Lea Michele Loves her Jewish Nose — She’s My Hero


I’d like to officially welcome Lea Michele into my big-schnoz Jew club.  You only gain admittance if you like your shnoz, so I’m honored to grant her membership.  You might remember that I recently picked on Lea for her drastic weight loss, but after her recent quote, all is forgotten.  Lea told Us Weekly that she has no desire for a ridiculous, button-nose, as she’s always been proud of her “Jewish nose.”  In an industry where many actors have nose jobs, I find her attitude refreshing — plus, she’s gorgeous.  Maybe this is the beginning of a movement.  This also provides a perfect opportunity for me to feature women in the industry that have copped to nose jobs.  Enjoy!


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Lisa Kudrow admitted to Allure magazine that she had nose surgery at 16 to correct her “hook nose.” Kudrow was raised Jewish, and looked much different before entering the Hollywood beauty salon. To see a picture of what she used to look like, click here.


Like Lisa Kudrow, Dirty Dancing’s Jennifer Grey is a Jewish girl with a nose job. Grey attributes her career downswing to her “nose job from hell,” which she thinks left her unrecognizable. Unlike Kudrow, Grey got her nose job after having already made it in the industry, which was likely the problem. I’m not sure I would agree that the nose job alone is responsible for her career problems. Many actors only have two or three big roles in their career.  Go easy on yourself Grey.


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Ashley Tisdale should have had a sit-down with Jennifer Grey before getting her nose job. She already had an adorable nose, but for some reason craved the infamous and reprehensible button-nose. She later blamed it on a deviated septum, but it became immediately clear that it was a cosmetic procedure. To see a before and after, click here.


Ashlee Simpson makes my list, because her nose job was so drastic. Though she never fully confessed it, the transformation is so obvious, I call it an “implied admission.” Prior to her nose job, she went on the record saying how much she loved her nose, and was fine not looking like everyone else. I guess that didn’t last long. Let’s hope that unlike Simpson, Lea Michele is telling the truth when she says she loves her nose. To see a before and after of Simpson, click here.


The Biggest Loser’s Jillian Michaels is on my nose job shit-list. Not only did she admit to having one, but she said it was a great thing for her to do. Shes feels “much better about herself” now. Good job, Jillian. I’m glad plastic surgery solved your insecurity — I think everyone should do it.

Celebrity Look-Alikes: George Clooney and Carey Grant

I’ve often said that George Clooney is the Cary Grant of today’s generation. Not only do they look alike, but their careers as leading men are also similar. The only main difference between their resumes, is that Carey Grant wasn’t afraid of romantic comedies. Grant was owned by Paramount Pictures though (and later by Columbia Pictures), at a time when the big studios held the power in Hollywood. Now, the actors hold the power, and they get to decide what their next project will be.  That means that actors like Clooney can pick and choose as they please, and don’t have to act in every film produced by the studio, with whom they were under contract.  I cannot decide whether that’s good or bad, but I wonder if Clooney would have turned down a film like Bringing up Baby.  Perhaps Hollywood isn’t even making those films anymore — I certainly haven’t seen any.  If actors hold the power though, maybe they should start reading scripts to find the next His Girl Friday.  After all, someone has to do the studio’s job.

Ellen DeGeneres Wows With So You Think You Can Dance Performance (Video)

I hate to admit it, but I really like Ellen DeGeneres.  I suppose it’s a begrudging admission because the great Howard Stern loathes her, and I desperately want to agree with him.  But I just can’t.  I love her show, and I actually liked her as a judge on American Idol — though I know she was wrong for it.  She furthered my favor on last night’s So You Think You Can Dance, where she performed an easier version of Twitch and Alex Wong’s amazing hip-hop routine, and it was pretty funny.  I find it interesting that she can continue to expand her resume without watering down her image (even when her choices don’t necessarily work).  That’s contrary to Howard Stern, who exclusively stays with radio.  Not that I’m comparing the two, but I must defend someone when it’s necessary.  Watch the performance below, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.

Flight Attendant Steven Slater a Hero? — Is it the Raft?

For the life of me I cannot figure out why this story is such a big deal.  Steven Sanders, a flight attendant for JetBlue, had a fight with a passenger, cursed him out, grabbed a beer, and exited the plane via an emergency raft.  That’s the story in a nutshell, and he’s now being touted as a “hero.” I hate to piss-on the parade, but what exactly is heroic about telling someone to fuck-off?  If that’s the standard, I must be the world’s biggest hero, because I do that on a daily basis.  Where’s my 200,000 Facebook followers?  Had he cursed out his boss, instead of a passenger, I think the adulation would be justified.  Who doesn’t dream about telling-off an abusive boss?  But telling off some random asshole in no way falls within my fantasy log.  The only conclusion I have come to, is that he exited the plane via an emergency raft, while holding a beer.  Something about that image is very John Wayne like.  So the next time someone at work gives me attitude, I’m walking right over to the copy machine, pulling out all the paper, standing on my desk, and throwing it up in the air while screaming, “F-U-C-K Y-O-U!”  Get my medal ready.

