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Today’s Peak Dope touches on bad karaoke and bad cell phone behavior. But it’s not all bad when a new Police album is right around the corner!

Bad Cell Phone Video of Bad Psuedo-Celeb Karaoke
It’s Z-lister Tara Reid singing Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse of the Heart. We shouldn’t even have to mention that she’s drunk. Entertainment sinks to a new low with this one.

Here’s the real Bonnie Tyler doing Total Eclipse of the Heart. We love the dancing ninjas!


Naomi Campbell Gets the Boy George Treatment
After seeing Boy George so graciously and with such humility accept his community service in New York last year, we are wondering if it will go down as peacefully with Naomi Campbell scrubbing the floors. George didn’t even put on makeup – will Campbell be as casual? George swept the streets after falsely reporting a burglary but Campbell gets a week of floor mopping in a warehouse for smacking her maid in the head with a cell phone.

George Michael Gets New Drug Charge
Remember when George Michael was found slumped over the steering wheel of his car last October 1? Well, his latest charge is for being “in charge of a car” while on drugs. But if you’re passed out in the car, are you really in charge of it? We’re not defending him, we’re just saying.

Jenna Bush Snags a Book Deal with HarperCollins
She’s not writing about herself either. She’s writing about a 17-year-old, HIV-positive mother she met during her time working for UNICEF. Her current gig is teaching at a shelter in Panama, but she has also worked in Argentina and Paraguay. Some portion of the book’s proceeds will be donated to UNICEF, of course. Jenna’s paycheck hasn’t been disclosed but a figure of $300,000 has been thrown around the rumor mill. The book, Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope will be published this fall.

Robert Plant Releases This Month
All nine of Plant’s albums will be released starting March 20 on Rhino.

The Police to Release New Album for Summer
Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys says The Police are finishing up an album of new material to be released in time for summer listening by the pool. For you, this means you may just hear some new material June 18 when they play here in Phoenix!

Someone Actually Thinks Spears Career Can Be Salvaged
That someone is Timbaland, one of the hottest music producers around who also happens to work on albums with the likes of Nelly Furtado and Britney’s ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake. He says he can feel her pain and wants to help resurrect a very dead career. There’s nothing we love more in America than building them up, knocking them down, and then bringin’ ‘em back for another round!