Accused "third crasher" Carlos Allen, along with his attorney, A. Scott Bolden, appeared in an interview with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts earlier this morning. While insisting that he was actually invited to the Nov. 24 White House state dinner ("I got an actual invite in the mail," he said), the story Allen told today sounded (not to mention looked, the guy could not have appeared to be more uncomfortable) like a pretty big load of crap. He took photos of himself at the dinner down from his Facebook page because he "did not want to embarrass my president." He emphatically denied having attended the dinner when a Politico reporter asked him about it because he "didn't know these people who were calling me and asking me questions." And Bolden offered up the legal defense he appears to have settled on given the fact that Allen can't produce any evidence that he was actually invited: "Whether you believe that he had an invitation or a placecard or not, at some point in time that night, Carlos Allen became an invitee of the White House," Bolden said, while reiterating Allen's story that after getting inside the building, he asked a White House staffer where he should sit, and he was directed to a table. The full video is here. more ›

( Editor's Note: This preview of the SILVERDOCS film festival comes to us from Sommer Mathis, who has joined our staff to write about arts.) Just when you were certain that downtown Silver Spring will never be as hip as it wishes it was, SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival returns for its 3rd year to challenge your deeply held beliefs. This year's opening night gala alone is enough to make any film geek perspire with... more ›

First Matt Damon dumps Minnie Driver on Oprah, and now Laura Bush goes on ABC's "Good Morning America" to gossip about daughter Jenna's new flame? The NY Daily News picked up on some comments that the first lady made to GMA host Charlie Gibson, regarding Jenna's new BF Henry Hager. Take heart you good looking, rich, single, male Republicans! Apparently, Hager isn't a "serious" boyfriend, and it seems Jenna's still on the prowl. Despite Hager's... more ›

With 8 days and counting until the election, the airwaves are getting mighty crowded. Candidates, pundits and celebrities are all vying for some air time this week in a last ditch effort to bring their political views to the TV watching public. They NYTimes reports that the week ahead is chock full of political programming: Viewers can see Sean Combs...with Greta Van Susteren on Fox News tonight. Later in the evening, Madeleine K. Albright, the... more ›