Idol’s Elliott Yamin In Chile When Earthquake Hit

American Idol Season 5 finalist Elliott Yamin is currently in Chile and survived the massive 8.8 earthquake that struck early Saturday morning.

Elliott, who is in Viña del Mar about 90 miles from the epicenter, was in his hotel room on the sixth floor when the quake hit around 3:20am local time and immediately took to his Twitter account to report the news.

Here are some of Elliott’s tweets –

-Huge earthquake just now in Chile!!….I swear I thought this was the end of my life!!!!!

-I just escaped w my life,from an 8.3 earthquake!!!…is everybody ok?

-Complete and utter choas on the streets…no power…my heart is beatin outta my chest!….tsunami warnin…I am only a mile inland!

-Hey everybody…we r totally safe and sound 4 the time being…I’m finally calmer,and dawn is approaching,which will help!..thx 4 ur prayers

-I’m totally calm now….were all 2gether…got blankets from our rooms, and we’re all hudled on the street..no aftershox in a while..

-Oh shit!!..here come some more aftershox….sweet jesus,and baby jesus!!

-Just got word that the airport in Santiago is closed…the tarmac has been reduced 2 rubble…my blood sugar is really hi

-Imma Type 1 diabetic, and was sppsd 2 leave sunday.I only packed enuf insulin pump supplies 2 last til then….airports r closed!

-The next closest airport 2 where we r in vina del mar is 6 hrs away!!…we’ve felt about 30 aftershox already!!!

CNN began retweeting Elliott’s tweets and phoned him in for an on-air interview.

Elliott also spoke with NBC’s Today Show early Saturday Morning.

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According to CNN, at least 122 people have been killed and tsunami warnings have been issued for the entire Pacific basin.

Follow @cnnbrk and @elliottyamin on Twitter for updates.

John Mayer Donates $500,000 To Haiti

John Mayer has become the latest celebrity to help with tragedy of the Haiti earthquake. He has donated $500,000 to the American Red Cross to help with the relief effort.

He has also given charity bosses permission to use “The Heart of Life,” the song he performed on CNN TV special “Haiti: How You Can Help,” in a new public service announcement.

John Mayer joins the likes of Gisele Bundchen, Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who have all given large sums of money to the relief effort.

Chris Brown Is Not Happy With Larry King Interview

Chris Brown just released a statement responding to the clip that was released in which Brown has a hard time remembering what happened the night he beat up Rihanna.

“There have been reports on the Internet that I didn’t remember what happened that night with Rihanna. I want to try and set things straight.

That 30 seconds of the interview they used of me was taken from a one hour interview during which that same question was asked something like 4 or 5 times — and when you look at the entire interview you will see it is not representative of what I said.

The first four times – or how ever many times it was – I gave the same answer — which was that I didn’t think it was appropriate for me to talk about what happened that night. I said it was not right for me and it really wasn’t fair to Rihanna. The fifth time – or whatever it was – I just misspoke. I was asked, “Do you remember doing it?” and I said, “No.”

Of course I remember what happened. Several times during the interview, my mother said that I came to her right afterwards and told her everything. But it was and still is a blur. And yes, I still can’t believe it happened because it is not me or who I am or is what happened like anything I have ever done before.

As I have said several times previously, I am ashamed of and sorry for what happened that night and I wish I could relive that moment and change things, but I can’t. I take full responsibility for my actions. What I have to do now is to prove to the world that this was an isolated incident and that is not who I am and I intend to do so by my behavior now and in the future.”

Chris Brown Doesn’t Remember Beating Rihanna!

Chris Brown’s interview with Larry King is set to air this Wednesday, but a clip from the show has hit the net and, apparently, Brown doesn’t remember beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna!

Check out the clip and transcript below –

When asked what he thinks when he sees the police report –

“I just look at it like wow, like I’m in shock, because first of all, that’s not who I am as a person and that’s not who I promise I was gonna be. Like when I look at the police reports, or when I hear about the police reports, I don’t know what to think. I just don’t know what to think. It’s just like wow.”

When asked if he remembers beating Rihanna –

“No. It’s like, it’s crazy to me, I’m like wow.”

Unbelievable…

Chris Brown Sits Down With Larry King

Chris Brown will be sitting down with Larry King, for his first interview since his February arrest. The interview on CNN Larry King Live will air Wednesday, September 2, at 9 pm ET. Chris will be joined by his mother Joyce Hawkins and his attorney, Mark Geragos.

Hopefully he doesn’t make an ass of himself….well a bigger ass. Will you be watching?

Nick Jonas To Run For President???

Nick Jonas sat down with CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer to speak about juvenile diabetes and his political future. See the highlights below!
On His Mission To Washington, D.C. To Increase Juvenile Diabetes Awareness

SUZANNE MALVEAUX, CNN WHITE HOUSE COORESPONDENT: And why are you here? I understand that you are speaking to lawmakers and you want to make sure there’s more research for diabetes funding?
NICK JONAS, THE JONAS BROTHERS: I’m here to basically raise awareness and encourage people to continue to do what they can to raise awareness as well in their own circle and on a broader scale. You know, through TV and press and things like that. Whatever we can do. But also to encourage them to raise funds to fund research. Obviously, we’ve made some advances in technology to better manage our diabetes, but we’re hoping for a cure one day, and that’s what the main goal is.
On Health Care Reform
MALVEAUX: Do you follow the health care debate? Have you been watching all the points that have been made back and forth over what kind of plan should go forward?
JONAS: I have been watching a little bit, but I choose to stay out of that and keep my opinion on that kind of thing to myself.
On His Political Future
MALVEAUX: You’re a little bit of a politician there, Nick. I noticed that you’re going to keep away from those hot-button issues. But I understand that your brothers call you “the president.” You’re the youngest out of them, but they call you “the president” because they say you are the leader. Political future, perhaps, for you?
JONAS: I’ve always said that I would like to be president- it’s kind of my whole thing. Maybe 2040.
MALVEAUX: Starting your campaign now?
JONAS: Starting the campaign now.