.”

“Do something worthwhile and promote Nutri-System,” says Lohan. “Give your chair a break and move your fat a** outta there!”

Guess we know now where Lindsay gets her “Oh, well she’s fat” comebacks from. Leakes then takes it another step farther, telling Lohan to ‘go hang out with Jon Gosselin.’ Bah-Zing! Their war of the words ended with Lohan taking off his mic and leaving his chair, abruptly ending the interview. Come on now… we’re all adults here, aren’t we?

It’s been a rough couple of weeks for Daddy Lohan, who is reportedly about to get served with a restraining order by Lindsay. This comes after he made it public knowledge that he hoped stage an intervention for her whose alarming appearance and erratic behavior has left him sure she’s been popping pills and drinking in excess. Lindsay didn’t appreciate her father’s heart-to-heart with the tabloids and obviously Leakes didn’t either! But in the end, its Papa Lohan who looks like the bigger man, as he’s issued an apology to Ms. Leakes.

Per The Insider:

“I apologize to the producers of ["The Insider"], the viewers and even Miss Leakes for coming back at her, for her attack on me, in the inappropriate manner I did. I do however wish I had known she was on the panel because then I would have known what I was in for and I would have handled things differently. To begin with, she may have children, but none in a crisis situation. Second, for her to call me a broke a** when I am not, but she had a house in foreclosure and 2 cars repoed [sic], I would have addressed that as well. This show was about helping my daughter and owning up to my part of her life and why I have taken these measures. Not a personal attack on Lindsay or me. I am sorry for my conduct and I hope Ms. Leakes is for hers.”

Take this with a grain of salt – Knowing him, its just another way to keep his name floating about. Pick up on the cheap shots in his so-called apology? Check out the video above for your LOL’s of the day!

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Jon Gosselin Getting Owned By Nancy Grace – Video

Oh man, this was probably one of the best LOLtastic moments I have seen lately! Prosecutor-turned-TV host Nancy Grace grilled Jon Gosselin on “The Insider” Monday night about his bitter divorce from his estranged wife Kate, leaving poor Jon looking as if he was about to soil himself. Grace questions Jon’s motive to pull the plug on the family’s reality show now and bashed him for the parade of women coming in and out of his door.

Per PopEater:

“For years Jon, you had your children on TV on a reality show, but suddenly when it’s no longer ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8,’ it’s ‘Kate Plus 8,’ you suddenly have a problem with it and you want it all to come to an end? I don’t believe that,” Grace said.

Oh just wait kittens, it gets better! Jon responded by claiming that ‘regardless of timing, I’m their father and I will do whats best for my children.’ Oh, like waiting for the children to be asleep before boinking the nanny. How considerate of you! Grace was quick with a response!

“What’s important is the children and not these two self-absorbed husband and wife who are argue constantly in front of their children?” she continued. “Why don’t you just quit arguing and work on your marriage, wouldn’t that be a better idea?”

Grace also took shots at Jon’s reliance on his lawyer to help answer questions and slammed him for changing the topic of conversation to himself when discussing the kids., challenging him to answer why is this always about him. Grace goes on to question Jon’s motive to pull the plug on the family’s reality show now and told him that he talks the talk but doesn’t walk the walk.

“You can’t go out with one 22-year-old after the next while she’s at home with the children and say you want to work it out. That’s not working it out, Jon Gosselin,” she added.

Grace fired back one more time at Jon, claiming that he and Kate need some sort of counseling together. All in all, it was pretty good TV. Grace really came out swinging against Jon, and we finally got to see him do a bit of squirming. I wonder if Kate has as much fun watching it as the rest of us!