That's Hot, PARIS! A media watchdog group is howling about that sexy Paris Hilton hamburger commercial, claiming she sizzles more than the burger.
"This commercial is basically soft-core porn," said Melissa Caldwell, research director for the Los Angeles-based Parents Television Council.
"It's inappropriate for television."
The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday that the group plans to mobilize its more than 1 million members to protest and is considering asking the Federal Communications Commission to declare the ad indecent.
The commercial (made for St. Louis-based Hardee's and its sister restaurants, Carl's Jr.) shows the hotel heiress and reality TV star vamping in a revealing black swimsuit as she soaps and rinses a black Bentley. She also takes a bite out of a Carl's Jr. hamburger. The commercial for the jalapeno-laden "Spicy BBQ Six-Dollar Burger" ends with Hilton's signature tag line, "That's hot." In a statement issued before the commercial began airing last week, Brad Haley, marketing chief for Carl's Jr., said, "Paris was chosen to star in the ad because she is an intriguing cultural icon and the 'it girl' of the moment."
The Contender Sergio Mora Wins in Las Vegas Finale
It was tough to watch Peter Manfredo lose on the finale Tuesday night. What a lovable guy, the kind you know would make a trustworthy friend.
I wanted to see him walk away with $1 million, but all along it was not hard to judged Sergio as the better boxer of the two. Sergio knew it also. Congrats to him and congrats to Alfonso Gomez, who won $200,000 in his fight with Jesse Brinkley.
I will really miss watching and blogging about The Contender. As I have mentioned before, it was an great show. I just can't give up hope that someone will have the good sense to give this show a rematch.
The Contender: Sergio Mora vs. Peter Manfredo, Jr. for One Million in Vegas!
Round 1-4: Not exactly an exciting bout. Jessie appears to be waiting for something. Sergio more on the attack. Sergio drew blook from Jessie's cuts in the fourth round. The fourth the most exciting of the first four.
Round 5-7: Jessie just coundn't take Sergio out. Sergio took what Jessie had to give and out boxed Jessie. Sergio Mora Wins.
From 16 to 2 - Peter Manfredo, Jr. vs. Sergio Mora for One Million in Vegas! Who will win The Contender?
The goodbyes really begin tonight. This reality show, in my opnion, has been a class act. I loved it. It has promoted a lot of respect and dignity for the sport.
The Contenders: Alfonso Gomez vs Peter Manfredo, Jr.; Sergio Mora vs Jessie Brinkley
Then there were four. Here are the match ups leading to the final match of the Contenders: Alfonso Gomez vs Peter Manfredo, Jr.; Sergio Mora vs Jessie Brinkley. These fights go seven (7) rounds.
Up first, Alfonso Gomez and Peter Manfredo, Jr.
Round 1: Peter is fired up and takes this round. Round 2: All Alfonso. Peter when down; a slipped down perhaps. Round 3: Peter is back, boxing well. Round 4: Head to head, toe to toe. Alfonso delivers a beautiful upper cut then goes to work on Peter's head and body. Alfonso must have won this round. Round 5: Alfonso all over Peter again. Round 6: Peter takes this round. Round 7: Peter precise with his punches. Alfonso appears exhausted. Round to Peter in my book.
By unanimous decision, Peter Manfredo, Jr. headed to the final round.
Alfonso Gomez, the smallest boxer there, still a champion. He banged it out with big guys and made it to the final four. As his mom said, "the whole world knows he is a great fighter."
Now, who will Peter meet in the big ring?
Is Celebrity Crushing Dave Chappelle, Can Dave Take the Pressure
NEW YORK -- Dave Chappelle is under pressure, according to a Newsweek report. The star of Comedy Central's popular "Chappelle's Show" is exhausted due to tension, partying and creative differences with Comedy Central, causing the recent halt in the show's production, the report said.
"I saw him start trippin' when the buzz started to get real loud," one unidentified celebrity friend told Newsweek. "I think he was in shock after the first season, and then (during) the second, it hit him that he was the man. That freaked him. And then came the pressure of living up to expectations for the third season. He's never been there - where something's so good and you got to come even stronger the next time. It was too much."
Neither Comedy Central publicist Tony Fox nor Chappelle's spokesman, Matt Labov, has discussed what caused the halt in production, which was announced last week, or how long it will last. The third season was to premiere May 31.
Another source pointed to the 31-year-old actor-comedian's partying, although Labov has denied that his client has a drug problem.
"Everyone knows Dave likes to have fun," a music industry source said. "I wouldn't say it's out of control ... but at some point that has to affect you if you've got a regular gig."
The Newsweek report claims Chappelle wants to delve into more controversial racial issues, unsettling "Comedy Central" executives, but Comedy Central and an employee in Chappelle's camp said last week the delay "is not a network issue."
"Dave is not compromising what he wants to do," another source said. "He's waited a long time for this chance, and he's not trying to do anything that isn't 100 percent his vision."
Last summer Comedy Central signed Chappelle to a deal reportedly worth $50 million for a third and fourth season. The two-year agreement also allowed Chappelle to develop other programming for the cable channel and cut him in on DVD sales, a lucrative factor considering his series' first-season DVD sold more than 2 million copies.
