Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Flotsam & Jetsam

Which Action Star’s Gay Make Out Session Is No Stunt?

11:44PM Brian Moylan | There are closets and then there are closets. One bald former big shot is relying on everyone keeping his man-on-man cavorting a secret. Also coming out, the skeletons about one star’s taste for hookers. Really? Do tell! More »
Flotsam & Jetsam

Melanie Griffith Is Bad And Good At Rehab

8:15PM Andrew Belonsky | Melanie Griffith’s drying out, an Amy Winehouse love letter sparks a lawsuit and Robin Williams may channel Susan Boyle. That — and more — in your Tuesday Gossip Roundup. Delicious! More »
Small Screen

Paula Abdul Finds New Gig

6:17PM Andrew Belonsky | With her Idol tenure officially over, Paula Abdul’s now banking on another gig: host of VH1’s Divas special. This year’s edition honours Kelly Clarkson, Jordin Sparks, Adele and Miley Cyrus. It’s far easier to be a “diva” these days. [Twitter]
Flotsam & Jetsam

YouTube Clip Of The Day II

4:53PM Jess McGuire | Reader Cameron is pretty much the patron saint of YouTube Clip Of The Day. I hope you all appreciate him! He sent me this video, so let’s wind up our workday with the Douchebag Anthem. More »
Small Screen

Attention Gossip Mags: Tina Sparkle Is Demon Free, Thanks Very Much!

4:45PM Jess McGuire | Yet another reason why no one in their right mind would want to be truly famous – you can’t enjoy the wacky roller coaster of emotions that is typically associated with a marriage break up privately, oh no. Expect to see yourself on the front cover of a national magazine alongside the word “DEMONS!”. Sonia Kruger, back me up here… More »
Music

Chris Martin Not Afraid To Tell Natalie Imbruglia Her Songs Are Crap

4:35PM Jess McGuire | It’s important for famous types to have solid friends who are willing to be brutally honest with them when it comes to the quality of their “art”, so it’s lucky for Natalie Imbruglia that she’s still buddies with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin – dude ain’t afraid of getting raw like sushi, know what I mean? More »
Online

Did You Know It’s Illegal To Use Your iPhone While Driving?

4:23PM Jess McGuire | Well, kind of. Apparently it’s illegal to use your iPhone as a GPS device. How do I know this? Clearly it’s got nothing to do with showbiz, and as far as I know there are no Home & Away starts currently behind bars due to iPhone satnav malarkey… Well, my interweb bro Nick from Gizmodo AU just gave me the heads up. Thankfully I am so poor that all I can afford is a cheap Woolworths purchased Nokia with the sudoku “feature” so this really doesn’t affect me, but it may affect you – head to Gizmodo AU for more details.
Flotsam & Jetsam

Ask Mamma Spaghetti!

4:02PM Jess McGuire | I’m glad Defamer Australia readers aren’t shy and retiring types. We’re still getting heaps of questions for Mamma Spaghetti each and every day, and Mamma Spaghetti is continuing to be kind enough to take a few minutes out of her busy schedule to answer your queries, so let’s have another installment of Ask Mamma Spaghetti! More »
Big Screen

Flying High

3:37PM Andrew Belonsky | Having made $US288 million stateside, Pixar’s Up will be distributed in 15 international territories.
Music

Don’t Give Up On Courtney Love’s Twitter Account Just Yet

3:05PM Jess McGuire | I used to enjoy reading Courtney Love’s MySpace blog entries back in the day (especially when she’d write about hanging out with Chris and Gwyneth!) and if I made the effort, I was generally able to translate her ramblings from Kookoo Bananas-ese to something vaguely resembling English. But her Twitter account? TOO MUCH WORK! But the brilliant Lorelei doesn’t want us to give up on Ms Love’s Twittering just yet. More »