It's Not Gossip, It's Commentary
Rachel Maddow recently called-out Bill O’Reilly on David Letterman, claiming that he and the folks over at Fox News want to frighten white people by reporting negative stories about black people. O’Reilly called the theory “preposterous,” and Maddow came back with a clip to prove her point.
Good job Maddow! To see the original interview with Letterman that started the feud, watch the second clip. The O’Reilly discussion happens about minute six.
I am on the fence about whether to post this. Is pointing out someone’s dramatic weight loss the same as pointing out their dramatic weight gain? I don’t have an answer — so here goes nothing. While looking at pictures of Lea Michele from the Teen Choice Awards, I noticed her alarming weight loss. I saw her first season of Glee, where she looked healthy, as if she actually ate food. Now, she’s almost unrecognizable. If you have read my previous posts, you know that I favor the curvy girls in the industry. That’s either because of my own “curves,” or because I have a lot of male friends, who always tell me that they don’t like super-skinny chicks, as they have no interest in “fu*king little boys.” When deciding whether to post about this, I asked myself what my mother would say, and I envisioned Lea Michele walking into my home, at which point my Jewish mother would immediately make her a home-cooked meal and say “you’re getting too thin!” If my mother would do it, I think it’s okay. To see a before picture of Lea Michele, look below.
Update: It occurred to me why Lea Michele dropped so much weight for the new season of Glee. She was told that she had to perform Britney Spears’ hit song (in a sports bra), Baby One More Time, and she freaked out and dropped a ton of weight. Not good. Watch the Britney trailer here.
I chose Andrew Lincoln as this week’s underrated actor, because of his role in the much-liked film, Love Actually. For some reason, this romantic comedy uniquely appeals to both men and women, for reasons I have yet to understand. Truthfully, I never liked it much. The ensemble cast made for little character development, and I simply didn’t buy any of the story-lines — except Andrew Lincoln’s. He played a man in love with his best friend’s wife, and successfully managed to convince the audience otherwise for most of the film. Though Hugh Grant was the main attraction going in to the theater, Lincoln stole the show. In the midst of writing this post, I looked up Lincoln’s credits (which I probably should have done before I began — but my laziness is just veiled spontaneity, right?). Lincoln is set to appear in AMC’s upcoming show, The Walking Dead, which I imagine will be a hit. I guess he’s not so underrated after all.
When I first got wind of the Marvel/Ed Norton controversy, I immediately assumed it was Ed Norton’s fault. I’ve now changed my mind. Marvel has officially screwed over Jon Favreau, rejecting him as the director for the upcoming Avengers film, in favor of the cheaper Joss Whedon. Apparently the success of Iron Man couldn’t convince the very cheap Marvel Studios to meet Favreau’s quote. After all, a movie’s success has nothing to do with the director, right? Upon doing further research, I’ve realized that Favreau and Norton are not alone. Marvel replaced Terrance Howard with Don Cheadle for the Iron Man sequel, reportedly because Marvel felt Howard’s performance was too weak to warrant his hefty paycheck. That might be true. But what about Samuel L. Jackson? Certainly his problems with Marvel weren’t based on performance. When Jackson negotiated his deal for Avengers, he made his frustration public. He said, “there seems to be an economic crisis in the Marvel Comics world so [they’re saying to me], ‘We’re not making that deal.'” Well, at least Marvel’s consistently cheap. If you’re gonna screw over one person, you might as well screw over everyone.
Nick Lachey recently said that he might interested in a reality show about his relationship with Vanessa Minnillo. What’s that saying? “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me?” To be fair, he said “never say never,” and is not currently shopping anything around. That being said, when the interviewer asked the question, I expected an emphatic, “Hell Fu*K No!” A friend of mine knew a producer from Newlyweds, who quit the business after the show. She allegedly said that she takes full blame for breaking-up the Jessica Simpson/Nick Lachey marriage, and insists that those producers engaged in morally questionable behavior, often meddling in their marriage for ratings. I’m aware that Simpson and Lachey signed up for the show, but that was before reality television producers became known for their manipulative behavior. Five years later, there is no excuse. Nick — you’re on your own.
Critics are claiming that Eminem’s Love the Way You Lie video, featuring Rihanna, trivializes domestic violence. It appears that I am forced to tediously explain the point of the video for so many of the neanderthals out there that can’t rub two brain cells together (hear that Perez Hilton?). Bear with me. The video isn’t about condoning domestic violence, it’s about a woman trapped in an abusive relationship that can’t find a way out. So yes, there are obviously moments where she kisses her abuser in the video, because that’s the stuff that happens in real life. Did you expect Megan Fox to get slapped only once in the video, and then immediately break-up with Dominic Monaghan? Yeah, that’s realistic. I’ll send Eminem a letter and ask that he sing about rainbows next time. Watch below.
I read somewhere that Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester (on the right) is “curvy,” and I couldn’t help but laugh. I think the definition of “curvy” has morphed into something along the lines of, “a person that doesn’t look l like they are going to fall over and die at any moment due to anorexia.” So yes, Leighton Meester certainly looks like she eats actual food. So I’ve decided to post a list of curvy actresses in an effort to clarify what this term actually means. I’m not sure when it became fashionable in Hollywood to have a little boy’s body, so I hope this post will draw attention to the bodacious beauties. Enjoy!
Eva Mendes
Jennifer Lopez
Scarlett Johansson
Salma Hayek
Christina Hendricks
America Ferrera
Sara Ramirez
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Rumors recently circulated that Eddie Cibrian cheated on LeAnn Rimes with his ex-wife, and Cibrian blames his ex as the source of the rumors. He released a statement saying, “once again my ex has stooped to a new low attempting to sabotage my beautiful relationship with LeAnn.” Wow, that’s really interesting. It appears that Eddie Cibrian and I have a different dictionary, because here’s my definition of “stooping”: Stooping: “when a woman has an affair with a married man with children, and then rubs the affair in his wife’s face by posting pictures of them kissing on twitter.” Perhaps Cibrian will give me his dictionary though — that way whenever my conscience plagues me, I can just read it to make myself feel better.
Because I always pick on Jennifer Aniston for her incessant need to pose naked, I’ve decided that it’s only fair to give her credit when she does something right. Aniston posed as Barbra Streisand for Harper’s Bazaar, and the similarities are striking. Who says that a Goy can’t play Jew? Finally, a little creativity in a photo-shoot, which does not involve laying on the sand naked, with nothing on but a blanket. I would also like to give Aniston credit for choosing Barbra Streisand to copy, instead of the over-used Marilyn Monroe. Kudos for a job well done! To see the pictures, click here.
I watch The View daily, and yesterday’s show painfully reminded me that it might be time for Whoopi to leave. When Bachelor Jake Pavelka told her he was “star-struck” by her, she looked very unimpressed — and rightfully so. Bachelor Jake is a giant douche, and I am sure Whoopi was fantasizing about polishing her Oscar while interviewing him. She often discusses how she isn’t part of “social media” and how she avoids many of the television shows that are sadly part of our current pop-culture. Although that’s precisely why I love her perspective, it also makes her slightly beyond the chat-fest. When I saw the Real Housewives of DC on the show, I shed a little tear for the good old days of cinema and television, and I thought of Ghost and Sister Act. I imagine Whoopi did too.