Friday, September 12, 2008
Attention Male Australian Idol Contestants
5:33PM Jess McGuire | When it comes to a week where you have to perform some sort of sensitive ballad with a rock twist, you may want to think about this song.
Then Marcia will be all “Darlin’… I love the way to delivered that. So fresh. That’s a really diff’rent song but you gave it some blue-eyed soul. Well done. You did a fantastic job, darlin’… welcome.”
Trust me. I heard it on the radio the other night and thought to myself “God, this sounds exactly like the kind of song some would-be alternative type on Idol would belt out and Marcia would be moved to the point of heavy breathing”. More » 
Judy Davis Makes Some Tidy Cash After Winning Defamation Case Against Nationwide News
3:20PM Jess McGuire | Now that we all know Ernie Dingo doesn’t eat babies (or, possibly, that he has something to hide and his closet contains some baby eating-related skeletons), we can take the time to learn something else today.
You see, the Supreme Court has ruled in Judy Davis’ favour in her defamation case against the Daily Telegraph, and it’s now official – Judy Davis doesn’t hate children! Or at least, not enough to want them injured due to lack of lighting at Birchgrove Oval!
The actress Judy Davis has been awarded more than $150,000 in damages including interest over defamatory newspaper articles, in a Supreme Court judgement today that took into account her continuing hurt and anguish.
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YouTube Clip Of The Day
2:09PM Jess McGuire | I love this for many reasons…
… but my main one is that midway through singing, she gets distracted and decides to turn the camera on her cat, Sapphire. In fact, I love ALL the videos featuring Sapphire! More » 
Ernie Dingo Would Like To Make It Very Clear That Despite What Kyle Sandilands Would Have You Believe, He’s Never Actually Eaten A Baby
1:30PM Jess McGuire | Television host Ernie Dingo was involved in an on-air sparring match with Kyle Sandilands this morning after he took offense at a comment about dingoes eating babies which was made before the interview kicked off.
AN outraged Ernie Dingo mauled Kyle Sandilands on air today after the shock jock made a gag about dingoes eating babies.
Dingo launched into an until-then jovial Sandilands after being insulted by a pre-interview sample of Meryl Streep saying “A dingo took my baby” from the film Evil Angels.
Well, to be fair to Kyle, he didn’t actually say the line “a dingo took my baby”, it featured in a promo which, let’s be honest, was probably not lovingly produced by Kyle but rather someone who works in, say, the promo section of Austereo.
Still, the tale of the verbal shizzfight that followed on from Ernie taking umbrage at being linked to the death of Azaria Chamberlain is rather entertaining, in a slightly surreal way.
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Victoria’s Secret Catalogue Subscribers Prepare ‘Miranda Kerr’s Mum’ Voodoo Dolls
12:30PM Clem Bastow | In the scheme of celebrity news, there’s nothing better than a theoretical tragedy/scandal/disaster, i.e. when someone does an interview and talks about how they almost didn’t take that audition call/burnt their face off when their can of Pepsi fell into a deep fryer/found themselves trapped under a train, but it’s okay, because they didn’t, and here we all are, and isn’t it great to be me, er, them. So step right up, Gunnedah princess and Victoria’s Secret Angel Miranda Kerr, and tell us about how your Mum almost ruined your glittering modelling career, but didn’t!
When talent scouts followed up photos of Miranda, sent to Dolly magazine’s annual model search contest in 1997, Therese admits she tried to foil their plans from the very start.
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Bang Bang, You’re Not So F–ked: Bana For ‘Underbelly 2′?
11:30AM Clem Bastow | While Underbelly was definitely critically acclaimed and loved by the plebs who actually got to watch it, the Victorian court order ruling us southerners wouldn’t be able to watch it definitely rained on Channel Nine’s (admittedly fairly tragic) parade, so you can imagine that they’re really trying to get everything firing on all cylinders for the “sequel” they are planning to shoot, starting next month – which would explain their hankering to get Eric Bana onboard (though not to play Chopper, geniuses):
Eric Bana is being courted for a key role in the second series of Underbelly.
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Amy Winehouse Round-Up: A Little Bit Country
11:00AM Clem Bastow | What with all the overdosing and performance fluffing and potential brain damage and emphysema and ordering 48 bottles of Jack Daniels and taking children to pubs (handy reference guide can be found here) Winegums has been up to lately, you could forgive her for feeling like she needs a little country air to clear her mind – and if you did feel that, you’d be on the money. The Daily Mail reports that residents of Suffolk are bracing themselves for a potential new neighbour:
Sources close to the singer, who currently lives in Camden, say it is the perfect spot for her to recuperate and that she is just days away from exchanging contracts.
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The Veronicas To Join The Celebreality Machine
10:30AM Clem Bastow | Now that the whole “Veronicas porn storm” has cleared and moved towards northern New South Wales, bringing with it some light showers easing to an afternoon sea breeze (sorry), the twins are back on the work horse and look set to sign away their private time in exchange for the sweet, sweet exposure (read: horrible, horrible intrusion) of their own reality television series, which would detail their time in the US pop market.
“We’re looking into doing a reality show on a big network,” pop twin Jess Origliasso told music writer Cameron Adams from Los Angeles yesterday.
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Timbaland Sues Touring Company, Leaves Post-It On Papers That Reads, ‘Sorry, It’s Just The Way I Are’
9:36AM Clem Bastow | You’ll recall that about a month ago, Timbaland’s Australian tour was cancelled at the last minute with little to no excuse given to ticketholders other than “tough tits” (or words to that effect). Well, Mr Mose is now hopping mad at the Queensland-based Showtime Touring Group, who he reckons tarnished his reputation by way of a breach of contract when they publicised the tour cancellation, and he’s going to sue the XXL hoodies off them.
In the 18-page suit, obtained by The Courier-Mail yesterday, Timbaland’s lawyers revealed that their client wanted to “set the record straight” for his Australian fans about the “last-minute cancellation”.
“Despite Timbaland’s desire to perform for his Australia and New Zealand fans, he was unable to do so,” the suit stated. “From the moment the parties signed the contract at issue, Showtime breached its obligations.”
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