(The action begins on E! and PopWatch’s Michael Slezak is there — at home in front of his TV, that is.)
6:01 p.m. "If a star has a blemish, you’re gonna see it," Ryan announces. Note to self: I don’t need to SEE that!
6:02 p.m. Whew! Got my Valerie Cherish moment out of the way.
6:04 p.m. Camryn Manheim tells Ryan she cried the first time she put her dress on. I mean, it’s nice and all, but…
6:18 p.m. Isaac Mizrahi just asked Eric Bana if he moisturized anywhere we need to know about. I miss Kathy Griffin.
6:20 p.m.Poor Debbie Matenopolous just shrieked about Alanis Morissette being ablonde, to which Mr. Seacrest snapped back, "That’s four weeks old –please!" It’s one thing to get dissed by Barbara Walters, but RyanSeacrest. That ain’t right.
6:26 p.m. Isaac Mizrahi touches Teri Hatcher’s stomach. Mrrr.
6:28 p.m. Okay, wait a second. Now he just pulled at the topof her gown to see if she had an acceptance speech hidden in hercleavage. I’m not 100 percent certain, but I think I just witnessed thefirst definitive case of red-carpet sexual harrassment.
6:30 p.m. Jaime Pressly disses carob. Love her!
6:32 p.m. How come everyone keeps calling Jeremy Piven ”The Piv”?
6:38 p.m. Some red-carpet moments defy comment. Isaac to EvaLongoria: "I have a question. Is it like bikini or what is it downthere? Your body hair — is it all done tonight or what?"
6:46 p.m. News you can use: Ryan says when it comes to jewelry, "Dainty and edgy is in."
6:50 p.m. George Clooney jokes that he manages his jitters by drinking. Oh, you sad little Shiraz! Come to Daddy!
6:56 p.m. Oddly, Ryan Seacrest is making almost no impression on me. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
7:05 p.m. For her second consecutive interview, GiulianaDePandi whips out her "Mrs. Clooney" compact. "Is this so pathetic?"she asks Paul Giamatti. Um, your words, not ours.
7:10 p.m. Could Keira Knightley be any more adorable? Sheplays nice with Isaac even when he asks if she’s wearing underwear.That can’t be easy.
7:14 p.m. Isaac insists Felicity Huffman should wear a man’ssuit to the Oscars. "Mannish! Mannish!" he cries. Yeah, because thatlook always lands Diane Keaton on those best-dressed lists.
7:20 p.m. Over on the official NBC red-carpet show, zzzzzzzz…
7:22 p.m. Remember when I mentioned earlier that somered-carpet moments defy comment? Here’s one from Jessica Alba, on whyshe’s wearing underwear: "No one sees my na-na." Alrighty then!
7:33 p.m. Queen Latifah just said she’s "kinda married."
7:40 p.m. Seriously? Isaac has GOT TO STOP ASKING ABOUTWOMEN’S UNDERWEAR. His latest offense (to The Queen): "Speaking of achocolate-vanilla swirl, tell me about the underwear."
7:45 p.m. Jeez! Where’s Kathy Griffin with a Dakota Fanningrehab joke? Isaac just copped a feel on poor Scarlett Johansson, andnow he’s singing "I touched Scarlett’s boob! I touched Scarlett’s boob!"
7:48 p.m. Okay, Isaac’s definitely not getting invited backto the red carpet, is he? He just told Charlize Theron that she’slooked "like a scary [lesbian, rhymes with bike] with no teeth" in allher movies for the past three years. What’s that sensation? Do I missStar Jones? Nah.
7:49 p.m. Isaac totally inappropriately asks Hilary Swank ifshe dresses differently now that she’s single, but her answer just mademy night. "I’m trying to work my marriage out," said last year’s GoldenGlobe winner, who recently announced her separation from actor ChadLowe. C’mon, guys, you two are too too cute together!
7:54 p.m. Mariah Carey, you better work!
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I agree — Isaac Mizrahi needs to lose his job! His behavior on the red carpet was completely inappropriate. If I were one of those ladies, I would have slapped him and run as quickly as possible towards Ryan Seacrest, who knows how to treat people with respect and SHOULD have been doing the interviews instead of Isaac the perv.
yeah, ryan Seacrest really treats women right, just ask Kathy Griffin.
I also felt bad for some of the stars when they went to Isacc Mizrahi, i didn’t know whether to laugh or cringe. Asking Teri hatcher if she shaved down there to wear the dress then pulling forward the top of the dress to see her cleavage. Feeling up Scarlet Johansson breast to see if they were real, embarassing Natalie Portman with personal questions…and many other moments i tried to forget he did. E! did a horible job this year this makes Kathy Griffin and Joan Rivers look like Diane Sawyer.
