Walter Cronkite, the iconic broadcast journalist who was dubbed the "most trusted man in America" during his time as the face of "The CBS Evening News," has passed away. He was 92. Cronkite anchored the CBS News flagship broadcast from 1962 to 1981, signing off each broadcast with his trademark, "And that's the way it is..."
#1 & #2 - This crown prince of the celebutards is married to a B list movie actress with A list name recognition. To impress his friends, our celebutard likes nothing more than to whip out his cell phone and show them naked pictures of his wife.
#3 & #4 - This married B list movie actress has seen her career slowly slide to the point where she is more likely a C. It is only her looks and her name recognition that keeps her hovering at that B line. Anyway, she has been in this space before and one of the times she was in this space was to discuss her foreign companion who has always helped support her before and during her marriage. Anyway, now she is taking those same skills and has put them to securing herself a role in this A list director's next movie. She thinks his movies will put her on her way to the A list. The fact that the director is married doesn't bother her in the least. She wants to be in that movie and will do anything to succeed.
You give The Hoff a bottle of booze and a tank and you have yourself a party and the top spot.
It's kind of like Anderson Cooper is flexing. He is even flexing his forehead. Speaking of Anderson Cooper I know many of you read Michael K everyday and The Awl just posted an interview with him which is a really good read. It's nice to see Michael K getting some of the publicity he deserves.
So, a couple of nights ago I was really depressed because I watched all the episodes of the second season of The IT Crowd and can't believe they only made six of the f**kers. I love that show. Anyway, since it was on watch instantly I decided to give The House Bunny a shot. Quite possibly the worst fifteen minutes of my life. I honestly can't believe it made $1, let alone that people paid actual dollars to go see it. Anna Faris who stars in it and Adam Sandler who produced it owe the world an apology.
I didn't even recognize Adam Lambert at all. I was like who is the guy with Kris Allen. Very good disguise.
Anna Paquin looks great.
Well with all the naked photos of Christopher Atkins on the internet at least she knows what she is getting.
This was a planned flight as part of an air show in Detroit. It would still freak me the hell out.
Denzel Washington in Madrid.
Eva Mendes in Italy. I need a moment.
Or a prayer. Prayer would be good.
I will spare you the picture of Gerard Butler licking Katherine Heigl's face and just give him to you all alone.
Six adults and 3 kids. Yeah, I think they have it handled.
Entertainment Weekly got this photo from Prince Of Persia.
Jordin Sparks at Children's Hospital in Boston.
Is it wrong of me to think Katherine Heigl looks good here?
Apparently she and TR Knight are still buddies. Wait until he needs a loan.
Katie Price in Los Angeles for her third vacation away from her kids.
And some of the biggest fake eyelashes ever.
Kate Walsh looking very very tan.
Leonard Cohen - Molde, Norway
Lauren Graham and Jeff Daniels in New York.
I would go with the thumbs down Marc, but you can always hope.
Apparently Vin went to the same thumb pointing school. I can't decide who looks more douchetastic doing it.
Pink and Carey Hart are still in Australia. Did they move there because it has been like a month.
Notice the woman on the beach staring intently at Raoul Bova.
This is what happens when you cut your own hair. Oh, or a half shaved eyebrow. Yes, I know this from painful experience.
Roselyn Sanchez and Eric Winter.
Shakira, Shakira.
The All American Rejects - New York
Another show I love. Torchwood. I just wish John Barrowman wasn't wearing Ed Hardy.
Having never been this close to a cupcake before Tori Spelling has no idea how to eat one.
Over the last week I have had a number of discussions with people about jobs and careers and being laid off and taking what they can find. It got me to thinking about when I was a child and wearing my "husky sized" Toughskins what I dreamed of being when I grew up. I know at some point I wanted to be a fireman and then a ride operator at an amusement park. I thought it would be cool to be the guy who threw the switch on the roller coasters. I don't ever remember wanting to be a doctor or lawyer. Anyway, I'm wondering what all of you dreamed about being when you grew up and if you ever actually fulfilled that dream.
I don't know what on earth made Denise Richards talk to The Globe, and after agreeing to do so why she would talk about her sex life, but she did. Specifically she addressed how she, umm satisfied her needs and where she takes care of those needs.
"You don't want to bring them home to your house, but I have certain needs. Friends with benefits are awesome. I used to be like, 'Oh no, you have to be in a relationship.' But after going through a divorce, I'm like, 'Life is short, I wanna have a good time.'"
And apparently she wants the world to know she is having a good time or else she would have kept this quiet. I don't really need to know this. It is kind of like Jada Pinkett Smith and her never ending discussion of where and when she and Will have sex. I am so tired of writing about her stories that I didn't even bother to write about what she said this week. In case you didn't read about it, she claims that she and Will had sex in the limo on the way to the Academy Awards this year.
All of the good work that David Arquette did this week in support of feeding hungry people in America has all gone out the window and then some. This morning he was on Fox And Friends and was asked about potential Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor and instead of focusing on her decided to take a shot at all Latina women.
The video is short, but I realize some of you can't watch videos, so let me describe what he says.
"I think Latina women are, I mean, it depends on the woman, but I think they are very, they have great judgment, but there are some that are just nuts. I'm just saying."
One of the anchors then pointed out that David's wife Courteney Cox isn't Latina, but apparently David still has first hand knowledge of Latina women. "But I'm from Los Angeles so we know all about the Latina women. "
Well we know he can't say he was misquoted because it is right there in video that he said it. I guess he could say he was flustered because he had spent 16 of the past 48 hours in a plastic box, but what he should do is just come out and apologize and say that he is an idiot and because he is sorry he has decided against punishing the world further and will not be making Scream 4.
I even wrote out a statement for him in Spanish which he is free to use.
Lo siento mucho si he ofendido a las mujeres latinas en todo el mundo y como una muestra de remordimiento me ponga fin de inmediato a la preparación para hacer más pelÃculas Grito y destruir todas las copias de las pelÃculas en Grito existencia. En una nota que he visto Jennifer Aniston desnuda.
The night before he headed for France, Jon Gosselin moved into his new apartment in New York City. You would think that he would find a place which could accommodate his brood of children, but unless he stacks the place with bunk beds, I don't think they will be staying the night anytime soon. According to People, Jon has moved into a 2 bedroom, 1100 square foot apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan which rents for approximately $5,000 a month.
Presumably one of the bedrooms will be for Jon and his girlfriend which would leave the remaining bedroom for his 8 kids and all their toys, plus of course their nanny and Jon's vast Ed Hardy collection.
If he wants to purchase a unit, one could be had for about $1.4M.
What sexy cougar refused to attend an event until was she assured that the guest list included a variety of hot young men?
Apparently people are getting tired of watching Oprah. Last week her show had its lowest ratings since she started being syndicated nationally in 1986. According to some research done by The NY Post, Oprah's ratings are down 32 percent since 2004 and last week she finished 7th in the daytime ratings. For years she was in the top two or three and now she gets crushed by Judge Judy.
The Post gives lots of reasons why Oprah could be slipping, but I think people are just tired of her. It seems like she is everywhere all of the time and her show is the same every week. I don't watch Oprah regularly but many times it seems to me like she is just phoning it in almost. She does her hour but unless it is a special guest doesn't really get all that excited about it anymore.
It is different for a show like Letterman where there are writers and they can try and make the show different to an extent every night. On Oprah, there are only so many variations of the same theme and so I think she might be in a rut and her audience is looking for a spark as well.
Now, don't go feeling sorry for Oprah. She is still the most powerful person in the world and she owns shows and magazines and a network. Oh, and I'm pretty sure she owns Dr. Phil. Not just the show, but actually Dr. Phil himself. Plus, even with record low ratings over 4 million people tuned in to watch her repeats last week. I am going to hate myself for saying this but I would much rather watch Oprah than Judge Judy. I don't know how she is #1.
The Sun has a quick little blurb about Kylie Minogue and her boyfriend Andres Velencoso getting into an argument in New York. Since Kylie is not that big here and no one knows who the hell Andres is I was just skimming through it. Then I noticed that Kylie hit Andres which always makes the story more interesting. Then I saw the fact that she didn't use her hand or fist or anything like that. Nope. Kylie used a fan.
Apparently the couple were at B Bar in New York when they got separated. Big crowds, dark, it happens. Like most men Andres figured the best place to wait would be the bar. We do that because bars have alcohol, televisions playing sports and we don't have to walk around and around in circles looking like an idiot. We are firmly rooted to one position which makes it easier to be found. All walking around does if the other person is walking around is make two people angry. If one person is sitting and drinking and watching television they are probably not getting angry. Further, even when the separated party finds him and maybe starts yelling at him he won't really care because he is drunk and watching television.
