Miley's One Step Closer To Porn

Every weekend new photos of Miley Cyrus come out that are worse than the week before. At this rate, she will be venturing into the world of child porn before we know it. I don't think anyone can look at the genesis of these photos over the past few weeks and not tell me that she has taken probably even worse photos than these. It's time someone close to her put a stop to this. Who does she want to see these photos? She is only 15 right? I know every week you say that you have seen worse on MySpace, but these are getting pretty close to the edge. If you want to see her April 2008 photos including one where she is showing off her bra and almost shows way too much, click here. From there you can link to her bikini photos, and also her sleepover photos and topless photos.

Full Frontal Friday - Dominic Purcell Edition

By request I have some Dominic Purcell, as well as some other surprises for you including video. As always, totally NSFW and if you are under 18, go find better porn. Your mom or dad probably has some stashed under their mattress if they blocked all your porn sites on your computer. However, if you find a blank videotape under the mattress, DON'T watch it, unless you want to see mom and dad doing things that will cost you thousands of dollars and years of therapy. With all that being said, you can click here to see this week's edition.

Blind Item Reveals - Kindness

January 21, 2008


This is a B lister. I almost think of our actress as the epitome of a B lister. She has done television and films and is probably more of a B lister for the television, but she does have some great film roles. Anyway, this week at Sundance. Oh, I guess that will narrow it down some huh? At Sundance this week, our actress was walking down the street and spotted a teenage girl who was sitting on a backpack, shivering and didn't have anything on but a sweater and jeans even though it was after dark and well below freezing. Turns out the girl had come out to Park City to hang out with a guy she barely knew but he blew her off for some other girl, so she had no room and no place to stay and didn't have the money to change her return airline ticket which was for three days in the future. Our actress didn't really believe the girl at first but then the girl showed her the airline ticket and her i.d. That was enough for our actress. She took the girl to a store and bought her a jacket, and then took her back to her hotel for food and fun. The actress called some friends over to cheer the girl up, got her some dinner and then had everyone take turns calling the jerk who traded her for another girl. Our actress changed the return date on the ticket, paying for the change and even upgraded the girl to first class for the flight home. She let the girl spend the night, got her out to the airport the next morning and gave her a few hundred bucks.

Eliza Dushku

Blind Item Reveals

June 19, 2007

#1 This star basketball player has been in trouble before at home and away but had his life back on track. Now, it appears that maybe things aren't so great at home. He and his wife don't sleep in the same room, or even on the same floor. Maybe it has something to do with that hot little thing he has been sneaking around with two or three times.

Shaquille O'Neal

Blind Item Reveals

I thought I had revealed this before, but can't find it.

May 18, 2007

The night before this recent awards show #1__________________(female pop star although also one horrible movie) went to dinner with #2__________________(aging, but classy country star), her husband #3_________________(non celebrity, but give it a shot), and #4___________________(extremely popular male country singer) from the band #5_____________________.(think two letters from an extreme adult activity) At dinner they had about 5 bottles of wine and #1 was well on her way to being plastered. They decided to hit the casino for a little gambling after dinner and things got much worse from there. #4 only drinks tequila so he and #1 were taking shot after shot after shot. Needless to say, #1 was a MESS within about an hour, but she didn't stop. She stayed out until 2AM and more or less had to be carried up to her room by the end of the night. She was late for the dress rehearsal the next day and was so hungover by the time showtime came around she could barely make it through her performance with #2. Everyone wondered why she was so hard to hear during the performance and it was because she was insanely hungover from the night before and "didn't feel up to performing" at all.

#1-Kelly Clarkson
#2-Reba McEntire
#3-Narvel Blackstock
#4-Ronnie Dunn

Blind Item Reveals

March 9, 2007


#4 This A List actor at least in his mind and the way he acts is a little nervous these days. Turns out that his body which he displays with pride may have been the product of a little chemical help. Seems he used the same pharmacy as many of the athletes now getting into trouble and is afraid his name will also show up on the list and be made public.


50 Cent

Random Photos Part One

I guess that doe has heard the rumors about Jessica Biel.
Jaime Pressly did have a baby right? She's even more than before the baby.
Way to ruin a cartoon for millions of kids.
I'm guessing that hat was a giveaway from the Trojan condom folks.
Hayden Panettiere answers the hot new red carpet question. Instead of who are you are wearing, it's what do you have in your purse?
Ryan Reynolds with some really big hair. Not Jim Carrey Ace Ventura hair, but some big hair.
Yeah, Yeah. Giselle Bundchen and Mikhail Baryshnikov, but if I was Tina Fey I would be pissed. She's Tinkerbell.
Looks like a great cast. I wonder if Jimmy Fallon's sock got a credit.
Ryan's hair is so big they couldn't even get it in the photo.
Speaking of fake hair. No, Ryan's hair isn't fake, but just about everything John Travolta has going for him is.
Jeremy Piven throws that Spock sign so popular in gangs today.

Johnny Depp To Replace Heath Ledger In Final Film

Terry Gilliam is the director of the film Heath Ledger was working on when he died. The film is called The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and was scheduled to wrap in about six weeks. Although production was shut down after the death of Heath, the producers want to continue filming, but this time with Johnny Depp in the lead role. According to The Sun, a studio source says that "There is a point in the film when Heath falls through a magic mirror. He could change into another character after that and that is where Johnny would come in. It's a weird, fantasy, time-travel movie so Heath's character could easily change appearance. It would be a poignant moment. Johnny's not working at the moment so everyone is praying he will do it."

I have mixed emotions about all of this. I understand that movies are a business and there are lots of people involved in the making of the film and certain obligations to be met. But, at the same time it just seems too business like that someone dies and then a week later another actor just comes right in a fills the role and it is business as usual. On the other hand, when an actor dies during filming and the script gets rewritten or the film is edited in such a way that the actor is not in it as much seems like a disservice to the memory of the actor and can often lead to a horrible film which just does no one any favors and leaves the world with a crap film as the last piece of film an actor did.

If Johnny did step in, I think the premise is solid and would be a much better tribute to the legacy of Heath than some cut and paste job the editors, director and writers can come up with. It also would allow all the people who are counting on the money from the film to feed their families a chance to continue to do so.

Daily Mirror Blind Item

Which Hollywood star has a fixer in London to get his cocaine?

He rates him so highly he wants him to move to LA...

Whatever Happened To David Copperfield?

If you will recall, back in October there was a huge amount of press when David Copperfield was accused of rape, and the FBI raided his Las Vegas warehouse. Since then, there has been nothing. Not even really a whisper of anything going on. The two cities most involved in the situation are Seattle and Las Vegas. The major Seattle newspaper has not followed up on the original story, and has not even mentioned David Copperfield since the October allegations surfaced. In Las Vegas, there was one article which was published in November about morality clauses in Vegas contracts. You can read the article here. The gist was that perhaps the MGM should have thrown out Copperfield on his ass, but didn't, and instead had him perform there for a six week run over the holidays where ticket sales were "brisk."

What that says to me is that people don't really care what Copperfield did or may have done or was accused of doing. People were shelling out hundreds of dollars a person to see him perform as if nothing had happened. Indeed, what has happened? Allegedly there is a federal grand jury investigating the claims. No doubt they all have spent a week or two or three traveling to the Bahamas to investigate further during the chilly winter months, but there has been no news, no leaks, and I don't think that is right. I understand grand jury testimony is secret, but I don't understand why the newspapers in the affected cities can't at least have one of their staff spend a day or two investigating where the matter stands now. That last sentence holds true even if David Copperfield did nothing wrong. The newspapers of the world had a field day or two slamming him, and so if they were wrong, everyone should know. If they were right, then don't you think people should know that also so that other women won't be afraid to come forward.

The only news account about David Copperfield since October came from the National Enquirer. It is a story that ran the first week of January. It recounted the story of a limo driver who said David Copperfield attempted to rape a woman in the back of a limo in 1996 while he was dating Claudia Schiffer. The limo driver has offered to testify at any trial.

Here is what he had to say. John St. John said incident took place in Ottawa, Canada in 1996, while Copperfield, 51, was engaged to Claudia Schiffer. St. John was ordered to pick up the woman - a Schiffer lookalike - and then drive around the city while Copperfield attempted to seduce her. He told the Enquirer, "I know when someone is having consensual sex in my limousine, but what was going on this time was different. They were struggling and I heard raised voices. I could hear the girl saying: 'No. Get off me' and 'Stop'.

"It was the first time as a driver that I didn't know what to do. I am a father of three daughters and I knew I would be kissing my career goodbye by dragging Copperfield out of the car - but I thought I had no other option. "Just then I heard David call me on the intercom saying: 'Take me back.'" Copperfield's representatives have described St.John's claims as "fiction"

David Copperfield has a big US tour this spring and summer. Are you buying tickets?

"Daddy. Make The Bad Men Stop."

I really have been trying to cut Jessica Simpson a break this past week, and was trying and trying not to write anything about her idiot letter to OK! Magazine, but I just couldn't hold back anymore. OK! said that Jessica and Tony Romo had broken up because Jessica was high maintenance. Ummm. Anyone who watched Newlyweds knows that.

This was a case where a magazine wrote something she didn't like and probably went to Pimpa and said in her best baby voice that the magazine said she had broken up with Tony and she wanted them to stop saying those things. So, Pimpa, of course being the good dad we all know him to be and desperate to be the father-in-law of a pro athlete called up his attorneys and told them to write a nasty letter to OK!. OK! promptly spread it around the office and laughed their silly little heads off. There is nothing in that article worthy of a lawsuit. They know it and the lawyers know it.

