America's most buff and tough governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, will become just the latest politician to take to the airwaves, when he joins America's Most Wanted's John Walsh for a special episode. On the upcoming show (April 26, 9 pm/ET on Fox), Schwarzenegger meets Walsh at a DNA testing lab in Sacramento to discuss expanding law enforcement’s authority to take DNA samples from criminal suspects.The Governator was a proponent of a California proposition that mandates DNA testing for felony suspects, not just convicted criminals, but it's one of only a handful of states with such a law. Walsh is calling for all states follow suit, asserting that the testing not only helps solve crimes, but also free the innocent. Is Schwarzenegger mixing entertainment and politics too closely, or the AMW a good place for him to discuss relevant issues? — Anna DimondUse our Online Video Guide to see Arnold Schwarzenegger, pre- and post-governorshipRelated:• Are Politicians Going Too ...
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How desperate is Britney Spears to get out from under her conservator father's "thumb" and take charge of her meandering life? Her former manager, Sam Lutfi, reportedly is trying to get Brit an audience with no less than California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. "Britney says her civil rights have been violated, and she wants to talk to Arnold about it," a source, who overheard Lutfi's call to Ahnold's former flack, tells the New York Daily News. "She wants the governor to look into why she can't get an attorney."Lutfi refused to give Arnold's ex-publicist Spears' digits, instead saying that if the Gov called him, he'd "hand Britney the phone" — a pretty neat trick for someone who legally shouldn't be in contact with her.
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TV Land has ordered a second, seven-episode season of Myths & Legends, to premiere Aug. 27 at 10 pm/ET. According to the Reporter, the topics to be targeted during the second cycle include whether Arnold Schwarzenegger was originally cast as TV's Incredible Hulk and if Jennifer Lopez's backside is actually insured for $1 billion (and if so, if that's the biggest bargain in the biz).
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A new era of dueling cyborgs was ushered in Wednesday night for the Hollywood premiere of Fox's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,premiering Jan. 13 and 14. Series stars Lena Heady, Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau and Richard T. Jones walked the red carpet, along with T3's Kristanna Loken. As for a possible someday cameo by the original metal man, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dekker (who plays humanity's would-be savior, John Connor) says, "We would love it, but as an actor he's expensive, and as a governor he's very busy." — Julie Haire
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Hoping to prevent a lengthy WGA strike like the one that lasted 22 weeks back in '88, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday said he would be taking measures himself to end the current work stoppage. "I'm talking to the parties that are involved because I think it's very important that we settle that as quickly as possible, because it has a tremendous economic impact on our state," Reuters quotes him as saying. Schwarzenegger says the "sad story" here belongs to the cast and crew members who will lose their jobs as television productions shut down. "The studio executives are not going to suffer, the union leaders are not going to suffer, the writers that are striking, they are not going to suffer," said the Governator. "Those are all people that have money."More strike coverage:• DeGeneres Defends Her Crossing of Picket Line, But Still Gets Dissed• Ask Matt answers your questions about the walkout.• Galactica Boss: Without Strike, Studios Would "Rape an...
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