Saturday, February 16, 2008
This Round Of Andre Is On Me
12:00PM Mark | [Mood: Unsettling mix of trouser-soiling fear and misguided hope. Song: "The One Where Everyone On 'Six Feet Under' Dies" by Sia]
11:42AM Mark Graham | Just when you thought that it was finally safe not to watch American Idol anymore, another (curiously well-timed) Idol scandal is beginning to break, one that will surely pique everyone’s interest in the show once again. Seems that one of Idol’s final 24 contestents, Carly Smithson, is a professional singer who recorded an album that was released by a major label back in 2001. With that being the case, you must be curious as to why you’ve never heard of her. Well, that’s because her debut album was recorded under her maiden name (Carly Hennessy) and was a colossal flop! Still, she was a professional, people, which means we have an Official Scandal on our hands. However, if Fox’s latest attempt to goose ratings fails to catch on, we’re fairly confident that it’s only a matter of days before the network begins leaking photos of a wet t-shirt clad Simon Cowell frolicking about in a water fountain to an adoring public. That’ll get ‘em. [Reuters] More »
The Difference Between Being Angry And Being Hungry
11:10AM Mark Graham | In this clip from the increasingly depressing Celebrity Rehab, we learn that Brigitte Nielsen’s husband doesn’t exactly have a firm grasp on the English language. Either that or heavy bouts of boozing really give Brigitte a wicked case of the munchies. Never got around to seeing Cloverfield: The Movie but still want to see what the monster looks like? Then take a gander at the toy that’s going to retail for $99.99! Why so pricy? Batteries ARE included. [Slashfilm] Anne Hathaway’s armpits are positively resplendent (if you’re into that sort of thing). [Goldenfiddle] Lily Allen has gone goth. Didn’t see that one coming. [Daily Mail] How can this be? CBS decided to renew NUMB3RS but left How I Met Your Mother precariously perched on the bubble. Inconceivable! [TV Decoder] More »
Will ‘Twilight’ Be The New ‘Harry Potter’? And Why Do We Care?
10:37AM Defamer Hollywood | With over 100 fansites, an author who’s hot in an Anne Hatha-way and millions of books already sold, it’s no doubt the upcoming Twilight movie franchise will be huge. But how huge? And why? And, more importantly, is Kristen Stewart hotter than Emma Watson? We’ll leave that final point up to you (though we’ve already decided Twilight leading boy Robert Pattinson pales in comparison to Daniel Radcliffe and his treasure trail), but we’ve done some reading up on this vampire love story and we think that JK Rowling best watch her back. This kiddie tale has bite. More »
Hollywood Hills Real Estate Listing Brings Us One Step Closer To Mt. Mogulmore
10:03AM Seth | With news that 138 acres of land just west of the H in the Hollywood sign have been put up for sale yesterday by Chicago investors, the last impediment to Mt. Mogulmore–Les Moonves’s masterplan of constructing an enduring companion monument to the nine-letter icon–is but a mere $22 million check away. More »
9:15AM Mark | Well, we certainly weren’t expecting this on our last day, but we’ll share the nice, unsigned note we just got from the address deathstarvader@hotmail.com: “Hey, buddy, best o’ luck! Some of us just met up in the fourth floor kitchenette to nuke one up in your honor! They get a little tough when you prepare them this way, but whatever! LOL!” [Image via WoW Report] More »
Defamer Debuts ‘Dirt Sandwich’, Your Weekly Romp Through Trashy Tabloid TV
9:12AM Mark Graham | There once was a land — a magical land — where a squarejawed titan named John Tesh and a leggy vixen named Mary Hart reigned supreme. Together, they blazed a pioneering trail in which the worlds of journalism and entertainment converged into 30 minutes of televised bliss each and every weeknight. But much like other creations that were born of the purest intentions (think: The Coreys, Britney Spears and Napster), copycat competitors soon entered the fray and everything quickly turned to shit. Today, the state of celebrity infotainment is at a crossroads, a crossroads at which the likes of Harvey Levin, Billy Bush and Mark McGrath are honored as the Father, Son and Unholy Ghost of the genre. As new celeb-centric shows spring up with greater regularity than lesions on Paris Hilton’s nether regions, we here at Defamer are proud to present a new weekly video feature that we are calling Dirt Sandwich. Culled together by Intrepid Defamer Videographer™ Molly McAleer, each episode will place an unforgiving spotlight on the week’s lowest and highest moments (which, as you’ll soon discover, are often one and the same). Enjoy! WATCH VIDEO More »
8:35AM Mark | This will be funny to five people, tops, but since I’ve abandoned any pretense of getting actual work done, here goes. Hey: Pandercorns! [click image to enlarge] More »
8:21AM Defamer Hollywood | Leave it to Page Six to out the the players named in yesterday’s showdown at Showtime. After revealing who the accused, the accuser, and the birthday boy caught in the middle of the “email [that] is the talk of Hollywood” are, the Sixers even managed to take a stab at their rival, The NY Daily News. Apparently Mr. Untouchable, cast as the villain in the anonymous email, used to work for the Daily News! P6: Perfecting subtlety since 1977. [NY Post] More »
