We’ve heard all sorts of stories about problems on that ensemble women’s talk show, The Talk. Since none of us watch it or particularly care about any of the people involved, we’ve just pointed and laughed. This is another story about nonsense with that show although the gossip gets better. The Talk is run by Julie Chen, who is said to be a bossy bitch and to have caused co-hosts Holly Robinson Peete and Leah Remini to leave after the first season. (Side note: There were rumors that Kate Gosselin might be joining them, but I just read that Molly Shannon is a new co-host this next season and we’ve already heard that Kris Jenner is a fill-in host.)

Sharon Osbourne and her Madame face are still on that mess since she’s contractually obligated or something, although she’s “taking a break” soon. But she’s scheming to produce another talk show behind Julie Chen’s back (or not so much, after this report) and it will include her fired former co-hosts Lean Remini and Holly Robinson Peete! This is some priceless gossip.

“The Talk” co-host Sharon Osbourne is secretly plotting to develop her own gabfest behind Julie Chen’s back!

The Enquirer has learned that Sharon has been holding hush-hush meetings with former co-hosts and close pals Holly Robinson Peete and Leah Remini, who were dumped from “The Talk” after one season following skirmishes with Julie.

“Sharon wants to put together a daily talk show with Leah and Holly at the helm,” divulged an insider. “It’s no secret that Sharon doesn’t want to work with Julie, but since she’s contractually bound to co-host ‘The Talk,’ she’ll only produce this new project.

“You can bet Julie won’t be happy when she hears what Sharon’s planning!…

“Sharon hopes CBS will let her out of her contract early so she and Holly and Leah can all be on TV together again.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, September 26, 2011]

I won’t watch either of these shows unless Joel McHale is on and takes off his shirt, but this is so awesome. I doubt that Sharon’s show will be a fraction as interesting as the news of this professional bitch fight, but still I wish her enough success to stick it to Julie. I don’t particularly like Sharon, (or Leah or Holly) but this story gave me a lot of joy this morning.

Remember that lousy talk show that Sharon Osbourne had in the early 2000s? She had a shabby chic set and was always propped up on pillows and cuddling her little dogs. Sometimes Ozzy would come on via satellite and you couldn’t understand a word that dude mumbled. It got canceled after a year and was really boring. So I doubt Sharon can helm her own show again, even with backup. Still, this will piss off her boss immensely.

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Kris Jenner is a monster. Can I say that? Sure. Because it’s a fact. Kris Jenner has just been named the “fill-in host” of CBS’s The Talk. We discussed The Talk a few weeks ago, when Page Six reported on the internal issues the show was having, what with Scientologist Leah Remini fighting with everyone and Julie Chen acting like she was better than everybody because she’s boning the boss. Now add Kris Jenner into the mix. Disaster. But is it a watchable disaster, or will it be as interesting as watching rats escape from a sinking ship?

What in the world is CBS thinking? The network is going to announce shortly that Kris Jenner, the insufferable manager mom of those incredibly annoying Kardashian sisters, is the new fill-in host on The Talk. (Don’t these people have enough money for doing nothing already? I suppose Jenner at least can talk about her plastic surgeries…)

Also being added is Sheryl Underwood, the African-American stand-up comedienne used to be a regularly syndicated radio personality on the national Tom Joyner Morning Show as well as on the Jamie Foxx channel for Sirius XM satellite radio. She is now a weekly contributor on radio’s Steve Harvey Morning Show. A former member of the U.S. Armed Forces, Underwood likes to call herself ”a sexually progressive God-fearing black Republican”. (Black GOP-er? CBS went looking for a needle in a haystack…)

As for Sharon Osbourne, she wanted out of the daytime gabfest but will come back for six non-consecutive weeks. Sara Gilbert, who’s considered one of the creators of the show, and Les Moonves’ wife Julie Chen are still on board in front of the camera. But as Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva previously scooped, options for Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete weren’t renewed. It’s been no secret that tensions between most of the women, especially with the overbearing “Chenbot”, had developed during the first season. Sounds like the backroom battles were far more interesting than anything on air: the jealousies, the bickering, the micromanaging. All I know is I wouldn’t want that famous-for-being-famous Jenner momager, who’s already a fixture on E! Entertainment thanks to Ryan Seacrest, anywhere near a network camera. Ugh!

[From Deadline]

“The jealousies, the bickering, the micromanaging…” why isn’t THAT a show? That would get better ratings than Kardashian/Jenner stunt-casting. Sidenote: did you guys watch Oprah’s “Behind the Scenes” show on OWN? That was so awesome, and WAY more interesting than Oprah’s last season. Behind-the-scenes dramas, no matter how mundane, are almost always more interesting than the actual shows.

By the way, did you hear that Kris Jenner is now Kris Humphries’s manager? True story. Kris Jenner manages all of her daughters, and while they all turn a profit, nothing says “this will all end in a horrific disaster” like Kris Jenner assigning herself a new client in her daughter’s athlete-husband. Does Jenner manage Scott Disick too? No, right? I feel like Scott has his own people, separate from the Kat-Face Klan. Same with Lamar Odom. So what’s the big deal with Humphries? He must be super-dumb.

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Do you ever watch The Talk? It’s the CBS knockoff of The View, starring a motley crew of Julie Chen, cat-faced Sharon Osbourne, Scientologist Leah Remini and out-lesbian Sara Gilbert and no-adjectives Marisa Jaret Winokur and Holly Robinson Peete. I think I’ve seen part of a few episodes, but it doesn’t really matter. All that matters is the bitchfight, and it seems like there’s something going down off-set at The Talk. I always forget that Julie Chen is married to CBS president Les Moonves – and apparently, because she’s married to the boss, she thinks she gets to order everybody around:

Julie Chen’s “queen bee attitude” is forcing the ladies of CBS’s “The Talk” to flee the daytime gab-fest after just one season. Sources say fed-up Leah Remini plans to quit on the heels of Sharon Osbourne’s bombshell that she’s taking a break. Co-host Holly Robinson Peete last week said she will not return for Season 2.

The last straw for Osbourne and Remini was Chen’s order, passed down from her master-of- the-universe husband, CBS President Les Moonves, following their South of France break, that the women were not allowed to discuss the Casey Anthony case without her because she’s the only host with journalistic credentials.

“[Julie] said, ‘My husband feels strongly that you should not be talking about news [without me], you are not news people,’ ” our source told us. “Sharon just said, ‘I don’t know about this.’ She’d had enough. ”

Despite the friction, one program insider called Chen “the glue that holds the show together” and firmly placed the blame on Remini.

“[Remini] was a disruptive force,” the source said. “She had a huge morale problem,” adding that Remini often brought her mother on set, who refused to follow studio rules.

“Her mother never parked in her assigned space,” the insider said. “She was told not to park in the lot anymore. ”

Two executive producers have abandoned the show since it began last fall. But co-host Sara Gilbert is slated to return.

A CBS spokesperson told us, “ ‘The Talk’ just finished a strong first season . . . The producers are currently working on a creative game plan for Season 2, which launches on Sept. 6.”

Osbourne’s rep said she was “not reachable.” Remini’s agent said, “I don’t believe anyone’s option has been picked up. Her mom does go to the show every day as does Sara’s mom and Holly’s mom.”

He declined to comment about the parking-lot matter because Remini couldn’t be reached by deadline.

[From Page Six]

Since I don’t really care about any of these people (well, I have some affection for Gilbert), I’m willing to believe all of it. It wouldn’t surprise me that the president’s wife was pulling rank, it wouldn’t surprise me that the Scientologist was being disruptive, and it wouldn’t surprise me that the other ladies might be trying to bail.

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