Lisa Marie Presley aired her "Dirty Laundry" on "Oprah."
In the first of a two-part interview on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to promote her new album, Presley spoke Monday about her brief marriage to Michael Jackson , who is on trial in Santa Maria, Calif., on child molestation charges.
She told Winfrey that her marriage to Jackson, which lasted from 1994 to 1996, was real.
"Do you think that he loved you as much as he could?" the talk-show host asked.
"Yes, as much as he was capable of loving somebody," Presley replied.
When Winfrey asked if she felt that Jackson had used her, Presley replied, "All signs point to 'yes' on that. I can't answer for him."
Presley, the daughter of Elvis Presley , said she was uncomfortable talking about Jackson, at one point exclaiming: "This seat is hot!"
The 37-year-old singer made similar comments about her former husband while promoting her 2003 debut album, describing the relationship to The Associated Press as more "toxic" than her other relationships.
Camp lets participants live rock fantasies
This isn't your usual summer camp.
Roger Daltrey, Dickey Betts and Bret Michaels are some of the "camp counselors" who dish out advice on VH1 Classic's "Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp," which lets adults act out their rock star dreams for a week by learning the basics of rock 'n' roll performing from some of the music industry's masters.
The two-hour presentation, which premieres Saturday, also will include sage advice from Nils Lofgren, Jane Wiedlin, Jon Anderson, Simon Kirke, Jack Blades, Elliot Easton, Colin Hay and Bruce Kulick .
Daltrey, Betts and Michaels will be among those who answer questions submitted by viewers and asked at the camp by VH1 Classic host Lynn Hoffman .
The special also will include classic music videos by artists who served as "camp counselors" this year.
Gere cuts a rug with Japanese P.M.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi had only one request when Richard Gere visited his office: "Shall we dance?"
Gere, who is in Japan to promote his latest film, the Hollywood remake of the Japanese box-office hit "Shall We Dance," accepted Koizumi's invitation, but insisted that he would lead.
"I'll be the man," Gere said Tuesday before they twirled for a few seconds in Koizumi's office.
Koizumi, who has been called "the Japanese Richard Gere" because of his resemblance to the actor, discussed his love of movies in a brief meeting with Gere. They also talked about their mutual affection for the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto.
Gere, 55, told reporters the prime minister was "charming" and "spontaneous."
"It's a great honor for me to have the moments I've had with the prime minister. He's very generous," Gere said.
It's not the first time the media-savvy Koizumi has put on a performance with a Hollywood star. He and Tom Cruise sang a duet of Elvis Presley 's "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You," when Cruise visited Japan to promote his movie "The Last Samurai."
ABC serves up show about Williams sisters
Serena and Venus Williams will be starring in their version of a tennis reality show.
The sisters' off-court lives -- their family, friends and the glamour of big-time tennis -- will be featured in a six-episode show that is still untitled but set to premiere on ABC Family in July, it was announced Monday.
"The series will provide our fans with an up-close, inside look at our lives away from the tennis courts," Venus Williams said.
The sisters have won 11 major single titles between them and are competing at the Nasdaq-100 Open in Key Biscayne, Fla. Serena is ranked No. 4 in the world and Venus is No. 9.
Serena Williams said she and her sister welcome the chance to "branch out into a new medium."
Will Smith's son to cover awards show
Will Smith 's 12-year-old son Trey will be a special correspondent for "Access Hollywood" at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.
The awards will air live Saturday on the Nickelodeon cable channel from UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. The show will be hosted by Ben Stiller .
Trey's coverage, which will include interviewing celebrities on the red carpet and getting reactions from this year's winners, will air Monday on "Access Hollywood," the syndicated entertainment show said.
"Access Hollywood" said Trey also will reveal a "special surprise" for his rapper-actor father at the awards ceremony.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Pulitzer winner to speak at Robert Morris
Doris Kearns Goodwin , winner of a Pulitzer Prize for history, will speak at Robert Morris University at 8 p.m. tonight as a guest of Robert Morris University's Pittsburgh Speakers Series at Heinz Hall.
Tickets are by subscription only. Information is available at www.pittsburghspeakersseries.org. Goodwin also will speak at 12:30 p.m. on campus at the Ann and Alvin Rogal Family Chapel to Robert Morris students and faculty. This event is not open to the public.
Goodwin won the Pulitzer for "No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The American Homefront During World War II." She is currently working on a biography of Abraham Lincoln, which director Steven Spielberg plans to film.
MUSIC
Patty Griffin headed to Dowe's on 9th
Singer and songwriter Patty Griffin will perform at 8 p.m. April 30 at Dowe's on 9th as a guest of the CD Live! series.
Griffin is a singer's singer, with artists such as Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and Lucinda Williams among her fans. Dave Matthews has said of Griffin, "I can't think of a more beautiful singer and better songwriter alive today."
Tickets for the show, $32.50, go on sale Friday at the Box Office at Theater Square, Penn Ave., Downtown, by phone at (412) 456-6666, or online at www.pgharts.com.
DANCE
Pittsburgh Ballet gets $100,000 Alcoa grant
For their debut in Manhattan, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre got a boost from the Alcoa Foundation in the form of a $100,000 grant.
The company's weeklong stand at Joyce Theater, which began Tuesday evening, was underwritten in part by a $50,000 donation from the Alcoa Foundation.
"Alcoa has been very supportive in the past," says Mary Ellen Miller , director of development. "The Joyce grant was something very specific. It was because they have operations in New York and Pittsburgh that it made a great deal of sense to them."
Alcoa committed to the $50,000 donation several months ago. It also issued a challenge grant that would provide an additional $50,000 if the ballet could match that sum. The ballet raised $205,000 in private and foundation donations, Miller said.
The Ballet concerts, which conclude April 3, feature a trio of ballets commissioned by artistic director Terrence Orr : Kevin O'Day 's "StingING Situations," set to the music of Sting ; "7th Heaven," choreographed by Dwight Rhoden ; and "Hungry Heart ... 'we all have one!'" choreographed by Derek Deane to the music of Bruce Springsteen .
Barbara Jeremiah , executive vice president of Alcoa, also is a member of the ballet's board of trustees.