Anyway, Andres was working this plan to perfection. Unfortunately for him, Kylie is a person who apparently has different rules for separation. She thought he would immediately rush outside and wait for her. So, when he didn't show up outside she went inside looking for him. She found him. See? I told you. Sitting in one place works. She was pissed that he was at the bar and had a drink and so walked up to him and slapped him across the face with her fan. Seriously? Was this like a paper one she made with napkins while she was waiting for him or some expensive one which probably hurts when slapped across a face?
I'm guessing Andres got up and walked out with her to the car. Head hung down in shame. He should have dated Danni. She is a drinker. She would know where to look.
I wondered aloud yesterday if Madonna would do something other than just issue a pro-forma statement from her publicist about the deaths and injuries of the workers assembling her stage set in France. Well, last night in Italy she took a few minutes during her concert to pay them a little tribute and even cried while she was talking about it.
I think for now that is the most she can do publicly. I hope she will take them time to call the families of the victims. I know she might potentially be on the receiving end of a lawsuit because of all this but I'm hoping she still at least calls to tell the families or the injured victims that she is thinking of them.
I know Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri were together for almost seven years but when I would see them together I never really got the feeling they were into each other. Hell, until they got together I thought Jermaine played for the home team.
Well now he can go back to doing what he was doing because the couple are over. No Jermaine at the memorial. No pictures of Janet and Jermaine consoling each other over the death of her brother. I think it has been over for a few months but because Janet is so secretive no one even thought to ask until Jermaine kept being a no show everywhere that Janet was during the past few weeks.
She probably would have kept it hidden until she found a new boyfriend. She is very good at that. It is tough in this town to be married for nine years and have no one know that until you get divorced. Jermaine was a producer on her last two CD's which did really poorly. Don't mix business and pleasure, especially when one of the people can fire the other or will be ordered to fire the other by a record company. Too much pressure.
When Mischa Barton called the police on Wednesday to come get her from her home she had been due to get on a flight to New York to do some press and attend the premiere of her new movie Homecoming. The movie is not a huge budget flick and therefore any press they can get is going to help the chances for the movie to actually make some money. That being said, the producer of the movie was not very sympathetic to the cause of Mischa last night.
In an interview with US Weekly, producer Bingo (B-I-N-G-O and Bingo was his name oh) Gubelmann said of Mischa's absence, "It's frustrating. And it's not ideal. It's frustrating, but I'm not going to sit here and trash her because we're young as a company and we've got to live and learn...I don't want to be known as the producer that will turn on any actress at the drop of that hat."
So, that sounds like he is upset because the health of his film is on the line, but he isn't really saying anything bad about Mischa other than he will never hire her again. Well, it is about to get much worse.
When asked why he had hired Mischa, he said, "It's hard to remember. Because, you know, she's not here right now." That's a nice little dig at Mischa. Here comes the big dig.
"Now, I haven't spoken to her yet because she's totally unreachable, so I don't know exactly what happened. I mean, I'm not as good at taking the high road a some people and yes, it would obviously be nice if she was here. Even just to hang out."
I don't think she intentionally skipped out on the movie. I think she is sick and the only thing that should have come out of this guy's mouth was his hope she gets better. The other producers of the movie did say those things. Bingo chose not to. I know he is frustrated and I think we all know what the issue is going to end up being and if he wants to trash her later when we know more, than that would be his right. I just think while he even doesn't know exactly what happened that to take some digs at someone who has been committed to a psych ward of a hospital is a little harsh, even for Mischa.
Crawley McNugget is back, but don't worry, his sleaziness hasn't gone anywhere. Remember Crawley? The little TV star that could? He racks up bedroom conquests about as fast as he blows the lines out at night. After all, when are sex and drugs not one in the same in this skanky town of Hollywood? FYI: Because of the drug factor previously mentioned, that's why we can't just reveal to you all who this seemingly not-so nice guy is, but since we're feeling kind today, we'll offer superfab clues.
'Cause C.M. has now schlepped his schlong and STDs to the perfect place, teaming with fellow and impressive sluts: Vegas.
The 'Nugg decided to take his game to Sin City recently. And no, he didn't run into Jerry Rock-Butt there. Cee prefers to keep his posse full of movie stars, instead.
Anyway, Crawley was having a fab time out clubbing, hitting on girls left and right, natch. Most of them fell for his semi-fame bait. Except one. See, C.M. likes the chase as much as anyone else, so when his not-so-smooth "you do know who I am?" (no joke) lines didn't work on this par-tick smart babe, he'd finally had enough.
"You know what, fine. If you're not going to sleep with me, then see that girl in the red dress over there? Your friend? I can take her up to my room and bang her right now if I want!"
And he did. Talk about classy. Jeez, some friend, huh? Not sure who's the sleazier turd here? But whatev.
Seriously, how are some girls so damn gullible? This fair-haired guy isn't ugly by any means, but he's clearly a douche prick and crab-friendly asshole. Is bedding someone semi-famous that worth it, girls? Yuck. Maybe C.M.'s turning more into his TV character than we thought.
And it Ain't: Tony Romo, Penn Badgley, Bradley Cooper
I realize this one is kind of difficult, but it is too good to not write. The only other interesting thing I heard from last night was that Sam Ronson was being grouchy at a bar. That really isn't blind item worthy. Oh, and she got a beer spilled on her which, needless to say didn't improve her mood.
Anyway, what millionaire NBA All-Star has a shrew for a wife. Last night at the after party for The ESPY's she kept telling anyone who would listen about how she hired an illegal immigrant couple to take care of their house and yard and kids and pays them just $10 an hour total. Remarkably enough the answer isn't Vanessa Bryant. I wish it was.
Today is the tenth anniversary of the death of JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette.
Coming in a very close second is Paul McCartney on the top of The Ed Sullivan Theater where The Beatles had their first US television appearance.
Andy Samberg and Seth Meyers. Very nice suit Seth.
From shortest to tallest. Brooke Burke, David Charvet, Lisa Leslie, and Michael Lockwood.
Bethenny Frankel is getting her own reality show on Bravo. I'm waiting for the famine and pestilence.
When was the last time you saw Christina Aguilera smiling?
This is an extra photo from Gustavo's report. It's Chantelle Berry who I love and who I think got royally screwed over by Sophie Monk back in Australia so I'm glad she has been getting some other chances.
Do they look stoned to you?
The weight of the world is on Demi Moore's shoulders.
A first time appearance for Jessica Capshaw. I don't know why it took so long.
The always great Josh Groban.
The not so great Jon Gosselin. His girlfriend or fiancee or whatever is still back in France. He says they are not engaged. I say they are and are waiting for an episode of the show to announce it.
Jennifer Lopez on the set of her new movie.
For good friends, Justin Long and Drew Barrymore sure do hold hands a lot.
Two people with whom I would love to go drinking.
A first time appearance for Jim Parsons.
He got to announce his own nomination today.
And then got to announce Chandra Wilson's name.
I'm thinking that maybe Vanessa Bryant's dress might be just a little small.
Kendra and Hank.
What is up with Morgan Freeman's left hand? I look at it and then think I'm watching Happy Gilmore. Then I start thinking about Carl Weathers which causes me to think of him lecturing Tobias about how to make a stew.
Michael Phelps with his mom instead of some random stripper.
He and Piven then compare notes to see if they have slept with any of the same strippers.
Maggie Q looks amazing.
While Orlando Bloom was in New York, his house in LA was getting burglarized to the tune of about $500K in jewels.
"So, the fish I caught was this big."
Randomness of the day. Rachel Bilson, Kristen Bell, Jewel, and Eve.
And Rachel seems to have forgot her fake engagement ring.
I love this picture of Rosario Dawson.
And I love every picture of Rashida Jones who could be headed to Broadway to star in her dad's musical.
I love a lot of these photos today. This is Rain Phoenix and Samantha Mathis.
When you look at Renee Z you always think she is thisclose to snapping an ankle.
A very pregnant Sarah Michelle Gellar walking her dog.
They are multiplying.
Wycleaf Jean gets best dressed today.
Earlier today while workers in Marseille, France were assembling Madonna's tour set, the roof of the set fell in and killed one person and injured seven others. Immediately after the accident. the police closed the stadium in an effort to remove everyone from beneath the structure. Madonna released a statement where she said, "I am devastated to have just received this tragic news. My prayers go out to those who were injured and their families along with my deepest sympathy to all those affected by this heartbreaking news."
Am I wrong to maybe have wanted more from Madonna? These are people who are working for her. Maybe they were just hired for the day locally or maybe they have been on the tour for the entire time, but they are working for her. Did she try and go down to the stadium and be with the rest of the workers? I know that if people were working for me and they got killed doing something for me, I would do a whole lot more than just release a pro-forma statement through my publicist.
