The 9 0'Clock News – Mon 18 May

Posted by heatworld on Monday 18 May 2009

Filed under: Fergie, Jade Goody, Katie Price, Michael Jackson, Michael Parkinson, Peter Andre

Peter and Katie to meet for crisis talks:
Estranged couple Katie Price and Peter Andre will return to the UK later this week for a "crisis talk" about their marriage. Pete has said that he will only discuss the children, and that he will not be swayed by Katie into talking about their relationship. Talking from his home in Cyprus, Pete said, "I'm only doing this for the sake of our kids. I miss them desperately." Pete also allegedly refused Katie's offer to join him in Cyprus, preferring instead to meet on "neutral" territory back home in the UK. Clearly still upset about what's happened, Pete has refused to say more, explaining, "The split is all too raw still and it's far too painful for me to even consider talking about." The couple are expected to meet this coming Thursday.

Parky now admits Jade was "brave and admirable"
Michael Parkinson has done a massive u-turn with his opinion on Jade Goody, now admitting she was "admirable and brave." Parky previously called the late star "ignorant" and "puerile", claiming that Jade represented "all that's paltry and wretched about Britain." But now, in a new interview, Parky is more generous about the BB star, saying, "The only time in Jade Goody's life that was not scripted was when she was dying. It was the only time we saw the possibility of the woman – the only time we saw something profound coming through that was admirable and brave."

Michael Jackson denies cancer rumours
Pop superstar Michael Jackson yesterday denied claims he was suffering from serious skin cancer – even removing his famous mask to illustrate there is nothing wrong with his face. Reports this weekend suggested that the star was so ill with the disease that he might not even make his London O2 dates, but this has now been hotly denied, with experts admitting his condition is totally treatable. One aide remarked, "Michael has been assured by the doctors that they can treat this and he will recover." Well, that's a relief.

Fergie is latest on bisexual bandwagon
It seems to be the new celebrity craze. Being bisexual, that is. Last week Megan Fox revealed she was a lover of both men and women, and this week Black Eyed Peas' singer Fergie has revealed she has been partial to the ladies, too – despite marrying hunky Josh Duhamel in January. Fergie said, "Put it this way, I've experimented definitely, but I have never had a steady girlfriend." The Black Eyed Peas went to Number One in the UK charts yesterday, but Fergie explains that it's their next video that gets steamy, adding, "You'll like our next video, for I Got A Feeling, because I have a little girl-on-girl tease section of the video. I met the girls right before we did the scene. They were beautiful. They were hot." So, who's next?