Meanwhile Jessica spent probably $5000 to have that letter sent, and probably had to do some retail therapy to get over the pain of having a magazine saying she and her boyfriend broke up. I notice she didn't say anything when the tabs said she and John Mayer were breaking up every week or when they said she and Nick were breaking up every week.

Hell, maybe I am all wrong here. Maybe this wasn't Jessica at all behind this. Maybe it was simply the Pimpa. He didn't care what the tabs wrote about Nick and John because he didn't like Nick and John. But you know Pimpa loves him some Tony Romo. Pimpa probably is working behind the scenes to keep Tony there with his Jessica. If Jessica doesn't work out, then I guess he could arrange Pete Wentz to be caught with other women so then Ashlee would be free for Tony.

So Jessica I'm going to let you off the hook on this one. You probably don;t even read the magazines anyway. Unless they have lots of purty pictures.

I Hope She Has A Good Editor

Lindsay Lohan is writing again. This time though it is more than just one text message so I hope she has a very good editor. Lindsay has started writing her autobiography. I think it is something every 21 year old should do as they have lived such a long and full life and have so much knowledge and wisdom to share with the world. Hell, I think Paris Hilton is on her third biography and she is only 40 or so. I know she is actually younger than that but there is a math formula that states you have to add one year to your life for every fifty people you have sex with. It's why Jenna Jameson looks like she is 100. Trust me I learned all about this is in algebra or one of the metry classes. Trig or Geo.

Anyway, Lindsay is out of cash and so is writing an outline of what she would say and who she would throw under a bus depending on how much cash is offered. Of course she could just sell her stories or photos straight to the tabloids like her dad and thus save us the pain of having to wade through 150 pages of crap. There will be 150 pages of worthless blabbering ghostwritten by someone her dad finds for Lindsay. Therefore every other page will be about how great her dad is. Hell, it will probably sound like Lindsay was raised solely by her dad, and that her mom abandoned her at birth.

After spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on rehab and legal fees, as well as all the other expenses in her life, Lindsay was forced to sell her LA and NY homes because she couldn't make the mortgage payments. I don't have an extra bed, but there is a really stained, beat up recliner she can use at my place if she needs something.

Instead of an autobiography, I think she should write a book about why she picks up guys and has sex with them in the first hour after knowing them, and how come she is not doing that for a living instead of giving it up for free. You would think that if she started charging, she would have to make more than writing some book no one is going to want to read in the first place.

The book is tentatively entitled. "Be Adequite"

Katie Holmes Pregnant Before Meeting Tom Cruise

According to the National Enquirer, Katie Holmes was already pregnant before she even met Tom Cruise. The father of Suri according to them is Chris Klein. I personally have my doubts about Chris being the father, but whatever. It still makes for a much better story than Tom Being the father. I take that back. If Tom were the father than I would know an immaculate conception is possible so I guess that would make him being the father a bigger story.

Anyway, the ever present "source" told the Enquirer that Chris Klein told him Holmes was pregnant and that Chris was the father. The source passed a lie detector test and had this to say to the Enquirer.

“We were having dinner at Cafeteria, a restaurant in NY’s Chelsea district, when Chris blurted out ‘Dude, you know I got Katie preggers.’

If Chris Klein actually used those words, then I would guess Chris was talking to his boyfriend and that he just watched Katie get pregnant. What guy has ever said the word preggers? Ever? In the history of the world?

“There was a long silence. I realized Chris had said more than he intended. My next thought was: 'What happened to the baby?'”

Why didn't Chris want to say anything? If he got paid off, he didn't get much because he is not exactly living large. Further, if promises were made to help his career, then he should get on the phone pretty quick because his career is fading away almost as fast as Katie's.

The source added: “From the look in Chris’ eyes, I realized this was highly personal. I didn’t want to probe any further. We quickly went on to another topic.

Well then what kind of friend are you? Friends dig and probe and find out everything they can, so that way when they do end up selling the story to the Enquirer you have something to share and show for your questions other than one sentence which sounds great until you read the damn word preggers.

“Chris never brought it up again, but I know he must be reminded of Katie’s pregnancy every time he sees her daughter.”

Notice that the friend calls Suri her daughter. Not Chris' daughter, or their daughter. If this source was so convinced that Suri was Chris Klein's kid, how come he didn't say his daughter? What the Enquirer did was play fast loose with the quotes of the person. If you look very carefully, you will notice that the source never says the baby is not Tom Cruise's baby. The source says Katie got pregnant by Chris, but we don't know exactly when that pregnancy occurred. Then at the end, the source says Katie's baby. If Suri is Tom and Katie's baby, it is not lying to say that Suri is Katie's baby. Nice job by the Enquirer, and very libel proof.

Ted C Blind Item

Slurpa Pop-Off’s pups may not always escape their closets, but her exes are frolicking out one by one. One of Slurpa’s old boudoir conquests obvs needed something a little more in the sack—like eight inches more, as he’s been known to tryst with transvestites since bustin’ up with sexin’ Slurpa. Another one of SPO’s past and most precious "dating" pets, Purcell Poke-Me, is spotted regularly at a hole-in-the-wall gym on Beverly Boulevard. (Not mine, you heathens!)

PPM lives to tone his totally taut bod with personal training seshes early in the ayem. Boy looks completely cut and coiffed—all for naught, perhaps, since the once superpoppy PPO’s poster-boy days are pretty much dunzo. Or so it would seem. Nevertheless, Purcell puts on quite the show, stretching out on the mat oh-so-intimately with his equally arduous and good-looking trainer as the gym bunnies gawk 'n' gawk. Smell-it-all mattress word reveals that Slurpa’s former flame boffs the dudes right 'n' left and hits the bars in Boys Town (and their mostly man-filled gyms) when visiting this coast, throwing drinks back with WeHo’s finest in a way most straight men are not exactly wont to do.

Is Purcell going to be the next Lance Bass to come pirouetting out of the closet? His well-manicured mane says yes, but his well-known mucho macho aggression suggests otherwise. Slurpa’s been known to toe the bi-line herself. Maybe these two should replay the charade all over again?

Today's Blind Items

So a little change of pace. After I saw that The Time was going to play the Grammy Awards it got me thinking about a time when I was just starting out. I used to promote concerts to get through school. This was when little guys still could do it and corporations had not swallowed up every possible venue. I had promoted The Time two or three times and made some money. I had got to know some of the group and once we happened to be in Las Vegas at the same time. They invited me to their show and to a party they were having after. I want to say they were playing at the Riviera, but I can't remember. I think it was because this was when Frank Sinatra was still alive and I remember thinking I had seen him play in the same room a week earlier and how crazy Vegas is that two totally different acts can both pack in a crowd. Of course Sinatra tickets were three times the price of The Time tickets.

Anyway, after the show, we went to a club or two, but this was still the older Vegas. Excalibur was the only big new hotel. Everything else was still to come. The clubs were still very rough around the edges. Very rough. So, after seeing a possible stabbing death at the second club we went to, we decided to head back to the hotel and one of their suites. I don't remember anyone calling anyone but all of a sudden the place was absolutely packed. Packed like it took you five full minutes to make your way across the room from one side to the other.

There was one clear area though and it was this big glass table. It was probably seven feet long and three feet wide. Sitting around the table were people basically two deep. The top of the table was covered in coke. I had seen people do coke before and thought I had seen a lot on a table before, but this was the most ever. None of the guys from The Time were touching it. I do remember that. BUT, I do remember that there were two people from this brand new television show called Beverly Hills 90210 who were sucking coke down like someone was trying to steal it from them. Most people were being very patient and chatting in between lines. Not these two. One female and one male were all over it. They were outdone in their zest for the drug only by this actress from Saved By The Bell. I honestly thought they were going to fight for it. Later, after the crowd had thinned I saw the male from 90210 and the actress from Saved By The Bell getting it on in a corner. She was pretty hot, I have to tell you. The guy I remember was very sweaty. The actress from 90210 never left the coke. Ever. Not until it was all gone. Then she got up, and left. Didn't say goodbye or anything. Just walked out and left. Hell of a night.

The Time

I never thought I would see them again, but The Time is going to play the Grammy Awards. Pause. With Rihanna. Enough talking. Lets all watch Jungle Love together and think about how old Morris Day probably looks and if he will try and slip Rihanna the tongue at some point during the night. I really loved The Time. There was this one night after a show. No, I will save it for later. For now enjoy the music.

