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July 23rd, 2008

Estelle Getty Gets a Lifetime Tribute

Golden Girls star Estelle Getty, who played cranky Sophia Petrillo on the long-running series, passed away at the age of 84 years on Tuesday morning, July 22.
Afflicted with Lewy Body Dementia, she retired from acting around 2000, but will never be forgotten for her memorable roles as Sophia and also Tutti Bomowski from the feature […]

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June 23rd, 2008

Grrl TV Blog Off Wrap-Up

If you came to the party late, Grrl TV and many other blogs in the b5media Entertainment Channel participated in a Blog Off last Friday, June 20, to benefit The Actors Fund. Our goal at each participating blog was to publish one post per hour over the 24 hours of June 20, and that’s […]

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June 20th, 2008

United Kingdom Tells Martha Stewart to Stay Away

No, we don’t watch the daytime show of homemaker extraordinaire (and extraordinarily rich) Martha Stewart here at Grrl TV on a regular basis.
But we know who she is, we think she’s very pretty, and we’re slightly interested when we learn that an entire country has banned her, like the United Kingdom reportedly did somewhere around […]

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June 20th, 2008

Tatum O’Neal Still Has Her ‘Rescue Me’ Gig Despite Arrest

Remember back at the beginning of this month, when Oscar-winning actress Tatum O’Neal was arrested for trying to buy illegal drugs on a New York City street? Well, if you thought such a public criminal incident would have a negative impact on her career, you were wrong.
According to TV Guide, it’s like nothing has […]

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June 18th, 2008

Join Grrl TV for a Summer Solstice Blog Off

Grrl TV is a member of the Entertainment Channel at b5media, which will be collaborating with its fellow Business Channel this Friday during a 24-hour blog-a-thon in support of both The Actors Fund and ACCION International.
The Great b5media Blog Off will begin on June 20th at 12:01am, in each writer’s respective time zone, to celebrate […]

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June 14th, 2008

Lifetime Celebrates Father’s Day

Basic cable’s Lifetime may be known as a network with programming geared specifically towards women, but this weekend, in recognition of Father’s Day on Sunday, June 15, it’s taking time to celebrate the men in families who are parents. As a result, this Saturday and Sunday, viewers will be treated to a special Bad […]

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June 2nd, 2008

Actress Tatum O’Neal Busted

How’s this for embarrassing?
Recently, Actress Tatum O’Neal has been seen mostly in her recurring role on Denis Leary’s FX dramedy Rescue Me. The 44-year-old daughter of Ryan O’Neal is also the youngest Oscar winner ever following her win for Paper Moon at the tender age of ten. Now the ex-wife of tennis legend […]

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May 27th, 2008

Drea de Matteo Blames ‘Joey’ for Stalled Career

Can one television show really derail a career if an entertainer is talented, professional, and has no (or few visible) personality problems? Hmmm… That just might be the question when it comes to the latest news straight from the New York Post’s infamous Page Six gossip column.
Actress Drea de Matteo was allegedly overheard […]

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May 22nd, 2008

Queen Bees Rule the Tube

TV Guide recently published a photo gallery all about TV’s Greatest Queen Bees. It’s been ages since I’ve heard anyone use that phrase.
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Dictionary.com: Queen Bee (noun) — a woman who is in a favored or preeminent position.
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According to the magazine’s list, the twelve females deserving of such a lofty, diva-ish title are:

Gabrielle Solis, Desperate […]

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