Friday, July 4, 2008
A Bad Pedicure Can Be Really Depressing
3:08PM Jess McGuire | It was no surprise that in the wake of her former lawyer speaking out and stating he made up her defence about the dicey baggage handlers (cheers, Triple J’s Hack!) Australia’s most famous boogie board enthusiast Schapelle Corby suffered a case of the sadpants.
Tragically, not even a perfectly timed pedicure could cheer her up.
Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby has suffered a relapse after venturing out of her hospital ward to go to a beauty salon yesterday, doctors say.
Corby, who is serving 20 years for drug smuggling, is being treated at a Bali hospital for depression but yesterday left her ward under the watch of armed guards to have her hair done and get a pedicure.
The visit caused a media storm and Corby tried to hide her face as she left the salon, once she realised a swarm of reporters was waiting outside.
Sanglah Hospital doctor Lely Setyawati today said Corby’s condition had deteriorated after her outing “… because it’s been blown up, she’s been chased by many people, she’s been afraid”.
“The effect is … her condition is back to zero.”
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Setyawati said doctors had been preparing to send Corby back to Kerobokan prison, but said that would now be delayed.
“We were preparing her to strengthen her so that she would be able to face her punishment, but now we need a longer time,” she said
Perhaps an additional facial and some aromatherapy would help matters?
She said she did not know in advance that Corby planned to visit the salon yesterday, but it would have been a positive experience for her.
WELL YOU’D HAVE THOUGHT SO.
Poor Schapelle :( More » 
YouTube Clip Of The Day
2:08PM Jess McGuire | Accompanying this interesting article regarding recent accusations directed toward Coldplay that the mega-selling British band ripped off the song ‘Viva La Vida’ from a group called Creaky Boards is the following YouTube clip created by the disgruntled frontman of the aforementioned ensemble.
Impressive mo, but what are your thoughts when it comes to the plagiarism complaint? More » And The ‘Headline Of The Decade’ Award Goes To…
1:15PM Clem Bastow | Congratulations to all involved at the news.com.au front page who came up with this most excellent headline to announce the tale of Mark Philippoussis’ surfing mishap at Bell’s Beach (his board was snapped by a freak wave and he had to seek refuge in a cave, apparently – it’s true, I am trying not to laugh as I picture that):
You should all be very proud of yourselves.
As should “Damo of Summer Bay”, from the comments on said story, who sums up the general reaction to the tale with the witty and incisive: “I bet the Scud’s girlfriend knew exactly how to treat those bruises and cuts for the Scud. She probably got all kitted up in her nurses uniform when they got home. Yeah Scud Yeah!”
Yeah, Scud, yeah, indeed. More » 
ATO And IRS Slip An Extra Paul Hogan Tax Pursuit On The Barbie
1:00PM Clem Bastow | You’ve probably heard that the ATO has been chasing Paul Hogan over alleged tax liabilities over the past few months; well, now they’ve gotten the IRS onboard to attempt to back Hoges into a corner and make him lie down by using the Ridgy Didge hand signal waved in front of his face.
If, like me, “tax time” involves crying whilst sitting in the middle of a mountain of scrunched up receipts, most of the jargon will be just that, but all you really need to know is that Hogan plans to fight back. Presumably with a large hunting knife.
Hogan is the most high-profile target of the $300 million Operation Wickenby investigation into tax fraud and evasion, set up three years ago. Details of several offshore trusts and companies holding $40 million in proceeds from films such as Crocodile Dundee were leaked to the media in 2005, but no action has been taken against Hogan, his artistic collaborator John Cornell or their financial adviser, Tony Stewart, all of whom have denied any wrongdoing.
It is not known why the IRS, acting on behalf of the Australian tax office, issued the summonses in May to City National Bank, HSBC and the Union Bank of California demanding 9 1/2 years’ worth of “account opening documents, signature cards, monthly statements, copies of canceled checks (front and back), deposit slips and all other deposit or withdrawal documents for all transactions that exceed $50,000″.
Hogan’s Australian-based lawyer said yesterday his client regarded the actions by the ATO as an unlawful attempt to obtain irrelevant material.
Thus endeth Defamer Australia’s serious journalism portion of the day’s proceedings.
Well, now that we’ve got that out of the way, all things considered, I think now is as good a time as any to enjoy this re-cut version of the Crocodile Dundee trailer: More » Amy Winehouse Round-Up: Incredibly, Amy Took Drugs In Rehab
11:24AM Clem Bastow | From the “surprising absolutely no one except Drew Barrymore’s character in 50 First Dates” file comes the latest Amy Winehouse “news”: Amy apparently took drugs while she was at rehab.
