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Jenny McCarthy To Get Her Own Talk Show?

Josh loposer — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:58:00 GMT

According to the rumor mill, 1993 Playmate of the Year turned anti-vaccination activist Jenny McCarthy may get her own daytime talk show, produced by none other than the Oprah herself.

McCarthy -- who recently punk'd all of her friends and family into believing that she and Jim Carrey were engaged to be wed -- is set to join Dr. Phil and Rachel Ray as part of Oprah's media empire. Jenny's apparently inked a deal with Harpo to "develop projects on different platforms, including a syndicated talk show that the actress/author would host."

What will McCarthy talk about? It sounds like the show will be pretty much the same as any daytime talk show, except with a really smoking hot host.

Thankfully, that should mean that the topic changes from day to day. Maybe I'm a jerk for saying this, but as sad as her 7-year-old son Evan's illness is, I don't know if I can stand to listen to her talk about the link between autism and vaccines any longer.

Congratulations on being one of Oprah's chosen few, Jenny!

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Jenny McCarthy: My Son Is Cured of Autism

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:05:00 GMT

In the current issue of US Weekly, Jenny McCarthy talks about helping her son Evan recover from autism, which she says was caused by the MMR vaccine. "Before the vaccination, he was huggy, lovey, snuggly," she says. "Then it was like someone came down and stole him."

McCarthy believes that a strict no wheat-and-dairy-free diet is what cured her son. She recounts the moment she first saw him coming out of his shell, while he was watching an episode of SpongeBob. "I heard Evan laugh...I jumped on the bed and started screaming. When he finally hugged me, I prayed, 'Please God don't let this be the only time.'"

The actress, who is dating Jim Carrey, has long been an outspoken advocate for autism awareness. But she's not without her detractors; She has been criticized by the American Academy of Pediatrics for her 'autism cure' claims and doctors have accused her of causing fear of necessary vaccines.

Of course, after seeing this issue of US Weekly, I think the one question on everyone's lips will be: Why the hell did Jen take John back?

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Green Our Vaccines: Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy Get Political

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:29:00 GMT

Who says it ain't easy bein' green? Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy flexed their political muscles today as they marched on Washington in support of Green Our Vaccines, an organization that seeks to raise awareness about toxins in childhood vaccines.

Carrey led 8,500 people through the streets of Washington, D.C., Wednesday, along with his daughter Jane and McCarthy and her son Evan. Of Evan, Carrey said, "He taught me how to love. And without Evan I might never have seen the greatness of Jenny's spirit."

Carrey was equally gushing about girlfriend McCarthy when he spoke to the families, lawmakers and other activists that had gathered for the rally, saying that she was "the source of all that is good" in his life.

Wow - political activism and public declarations of love all in the same day. Celebrities really are more productive than the rest of us. I only managed to shower and go to Starbucks today.

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Jenny McCarthy Says Vaccines Cause Autism

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:05:00 GMT

Jenny McCarthy was interviewed by an NBC affiliate on Monday, and the actress/ex-Playboy Playmate/Jim Carrey's girlfriend was outspoken in her opinion that childhood vaccines cause autism. McCarthy, whose son Evan, 5, was diagnosed at the age of two, says she isn't necessarily anti-vaccine, but anti toxin. "Take the crap out. Get rid of the ether, the antifreeze, the mercury, the aluminum," she said. "They're just cheap preservatives. I'd pay four times as much for a clean vaccine!"

Although Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have said ingredients in vaccines have never been proven to cause autism, McCarthy argues that they contain neurotoxins that, along with many other ingredients actually "trigger" autism in susceptible children.

Expect punches to be thrown (figuratively, I hope) on both sides of this issue. I don't have any first-hand knowledge of autism and I've always been pro-vaccine, but the possibility that antifreeze may have been an ingredient? Slightly alarming.

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