Random Photos Part One

That country singing show starts tomorrow night so the stars got to ring the bell at the New York Stock Exchange. I know this is the in thing to do right now, but I really don't see the people who watch CNBC and the Fox Business Channel scurrying in front of their television tomorrow night to watch Dee Snider and Bobby Brown singing a duet of Stand By Your Man. Also, showing my continued ignorance could someone please explain to me how you can gain weight after having gastric bypass surgery. Carnie Wilson was heavy then had the surgery, dropped a bunch of weight and did Playboy. Now, she is not as heavy as she was originally, but is way above her Playboy weight.
These guys don't even look at all interested in having Carmen Electra next to them. Judging by their outfits, I think if they were interested, we would all know.
Too bad Boy George wasn't there. He would have helped check. I know I'm crazy but I just love Boy George. If Marlon Brando had been gay and a singer, this would have been him.
You know if anyone of us had done the things Anne Hathaway's boyfriend has done, we would all be in jail and not pretending to like some actress.
Funny thing happened on the way to the Producer Guild Of America party. No actors came. Funny huh?
That's the same way all of us feel when we look at your acting Mischa. Unfortunately now that you are only in films, we have to pay for the pleasure of that pain.
Is someone filming Ghostbusters 3, because I found the Staypuff Marshmallow Man.
I don't really have anything to say about Josh Hartnett, just thought you might want to see him. OK, moving on now.
Ummm. Maybe you might want to go back to Josh. Seems as if Eva Longoria is auditioning for all the parts in Dallas. I think Victoria Principal wants her wig back though.
Even Zoe has got into the whole leggings thing. Are we going to blame this whole thing on Lindsay Lohan? Who do I blame for Zoe cutting off her own hair?
Wow that was a quick recovery from an appendix operation. Full jogging and everything. The miracles of modern medicine never cease to amaze me.
You gotta love the shoes.
I'm not even a Sean Combs fan (no more Puffy, P. Diddy, Diddy, or adulterer, now it is Sean Combs) but I like these kinds of photos. Sean and John Stamos were plugging their new film at Sundance.
That is one hell of a name for a James Bond film. What the hell does it even mean?

It's About Damn Time

Amy Winehouse has finally gone to rehab. Hopefully she stays, and gets healthy. As much as I love talking crap about Amy, I do so because she is an enormous talent. Back to Black is one of the best albums I have heard in a long time and I want to hear more in the future.

"Amy decided to enter the facility today after talks with her record label, management, family and doctors," said the statement from Universal Music Group. "She has come to understand that she requires specialist treatment to continue her ongoing recovery from drug addiction and prepare for her planned appearance at the Grammy Awards. She is nominated in an incredible six categories."

"Amy entered the facility by mutual agreement and continues to receive the full support of all concerned," Universal Music Group said in the statement. "Amy is the most talented and important musical artist of her generation and has made huge strides on her road to recovery. Universal Music Group wants nothing more than to see her take the time she needs to come back to full health and fulfill her incredible potential with the label."

The statement added: "The label has always had the best interests of Amy at heart and has been guided by her family and doctors in the last few months as to the best direction to take. All concerned feel that Amy must put her health before all other considerations and will be by her side whenever and wherever they are needed."

As I said earlier this week, her label could probably give a rat's ass about her except for the fact that she makes them money. However, I do hope they are doing this out of her well being and not because they want to make money off of her in the future. I do want you to notice how they still manage to inject some sleaziness in this statement by talking about how Amy and her album were nominated for six Grammy's and that she will be attending the show. Considering that the show is in a few weeks it is going to be a very short rehab, but the almighty dollar does come first. Well, actually the dollar isn't worth crap right now, so lets say the almighty Pound Sterling.

The World Of WD

Do you ever have weeks that are such______ weeks?

I'm not sure if it's just the industry I'm in but some time I have a week that is such an acting week. Some times it's a week that is such a stunt week. Family drama week. Day job week. Romance week. I HATE the opposite sex week. Stressing about money week. Well, the last two weeks were acting weeks and I'm thrilled.

I had my audition for the Jared Hess Movie and pariss is right it is Gentleman Broncos. It's a fun quirky script. So when I went in I dressed quirky. I think it went really well. The CD (casting director) seemed to really be enjoying what I was doing. It was an early pre-read (for movies you might have go through as many as 7 for a lead role) so it'll be a while before I would hear anything. But the good news is she also casts Entourage so it was great to get to audition for her.

Friday I met with an actor that I've worked with before and a director he's working with now. The director had wanted us to meet so that I could be in the project that is shooting now. They showed me the footage, told me about the project and I was really excited to be a part of it. So we are going to shoot in the beginning of February.

Monday I had an audition for an ad campaign. Like Verizon (you know the Can you hear me now Guy) but not nearly as big. Only 3-5 spots, not a million and 3 like that guy. But it is a national campaign so that is great. I knew the man directing it and he called me in directly. Since I knew the company, they asked me to stay and
read with the other people auditioning.

I thought it was going to be great. What I didn't realize is that the other people they wanted to me to read with were my competition. It was so emotionally conflicting. On one hand I was excited to see how my competition was doing. They were really good. Everyone was different, but good. As a reader, you are supposed to help everyone get as good of a read as possible so I wanted to give them something good to read against, on the other hand I was helping them act me out of job. I mean what if you had a job that you really wanted but had to be the one to interview your competition for it. You want to help them have a good interview BUT you don't want them to get your job!

It all paid off though, because when it was my turn to audition, the company went out of their way to make sure I put my best foot forward. They adjusted the light, camera angle, and we did a number of takes to get the best one.

Today I'm at the editors to log the footage we shot before the holidays on the webisode that I'm helping my friend with. It looks great.

I just wanted to add that Locks of Love do sell some hair. But as "A"pointed out, only the sections that are too short. Plus, they sell the hair to offset the $6000 per wig cost. I also wanted to say that I didn't do this alone. A few people that I work with frequently, and have become friends with, all ended up doing this at
the same time. It was great to see us all together with long hair before , and then again after with our new hair cuts.

Someone recently told me that Pantene (I believe it was Pantene) is trying to get something like 1,000,000 inches of hair this year for a similar cause... So if you are considering cutting off your hair and donating it, you may want to look into that too.

What kind of Week have you guys had?

Daily Mirror Blind Item

Which rocker begged his PR to sleep with him despite the fact that he's married? He was banging on her hotel room door...

Kneepads Magazine Goes The Distance

Tom Cruise must have promised Kneepads Magazine exclusives until he dies to get this kind of snowjob published. In this week's issue, all of Tom Cruise's celebrity friends contributed testimonials of how Tom is a great guy. Considering the list of celebrities that have come to Tom's aid, I'm guessing all these testimonials were provided to the magazine by Tom's people after being edited for brevity and love for Tom. Notice how not one. NOT ONE of these glowing testimonials refers to either Katie Holmes or Suri Cruise by name. Only Tom's name is ever mentioned.

Adam Sandler said, "To see anyone's private life invaded and mocked like this is sickening. It's especially gross when it happens to a guy like Cruise, who's a great dad, a great husband, and a great friend."

I would agree that if Tom was doing this in the privacy of his own home it would be sickening for us to mock him, but the fact is he makes his religion part of who he is in the public eye, and therefore it is not private and is subject to mockery.

Dustin Hoffman said, "Tom Cruise is an American and has the right to freedom of speech and freedom of religion."

Yes he does Dustin and so do we.

Dan Snyder, (Washington Redskins Owner) "Tom is a winner. That's a fact. He is a terrific actor, a terrific father and a terrific person. I'm proud to be his friend."

Of course Dan couldn't say anything less considering he has got a bunch of his money dependent on the success of Tom Cruise. Can't really call him a loser can he?

Ben Stiller said, "Imagine having a baby and people talking about it the way they did. People lose sight of the fact that Tom Cruise is actually a person. I feel for him."

Kind of like the way Tom talked about all of us in that video. Treated everyone who is a spectator really well didn't he?

Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Jim Carrey, and producer Harvey Weinstein also contributed to this love fest for Tom. Not Kaite or Suri, just Tom. Really he is all that matters here. The rest of the family is just window dressing. They will be long gone while he is still trying to salvage a career.

February 23rd Dance Off/Walk Off -- Someone Is Going To Get Off

Mark your calendars for February 23rd. It is the night before the Oscars, a big night for charity, but it is also the night that Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie have their dance off. Every year on the night before the Academy Awards there is a charity event to help support the Motion Picture and Television Fund. Generally there are several hosts of the party, and this year Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are among the co-hosts. As hosts they are expected to do many things together, which should be fun.

But, to make the night complete I think there needs to be a dance off. You know like the famous Britney vs Justin dance off or even the Zoolander thrown into the mix, it would be one hell of a cult. Give the walk off. I think it should be Angelina Jolie vs Jennifer Aniston and then because Jennifer never can get her own date, it should be Brad Pitt v. David Arquette. That would be a great night. Unfortunately for everyone who would be there watching, I think David Arquette is probably the only one who can actually dance. Also, with that high annoying voice of Courteney Cox screaming at Jen to dance better, maybe it would be a good idea if instead of a dance off they just played quarters until everyone was drunk. Then they could all get naked, have sex and start their own cult. With all the kids and crazy Arquettes, they would definitely give the Scientologists a run for their money. The two would definitely be comparable as to level of star power, and I would definitely out Alexis Arquette up against Tom Cruise for the whacky factor any day of the week. With Angelina involved there would be probably be more sacrifices and bloodlettings than occur in Scientology and might not be great to know during a membership drive, but this is all so new. They can work it all out.

Sneak Preview Of Lost

In case you just can't wait for the season premiere of Lost next week, here is a little taste of the first episode. About a minute in length, but really makes you want to watch. The problem I have with Lost or 24 or any great show is that even with TiVo, I get really far behind in television watching so now what I do is just wait until the season ends and then get all the episodes on NetFlix and watch them all in one weekend. So, then I watch this preview and I start to break down and convince myself that I do have time to watch and that I will keep up, and then in four weeks have let myself down. Kind of like my New Year's resolutions. I have kept one though. I have eaten something really bad for me at least twice daily. The reason for that one is so I feel good about myself for keeping at least one resolution. It also happens to be the one I keep almost every year. The only time I didn't was when I was in the hospital and they wouldn't let me eat stuff that was bad for me. So I had people bring it in, but it did ruin my streak because I didn't do it everyday.

