RYAN O’NEAL was reportedly scheduled to appear on Today yesterday (April 30) to promote his new memoir, Both of Us, My Life With Farrah — but reportedly bolted from the set when producers told him that he was going to be asked about his children’s unhappiness with the book. According to RadarOnline.com, O’Neal cancelled at the last minute saying that he didn’t feel well.

Ryan reportedly had his hair and makeup completed and was very upset when the producers told him about the subject matter. O’Neal reportedly said that he wasn’t feeling well and left.

• O’Neal’s two children, Tatum and Redmond are reportedly saying that the memoir is not an honest account of their relationship with their father and is only a way for their father to try and get the public on his side.
• Both of Us, My Life With Farrah goes on sale today (May 1).

 

KIM KARDASHIAN hopes to become a comedy actress. She has appeared on 30 Rock and has reportedly booked a recurring role on Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva plus, she will be playing a character in The Marriage Character from Tyler Perry. According to thehollywoodgossip.com, Kim wants to challenge herself with comedy.

The source said, “She really wants to be the next Sofia Vergara. Acting is something she wants to do just for her. Kim wants to do something that wouldn’t involve her sisters.”

 

JASON SEGEL has starred alongside some of the biggest names in Hollywood, but there is one star he just can’t seem to land an acting gig with — Hilary Clinton. Segel told Jimmy Fallon that he actually got a rejection letter from the Secretary of State.

• He said, “Every time I’m on the red carpet and they ask,’Who’s the mother going to be?’ I always say Hillary Clinton as a joke. I got a letter in the mail that said, ‘I appreciate your request, but I must say I’m very busy doing politics. But if the opportunity ever arises, I would be happy to do something together. Signed Hillary Clinton.'”

 

RYAN SEACREST has joined the Today Show as a special correspondent. According toTheWrap.com, Seacrest will continue his duties at E! and will now contribute to NBC primetime news and NBC entertainment programming — starting with this summer’s London Olympics coverage. Seacrest said he is eager and excited to take on a larger role.

He said, “I am humbled to have the confidence of NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke, Ted Harbert, Bonnie Hammer and many others within the NBCUniversal family, to strategically extend my relationship to encompass NBC programming.”

• Meanwhile, Ryan has reportedly just put his six bedroom, six and a half bathroom Mediterranean mansion for sale for a little less that $12 million. The 10,000 square foot main house in California, also includes a guest house, pool, tennis court, wine cellar and screening room. No word on where Ryan is planning on moving to.

AMY POEHLER’S LITTLE MAN: Amy Poehler and Will Arnett have two children together, Archie, 3, and Abel, 20 months. Amy told David Letterman that Archie is wise beyond his years. She said, “He knows when I’m going out if I’m dressed up or if I have shoes on. Like today, when I was dressed up to come here, he said, ‘Where ya going?’ I said, ‘I’m going out,’ and he said, ‘With who?’ I said, ‘I’m going to see some friends.’ I didn’t want to tell him about you. I didn’t want to confuse him. Archie then said, ‘Put on a coat,’ ‘Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.’ I was like, ‘What? Read? You’re three!'”

COURTNEY WAGNER ARRESTED: Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner’s daughter, Courtney was involved in a heated altercation inside of her Malibu home that reportedly ended with a gunshot. According toTMZ, authorities found both cocaine and heroin in the home. Courtney is reportedly charged with suspicion of felony drug possession and is currently out on bail.

GUY FIERI’S STOLEN CAR FOUND: Cops have reportedly recovered Guy Fieri’s missing yellow Lamborghini after it was stolen last year. The car is worth roughly $200,000 and was stolen in March 2011 after the crook broken into the British Motor Car Distributors dealership in San Francisco and stole the car through a window. According to TMZ, the cops found the car after they arrested a 17-year-old boy on a gun charge and decided to search his storage unit. Fieri said, “I would like to thank the Marin County Sheriff’s office and the Mill Valley Police Department for their hard work and effort in the recovery of my car. I’m glad we can put this behind us, and feel better knowing that justice is being served.”

TEEN MOM FORCED TO PAY FOR HOUSE FRAUD: MTV’s Teen Mom Amber Portwood is being forced by the court to pay $673 to the rental home company she formerly lived in. Reportedly, Portwood committed fraud by claiming she qualified for government assistance claimed she qualified due to her low income of only $30,000. In actuality, she reportedly made $280,000 for that year. When the company discovered the fraud they evicted her. She now lives with her grandparents.

MAGGIE GYLLENHALL GIVES BIRTH: Maggie Gyllenhall and Peter Sarsgaard welcomed their second daughter on April 19. Gloria Ray will be the little sister to the couple’s first daughter, Ramona — who was born in 2006.