Archive for January 29th, 2007

Sacha Baron Cohen as BoratFunnyman Sacha Baron Cohen has been named as one of the most powerful 100 men in Britain.

The survey, carried out by British men’s magazine GQ, ranks Borat creator Cohen as the 19th most powerful Briton, cementing his place in the rankings through the $254 million grossing global success of the Borat movie.

A spokesperson for the magazine says, “Not since John Lennon has an English entertainer had such an effect on the world.”

Jory SteinbergAmerican Idol hopeful Jory Steinberg has made it through to the next round of the top talent show.

25-year-old Jory, who auditioned in New York, impressed Simon Cowell with her rendition of the Tina Arena song Chains, leading the smitten judge to remark, “That was terrific. Why can’t they all be like that?”

Tori SpellingTori Spelling insists her new reality show with husband Dean McDermott will be better than Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson’s MTV show Newlyweds: Nick + Jessica.

Although they are starring in the reality series Tori + Dean: Inn Love, where they run a real bed and breakfast, she says they won’t be copying Simpson and Lachey’s infamous antics.