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World Mourns As Hugh Grant Is Diagnosed With Incurable Creative Differences

5:49AM Seth | Hugh Grant has abandoned Lost For Words, a comedy about a British actor who falls in love with his Chinese-speaking director, played by Ziyi Zhang. A spokesman blames creative differences—shorthand for, “Look, the script stank, OK? Imagine Music & Lyrics, but you can’t understand what the fuck Drew Barrymore is saying. I mean, more so than usual.” [Variety] Cartoon Network is developing NASTYbook—a children’s book series of twisted tales like the one about the “Internet-trolling witch”—into a CGI film, repackaged as Dr. Laura: The Movie. Eep! [THR] After the jump: Advantage, SAG! More »

Hugh Grant Is Still Feeling A Tit

9:35AM Clem Bastow | Poor old Hugh Grant; how the mighty have fallen from adorably floppy-haired, bumbling romantic comedy superstar – with a brief foray into not-so-adorably floppy-haired yet undeniably sexy cads – to something more closely resembling your sleazy uncle Frank. First there was the dorm full of barely-legals, now he’s been spotted out with a lady whose demeanour suggests he never quite got over Divine Brown. In short, Hugh, his “lady friend” – and another mystery bloke! – got up to a bit of hanky panky at the dinner table on a night out, feeling each other up (not to mention Hugh having his fingers sucked), much to the dismay of their fellow diners. Witnesses described the 47-year-old’s behaviour as “disgusting”, saying he appeared intoxicated but aware of the other man’s actions. Hannah Crow, a 30-year-old fashion buyer, told London’s The Mirror newspaper: “Hugh and the girl were completely going for it. It was brazen. But he didn’t seem to care. “Weirdly, the other guy tried to appear as if he wasn’t doing anything. “I’ve never seen anything like it. It wasn’t normal.” When quizzed about his late-night behaviour, Grant told journalists through his intercom to “F*** off”. “F–k off”? That’s the spirit, Hugh old chap! Though to be honest, he probably meant to say something like “F–k off, this bird’s chewing my fingers while standin on a bag of oranges wearing Cottontails and calling me ‘a very naughty boy’! I’m almost there you idiots!” Did you enjoy that little vision for your Monday morning coffee? You can thank us later. More »

6:50AM Defamer Hollywood | Hugh Grant bought an Andy Warhol painting of Liz Taylor in 2001 for $US3.6 million, which sold at Christie’s auction yesterday for $US21 million – less than the $US25 million it was valued at, but still a tidy profit of over $18 million. Those sums were dwarfed, however, by Lot 66401: Suri’s First Poop, which took in a staggering $US147 million from a private collector in Southeast Asia. [timesonline] More »

News Ltd’s New Carrier Pigeon System Brings You The News, Fast!

11:12AM Clem Bastow | Last Tuesday we alerted you to the fact that Hugh Grant had been getting amongst it – “it” being a whole bunch of barely legal lovelies – at St Andrews University in the UK. Today, News Ltd brings you the same story. Obviously this isn’t “news” of the ‘Election called’ or ‘Britney loses kids’ variety, but is it too much to ask for a little quick-footedness when it comes to local entertainment coverage? A few days is okay, but a whole week? Next News Ltd will be telling us that Brad and Jennifer broke up – say it isn’t so! More »

Hugh Grant Is Feeling A Right Tit

11:03AM Clem Bastow | Known for his love of classy “women” and public displays of “affection”, Hugh Grant has stepped it up a notch by getting amongst the barely-legal set at St Andrews University this past weekend – and we owe knowing about it to the magic of Facebook. At the university for a golf tournament, Grant left the official party and headed to the student bar, where things got hot – so hot that one of the lovely ladies involved thought her Facebook friends would like to know about it. Cecilia Hoffman, one of the girls nuzzling up to him in the photos, graduated from a Roman Catholic high school in the U.S. last year and has just started her second year at the Scottish university. Unhappily for Grant, she is also an avid Facebook fan, posting the pictures on the web probably before the hangovers had even kicked in. No word as to whether Grant was persuaded to join the “I Flip My Pillow Over To Get To The Cold Side” group or add the LOLCATS application during his time with the girls. More »

Agents Really Earning Their Ten Percent During Studio Stockpiling

6:00AM Defamer Hollywood | With the possibility of a disastrousâ„¢ writers strike (or, a little later down the line, a combined writers/actors/directors one) looming, THR notes that agents are sweating through their Armani as they try to panic-book clients into any movie that might provide a pre-labour-Armageddon commission. (One needs to look no further than the Reporter’s singling out of Jim Carrey, who’s collecting roles like a homeless man whose next meal is dependent upon his ability to accumulate a shopping cart full of “good enough” aluminium cans, to see how dire the situation is becoming.) Now that much of the top-flight talent is either booked or sitting the next few months out, the THR piece offers some big names who are still looking for jobs: So who’s available? Jake Gyllenhaal, Hugh Grant and Joaquin Phoenix are open for offers, as are Gwyneth Paltrow and Halle Berry. More »