Let me tell you something nobody will – people don’t go on The Bachelor to find love, they don’t go on American Idol because they can sing, and they certainly don’t go on America’s Got Talent because they have any.  People go on all of these shows because they want to be famous.  And that doesn’t just go for contestants.  Like his sister Julianne, Derek wants it…BAD.  He can check another thing off his list – he’s been named the new host for Extra.  Yes, he’s dangerously entering Mario Lopez territory by snagging Billy Bush’s former gig.  Derek says, “The ballroom has been my stage, my home, and my launchpad.” Truer words were never uttered.

You would think being President of the United States would be a big enough gig.  But no, not for El Presidente.  He, too, is returning to his TV roots to host the Kennedy Center Honors – or whatever they’ll be called by December.  You’ll recall during his last reign, he didn’t even attend the telecast.  Not only will he host, he says he was “about 98% involved” in the selection of the honorees (so much for his hand-picked committee).  They include George Strait, Michael Crawford, Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor, and the band KISS.  What?  No Village People?

Many people have taken exception to Gloria Gaynor accepting this honor.  Ana Navarro said, “The woman is a goddess and deserves all the flowers that come her way.  But I wish she wouldn’t accept an award from the hands of a man who has attacked the rights and history of women, people of color and LGBTQ.  The gay community in particular, helped turn her signature song into an anthem.  Trump is a stain on the prestige and significance of the KCH.  Don’t do it, Gloria!”  Raconteur Bruce Vilanch pointed out that while honorees don’t speak during the telecast, they do the night before at the White House.  “It would be the appropriate moment for Gloria Gaynor to accept the honor by thanking the LGBT community that has kept her working for four decades and that is being so demonized by the current administration…it may be the only way she can redeem herself in the eyes of the one fan base that has been her economic engine since the ‘70s.”