Nicole Symmonds: June 2009 Archives

In typical fashion, this year's BET Awards were a mishmash of randomness--not enough awards, too many sub-par performances and, even for a night that was to be dedicated to the late great King of Pop, Michael Jackson, it was barely that. There were so many moments I'd love to dig into, but I set aside this time to cover one and only one thing: Beyonce's rendition of "Ave Maria." I think Beyonce is a consummate entertainer. She can put on a show that I believe, in the years to come, will make her as legendary as Michael to this generation. The costumes, the dances, the hair, the preternatural beauty, the energy. I will not take any of those things away from her. But what I will take case with is her inability to determine what is appropriate and respectful in a moment when the world is mourning the loss of one of the biggest pop stars of our time.

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have struck again. The conflicted couple of "The Hills" fame has taken their sideshow to the reality show about washed up celebrities, "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here." Now I will be honest, I've never watched this show in my life, but I was intrigued when I heard that there was a full-throttle prayer given in Jesus' name for disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich by none other than the dynamic duo.

As the back story goes, the cast members, most of whom are so caught up in maintaining their dwindling fame, didn't know why Blagojevich was going on trial--sure they didn't. But luckily, his wife Patti, who has been granted celebrity status by way of her husband's missteps, was there to clear up any confusion and rid the cast of their ignorance. Well almost. She told half-truths, choosing to speak only about the good things her husband did while in office but not about the real reason why he was facing jail time. Now this initially made me sad me because Patti deceived them, but the recovery is that despite her deception, she got the two most oblivious people in the world to pray that the truth would be revealed.