<![CDATA[Gawker: defamer, giuliana depandi]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: defamer, giuliana depandi]]> http://gawker.com/tag/defamer/giulianadepandi http://gawker.com/tag/defamer/giulianadepandi <![CDATA[Giuliana DePandi Goes AWOL From E!, Returns Sans Wedding Ring]]> Ah, the magic of an E!-televised marriage. With all those millions thousands spent, viewers tuning in, and smile-forcing cameras around, how could the union of two C-list celebs like Giuliana DePandi and original Apprentice lackey Bill Rancic possibly go wrong? Giuliana's recent ring-less appearances on air makes her the latest "celebrity" under investigation by wedding ring detectors, leading some to speculate that the two have each booked a coach ticket direct to Splitsville:

"Days since Giuliana went mysteriously missing from an E! News taping, she has filmed three new E! News episodes, ring-less."

While we are, of course, worried for poor Giuliana, especially given her last romantic disaster with Mrs. Romijn (aka Jerry O'Connell), we're mostly concerned with how Ryan's passive aggressive insults will change. Instead of making his usual jabs like, "Guess she's still in make-up!" or "Sorry the producers picked ME and not YOU to handle the Oscars carpet...better luck next year!" or "Giuliana's just a little embarrassed about being the only E! anchor unable to conceive a child," Seacrest is perfectly capable of moving on to Old Maid jokes or clever asides following every celebrity break-up story, like "So G, you obviously have a LOT of experience in this area...what's it like?"

]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=368672&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Seacrest Calls In 'Sick' For SAG Awards, E! Forced To Scramble]]> Ryan Seacrest, quite possibly the hardest-working man in showbiz now that James Brown has kicked the bucket, was a last-minute no-show for last night's E! coverage of the SAG Awards Red Carpet. Though co-anchor Giuliana DePandi Rancic did mention early on in her pre-show commentary that Seacrest was out "sick," this bit of news somehow didn't make its way into the West Coast feed (East Coast viewers did see the quick explanation). We have always been fascinated by Seacrest's seemingly unparalled ability to work nine different jobs simultaneously, so we figured that he must've been REALLY sick to miss the first star-studded red carpet gala of the season. However, our initial curiosity about the situation was renewed this morning when Seacrest showed up on time at KIIS-FM this morning for his radio show.

Though he did sound a bit stuffy on air, here's what we're wondering: how exactly does a case of the sniffles keep Dick Clark's top protégé from covering the SAGs? While we await an official statement from E! (we called twice), we'd love to see Mr. Perfect's doctor's note. This guy never gets sick and, if he really did, we'd bet good money he'd still show up in his suit, armed with endless "I'm sick, Cate, so as much as I want to hug the shit out of you, I don't want to give you cholera" jokes. So what happened, Ry Guy? Get a sudden zit on your nose? Too busy playing bingo with Ellen? Do tell!

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