EVENING NIGHTCAP: TMI About Oprah From Gayle. Billy Cyrus Racks Up 3rd Divorce. Kathie Lee Wanted To Be A Charlie's Angel.

 

► On the morning show, CBS Morning (which is co-hosted by Gayle King), Gayle was suppose to interview her BFF Oprah and discuss Oprah's book club.  Oprah didn't appear  because of a "stomach flu" so Gayle took it upon herself to blab on national TV about Oprah's ailment by saying this: Read More

"She had some kind of stomach thing, stomach flu. Stuff was coming out of both ends. I won't get too graphic. Her stomach bug was so bad she ended up in the hospital, had to get an IV."

Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King, 2024. Photo: AFP via Getty Images/Page Six

Realizing the TMI gaffe she made, Gayle quickly caught herself and then said, "I hope she's not mad at me for sharing the detail".  Um, too late Gayle. You opened your big mouth. Get ready to feel the wrath of Oprah!

Comment: Oh Gayle....of course Oprah is mad at you. You will know when either your contract at CBS is "mysteriously cancelled" or when you're not invited to her house for the holidays and are exiled from Oprahland. Anyway, back to Oprah's ailment: I have to wonder if she's suffering from effects of taking weight loss drugs. After all, the "stomach flu" she had sounds a lot like side effects of taking Ozempic or Wegovy.  Just a theory. 

► The country music industry's answer to shit on a shingle, Billy Virus Cyrus (62) filed for divorce from his wife of 7 months, Firehose Firerose (Govt Name: Johanna Rose Hodges, 37).  On the divorce filing, he checked off "irreconcilable difference" with a bonus statement of "inappropriate marital conduct" as the reasons. Billy is also looking into an annulment "due to fraud on Hodge's part" and saying in the filing that, "had he known about the alleged fraud he would not have gotten married."  Ouch. What the hell kind of fraud did she do? Spill the moonshine Billy!  BTW, this will be Billy's 3rd divorce. And Billy looks like he slept on the wrong side of a swamp in the photo below after a night of debauchery with an alligator.   Read More

Firerose and Billy Ray Cyrus. Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images/EW.com

Comment:  You know what would be an gossip dream hookup? Billy + JLo.  She can use it as an entry into the country music biz recording an album with him. Ooooh...they can re-record "Achy Breaky Heart" and trash their respective ex-spouses. Hey, if Beyonce can go country with Cowboy Carter, why not Jennifer Lopez-Noa-Judd-Anthony-Almost Rodriguez-Affleck-fingers crossed Cyrus.
      

► During a chit-chat with People magazine, ex-TV host Kathie Lee Gifford said that many, many years ago a casting agent told her she "wasn't pretty enough" to star in the TV show Charlie's Angels.  Kathie went on to say: Read More

 "She goes, 'Let me tell you right now, you're not right for Charlie's Angels,'" Gifford, 70, told People in an interview recalling that the agent said the studio was “looking for a pretty girl.” Gifford claimed that the agent persisted with an insulting rant, stating, "You know, like Jaclyn Smith pretty, gorgeous, gorgeous."

Kathie Lee Gifford in 2024 vs. back in the 1970's. Photo: Getty Images/AOL.com

Comment: Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson, and Farrah Fawcett were the original Charlie's Angels. And yes, they were DAMN gorgeous!  I wonder if Kathie wanted to audition for the role of Sabrina (which was played by Kate Jackson). Anyhoo, back in the 1970's Kathie was sort-of cute.  She can't act for shit and is annoying as hell which is why Kathie was better suited to find fame and fortune as a talk show host. BTW,  I'd like to know why Kathie brought it up 50+ years later as a point of discussion during the interview.