Star Jones to 'fess up about her weight loss

I can't explain it, and I should be embarrassed to admit it, but I love Star Jones gossip. Probably because she's just so dense. Not literally dense, but in the sense that she just seemed to have no clue how tacky and disliked she was. It did seem to sink in after a while, and she admitted that in hindsight her wedding was overdone, as was her obsession with talking about it. So if nothing else, it's nice to see some growth in terms of self-awareness. In anticipation of her upcoming show on CourtTV, Jones is writing a confession of sorts for Glamour magazine, out August 7th. Titled 'Getting Over Myself,' the piece discusses her dramatic weight loss of an estimated 150 pounds. In the past, all Jones would say was that she had medical intervention.' Of course that could mean ten different things. Most believe that she had gastric bypass surgery, considering how quickly she lost a dramatic amount of weight.

The Star power hour will be a chatty daily compendium of the top stories from the worlds of law, news, pop culture and entertainment. In other words, it'll be everything from Scooter Libby to Paris Hilton to Harry Potter.' At least that's the plan.

'Provocative television that's entertaining and relevant — not for insult or embarrassment purposes, but for inspirational purposes and entertainment purposes,' is how Jones described her hopes for the tone of her show to TV critics during a Court TV news conference Sunday morning.'

[From the Detroit Free Press]

It sounds like Star is trying pretty hard to make nice, and that's a good thing. She's acknowledged that she was self-absorbed and given to ridiculous extravagances in the past. I think her talent' for self promotion, and the way it annoyed people, really clouded the fact ...

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