Birthday Wishes To Mischa Barton

Dear Mischa,

It has been a pretty eventful year for you. You and your longterm boyfriend and major pot connection broke up. You were spotted smoking pot by the paps a couple of times. Your sister went to rehab a couple of times, and then to round out the year you got arrested for a crazy amount of things. In between you managed to star in a couple movies no one will ever see, and realized you are going to have to strip and do sex scenes to get work. That is a pretty full year. Not a great year, but definitely full. In fact it really even wasn't close to great. It kind of seems like everyone from the OC is doing better than you. I know you thought you were the main reason everyone watched, and that you couldn't wait to leave, but I bet you miss the nice fat weekly paycheck more than you think huh. Network television pays a hell of a lot more than showing your boobs in some indie flick. Rachel Bilson got GQ, and you got Maxim. Next year she will be on the cover of Vanity Fair and you will be on the 976 Directory.

I saw that you turned 22 today. Honestly I had to check the numbers in four different places because I honestly thought you were nearing 30. Yes, you really do look that old, and you have lived a very hard 22 years. At this rate you should look like Dina Lohan in the next two years.

I feel that over the past month we have grown especially close. You might not feel that way, but I do. The Maxim with you on the cover has been staring at me, mocking me would be a better word for the better part of a month. I'm tired of looking at you quite honestly. Then the news that hit me this week made me almost want to start crying. See, you don't know it yet, but sometime in the next month or two I just found out that I will be forced to be with you for a few days. What that means is that I will probably end up getting to know you and be unable to rip into you for awhile. That really makes me sad.

You were going to be my go to girl for the whole year. With everyone tired of Britney and Paris, and Lindsay managing to keep out of the pokey for now, you were my girl. You were the one I was going to turn into my foil, and now it just might not be possible. Guess it will have to be another year of me vs Denise Richards. Eventually though Denise is going to hunt me down and kill me though. I really didn't have that to fear from you because you told the cops you don't normally drive while in the US, and it is pretty tough to stalk someone and hunt them down if you are taking a taxi. I know. I've tried.

Have a great birthday, and watch out for those funny brownies.

EL

Kirsten Dunst Wants To Dress You

When I think of the world's great fashion designers, Kirsten Dunst is not a name that pops into my head. In fact, most of what Kirsten Dunst wears looks like rejects from a garage sale. You know the stuff I'm talking about. You have had three or four garage sales and no matter how low you make the price on something, people just never seem interested in it. So, eventually you just throw it in the trash. Those clothes are the clothes Kirsten usually wears.

In an idea that was probably spawned by excessive drinking, Kirsten Dunst is designing her own knitwear range of clothes that will make their debut during NY Fashion Week in February. Kirsten is even getting one of the prime days, times and locations to debut her collection.

So, if you want clothes that reek of booze and cigarette smoke, and have bleached blonde hair stuck in all the knitting, then you should be the very first in line and hopefully you will be the only one in line.

NY Daily News Blind Item

Which TV star and his (female) publicist's nicknames for each other are "old velvet nose" and "the baldheaded champ"? I can't decide - is that sweet or not?

Today's Blind Items

While looking through all the blind items last night to see if any were of Heath. Still looking. I did find some that I had forgotten about and that can be revealed. I will do a little mini reveal on Friday and will even reveal the Kindness from earlier this week, so make your final guesses on that.

Now back to the lesbians. When I was interrupted by the Kindness of our lovely actress on Monday I was about to tell everyone about the celebrity lesbian couple. If you can't handle kinky, then you better close your eyes right now and either ignore this, or perhaps have someone read it to you in very small doses. As with any couple, there are two people. In this case, there is an actress and a non-actress. Could be a celebrity, could be not, but is definitely not currently an actress. Anyway, the non-actress of our couple has a serious need for kink. The way this need is met is by bringing a man into the bedroom every so often. Not frequently. A few times a year at most. The non-actress enjoys being forced to be with men and do things that she would normally never do or think about doing with a man, or anyone actually. Our actress is in charge during each of these sessions and enjoys it thoroughly. She enjoys being in charge and making the non-actress as uncomfortable and as miserable as possible because it doesn't happen often in or out of the bedroom. The more misery the better as far as the non-actress is concerned. One sure way to see when one of these sessions has happened is a very long vacation for the couple almost immediately thereafter.

Random Photos Part One - Be Nice To (Most) Celebrities Day

I really have to stop saving these things alphabetically because then this combination of Aubrey O'Day and Lydia Hearst get on top. This is not Aubrey's first time with a socialite, although one wonders if she enjoyed her time spent with Lydia and Cisco Adler later in the evening.
This is how I like Amy Winehouse to look. She can be a cracked out junkie, but at least when she has the black wig she doesn't look as much like the stereotypical crackwhore. To be this dressed up she must have been going to see her dad. She always dresses nicely for her dad, but still gives him a little taste of bra and cleavage. I've always wondered why she does that. No hints or anything, just wonder why.
Josh Brolin and Diane Lane look incredible together. He looks about ten years younger when he shaves.
Charlize Theron and her co-star Anna Sophia Robb who from what I can gather is about 4'8". They both look great though. I am going to have to seriously brush my teeth after all of this. Cavities are forming from all the sugary niceness. I need just a little snark.
Tough to get snarky with Colin Hanks. Plus he brought his step-mom to the premiere. She actually got more photos taken than he did.
Ahhhh. Cisco Adler. Do you really think that Smart Water is going to make Cisco Adler smarter?
Ummmmm. No.
I know some of you have been wanting to see lots more of Nick Stahl so here you go.
Even Meg Ryan looks as good as Meg Ryan can look without lots of airbrushing and 20 years in a time machine. I'm trying but it is hard to be so nice.
I think we have to decide one of two things about Gwen Stefani. She is either pregnant or she got a boob job. She has gone from like an A- to a C in about a month. So unless she started breastfeeding her son again or put on a padded bra for the first time in her life, we are stuck with one of those options. Since I wrote she was pregnant a couple of months ago and don't see why Gavin would have any need for larger breasts, I'm going with the pregnant thing.
Felicity Huffman makes up for the after gym fiasco. She looks great and doesn't even have Sundance hair.
This is one of the worst photos of Dita von Teese I have seen, and Victoria Beckham doesn't look that great either. Dita looks old and Victoria looks hungover.
So what do you think the paps were asking Tom Brady after spending the night with Giselle Bundchen? Do you think they could have been styled after a sports interview?

"How did you feel going in Tom?
"You know, I felt good. I gave it my best effort."

I hope Tyra Banks has a taste tester or gave her staff their bonuses finally because otherwise, what she is drinking is probably in no way related chemically to what she thinks it is.
"Duuuh. The wife said we had to go out, so I'm here."
Rita Wilson starting to go more and more for that Diane Keaton look. Granted it's not the wacky, I close my eyes and wear what I grab look of Diane Keaton, but it is getting there.
I don't think I have ever seen a celebrity with this many shopping bags. You and I and regular folks have this many bags, but celebrities tend to go to the store everyday so they get their photo taken more often. I actually think Rachel Bilson did actual, real grocery shopping. I don't know if she plans on eating all this food, or if MTV Cribs is coming by and so it is for show, but she did actual grocery shopping. I am in shock honestly.

Rolled $20 Bill With Narcotics Residue Found At Heath's Apartment

CBS in New York is reporting that along with the prescription drugs that were found in the apartment, police also recovered a rolled up $20 bill with narcotic residue on it.

Sources add they also found several drug packets containing an unknown substance. CBS 2 has learned these items were all listed on the official police report from the scene.

Those substances were officially vouchered, meaning they have been taken by police, listed in their initial reports, and sent to a lab for testing.

Commissioner Ray Kelly confirmed during a news conference Wednesday that the bill was found on the floor near Ledger's bed and being taken for testing. But he added there was no visible residue on the bill.

To be clear, it's still unknown whether these items belonged to Ledger, whether he even actually ingested them, or whether the substances are illegal. To see the video of this story, you can click here.

Ryan Reynolds Interview With BBC 1

I know all of you are in love with Ryan Reynolds. I love his movies, but don't think as a person he is all that fantastic. This interview he did with BBC1 in the UK kind of got me a little more on his side, and shows that he maybe has some compassion in him after all.

In the interview, Ryan talks about the time he met Abigail Breslin who co-stars with him in the new film Definitely, Maybe and how he wanted to spend some time with her prior to filming so they could bond. He really didn't know what to expect with the 11 year old, and it shows.

"I took Abigail out for the day to see if we got along or not. She wanted to go to the museum of Natural History in New York and look at the turtles. I felt like I was 12 when I walked in and 30 when I left. We were there forever.

"Then she dragged me to a toy store. I was longing for the sweet release of death by the third hour of this. I thought, 'I will just buy the kid whatever she wants.' She said, 'I will take that stuffed animal.' I took it and walked to the cashier and gave the guy my credit card. As we were walking out I checked my receipt and it was $300 - for a stuffed animal!

"I couldn't believe it. I said to Abigail, 'This was a $300 giraffe. Did you realize that? You could buy a real one for less!' She said, 'Oh wow!' Then her mother came up and that is when I fell in love with her.

"She told her mom, 'Ryan bought me a $300 stuffed toy - what an idiot!' From that moment on I was helplessly in love with this little girl."

