Slumdog Millionaire’s Freida Pinto should be throwing a big party as we speak. She has landed the role opposite Daniel Craig in the next Bond film. The film is set in Afghanistan, and it will be directed by ‘American Beauty’s’ Sam Mendes. Mendes hopes to reinvent the genre, considering that 2008’s ‘Quantum of Solace’ largely underwhelmed at the domestic box office. Pinto will make motion picture history as the first Indian Bond girl.
Lady Gaga’s Former Mentor Sues her for $35 Million – Gaga’s People Respond
Lady Gaga and music producer Rob Fusari signed a deal back in 2006 before anyone really knew who Gaga was. Fusari claims that he was instrumental in getting her signed to a record deal after discovering her at an open mike night in New York. He also co-produced her debut album, ‘The Fame.’ Things went bad between them when Gaga dumped Fusari, after he disapproved of where she was taking her image. Gaga’s camp has responded to the suit by claiming that her contract with Fusari was illegal, as Fusari was acting as an unlicensed talent agent, and he “took advantage of an inexperienced recording artist.” My take? I think Gaga’s in hot water. Her response to the lawsuit sounds desperate, and something tells me this contract was perfectly fine. She signed a contract giving Fusari a part of her earnings when she was a nothing, he got her famous, and she dropped him and doesn’t want to pay up. Furthermore, it’s ridiculous to say he was acting as an unlicensed talent agent. He can just claim he was acting as a manager (managers in Hollywood don’t need a license). This will definitely settle out of court.
Affairs in Review: Other Celebrities that Caught their Man Cheating Via Tabloids
In the real world, when you find out that someone you know is being cheated on, you wonder whether it’s appropriate to tell the person. Do they really even want to know? Is it my business to spill the beans? In Hollywood, the tabloids do the dirty work for you. Unfortunately, Sandra Bullock is not alone. Other celebrities that found out about affairs through the tabloids include: Sienna Miller; Halle Berry; and Uma Thurman. Uma Thurman admitted on Howard Stern that she found out about Ethan Hawke’s affair through the National Enquirer. Hawke allegedly cheated on her with an actress on one of his films and interestingly later married the nanny that he and Uma shared while they were married. Halle Berry confessed to Oprah that Eric Benet admitted to cheating on her after she threatened to sue a tabloid about the story. Jude Law confessed to cheating on Sienna Miller with his children’s nanny after Britain’s The Sunday Mirror broke the story. Would they have found out otherwise? Who knows.
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Hollywood Remake Alert: Jennifer Lopez Will Star in ‘Overboard’
Jennifer Lopez will star in Overboard, a remake of the 1987 film starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russel. The film will be produced by Will Smith’s production company, and the writer of the original film is said to be working on the remake. No word yet on whether the remake will have a twist on the original story, which centers around a rich stuck up woman that gets amnesia and is taken in by a man that convinces her that she is his wife and the mother of his children. Got that? Seeing as how I still see this movie everyday on cable, I am not too excited about the remake.
ABC News Pays an Accused Murderer $200,000
I think it’s fair to say that ABC News is morally questionable. The network paid Casey Anthony, the mother accused of killing her 2 year old daughter, $200,000. ABC insists that they paid her for exclusive photos and videos, but not for an interview. ABC is drawing this distinction because paying for interviews is frowned upon in journalism. Really ABC?! How about paying an accused murderer? Is that frowned upon!?
‘Real World’ Cast Member Hospitalized After Another Cast Member Pisses and Shits on His Toothbrush
If you thought that ‘The Real World’ might cast actual human beings for its upcoming New Orleans season, think again. Season 24 of ‘The Real World’ has started filming, and a cast member has already been hospitalized. One cast member (Preston Roberson-Charles) took another cast member’s (Ryan Leslie) toothbrush and scrubbed the inside of the toilet with it. He then pissed on it. The source of the animosity allegedly revolves around a fight in which Roberson called Leslie a “faggot,” and told him that “he sucks dick.” Leslie was hospitalized after getting a viral infection, and the police were called. No one was arrested. Dear Mtv – get your F!@#!!@%G act together and start hiring new casting directors. Click on the links below to see pictures of these people.
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It’s Official: The Court Rules Against Anna Nicole Smith
In case you forgot, this case has been going on for years now. The Federal Appeals Court ruled against the estate of Anna Nicole Smith today. The court came down in favor of the estate of Pierce Marshall. Pierce Marshall was the son of J. Howard Marshall (the Texas billionaire that Anna Nicole married). When Pierce was alive, he was adamantly fighting to keep the 300 million dollars in question from going to Anna Nicole. Now, neither party is alive to see the result. This does effect Anna Nicole’s daughter though, who would have been the only heir set to inherit the money. The only upside of this is that Anna Nicole’s scumbag lawyer Howard K. Stern will not be getting any of this money either. He was working on a contingency basis for her, and he was set to get a substantial percentage of the money had she won.
Woody Allen Has Cold Feet About Casting Carla Bruni in His Next Film
Woody Allen reportedly signed Carla Bruni for his next film alongside Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams. Apparently, she is not so official after all. In a recent interview, Allen alluded to having second thoughts. He said, “she could be taken away at any moment by other duties, like a political crisis or an important event. I have to take account of the risks that there could be, and hiring her is far from certain.” Poor Bruni. I thought this would be her big break (aside from being married to the President of France of course).
The Reviews are in and it looks like ‘The Bounty Hunter’ is a Disaster
‘Glee’ Cast Will Appear on Oprah
Mike Ausiello confirms that the cast of ‘Glee’ will appear on the April 7th episode of Oprah. The entire show will be devoted to ‘Glee,’ and the cast is set to perform. Glee’s popularity just keeps on growing. They recently increased the amount of shows for their upcoming tour, and FOX confirmed that season 2 of the show will have even more episodes than originally planned. That and everyone and their mother is doing a guest appearance next season.