And I say “news”, because, well, did anyone really think she’d make it through rehab without getting a fix? If so, LOL at you!
She said: ‘I’ve never been to rehab – I mean, done it properly. I’m young, and I’m in love, and I get my nuts off sometimes.’
‘To be honest, my husband’s away, I’m bored, I’m young. I felt like there was nothing to live for. It’s just been a low ebb.’
Wow, that was so incredibly surprising, it was like M. Night Shyamalan got together with David Copperfield and organised a surprise birthday for me, and then told me I’d won the Lottery and have cancer!
Incidentally, if you would prefer to read a piece by someone who hasn’t spent the last year suffering Amy Winehouse-related déjà vu Amy Winehouse-related déjà vu, Claire Hoffman’s Rolling Stone piece, Up All Night With Amy Winehouse, is compelling reading. More » 
Happy Fourth On A Stick!
10:15AM Seth | Happy Fourth of July everyone! Here’s some Midwest Americana goodness, deep-fried and skewered, the way it’s served up best. [YouTube] Bozo is dead. Long live Bozo! [AP] “I’m Coyote Shivers: Rapist, kidnapper, and ex-husband of NCIS star Pauley Perrette. And this is my show.” [starcrazytruestory] These are men who look like Zach Braff. Some more than others. [menwholooklikezachbraff.blogspot.com] Bert and Ernie get krunked up in this bitch. [YouTube] More »The Defamer Guide To The Whole Madonna / A-Rod / Lenny Kravitz Situation
9:45AM Defamer Hollywood | If you’ve looked at the Internet at all this past week, you’ve probably gleaned that there’s something going on with Madonna, Guy Ritchie, A-Rod and, most recently, Lenny Kravitz. A lot has happened in a very short time and, quite possibly, many of you haven’t been able to keep up. But don’t feel ashamed, that’s what we’re here for! Just read our handy dandy guide to the action after the jump and you’ll have plenty to talk about at your 4th of July BBQ. More »Starlet: ‘Neighbours’ Makes Me Feel Fat. Or Something.
9:40AM Clem Bastow | It’s always great when a new star or starlet joins the cast of a show like Home & Away or, in this case, Neighbours, because the PR department gets them to do a load of totally pointless interviews, and we reap all the benefits.
So it is with new Ramsay Street regular Margot Robbie (apparently pictured chilling out in the Crawfords’ bathrooms), who says that being on the soap made her more self-conscious. Or something like that:
“I used to read magazines and think, ‘Why would those girls turn anorexic?’ Sure, they would have a bit of pressure, but I didn’t think it could be too bad,” Robbie said.
“But you don’t understand what it’s like on the outside. You are under heaps of pressure and when you get cast, everyone is stick-thin and you think, ‘I need to be like that’.
“When you look at movies the lead girl is always gorgeous and thin. There is a stereotype that you need to look a certain way and when you get in the business you really feel the pressure.”
Yes, and when you look at Neighbours the girls are always gorgeous and thin, and the boys are Toadfish Rebecchi and Paul Robinson.
Hang on, something’s amiss here! More » Pulling Out Of Live Appearances: It’s The Jodhi Meares Way
9:26AM Clem Bastow | The spectre of a sacking (and horrible nightmares featuring Charlotte Dawson beating her to an Astra Award before setting fire to her dress, leaving her waking up sweating and in tears) looms larger and larger in Jodhi Meares’ mind today, no doubt, as it has been suggested that her Australia’s Next Top Model finalé no-show was not the first in her career.
Confidential can reveal that the former bikini babe forced producers of Sky News Business Channel program In Business to find replacement talent after she pulled out of an appearance slated to run during Australian Fashion Week in May.
Meares, who sold her swimwear label Tigerlily to surfwear company Billabong in December, was to have been the celebrity guest interview during the half hour program before she pulled out, citing sickness.
Well, to be honest, that sounds a bit like Confidential is clutching at straws, BUT, I question whether Meares has ever been that great a host of the model franchise, live finale or no live finale. She frequently reads from notes at elimination, often seems uncomfortable, fights with the other judges in a petulant manner, and plays favourites (Steph H, Demelza) to the nth degree.
So, we’ll say it again: CHARLOTTE. DAWSON.
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