2011 was a huge year for comedy. That statement is only true if you focus on the exception, Louis C.K. and not the rule, Ricky Gervais. Mister Gervais showed up to host the Golden Globes armed with real live jokes. "Our next presenter is from such films as 'Hudson Hawk,' 'Look Who's Talking,' 'Mercury Rising,' 'Color of Night,' 'The Fifth Element' and 'Hart's War.' Please welcome Ashton Kutcher's dad, Bruce Willis," he said. The Golden Globes organizers went through the roof. They vowed to never … [Read more...]
Celebrity Rehab Gets First Genuine Movie Star
June 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
Actress Sean Young, who was once a gorgeous, bona-fide, megawatt, red carpet-prancing, celebrity-dating, A-list movie star, is part of the latest cast of Celebrity Rehab. Along with, um, Long Island Lolita Amy Fisher and inveterate fame whore Michael Lohan, father of Lindsay. Sean Young was once the in-demand actress in Hollywood. She starred opposite heavy hitters like Bill Murray, Jim Carrey, Harrison Ford and Kevin Costner. Who can forget the scene of her and a still-hot Costner getting … [Read more...]
Beyonce To Be Saluted by Michelle Obama, Bono, Stevie Wonder, Lady Gaga
May 22, 2011 By 1 Comment
Beyonce, prepare to be bowled over. A highlight at this weekend's Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas will undoubtedly be the tribute to honor the pop star with the Millennium Award. And the stage will be overflowing with famous friends saluting her talent. Access Hollywood is reporting that none other than First Lady Michelle Obama will step into the spotlight take part in the tribute. Beyonce serenaded President Obama and his wife with 'At Last,' as they danced at an inauguration ball … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day: What To Do If You Can’t Stand Mom
May 6, 2011 By 1 Comment
Mother’s Day is on Sunday. For many, this is a celebratory time to honor the woman who gave us life with flowers, a nice brunch, and a goopy, sentimental card telling Mom how much you adore her. But as actress Jodie Foster proved last night in her appearance on Late Show with David Letterman to promote her movie The Beaver, relations with Mom are not always simple and joyous. In a revealing interview, Foster regaled Letterman with tales of her mother’s “mostly negative influence,” … [Read more...]
Why I Won’t Write About Charlie Sheen Again (Until I Do)
March 15, 2011 By 2 Comments
She Negotiates’s Victoria Pynchon has written an illuminating post on why we gossip about Charlie Sheen, and why we gossip in general. There are, she argues, social benefits to gauging what happens when one member of society violates its norms, as Sheen is doing—over and over, and very publicly. But after watching Sheen’s interview this evening on 20/20, I’m feeling queasy. To me, Sheen came across not so much as the typical celebrity having a meltdown moment a la Britney Spears or … [Read more...]
