Category: General

Rihanna is Ass-Tastic on the Cover of Rolling Stone

Every so often when I get depressed about the size of my ass, I think of Rihanna, who has done a great job of representing how to look good with only a silver napkin covering her large butt-cheeks. Now if I can just borrow her Rolling Stone air-brusher, and then I’m ready for a new facebook profile picture! In her upcoming interview, Rihanna will discuss sexting and her attraction to bad-boys. Wow, there’s even more to learn than I originally thought! Who needs music talk when you can discuss talking dirty.

America’s Next Top Model — Does Tyra Banks Show-Up the Contestants?

Everyone knows that the true purpose of America’s Next Top Model is for Tyra Banks to out-hot every girl in America. Each show often consists of photo-shoot competitions, which begin with a picture of Tyra followed by a picture of every contestant. I’m surprised the contestants don’t cry when they see Tyra’s picture. An example of this can be seen in the intro below, which includes Tyra in a tight yellow leotard doing some sexy poses. She’s followed by each contestant also trying to do sexy poses — only they’re not sexy. I’d like to note that I also put on my tight yellow leotard and attempted to duplicate these moves in the privacy of my own home. It didn’t go well.

 

Tabloid Gossip — Week-in-Review

  • Courtney Cox gushed about her “cute” husband, David Arquette, while promoting Scream 4.  OK Magazine
  • The future of Mad Men is uncertain over a money dispute between AMC and the studio.  Astrochicks
  • ABC wants to put Chris Brown and Rihanna in the same room.  The Superficial
  • Teen Mom 2 star, Jenelle Evans, was caught on tape beating up another girl.  The D.A.’s office is investigating.  Celeb Dirty Laundry
  • The Star Jones/Nene Leakes war rages on.  Bossip
  • Reese Witherspoon is getting married very soon.  Celebuzz
  • Alicia Silverstone is pregnant.  Ear Sucker
  • Is Crystal Harris cheating on Hugh Hefner with Dr. Phil’s son?  Celebrity Smack Blog
  • Ashley Greene might have moved on from Joe Jonas to Captain America/Chris Evans.  Celebridoodle
  • Eva Longoria removed her Tony Parker tattoo.  Moe Jackson
  • Lindsay Lohan is dropping her last name.  She’s just “Lindsay” now.  The Blemish
  • Britney Spears looks hot in her new photo-shoot for her upcoming album, Femme Fatale. Hollywood Tuna
  • Chris Browns‘ publicist dropped him.  D-Listed
  • Elizabeth Taylor was intentionally late for her own funeral.  The Frisky

 

 

Natalie Portman’s ‘Black Swan’ Body Double Speaks — Bad Move Sarah Lane?

Even though It’s gutsy when the lone wolf stands up to the big bad Hollywood studio, it’s also career suicide.  Sarah Lane is making the interview rounds to discuss just how much work she did as Natalie Portman’s body double in Black Swan.  Lane says Natalie Portman did only 5% of the work, contrary to the 85% claimed by  Benjamin Millipied, Natalie’s choreographer and fiance.  She claims she wants to clear this up, not because she’s jealous of Natalie’s success, but because she thinks it’s an insult to dancers everywhere to suggest that someone could become a professional ballet dancer in only a year.  She’s also unhappy that she’s not even credited as Portman’s body double, having only been mentioned at the very end of the credits as a “Lady in the Lane.”  Nothing pleases me more than defending the little guy, but I’ll make an exception this time around.  First, it’s really none of Lane’s business how Fox Searchlight Pictures (the movie studio) wishes to portray Natalie Portman’s dancing ability.  If they want to stretch the truth to make their movie sell, then so be it.  Sarah Lane was paid for her work, and that’s all she’s entitled to.  Furthermore, if she wanted to be credited as Natalie Portman’s body double, then she should have a long talk with her agent that negotiated the deal.  These things are worked out in advance, and it’s therefore not the studio’s fault for billing her as a “Lady in the Lane” —  it’s her agent’s fault.  And lastly, as previously mentioned, this is career suicide.  Do you think a major movie studio is going to hire Sarah Lane again after she exposed information they didn’t want released?  Probably not.  When you have a job, do your job, keep your mouth shut, and get out.  Let this be a lesson.

The Daily Show Writers Discuss How the Show is Made

If you’ve ever wondered how one of the greatest shows in television history gets made, then watch below to see the interview from last year’s Paley Center panel. In it, you’ll see The Daily Show writers discuss extremely short period of time they have each day to write Jon Stewart’s material. It’s shocking. Enjoy!

