Hollywood Truth or Myth: Is There a Best Actress Oscar Curse?

There has been a lot talk from others, including myself, about a Best Actress Oscar curse. I have done my research, and I am here to tell you that there isn’t one.  In the past ten years, six out of ten Best Actress Oscar winners have split with their husbands shortly after winning the award.  Is 60% really a curse?  Here is the list of winners that did not have relationships end after winning the Oscar: Nicole Kidman; Charlize Theron; Helen Mirren; and Marion Cotillard.  Also, let’s not forget when Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn announced their divorce shortly after he won the Oscar for Milk.  That proves that this is not some insane curse meant to punish successful women.

HOLY MOLY: JESSE JAMES ADMITS TO THE AFFAIR

WOW!  I was hoping this was just tabloid gossip but apparently not.  Jesse James released a statement to People, basically confirming the rumors.  He said,   “There is only one person to blame for this whole situation, and that is me.  It’s because of my poor judgment that I deserve everything bad that is coming my way.  This has caused my wife and kids pain and embarrassment beyond comprehension and I am extremely saddened to have brought this on them. I am truly very sorry for the grief I have caused them. I hope one day they can find it in their hearts to forgive me.”  How sad!  Can’t a woman have both a booming career AND a successful personal life?  

The Trailer for Jennifer Aniston’s Movie ‘The Switch’ is out

Does Jennifer Aniston ever stop working? The trailer for ‘The Switch’ it out, and I think it looks pretty funny. You might recall that the film was originally called ‘The Baster,’ but it was changed because someone realized that that is a pretty gross title. The film is about a woman that gets artificially inseminated and the sperm she uses is switched by her friend, so the child’s father is actually not who she thinks it is. Watch the trailer below.

Bryan Singer is Returning to X-Men

This is very good news for X-Men fans. Bryan Singer is returning to the franchise to direct ‘X-Men: First Class.’ Singer basically created the franchise, by writing the story for the original ‘X-Men’ film and directing both ‘X-Men’ and ‘X2.’ Brett Ratner then nearly destroyed Singer’s brainchild, with ‘X-Men: The Last Stand.’ Singer will hopefully resurrect it from the dead.

Conan’s O’Brien’s 30-city Comedy Tour May be Turned into a Documentary

Conan O’Brien’s ‘Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television’ tour, may be turned into a documentary, with Rodman Flender in talks to direct.  Tickets for the show have already sold out at Radio City Music Hall and Madison Square Garden.  Conan’s tour is a brilliant way for him to work with his staff until he signs a deal with another network.  It’s also possible that his NBC settlement keeps him off of television for a short period of time, so this way everyone can make a few extra bucks.  By a “few extra bucks,” I mean millions and millions of dollars.

 

Sandra Bullock May be Part of the Oscar Curse

If the rumors about Sandra Bullock and Jesse James are true, she will join a long line of women that had relationships end after getting an Oscar. So are these men not “man enough” to handle a woman’s success? I doubt it. I think that these marriages were probably over prior to the Oscars, and the couples stayed together to avoid drawing attention away from awards season. See the unfortunate list below.

[Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe after she won for ‘Walk the Line’]

[Hilary Swank holding the Oscar for ‘Million Dollar Baby.’ Her and Chad Lowe split shortly thereafter]

[Julia Roberts and Benjamin Bratt after she won for Erin Brockovich]

[Halle Berry and Eric Benet after she won for ‘Monster’s Ball’

[Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes after she won for ‘The Reader’

[Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin – they split shortly after she won Best Actress for L.A. Confidential]

Kim Kardashian May Leave ‘Keeping up With the Kardashians’

It looks like Kim Kardashian’s contract is up on ‘Keeping up With the Kardashians,’ and E! may not want to increase her pay.  What does this mean?  It means both sides are releasing statements in the press about how one doesn’t need the other.  Kim’s people said that she no longer needs to open up her personal life for the cameras, and E! has said that as long as they have Khloe and Kourtney, that is all they need.  Apparently, Kim is exploring “bigger offers” anyways.  Does anyone ever move from a reality show into a bigger and better world?  Oh wait . . . there is ‘The Price of Beauty’ with Jessica Simpson. 

I Love Betty White

Betty White’s career is on fire lately, and she sure deserves it.  I cannot wait for her to host Saturday Night Live.  Watch her below on ‘The Tonight Show.’

Sandra Bullock Pulls out of London Premiere of ‘The Blind Side’

This is crazy.  Sandra Bullock has pulled out of the UK premiere of ‘The Blind Side.’  The premiere was set for next Tuesday, but Warner Bros. canceled it after Bullock pulled out due to “unforeseen personal circumstances.”  The tabloids are growing crazy with speculation that Jesse James cheated on Bullock while she was filming ‘The Blind Side.’  This might strike you as nuts considering she just discussed her happy marriage on Barbara Walters’ Oscar special.  Not that I believe it, but keep in mind that that Oscar special is filmed quite some time before the Oscars, and it just looks current because of when it is aired.