That’s why Kathy should’ve never been “fired.” Because Isaac Mizrahi is filled with soooo much tact. What’s ridiculous is that E! let him carry on the whole 2 hours. After the first tacky question/move, he should’ve been reprimanded or sent away. Seemed like they had a myriad of hosts doing nothing anyway, they could’ve just replaced him. And stupid me thought I’d have to worry about RYAN… BRING BACK KATHY!
Isaac is frickin’ nuts! His behaviour was unacceptable. His ONLY excuse is that the man is so flamingly gay that he assumed the actresses would allow him to act like “one of the girls”. Still, I’ve never seen women grope each other like that in public…My theory is that Isaac is secretly straight but plays like he’s gay so that he can grope the starlets. Won’t wearing a fake wedding band get you to meet more women?
Teri Hatcher I was okay with because she has a good sense of humor about that sort of thing. She admitted that it was her 8 year old who told her to go sans underwear. Still, did the man have to feel up every woman as she came to be interviewed? Was it really necessary to ask these women how they prepped their bikini zone? Isaac was wayyy out of line and IMHO it would be great to see one of these starlets sue his sorry behind for harrassment.
thank you for quoting the one and only, people’s choice winner.. Valerie Cherish.
Sure, Isaac was totally out of line and inappropriate. But, let’s admit it: these awards shows have been so boringly proper over the last decade, it was fun to be able to gasp in disbelief again. Since we no longer have streakers, Cher’s or Bjork’s outfits, visibly drunk presenters or winners making such politically charged acceptance speeches that they get booed off the stage, I need SOMETHING to keep me awake.
I really did miss Kathy Griffin, she has the best sense of humor for the red carpet. But thank god the Wicked Witch is dead … Star Jones!
As much as I couldn’t stand Joan, at least the red carpet show was more interesting with her and Melissa. But then you just watched to see how many times Melissa cringed at Joan’s comments.
Isaac gromping the gals and asking stupid underwear questions. Why didn’t someone stop him?! Where the producers snoozing?!!
Ryan should stick to A-Idol and his Top 40 gig. He was BORING and looked SO uncomfortable (what’s witht he toothy smiles?. Out of his element. And his sidekick, Debbie ?. She is not even D-list, but Z-Z-Z list!! Bring back Kathy, at least she was funny!
I ended up switching to Access’ coverage (don’t get Joan and Melissa’s channel). And I can’t stand Nancy O’Dell! But she was better than Ryan and his crew – at least she asked movie questions!
Isaac did a horrible job. FIRE HIM, E! Besides for him, the show was great! Ryan did an awesome job!
But the only person worse than Isaac is Kathy Griffin. *shudder* Making all those jokes on how she hates children… if she seriously thinks she’s funny, she needs a reality check.
What was up with Isaac Mizrahi?! His questions were too innappropriate and personal. He should have been kicked off the show. How could E! tolerate this?!
I’m gay…and I’m embarrassed f ot it for once in my 33 years. Isaac Mizrahi gives us all a bad name. He was rude, obnoxious, not funny, inappropiriate, and just absolutely awful. Have some class. Yes, the GG are all about fun and not so serious. But he was too much and didn’t know when to quit. I’m shocked and appalled at his behavior. He completely annoyed the hell out of me. Ruan wasn’t bad. Guliana, as always, awful awful awful. Why can’t E get decent talent? I’m gonna go complain to E right now.
I’m gay…and I’m embarrassed for it for once in my 33 years. Isaac Mizrahi gives us all a bad name. He was rude, obnoxious, not funny, inappropiriate, and just absolutely awful. Have some class. Yes, the GG are all about fun and not so serious. But he was too much and didn’t know when to quit. I’m shocked and appalled at his behavior. He completely annoyed the hell out of me. Ruan wasn’t bad. Guliana, as always, awful awful awful. Why can’t E get decent talent? I’m gonna go complain to E right now.
i think carson from Queer Eye should do the red carpet next year.
I agree. Isaac was embarrassing to ALL, not just gays. When he asked Hilary Swank if she’ll dress differently now that she is single?! OMG! That was just so tacky and low! I felt so horrible for her!
Ryan was just bland to me last night. He’s likeable, but in a vanilla-blah way. Why can’t E get better people??!!
And pronouncing Anthony “Antony”?! It was driving me crazy when Gwynneth did this!