Saturday, August 23, 2008
Help Jason Lee Name Pilot Inspektor’s New Sister
10:20AM Defamer Hollywood | Congratulations to My Name is Earl star Jason Lee and his girlfriend Ceren Alkac, who have helped to ring in “Celebrity Babymaking Month” with a brand-new baby girl of their very own. Fans of the actor may be wondering what Lee named the child, since Lee already has a four-year-old son notoriously named Pilot Inspektor. And the answer is… we don’t know! The rep for Lee gave no name to Us Weekly, and the magazine notes that when Lee last stopped by the Today show, he said he hadn’t picked a moniker out yet. If you have suggestions for Lee, let them fly; frankly, we’re partial to the names Skyhostess Oftomorrow, Driver Detektive, and Sukiyaki Western Django. More »
Buh Bye Frappuccino! How Britney Got Back In Shape
10:00AM Defamer Hollywood | Though we may go back and forth on whether we want our MTV, one thing we can all agree on is that we want a Dirt Sandwich. Like your favourite music channel in its heyday, it’s packed with pop stars (Britney! Sanjaya!), celebrity antics (Bill Murray skydiving) and even the occasional bit of sobering news (Christina Applegate’s mastectomy). And that whole “quick-cut MTV editing” thing? We got that, too. Sit back, put down your remote control, and let Molly McAleer take you on a psychedelic trip through the world of celebrity infotainment that would make even a Radiohead video seem banal. And if you don’t watch? Katherine Heigl is gonna point and laugh at you. WATCH VIDEO More »
Wendy Williams Audience Member Thinks A Breastless Kate Hudson Is Trying To Kill Owen Wilson
8:50AM Defamer Hollywood | Nothing good in this world can last forever, and so it is with The Wendy Williams Show, which concluded its six-week test run today before it relaunches nationwide in 2009. When we last checked in on Wendy, she was shocking the audience with unorthodox opinions on matters like Heath Ledger’s baby (not a random, drive-by splash-off, you’ll be happy to know) and The Curse of Jennifer Aniston. Still, for her final broadcast, Wendy ceded the crazy to audience member Rosie, who proceeded to accuse actress Kate Hudson of attempted murder, twice (as well as the inability to fill out a C-cup). We’re speechless, so we’ll simply quote from Wendy’s signoff: “See you in 2009,” she said, “just how you like it: real, raw, and regular.” Indeed. [The Wendy Williams Show] More »
Defamer Commenter Braintrust Weighs In On 5 Solutions to Fix MTV
8:00AM Defamer Hollywood | When we spent yesterday introducing you to the “7 MTV-Defining Stars Who Wouldn’t Be Allowed on MTV Anymore,” little did we know it would cause such a sensation. From far and wide, the Defamer commenters gathered together to trade stories about the network’s golden days, suggest improvements that could be made, and shout at kids to get off their damn lawn. Since MTV has made the encouraging step of hiring Russell Brand to host this year’s VMAs, we know they’re open to self-improvement, so we thought it only fair to spotlight the best suggestions and constructive criticism the Defamer braintrust had to offer:
First-Look ‘Choke’ Clip Hints at Someone Getting Seriously Injured, Laid
7:20AM STV | Our recent experiments in Film Trailer and Clip Interception have been spotty at best, but this one seems to be the real thing: A new, mildly NSFW scene from Choke, the Sam Rockwell sex-addict / colonial-reenactor-angst comedy opening Aug. 29. The red-band ribaldry of the past is swapped out for a more subdued exchange, however; no bare breasts, just bare souls as Rockwell and his role-playing partner plot out … we don’t even know. Our outraged mothers switched it off after about 10 seconds, leaving us hanging until our interview with Rockwell next week. So until we can straighten out (or at least parent-proof) this clip-grabbing contraption, perv away while you can after the jump. [Fox Searchlight] More »
‘Whore’ The ‘Citizen Kane’ Of Streetwalker Movies Starring Megan Fox And Rumer Willis
7:00AM Seth | There are those for whom the title Whore means one film and one alone: Ken Russell’s fearless exploration of the oldest profession, in which Richard Gere never arrives to sweep a gold-hearted streetwalker off her feet. But that was 1991, a whole generation ago, and few who show up to 2008’s Whore are likely to even recall the original, much less force a comparison. Written, directed, produced, edited and color-timed by Thomas Dekker—yes, that Thomas Dekker, of John Connor-in-primetime fame and The Sashay Chante Chronicles—it features Megan Fox, Rumer Willis, and Ron Jeremy in a movie about a “large group of teens living on the streets of Hollywood and selling their bodies to stay alive.” We present for you the key art, the arresting image of a bitch who had to be choked, presumably by uncredited cameo Wayne Brady. More »
In a Very Special Boardroom, Joe Francis Tells Trump, ‘Show Me Your Tits’
6:40AM Defamer Hollywood | Currently enmeshed in a terrible global conspiracy involving 17-year-old girls, U.S. District Judges, a shadowy cabal of vampires (and most likely the Stonemasons), Girls Gone Wild proprietor Joe Francis is on the hunt for a way to restore his good name — and there’s no one more willing to help than Donald Trump. Already the crown prince of magnanimity thanks to his selfless (some might say tear-inducing) bail-out of the beleaguered Ed McMahon, Hollyscoop says that the billionaire and the porn purveyor are set to team up: More »
Playboy Michael Phelps’s New Home Equipped With Olympic-Sized Dating Pool
6:20AM STV | Having taken our stern but loving admonitions against grabbing the first Hollywood opportunity that comes slithering his way, gilled Olympian phenom Michael Phelps appears to be enjoying the scenic route out of Beijing and into the bachelor lifestyle to which his 14 total gold medals entitle him. His ladyfriend roundelay reportedly peaked earlier this week with 20-year-old Australian swimmer and make-out enthusiast Stephanie Rice — herself one of her country’s most celebrated young athletes and naughty Facebook page proprietors: More »
Attack Of The Fallon
5:50AM Seth | · Attack of the Show producer Gavin Purcell is leaving G4 to co-produce Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He’ll presumably user-test some of his edgier, hot-dog-deep-throating ideas on the web-only show before Fallon’s NBC debut. [Variety] · Bad news: Stargate: Atlantis will not get a sixth-season order from SciFi Channel. Good news: Stargate: Universe, a whole new Stargate series, is set to begin. Even better news: Stargate: Babies can’t be far behind! [THR] · Neil Patrick Harris and Sarah Chalke will host the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Sept. 13th, to be aired on E! one week later. Britney Spears will be a last-minute guest-patterer, in a performance Harris will backhandedly compliment on the talk show circuit. [Variety] · Nicolas Cage will star in Kick-Ass, to later be renamed Awe-Some in pursuit of an all-important PG-13 rating. [THR] · Freeze, sucka! Regina King, Kevin Alejandro and Michael McGrady have been cast in NBC pilot LAPD. [THR] More »