It's nice to see Ryan actually behaving like a normal person. Ryan does his work, and does it well, but he usually does absolutely nothing that is not explicitly spelled out in his contract, and it is very rare for him to do any commentaries on his DVD's. He is not one to do favors or to do anything that is not spelled out in his contracts. So, for once it was nice to see that maybe he is a decent guy underneath it all.

Daily Mirror Blind Item

Which macho crooner secretly loves manicures and pedicures? The ladies' man pretends he's off to the gym whenever he's going to get pampered.

DNfromMN - Movie Review - Untraceable

Release Date: 1/25/08

There’s a great quote in this movie that I can’t quite capture completely. And it makes me think it was the only thing remaining from the original script. It’s a comment about our desire to see something horrible happen to people, people we don’t even know. This is a movie about the consequences of voyeurism, yet it’s as voyeuristic as any SAW or HOSTEL movie. So was the script punched up in notes that there wasn’t enough blood? I don’t know. Honestly, as a January-released horror movie, I wouldn’t be surprised to hear it was sitting on the shelf for a few years. (Can you tell yet that I’m not totally thrilled with this movie?)

The movie in a paragraph: Diane Lane and Colin Hanks are cyber-crimes FBI agents tipped on the website killwithme.com. It starts out with kitten murder, and then graduates to people. The more people watch online, the faster someone dies. Diane’s character is determined to stop this.

UNTRACEABLE is directed by Gregory Hoblit, who has directed some great popcorn movies: FREQUENCY with Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel, and FALLEN with Denzel Washington. So my low expectations were raised a little, at the very least I’d be entertained. I would say that I was mildly entertained, but also frustrated. It’s such a great story idea, and the intention of the screenwriters was clear. It just couldn’t decide if it wanted to make us self-reflect, or to enjoy a thriller. Something of note: for a thriller, it wasn’t particularly tense – I never had that feeling of urge to scream “Don’t go into that house!”.

In an early scene, Diane gets stuck in a traffic jam due to accident gawker slowdown (thank you OnStar product placement). We’re predisposed to doing something when we’re told we can’t or shouldn’t, right? So what’s that say? The movie shouldn’t reward that behavior, but it does. There are some very gruesome deaths in this movie, particularly skin related (a giant blistery sunburn, vat of acid, etc.). I think by showing it, it negates any message this movie might have had. It encourages the SAW-goers, and the HOSTEL-goers to see it. That’s what was so frustrating with this movie; they went for the commercial aspects instead of the message. I wonder if that’s why Diane Lane slept through her performance (she’s not bad, just not particularly passionate).

Honestly, this movie comes out at an interesting time in our culture. As we watch Britney, Lindsay, Brad Renfro and Heath melt down; as TMZ’s photographers get their cameras in as close as they can to show Heath’s body being transported to the M.E.’s slab: What is our part in their misery? Are we accelerating the self-destruct sequence? Are we encouraging the paparazzi to go in for the kill shot with our demand for more detailed photos?

The quote I mentioned in my opening referenced the Daniel Pearl beheading video. I remembered making the decision to watch it; it took me a few days before I did. And I stopped it immediately after starting it, maybe 2-3 seconds into it. I couldn’t do it. I wanted to know what happened to this man, I wanted to try and understand it, to learn from it, but I knew that by watching it, I was giving it an audience.

Sorry to get all serious, I know it’s a gossip site, but we have to acknowledge how our participation in celebrity lives changes them. That’s one of the reasons why I like this site better than most others. As snarky as Ent or any of us gets, there are always supportive comments that show up. When Ent writes anonymous letters to celebrities or their families offering to help or an intervention, I know that beneath the sarcasm there’s hope and heart.

So what is UNTRACEABLE worth? It’s entertaining in that it’s a good story mostly well told, so that’s worth seeing. If I’d seen it in the second run theater or on DVD, I wouldn’t be upset with my $4.00 being spent. If I’d paid full price and popcorn, I’d be frustrated that it half-assed two movies. It couldn’t decide if it wanted to be a message movie addressing our voyeuristic natures, or the slasher movie that lets us get out our emotions. So it’s worth $4.00 to me. To help me rethink my behaviors, I thank the filmmakers, but will it make me change my behaviors… probably not – I’m too addicted to gossip porn.

Greedy, Vain And Exploitative

Those three words were used by Charlie Sheen to describe the new reality show that Denise Richards is scheduled to do. I actually think those three words describe the code by which Denise lives her life. I was just surprised to actually see that she wants to show that side of her to the world. But she will. Charlie Sheen lost the battle to keep their children off television. A judge ruled yesterday that Denise is free to use the children to fulfill her greedy, vain and exploitative interests as long as she doesn't use the kids too much.

The judge set certain conditions on the use of the kids in the reality show, but in all reality there is nothing the judge will be able to do about it. The cameras will probably be filming all the time, and although the kids might not show up very much on camera, I'm sure they will be filmed almost constantly if Denise spends any time with them. Even if she doesn't spend much time with them now, I'm sure she will when the cameras start rolling so that is a good thing for the kids.

As for Charlie, I want to congratulate him for at least making the effort to stop the demon princess from exploiting the kids, and for not getting married yet. It would have been easy for him to go out and get married to Brooke and have her be his 8th wife, but he hasn't gone out and done so. It's probably because she doesn't want to marry him, but lets just be nice to Charlie today.

"Denise is absolutely delighted because it would have been almost impossible to do a reality show if she wasn't allowed to involve her daughters."

I'm just delighted because now I have something to rant about at least once a week.

Nicolas Cage Whines About Kathleen Turner

Nicolas Cage has been running around telling anyone who will listen that all the stories Kathleen Turner reveals about him in her new book are lies. If you recall, yesterday I printed some sections from Kathleen's new book which is coming out soon. Just so we can see exactly what Nic Cage is whining to mommy about, lets go ahead and post it again so we get a really good idea of exactly why Kathleen Turner detests him.

"Everything Francis (Ford Coppola) wanted him (Cage) to do, he went against to show that he wasn't under his uncle's wing. "Which was ridiculous. Oh, that stupid voice of his and the fake teeth! Honestly, I cringe to think about it. He caused so many problems. He was arrested twice for drunk driving and, I think, once for stealing a dog. He'd come across a Chihuahua he liked and stuck it in his jacket."

I can just see Nic Cage and that smirk of his as he delivered the following line to Page Six, "While I recall Kathleen Turner being a great lady and wonderful actress, the credibility of her biography and her memory is at stake . . . Fact credibility should have been exercised on (her) part." He probably followed it with his fake grin and fake teeth and that little chuckle. He probably then went and yelled at his wife to stop spending so much money.

I think Jim Carrey should weigh in on this and tell us if Nicolas Cage was a jackass, or if in fact Kathleen Turner's memory has gone to hell. Hmmmm. I'm betting Jim will say Nic was a jackass.

These Guys Need To Get A Life

A bunch of morons from the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka Kansas have decided they want some publicity for themselves. They have achieved it by being the biggest jackasses ever. This is the same group that protests US soldier funerals, not because they are against the war in Iraq, but because they feel it is God showing how much he hates the US.

Did I tell you that members of the church are only allowed to marry other members? And since the members are for the most part related, this makes for some of those straight line family trees. Anyway, the jerkoffs led by the Reverend Fred Phelps have posted plans on their website to protest at Heath Ledger's funeral. The reason? Heath's decision to play a gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain.

The web bulletin reads, "'Brokeback Mountain' star - Heath Ledger - is dead. WBC will picket this pervert's funeral, in religious protest and warning. "Ledger thought it was great fun defying God Almighty and His plan word. Ledger is now in Hell, and has begin serving his eternal sentence there."

The members of this church believe the Reverend and follow like sheep, but I think the Reverend has a little scam going where he rakes in attorney fees paid by the US government to the Reverend whenever someone denies him a permit for picketing and he fights the decision in court. It's estimated this tiny church of 90 members spent $250,000 last year solely on picketing.

Last Interview Of Heath Ledger

This interview with Heath Ledger took place about two months ago. It is the most recent interview I could find, although I am sure he probably gave some magazine interviews that have yet to come out because of the inevitable delay between interview and printing of monthly magazines. When I watch the interview I see a guy who is clearly uncomfortable and slightly distracted. I will let you watch for yourself and draw your own conclusions.

NY Daily News Blind Item

Which wholesome TV star snubbed the tweenager who played her onscreen relative during a recent visit to NYC, sending her back to Texas in tears?

Video Statement From Heath's Parents

The parents of Heath Ledger made a statement regarding Heath's death to the Australian media. Here is the video.

MSNBC Video Report On Heath Ledger

This video news package of Heath Ledger updates as events warrant.

Heath Ledger In Photos

Heath, Heath, Heath

I really don't know what to say about the passing of Heath Ledger. He was a very troubled guy who had lots of inner demons that he was always fighting. When his daughter Matilda was born, it seemed like Heath was headed in the right direction, but it just wasn't meant to be. When he lost the foundation of having Michelle Williams and his daughter every day, he seemed to be slowly drifting further and further from mainstream behaviors.

As with so many actors who die young, Heath seemed to have such great promise and such bright future. I only met him two or three times, but each time I met him he was incredibly warm and kind and had a presence that was electric. I had not seen him in over a year and from what I understand the Heath I had met, and knew was not the same Heath that has been inhabiting his body for the last year.

