I usually evade celebrity personal lives, but I couldn’t resist this story. Aaron Johnson, the 19 year old ‘Kick-Ass’ star, is engaged to his 43 year old pregnant girlfriend, Sam Taylor-Wood. This will be the third child for Wood, whose two other children come from a previous 11 year marriage. Johnson explains away the criticism by saying, “I’m an old soul and she’s a young soul.” Johnson needs to make a personal phone call to Patrick Dempsey. Dempsey married his acting coach, Rocky Parker, at the height of his career when he was 21 and she was 48. In a Barbara Walters interview, Dempsey said that he “needed a mother,” and he still has scars from the union. I wonder if Johnson will have the same feelings 20 years from now. Those two really need to have coffee together.
‘Gossip Girl’ Launches New Promo Campaign – Does Blair Have Crabs?
Someone in marketing over at the The CW needs to get fired . . . fast. To promote the resurgence of the Chuck and Blair feud on ‘Gossip Girl,’ the network released a poster of the beautiful Leighton Meester, with the tagline “The *itch is Back.” Yes I understand the pun, but my serious double take included thoughts about what STD Blair came down with. Not good. Click the link below to see the picture and judge for yourself.
The *itch is Back
Mtv Extends ‘The Hills’ to 24 Episodes
‘The Hills’ is coming to an end – or is it? Mtv confirmed that they are extending the final season of ‘The Hills’ to 24 episodes instead of the originally planned 12. Kristin Cavallari is happy with the announcement, stating “I would like to do it. I’m in such a rhythm with things and I’m having a great time. We’re just now starting to get into some really good juicy stuff with a few new people. So I think we could do another 12 episodes and make it pretty good.” I would be pretty pumped too if I got paid for an extra 12 episodes. Remember that the cast gets paid per episode, so more episodes mean more money. Good for them. I hope they milk that show for all it’s worth, because something tells me they’ll all be hard up for cash when it ends.
Seth Aaron Wins Project Runway – View his Collection
I finally watched the ‘Project Runway’ finale, and I was ecstatic to see Seth Aaron win. He was the kindest and humblest competitor, and he also consistently took Tim Gunn’s advice. I’ll never understand why the designers deflect the constructive criticism that comes with the show. (Are you listening Emilio Sosa?) If you’re interested in winning, perhaps you should listen to the very people that determine who wins. See Seth Aaron’s outstanding collection below.
‘Sherlock Holmes’ Sequel Could be Shot in 3D – I’m Devastated
This news shattered me. Until now, the 3-D craze hasn’t completely affected me. I had no interest in seeing ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ and ‘Clash of the Titans’ isn’t exactly my genre. But ‘Sherlock Holmes’ is one of my favorite films. I even bought the book after the movie and vigorously read it while picturing Robert Downey Jr. solving every crime. I did not; however, picture Robert Downey Jr. popping out from the movie screen to give me the world’s worst headache. 3-D is a horrific money grubbing medium that makes my eyes bleed. At least Christopher Nolan, the director of ‘Batman Begins’ agrees with me. He’s already said that he won’t shoot the next ‘Batman’ in 3-D despite pressure from the studio. Hooray for Christopher!
Joni Mitchell Calls Bob Dylan a "Fake" and a "Plagiarist"
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times Joni Mitchell wasn’t happy when the interviewer compared her to Bob Dylan. She said that she and Dylan are like “night and day,” and that Dylan is “not authentic at all. He’s a plagiarist, and his name and voice are fake. Everything about Bob is a deception.” Yikes. I find it particularly interesting that the interviewer just rolled right over that comment. She just accused a legend of faking an entire persona and you don’t have a follow up question?! How about, “aren’t you a giant hypocrite considering that your real name is Roberta Joan Anderson?” Or “Gee Joni, what do you mean his voice is fake? Who would fake a terrible voice?” Hats off to this guy who is clearly reading off a list of questions and can’t improvise on any level. That being said, I take her comments with a grain of salt, because the entire interview sounds pretty angry.
Sandra Bullock & the Razzie – Does this Stupid Story Ever End?
Sandra Bullock was asked to the return her Razzie, because she accidentally took home the original trophy instead of the replica. If she did in fact go home with the original, why not just contact her people and tell them directly? Could it be because John Wilson (the ceremony’s co-founder) hopes to bring a little press to the Razzie awards? It certainly helps that Sandra Bullock is at the center of a tabloid scandal. Must you capitalize on her misfortune by publicizing an issue that could have been resolved privately? Bullock’s publicist confirmed my suspicion, when she said “We were never contacted by them to return the Razzie. I contacted them yesterday to check the validity of the story and was only told then that we had been given the wrong award. We will be returning the Razzie to them shortly.” Really classy, guys.
Idol Gives Back – The Debacle
I have to give a shout out to Andy Dehnart of Reality Blurred for his coverage of ‘Idol Gives Back.’ He basically said everything I was thinking and made me laugh hysterically in the process, so click the link below to read it. I’ve also posted some videos from the show that you can watch at your own risk.
Reality Blurred – ‘Idol Gives Back’
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HULU Will Charge – The World has Come to an End
I reported a couple weeks ago that HULU was on its way to becoming a paid subscription service. Well, the end is near. Networks are simply not making enough money from HULU, and they fear that it’s watering down their audience. Studies also show that people are canceling their cable subscription to watch these shows online, which depletes the networks’ main source of ad revenue. Though I’m sad about it, I am one of the culprits that forgos cable to watch free shows online, so I guess I can’t complain. I’m posting a random clip from HULU below, for no reason other than to get as much out of the site as possible before I have to pay for it.
‘Glee’ – Madonna Sequel on the Way
Michael Ausiello confirms that ‘Glee’ will devote another episode to the Queen. It will happen next season, and will feature six more Madonna songs. This is probably a great decision, given that I can’t seem to go anywhere without someone asking me if I saw Tuesday’s episode. Yes I saw it and yes it was great. I’m posting my favorite song from the episode below.