... Clarkson could be seen signaling to Beyonce after the national anthem performance and appeared to mouth the words, "It's so hard." James Taylor, another performer at the cold, outdoor inauguration ceremony, said he was happy to get through his performance "without any train wrecks." Taylor said, "It's always hard for a guitar player to play when it's cold because your hands sort of stiffen up and you know nerves tend to do that to you anyway. So I was, you know, very relieved to have gotten to it without any major train wrecks."
... Col. Michael J. Colburn, who serves as the director of the Marine Corps Band, said, Beyoncé has been busy prepping for her Super Bowl halftime performance and didn't have time to rehearse the song properly with the band.
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BEYONCE LIP-SYNCED AT INAUGURATION
Beyonce lip-synced the "Star-Spangled Banner" at Monday's inaugural ceremonies. A U.S. Marine Band spokeswoman said Tuesday, "We all know Beyonce can sing. We all know the Marine Corps Band can play. We do not know why she decided to go with the pre-recorded music at the last minute." The band was not playing while Beyonce was singing, but it was live during the rest of the performances, including Kelly Clarkson's rendition of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee."
LINDSAY LOHAN TURNS DOWN $500,000 OFFER FROM "DANCING WITH THE STARS"
Lindsay Lohan turned down over a half of million dollars to do "Dancing with The Stars."
Sources say ABC offered the actress $550,000 to appear on the hit show but she said no. Supposedly, Lohan doesn't want to do reality TV and wants to stick to movies.
A rep for DWTS wouldn't confirm or deny the rumor saying: "We don't comment on casting."
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER STILL HOPES TO RECONCILE WITH ESTRANGED WIFE MARIA SHRIVER
Arnold Schwarzenegger says he still loves Maria Shriver and wants her back.
In a recent interview with a German newspaper, the actor said "We're not fighting any war; I still hope for reconciliation; I still love Maria."
He spent Christmas Maria and their kids.
KATE UPTON'S 'LEAKED' SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL
Mercedez-Benz has 'leaked' a commercial for one of its cars that stars model Kate Upton. It's titled "Kate Upton Washes Her Car" and we see her looking sexy while some football players wash her car.
JAMES EARL JONES VOICE OF CNN AGAIN
James Earl Jones is back to saying "This is CNN" for the cable news channel. The Oscar-nominee and voice of Darth Vader was a mainstay of the network for years, but his voice hasn't been used between commercial interruptions for awhile. It will once again be used on CNN thanks to Jeff Zucker, who started at the cable news channel on Monday.
ONE LIFE TO LIVE/ALL MY CHILDREN: 22 CAST MEMBERS CONFIRMED
Twenty-two cast members currently confirmed to take part in the online relaunch of the canceled ABC soaps One Life to Live and All My Children. Missing from the All My Children list is Susan Lucci, who plays Erica Kane.
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Tony McGinty was born in the West Park area of Cleveland. A graduate from Olmsted Falls High School in 2001, he was on the bowling team for 2 years. Tony is married to his high school sweetheart, Angela. They currently live in Elyria with our two dogs, Sophie & Kali, and two cats, Peanut and Zeus but life with pets is about to change in a big way as Angela and Tony are expecting their first child November 2nd. It's a girl, no name yet. Tony's been in the business for ten years, notably as the morning show producer for the Mantel in the Morning show on WGAR (where he rose to the rank of "Captain Tony"), a year working in Portland, Maine as the morning show producer/co-host on WTHT and as the evening guy on WHXR. He's a self-confessed "geek, sports obsessed, TV watcher, mountain dew drinker, sarcastic and cynical" guy.
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