Trending Topics 5/26/11: Palin Movie, Human Balloon
By: Lauren MacDonough
Updated: May 26, 2011
#5 - Palin Movie
A documentary about former Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin is due out next month. The film was done be a Conservative filmmaker with Palin's support. It will premiere in Iowa and it's adding speculation that Palin will enter the race for the White House. Co-author of "Sarah From Alaska" Scott Conroy says, "I'm told by several very reliable sources that over the next couple of days we're going to get another big indicator that she's really thinking very seriously about this and she's going to start acting more like a candidate." After the film premieres in Iowa , it will go to other primary states including New Hampshire and South Carolina.
#4 - Arnold Schwarzenegger
The California Attorney General is now looking into former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger used state funds to cover up his affair. That's according to Radar Online. Schwarzenegger has admitted to fathering a child with his housekeeper. He and wife Maria Shriver has since split.
#3 - X-Factor Judge Replaced
British singer Cheryl Cole has been booted from the show. She was brought over from the U.K. version but producers were concerned that her thick Newcastle English accent would be "too difficult for an American audience to understand." She's been replaced by Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger who originally signed on as a co-host.
#2 - Oprah Winfrey
The Queen of daytime television saying a final goodbye on her talk show Wednesday after 25 years. She had a big send-off with some major celebrities. Late night comedians have had some fun with it too! Conan O'Brien joked, "On Oprah's final show she thanked her fourth grade teacher, who was sitting in the audience, for believing in her when no one else did. Things got uncomfortable when the teacher looked at Oprah and said "I'm sorry, I don't remember you." David Letterman said, "On her last show Oprah explained why she cancelled the apocalypse " Oprah of course now focusing on her own cable channel called OWN.
#1- Air Hose Incident
A New Zealand truck driver is lucky to be alive after an air hose accidentally got lodged in his buttocks. The man nearly popped after air rushed into his body, blowing him up like a balloon. Steven McCormack, 48, fell and somehow landed on an air house connected to his semi's air brakes. The hose forced air into his body at 100 pounds per square inch. Coworkers heard his screams and rescued him.
A documentary about former Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin is due out next month. The film was done be a Conservative filmmaker with Palin's support. It will premiere in Iowa and it's adding speculation that Palin will enter the race for the White House. Co-author of "Sarah From Alaska" Scott Conroy says, "I'm told by several very reliable sources that over the next couple of days we're going to get another big indicator that she's really thinking very seriously about this and she's going to start acting more like a candidate." After the film premieres in Iowa , it will go to other primary states including New Hampshire and South Carolina.
#4 - Arnold Schwarzenegger
The California Attorney General is now looking into former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger used state funds to cover up his affair. That's according to Radar Online. Schwarzenegger has admitted to fathering a child with his housekeeper. He and wife Maria Shriver has since split.
#3 - X-Factor Judge Replaced
British singer Cheryl Cole has been booted from the show. She was brought over from the U.K. version but producers were concerned that her thick Newcastle English accent would be "too difficult for an American audience to understand." She's been replaced by Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger who originally signed on as a co-host.
#2 - Oprah Winfrey
The Queen of daytime television saying a final goodbye on her talk show Wednesday after 25 years. She had a big send-off with some major celebrities. Late night comedians have had some fun with it too! Conan O'Brien joked, "On Oprah's final show she thanked her fourth grade teacher, who was sitting in the audience, for believing in her when no one else did. Things got uncomfortable when the teacher looked at Oprah and said "I'm sorry, I don't remember you." David Letterman said, "On her last show Oprah explained why she cancelled the apocalypse " Oprah of course now focusing on her own cable channel called OWN.
#1- Air Hose Incident
A New Zealand truck driver is lucky to be alive after an air hose accidentally got lodged in his buttocks. The man nearly popped after air rushed into his body, blowing him up like a balloon. Steven McCormack, 48, fell and somehow landed on an air house connected to his semi's air brakes. The hose forced air into his body at 100 pounds per square inch. Coworkers heard his screams and rescued him.
