The 9 0'Clock News – Wed 15 Jul

Posted by heatworld on Wednesday 15 Jul 2009

Filed under: Jonas Brothers, Michael Jackson, Russell Brand, Simon Cowell, The X Factor, Wayne Rooney

Simon Cowell gets his wad out:
Losing your purse is pretty gutting, but one woman at the X Factor auditions in Glasgow this weekend was given a rather nice suprise when hers went missing. Simon Cowell, on hearing she'd mislaid the wallet, first tannoyed around the building trying to help her find it and then, when it didn't turn up, forked out by giving her a wad of his own cash. "The compere told the lady he had something to give her from Simon," says in inisider. "He handed her a wad of notes and she looked very happy." 'Ere, Simon – heatworld's lost our purse, too...

Tito Jackson: 'We tried to get Jacko off drugs'
Michael Jackson's brother Tito has spoken publicly for the first time since his famous brother's death, and says his family tried their best to tackle Jacko's rumoured addiction to prescription drugs. However, he is not as convinced as some of his siblings that anything sinister had been going on. "I don't know whether he was killed or not," says Tito. "Whether his death was an accident or whether it was deliberate, something has gone on and we need to get to the bottom of it." Tito was also quick to deny that his brother was bleaching his skin to look white, explaining, "He wasn't trying to make himself look less black. My brother had a case of vitiligo. His body was blotching and he chose to bleach out the blotches. It was due to a loss of pigmentation." Tito goes on to say the family do want to bury the star at Neverland, saying, "You can feel his spirit there."

Russell Brand to host MTV Awards again
After last year's controversial appearance, we thought the MTV Video Music Awards would be the last place Russell Brand would be invited to – but we were wrong. The comedian has been asked to come back and host the event in New York this September – on the condition he doesn't poke fun at the Jonas Brothers. Last year Russ made cracks about the boys purity rings, and also described the then-President George Bush as a "retarded cowboy". This year, however, Russell has promised it will be a "a controversy-free festival of love", saying happily, "I am delighted to have the opportunity to take over New York. This is a perfect opportunity for the United Kingdom to regain control of our former colony."

Wayne wanted to be a priest!
Wayne Rooney has revealed what might have been if he didn't get into football, and, er, he reckons he would have become a priest. No plumbing or working in All Sports for Wayne, no, he reckons he would have ended up as a man of the cloth. "I haven't a clue what else I could have done, I wasn't really the best at school," says Wayne. "I always enjoyed RE – so maybe a priest." Wayne, love, to be a priest you need to not visit brothels or swear your head off...we reckon you made the right career choice.