Category: General

Quote of the Day — Dr. Drew: “The Very Poor & The Very Rich are the Same”

“I spent 25 years working in a psychiatric hospital, and one of the first things I noticed is that the very rich and the very poor have more in common with one another than with the rest of us . . . . So, when we see these off the rail, so to speak, behaviors, it certainly is not limited to impoverished or stressed social strata . . . . Many of us could be capable of some not so good things. Income and privilege or lack, thereof, may not have that much to do with it, at least, certainly at the extremes it sure doesn’t.” Dr. Drew on whether income levels and drug addiction are related.

 

Dr. Drew on Bill Maher — “Prescription Drugs Are Worse Than Street Drugs”

Though I’ve had my issues with Dr. Drew in the past, I never get sick of hearing his perspective on drugs. He appeared on Bill Maher to discuss Whitney Houston’s death, and the conversation was very interesting. According to Drew, when celebrities switch from street drugs to prescriptions drugs, that’s when they die (see Heath Ledger, Anna Nicole Smith, and Michael Jackson). Watch below.

Khloe Kardashian on Jimmy Kimmel — Admits She Hated Kris Humphries

Khloe Kardashian is by far my favorite Kardashian. In fact, she might be the only one I like at all. If you watched Kim Kardashian’s wedding special, then you would have seen Khloe tell Kim about her dislike for Humphries, and she even directly addressed her feelings with Humphries himself. When Kim’s marriage fell apart, Khloe somehow refrained from saying, “I told you so.” Watch Jimmy Kimmel ask Khloe about Humphries below.
 

George Clooney & David O. Russell End ‘Three Kings’ Feud

This was one of my favorite feuds in the history of Hollywood, and I am sad to see it end. This quarrel was particularly unique, because it didn’t just involve George Clooney — it involved other staff members on set. Here’s a brief summary of the feud, as written by The Dishmaster in one of my previous posts.

Clooney said Russell yelled at everyone on the set, including a camera car driver. Clooney confronted Russell, saying, “You can yell and scream and even fire him, but what you can’t do is humiliate him in front of people. Not on my set, if I have any say about it.” Russell then screamed at a second assistant director, who quit on the spot. Clooney addressed him again, saying, “you can’t shove, push or humiliate people who aren’t allowed to defend themselves.” Russell responded to Clooney’s criticism by challenging him to a fist fight, and the two men came to blows. Clooney “had him by the throat,” confessing that he was “going to kill him.”

 

Though they finally finished the movie, Clooney said it was “without exception, the worst experience of [his] life.” George Clooney finally buried the hatchet with his Three Kings director, David O. Russell, and I have to admit I’m slightly disappointed. According to Clooney, he “saw David a few weeks ago at a party… and [he] felt compelled to go over and go, ‘So, are we done?'” They both then squashed the feud. Clooney attributes the reconciliation with both parties “getting older.” Though it’s a nice story when people can put aside their differences, if I were Clooney, I wouldn’t have made the gesture unless I was certain that Russell has changed his on-set antics.

Whitney Houston’s Funeral — Should Not Have Been Televised

I am absolutely disgusted by the way the media has treated Whitney Houston’s death, and I’m even more disgusted that the people in her inner circle agreed to televise her funeral. I was equally disturbed when Michael Jackson’s grieving children had to mourn their father’s death while simultaneously speaking in front of the entire world. Have we lost our humanity? Whitney Houston left her daughter behind, and this poor child is being pummeled with media inquiries. I don’t want to hear anything about Bobbi Kristina until Bobbi Kristina is ready to talk. Until then, let the child grieve, and keep the media out of that process. A funeral is for family. If the public wants a part of it they can remember her by listening to her records in the privacy of their home.

