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‘90210′: The Father of Kelly’s ‘Splash-Off’ Revealed!
3:40AM Kyle Buchanan | It was the question that had all of America’s small, CW-watching audience in its thrall for about a week, tops: who is the father of Kelly’s baby on 90210? Sure, Canada took great pains to give away the show’s secret, but for spoiler-avoiding true patriots, last night’s episode finally revealed the babydaddy behind Beverly Hills’s most famous “splash-off”. More »
Shannen Doherty Insists You Only Call Her Brenda When The Mortgage Payment’s Due
7:30AM Seth | Recently bestowed with official “icon” status by the L.A. Architectural and Faded Starlet Landmarks Association, Shannen Doherty pulled up a chair at The Rachael Ray Show table to discuss her recent cryogenic career-defrosting, appearing on a short but heavily promoted arc on the new 90210. She vigorously denied harboring any regrets about her decision to abandon the original series at its peak, explaining how the strain of playing a fictional bitch week-in and week-out was ultimately taking its toll on her real-life, bitch-being pursuits. As for why she chose to return to the fabled zip code, she admits she was hesitant at first; ultimately, it was something she did less for herself than for her fans—those “Brenda!”-chanting masses who have kept both her and her dogs in natural fabrics and macrobiotic vittles since her days on Little House on the Prairie. [Rachael Ray] More »
Shenae Grimes Is The Only One Who Gets to Smile Around Here!
2:40AM Kyle Buchanan | In most respects, 90210 lead Shenae Grimes couldn’t be more different from her franchise predecessor Shannen Doherty: instead of coming across as a Midwestern fish out of water in Beverly Hills, she’s already tanned, styled, and starved within an inch of her life (and it’s only three weeks in). And then there is the smiling — always, the smiling! However, according to the New York Post, Grimes may have taken a page from Doherty when it comes to on-set behaviour, and it sounds like she’s not giving her coworkers much to smile about: More »
Did a Canadian Ad Spoil The Big ‘90210′ Secret?
2:20AM Defamer Hollywood | Once upon a time, we thought that the babydaddy mystery surrounding Kelly Taylor’s love child on the new 90210 would be the “Who killed Laura Palmer?” of the CW set, with Jennie Garth given mysterious, clue-laden bon mots to drop all season, then a hasty denouement revealing Kelly’s torrid night of cappuccinos with Nat at the Peach Pit five years ago. Then, producers threw us for a loop, stating that Shannen Doherty would reveal the big secret as early as tomorrow night’s episode when Brenda confronts Kelly about dating the hot hipster teacher at West Bev. Now, in the wake of that hint, a tipster has informed us that a Canadian ad for the big episode may unwittingly supply the father’s identity. Spoilers, after the jump… More »
‘90210′: Doherty To Reveal Babydaddy, Then Depart
5:05AM Defamer Hollywood | Why, it seems like just the other day that 90210 had us asking, “Who’s the father of Kelly Taylor’s towheaded love child?” It was a question we didn’t expect to be solved until producers had milked every drop from the guessing game — either that, or until they could finally lure back Jason Priestly for a hirsute, highly-paid cameo. However, according to People, the 90210 team plans to unveil the child’s paternity even without a guest spot locked up, and they’re planning to do it soon — real soon:
Who Needs ‘90210′ With This Lucrative Gig Impersonating Zach Galifianakis?
4:20AM Defamer Hollywood | While the record-breaking premiere of 90210 has left certain stars smiling (and smiling, and smiling), some of the franchise’s original cast members have better things to do than stand around and flash those pearly whites for a measly 12 share. Take Jason Priestley, for example, who showed up to Nike’s 10k Global Human Race in Los Angeles this week with his teen-dream sideburns upstaged by a massive, world-beating beard. Looking less like Brandon Walsh and more like the homeless man Brandon Walsh invited to Thanksgiving, Priestly was also kind enough to share his curt thoughts on the CW re-do: More »
‘90210′: Meet the New Brenda, Who Can’t. Stop. Smiling!
2:10AM Defamer Hollywood | Perhaps you’ve heard, but a little show called 90210 premiered last night on the CW (to record ratings) and nobody is happier about it than lead actress Shenae Grimes, the smilingest girl who ever smiled. Though she’s ostensibly playing the show’s Brenda Walsh archetype, Grimes eschewed Shannen Doherty’s near-goth hauteur to deliver two hours of the biggest, widest, most non-stop smiling since Denise Richards grinned her way through Starship Troopers. With the help of videographer Molly McAleer, we’ve assembled a montage of Grimes compulsively flashing those pearly whites; whether she’s flirting with the school bad boy, bantering with a terrifyingly well-preserved Lori Loughlin, or wondering, “Gee, doesn’t this high school seem like it came out of a generic Anytown, USA rather than a truly decadent Beverly Hills,” Grimes simply can’t stop beaming. Shenae, we’re sorry — but like bad-girl blogger Silver, we’re simply speaking the truth. Don’t worry, we’re still BFF’s. Catch you at The Pit? [The CW] More »
‘90210′ Stars Jennie and Shannen: Ladies Don’t Punch, They Scratch
8:15AM Defamer Hollywood | Despite the fact that Jennie Garth is still taunting Shannen Doherty with expertly crafted put-downs, EW was able to wrangle the two 90210 stars for an arm-in-arm photo shoot and revealing Q&A. In it, Doherty reveals that she never really liked Brenda Walsh (”They just took her in a really odd direction that I didn’t necessarily agree with at the time”) and that she still harbors insecurities begun by the seminal “I Hate Brenda” newsletter. All well and good, but what about the matter everyone still cares about: the long-rumoured Doherty/Garth catfights? More »
If ‘90210′ Won’t Bring Lucille Bluth To Us, We’ll Bring Lucille Bluth to ‘90210′
7:25AM Defamer Hollywood | Here at Defamer HQ, we hope we’ve made our feelings clear on the new 90210 redo: you can give us all the Shannens and Jennies (but not Toris) you want, but the real reason we’ll be watching is because of actress Jessica Walter. Cast as the alcohol-addled 90210 matriarch Tabitha, Walter is practically reprising her role as Lucille Bluth from Arrested Development — and until the big-screen AD movie comes, we’ll take whatever we can get. Our ongoing crusade for more Walter footage (hereby known as Bluthwatch ‘08) has thus far fallen on deaf CW ears, and when we saw the network’s new Shannen Doherty promo last week, we knew it was time to take matters into our own hands. With the help of Molly McAleer (and Hulu), we’ve cut together our own 90210 promo touting the show’s real icon. Won’t you join us in a chicken dance of anticipation after the jump? [The CW] More »
