Saturday, November 1, 2008
Mark Spano Is Not Setting Ricki-Lee’s Sex On Fire
3:55PM Jess McGuire | News that Ricki-Lee’s management have spoken out at claims she’s dating someone from this year’s Idol competition (remember when she was rumoured to be getting it on with Teale? Ha!) came as no surprise to me.
And why would they want to stop the seemingly never ending flow of magazines featuring Ricki-Lee on the cover next to the words I’M ALONE FOR THE FIRST TIME or MY DIVORCE PAIN? She’s never been more adorable or marketable than right now!
Lauren Brown, Ricki-Lee’s apparently formidable manager, has piped up over gossip linking Mark Spano with her client, saying it’s not happening.
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Jessica Mauboy’s Brand New Video Clip For ‘Burn’
2:04PM Jess McGuire | Ladies and gentlemen, this clip is literally “hot off the press” (or whatever the music video equivalent is) and I knew I had to bring it to you straight away… it’s Jessica Mauboy’s Rihanna-esque track ‘Burn’.
The fans in the comments seem to be digging it. And doesn’t she look fantastic? Somewhere Kate DeAraugo is stabbing a Mauboy-sized voodoo doll.
UPDATE: Fear not, kids. The clip will be back up soon – someone from Sony-BMG has contacted me and assured me it’s only down temporarily because of technical issues. Or something. More » 
YouTube Clip Of The Day
11:41AM Jess McGuire | I have a question for you because I let you folks shape my opinions. It’s a sign that I love you.
Good cover, or no?
It’s Jenny Owen Youngs covering Nelly’s ‘Hot In Herre’, by the way. More » You Will Never Read About Madeleine West’s Blissful Family Life In Woman’s Day
10:35AM Jess McGuire | She may be up for Best Supporting Actress at this year’s AFI Awards after a star turn as Danielle McGuire in Underbelly, but former Neighbours starlet Madeleine West doesn’t appear to be the type of television thespian chasing fame for the sake of it, or at least that’s the conclusion we can safely draw after she spoke to the Herald Sun over the weekend.
Underbelly and Satisfaction star Madeleine West has left little to the imagination in her on-screen roles this year, but she’s determined to keep her private life under wraps.
The stunning former Neighbours actor has rejected numerous offers from women’s magazines to sell the story of her life with longtime partner, celebrity chef Shannon Bennett, and their two young children.
She’s done a rather good job of keeping her home life under wraps, if you ask me. I am an idiot savant when it comes to knowledge of celebrity babies (no matter how C-list!) and I was only aware of the West-Bennett union resulting in one offspring.
Back to her craft, then! It’s unsurprising to learn that Madeleine is chuffed to be up for a major award. More » Rolf Harris To Aboriginals: “Get Up Off Your Arse And Clean Up The Streets Your Bloody Self”
9:44AM Jess McGuire | Man, does Rolf Harris know how to deliver an apology or what? He’s spoken up about lyrics in Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport which may appear racist to those who don’t actually believe “Abos” have “no further use” and said he’s sorry about the line (he tried to slyly change Abos to emus, for god’s sake – what do you people want from him? Blood?). Which is nice. Rolf then went on to show why he wasn’t brought in as a speechwriter for Kevin Rudd’s big day back on February 13th of this year.
It was the song which made his name both in Britain and his native Australia. But Rolf Harris came to regret the lyrics in his 1960 hit Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport for their racist slur against Aborigines. Yesterday, the veteran entertainer apologised for the reference to ‘Abos’ in the song. However, Mr Harris, 78, then went on to undo all his good intentions by telling Aborigines to ‘get up off your arse and clean up the streets your bloody self’.
If only he’d made that comment more general – you know, directed it towards all Australians – he could have taken Ian Kiernan’s position as the spokesperson for Clean Up Australia Day. As it is, he’s angered the very people to whom he was offering an apology! Oh, cruel twist of fate! More » Newly Betrothed Miranda Kerr And Orlando Bloom Celebrate Their Commitment With A Romantic Holiday In Venice
8:30AM Jess McGuire | Hearty congratulations to Gunnedah girl turned Victoria’s Secret model Miranda Kerr who is set to become Mrs Orlando Bloom next year, with the Aussie model announcing her engagement to the Pirates Of The Caribbean heartthrob over the weekend. Huzzah!
Miranda Kerr will marry her British boyfriend, actor Orlando Bloom, The Sunday Telegraph can exclusively reveal.
The wedding is planned for the middle of next year, when both have a break from work commitments. Bloom and Kerr, who live together in New York, celebrated their engagement with a romantic getaway in Venice last week.
And it sounds as though said celebration probably involved wheat grass shots and some sun salutations. More » 
Jokers Galore
10:43AM Seth | It’s The Office Joker-off! Creed wins. Shivverrrrr… We mentioned the Today Show’s fairytale costumes this morning, but you really need to watch the whole Matthew Broderick-narrated introduction (a marketing tie-in for The Tale Of Despereaux) to appreciate how exquisitely awkward and unsettling the whole thing was. Stick around for Kathy Lee’s diva-fit over being forced into a fur suit to play the Wolf. (We think that’s a fur suit.) Then click here to see a dog hungrily investigate Al Roker’s blue crotch button. The Sword celebrates the guy-in-a-bear-suit-blowing-a-guy-in-a-tux scene from The Shining (or as they call it around Defamer HQ, Tuesday), and nine other “homo-oriented horror flicks.” Somehow this costume ended up on a list of Worst Halloween Costumes Ever. Perhaps this list was compiled in Bizarro World, where the “worst” is actually totally kick-ass. You want bad? We’ll give you bad. (Though an A for execution.) OK, this isn’t Halloweenish, per se, but here’s the cover and song listing of Britney Spears’s new album, Circus. Pay special attention to track #9, “Mmm Papi.” We smell a hit. More »
9:30AM Kyle Buchanan | You Got It, Dude? Have you ever wondered who among modern Hollywood’s stars could hold a pastie to the scantily-clad pinup models of the forties and fifties? Photographer Timothy White has, and for his new book, Hollywood Pinups, he recreated those bygone poses with stars including, uh, Full House star/avowed Spencer Pratt hater Mary-Kate Olsen. Bob Saget, avert your eyes; we have a feeling this one is going to give Gilbert Gottfried a lot of material. Click through for full-size. [Amazon] More »
40 Reasons to Wish the MPAA Ratings System an Unhappy 40th Birthday
8:45AM STV | The MPAA ratings system tomorrow celebrates its 40th birthday — four full decades of tormenting filmmakers, distributors and, ultimately, audiences with an inconsistent moral code symbolised by those infamous G, PG, PG-13, R and NC-17 ratings. In an interview published Thursday in Time, MPAA chief Dan Glickman and ratings board chair Joan Graves reflected warmly on the system’s evolution over the years; and while we agree that Hollywood’s self-governance is preferable to the zealotry of the Hays Code and other puritanical watchdogs who preceded it, Graves and Co. remain the city’s worst censors by any other name. So join us after the jump to commemorate the MPAA’s milestone with a look back at 40 decisions affirming its less-than-inspiring legacy. Unhappy 40th, everyone! More »