Maybe she did go to the scene. Maybe she showed up and comforted her workers. I haven't seen any reports she did though. The show they were setting up the stage for was scheduled for this Sunday so perhaps she isn't in town. I would think she could get there though fairly quickly.
Which household-name NYC designer, who has dressed and befriended that unbelievably hunky, married, singing-dancing actor, is telling pals that actually yes, he is indeed gay?
First off, gracias to all the commentators who asked I return. Secondly: the people who ran this event said TV Land told them about us. We have a reputation—COOL. Now, on to the report…
It’s telling of how low-key the premiere at the Arclight of The House That Jack Built was that the best moments of the night had nothing to do with the movie. I’m sure other places will have quotes from the C- and S-listers who strolled down the short red carpet, but my mentor told me long ago to follow the real news, not the assignment. And, frankly, when hundreds of people are waiting about 200 feet away at six in the afternoon to watch another movie (might’ve been Harry Potter, didn’t check; if it was, NERDS!) instead of mobbing the stars of this film, you know to look at the outskirts for your story.
Thankfully, we had the perfect vantage point: the very end of the reporters line, right next to the doors leading into the theaters. We didn’t mind being last; we did mind that the “reporters” (really: pretty faces) from WTV.com hogged up so much space that we couldn’t move because sycophants sandwiched us because they kept crowding next to the door, desperately trying to rub up with the film’s actors. Not only that, but their creepy cameraman obsessed over my gal Delilah’s name. “Oh, Samson and Delilah was my favorite movie!” he kept telling her. When it turned out that the last name of the reporter who stood next to him was Sampson, the old guy just about creamed his jeans. Cool coincidence, yes, but do your job, perv! Everyone else: talk trash on WTV.com for their unprofessional workers.
This was the type of red-carpet event when handlers shoved people in front of us to interview. They were mostly nice (more on the lovable weirdos and outright jerk in a bit), but I had no questions for them! I was still too obsessed about how close we were to Hollywood and Highland, original site of the massive set for the Babylon segment of Intolerance, the D.W. Griffith masterpiece whose extravagance was the opening chapter of Kenneth Anger’s Hollywood Babylon, the intellectual godfather of all Hollywood gossip blogs, (rot in hell, Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper, you mean hags). Go ahead and yell, gentle readers: NERD.
Anyways, the highlights:
*One woman had a gorgeous combo of earrings and dresses. Too bad she had no idea about the film, saying she showed up because she knew some of the people involved. Hey, lady: when I show up to some Mexican’s house to eat carne asada, I at least bother to learn what the hell is the celebration, whether it’s a baptism or a Dodgers game.
*The doors opened behind me from the theater and two Mexican nerds popped out. “Is Zoey Deschanal going to be here?” they asked. “Not sure,” I replied, handing them the tip sheet for the night so they could check. I figured they were nerds from East Los Angeles, but the copy of Lonely Planet – Los Angeles gave them away as out-of-towners. She wasn’t there; they were sad. Nice kids, though.
*An obviously disturbed lady started shouting about the Israeli lobby dominating Hollywood. She looked at me. “Do you speak English?” she asked. “Half of the people in this city don’t speak English!”
“No, hablo español,” I replied, before continuing in English, “Why do you ask?”
That got her mad, and she railed against the Jews again, warning that if no one paid attention to her, “everyone will turn to specks of dust, and I’ll blow them away like Heidi Klum.”
“Be careful with Heidi,” I warned.
“Why?”
“Because she rules the world.”
That got her so upset that she walked away, yelling against the Jews.
*Making less sense was Fred Williamson, a former blaxploitation star and football player who was there because he’s golfing buddies with The House that Jack Built lead Joe Mantegna. He was cocky but charming with the other reporters, and then he reached us. I tried to ask him why it seems football players turn to acting more than other sports stars, but he interrupted me.
“That’s a misnomer,” he snapped. “You can’t name me five,” before proceeding to name Joe Namath, Frank Gifford, and a couple of others. Honestly, I didn’t pay attention at that point, perplexed by his use of “misnomer.”
I tried to make him answer my question, pointing out that few baseball or basketball players become actors, but he repeated again, ‘That’s a misnomer.”
“What about John Wayne?” I replied, who played college football at USC.
“That’s not football,” Williamson countered. “You can kiss all the behind you want with the good old boys in college, but that’s not football.”
Um, okay.
He kept rambling before making one final, priceless point: “I’m an egghead and a jock.”
Webster’s Online Dictionary defines misnomer as, “a use of a wrong or inappropriate name.” Williamson might’ve not liked my question, but it wasn’t a misnomer. Oh, and kids: this self-proclaimed jock’s most notable athletic achievement happened during the first Super Bowl. Williamson, who then played for the Kansas City Chiefs, vowed before the game to knock out cold the receivers of the Green Bay Packers, but it was the self-called Hammer whose candy ass had to leave the game because of a strong hit. Ain’t no misnomer there…
*Andy Richter was really nice, but it seemed he’d rather be somewhere else.
*Who’s Shar Jackson again? She caused the biggest stir of the night, and mugged with her booty. All I heard her say was, “Stay away from the hate” and “I love my family.”
*Joe Mantegna was also nice, but after mugging for shots, he immediately left! It’s rather insulting to have the lead actor leave the premiere of a film, no?
*Some guy named Yuval David was really nice and a total nerd: we spent most of the time talking about how the both of us are pen kleptomaniacs.
*But the true star of the night was a Mexican guy in a beanie who came out of the movie theater and watched us do our work. “I was a stunt double in The House that Jack Built,” he claimed. “I taught them how to strangle a girl. I saw how they did it, and said, ‘Don’t do it like that!’ You have to put a plastic bag over her head, then duct tape it shut, then choke her like this”—he stuck out his hands.
His friend tried to pull the guy away, but the strangler wouldn’t stop. “I want to do my own movie. It’ll be like the life of Jesus, starting with a carpenter and shit.”
“But what’s the next movie you’re going to do?” I asked.
“The sequel to this movie,” he said.
“What is it going to be called—La Casa que Juan Construio?” I responded.
“Nah, that’s going to be the Mexican version,” he said, seriously. “First, the sequel: The House that Juan Built.”
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Yes, I know lots of actors make movies, but talking about Alexander Skarsgard's new movie gave me a reason to post a picture of him. Now the e-mails can stop for a little while. You have your Alexander fix. Alexander is set to star in Straw Dogs which is a remake of the 1971 movie with the same name. James Marsden is the lead and Alexander plays Charlie who is described as grizzled and athletic.
The story is about a Hollywood screenwriter who encounters bloody threats and conflict from locals in a small Southern town after he and his wife move there.
I am never someone who is going to support Paris Hilton, but this is something that isn't just about her but any person walking down the street. What this lame ass pap is doing is trying to make a few bucks by getting a shot under Paris' dress. It's wrong and illegal and I hope the cops try and find the guy and bust him. It isn't like there aren't a million photos of her naked anyway, so we certainly don't need more. What I think is awful about this though is that it goes on all of the time. These guys will do anything to get these kinds of pictures because they know they can sell them for more. It is repugnant and disrespectful and it doesn't matter if it is Paris or Lindsay or anyone else I can't stand, it is still wrong.
It isn't just paps who do it though and not just to celebrities. The advent of cell phone cameras and digital cameras has made this an issue everywhere and if some guy is doing this in front of 20 other people with no fear, imagine about all the other guys with cameras who do it to unsuspecting women all over the world. I know that if I was out walking the street in a kilt or something I wouldn't want anyone taking a picture of my junk, and I don't care if Paris got naked for a living everyday, she still has the right to be protected against a-holes like this guy.
It is quite the headline isn't it? If I didn't think I would run out of room I would have said who caught them in bed together. How about Farrah's dad? Yep, Farrah's dad was visiting his daughter, walked into a bedroom and there in the bed were Ryan and Alana. It kind of makes his whole wanting to marry Farrah thing a little less heart warming and a little more Ryan O'Neal like. I wonder if he and Alana just shared a bed or if they also did drugs together as well. Maybe Redmond stopped by and they all did them together. Hopefully he didn't make Redmond watch though like he made Tatum watch him having sex with Melanie Griffith.
That would just be disturbing. Not that having sex with a woman while your long time partner is in the next room dying isn't disturbing because it is. I mean couldn't they get a hotel room or something? Apparently as soon as Farrah's dad saw what was going on he packed his bags and left.
Ryan has said the article from In Touch is all wrong, but even his son Griffin says it happened. I am much more likely to believe Griffin than Ryan. I also think that Ryan is fully capable of this kind of behavior.
Did you happen to notice that her cancer documentary was nominated for an Emmy? Well, who do you think will be there to represent her? My guess is it will be Ryan and Alana and I will throw up a little in my mouth everytime he opens his mouth on the red carpet and says a bunch of things he probably doesn't even believe.
