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Lady Gaga releases country remix of “Born This Way”: better or worse?
Hot Guy Friday: Sixty Seconds to Dong
Rant: Madonna’s Raising Malawi charity is one gigantic fraud
Brad Pitt takes his family on a gator-filled “Cajun Encounter”
Mother Crackhead: Linnocent “has never wavered regarding her innocence”
Whitney Houston’s coke-snorting daughter Bobbi may get reality show
Jessica Biel is basically stalking Gerard Butler at this point
Marc Anthony coaches Jennifer Lopez during commercials on Idol
Will Ferrell is the new boss on The Office: who cried through last night’s episode?
Angelina Jolie is addicted to Angry Birds, but Jack Black can still beat her

Lady Gaga releases country remix of “Born This Way”: better or worse?

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:36 AM PDT

You know how I hated Lady Gaga's video for "Born This Way" and how the sheer forced-weirdness of the video might have influenced my thoughts on the actual song? Yeah, I'm going to have to take some of it back. First of all, three mornings in a row this week I watched the "Born This Way" video on VH1 while I ate breakfast, and while I still don't care for the video, the song is catchy in that particular way Gaga's songs are always catchy. So, I've already been singing it to myself all week. And now Gaga has dropped a "remix" on us. It's the country version of "Born This Way"! Um… is it okay if I LOVE this version?

Gaga debuted it on Twitter this morning, and the remix was co produced by Gaga and Fernando Garibay. I heart this version so much. It's so bluesy, and now I want Gaga to perform it on the CMAs or something. Hey, if they let Gwyneth in, why not Gaga?!?

Here’s the old version, for comparison:

Hot Guy Friday: Sixty Seconds to Dong

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:05 AM PDT

Timothy Olyphant. For my, my Overwhelming Olyphant Love all began when CB gave me an Amazon gift certificate. After browsing for a bit, I decided to blow my largesse on the Season 1 DVDs of Justified, the FX series starring Mr. Olyphant. I had been hearing such great things about the series, and I had caught a few minutes here and there, and I liked the premise: an Elmore Leonard-created character, a Kentucky-born-and-bred federal marshal who comes home to fight crime, and he keeps getting dragged into old, musty family dramas. Now, I was a general fan of Olyphant before Justified - I really, really enjoyed his work in Damages, but I wasn't, like, Fassbender-hot for him. After pouring through the Justified DVDs, though, I am completely enamored. He's got this long, wiry, panther-like body, and the man can wear a pair of jeans and a cowboy hat. He can wear just about anything, honestly. Or nothing.

Eric Bana. Usually, Bana doesn't get me all hot and bothered, but as I was looking through these photos, he was doing it for me. He has a really sexy little glint in his eyes, doesn't he? Naughty bastard. I've been thinking about Bana the past few weeks, and I didn't realize why he had come to mind. Then it occurred to me as I watching television - he's in the trailer for that new Cate Blanchett movie, Hanna. He's in the trailer for like a split second, and it took me two weeks to figure out that it's him. My sub-conscious was trying to tell me. And now my sub-conscious is telling me to drool over these photos.

John Leguizamo. Is John hot? Well, let me ask you this: is being insanely talented hot? While John has moments (days, weeks, months) of not really being all that sexy to look at, the man is crazy talented. I've seen his stand-up - it's not just straight comedy, it's more like one-man plays that involved comedy, drama, tragedy and hijinks. He's brilliant and crazy and wonderful. I love him.

Guy Pearce. I asked you bitches earlier this week if we should include Guy, and I'm so happy you agreed. We've done Guy a few times before, but he deserves more love. As I was looking up some of his older photos, I realized that I had forgotten how "pretty" he used to be. He used to be just a gorgeous man. Time, experience, and a drug addiction that he conquered took their toll, however, and he lost a bit of his prettiness. Thankfully, he stayed hot. Now he's just manly and filled-out and kind of an older sexy-pants.

Josh Holloway. Oh, I know I include him often enough. Holloway gets a lot of love around these parts. So I have a weakness for Southern hustlers with easy smiles and cute butts (see also: Timothy Olyphant, who isn't really Southern, but let's pretend). I'm adding him this week because there were new photos of him posing with book at some event. Just like Kate Bosworth! Only I think Josh was posing with book because the event had something to do with children's literacy. The Bos posed with a book because she’s a famewhore.

Garret Dillahunt. By repeated request, for some reason. Don't get me wrong - I like Garret, a lot. He's one of the best and most versatile character actors working today. Seriously, check out his IMDB page - he's done EVERYTHING. I've seen him in everything from Oscar-winning films like No Country for Old Men, to bit parts on Law & Order, to his current comedic gig on Raising Hope (he plays baby Hope's grandpa). What I will always remember him in, however, is his creepy turn in a show I absolutely loved, Life (starring Damian Lewis). Garret played the head Russian mobster/psychopath Roman Novikov. Anyway, enjoy:

Morris Chestnut (By CB) I’m not a fan of the skinny goatee, if you’re going to grow a goatee do it full and proud, but this guy’s gorgeous features make up for it. There’s nothing like a bald man who works the look with a little facial hair. Chestnut, 42, is a TV actor who most recently on V. I love the specs of gray in his beard and the way he’s undressing me with those eyes.

Bruce Willis (By CB) Speaking of hot bald men, here’s an action movie staple who hasn’t faded with age. Remember Bruce in the old days, working what hair he had left along with that sexy sneer? There’s something so powerful about him, like he knows what he wants and how to take ~~you~~ it. I still find him very hot.

Edgar Ramirez (By CB) Edgar is the baddie in The Bourne Ultimatum who fought with Matt Damon until the death in that gripping bathroom fight scene. He’s Venezuelan and is making a name for himself. There are rumors that he’s about to play a villain in the Superman franchise. Edgar needs some scruff and short hair to look his best, but he’s still adorable with floppy long hair, like the guy you didn’t take seriously in college and ended up having mind blowing drunken sex with.