For MSNBC's take on the story and a video of his life, click here.

Power Outage

Doing this from my phone. Will be back when power is back. Check back later.

Did She Even Turn 34?

The News Of The World had reported that as a part of her 34th birthday party celebrations, Kate Moss had participated in an orgy. The orgy was Kate, two other women and a man. The orgy was said to have taken place at this hotel in London.

However, Kate's people over at her modeling agency Storm said the article was false and defamatory and that Kate was going to be taking legal action against the paper. Well, something must have struck a chord because there is not even a mention of the birthday party or the orgy or anything else to do with the activities of Kate Moss from last weekend. It is as if the party or her birthday never happened. Take a look at this page. All the headlines from the comments are still there, but they don't lead to anything, and the there is no story

I did notice that her modeling agency didn't say anything about all the drugs that were alleged to have been consumed and just got all upset about the orgy. Guess doing drugs is ok, but having sex with more than one person, not so much. Either that or the orgy didn't really happen at all but the drugs were everywhere.

Sell Albums And They Would Even Love Britney

In response to the video obtained by The Sun of Amy Winehouse smoking crack, her record label Universal had this to say. "We are deeply disappointed and upset by these latest revelations and are doing everything we can to offer Amy our full support in dealing with her problems"

Of course, if Amy hadn't sold them a bazillion albums and made them truckloads full of cash, she would be getting dropped right now. However, since she does sell a crapload of albums, she gets the full support routine. She will continue to get their full support as long as she keeps showing up in the studio high or not each and every week.

Unlike film companies, record labels don't have to get insurance or a completion bond for a record. Plus since records can be done little pieces at a time, they really don't care what you do, how you do it or who you do and where just as long as your happy ass keeps recording, touring, and selling. You do those three things they will be happy and will even bring you little presents to make your life a little easier. Not that Universal would ever do such a thing. Nor am I implying it.

In case you haven't seen The Sun video, you can see it below. If it isn't working then head on over to their website and watch it there. Show it to your kids, and then tell them how the record company fully supports Amy. If she was the most incredible human on earth and didn't sell albums she would be out the door, but you can be a leech, and if you sell records, they love you. You might not want to share that last part with the kids. Just the crack house videos and what happens when you use do it yourself dye jobs that come from a bottle marked Clorox.

Mariah Carey Topless

Obviously Mariah Carey saw all of the recent beach photos taken from very long telephoto lenses and decided she wanted some of that action. Of course, she doesn't want the world to see what she doesn't want them to see, so she carefully arranged this. A photographer who gets within five feet of her on a private beach as she just happens to be topless. There are no photos before or after, just this one. Oh, and how convenient that she has a magazine and a glass covering up her breasts.

The problem with stage photo ops is that you can't then as a celebrity complain about being swarmed by paparazzi. You can't pretend to have one and not have the other. It just doesn't work that way. Also, she thinks she is being very clever, but she better hope that photographer really did only take one picture or the world is going to see more than just Mimi being emancipated. We are going to see her two girls Gigi and Fifi. Oh, (see there it is again) you didn't know that Mariah named her breasts. Yep. I don't remember which is which. I know they are alphabetical, but I don't know if she started with the left or the right breast and if it is the right one facing us or her.

If You Are Bored Today

This one will take some effort on your part, but it is well worth it. I just got done reading excerpts from Kathleen Turner's new book, and it is really good stuff. I was only going to read it for a minute and then ended up reading the entire three segments that the Daily Mail had. Here is the link to the third and final excerpt and then you can click on the first and second parts.

Here are some sections from today.

William Hurt-

Working with Bill Hurt was - shall we say - enlightening. In those days, he was pretty wild. He drank a great deal and took a lot of recreational drugs - he loved those magic mushrooms. He loved women, too; I don't know how many he went through during filming.

Michael Douglas-

It was certainly a relief to leave that character behind in my next big film, Romancing The Stone, for which I needed to be a shy and mousey novelist. My leading man was Michael Douglas, who was also producing the movie, and the plot called for lots of action and stunts.

Only later did I discover that Michael had originally intended to cast Debra Winger in my part, but they hadn't got along as well as he'd hoped. They'd met to discuss it at a Mexican restaurant, and she bit him - or so he said.

I hadn't known Michael (who was then estranged from his first wife, Diandra) before we started filming, but we bonded from the start and I soon found myself falling in love with him.

Being with him certainly helped me to portray my character's growing sexual awareness, though the romance ended when his wife decided she wanted him back.

Crimes of Passion

Crimes Of Passion, in which I played a whore, was directed by Ken Russell, who's a mad, self-sabotaging genius, and my co-star was the actor Anthony Perkins, of Psycho fame.

Ken was drinking a great deal at the time, and as the days went on, things got increasingly out of hand. Anthony, who had an appalling drug habit, was taking illegal substances in front of all of the crew. You could see his heart beating a mile a minute.

Everywhere he went, he carried a little bottle that I was told was benzyl nitrate. We'd rehearse a scene, then before the call to 'Roll camera', he'd take out his bottle and sniff it with each nostril.

His face would go red and he'd break into a sweat - and suddenly I'd have no idea whether he was in control of himself or not. It was scary. I was quite worried about getting hurt.

Nicolas Cage -

So, everything Francis wanted him to do, he went against - to show that he wasn't under his uncle's wing. Which was ridiculous. Oh, that stupid voice of his and the fake teeth! Honestly, I cringe to think about it.

He caused so many problems. He was arrested twice for drunk-driving and, I think, once for stealing a dog. He'd come across a chihuahua he liked and stuck it in his jacket.

Burt Reynolds

My unhappiest experience as an actress? Well, that would have to be a film called Switching Channels, which came out in 1987.

It had all started well enough. I'd had two rehearsals in New York with the wonderful Michael Caine, who'd signed to play my husband. But Michael had to leave to finish the latest Jaws film - Jaws IV, V, VI, whatever - and the shark machinery kept breaking down.

He didn't have a stop date for when he'd be free and I had my own stop date, for a very important reason: I was pregnant. When it was plain that Michael couldn't join us before I grew too big, the producer hired Burt Reynolds.

For whatever reason, the first thing Burt said to me was: "I've never taken second billing to a woman."

Old Scientology Video Resurfaces

Last week were the Tom Cruise videos. But, before our little general became so high in the church, he was topped by John Travolta. Not topped like that, but it is a nice choice of word isn't it? This video has John Travolta, Anne Archer, Kirstie Alley(guess Scientology hasn't found a cure for obesity. They managed to cure all the 9/11 workers, but not obesity.), Michael Roberts and a host of other "actors" without names extolling the virtues of Scientology. Enjoy. Oh, and thanks to The Sun for the video. See, sometimes I just put an Oh, and it doesn't actually mean anything.

Academy Award Nominations

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.

