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Mario Lopez Creates Twitter Account For His Dog

Natalia Buia — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:13:35 +0000

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Can somebody please give Mario Lopez a job?

You know the famed “Saved by the Bell” actor is out of work when he spends all is time on his dog’s Twitter account. Yes, Mario Lopez, 38, is tweeting on behalf of his French bulldog, Julio CC Lopez.

Okay, I admit, Julio is adorable and I’ve created a Facebook account for my own dog so I guess I’m a hypocrite when I say Mario’s acting like a child. But Mario is going a little overboard with his/Julio’s tweets. For instance:

It’s as if Mario is trying to pick up some chicks through Julio. Are dogs the new wingman, now?

Julio is basically the dog version of David Duchovny in “Californication”, is he not? Mario’s just got to unleash his sexual frustration in a more mature way. You can’t always hide behind a dog’s Twitter account.

Mario Lopez is a Daddy!

Megan MacKay — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:30:54 +0000

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Mario Lopez has been planning a VH1 reality series about being a first-time father for a few months now, and it seems like shooting can finally begin.

Popeater reports that Mario Lopez and girlfriend, dancer Courtney Laine Mazza, welcomed their latest prop — er, baby daughter, into the world yesterday. Gia Francesca Lopez was born in California weighing 6 lbs, 4 oz. The family is doing very well.

When reached for comment, the former “Saved by the Bell” star sounded like a very proud papa. “We are so overjoyed,” Lopez gushed. “What an amazing, wonderful and overwhelming experience to welcome our daughter into the world.”

Aside from the pending reality show, Lopez has also contemplated writing a book about the quandaries and qualms of first-time dads. “Guys want to help, too,” Lopez stated. “There are tons of books for moms, but dads want to know what’s going on with the lady and the baby, both emotionally and physically.”

Sounds like baby Gia is already a great source of creativity and inspiration for Mario! It’s so inspiring to see a former A-lister driven to help fellow young dads. We’re sure he’s in it for the sense of community and charity he’s sure to feel whenever someone drops $29.99 on his new daddy manual. Celebrity altruism at its finest!

All kidding aside, we wish all the best to the Lopez family. Babies are always happy news! Just don’t call the show “Saved by the Baby,” okay?

Screech’s ‘Saved By the Bell’ Tell-All – Fun or Fabrication?

Sara Harowitz — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:31:57 +0000

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Everyone’s favourite geek is back, and he’s spilling the Bayside beans. However, not everyone is jumping for scandalous joy.

Perez Hilton recently blogged that Dustin Diamond (better known as Samuel “Screech” Powers on the 90′s TV sitcom hit “Saved By the Bell”) has less juice to squeeze out than a marshmallow. Hilton feels Diamond’s tell-all book entitled, “Behind the Bell” is less of a get-up and more of a let-down.

According to recent releases from the book, Diamond claims he could smell a “certain smoke” coming from the other cast members’ dressing rooms. He also claims that Mark-Paul Gosselaar, who played every pre-teen girl’s crush Zack Morris, used steroids before filming “Saved By the Bell: The College Years.”

Diamond writes, speaking about Gosselaar, ”He suddenly exploded with manliness, loading 25 pounds of muscle on his once-scrawny frame in, oh, about a month.”

But as Hilton says on his blog, by the time “The College Years” started filming in 1994 Gosselaar was 20, and a lot of guys bulk up around that age. And, in comparison to Diamond, who WOULDN’T look bulky?

Diamond is also apparently suggesting that there was a lot of chemistry off-camera between the cast members: “If Kelly [Tiffany Thiessen] was interested in Slater [Mario Lopez] one week, then backstage there was a lot going between them in Mario [Lopez]‘s room. Then, if Jessie [Elizabeth Berkley] kisses Zack [Mark-Paul Gosselaar], then you know Elizabeth Berkley is going in Mark-Paul’s room.”

Hilton deems these accusations to be “lame lame lame.”

“Behind the Bell,” which Gotham Books preempted from Objective Entertainment’s Jarred Weisfeld, has promised to detail “sexual escapades among cast members, drug use, and hardcore partying,” according to New York Magazine, and does not currently have a release date.

Diamond, who suffered a sex tape scandal back in 2006 in which he romps with two women, hasn’t had much of a career since “Saved By the Bell” ended in 1997.

So – is the book a true deep-dish or just a way to get Diamond back in the spotlight? Only the Bell will tell.

McGrath Dumped by ‘Extra,’ Lopez in

andPOP Staff — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:03:17 +0000

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Life isn’t very sweet right now for Sugar Ray front man Mark McGrath.

People magazine reports that McGrath has just been booted from his hosting duties for “Extra,” in favour of Mario Lopez.

“Mario … has established himself as a highly engaging, likeable and sought-after host and personality,” read the statement from Telepictures Productions.

McGrath will apparently resume working on his music career.

Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff End Relationship

Irene Ogrodnik — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:53:25 +0000

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On-and-off-screen couple Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff, both from “Dancing with the Stars”, have officially called it quits.

“Karina has parted ways with her two-year relationship with Mario Lopez,” says Smirnoff’s publicist, Melissa Berger. “The relationship wasn’t heading in the right direction.”

In return, Lopez issued this statement:

“Karina and I have the utmost respect for each other,” he said. “She is a phenomenal and talented woman. I support her always and feel blessed to have her in my life.”

Although the duo was photographed together on several occasions, the pair never publicly acknowledged the romance until media outlets claimed the relationship was on the rocks.

“Mario and I are fine. Everything’s good,” Smirnoff then told E! News. Added Lopez: “It’s all good.”

Britney Spears and A.C. Slater?!

andPOP Staff — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:56:20 +0000

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Recently single pop star Britney Spears was spotted partying in Las Vegas over the weekend with none other than Mario Lopez, (much) better known as A.C. Slater from “Saved by the Bell.”

Spears reportedly spent the weekend shopping, gambling and living it up in Sin City, according to People magazine.

Sources say that Spears hit a lucky streak at The Mint, the high-limit gambling area at Palms Casino Resort. She’s said to have won $10,000 U.S. at the blackjack table.

At the casino, Spears met Lopez (currently of “Dancing with the Stars” fame) and the two left with a small group of friends to hit Moon Nightclub.