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E! News is reporting that Shannen Doherty will be joining the cast of the 90210 remake! A source close to the show says, "It is happening with Shannen. It's just a question of how long she'll
shoot, whether it will be one day or ten, and what the storyline will
be, but we are working on it and it is a very real thing." Producers are now gunning to get Doherty and Jennie Garth -- who have been feuding at least as long as the Hatfields and the McCoys -- on screen together. But E!'s source -- disappointingly -- doubts there'll be much in the way of blood or tears or nunchuck fights:
"I don't think there's any love lost between Shannen and Jennie, but they are both adults now and professionals, and I don’t see it being an issue. Everyone has their take on what happened back in the day, and I think the feeling is that it’s time to move on. They were 19 and 20 when all of that happened and a lot has changed. And, you know, they’re not moving in together, just shooting together for an hour and a half"
Which gives us an idea for a great reality spin-off! Let's MAKE Shannen and Jennie move in together for the duration of the show or until they're spiking each other's Diet Cokes with Liquid Drano. Adults and professionals or not -- we give 'em four hours tops. (This plan also has the bonus of freeing up Mr. Jennie Garth, the gorgeous Peter Facinelli, for other companionship...)
As for the rumors that our girlfriend Tori Spelling is out of the show for good -- not true, her publicist tells us. She's just been a bit too busy having a baby to film the pilot. Look for her in later eps.
> The National Enquirer -- one of our favorite, if not most dubious, sources of gossip -- is claiming that Mel Gibson tried to hook his son up with Britney Spears to help her overcome her problems. Supposedly Gibson arranged for his son Edward, who was recently in rehab for cocaine and alcohol addiction, to meet the pop star. A source told the tabloid, "[Mel] sincerely believed that his son could help Britney stay on the straight and narrow and that they might hit it off as a couple as well." But when the father and son showed up at Spears' mansion, she refused to come out and they spent the night standing around talking to her bodyguards. (Awk-ward!) Apparently not all is lost, though. The source claims, "Mel has become her close confidante. He's helped out other stars, such as Robert Downey Jr. -- and he'd love to see Britney do as well as Robert has." If this turns out to be true, perhaps -- and this is but a humble suggestion, Mr. "I made anti-Semitic remarks when I was pulled over for a DUI" -- you might want to get your own stuff handled before you go out looking for other messes to mop up.
> Finally, lately it seems Quickies just wouldn't be Quickies without mentioning our favorite Gossip Guy, Chace Crawford. Today we "learn," via OK! magazine, that Chace hates to unnecessarily appear on screen without his shirt on and he has no problem fighting with producers if he feels the scene doesn't warrant a glimpse of him in the buff. The actor -- who has recently been plagued by totally! false! rumors that he and co-star Ed Westwick are not-so-secret lovers -- tells OK!,
"There was an episode where we were crashed out on the sofa after a big night out and they wanted me to wake up in my boxers, so I argued with them about it. I mean, first of all, who gets wasted with their buddy, and smokes weed and then strips down to their boxers before they pass out on the couch? No one does that. Why am I naked on my buddy's couch? It was weird so I fought it."
Wait, Chace, we need some clarification on that quote. Are you upset because it's unrealistic that you'd get wasted and strip down to your boxers with a buddy? Or do you think it's unrealistic that you'd end up naked on the couch when your buddy obviously has room in his warm, cozy bed?
-- NOAH MICHELSON
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