In just 75 seconds the marriage of Blake Fielder-Civil and Amy Winehouse ended earlier today in a London courtroom. Blake was the one who sought the divorce and in his filing said it was because Amy had an affair.
Neither of the couple was actually in the courtroom today, but in court papers filed earlier, Amy admitted she had an affair. One of the questions in the papers asked Blake if it was intolerable to live with Amy and he replied yes. Well, I think that probably goes for her as well. I wouldn't want to live with either of them for even a day. If anyone ever puts me in a house with them, I am walking out. Well, at least right after the booze runs out and with Amy in the house it won't last long anyway.
The interesting thing about the admitted affair was that it is listed as April 2008. Now we know Amy was with men and women left and right since she has been in St. Lucia, but this episode she admitted to was well over a year ago. I'm too lazy to see who she may have hooked up with then, but I'm guessing it was either that record employee who ended up running away scared for his life or maybe even Pete Doherty. How sad is that? You cheat on a loser like Blake with someone like Pete. I can't say ewww loud enough to get that mental image out of my head.
The divorce will become final in six weeks and one day. That extra day is kind of a nice touch.
In what one source called a "freak out," Mischa Barton called the police yesterday afternoon to come get her. A police spokesperson said Mischa called the police, but 911 and the police responded to a medical issue. The police wouldn't say where Mischa was taken.
I don't know if you have seen pictures of Mischa over the past few weeks but she has started to look really puffy and not very healthy at all. Mischa, if you will recall was charged last year with a DUI and possessing pot and not having a drivers license despite being behind the wheel of a car. She was sentenced to 36 months probation.
As much as I like to make light of situations, I do hope she is ok and that whatever issues she was having yesterday get better and so she can get back to the person I like to make fun of so much.
Nominees in major categories for the 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Drama Series: "Big Love," HBO; "Breaking Bad," AMC; "Damages," FX Networks; "Dexter," Showtime; "House," Fox; "Lost," ABC; "Mad Men," AMC.
Comedy Series: "Entourage," HBO; "Family Guy," Fox; "Flight of the Conchords," HBO; "How I Met Your Mother," CBS; "The Office," NBC; "30 Rock," NBC; "Weeds," Showtime.
Miniseries: "Generation Kill," HBO; "Little Dorrit" PBS.
Made-for-TV Movie: "Coco Chanel," Lifetime; "Grey Gardens," HBO; "Into the Storm," HBO; "Prayers for Bobby," Lifetime; "Taking Chance," HBO.
Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad," AMC; Michael C. Hall, "Dexter," Showtime; Hugh Laurie, "House," Fox; Gabriel Byrne, "In Treatment," HBO; Jon Hamm, "Mad Men," AMC; Simon Baker, "The Mentalist," CBS.
Actress, Drama Series: Sally Field, "Brothers & Sisters," ABC; Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer," TNT; Glenn Close, "Damages," FX Networks; Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," NBC; Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men," AMC; Holly Hunter, "Saving Grace," TNT.
Supporting Actor, Drama Series: William Shatner, "Boston Legal," ABC; Christian Clemenson, "Boston Legal," ABC; Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad," AMC; William Hurt, "Damages," FX Networks; Michael Emerson, "Lost," ABC; John Slattery, "Mad Men," AMC.
Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Rose Byrne, "Damages," FX Networks; Sandra Oh, "Grey's Anatomy," ABC; Chandra Wilson, "Grey's Anatomy," ABC; Dianne Wiest, "In Treatment," HBO; Hope Davis, "In Treatment," HBO; Cherry Jones, "24," Fox.
Actor, Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory," CBS; Jemaine Clement, "Flight of the Conchords," HBO; Tony Shalhoub, "Monk," USA; Steve Carell, "The Office," NBC; Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock," NBC; Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men," CBS.
Actress, Comedy Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures of Old Christine," CBS; Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who?" ABC; Sarah Silverman, "The Sarah Silverman Program," Comedy Central; Tina Fey, "30 Rock," NBC; Toni Collette, "United States of Tara," Showtime; Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds," Showtime.
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Kevin Dillon, "Entourage," HBO; Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother," CBS; Rainn Wilson, "The Office," NBC; Tracy Morgan, "30 Rock," NBC; Jack McBrayer, "30 Rock," NBC; Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men," CBS.
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Kristin Chenoweth, "Pushing Daisies," ABC; Amy Poehler, "Saturday Night Live," NBC; Kristin Wiig, "Saturday Night Live," NBC; Jane Krakowski, "30 Rock," NBC; Vanessa Williams, "Ugly Betty," ABC; Elizabeth Perkins, "Weeds," Showtime.
Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Kevin Kline, "Cyrano de Bergerac," PBS; Brendan Gleeson, "Into the Storm," HBO; Ian McKellen, "King Lear," PBS; Kevin Bacon, "Taking Chance," HBO; Kiefer Sutherland, "24: Redemption," Fox; Kenneth Branagh, "Wallander: One Step Behind," PBS.
Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Chandra Wilson, "Accidental Friendship," Hallmark Channel; Shirley MacLaine, "Coco Chanel," Lifetime; Drew Barrymore, "Grey Gardens," HBO; Jessica Lange, "Grey Gardens," HBO; Sigourney Weaver, "Prayers for Bobby," Lifetime .
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Ken Howard, "Grey Gardens," HBO; Len Cariou, "Into the Storm," HBO; Bob Newhart, "The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice," TNT; Tom Courtenay, "Little Dorrit," PBS; Andy Serkis, "Little Dorrit," PBS.
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Marcia Gay Harden, "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler," CBS; Jeanne Tripplehorn, "Grey Gardens," HBO; Shohreh Aghdashloo, "House of Saddam," HBO; Janet McTeer, "Into the Storm," HBO; Cicely Tyson, "Relative Stranger," Hallmark Channel.
Which now-married (but then-engaged) starlet hooked up with her geeky dreamboat of a co-star on the set of their film? Wisely, they frolicked in a soundproof room.
Talk about high school. This television show on a non traditional network is headed towards a meltdown. It turns out that one of the bigger stars coming into the show has been basically ignored since the middle of last season. Unless there are lines being spoken, no one talks to this actor. He hasn't pulled a diva or done anything wrong, it's just the rest of the cast doesn't seem to like him or maybe it is something about him. It has got so bad that he just wants off the show and out of all their lives.
Nine Inch Nails - Manchester
I like Amanda Bynes. I really do. But honestly, don't you think someone should tell her she wears the same thing every time she goes out?
The only safe for work pictures of Anna Friel in this month's UK Vanity Fair.
Amber Heard returning to her death look. She looks so bright and healthy in Pineapple Express, but not so much when you put her in direct light.
I will guess that Anne Hathaway does actually attempt the NY Time crossword puzzle. I also agree that she wants all of us to know she does it.
Adelitas Way - Las Vegas
Billy Crudup and Dave Annable about to play some golf. Yes, that is Dr. J in the background.
Now, I don't know about you, but if I was walking down the street playing with myself it wouldn't be very long before I found myself getting a free ride to the police station. Maybe Jay Z just keeps it there so he doesn't have to sign autographs. Maybe he likes checking to make sure it is still there and that Beyonce didn't steal his balls from him. Who knows.
I know many of you are Ben Roethlisberger fans so here he is a few weeks before the start of training camp.
Out of all the Full House child actors I would say Candace Cameron has turned out the most normal.
David Beckham is back in the US.
Jeff Gordon and his wife.
No one recognized Kate Gosselin. No one at all with that clever disguise.
Kim and Khloe Kardashian in South Africa. They are there to learn about the diamond industry which is a fairly serious topic. So, what does Kim Tweet about? The fact she had to take 3 flights to get to her final destination. Not final destination as in the movie final destination which is one of my favorite horror films, but final destination as in where she was going. I know it is hard to believe Kim that there are not non-stops set up for your convenience to every city in the world you would like to travel to, but I am sure someone is working on it. She seemed shocked she had to sit on three flights. Yeah, the world is tough place.
I know someone has to promote Vaseline, but don't you think Kate Ritchie probably went to her manager and asked, "Really? Vaseline? You couldn't find any other product for me to endorse?"
I haven't seen Leona Lewis in awhile.
From L to R. Dolce, Jesus and Madonna, Gabbana.
Because I know you never tire of Paul Rudd.
I must be getting old. Who in the hell wakes up and decides to put this on to go out? Who the hell even buys it?
Hopefully Stana Katic behaved herself last night or at least that Nathan Fillion didn't hear about it.
SpongeBob is now wax. The guy on the left does the voice of Patrick, and Tom Kenny on the right does the voice of SpongeBob.
Whitney is back.
