Posts Tagged “Hollywood”
- The Jonas Brothers will take to the ice–sort of–when they help figure skating great Kristi Yamaguchi at her annual charity event October 12 in Phoenix. I’m sure they’ll get a warm reception–I just hope it’s not too warm…
- A pair of paparazzi trying to get pics of Britney Spears near her Studio City home Monday afternoon were arrested–for loitering on city-owned property. I’m sure those officers realize that these guys have a job to do–I just think the cops would prefer they do it trying to make babies laugh at Sears…
- Dark Knight star Christian Bale has denied allegations of assault made by his mother and sister in a statement made by his attorney after Bale was questioned by London police and then released without being charged. Maybe this is just a big misunderstanding–like they got mad because they think he’s deliberately not letting them get an autograph from Heath Ledger…
- The All-Star Game helped Fox win the TV ratings battle, as the game’s first 9 innings was the most-watched show last week. Of course, by the time the game actually ended, they were competing with a Billy Mays infomercial…
- The Hollywood Walk Of Fame is apparently in need of some serious TLC–the Chamber Of Commerce is trying to raise $4.2 million to repair and restore about a third of the Walk’s 2,365 total plaques. Raising money for damaged stars–sounds like a Lindsay Lohan benefit…
- A Long Island resident claims that Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels has stolen his ideas and used them in the show, insisting that Michaels "somehow" tapped into his private conversations. Considering that this guy has also been charged with stalking Michaels, his wack job credentials are definitely confirmed…
Tags: Britney Spears, Christian Bale, Fox, Hollywood, Saturday Night Live, The Dark Knight, The Jonas Brothers, TV ratings
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- Republican nominee-in-waiting John McCain has defended his opposition to a bill providing additional financial aid for veterans serving as little as 3 years, saying it will discourage soldiers from becoming non-comissioned officers. McCain makes a valid argument, only I’m guessing that 3 years in Iraq or Afghanistan is probably worth 20 anyplace else…
- NASA’s Phoenix Lander successfully completed America’s first-ever landing of a probe on the north pole of Mars Sunday, and has begun sending photos of the planet’s surface to help scientists determine if and when there might have been life on the planet. How long do you think it will be before we get some nice shots of Bugs Bunny’s Marvin The Martian?
- With diesel fuel prices rising faster than gasoline, trucking firms are adapting with lighter, more aerodynamic vehicles, using computer programs to map out the most efficient routes–and encouraging drivers to drive slower to increase fuel efficiency. But truckers’ biggest speed problem could be the kind that goes in their nose instead of the tank…
- Canada’s foreign minister, the US equivalent of Secretary Of State, has resigned after leaving classified documents in a non-secure location. This breach of security has led to revealing the nation’s most closely-guarded secret–it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ExxonMobil…
- Researchers are at work on the next generation of mosquito repellants that could work several times longer than the current standard. However, they’re having a few problems finding a safe setting for the Porto-Flame Thrower…
- Hollywood is mourning the passing yesterday of Sydney Pollack, who not only produced and acted in Oscar-winner Michael Clayton last year, but directed The Way We Were, Absence Of Malice, Tootsie, The Firm and Out Of Africa, where he won Best Director and Best Movie Oscars. Having worked with Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise and countless others, Pollack’s funeral may have more stars than the Oscars…
Tags: Canada, Gas prices, Hollywood, Iraq, John McCain, Mars, NASA, Oscars, veterans
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- Britney Spears‘ family accused Dr. Phil of abusing their trust by going public with his comments about her condition. Of course, abusing the trust of the Spears family is sort of like robbing a drug dealer–nobody outside of them is very upset about it…
- American Idol’s Katherine McPhee has joined Taylor Hicks and Reuben Studdard in the ranks of contestants without a label deal after being dumped by her record company. Their "15 minutes of fame" is getting a little closer to reality…
- Gossip about the very pregnant Christina Aguilera is that Friday is when she will have her baby via Caesarean section. For her, perhaps it’s What A Girl Wants…
- A court official has ruled to seal the records of the child custody battle between Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards in order to protect the couple’s two young children. They contain specific details about nannies and visitations that could compromise the kids’ security, not to mention some unflattering photos of Charlie and several female impersonators…
- NBC News, who will present the Golden Globe Awards as an hour-long press conference due to the ongoing writers’ strike, will air a 2-hour Dateline special hosted by The Today Show’s Matt Lauer featuring interviews with a number of nominees.
