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Jesse James Hollywood Does Not Have A Death Wish
11:41PM Hamilton Nolan | Remember the 2006 classic Justin Timberlake/ Emile Hirsch vehicle Alpha Dog, which captured our heart? Yes, well. It was based on an actual drug-related murder case. The trial is going on now. The suspect says he’s (mostly) innocent! More »
People
Levi Johnston Goes Hollywood
6:32PM the cajun boy | Levi Johnston, noted Palin daughter-nailer, has hired Tank Jones, “a size-58 suit-wearing black man,” to manage his career and be his bodyguard. He’s also developed an alter ego to help him destroy his Wasilla-ness and fully embrace douchedom—”Ricky Hollywood.” More »
People
William Morris Agency Mistakenly Leaks Its Salary Figures
7:22AM Hamilton Nolan | An executive of hotshot Hollywood talent agency William Morris made the mistake of faxing a memo containing the salaries of many of the firm’s highest-paid employees, and now it’s all up on the internet. Here’s how much they make (a lot): More »
People
Rahm Emanuel Will Send You To Gitmo If You Cross Ari
1:04AM Pareene | Superagent Ari Emanuel is the most powerful man in Hollywood, according to the New York Times. More »
Big Screen
Bret Easton Ellis Did Not Particularly Enjoy The Hangover
7:45PM the cajun boy | Novelist Bret Easton Ellis has a Twitter account that he rarely updates, except to review movies, and tonight he tweeted his somewhat predictable disgust for The Hangover and the simpletons surrounding him who actually had the audacity to enjoy it. More »
Flotsam and Jetsam
SAG Approves New Contract
12:48PM the cajun boy | SAG members voted 78%-22% to ratify a new Film/TV contract, avoiding a potential strike.
Small Screen
Desperate Chuck Fans In Futile Sandwich Frenzy
11:37PM Hamilton Nolan | NBC went and sold the most blatant product placement in TV history in its show Chuck, and what do you know, it worked! Not for Chuck; that shit is getting cancelled. But for Subway, yes! More »
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Layoffs At Variety, Parent Company
6:42AM Hamilton Nolan | After longtime Variety editor Peter Bart was eased out of power last week, the conventional wisdom was that major staff changes could be in store. And here they come, at the entire company. Layoffs! More »
Big Screen
John McTiernan’s New Movie: The Karl Rove Affair
1:08AM Pareene | Did you know that the prosecution of criminal Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano was an attempt by Karl Rove to derail Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign? It’s true, if you’re crazy! More »
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