Performance by an actor in a leading role
	George Clooney in “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.)
	Daniel Day-Lewis in “There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax)
	Johnny Depp in “Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
	Tommy Lee Jones in “In the Valley of Elah” (Warner Independent)
	Viggo Mortensen in “Eastern Promises” (Focus Features)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
	Casey Affleck in “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (Warner Bros.)
	Javier Bardem in “No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage)
	Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Charlie Wilson’s War” (Universal)
	Hal Holbrook in “Into the Wild” (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment)
	Tom Wilkinson in “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
	Cate Blanchett in “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (Universal)
	Julie Christie in “Away from Her” (Lionsgate)
	Marion Cotillard in “La Vie en Rose” (Picturehouse)
	Laura Linney in “The Savages” (Fox Searchlight)
	Ellen Page in “Juno” (Fox Searchlight)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
	Cate Blanchett in “I’m Not There” (The Weinstein Company)
	Ruby Dee in “American Gangster” (Universal)
	Saoirse Ronan in “Atonement” (Focus Features)
	Amy Ryan in “Gone Baby Gone” (Miramax)
	Tilda Swinton in “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.)
Best animated feature film of the year
	“Persepolis” (Sony Pictures Classics) Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
	“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney) Brad Bird
	“Surf's Up” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Ash Brannon and Chris Buck
Achievement in art direction
	“American Gangster” (Universal) Art Direction: Arthur Max Set Decoration: Beth A. Rubino
	“Atonement” (Focus Features) Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
	“The Golden Compass” (New Line in association with Ingenious Film Partners) Art Direction: Dennis Gassner Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
	“Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount) Art Direction: Dante Ferretti Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
	“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) Art Direction: Jack Fisk Set Decoration: Jim Erickson
Achievement in cinematography
	“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (Warner Bros.) Roger Deakins
	“Atonement” (Focus Features) Seamus McGarvey
	“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax/Pathé Renn) Janusz Kaminski
	“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Roger Deakins
	“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) Robert Elswit
Achievement in costume design
	“Across the Universe” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Albert Wolsky
	“Atonement” (Focus Features) Jacqueline Durran
	“Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (Universal) Alexandra Byrne
	“La Vie en Rose” (Picturehouse) Marit Allen
	“Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount) Colleen Atwood
Achievement in directing
	“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax/Pathé Renn) Julian Schnabel
	“Juno” (Fox Searchlight) Jason Reitman
	“Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.) Tony Gilroy
	“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
	“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) Paul Thomas Anderson
Best documentary feature
	“No End in Sight” (Magnolia Pictures) A Representational Pictures Production Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
	“Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience” (The Documentary Group) A Documentary Group Production Richard E. Robbins
	“Sicko” (Lionsgate and The Weinstein Company) A Dog Eat Dog Films Production Michael Moore and Meghan O’Hara
	“Taxi to the Dark Side” (THINKFilm) An X-Ray Production Alex Gibney and Eva Orner
	“War/Dance” (THINKFilm) A Shine Global and Fine Films Production Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine
Best documentary short subject
	“Freeheld” A Lieutenant Films Production Cynthia Wade and Vanessa Roth
	“La Corona (The Crown)” A Runaway Films and Vega Films Production Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega
	“Salim Baba” A Ropa Vieja Films and Paradox Smoke Production Tim Sternberg and Francisco Bello
	“Sari’s Mother” (Cinema Guild) A Daylight Factory Production James Longley
Achievement in film editing
	“The Bourne Ultimatum” (Universal) Christopher Rouse
	“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax/Pathé Renn) Juliette Welfling
	“Into the Wild” (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment) Jay Cassidy
	“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Roderick Jaynes
	“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) Dylan Tichenor
Best foreign language film of the year
	“Beaufort” A Metro Communications, Movie Plus Production Israel
	“The Counterfeiters” An Aichholzer Filmproduktion, Magnolia Filmproduktion Production Austria
	“Katyń” An Akson Studio Production Poland
	“Mongol” A Eurasia Film Production Kazakhstan
	“12” A Three T Production Russia
Achievement in makeup
	“La Vie en Rose” (Picturehouse) Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald
	“Norbit” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount) Rick Baker and Kazuhiro Tsuji
	“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” (Walt Disney) Ve Neill and Martin Samuel
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
	“Atonement” (Focus Features) Dario Marianelli
	“The Kite Runner” (DreamWorks, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Participant Productions, Distributed by Paramount Classics) Alberto Iglesias
	“Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.) James Newton Howard
	“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney) Michael Giacchino
	“3:10 to Yuma” (Lionsgate) Marco Beltrami
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
	“Falling Slowly” from “Once” (Fox Searchlight) Music and Lyric by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
	“Happy Working Song” from “Enchanted” (Walt Disney) Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
	“Raise It Up” from “August Rush” (Warner Bros.) Nominees to be determined
	“So Close” from “Enchanted” (Walt Disney) Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
	“That’s How You Know” from “Enchanted” (Walt Disney) Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
Best motion picture of the year
	“Atonement” (Focus Features) A Working Title Production Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Paul Webster, Producers
	“Juno” (Fox Searchlight) A Dancing Elk Pictures, LLC Production Lianne Halfon, Mason Novick and Russell Smith, Producers
	“Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.) A Clayton Productions, LLC Production Sydney Pollack, Jennifer Fox and Kerry Orent, Producers
	“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) A Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
	“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) A JoAnne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company Production JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Lupi, Producers
Best animated short film
	“I Met the Walrus” A Kids & Explosions Production Josh Raskin
	“Madame Tutli-Putli” (National Film Board of Canada) A National Film Board of Canada Production Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
	“Même Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)” (Premium Films) A BUF Compagnie Production Samuel Tourneux and Simon Vanesse
	“My Love (Moya Lyubov)” (Channel One Russia) A Dago-Film Studio, Channel One Russia and Dentsu Tec Production Alexander Petrov
	“Peter & the Wolf” (BreakThru Films) A BreakThru Films/Se-ma-for Studios Production Suzie Templeton and Hugh Welchman
Best live action short film
	“At Night” A Zentropa Entertainments 10 Production Christian E. Christiansen and Louise Vesth
	“Il Supplente (The Substitute)” (Sky Cinema Italia) A Frame by Frame Italia Production Andrea Jublin
	“Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)” (Premium Films) A Karé Production Philippe Pollet-Villard
	“Tanghi Argentini” (Premium Films) An Another Dimension of an Idea Production Guido Thys and Anja Daelemans
	“The Tonto Woman” A Knucklehead, Little Mo and Rose Hackney Barber Production Daniel Barber and Matthew Brown
Achievement in sound editing
	“The Bourne Ultimatum” (Universal) Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg
	“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Skip Lievsay
	“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney) Randy Thom and Michael Silvers
	“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) Matthew Wood
	“Transformers” (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro) Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins
Achievement in sound mixing
	“The Bourne Ultimatum” (Universal) Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis
	“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland
	“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney) Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane
	“3:10 to Yuma” (Lionsgate) Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Jim Stuebe
	“Transformers” (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro) Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin
Achievement in visual effects
	“The Golden Compass” (New Line in association with Ingenious Film Partners) Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood
	“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” (Walt Disney) John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier
	“Transformers” (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro) Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier
Adapted screenplay
	“Atonement” (Focus Features) Screenplay by Christopher Hampton
	“Away from Her” (Lionsgate) Written by Sarah Polley
	“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax/Pathé Renn) Screenplay by Ronald Harwood
	“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
	“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
Original screenplay
	“Juno” (Fox Searchlight) Written by Diablo Cody
	“Lars and the Real Girl” (MGM) Written by Nancy Oliver
	“Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.) Written by Tony Gilroy
	“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney) Screenplay by Brad Bird Story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird
	“The Savages” (Fox Searchlight) Written by Tamara Jenkins

NY Daily News Blind Item

Which legendary singer is being kept on a tight leash by her producer as she works on her comeback album? She was not allowed to attend a glitzy weekend celebrity event over fears for her sobriety.

Today's Blind Item - Kindness

As much as I wanted to talk about the lesbian couple and the forced copulation with guys, it will have to wait until tomorrow. I just didn't think it would be right on the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. to talk about what a celebrity lesbian couple does for kicks on this very special day.

So, a kindness seems much more appropriate.

This is a B lister. I almost think of our actress as the epitome of a B lister. She has done television and films and is probably more of a B lister for the television, but she does have some great film roles. Anyway, this week at Sundance. Oh, I guess that will narrow it down some huh? At Sundance this week, our actress was walking down the street and spotted a teenage girl who was sitting on a backpack, shivering and didn't have anything on but a sweater and jeans even though it was after dark and well below freezing. Turns out the girl had come out to Park City to hang out with a guy she barely knew but he blew her off for some other girl, so she had no room and no place to stay and didn't have the money to change her return airline ticket which was for three days in the future. Our actress didn't really believe the girl at first but then the girl showed her the airline ticket and her i.d. That was enough for our actress. She took the girl to a store and bought her a jacket, and then took her back to her hotel for food and fun. The actress called some friends over to cheer the girl up, got her some dinner and then had everyone take turns calling the jerk who traded her for another girl. Our actress changed the return date on the ticket, paying for the change and even upgraded the girl to first class for the flight home. She let the girl spend the night, got her out to the airport the next morning and gave her a few hundred bucks.

Random Photos Part One

The sad thing is that Heath Ledger didn't even need to see the hair and makeup people for his new role.
Either Amy Winehouse had herself a little blood test, couldn't find her vein so kept jabbing, or was cutting. I will go with the blood test because it is a holiday here and I am feeling all warm and tingly. That could be the alcohol though.

Andrew G was in town. He and Ryan Seacrest have spent much of the last week, doing each other's hair.
I really need to become the president of a country. Do you know any countries that are for sale? Cheap? Maybe a country that I could put a little money down now and then pay it off little by little. No presidential lay aways? I don't think she's pregnant, but I do think she and the French President are married. Although she is on a holiday without him, so maybe not.

Kym Wilson. Yes. That Kym Wilson. I can't tell if someone took a photo of bacteria and then made a dress out of it, or if it is a video game gone horribly wrong, but this is awful. That being said, I will run for my life now. If I die tonight, Kym Wilson was the last person to see me.
Kate Moss looks none the worse for wear after having orgy sex all weekend. I really need to move out of the basement.
You might want to fluff out that hair John because I don't think we are supposed to be able to see the weave that easily.
So everyone just bought the burst appendix story hook line and sinker huh?
"Bindi. Cover your ears." Terri Irwin has cleavage. Wow. I was so shocked when I saw this photo. I was going to put it on top but then I thought people would think I was shallow and only doing it because she is showing some skin. It would have been a great guess on your part though. She actually looks pretty. When she takes a shower and combs her hair, she's all right.
Olivia Newton John won't let this guy take any "sailing" trips, I will guarantee you that.
People keep asking where Nicole Kidman's baby bump is. It's there. There is no way she ate that much food so it must be a baby.
Marc is yanking Jennifer so hard because he has to get the pants back to the waiter he borrowed them from.

Well Looky Looky

I was going through the usual billion or so photos to find ten or fifteen I could make some smart ass remark about in Random Photos when I stumbled upon this gem. Now, you might be saying to yourself, "what is the big deal about a photo of the KneePad Queen Diane Sawyer?" Normally nothing.

However, this particular photo was taken as Diane Sawyer was leaving the baby shower of Jennifer Lopez. Yep. The reporter who refused to ask any tough questions got invited to the baby shower of the interviewee. I'm sure there were some wonderful gift bags given away at the shower, but I am hoping that some shred of journalistic ethics found their way into Diane Sawyer's mind and that it would have been too much like journalism for sale if she took one on the way out. I bet she did buy Jennifer a gift though and Jennifer was probably telling Dina e how grateful she was for not having to answer any question about her pregnancy on the air.

Diane then would have got off her knees or finished bowing or whatever she does when she is in front of the people whose ass she kisses. But, then Katie Holmes walked through a side door, so Diane had to get back down on her knees. Unfortunately Larry King beat her to Katie Holmes.