- Johnny Grant, Hollywood’s honorary mayor who presided over nearly 30 years of Walk Of Fame ceremonies, died of natural causes Wednesday at the age of 84. You may not be able to see a star there for him, but it’s for sure a few hundred of them are his…
Tags: American Idol, Britney Spears, Charlie Sheen, Christina Aguilera, Denise Richards, Dr. Phil, Golden Globes, Hollywood, Matt Lauer, NBC News, Reuben Studdard, Taylor Hicks, The Today Show
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- TV’s Dr. Phil is the latest addition to the train-wreck world of Britney Spears, as he attempted to talk with her at her parents’ request following her hospital stay Sunday–where she had been taken by paramedics after police were called to her home Thursday when she refused to turn her children over to ex Kevin Federline. Dr. Phil says she should never have been discharged, and Britney reportedly had no desire to talk with him about it–I’m thinking they both should have their heads examined…
- American Idol season 5 champ Taylor Hicks was given his walking papers by record company J Records–just a month or so after they cut loose season 2 winner Reuben Studdard. Maybe they could go into business together–how does Has-Beens United sound?
- United Artists, Tom Cruise’s film company, is reportedly close to coming to terms with striking writers, similar to the deal struck by David Letterman’s production company. The only difference between the two is the number of Scientology meetings the writers have to attend…
- An online poll of 1000 participants has chosen Reese Witherspoon as their most-liked celebrity, while Paris Hilton was dubbed both least-liked and most over-exposed. The irony here is that these same people will probably be bored silly with anything Witherspoon is up to, while salivating over every tawdry detail of Paris’ life…
- Betwitched star Elizabeth Montgomery, who passed away in 1995, was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame Friday. I’d like to think Samantha finally managed to cast a spell on them…
- A tabloid magazine reports that Leonardo DiCaprio has sprung for a Japanese toilet that set him back $3200. I’m told he bought it because it it’s Earth-friendly–so does that mean it nicely composts all of Leo’s doody or what?
Tags: American Idol, Britney Spears, David Letterman, Dr. Phil, Hollywood, Kevin Federline, Paris Hilton, Reuben Studdard, Scientology, Taylor Hicks, Tom Cruise
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- The battle to win the Iowa caucuses continues today, as both Democratic and Republican candidates are scrambling to gain any edge over contenders as the January 3 caucus date is now just over a week away. I hear that Mike Huckabee is finding out if he can become a Mormon and still drink coffee…
- Federal Communications Commission Chariman Kevin Martin is defending rules allowing single companies to own a radio or TV station and a newspaper in the nation’s 20 largest metro areas. So does this mean we’re in for a Washington Post Weekly Top Forty Countdown?
- A pair of studies have found that women recovering from anorexia seem to have trouble enjoying food and other life pleasures–and that it is likely due to genetically obsessive behavior that also led to their eating disorder. In other words, these women were literally wired from birth to not enjoy eating–much the same way I’m unable to avoid any food whose name has a consonant in it…
- Philadelphia mayor John Street is leaving his post with a $111,000 windfall, representing his pay increases from a bill he vetoed in 2003 but was overridden by the City Council–money he chose not to take while in office. I guess his high-mindedness ran out the same time his second and final term did…
- Police in Hollywood arested a man on drunk driving charges Sunday night who they found outside landmark Grauman’s Chinese Theatre dressed in a Santa hat, wig, red camisole and a purple G-string. What’s really unusual is the other forty guys dressed the same way were perfectly sober…
- Breweries across the US are facing shortages of barley and hops that may see the price of six-packs jump as much as a dollar. Our intern staff at the station is nervous–they keep trying to figure out how much that will be per keg…
Tags: beer, caucuses, Democrat, FCC, Hollywood, Iowa, Mike Huckabee, Mormon, Republican, Washington Post
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