Last season the show was nominated for three Emmys, including outstanding comedy series.
Comedy Cental Dave Chappelle Doing Mental Time in South Africa?
NY-This Is No Joke? Comedy Central star Dave Chappelle has checked himself into a mental health facility in South Africa, the magazine Entertainment Weekly reported on Wednesday, May 11th. Until then, the whereabouts of Dave Chappelle had been unknown.
Before then Comedy Central had abruptly announced that the planned May 31 launch of the third season of the popular show starring Chappelle had been postponed and production halted!
Chappelle flew from Newark, New Jersey, to South Africa on April 28 for treatment, said the magazine, quoting a source close to the show it would not identify.
Entertainment Weekly said it had corroborating sources for its story. "We don't know where he is," Comedy Central spokesman Tony Fox said. "We've heard about South Africa. We don't know. We haven't talked to Dave."
Chappelle's spokesman, Matt Labov, would not comment on the magazine's story.
"It seems like the issues he's contending with are really quite serious," said Dade Hayes, a senior editor at Entertainment Weekly.
"It isn't a case of him spending a weekend someplace recuperating from exhaustion."
The magazine's sources say Chappelle is still in the facility, which was not named, Hayes said. Chappelle's representatives have denied that the comedian was abusing drugs.
Chappelle reportedly signed a $50 million (euro38.81 million) deal with Comedy Central for two more seasons of his show, a payday made possible because of the explosive sales of the show's first season DVD. The magazine said Chappelle had shot four to five episodes' worth of sketches for the new season, but none of its onstage introductions.
NBC Contender Final Four to Box for Big Bucks in Vegas
The Contender Final Four. The rules have changed. It's every man for himself; the team effort is over. Weekly challenge winner gains power to choose his opponent, or to be the match maker.
The Final Four
1 - Sergio Mora was born in a tiny apartment in East LA where he lived with his mother and three brothers until just a few weeks ago. At 24, he and his older brother have finally moved out... to the apartment downstairs. He is the first to admit that his family lives in the ghetto but bristles at being lumped into the East LA stereotype. Although he grew up without a father, his respect for his mother and the desire for a better life turned him to sports instead of gangs. As a teenager, Sergio knocked out many of his friends just "goofing around" in the street. He started boxing at the age of fourteen and is currently undefeated as a Pro. When he isn't training, he works with kids at a neighborhood youth gym built to give boys and girls an alternative to gangs. Sergio trains at the same gym and the signage on the front bears his picture and nickname: "the Latin Snake." Sergio's dream is to make enough money boxing to allow his mother to quit her job working at a warehouse and send her traveling the world ... without his brothers. View the Sergio Mora Career Record.
2 - Alfonso Gomez was 10 years old his family moved from Mexico to the United States, and he's been boxing ever since. Mr. Gomez took over Alfonso's training after a month of watching another trainer teach his son an amateur style of boxing. Having been a boxer himself, Alfonso's father preferred a pro style and taught Alfonso the 'Mexican Style of boxing.' Alfonso only takes orders from his father, and will ignore almost everyone else, particularly when it comes to training - he won't undo what he and his father have been working on for fourteen years. Alfonso graduated high school with an 80-10 amateur record and decided to go Pro. He also wanted to get a B.A. degree which meant a move from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The 17-year old was going to move out alone, but his parents wouldn't let that happen. They sold their business and home and moved their three sons to Tustin, California. The entire family has made huge sacrifices to ensure their Alfonso has everything he needs to become a champion. Alfonso wants to give all that they've given back to them and sees this competition as an opportunity to get him closer to his goal. He is confident that he's going to win, and so is his family. Alfonso fought and lost to Ishe Smith in 2001. View the Alfonso Gomez Career Record.
3 - Peter Manfredo, Jr. is a happy-go-lucky kid who turns into Godzilla in the ring. He has lived his entire life in his father's gym and has more than the average perspective on the business of boxing and the potential to make a great living at it. His father complains that he started boxing too late in his life to have made any real money. However, Peter Jr. seems to be doing just fine. He has an SUV, and bought some land to build a house for his high school sweetheart-turned wife Yamika and their baby daughter.
Peter is affable, likes to laugh and is generally a happy guy but does not take criticism well. He knows the world of boxing, his place in it and is confident in his chances in this competition. Peter Senior is deathly afraid that the shows trainer will screw-up what he took a lifetime to build with his son. He is very confident that Jr. is the Contender.
4 - Jesse Brinkley is a loud and lovable country boy. He is the class clown - all about fun, all the time. He has an abundance of energy and a great sense of humor, even about himself. Jesse loves to have an audience laughing at his jokes.
He learned how to fight from Rocky movies and a heavy bag his stepfather hung in his garage. He soon developed a tough-guy reputation and quickly began knocking out all the kids in small-town Yerington. His amateur career was very brief, as he hated fighting with headgear, disliked the amateur point-scoring system, and just wanted the chance to knock guys out.
