M.I.A Flips The Bird & Maybe Says S**t During Halftime Show

In the annals of horrible things of Superbowl half time shows, the actions of M.I.A will be remembered simply because most Superbowl halftime shows are less than memorable on their own. For all the hype they receive, who really remembers the Aerosmith or U2 performances of yesteryear? During Madonna's performance of her new song which I call, "I Love Myself And You Should Love Me Enough To Spell It Wrong Repeatedly Over A 3 Minute Period," M.I.A finished off her part of the song by flipping the bird and probably saying the word s**t. I don't know what you expect when you ask M.I.A to perform but the NFL who hires the acts blamed NBC for not being quick enough with the censor button. Of course the NFL should probably have had some clue when they hired someone who was on a terror watch list for a year and wrote a song and published the phone number of a journalist on her Twitter after they wrote what she judged a bad article about her.

Madonna is probably ticked off, not so much because of the gesture or the expletive but because now no one is talking about Madonna or her show, but about M.I.A. That is never a good idea for a long and successful career.

Random Photos Part Two

Kirsten Dunst enjoying the Vegas sun over the weekend.
12 hours of Keeping Up With The Kardashians later, the people of Paris took to the streets.
Long time no see in the photos Kevin McKidd.
Katy Perry rides her bike and
Russell Brand grabs some food as the couple celebrated their first anniversary yesterday.
Kenny Wormald and Lea Michele get close this weekend.
"Hi. I'm Kim Zolciak and I will do anything for a buck."
Madonna at the British Film Festival where she was booed and her movie panned.

M.I.A. was not M.I.A and could be found at the premiere with Madonna.

Random Photos Part Two

Katie Price at the book signing of Gary Cockerill. Katie has offered to be a surrogate mom to Gary and his partner when they want kids. Yeah, like that is a good choice. I think she just smells money making opportunities.
This is Louis Dowler. He is the new boyfriend of Kate Winslet.
Speaking of boyfriends. Linda Hogan has taken things up a notch. She is now engaged to the mullet wearer.
It's spit take theatre starring Mila Kunis. Pretty good, but not as good as the Studio 60 version. (One of the best shows ever to be canceled after one season)



Another outing with Minnie Driver and her son.
Speaking of spitting, M.I.A spit on this photographer after giving one of the worst shows ever.
Prince Charles always looks like he is having a good time.
Paul Rodriguez marks his territory.
Pete Yorn looking rock star-ish.

Random Photos Part Two

Lily Allen takes the puffy shirt to a whole new level with her puffy dress.
Lindsay Lohan last night headed out for a night of partying.
Lindsey Vonn and Apolo Ohno.
Luke Wilson looks to be slimming down.
As long as Mischa Barton doesn't try to dress herself she looks pretty good.
Miley wants you to know she matches everything. Bra, purse and wallet. I don't need to know the rest.
M.I.A. acting goofy with the head of Adult Swim, Mike Lazzo.
Martin Sheen, Hope Davis and a really interesting hair style from Dennis Quaid.
Dax Shepard and Mae Whitman at a driving school.
Naomi Campbell turns 40 on Saturday. On the agenda, cell phone throwing contest. BYOS. Bring your own servants for the toss.
Nicole Kidman and new breasts? She was not wearing a bra, so the dress must be magic.

A Squirrel Defends His Dead Friend

I thought about posting the banned M.I.A video, but this one is so much better. Sure, 9 minutes of out of control violence accompanied by a pretty good song can be something to enjoy, but it won't tug at your heart like this one minute video of a squirrel defending his dead squirrel friend from two crows.

M.I.A. Names Her Kid Ickitt

M.I.A. has certainly proved she is a celebrity with the choosing of this name. From now one there are not going to be any of the periods when I talk about MIA because it is a pain in the ass to type them. Of course, they are not as big of a pain as the poor name she stuck on her son. Wow this kid is going to get the crap beat out of him on a daily basis. Her son's name? Ickitt. Wow that rhymes with a lot of things, most notably Lick It, so you know this kid is in for a world of hurt and a lot of therapy down the road. Presumably, the father, Benjamin Brewer thought Ickitt Brewer had a nice ring to it. Of course he could have both his parent's last names in which case, the child would be known as Ickitt Arulpragasam Brewer and that doesn't even include any middle names they have saddled this kid with. Hopefully for the sake of the boy they gave him a middle name like Bob or Sam or Beer.

M.I.A. To Perform At Oscars

M.I.A. has said all along that she was going to perform at both the Grammy's and the Academy Awards this year no matter when she gave birth. Well, it turns out that even though she gave birth to her son at probably the best time for that to come true, the producers of the Oscars want to make sure she is not going to back out and have offered to even let her perform in a bed. Ummm. I think they were joking but I'm sure that if she could give the kind of performance she did at the Grammy's she can certainly stand in one spot and sing.

"She's eager to perform... We've said things like, 'We're willing to have her enter on a large bed'. We'll make it as easy for her as we can."

Well, I have become a big fan of M.I.A. Not just for her song or her declaration that she is going to perform at both events, but because she treats this whole thing with appreciation. She has said things like this is a once in a lifetime opportunity and she might never be nominated for anything again and wants to take advantage of the whole thing. No diva behavior. Just excited to perform and be a part of two very special events. She doesn't feel entitled, just appreciative and I wish more celebrities would act like her. Add to the fact that she actually does have talent and it is very easy to root for her.

M.I.A. To Perform On Her Due Date

So, in case you didn't know, the Grammy Awards are this weekend. Sunday to be exact. Lots of performers at the show. Some I like, some like Justin Timberlake I could take a pass. Actually I will probably just take a pass on the whole show and watch the highlights on the internet. It's sad isn't it? Back in the day before TiVo and YouTube we actually had to sit through all of the awards shows to see the good parts which were few and far between. The only time you didn't have to sit in front of the television and watch was during the Video Music Awards because MTV played them 18 times a day for the next six months. Oh, and your other option was to videotape the show and then try and watch it in quick time and hopefully you would stop it in time to hear the good parts and also that you got around to watching it before you decided to record something else over it.

Well, performing this weekend at the awards will be M.I.A. The funny thing is that her due date is also the day of the show. I'm guessing she won't be doing a lot of dancing up on the stage. I do know that she seems to realize that the life of an artist is small and you may never be invited to perform at the Grammy Awards again so she is taking advantage of it. I don't think anything will happen to her unborn child and if she gave birth right there at the show, people would remember her forever.