Friday, September 19, 2008

Lily Allen: On Her Way To Get Colonic Irrigation, Apparently.

3:50PM Jess McGuire | Yet another reason I love celebrities contributing to the idiocy of the interwebs. MORE: testing my new FLIP !!!!!!!!!!! (Lily Allen’s MySpace blog) More »

Emmy Host Death Match: Let’s Go to the Videotape

10:50AM STV | Now you have no choice but to check in for our Emmy liveblog on Sunday: We’ll be first with the results of the Ryan Seacrest/Jeff Probst bareknuckle rematch. [Jimmy Kimmel Live Appaloosa actor-director Ed Harris has clearly never listened to any Johnny Cash in his life. Ever. [EW] On the fourth day of the global banking crisis, God said, “Let studio stocks rise.” And it was good. [DHD] He also said, “Let cable news ratings soar.” That didn’t go too poorly either. [The Live Feed] Tina Fey’s SNL riff on Sarah Palin today became NBC’s most-viewed Web video ever. [THR] First Harry Potter geeks, now Superman fans: All aboard the Warner Bros. hate-mail train! [http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/2008/09/superman-what-c.html] More »

Would You Like To Go And See Little Red?

9:19AM Jess McGuire | They’ve been touted as one of the best new bands in the country. Triple J made their debut record a Feature Album on the station, and literally billions of Dido fans (if you don’t get that reference by now, there’s no hope for you around these parts) have been converted to their “doo-wop punk” stylings at their live shows. They’re Little Red, and they’re playing this Saturday night in Melbourne! The last two gigs at The Corner in Richmond have been sell outs. I went last Friday night, and along with making some great strides when it comes to my alcoholism, I also thoroughly enjoyed the evening, danced a lot, and had a ball. After the show, there was an interesting moment when a few of us began talking about Queer As Folk and one unnamed member of the band asked me – theoretically, of course – which members of Little Red I thought would be the sort to get bummed, and which members would be the type to do the bumming. Then everything went a bit gay for a while, which I blame on the Brian Kinney factor (that dude was enough to turn anyone – straight man, woman, and child – into an amyl sniffing homosexual). Then we all looked around awkwardly and resumed drinking. ANYWAY. If you live in Melbourne and would like to go to the last show at The Corner for Little Red, shoot an email to tips AT defamer.com.au and give me a good reason as to why I should let you have a double pass. I have three of the motherchuckers to give away, so you’re certainly in with a chance. Hell, even suggest a YouTube Clip Of The Day if you really want to win me over, but no matter what, get emailing! Little Red are AWESOME live and it’ll be a killer evening out. More »

Dwayne Johnson To Battle Theme-Park Obsolescence Gnomes in ‘Tomorrowland’ Movie

9:05AM STV | Apparently looking to expand the modest scope that exploited its Pirates of the Caribbean attraction as a nearly eight-hour, $3 billion-grossing trilogy, Disney now plans to mine an entire portion of Disneyland for the franchise of the future. Literally: The studio has reportedly commissioned a pair of writers to develop the script for a film based on Tomorrowland, with Dwayne Johnson attached to star as a minimum-wage ride operator whose fantasies of updating Star Tours lead to a thrilling adventure through the Lucas/Disney black hole of bureaucracy. Or… something. If Disney knows, its overlords aren’t talking: More »

Kim Kardashian Hates Hurt People

9:00AM STV | After an achingly long hiatus for all involved — especially for the celebrities observed below — Hollywood PrivacyWatch returns with the very special story of a traffic mishap gone horribly wrong, 90210 stars acting their age (unless you count drinking), and a not-so-quiet brunch. Our regrets for the time off — we’ll pick it up in the future. And remember: PrivacyWatch sightings are submitted by Defamer operatives fanned out far and wide, so keep your tips coming. Be sure to include “Sighting” or “PrivacyWatch” in the subject line — we want every furtive glance to count! More »

‘Denise Richards’ Cancellation: It’s Complicated

8:50AM Kyle Buchanan | Didn’t we almost have it all, America? Why, it was just a few weeks ago when we learned that E! had mercy-killed its celeb reality show Denise Richards: It’s Complicated, leading to cheers, emailed hugs, and exultant praise to God around the blogosphere. “Just when I think there’s no redeeming the entertainment industry as a whole,” said one of our commenters, “somebody makes a smart move like cancelling this famewhore’s piece of crap show, and I start to see a little glimmer of light on the horizon.” Get ready to bust out some candles, everybody: that glimmer’s gettin’ snuffed! According to Us Weekly: More »

‘90210,’ Here’s a Double Cheeseburger. XOXO, Penn Badgley of ‘Gossip Girl’

8:45AM Kyle Buchanan | Now that the all-consuming “Who’s the daddy?” question has been dealt with, 90210 watchers are finally forced to find other matters of interest, and there is no issue more talked-about right now than the weight of the show’s lead actresses. No, we’re not talking about Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth (and we’re still not talking about you, Tori): we’re talking about “Brenda 2.0″ Shenae Grimes and Jessica Stroup, who plays blog maven Silver. According to Us Weekly, the two are rarely seen eating, and even actor Penn Badgley from network rival Gossip Girl has weighed in on the girls’ too-thin figures (firing a shot across the bow at Los Angeles in the process): More »

Too-Wild Irish Rose: The producers of Rose …

8:40AM STV | Too-Wild Irish Rose: The producers of Rose McGowan’s new IRA drama 50 Dead Men Walking heard a strange ticking in their careers before calling in the bomb squad, publicly disavowing McGowan’s comments at Toronto that she would have joined the Republican cause in the ’70s if she had the opportunity. “Ms. McGowan’s views were private ones, and as such they greatly saddened the film’s producers,” they wrote in a statement, adding that they apologized for any distress incurred by the “people of Northern Ireland and particularly those who were victims of or caught up in the shocking events that existed during the conflict.” Still no apology from McGowan, however, who was reportedly busy preparing for Barbarella’s rumoured start in 2016. [THR] More »