Bret Michaels Sues Tonys and CBS for Head Injury — Dumb Move?

There’s an unwritten rule in Hollywood that you don’t sue the the big dogs, because the amount of money you’ll win from your suit won’t equal the amount of money you’ll lose from “never working in this town again.”  If you’ve ever attended a private high school, then you might understand the Hollywood clicks and connections.  That’s why I was shocked to read that Bret Michaels sued CBS and the Tonys for the injury that occurred during the 2009 Oscars.  I imagine that the actual cause of action is negligence, because Michaels argues that he wasn’t properly instructed how to exit the stage to avoid the set falling on his head.  He claims that the head injury ultimately resulted in his brain hemorrhage six month later.  Though he could probably win for the head injury that occurred during the show, I doubt he’d win for the subsequent brain hemorrhage.  To win, Michaels has the hefty task of proving that, if not for the set falling on his head, he would not have suffered the brain hemorrhage, which is virtually impossible.  There’s no definitive way of identifying what caused the hemorrhage.  This suit is therefore not worth burning Hollywood bridges.  At the very least, you probably won’t see Michaels at the Tonys again, or on any CBS show.  That’s a big bridge to burn.  As an aside, thank goodness for this law school thing.  Without it, I wouldn’t be able to properly analyze the consequences of having a Rock of Ages set fall on your head.  Isn’t education wonderful?  Watch Bret get flattened by the set below.

American Idol Judges Save Casey Abrams — He Gets to Go on Tour

When the judges saved Casey Abrams tonight on American Idol, the real importance is not that he gets to stay in the competition, it’s that he gets to go on tour. Usually only the top ten Idol contestants tour the country, but because the judges saved Casey Abrams, all 11 of the current contestants are included in the tour. So why is this such a big deal? Because Casey Abrams just got guaranteed some serious cash. Idol contestants make a six-figure salary up front, plus an additional percentage of the ticket sales. That’s a lot of money, and judging from Casey Abrams reaction tonight, he’s certainly appreciative. At one point I thought he might pass out, leaving Ryan Seacrest to hold him up — or topple over. Watch the video below to see his reaction.

Music Spotlight On: Jonsi of ‘Sigur Ros’ — Great Solo Album

My musician buddies are constantly introducing me to new, unique artists, and this process usually entails me feigning an understanding of their technical terms. Every so often though, they reject the shop-talk and use the term “stoner music.” That doesn’t help much either, seeing as how I don’t do drugs. I therefore find myself questioning the occasion for such music in my own life, and the other day — it hit me. Stoner music to them is yoga music to me! Having said that, I’d like to introduce you to Jonsi, an Icelandic musician that is most known as the lead singer of Sigur Ros. His second solo album, entitled Go, was voted best rock/pop album of 2010, at the 17th annual Icelandic Music Awards. Listen to one of my favorite tracks, Around Us, below. Feel free to do downward dog while doing so.

Thia Megia Sings ‘Heatwave’ — This Song Must Die

When Thia Megia sang Heatwave on tonight’s American Idol, I got the strange feeling that I’d heard it before. After doing my research, I realized the cause of my deja vu. I have heard it before! I’ve heard it sung by three other contestants, and it was once even performed as a group medley. I understand that these songs get repeated, but this isn’t a Karaoke bar with a one page song list.  Do the producers limit the contestants’ choices?  You would think with all that money they could get more songs cleared.   Watch Thia’s performance below, along with the slew of other contestants who sang the same song.

Thia Megia

Lil Rounds

Kimberly Locke

Vonzell Solomon

Howard Stern Sues Sirius — Should he Mention it on the Air?

Can someone please explain to me how you sue the company you work for and still churn out a great product for that company every day?  Such is the case with Howard Stern, who recently sued Sirius for not delivering his stock grants.  Stern’s contract provided stock awards based on increased subscriber growth, and he only received those awards in 2006 and 2007.  Sirius and XM merged in 2008, and apparently Sirius doesn’t think the increased subscribers from the merger warrant Stern’s stock awards.  According to Stern, his presence at Sirius facilitated the merger, and he’s therefore responsible for the increased subscribers.  Translation?  It’s arguable.  I’m not sure why Stern resigned with Sirius if he felt so wronged by the company, but perhaps they cajoled him into resigning by promising the previous stock awards and then didn’t deliver.  It’s unclear.  What is clear; however, is that Howard Stern is nothing if not honest on his radio show, which means, at the very least, this should be brought up on the air.  There is absolutely no legal consequence of simply saying, “yes, I’ve sued the company, but I cannot discuss it on the air.”  That way he kills the elephant in the room.