Why on earth would Diane Sawyer go to this shower? Is she deluding herself into thinking she asked tough questions? Isn't this going to make it even tougher to ever ask any meaningful question at any point in the future? Is it all so she can have the first "interview" after the twins are born? Is it because her husband wants them in a film? I used to respect Diane Sawyer. Now. Not so much.

More Tom Cruise Videos

No, not really, but it is one hell of a funny spoof that Craig Ferguson did on the Late Late Show.

The Smurfs Are 50

Even though the Smurfs really didn't hit it big until their television debut in 1981, they are actually turning 50 this year, and the celebration kicked off today.
The late cartoonist Pierre Culliford -- best known by his pen name, "Peyo" -- first introduced the tiny blue figures in a comic strip in October 1958. He called them Schtroumpf; they became known worldwide as the Smurfs. The Smurfs, forest dwellers who live in little white-capped mushroom homes, developed their own "Smurf" language in which nouns and verbs were interchanged. A Smurf is a Pitufo in Spanish, a Schlumpf in German, Nam Ching Ling to the Chinese, a Sumafa in Japan and Dardassim in Hebrew.

A Smurf to me is just a really good excuse to get wasted. With the exception of Fraggle Rock, there has never been a finer show to watch while totally plastered. This of course is not the show to watch in order to get plastered. The show to get plastered while watching is the Bob Newhart Show. I was really sad to see that Suzanne Pleshette passed away over the weekend, but every time she or any other person the show says "Bob," then everyone drinks a shot. Guaranteed to get you drunk. I loved when Suzanne made an appearance on the last Newhart show like the entire show had been a dream. That was classic.

Anyway, back to the Smurfs. To mark 50 years of Smurfdom, organizers are planning everything from a 3-D animation feature film expected to be released next year to new comic book collections and a remastered release of the popular 1980s television animated series, Peyo's family said.

Did they ever make Smurf cereal because I bet some kind of blue marshmallow thing would be good. Something to turn the milk blue. They seem like a marshmallow cereal rather than a chocolate cereal.

Pete Doherty To Be Dad Again

I really thought about the headline virgin saves herself for Pete Doherty but thought that might be a bit overboard. So, there is this woman named Laura McLaughlin who is 20 years old, British, a straight A student and someone who has been offered a place at Harvard beginning in the fall. She is also the god-daughter to the head of soccer in the UK. It therefore can be said she is not just some random nutjob off the street. Notice I said the word random. I think she is still a nutjob. Even if she is telling the truth, who is going to give their virginity to Pete Doherty and not make him wear a condom. Hell, people if you are having sex with Pete Doherty, the former male prostitute, junkie drug abuser, and fornicator to millions without a condom, I am sorry, but you are crazier than...Actually, I can't think of anything crazier. Seriously.

So basically this woman wanted to have sex one time in her life, because now she is probably like a STD petri dish that is pregnant. She waited until she was 20 to lose her virginity so I am guessing she probably had something better in mind than Pete Doherty. At least I hope she did. Pete being a father for the second time is bad enough, but the fact that this woman did all this willingly just blows my fucking mind. That's right. You know I'm serious when I'm actually cussing and not censoring myself.

I can't be happy for her or say congratulations on getting pregnant. I can't be happy for Pete. This whole thing is just one miserable pile of crap. Here is the statement from the woman.

"The baby is Peter's. There is no doubt about that. I was a virgin when I met Peter and when we had sex. He knows about the baby. I told him I was pregnant the moment I found out"

A spokesman for Doherty says, "Pete says he doesn't know who this girl is." I would actually be more surprised if Pete had said he remembered the woman. Also, I doubt that his people called up Pete and said did you have sex with some woman named Laura? How on earth is he going to remember? I guess maybe if she was a virgin that might stick in his mind. His people should have asked him if he sex with any virgins lately. That would have hopefully narrowed it down to a few handfuls.

Her original claim was in the News Of The World which as you know is the best source for real news in the world. If you want to read more about her time with Pete and her delusions, click here. Thanks to them for the photo.

Daily Mirror Blind Item

Which songstress scores her drugs from her brother? He rips her off because she's loaded and charges his mates less...

Why Shouldn't She Get Half?

First it was because Tracey Edmonds' kids hated Eddie Murphy and now the reason given for the split is that Tracey Edmonds wanted half of Eddie's money and wouldn't sign a pre-nup. Whatever. The reason they are not together is because someone figured out their wedding wasn't legal. BUT, for the sake of argument, lets suppose that Tracey already blew through her Babyface money and producing money and needed some more to get by, she deserves it.

If anyone has to spend five minutes with Eddie Murphy they deserve to get paid. I don't know how much she wanted or he was willing to pay, but it probably wasn't enough. I think this was actually a perfect situation for Tracey. She really wasn't ready to be with anyone after the whole Babyface fiasco, and this option would allow her some time with the kids, a chance to get a little freaky if she needed it, lots of alone time as Eddie has other friends, and some cash should she need it. Instead, this was a nightmare from the beginning. First there was the Mel B episode, then more Mel B with a little Gloria Allred thrown in. Then you had Mel B with Eddie's ex at lunch, and then all of a sudden Eddie got real quiet and real humble. No more denials or bad mouthing of Mel B after that huh? No matter what Tracey was there.

She was perfectly happy with the arrangement as long as there was not a real marriage, but if it was going to be real, she wanted more money. Eddie didn't want to pay more money, so the deal was done. What I think Tracey should do is make sure she didn't sign any confidentiality agreements and then write a book. Oh yes. A whole book. She should be able to get 200 pages out of the last year or so. Throw in some photos and use big type. People would love it.

Paula Wagner Thrown To The Wolves

In an effort to stop the carnage that has become Tom Cruise's life over the past week, Paula Wagner was sent out to deflect some of the attention away from the seemingly endless videos of Tom Cruise spouting off about Scientology.

Paula is convinced that Tom has become a victim of religious prejudice and that if he was espousing more mainstream religious views then he would be embraced.
Wagner said: "I am not a Scientologist, nor are most of the people Tom and I work with, but that doesn't mean I can sit by silently while he is attacked for his religious beliefs. It's easy to mock an out-of-context video. But that doesn't change the fact that Tom Cruise is one of the hardest-working and nicest human beings I have ever known."

The video, whether out of context or not, has nothing to do with whether Tom Cruise is a hard worker. I do admit that Mr. Nice Guy is not what you see when you watch the video, but I suppose you can be pleasant and be absolutely nuts at the same time. I think there is some truth to what she says about the fact that because not everyone understands his religion or cult or whatever it is that he does get a bit more crap than he would if he was quoting the bible and speaking in tongues. We as humans tend to mock what we don't understand. We do understand crazy though. Crazy is crazy, and it is not so much what he said (ok it is) but how he said it. I once said that he was Napoleon reincarnated. A short man who lusted after power and wanted to dominate the world. That is pretty much how I feel about Tom Cruise. The fact that he controls an entire movie studio is also a little frightening. I don't know if he owns the studio for love or money or for some potential use down the road, or if Scientology folks are making a little film in there after dark.

Wagner also went on to address Andrew Morton's new book. She said, "The book is filled with distortions and outright lies that no sensible person will take seriously."

Good thing I'm not sensible then. Honestly what else would Paula Wagner say? Look. She has known the guy for 25 years. I would hope that if I knew someone for 25 years they wouldn't throw me under the bus either. You have to admire her for sticking up for someone hopefully out of friendship and not just because she makes a buck on his films whether good or bad.

I Demand A Recount

The Razzie Nominations came out this morning and there is no mention anywhere of Blonde Ambition or Jessica Simpson. I had so counted on Jessica finally winning an award and I know she would have been there accepting it in person, because. hey, lets face it, unless she turns to porn and wins an AVN Award a Razzie is about as good as it is going to get for her.

The reason she or the film did not get a nomination is that it was not released in enough theaters to qualify as a release and therefore she was spared the ignonimity of a nomination.

I actually think that Lindsay Lohan getting nominated is a good thing for her. Unlike Jessica Simpson, I think most of us believe that Lindsay Lohan can actually be a good actress. I think she should show up at the awards and accept it and be as self deprecating as possible. People would totally shift to her side in the public relations war, and as long as she doesn't have sex with every member of the audience it should be a win win for her. Did I just type win/win in this blog. Hang on while I get my gun. This could be a bit messy.

While I clean up, you can take a look at the nominees.

Nominations Per Picture

I KNOW WHO KILLED ME = 9 Nominations
Worst Screen Couple, Horror Movie, Screenplay, Director, Remake/Rip-Off,
Supporting Actress, Actress (2x), Picture

I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK & LARRY = 8 Nominations
Worst Screen Couple, Screenplay, Director, Supporting Actor (2x) Supporting Actress, Actor, Picture

NORBIT = 8 Nominations
Worst Screen Couple, Screenplay, Director, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Actor (2x) Picture

BRATZ = 5 Nominations
Worst Screen Couple, Remake/Rip-Off, Supporting Actor, Actress, Picture

DADDY DAY CAMP = 5 Nominations
Worst Screenplay, Director, Prequel/Sequel, Actor, Picture

CAPTIVITY = 3 Nominations
Worst Excuse for a Horror Movie, Director, Actress

NY Daily News Blind Item

Which famous playwright has Broadway gossips twittering by casting the woman widely regarded as being his longtime mistress as the lead in his new production?