Entertainment Report

Amazing Race Fixed?
Some of the viewers of the Amazing Race 7 finale are wondering if the race was fixed after an American Airlines pilot allowed contestants to board a plane after the door was sealed and the Jetway pulled away. Now second place finishers Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich are fueling the conspiracy theory. "I'm not saying anything," Mariano said on Live with Regis & Kelly when Regis Philbin asked him if he thought there had been a "plot" to help, Uchenna and Joyce Agu, win the million-dollar prize. "America can judge," Mariano laughed.

The incident that has people wondering if the fix was on, occurred when the final three teams tried to catch a flight to the final destination. Rob and Amber seemed to be a sure thing when they got on to an American Airlines flight about to depart from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Miami. After the plane's door had been sealed and the Jetway being pulled away, Uchenna and Joyce arrived and begged the gate official to allow them to get on the flight. The pilot was contacted and he agreed to bring the Jetway back and allow them onto the plane.

"When was the last time you ever have seen them close the door of a plane and then turn around and open it after they pulled the Jetway away?" Mariano asked Regis. "That pilot owes us a lot of money," Amber said.

A Federal Aviation Administration official told The New York Post that a pilot has the discretion on opening an airplane's door after it's been sealed. "It's the pilot's call," the FAA spokesman said. Under these circumstances "it's perfectly fine for the captain to [have] returned to the gate to pick up the couple."

Dead Man Lyrics
The lyrics to the Los Lonely Boys song, "Heaven," were left behind by a man in Garner Valley, California who killed five family members and then himself on Tuesday (May 10th). According to the Associated Press, investigators came across the lyrics next to David McGowan's computer, along with a note, which read, "Woe is me. I'm looking forward to seeing you in the next life."

Investigators said that McGowan, a 44-year-old investigator for the district attorney's office, shot his family members while they were sleeping -- Karen, 42, and mother Angelia, 75, as well as his children -- son Chase, 14, and daughters Paige, 10, and Rayne, 8.

A publicist for group had no comment, according to AP. "Heaven" won the Grammy award earlier this year for Best Pop Performance by a Vocal Duo or Group.

Maxim Magazine Hot 100
Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Simpson, and Ashanti are among the pop stars listed on the 6th Annual Maxim Hot 100 list for 2005. The best-selling men's lifestyle magazine publishes the list of women their editors think "have several things in common, a tremendous amount of buzz and heat surrounding them, undeniable beauty and a promise of greater things to come." The Number One spot went to actress Eva Longoria, star of the hit show Desperate Housewives.

Almost a third of the top 20 have record deals, with Lindsay Lohan at Number Four, Jessica Simpson at Number Nine, Ashanti at Number 13, Christina Aguilera at Number 16, and Beyonce Knowles at Number 17. Christina Milian, Ciara, Avril Lavigne, country star Shania Twain, and Kelly Clarkson all ranked in the top 50.

The list will be published in the June issue of Maxim, which will have Las Vegas star Vanessa Marcil on the cover.