Archive for November, 2007

This time into the great unknown. According to TMZ, his granddaughter is saying that the daredevil has died.

He has been fighting a health battle for years and suffered from diabetes as well as a disease that left scarring on his lungs. In 1999 he almost died from Hepatitis, undergoing a liver transplant. It’s thought that he got the disease from a blood transfusion. That, following one of his famous wipe outs.

He was a fixture of the 70’s and 80’s in his red white and blue jumpsuits. There truly has never been another thrill-seeker like him and no other daredevil has been willing to push the boundaries, risking life and limb, the way he did.

[TMZ]

Brad Pitt has now vowed not to film any more nude scenes because he doesn’t want his kids to see them. Hey Brad, my eyes thank you. I don’t want to see it either. But I know this news dashes the hopes of many lonely many women fans out there.

“I don’t want to be embarrassed when my kids get old enough to see my films,” Pitt told the BBC in an interview that aired Tuesday. “I can’t see any more nude scenes [in my career.]“

Thank God. Now if we can get Harvey Keitel to stop showing his ass in every film he stars in I’ll be a happy camper.

[People]

Looks like Britney gets custody of the kids for Christmas. But before the kids and their court-ordered monitor come over to open gifts, the pop star might want to do a little cleaning.

That’s because according to a Star article recently referenced by Rush & Molloy, Spears mansion is full of kid-unfriendly…stuff.

They refer to Britney as “sexually obsessed,” and a Star insider claimed to have stumbled upon a well-locked second-floor sex room “filled with ticklers, whips and fur-trimmed handcuffs hanging from the metal bed frame.”

Oh my…

It really does sound like an old Britney video shoot. The Star spy blabbed that while in the X-rated room, Britney “wears Catholic schoolgirl uniforms, a maid’s uniform and a Cinderella outfit.”

Even for Brit this seems bizarre. The spy even went so far as to add that Britney has an unhealthy infatuation with Marilyn Monroe, and wants her nose done just liked the tragic blonde’s.

But wait. There’s more. As in Poop-encrusted sofas, located outside the supposed sex room, but still where a rugrat could get to them. The stinky remnants of diaper-stuff and pet accidents are allegedly leading a “court-appointed watchdog” to declare Brit’s home a “health hazard.”

Oops. You did it again Brit. And so did your dog. Congratulations. You are literally in deep doo-doo.

[MSNBC]

It’s a rough time for poor Amy Winehouse. With her hubby Blake Fielder-Civil locked up in jail awaiting trial for allegedly telling an eyewitness in another case of his to drop the matter or else the English crooner has had difficulty focusing her attention on her day job. Well there is that and the fact that Winehouse is also having other troubles trying to kick a hard boozing/drug addicted lifestyle. All of the issues have been piling up in the singer’s busy tour schedule leading to concerts that start hours after they were scheduled to begin and messed-up lines during her performance. Apparently Amy has also realized that she badly needs a break because she just decided to pull the plug on her remaining U.K. tour dates.

On Monday evening after her show in Brighton Winehouse rushed off the stage at the end of the show to leave her crew to finish up breaking things down. She had been scheduled to play in Bournemouth the following day but was spotted by the press entering a London clinic Tuesday afternoon. A short while later Winehouse’s music label, Universal, issued a press release stating that the remaining eight concert dates had been cancelled due to the strain of recent emotional maladies.

“Amy Winehouse has canceled all remaining live and promotional appearances for the remainder of the year on the instruction of her doctor,” read the statement released by the music company. “The rigors involved in touring and the intense emotional strain that Amy has been under in recent weeks have taken their toll. In the interests of her health and well-being, Amy has been ordered to take complete rest and deal with her health issues.”

Winehouse also added her own coda to the end of Universal’s statement saying, “I can’t give it my all onstage without my Blake. I’m so sorry but I don’t want to do the shows half-heartedly; I love singing. My husband is everything to me and without him it’s just not the same.”

PopTherapy wishes Ms. Winehouse all the best and a speedy recovering as long as she stays away from the spiked egg nog, bubbling champagne toasts and recreational pills offered this holiday season. You picked a hell of a time to quit partying Amy.

It’s that time of year again. Brightly decorated Christmas trees, a fresh blanket of snow on the ground, egg nog, brightly wrapped presents…and that earworm known as “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”.

Elmo Shropshire, the man who sang the now worn out Christmas song may be in court soon this Christmas season. He was sued for breach of contract Monday by a company that claims he interfered in a $1 million-plus deal to sell all kinds of cheap garbage associated with the novelty song. Everything from musical trucks and bobblehead dolls, to snow globes and cookie jars featuring characters from an animated show based on the novelty song.

