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Mike White On Doing ‘The Amazing Race’: ‘I Felt Like Jason Bourne And His Old Gay Dad’
6:20AM Kyle Buchanan | Curious as to how Mike White (the multi-hyphenate behind films like School of Rock and Nacho Libre) ended up a contestant on The Amazing Race? White talked to Defamer about what exactly got him running. More »
A Tasting Guide to the GOP’s Hot New Pop-Culture Site, ‘Big Hollywood’
4:40AM STV | That “sold” sign on the Web space across the street from Defamer HQ finally came down today, with new, conservative neighbours Big Hollywood moving in at last. Let’s go meet them, shall we?
Answers Sought, Scientology Bashed in Jett Travolta Postmortem
2:37AM STV | Reactions to Jett Travolta’s death on Friday surged forth over the weekend, with paramedics, publicists, anti-Scientology advocates and the usual exploiters lending voices to the noise. We sort through it after the jump. More »
BREAKING: John Travolta’s Son Dies in Bahamas
6:05AM STV | The first tragedy of 2009, and an especially sad one: TMZ reports that Jett Travolta, 16, died today while on vacation with his father John and mother Kelly Preston. More »
Surviving ‘Rosie Live’ And Other 2008 Memories: A Kathy Griffin Fireside Chat
2:25AM Kyle Buchanan | Kathy Griffin isn’t just a frequent subject of our fair site—she’s also a Defamer reader. And so, who better for us to interview to help make sense of the crazy Hollywood year that was 2008?
‘I Had Radio in My Teeth!’: When Spielberg Met Warhol
4:31AM STV | The accompanying video really requires no comment beyond a statement of its simple, almost otherworldly concept: Andy Warhol interviews Steven Spielberg. On a hotel bed. Bianca Jagger looks on. And something is swallowed. More »
Australia Up in Arms Over Nicole Kidman Blowing
3:31AM Kyle Buchanan | Australia is SO MAD at Nicole Kidman right now. And it isn’t because she honoured her home continent with an eponymous bomb, or even because of her proximity to Fergie’s labia. More »
Hugh Jackman As Oscars Host To Render ‘Milk’ Win More Poignant
2:12AM Seth | The Oscars producers—that would be the dynamic Dreamgirls duo of producer Laurence Mark and director Bill Condon—opted not to go with our suggestions of Mickey Rooney or Korean singing sensation Dong as emcee. More »
