This morning, The Early Show, welcomed EW.com writer, Michael Slezak, and discussed the possible reasons why Paula Abdul decided to leave American Idol.   CBS News correspondent, Priya David, was also on hand to talk about the shocking turn of events.
Paula was reportedly offered a 30% pay raise but suddenly decided to announce that she would be leaving the show.  Some have speculated that she was unhappy that Kara DioGuardi was invited back to the judges’ panel while others cite the fact that show producers tripled the salary of Ryan Seacrest and Paula wanted a similar deal. 
Whatever the case, it’s …read more

Actress, Denise Richards, was seen arriving at the CBS studios for an appearance on The Early Show where she talked about the premiere of the second season of her reality TV show Denise Richards: It’s Complicated.   You can watch the video of the interview with co-anchor, Maggie Rodriguez. 
In the meantime, look at this fantastic pictures of the mother of two!  I think her hair looks amazing!

The Early Show aired a segment that basically questioned whether Oprah Winfrey was dishing out advice on her talk show that is potentially harmful to her over 40 million viewers.  CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller pointed to an investigative report in this week’s issue of Newsweek magazine, which specifically questions the "Oprah Effect."
I guess it is important to look at what Oprah says on her show since she really does have a lot of influence.  I can think of three things ((the Neti Pot, Acai berry and rolf therapy), right off the top of my head, that I …read more

At last, the nominees for this year’s Daytime Emmy Awards have been announced! Of course, some of our favorite talk shows and talk show hosts have been nominated so here is a list of some of the categories and nominations.
The Ellen DeGeneres Show has by far taken the crown for the most amount of nominations this year with over six of them! Rachael Ray and Dr. Phil got a good amount as well. Who are you rooting for? I have no idea who’s going to win for Outstanding Talk Show. It’s quite a close match, so it should be …read more

Sherrie Mathison the author of Steal This Style was on the CBS Early Show where she gave some great tips for looking fabulous at any age. 
Her book is broken down in to sections like “Never Cool” and “Forever Cool” and I think that’s a great idea.  To demonstrate the lesson, she had some large “before” pictures that were shown before the real-life model walked out on the set.
Not to be mean but my main problem with this segment was what Sherrie, herself, was wearing but I will ignore it since her advice was okay.  I also wasn’t crazy …read more

Actress Anne Hathaway showed up for an appearance on the CBS Early Show where she promoted her new film, Bride Wars.  The movie, co-starring Kate Hudson premieres this Friday and follows the story of two best friends who become enemies when their wedding plans take a disastrous turn.

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Bonnie Hunt – Lauren Graham, Bruce Jenner and Troy Landwehr
Dr. Phil – Real Life: Heart Shattered
Ellen – Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake and Giant
Martha – Tom Colicchio
Oprah – Dr. Oz and people who suffer from night terrors
Rachael Ray – Holiday recipes and shopping tips form Rocco
Regis and Kelly – Eric Dane, Faith Ford, Disney on Ice, Jason Mraz, Santa Claus and Happy Holidays
The View – Jamie Foxx and Viola Davis
Tyra – Fashion Week

This morning, Senator Barack Obama spoke with Katie Couric on the Today show where he explained his feelings surrounding the revelation that his aunt is here from Kenya without proper immigration papers and the “low blow” he felt was dealt to his wife by the Republican party.
“I do believe there is a Republican or right-wing media outlet, or set of media outlets, that went after my wife for a while in a way that I thought was just completely out of bounds,” Obama said.  “Frankly, I would never have considered or expected my allies to do something comparable to the …read more

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Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale (who I see is now a brunette!) and Corbin Bleu, who you may recognize from the hugely successful Disney-produced High School Musical series of films were on the CBS Early Show where they talked about the third and final installment.  I have to admit, I avoided these movies like the plague every time my kids watched them and, finally, on a particularly weak evening, my husband and I gave into pressure to give them a chance.  Now, he and I are as eager to see the third movie as the …read more

The CBS Early Show talked about whether it is okay to read the email or check the voicemail of your spouse.  They spoke to a couple and the husband made a good point – you can check it but if your spouse is going to cheat, they are going to find a way.  You may not be able to prevent it no matter how much you try (or pry).
They also talked about what you should do if you are caught snooping – be honest and explain that you were feeling suspicious (if that is the case!) and you didn’t feel …read more