Tabloid Gossip — Get Your Celebrity News Weekend Rundown

  • Is Lamar Odom upset with Khloe Kardashian over X Factor? WetPaint
  • Is Jon Hamm’s lady love putting on marriage proposal pressure? Opposing Views
  • Is Kelly Clarkson close to marriage? Inquisitr
  • Alexis Bledel debuted her new Mad Man. Pop Sugar
  • Whitney Houston’s daughter might be engaged to her “brother.” ICYDK
  • Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are friendly exes. Us Magazine
  • Christie Brinkley and her ex-husband still hate each other. Radar Online
  • I feel terrible for Lindsay Lohan. The Stir
  • Tori Spelling almost died giving birth. E! Online
  • Reggie Bush is having a baby — and it’s not with Kim Kardashian. TMZ
  • American Idol’s Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo are actually getting married. Digital Spy
  • Amber Tamblyn & David Cross got married. Who says age matters? Daily Mail
  • Jack Osbourne got married.
  • Danny DeVito & Rhea Perlman are separating. People
  • The Bachelor’s Courtney Robertson is dating The Bachelorette’s Arie Luyendyk Jr. LA LATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emily Maynard and Jef Holm Broke up? NOOOOO!

20121012-151030.jpgWell, it’s not “official,” but where there’s smoke . . . . According to gossip blogger Reality Steve (who is rarely wrong), Emily Maynard and Jef Holm broke up this weekend. And Since Reality Steve suffers from excessive-copy-syndrome, I’ll summarize his post. Their break up was predicated on many of the tabloid reports about her indiscretions (i.e. cheating), and they are preparing to make an official statement. There you have it. A broken franchise, and The Dishmaster’s broken heart. Has love died?!

Movie Review: Seven Psychopaths

20121012-125109.jpgWritten by Dan O’Connell, Guest Contributor

It’s Meta time as screenwriter Martin (Colin Farrell) is blocked, so he decides to write a script called “The Seven Psychopaths.” When he’s not writing (and we’re not seeing what he’s writing acted out for us), we’re treated to a look at his off-kilter friends, including Billy (Sam Rockwell), a kidnapper of dogs who, along with his pal Hans (Christopher Walken, in all his glorious, glorious Walken-ness), gets them all in over their heads when they abscond with a Shih Tzu that belongs to sociopathic gangster Charlie (Woody Harrelson).

Writer Director Martin McDonaugh (who previously worked with Farrell in In Bruges) doesn’t have a solid handle on tone – the action veers from absurdly gory to flat out dull, often within the same scene. But was that intentional? Using Charlie Kaufman’s Adaptation start-up kit, McDonaugh (through the vessel Farrell) is comments on the action, but the ratio of success is pretty much 50-50. Regardless, no one has a way with a line of dialogue like Walken, who may have evolved into self-parody years ago, but is still a true original. Some welcome faces pop up in brief cameos, and between Walken, Harry Dean Stanton, and Tom Waits, it fulfills its “grizzled character actor” quota and then some. Overall, it’s clever enough to recommend, but curb your expectations and you’ll enjoy it.

Rating: 3 Dishes

Macallan Masters of Photography: Annie Leibovitz Edition — Stars Arrive

The stars came out to NYC’s Bowery Hotel in honor of famed photographer Annie Leibovitz for the US Launch of “The Macallan Masters of Photography: Annie Leibovitz Edition.” Check out some pictures below.

Photo by: Clint Spaulding

Stacey Kiebler rocking the red carpet without her Clooney arm candy

Photo by: Daniel Krieger Photography

Annie Leibovitz and Stacey Kiebler looking happy and beautiful

Photo by: Porter Hovey

Kevin McKidd looking pensive and attractive

Photo by: Clint Spaulding

Mad Men’s Vincent Kartheiser and Alexis Bledel, making their first public appearance as a couple.

Photo by: Clint Spaulding

John Legend and fiance Chrissy Tiegen

Playback Kills It With “Rich Girl” — Will Simon Cowell Win X Factor?

This group astounded me, and I hate boy bands. You can see Simon Cowell smirking during their performance at all the money he’s about to make while simultaneously patting himself on the back for being a genius. As for Marc Anthony’s disinterest, all I can say is he’s a performer and not an A&R executive — and it shows. Watch their performance below.

Rolling Stones Release New Single — The Dishmaster Approves — LISTEN NOW

After reading some startlingly negative remarks about the Rolling Stones new single, “Doom and Gloom,” I assumed the worst. But it’s damn good. It’s true to their sound, and it’s catchy. Plus, it’s great that a band that has no financial need to release original material is still doing it — and doing it well. Listen below.

The Voice Rejects Rod Michael — Women Weep

I’m always forced to do the work that the judges cannot. Watch the very hot Rod Michael perform “Please Don’t Go” on The Voice. Here’s hoping this is not the last we see of him.

Olivia Wilde’s Vagina Died — So Did Her Class

20121010-175228.jpgWhile I certainly understand what it’s like to have a sexual awakening after the end of a long relationship, I don’t understand publicizing it, especially when the entire world knows the identity of your ex, and your gratuitous bashing session involved very specific critiques such as, “I felt like my vagina died,” followed by chemistry comparisons to your current relationship, which involves sex akin to “Kenyan marathon runners.” It’s clear Olivia Wilde missed The Dishmaster’s memo on public decorum. The aforementioned remarks took place at ‘These Girls,’ a night of monologues hosted by Glamour. Wilde’s boyfriend, Jason Sudeikis was there, and her ex-husband, Tao Ruspoli, thankfully was not. I can only imagine Ruspoli’s pain upon not only discovering via a public forum that the woman who left him is now “wildly in love with someone else,” and has publicly announced their sexual issues. So Olivia Wilde — if you’re reading this — remember that you loved this man once. Then remember to have class.

Pink’s New “Try” Video — An Abused Ballerina?

My general policy on The Dishmaster is to refrain from posting if I have nothing nice to say. I’ll make an exception to that rule for Pink for her new “Try” video, since she’s often the subject of my excessive compliments. In short, I don’t like it. She’s doing some bizarre lyrical performance that I can only assume she thought of after watching too much ‘So You Think You Can Dance.’ On top of that, she’s not a dancer, and it shows. This is similar to my criticism of her trapeze performances, considering she’s not a trapeze artist either. I get it. She wants to push herself and be original. But if it’s not anywhere near her wheelhouse — it just doesn’t work.

Lindsay Lohan’s Asks For Father’s Help During Fight With Mother

I feel horrible for Lindsay Lohan. It’s bad enough she’s got two parents who crave media attention, but then she also has the media publishing their leaks. The latest debacle happened when Lindsay called her father to ask for help in the midst of a fight with her mother, who she claims erupted when Lindsay asked her mother to return the $40,000 she gave her to rescue her from foreclosure. Her father; however, claims her mother lied to get the money. Somehow, the recorded conversation ended up on TMZ (likely from her father handing it over), who will probably rot in hell for publishing it. I think it’s time for everyone in the media to leave this poor girl alone. I won’t link to TMZ on this one, and I won’t share the recorded conversation. I realize that reporting on this is infringing on my requested moratorium, but how do you make a request without requesting? It’s quite the conundrum.