Many of you last week really enjoyed the appearance in the photos of Freddie Stroma who is in the new Harry Potter movie. You also said you wanted more of him. How about over seven minutes of him awkwardly dancing around in underwear as a part of an ACNE underwear campaign. I guess this is technically safe for work, but you might still want to take a look around before you press play.
US Weekly managed to get their hands on the 1984 video showing Michael Jackson catching on fire. There have been pictures shown before, but this is the first time the video has been shown. This 1984 incident is what allegedly led to Michael becoming addicted to painkillers. If for some reason the video doesn't display properly below, you can click here to see it.
I really doubt whether Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince will beat The Dark Knight in the overall box office, but at least for one night, Harry Potter did something that not even The Dark Knight could do. There is a new record for midnight screenings now. The latest installment in the Harry Potter movies took in $22.2M from its midnight screenings. That beat The Dark Knight by almost $4M.
To give you an idea of how much $22M is in the scheme of things, consider this. In 2008, movies such as X Files 2, Mad Money, Frost/Nixon, Revolutionary Road, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Swing Vote, and Rachel Getting Married didn't make that much money in their entire run at the box office. Harry Potter made that much after midnight in one day.
I like when a lot of movie news comes out in one day. Usually the blurbs are so small that it is tough to make one post of something. Today though, there is plenty to talk about.
For those of you who love the Bridget Jones movies, there is some good news. Renee Zellweger will be eating again. A third installment of the movie is set to begin filming late next year. Apparently the story will focus on Bridget's attempts to have a baby before time runs out. There isn't any word on whether Hugh Grant or Colin Firth will also be back for the movie.
Hugh Jackman is going to star in a movie called Avon Man. The story is not surprisingly about a guy who starts selling Avon. Hugh is forced into the occupation after he loses his job at a car dealership. Even more surprising is that he is very good at selling the makeup.
Finally, just when you thought David Arquette would never get another movie, along comes Scream 4. While sitting in his plastic box yesterday, David told E! that another installment would start filming soon.
"I fell in love with my wife on Scream, so the opportunity to bring [Dewey] back to life and for my wife to play that really bitchy character again, it's just going to be really fun," Arquette said. "It's just great."
David says that he really wants Neve Campbell to return, but Neve has previously gone on record saying she won't do another sequel to the movie. My guess is that she will inevitably say yes. I mean it is a job and money and will probably do better than most of the things she is involved with now.
Which bi coastal businessman who used to date that internationally famous model-actress (who's now engaged to someone else) says that she's completely nuts? That might be because of her largely-unreported-on fondness for the booger-sugar.
In Touch is claiming that Jon Gosselin popped the question to his 22 year old girlfriend Hailey Glassman after just two months of dating. It kind of seems ridiculous and unbelievable until you hear the description of the ring he bought her. First, the ring cost $180,000 which seems really pricey when you don't have a job and 8 kids at home to feed for the next umpteen years. Oh, and college and stuff. The ring "was designed by Edouard Nahum — featuring a skull surrounded by four black diamonds." See, that sounds like Jon. I mean who wouldn't want to have an engagement ring with a skull on it? Whenever I see one of those diamonds are forever commercials, the woman always looks ecstatic when she opens the box and sees a skull. It almost brings tears to your eyes.
I have a feeling that if this story is true, that the ring will see a pawnshop or eBay by Christmas. The only thing that could make any of this better would be if that woman Deanna is pregnant. You remember Deanna don't you? That is the sister of Mr. Ick Nast himself.
If Jon really did propose there are no words to describe the idiocy of his actions.
Richard Jefferson is a very good NBA player. He is not so good at breaking up though. He managed to come as close as you can to leaving a bride at the altar without actually leaving her standing at the church. Oh, and in the process forfeited most of the $2M he had already spent on the wedding.
According to The NY Post, Jefferson canceled the whole thing so late that guests had already started arriving for the wedding. Jefferson broke up with his girlfriend on Friday and she started calling all her guests immediately. Richard on the other hand didn't get around to telling all of his friends and so many showed up at the hotel in New York where the pair were to be married.
Richard felt bad about inconveniencing his friends and so let them have his AMEX Black Card for the night. I guess he probably should have shown some of that same concern for his now ex. For her part, Kesha Ni'Cole Nichols checked into the hotel anyway and had her room upgraded to a suite.
Nichols kind of expected this to happen and so was not completely stunned. It wasn't like The Wedding Singer or something. "She just wants to keep this as quiet as possible and move on. She's doing just fine," a Nichols family insider said.
I think this was handled horribly, but isn't it better to call it off before the wedding than to get married and get divorced later. If they had got married, that is where the marriage would have been headed.
I have seen a couple of stories today about former Panic At The Disco guitarist Ryan Ross' explanation for the cocaine sitting on the table right in front of him and his explanation sucks. I will get to that in a minute, but Ryan did manage to snooker MTV into thinking the women with him were just friends and no one of consequence. I believe that one of the women in the picture is Elizabeth "Zee" Berg who is in The Like which is a band here in LA and one of the other women in the picture is Vanessa Corbala who is in The Whispertown 2000 which is also an LA band.
Anyway, the picture has been floating around the internet for about a week, but until yesterday no one had heard from Ryan Ross and his explanation for the picture. MTV spoke with him and this is what he said.
"I planned the whole thing!" he laughed. "No, [the photo was taken] a couple of weeks ago — I do remember, believe it or not. I'm not gonna tell you whose house it was at, but yeah, there was a party the night before, and I slept on the couch, and we took a picture. I didn't even really know [the cocaine] was there."
Uh huh. When is the last time everyone went to a party and just happened to leave a few lines of coke untouched so they could sleep? Yeah. That is not really going to work.
As for how the picture ended up on the internet?
"Oh, I definitely [know them] — it's my friend Zee and a couple of her friends. And actually, they're all older than me," he laughed. "I think one of the girls put the picture on her Facebook, and was like, 'Oh my God, I didn't even know it was on the table,' and then I don't know what happened. But I think they got in more trouble than I did."
The world record has changed a couple of times in the two years since Spaniard Maria Bousada became the oldest woman in the world to give birth. She died this week at 69. At the age of 66 when she gave birth to twins she was by far the oldest woman to have given birth. She became pregnant through in vitro right here in California. She told the Pacific Fertility Center that she was just 55 and they never bothered to ask her for identification. Apparently 55 is their cutoff for single women. No one asked for identification? At all? That seems ridiculous. There is no paperwork or anything involved in these types of transactions? They just take the money I guess. She sold her house and paid $59,000 for the procedure.
Shortly after the birth of her twins she discovered a tumor. It is believed she died as a result of that tumor. Her brother revealed that in the past couple of weeks he sold the exclusive details of her death to a television station so that way there would be enough money to raise the children. I guess he must have sold it for a lot of money. The kids are just two years old and have a bunch of living to do.
I know I have discussed the whole pregnant at 70 thing here before and when she got pregnant she thought she would live as long as other members of her family. Her mom had died at the age of 101 and Maria thought she might even have a chance to become a grandmother before she died. Discovering a tumor could happen to a woman of any age. I don't like that she lied about her age, but I also don't like the fact that the place she had the procedure performed seems to care more about money than their written policy. If you have an age limit written than you must have that written for some reason and so it would seem wise to check.
No one knows who exactly is going to raise the two kids but probably it will be her brother. In an interview with News Of The World that she gave when her pregnancy became public, Maria said she was hoping to find a younger man to marry so he could help her look after the kids.
I don't know what I expected in an autobiography from a nine year old girl, but Rubina Ali's book is about as good as one could expect I think from someone who hasn't even hit double digits in the age department. Sure, it was written by someone else, but the words and stories appear to be her own.
In her book she describes what life was like prior to Slumdog and how it has changed her and what she expects from life now as opposed to what she expected before. That is the most remarkable thing about the book. Someone who has grown up in the middle of huge poverty and only knows that poverty and how because of a movie sees the world with entirely different eyes.
In the book she talks about her salary from the movie and how she doesn't know if she has any of it left or exactly how much she got paid or where it all went. She does speculate that the salary went to medical bills for her father's broken ankle. That must have been one hell of a broken ankle to spend that much money.
Rubina still has not received her promised apartment from Slumdog's producers and so she and her entire family live together with her uncle's family in a tiny apartment because her shanty was torn down back in May.
In a few brief paragraphs she describes working with Nicole Kidman on a commercial and how they shared a trailer. "I really liked her, but she was very quiet and didn't speak much. I think she was a bit shy. She was very strange and never wanted to come out of the trailer for the entire shoot. I think she was afraid of the sun."
Well, sure, because sunlight would kill her. One of the most interesting passages from the book shows how different life becomes when you are exposed to a new world. In the past, when Rubina had to go to the bathroom she would just go anywhere. Now though she will walk and walk just to find a pay toilet.
