The 9 0'Clock News – Tue 1 Sep

Posted by heatworld on Tuesday 01 Sep 2009

Filed under: Alex Reid, Chris Brown, George Sampson, Graham Norton, Katie Price, Paul O'Grady, Peter Andre, Rihanna, Simon Cowell

Katie leaves club after crowd cheer for Pete:
Katie Price was forced to flee a club in Manchester this weekend, after taunts from the crowd left her feeling "genuinely upset". The model was out celebrating after her first meeting with Alex Reid's parents went well, but she didn't bank on an army of Peter Andre supporters chanting "Team Andre" at her over and over again. One pal explained, "When some drunk lads started giving her grief, she found it genuinely upsetting. Kate hates that the public are siding with Peter in the split." True to form, however, Katie didn't walk away quietly. Before walking out, she turned and told the jeering crowd to start watching her reality show instead of Pete's. Erm, we don't think they're your target audience, dear.

Chris Brown: "I never fell out of love with Rihanna"
Chris Brown has admitted in a new interview that he's still in love with ex-gilfriend Rihanna, and that he has no memory of attacking her earlier this year. The rapper spoke to famous interviewer Larry King, telling him he didn't remember what happened, saying, "I just look at it like, wow, I'm in shock, because, first of all, that's not who I am as a person, and that's not who I promise I want to be. So when I look at the police reports or hear about the police reports, I just don't know what to think." In a separate interview with People magazine, Chris went on to talk about his feeling towards Rihanna, admitting openly, "I never fell out of love with her. That just wouldn't go away." He also confessed that telling his mum what he'd done was "the most painful moment" of his life, as she had also been a victim of domestic abuse.

George Sampson is VERY angry with Simon
George Sampson is thoroughly fed up with his mentor and boss Simon Cowell, and says he fears the Britain's Got Talent judge has got bored of him. Not only has George been told he must pay Simon's company production costs for his DVD Access 2 All Areas, but he's also annoyed that Cowell is lavishing expensive gifts on X Factor champ Alexandra. "All he got me [for my 16th birthday] was £150 of vouchers for Harrods," he fumed. "What am I supposed to buy in there?!" Simon recently shelled out £6,000 on a designer handbag for Alexandra. Ouch. George went on to moan, "I suppose he's [Simon's] realised he can make more money out of other people." Sounds a bit like a teenage strop to us. Good thing George has got a movie in the pipeline to cheer him up a bit.

Paul O'Grady to quit his chat show?
Daytime chat-show host Paul O'Grady is threatening to quit Channel 4 and move over to Sky, because he says planned budget cuts will make his current show "the blandest of the bland". The show currently has a budget of £2million, but this could be cut in half. "I really want to carry on," explained Paul, "I'm more than happy to stay and take a cut in my own wages. But I'm not going to turn around to my staff and say 'We've got to cut your wages or sack you'. I won't be a part of it." TV insiders are hinting that if Paul does decide to leave, then his place could very quickly be taken by Graham Norton, who is said to be planning on leaving the BBC. Gosh, it's one cutthroat world out there, isn't it?