Movie Review: ‘This Means War’

If you’re making a romantic comedy with a sub-plot, the sub-plot should make sense. Remember True Lies? That’s what made it so great. In This Means War, the only thing I know about the main characters’ profession is that they are CIA agents trying not to get killed by a mysterious man with an accent. The romance begins when they both meet the same woman, and they decide to compete for her affection. It gets complicated when they use their CIA resources to trace each others’ dates, and it gets funny when they use those resources to impress her with the contrived commonalities they discovered by researching her life at the CIA. It’s certainly entertaining, but the impressive concept failed in its execution. That being said, it’s good enough to see. After all, who doesn’t want to stare at Chris Pine’s beautiful blue eyes for an entire movie? You cannot go wrong.
Overall Rating: 3/5 Dishes

 

The Best Judge on ‘The Voice’ — Blake Shelton

If I were a contestant on The Voice, it would take me one millisecond to choose Blake Shelton as my mentor. The reason? He’s the only judge with post-show loyalty. It’s not about winning the show, it’s about what happens after you win the show, and a huge part of an artist’s success is whether other artists with more fame promote them. And Blake Shelton constantly promotes Dia Frampton and Xenia, two contestants from the last season of the show. Sure Adam Levine won with Javier Colon, but does he invite him to sing at Maroon 5 concerts? In fact, Dia Frampton is joining Blake Shelton on tour. You can’t beat that type of exposure. There is no way Christina Aguilera would make that same type of offer.

Tabloid Gossip — Week-in-Review — Everything You Don’t Need to Know

 

  • Glee’s Dianna Agron and Gossip Girl’s Sebastian Stan have rekindled their romance. Daily Mail
  • Marcia Gay Harden filed for divorce. E! Online
  • Mariah Carey’s husband and host of America’s Got Talent, Nick Cannon, quit his radio show because of health problems. TMZ
  • Cuba Gooding Jr.’s father asked Tom Cruise is he’s gay. Huffington Post
  • Charlie Sheen thinks Ashton Kutcher sucks. Mirror
  • Rumor Willis and Glee’s Mark Salling might be dating. People
  • Jason Bateman had a baby, which means Paul Anka is a grandpa again. USA Today
  • Liam Hemsworth defended Miley Cyrus. ICYDK
  • Gossip Girl co-stars Ed Westwick and Jessica Szhor reunited. Contact Music
  • Adele and her father are estranged. Gigwise
  • Did Bachelor Ben Flajnik and his fiance, Courtney Robertson, already split up? Ear Sucker
  • Kobe Bryant and his wife have reconciled. Celebuzz

 

Chris Brown’s New Video — Should We Forgive Him?

My good friend called me yesterday to say he disliked my Chris Brown/Grammy post, insisting that Brown still isn’t worthy of the public’s forgiveness. “But when is enough, enough?” I said. And if the guy laid brick for a living, should we call his boss and ask that he be fired?” According to my friend, laying brick comes with different standards than being in the public eye, and it’s therefore worthy of different repercussions. And furthermore, Chris Brown doesn’t seem contrite. I argued that Brown might not share the same education and upbringing as other celebrities who have had trouble, and he’s therefore not able to properly articulate his regret. My friend pounced on that argument, saying, “He’s surrounded by people that are coaching him about what to say, and he still can’t do it. At some point, it’s about him and him alone. It’s too soon to accept him back.” He also referenced Brown’s Good Morning America debacle, saying, “that doesn’t look like a guy who is sorry.” He might be right, and he’s nearly convinced me. But until I decide, I’m posting his new video below, because you cannot deny that the guy can dance.

Quote of the Day — Paul McCartney Talks to Rolling Stone

“When I write a song, I have my other songs hanging over it. I suppose the minute you write a decent song, that’s a curse. You’re always like, ‘Oh shit, I’ve just written “Eleanor Rigby,” how am I going to top that?’ I think you go, ‘I’m not.’ You just realize you’re not going to top it, but you write “Blackbird.” Paul McCartney, on whether it’s difficult to continue writing good music when he’s already had so much success.