The Fred Rappoport Co. of California contends it has the rights to use the song for products featuring characters from that program. Rappoport claims it got those specific rights under a 2004 settlement of a lawsuit filed by Shropshire.

This new lawsuit seeks at least $2 million. Talk about getting run over. By corporate Reindeer no less.

Rappoport “can sell any characters he wants from the movie,” Shropshire said. “But I own the copyright from the song. He can’t use the song without my permission.”

The song about Santa running over a drunken grandma with his sleigh was first heard in 1979 and has become a holiday favorite for some.(While others pray to get through a year without it assaulting our senses. It inspired an animated TV program in 2000 that runs every year around the world.

Strange music video of the song for your amusement:

[AOL]

We all know that Britney has trouble keeping her undies on. That’s when she bothers to wear any at all. She also likes to give us a peek occasionally, when exiting her car. Now Brit can work a little less hard at showing off her private parts. This action figure will do it for her. It can be yours for just $39.95.

Always keep Britney’s crotch out of trouble, by keeping it where you can see it. She will be well behaved(If not fully clothed) atop your office desk for instance.

[Product Page] VIA [Nerd Approved]

There’s going to be some changes over at ANTM. Citing scheduling conflicts, Twiggy, the 1960s model will be vacating her America’s Next Top Model post next year. Stepping into her size 0 seat for Cycle 10 will be veteran cover girl Paulina Porizkova.

Not to worry fans. Regulars Miss J. Alexander and photographer Nigel Barker will be sitting on either side of Tyra Banks at the judges’ table next year, as usual. It’s just the skinny 60’s chick who’s leaving.

She’s been with ANTM since Cycle Five, when she replaced the always interesting Janice Dickinson. Cycle Nine has finished taping and Twiggy will be there for the live finale in January, when the next model is named.

I repeat, it is only the skinny aging 60’s chick who is leaving. Someone much hotter is taking her place.

[Yahoo]

There are some things on TV and in movies that just make me cringe, ya know. For instance, when people are going up or down a staircase and they are gripping the banister…And the banister moves and wiggles as if the set were constructed by keebler elves with a coke habit. Another one is when people drink from cups. You can always tell when they are “fake drinking” and holding empty cups. It always comes off as way too forced. God forbid you earn some of that Hollywood money and actually have to take a real sip!

There’s nothing more annoying then badly directed fakery in a medium that should make you feel like you are watching something real.

The phenomenon is starting to get some attention too, which pleases me. All thanks to the iPhone and actors who have not a clue how to use it. First it was a scene from Bionic Woman where a CIA agent is holding it upside down. That one got some attention. I would say it’s a simple detail that should have been noticed by somebody.

Maybe Hollywood in general is having trouble with the iPhone. Check out the above photo. Yes it’s another dumb celebrity holding the iPhone upside down. In this case Charlie Sheen. And geeks everywhere are up in arms about it.

It remains to be seen how rampant this problem is, but nerds everywhere are no doubt looking through all kinds of footage to catch the next lame celebrity misusing technology.

You’d think Charlie would be hipper then that, then again look at the Sitcom purgatory he’s stuck in.

[Engadget] VIA [The Register]

You might remember Kyla from a few months back, when Southwest Airlines made a big stink about her attire being “inappropriate” for their family airline, regardless of the fact that she was fully clothed and in America at the time. Well, she is having the last laugh. It seems the Fashion police airline created a star whose 15 minutes are not quite up just yet.

Kyla has posed for Playboy. The name of the photo set is “Legs in the Air”. Men around the world are now thanking Southwest Airlines for their stupidity and for bringing this heavenly body to our attention.

Just as I’m sure Kyla is thanking them for her check from Playboy.

[DamnImCute]

You might know him as the latest incarnation of Batman. Now it looks like Christian Bale will be joining the cast of the new Terminator movie, which is set to have a Summer 2009 release.

Bale will play John Connor in the upcoming fourth film “Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins” for Warner Bros. McG will be in charge of the project, with shooting beginning in early 2008. Apparently, they have high hopes for a new blockbuster trilogy of future-set films which will cover the war between humanity and the robots of Skynet.

I think bale is a good choice and the decision to cast such an actor underscores their seriousness and commitment to the project. It should be an interesting ride. Especially with the New Terminator TV series getting set to debut on FOX in January.

[Dark Horizons]