Jesse's dream is to fight DeLaHoya, but if that doesn't happen he would be just as happy living out in the desert, hunting, fishing, and drinking beer for the rest of his life. We'll see how this country boy fares in the big city.
Jesse lives with his long-term girlfriend, Coleen, and their two children, Steyr and Denaya.
Jesse Brinkley vs. Anthony Bonsante. Who moves to the final four? Jesse had a tough time making weight. Anthony insisted, and Jesse sweats it off, making weight shortly before the match, rather than forfeit the match. Anthony wants to win, any way he can.
In the locker room before the match, Anthony gets psyched--it's for his kids, he says tearfully. Promising not to let any man get in his way.
Jesse admits he's fighting a much different fighter. He remembesr that Anthony has threatened to treat him the way he treated Brent Cooper. Although Jesse says he is not peaked, he believes he is ready to go to work on Anthony. (I wonder if Jesse has been reading the 48 Laws of Power, or maybe he is truely confident he can out smart and out box Anthony in the ring.) Jesse also wants to win for his family, and for the friends who believe in him.
ROUND ONE: Anthony makes first contact, but Jesse comes back strong, winning the round, taunting Anthony. Jesse had said earlier that he would know about midway the first round if he was going to beat Anthony.
ROUND TWO: Fairly even on this round. Jesse appears to have a wicket upper-cut warming up for Anthony's head. If he really connects with that, it could mean lights out for Anthony.
ROUND THREE: Jesse appears unsteady. Still he manages to let go of a wicket right. Anthony appears frustrated. Jesse appears the smarter fighter, a real boxer.
ROUND FOUR: Suddenly it's a slugfest! A street fight, a bar brawl all from Anthony. Jesse does what he can to defend himself from Anthony's brutish, bullying street style. Anthony unleashes a barrage of punches. Anthony's round clearly.
ROUND FIVE: Jesse has a concerned almost frightened look on his face. This is it. Then it happens. Jesse has been trying to connect with that uppper-cut and when it does it's devastating for Anthony. Anthony may have never seen it coming. He goes down than crawls for the ropes. After a short count from the ref, the round continues but it's over for Anthony, Jesse pounds Anthony, dazed and defeated, into the a corner. The ref stops the fight.
"No! N0," Anthony groans in his corner.
Jesse Brinkley wins by knock out.
Later in the locker room, Anthony is disappointed that the fight was stopped, saying he could have lasted 30 more seconds.
"You know, you fought a good fight," Anthony's mom tells her son.
Anthony reminds himself, "I'm a winner to my kids."
So, Jesse Brinkley, matchmaker of the last two round-two matches, rises to the final four.
Great fight! Jesse.
The Contender Jesse Brinkley Wins Control of Final Round 2 Matches of The Contender
The Contender Jesse Brinkley won the power to choose, the power to control the final two matches of The Contender, Round 2. Choosing to be a match maker, Jesse matched Joey Gilbert with Peter Manfredo, Jr. This choice means, Jesse will fight Anthony Bonsante.
Round One: Peter looked great during Round One, dominating Joey, who appear defensive. Seated in his corner at the end of Round One, Joey complained that his rib was broken.
Round Two: Peter looked great again.
Round Three: Joey was fired up and slugged Peter onto the ropes with a flurry of punches.
Round Four: Joey continued to look strong, punishing Peter.
Round Five: This was it, the final chance for Peter or Joey to move forward to the final four. The boxers slugged it out, actually head to head, and Joey comes away with a bloody, deep cut over his right eye after a head butt. The ref stops the fight, going to the score cards. And, the winnner by split decistion: Peter Manfredo, Jr.
"Joey has a heart of gold; he just kept coming," Peter said after the fight.
Joey confessed: "The champion's heart is made of gold, and that means you don't quite." And Joey never did. Joey "The Lion Hearted" leaped into the ring at the beginning of Round Three, and never left. Joey gave it all he had.
Without any hesitation or doubt, Joey Gilbert is a true champion!
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That's Hot, PARIS! A media watchdog group is howling about that sexy Paris Hilton hamburger commercial, claiming she sizzles more than the burger. 
"This commercial is basically soft-core porn," said Melissa Caldwell, research director for the Los Angeles-based Parents Television Council. 
The commercial (made for St. Louis-based Hardee's and its sister restaurants, Carl's Jr.) shows the hotel heiress and reality TV star vamping in a revealing black swimsuit as she soaps and rinses a black Bentley. She also takes a bite out of a Carl's Jr. hamburger. The commercial for the jalapeno-laden "Spicy BBQ Six-Dollar Burger" ends with Hilton's signature tag line, "That's hot." In a statement issued before the commercial began airing last week, Brad Haley, marketing chief for Carl's Jr., said, "Paris was chosen to star in the ad because she is an intriguing cultural icon and the 'it girl' of the moment."
I wanted to see him walk away with $1 million, but all along it was not hard to judged Sergio as the better boxer of the two. Sergio knew it also. Congrats to him and congrats to Alfonso Gomez, who won $200,000 in his fight with Jesse Brinkley.