Dina Lohan and Matt Lauer — Tales of an Enabler

Rumor has it that Dina Lohan is pissed off at Matt Lauer for the interview below, feeling that he was too tough on her.  While it’s true that I hate Matt Lauer’s judgmental interview style, I actually think he was too easy on Lohan, who consistently defends Lindsay on television, insisting that her spirits were fantastic in jail, and she’s doing great in rehab.  Wow, Lindsay must be quite the optimistic person.  Who knew that jail and rehab could be so enjoyable? I don’t understand why Dina Lohan does these interviews at all, considering they do nothing but hurt Lindsay’s reputation.  She comes across as an enabling liar, and isn’t press savvy in the least.  My advice for Lindsay is to get some help, do an un-paid Barbara Walters interview, and then go completely underground until she has another role.  Unlike all the other famous Hollywood partiers (i.e. Paris Hilton), Lohan actually got famous for a talent (well, a non-sex related talent).  So get back to it.

Thursday’s Daily Dish

  • Kelsey Grammar’s new girlfriend is pregnant with his fifth child.  Wonderwall
  • Halle Berry discusses her break-up with Gabriel Aubry.  Star Magazine
  • Lindsay Lohan might be released from rehab early.  Radar Online
  • Former Bachelorette Deanna Pappas is engaged to Stephen Stagliano, the twin brother of Michael Stagliano, who appeared on Jillian Harris’ a season of The Bachelorette.  Got that?  Popeater
  • Hilary Duff is getting married this weekend.  Hollyscoop
  • Bachelor star Byron Velvick’s ex-fiance, Mary Delgado, was arrested for the second time on an alcohol related offense.  Get some help.  E! Online
  • The Cathy comic is dead.  All Voices
  • Glee will be on Broadway.  Playbill
  • Blake Lively will stay on Gossip Girl after all.  Contact Music

Halle Berry Loves to be Naked — Thanks for Sharing

Isn’t Halle Berry an actress?  After all, not everyone can say they played Catwoman on the big screen.  I can now add her to my list of desperate actresses that sexualize themselves to get attention in the entertainment industry.  The best part?  She has actually won an Oscar, which puts her on my shit-list hall of fame.  The source of my anger comes from a recent interview, when Berry confessed that “if the world didn’t persecute her,” she’d take “nude pictures of herself every day of the week.”  She claimed that doing so would be “empowering.” I hope that by “world,” she was referring to The Dishmaster, so let my persecution parade began.  First, I have absolutely no idea what question she was asked that warranted this voluntary revelation about how she’s a closet exhibitionist.  Here’s a list of the possible questions: “Halle, you’re so hot, would you be naked every minute of the day if you could?”; “Halle, why don’t you just get naked right now?”; and finally, “Halle, I often jerk-off when I think about your naked boobies in Swordfish, do you find that flattering?”  Maybe Halle Berry can take a vacation with Cameron Diaz, Christina Aguilera, and Zoe Saldana — that would be quite the party (if you don’t get that reference, click on each of those names for the links).

Jennifer Lopez and American Idol — What Really Happened

First she’s in, then she’s out, and now she’s back in?  There is a lot of press drama surrounding Jennifer Lopez as a potential judge on American Idol — and here’s my take on the behind-the-scenes of what has really gone down.  When word leaked that Lopez would be a judge, she had not yet signed her contract.  The folks over at Idol figured that it was nearly a done deal, but insisted to the public that nothing was final until she signed on the dotted line.  Well, they certainly knew what they were talking about.  Before Lopez signed, it became clear through press leaks that her demands got out of control, and they were simply done with negotiations.  Why announce this publicly?  As a negotiating ploy, of course.  Fox wants to let Lopez know that they can play hard-ball too, and the best way to do that is to call her bluff with a public announcement that the negotiation fell through.  Lopez probably got wise, and had her people return to battle.  Now, they are back to the drawing board, and once again awaiting her to sign her deal.  How long will this take, and will she actually make any concessions?  I predict she’ll sign, because artists no longer have the kind of leverage they once had in the industry, or she’ll learn a lesson the hard-way.  And by “hard-way,” I mean lose her chance at staying relevant for a couple more minutes.

Not Everyone in America is “The Next Susan Boyle”

There is a lot of Susan Boyle buzz surrounding Jackie Evancho, the very talented 10-year-old opera singer, that surprised the judges on America’s Got Talent. Is it just me, or is everyone and their mother (literally) now compared to Susan Boyle when they have a good voice? I feel the need to remind all these ridiculous journalists why Susan Boyle was such a sensation, so that I can put an end to these wrongful and annoying comparisons. When Boyle walked in, the judges pre-determined her talent based on her haggard appearance, and odd personality. So when she belted out one of the best performances in history, it was a big in-your-face, and a true representation of the “don’t judge a book by it’s cover” saying. Though a ten-year-old isn’t expected to sing opera, that hardly warrants a Boyle comparison. Surprise alone won’t do it. You need a little disrespect too. I’d list all of the other America’s Got Talent contestants that have been compared to Boyle, but there is far to many too name. See Evancho’s performance below. It’s worth watching.