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.
Breaking News: How Sandra Bullock Found out About the Affair
Gosh, this is so horrible. Here is the breakdown: whenever Hollywood tabloids are going to run a damaging story, the publicist is called a couple of days before the magazine goes to print. This way, the star is warned and the publicist can do damage control. In Touch Magazine called Bullock’s publicist on Monday to notify her of the story. The publicist then called Bullock to break the news. Bullock reportedly moved out of the house that day. My guess is that Jesse James immediately came clean. There has been a lot of speculation that Jesse James couldn’t handle Bullock’s recent career upswing. If the mistress’ story is true, then the affair went on while Bullock was filming ‘The Blind Side.’ The filming was obviously prior to awards season, so Bullock was just as famous as she always was. Hence, the theory doesn’t make sense. I also speculated that Bullock knew about the affair prior to awards season but they held off announcing the split until things settled down. Popeater has exclusively debunked that theory. She allegedly knew nothing until Monday.
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]