The commercial she shot with Nicole lasted just three days but paid her more than she was paid for the entire Slumdog shoot. No one mentions anything about where this money went. I wonder if she even knows how much she got paid or if she did get paid.
Depending on which tabloid you read, the reason for the breakup between Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo varies. I still like my reason the best. Anyone who is going to make an NFL player dress up as Ken for a Barbie themed party is going to lose that boyfriend. However, if you are a fan of Radar Online than you will probably believe the reason Jessica and Tony split was because Tony saw Jessica's cell phone and saw text messages from her ex John Mayer.
“They were hanging out and he picked up her phone and she got defensive about it. Tony found messages from John and went ballistic. Tony dumped her right then. He walked out and that was it.”
This is similar of course to the story last year that Jessica picked up Tony's phone and discovered text messages from Carrie Underwood.
If you are a fan of the gossip from FOX News, than you probably think Joe Simpson was the reason for the split.
"Joe's meddling ways most likely took its toll on the relationship, which is the reason why they split the first time 14 months ago. Joe promised he'd take a step back when the couple reunited but he was still too involved. At one point Joe was even giving Tony football advice which doesn't go down well."
Either one of these scenarios is plausible, but it could also be that Tony wanted to have a good season this year and didn't want the jinx in the stands every week. Whatever the reason I know I am surprised it lasted this long. With all the Tony cheating stories that have come out in the past two years, you have to think at least a couple of them were true or pretty close to the truth and so he probably just wasn't that into her. It's obvious from the statements released by Jessica's people that Tony is the one who did the breaking up. I'm sure Joe will find her someone to date by the time her new show has its premiere.
Which grungy young starlet's idea of a good time is getting stoned with her ex-hippie parents?
So, imagine if you will that you are a teenage girl and you have the opportunity to meet your male tween singing crush. Someone who comes from a singing family, but not as famous as the other part of the singing family. Imagine you meet this crush and he chats you up and before he leaves for the night he gets your phone number and you also make out a little bit. So, your tween crush goes on tour but while he is on tour he calls you and calls you fairly frequently. You really think he likes you and so when he asks you to meet him in another state you agree. Of course your mom doesn't agree to let you go alone but says she will go with you. The tween star is ok with that and so you make plans, buy tickets (cheap bastard) and book hotels. You get down there after having spent all that money and he stands you up. No call no nothing and you never hear from him again.
With the 40th anniversary of the moon landing approaching, it seems only fitting that some astronauts get the top spot. Here are Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell.
Also at the same event and showing off her own moon in a manner of speaking is Adriana Lima.
One of the funniest people ever. Billy Connolly.
Channing Tatum in GQ.
Also in GQ, The Zooey.
Chris Daughtry - New York
David Arquette in his plastic box decorated and stocked by Snickers.
Drew Barrymore on the set of her new movie.
David Duchovny from the front.
And David Duchovny from the rear.
I love David Koechner. He always cracks me up.
Long time no see for Ed Helms.
Google Earth now is mapping tourist sites.
Apparently Heather Mills is a decent cook and her vegan restaurant is doing really well. Who knew?
I really need to find a girlfriend who will not only sit in my lap, but pay for dinner while doing it. For now I will try and forget that Hayden P has soiled one of my favorite restaurants in LA.
Jack Nicholson on the set of his new movie.
Which he is shooting with Paul Rudd.
The least photographed Gossip Girl cast member, Jessica Szohr.
This might be a first time appearance for John Ventimiglia.
John Waite - New York
Kelly Clarkson heading into Letterman.
Kate and Alex looking bored with each other and life.
Hello Lauren. Now come back to LA.
Naomi and Liev and son in Paris.
Matt Dillon just happy to be recognized.
Nick Lachey and wondering if that call from Pimpa Joe should be returned.
I could have gone the whole automaton route again today, but the Princess was smiling and happy so decided to show that instead.
Has anyone ever seen Reese drinking?
A first time appearance for Steve Coogan. Maybe the second.
This way you can still ride in your car but be green at at the same time. It is also great for when you have had too much to drink.
I guess it stands to reason that with many billions of people on this planet there are a certain portion that are scary and not someone with whom you would like to sit down and discuss life or Harry Potter novels. Tom Felton, who plays Draco Malfoy in the Potter movies talked to GQ UK about his most frightening fan. You would think that his most frightening fan would be some teenage girl who follows him around all the time or someone who thinks they can cast a spell with some wand while they aim at him or something similar.
Nope. It turns out there was a man who wrote Tom a letter and wanted to know if he could adopt Tom and make him his son. The man enclosed with his letter a copy of a legal form that showed he had changed his own legal name to Lucius Malfoy to better prepare for when the adoption went through. Umm yeah.
I'm just trying to imagine this guy walking into a courtroom somewhere in the world and changing his name. I wonder if he wore a cape while he did it.
Myleene Klass who some of you may remember as the host of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here is back in London now and has had to call the cops. In fact she has called the cops more than once or twice. The reason? Well it seems that Myleene's house overlooks a golf course and so people have been wandering the course at night and staring in through her windows. She has called the cops because she doesn't want the people outside to watch her inside her house. That seems reasonable enough.
The police were polite enough to point out to her though that perhaps if she actually had some curtains on her windows that would perhaps solve the problem.
As for what the police told the public they said, "The matter is with our Safer Neighbourhood Team."I have no doubts the team will be ever vigilant and constantly patrol the golf course to make sure no one is looking in her windows while at the same time looking in her windows.
I think that if were ever going to write a bad check, the company or organization least likely to be on that list would be a Las Vegas casino. Apparently though NBA player Antoine Walker does not share my same aversion to getting on the wrong side of a Vegas casino. Three Las Vegas casinos gave Antoine credit at their casinos. Apparently he is not a very good gambler and promptly lost $1M. No problem right? Antoine just wrote the three casinos checks to make good his losses.
There was one slight problem however. It turns out there were no funds in his account to cover the checks. So, now he has been turned over to the cops. According to TMZ, Walker was charged with three felonies. The three casinos he passed the bad checks to were Caesars Palace, Planet Hollywood and Red Rock Resort.
He has made good on some of the amounts owed, but still owes the casinos a little over $800K. But you know what, he got to drink for free and they probably gave him a coupon for a free buffet at some point, so the $1M and the possible jail cell that awaits him was probably worth it. TMZ says he is a former NBA player. I thought he still played for Memphis, but I could be wrong. I would gather though he is really, really going to want to play next year to cover those debts.
Last night apparently there was some huge deal on The Bachelorette and I know people around the office are saying they will never watch it again. I don't know what happened, but it made me at least search to find out what has been happening on the show this season, and what I found was something disturbing.
Apparently there was a Bachelor named Wes. Well, according to Wes, the editors and producers of the show did such a deceitful job of editing that he can no longer get work and that his ex-girlfriend gets calls at her home and work calling her a bitch and a whore and are asking others to boycott her brand new business.
I guess this all got started because at some point Wes said he had a girlfriend. It turns out this isn't true, but was Wes simply repeating a question the producer had just asked him so it looked like he had a girlfriend. For the record he doesn't and didn't and his ex-girlfriend completely agrees.
“We haven’t been together since last July or August." He went on to say that if he did have a girlfriend he wouldn't have been on the show and would have been at home with his girlfriend.
I guess Wes is a performer and no one is booking him anymore and those that have booked him are canceling. I feel for the guy. “Nobody wants to see this guy that everybody thinks is a bad guy.”At one show he did manage to snag, a woman walked up to him and said, "You’re such an ass."
Like I said before, I have not seen the show and maybe he did other a-holey things to deserve this reputation, but if all he did was repeat a question of a producer and is getting hammered like this in life, than it is wrong because it is not just affecting Wes, who signed up for it, but an ex-girlfriend who didn't. She might even think about suing ABC and Disney.
Unless I have absolutely nothing to do I don't usually read really long interviews with celebrities. For the most part they are just drivel and they are so carefully quantized by attending publicists or weak editors that they just are not worth the effort. But, I had a couple of minutes today and so I thought I would at least look at the interview of Gerard Butler in Esquire. You never know when you will find a great quote or discover that he spent much of a year getting arrested in different parts of the US, while he was President of the Law Society back in Scotland.
Oh, and as of the date of the interview had not had sex with Jennifer Aniston so, you can mark that off his list. I get the feeling she is one of the few women he hasn't slept with though. The interview is great because it was done by a writer who was only told to go to Gerard's house and interview the guy. He had no idea who Gerard was and and even when Gerard told him, he still didn't know. It is an amazing interview simply because half of it is Gerard truly dumbfounded that someone doesn't know who he is or what movies he has been in. It is like one big, "Don't you know who I am" moment and realizing that in fact, not everyone does know who you are or particularly care. Gerard handled it well. I would like to have seen this trick done on someone who probably does care.
The National Health Service of Britain is in a little bit of hot water. They have a new campaign out for school children that just cracks me up. It tells all school children that they should have five portions of fruits and vegetables every day. That is five more than I have, but I can see why they would encourage that. I mean I don't exactly lead a healthy lifestyle. They also suggest that you exercise three times a week for 30 minutes. Again, not something I am prepared to do, but I will watch an infomercial of someone exercising. I do find that amusing.
Now, most people would think the 30 minutes of physical activity would be jogging or some yoga. Maybe some kind of sport. I mean the idea for those of you who do enjoy exercise is to get some type of cardiovascular benefit from it so it make sense that the activity is something that makes your heart pump. Well, sports and jogging were not the first suggestions from the government. Nope. Their suggestion? "What about sex or masturbation twice a week? An orgasm a day keeps the doctor away."
When I was growing up I thought the slogan was an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Apparently now all I have to do is watch porn a few times a week and I get the same exact benefit. I wish I had that excuse when I was growing up. It would have avoided those uncomfortable, awkward knocks on the bathroom door. "What are you doing in there for so long?" "I'm exercising."
Which New York fashion designer's indiscreet wife likes to tell dinner parties about the first time she had sex with her husband? Apparently the passion was so intense, he sweat his black hair dye onto the pillow.
I don't know much about Hailey Glassman, but what I do know is that she is a person who has probably never missed a party in her life. Ever. If you are bringing the booze or the pot, this is the woman who will be at your door first and who will stay until it's all gone. So, it was surprising to me that I read she didn't go out with Jon Gosselin when he went out partying with Christian Audigier on two separate nights over the weekend. One of the nights Jon & Christian allegedly spent $50,000 drinking. That doesn't sound like something Hailey would ever miss. Hell, they could have been drinking Colt .45 and she would have been there, especially since she would think it was a gun.
Apparently though the reason Hailey stayed home was that, according to US, she is tired of "stories about her being some slutty party girl with a history of arrests." She insists it isn't true. Well she has been arrested so that part is true and up above you can see a sample of the way she lives her life and see if the press reports, are perhaps accurate. She is going to be one hell of a role model for those kids isn't she?
I am still undecided when it comes to Twitter and whether I would have anything to say and whether I would be forced to think of things to say if I had a Twitter account. It isn't that I don't look at Twitter accounts because I do, but I just don't know if it is right for me. Last night I had two friends who were both at the Beyonce concert and both sending Tweets throughout the night. They were exactly the same even though they didn't know each other. It was very surreal. But, one thing Twitter has done is show that a National Enquirer story is full of crap.
Anyway, last week I posted about how Elizabeth Taylor got on her Twitter account and told the world that she was fine and that she had to go to the hospital this week for some pre-scheduled tests. She knew she was going and she told the world.
Well, apparently The Enquirer sees her hospital admittance in an entirely different light than she does. Their headline today says, "Liz Taylor Rushed To ER." Well, she probably didn't dawdle or get a bite to eat before she went to the hospital, but I doubt anyone drove through red lights or anything to get here there. But, still if you go from point A to point B with no stops in between, then I guess it could be considered rushing.
Why was she admitted to the hospital? According to The Enquirer, "the heart's gone out of her" because Michael died. As she indicated last week she said, all of the tabloids were full of crap and that while she was sad, she could handle it. The Enquirer then goes on to say that the family banned her from attending the memorial and that Elizabeth was "crushed, and she's still crying." Uh huh. Elizabeth Taylor can go anywhere she wants to go and if she wanted to go to the memorial I am sure she would have.
Yesterday I said that I didn't really care how much money Debbie Rowe was going to get as long as she made the deal whereby Joe Jackson wasn't going to have any kind of contact with the children of Michael Jackson. Well, apparently that deal was completed yesterday and Debbie will be walking away with $4M in cash. Now, you may be asking yourself, the headline says $20M. Where did that number come from. Let me break it down for you.
When Prince and Paris were born she sold them, I mean allowed Michael to raise them in return for a lump sum of $8M plus annual payments of $900K for 5 years. So, that would be $12.5M total.
Later, when Michael was going through his child molestation trial, she said uh oh and fought to regain the custody of the children. At that point she was bought off again. This time it cost Michael $4M and a 900K house. That would bring the total to $17.4M.
Then, yesterday she sold the kids again. This time she sold them for the previously mentioned $4M for a grand total of $21.4M.
That is a lot of money. According to the NY Post, the Jackson family says that in this latest agreement that Debbie can no longer come back and do this again and that this will be the final payment ever for Debbie or at least until she can figure out a way to sell them again. Just think how much she would have made if all three kids were hers.
Which openly gay TV star likes to show off his stuff at the gym by walking around sans towel - and referring to himself as "porn-worthy?"
What sleaze ball celebutard who is a waste of space and a criminal was at a party in the past week and spotted putting something into the drink of a woman. He claimed ignorance, grabbed her drink, chugged it down and then left the party.
Pierce Brosnan looks great here and he is just standing around. Yes, I know it is on a movie set, but he still looks good. Definitely top spot worthy.
I don't think I have ever seen a pap picture of Andrea Bocelli. Now I have. Here he is with Veronica Berti.
Brooke Shields and family. It is like they stole Nicole Kidman's kid or something.
Random British guys of the day. Danny Dyer is on the left. He got caught on CCTV snorting coke the other day, so I'm sure the producers of Kurt & Sid are loving the attention. Next to Danny is Shaun Evans.
A new look for Daniel Radcliffe.
Grace Jones - Montreux
Proving once again that Holly Madison will do anything for money, she married the Travelocity gnome.
The great thing about their honeymoon night was he didn't need Viagra. He was always ready to go. Awkward place, but always ready to go.
Marc Anthony shoving Jennifer through the crowd in his mind.
How long do you think the makeup people spend putting those bags under Katie's eyes? I sure hope they are not real.
It's important to have that full racing gear and helmet on even when the top speed of your lawnmower is about 1, maybe 2 mph.
Rachel McAdams looks poised. She looks ready. On your mark. Get set. Go!
Yes, she is off to a good start. Showing the form that made her an Olympic champion. Or at least someone who could run very fast on film.
Yes, fully hitting her stride now. Holding the crowd back from this truly remarkable performance.
She is nearly there. Look at the determination on her face. This is a champion folks.
She's done it. She is the first in line at Kenneth Cole's summer sale.
Mary Kate looks normal. Absolutely normal. I'm floored.
Mena. You know I love you, but you need to eat something.
I want to think there must be some kind of "You might be a redneck joke," in here somewhere.
Ahhh, her parents haven't been this proud since she brought home their personalized copies of her Girls Gone Wild DVD.
Snoop Dogg - Costa Mesa, CA
It has been awhile since Scarlett J was in the photos. She is the new face of Mango. I have to tell you though that I thought Chris Kattan was just fine as Mango.
Sofia Milos looks gorgeous as always, but this isn't about her really. She walked a red carpet in Italy.
Right in the middle of the carpet was a chair where everyone was supposed to stop and get in it and pose. One chair. Everyone did it. I have no idea why.
Sharleen Spiteri - Liverpool
The Fray - New York
In one of the more creative ways to avoid buying a birthday gift, Tony Romo broke up with Jessica Simpson Thursday night. It was the night prior to her 29th birthday. According to Kneepads, who used a Jessica source, Jessica was heartbroken. "She loves Tony. But it's been difficult lately. He's busy with his career and she's getting ready to shoot her show (The Price of Beauty). They decided to part ways." Uh huh.
I'm guessing that source Kneepads used has the first name of Joe and the last name Simpson. Jessica had been planning a Barbie party for her birthday and I think that was probably the downfall. It is one thing for Jessica to have a Barbie themed party but she wanted Tony Romo, an NFL quarterback to come to the party dressed as Ken. Umm, she does know that he would never live that down right?
"Barbie party didn't happen, but I turned 29 and feel like I am on top of the world yelling I LOVE GETTING OLDER!"
How long until the tabloids are filled with her new loves? I smell a Bradley Cooper date and a return of John Mayer.
Tony didn't seem to be feeling any after effects of the breakup. He was at an LA club Friday night. "He had quite a few girls stop by his dance floor table," says an onlooker. "Romo was sipping Grey Goose and having a fun time with the boys." And not dressed as Ken.
I know it is wrong to laugh at this, but part of me has to admire the creativity of the guy. A Philadelphia man today was sentenced to anger management in a deal with prosecutors. Why was he in court today? Well back on in May, 27 year old Michael Buck was being his usual surly self. Apparently Michael lives in a cul-de-sac and as is the case in those kinds of situations, children were always gathered there playing. I totally understand that and think Michael should have thought about that prior to his home purchase.
Since he has lived in the house Michael has called the police on more than one occasion and has even filed a report. The cops of course just laugh, because it is kids playing outside. It is what they do. They weren't causing trouble, just being loud.
Well, on May 31st, Michael had enough. On that day there were about 7 kids playing in front of his house. The kids ranged in age from 2 to 14. At around 7:30 in the evening, Michael set up the speakers to his stereo and aimed them out the windows of his house towards the street. Then, for the next 15 minutes he played the audio from a porn flick until all the kids were gathered up by their parents and taken home.
The sounds were reportedly heard up to two blocks away. Michael has obviously spent good money on speakers. Satisfied that all the kids were at home, Michael turned off the porn and was enjoying his quiet until the police knocked on his door. Michael was charged with multiple counts of corruption of minors and disseminate explicit sexual material to a minor; and one count of disorderly conduct.
WHICH online columnist is so aggressive about getting on TV that one network warned its male talent to keep a distance from her while she visited LA to cover the Michael Jackson story? She's already slept with several men who could help her career .
WHICH wife in the middle of a nasty divorce is secretly dating a successful businessman? The affair, if it went public, would complicate the litigation, and her hot-tempered husband can be scary.
The massive amounts of news about Michael Jackson has finally begun to slow over the past few days, but the salacious stuff is just now starting to emerge. This is the stuff that would have never seen the light of day while Michael was alive and able to sue.
Tatum O'Neal says that she and Michael dated briefly. According to an interview she gave The Mirror, "He was a huge star but it seemed he barely even dated and knew little about life. He once came to my house and asked to come upstairs because he'd never been in a girl's bedroom before. He sat on the bed and we kissed very briefly, but it was all very awkward."
According to Tatum, this encounter took place in 1982.
The Sun meanwhile has interviewed Ian Halperin who has written a biography about Michael Jackson. In the biography, I an claims that Michael Jackson was gay and that he found two of Michael's former gay lovers who agreed to be interviewed for the book. Ian defends his accusations by saying, "Virtually everybody has told me. Even those who are his most ardent defenders, people who maintain he is innocent of the molestation charges, insist that he is homosexually inclined."
One of the men interviewed in the book states the first time he and Michael were going to have sex, Michael said, "The King of Pop’s going to lick your lollipop." Umm, yeah, that might be too much information.
In some good news to report, the custody hearing of Michael's children has been delayed a week. Apparently Debbie Rowe and Katherine Jackson are in talks that would see Debbie drop her claims in return for the promise that Joe Jackson never gets near the kids and has nothing to do with raising them. I don't care how much money Debbie gets for dropping her claim, because if that is really one of her conditions to dropping her claim, then that shows she actually does care about the kids to some extent.
Meanwhile, LaToya Jackson is going to make it her life's work to find the people who murdered Michael. She also thinks there will be another will that turns up because she can't believe Diana Ross was named as a back-up guardian for the kids if Katherine had died.
"We believe there is another will which will emerge. He updated his will almost every five years, so we expect one to come from 2007. Michael always told us that he wanted his eldest sister, Rebbie Jackson, to look after the children. Rebbie had a nice family, which Michael loved. He told many family members that she was his choice."
It is one thing for celebrities to talk the talk, but it is great when they actually walk the walk as well. A celebrity who seems to be always doing something for someone else is David Arquette. Even though he has a past history of helping out others, this latest move of his is probably the one which will garner the most publicity for a cause.
Next Tuesday and Wednesday, David Arquette will live in a plastic box for 8 hours each day. Although it is just for 8 hours and will be inside Madison Square Garden, the fact that he is willing to spend 16 hours in a box for the charity Feeding America is still pretty cool.
David's goal is to raise $250,000 over the course of the two day event. Earlier this year, Courtney Cox announced that she had asked all of her friends to help her raise $1M for research of the skin condition Epidermolysis Bullose.
Apparently Vanessa Hudgens isn't getting all the big movie roles she probably thought she would get when she bowed out of doing any additional High School Musical movies. Instead, she is going to be portraying a 1950's hooker. Oh, and for all of you that are curious, she will spend much of the movie naked or in very few clothes. I smell Oscar. Or that could be Razzie. Yeah, Razzie huh?
I know that Vanessa probably felt stifled with her craft and all that at Disney, but playing a hooker in a movie that is going to bump that NC-17 line is not going to really give her a chance to go back for that HSM reunion movie when her career tanks. That being said, it isn't like everyone in the world hasn't seen her naked already, and this time she will actually get paid for it.
The movie is called Sucker Punch. Vanessa describes her role this way. "I'm playing a character named Blondie and it's set in a brothel in the 1950s, so there's not a whole lot of clothes."
Blondie huh? The writer really stretched the imagination with that one.
"It'll be gun training, stunts, fighting and all that craziness. I can't wait. I'm so excited. I've wanted to do an action film for a while. I think this is my time to really step it up and get to grow up. It will be somewhat different with the content and a few more foul words but that's the biggest difference."
Yeah, that's the biggest difference. Oh, and probably no singing in the high school gym either. Maybe dressing as a high school girl for a customer, but probably not singing.
It is bad enough that there is an entire group of adults wearing Ed Hardy clothes, but if Christian Audigier has his way he wants all of their kids to be wearing Ed Hardy clothing as well. Now, who could he possibly get to sell this horrid line of clothing? Well how about a guy who has his 8 kids on television every week. Jon Gosselin and his new girlfriend spent the weekend in St. Tropez which Jon pronounces Trop eez. Where in St. Trop eez did they spend the weekend? Why on Christian's yacht of course. While on board they chain smoked and looked at Hailey Glassman's guns and wondered aloud of Jon would be able to get all the kids in Ed Hardy clothing for every episode of the show.
While Jon was sunning himself and looking like an idiot in the south of France, his estranged wife was back in Pennsylvania doing weekend chores and grocery shopping. Oh, and as E! Online reported, she was wearing her wedding rings. I don't know if that is her playing the victim card, being overly optimistic or if she had some type of superglue accident and can't get them off. Here is a link to Jon and Hailey smoking. It just screams class. She is actually only 23 and looks about 40 in the picture.
I don't know what they are teaching at strip clubs around the world, but apparently in Brazil they must have had a lesson on how to choke to death your world champion boxer husband with a purse strap. Over the weekend, Brazilian police charged Amanda Rodrigues with killing her husband and former world champion boxer Arturo Gatti. I don't watch a lot of boxing, but the way Arturo fought and gave a thousand percent made him one of my favorite boxers.
Apparently the couple were on vacation at a resort in Brazil. They both were extremely jealous people and Arturo didn't like what Amanda chose to wear that night. Arturo was drunk and they got into a fight. According to Amanda she suffered some cuts and bruises as a result of the fight. I can imagine that being in a fight with a boxer was probably a very scary thing. It also was probably not the first time it happened. Anyway, after Arturo fell asleep or passed out, the police said Amanda choked him to death were her purse.
The couple met in a strip club which is where Arturo met most of his girlfriends. After a short dating period they got married. They then broke up and this vacation was kind of like a second honeymoon. The couple had one child together who was safe with relatives.
The sex life of Morgan Freeman just gets more and more crazy each week. This particular piece of news from The National Enquirer though is the craziest. In their issue last week, The Enquirer claims that Morgan Freeman has had an intimate relationship with the granddaughter of his first wife for about a decade. Now, as you know I am not very good with math, but I can subtract ten and can do it without taking off my shoes. Bonus.
Morgan is currently 72 and his granddaughter is 27. Now, subtract 10 and, yeah, you get 62 and 17. Although I will point out The Enquirer does say the relationship has been ongoing for a little less than a decade. So, lets make her 18. Well, I don't know about you but I feel a whole lot better now. That is much more palatable.
I should point out that E'Dena Hines is not actually related to Morgan by blood. She is technically his step-granddaughter but he has raised since she was a young child. The way it worked was Morgan was married to his first wife and she brought the child into the home. Later, Morgan and his second wife continued to raise E'Dena, and it looks like he did a fabulous job.
Over the weekend, Morgan's publicist called the article garbage and also said that Morgan had no plans to marry his step-granddaughter. He didn't actually say whether or not the pair have been intimate or if they will continue to be intimate. It is known that Morgan's second wife has threatened to name E'Dena as "correspondent, as an adulterer, in my marriage".
I will let you make your own decisions, but Morgan and his 2nd wife have had an open relationship and marriage and I think it is fair to say that this wouldn't shock me at all. It shocks me as a human, but not coming from what we have learned about Morgan and his other relationships.
Which lazy actor hired someone to do his college homework? Learning apparently does not do a body good.
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