Chris Hemsworth (By CB) What took me so long to notice this beautiful Aussie? Chris is Liam Hemsworth’s older brother at all of 27 and was in the Star Trek reboot. I’m disappointed to learn that he recently married actress Elsa Pataky, but I think it’s safe to assume that it won’t last. He’ll soon be on the market again, looking to drown his sorrows with a new girlfriend. He looks too scrawny in this shirtless pic, but I’m including it anyway, if only to imagine how much better he looks filled out and like a real man.

Matt Damon (By CB): Damon is my forever dong, my go-to fantasy, the guy I’ve found fascinating since I saw Good Will Hunting in theaters. He’s rarely made a dick move in public, (the whole dumping Mini Driver thing on Oprah was minor compared to what other actors have done) he’s grown into an admirable man, husband and father, and I love what an outspoken, funny guy he is. He will tell you his opinion and he won’t be pretentious about it. Damon is our dessert today and he’s creme brulee, the dessert of kings, the dessert that’s in a class by itself, crunchy and satisfying the outside, soft and delectable and melt in your mouth on the inside.

Photos courtesy of Fame, WENN, Vogue, Elle, Vanity Fair, GQ, Details, Esquire, Entertainment Weekly, Google Images.

Rant: Madonna’s Raising Malawi charity is one gigantic fraud

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 07:59 AM PDT

For years, Madonna's "charity" Raising Malawi has been mired in fraud, lies and simple bad business. Madonna has long been accused of using the "charity" as a front for Kabbalah, for exploiting Malawians, for wasting resources and for wasting everybody's time. While it's no secret that millions of dollars raised by the charity (at a high-profile fundraiser that brought out many of Madonna's friends) have gone missing, nor is new information that Madonna assembled a crack team of con artists and grifters to "run" the charity. Back in January, Madonna even announced that her planned $15 million Kabbalah girls' school had been scrapped, and since then, everything has been in a holding pattern. Now the New York Times has a new detailed report on everything that's gone wrong - you can read the full piece here. It's an interesting read about how a hyper-narcissistic celebrity was too oblivious, corrupt, stupid or inept to follow through on any single charitable promise she made, but merely showed up for the photo-ops.

A high-profile charitable foundation set up to build a school for impoverished girls in Malawi, founded by the singer Madonna and fellow devotees of a prominent Jewish mysticism movement, has collapsed after spending $3.8 million on a project that never came to fruition.

The board of directors of the organization, Raising Malawi, has been ousted and replaced by a caretaker board, including Madonna and her manager, officials with the organization said Thursday. Its executive director, who is the boyfriend of Madonna's former trainer, Tracy Anderson, left in October amid criticism of his management style and cost overruns for the school. These included what auditors described as outlandish expenditures on salaries, cars, office space and a golf course membership, free housing and a car and driver for the school's director.

Most strikingly, the plans to build a $15 million school for about 400 girls in the poor southeastern African country of 15 million — which had drawn financial support from Hollywood and society circles, as well as the Los Angeles-based Kabbalah Centre International, an organization devoted to Jewish mysticism — have been officially abandoned.

That prospective move set off a fierce backlash when first raised earlier this year, with Malawi officials saying they were stunned and asserting that Madonna was blaming management breakdowns because she had been unable to raise the money she had promised.

"A thoughtful decision has been made to discontinue plans for the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls, as it was originally conceived," Michael Berg, a co-director of the Kabbalah Centre and the co-founder of Raising Malawi, said Thursday in an e-mail to the center's members who had contributed to the project. The e-mail announced the replacement of the board of directors.

Madonna has lent her name, reputation and $11 million of her money to the organization that she founded with Mr. Berg. She has been a regular visitor to Malawi, attending at least two ceremonies at what would have been the site of the school in Lilongwe, and has adopted two children from the country.

On Thursday, in conceding the shortcomings of her charity, Madonna issued a statement saying she was still intent on using the organization, which has raised $18 million so far, to advance improvements in the beleaguered nation.

"There's a real education crisis in Malawi," she said. "Sixty-seven percent of girls don't go to secondary school, and this is simply unacceptable. Our team is going to work hard to address this in every way we can." She and her aides offered no explanation of why, given her high interest in the project, she had not noticed the problems as they began unfolding.

Trevor Neilson, a founder of the Global Philanthropy Group, which Madonna recruited last November amid signs of upheaval at her charity, said he told her that building an expensive school in Malawi was an ineffective form of philanthropy, and suggested instead using resources to finance education programs though existing and proven nongovernmental organizations.

Mr. Neilson said that an examination found that $3.8 million had been spent on the school that will now not be built, with much of the money going to architects, design and salaries and, in one case, two cars for employees who had not even been hired yet.

"Despite $3.8 million having been spent by the previous management team, the project has not broken ground, there was no title to the land and there was, over all, a startling lack of accountability on the part of the management team in Malawi and the management team in the United States," he said. "We have yet to determine exactly what happened to all of that $3.8 million. We have not accounted for all the funds that were used."

But in a statement, Madonna said she was pleased with other work that Raising Malawi had done in helping children in Malawi, even as she acknowledged its problems. "While I'm proud of these accomplishments, I'm frustrated that our education work has not moved forward in a faster way," she said.

Raising Malawi will not disband and will instead use its money in different ways to help the poor in a country where Madonna has sought to become a major philanthropic presence, foundation officials said.

[From The New York Times]

Some of you might suggest that I give Madonna a break, or that things simply happen and it's no one's fault. Bullsh-t. Madonna is a smart woman, and she's been able to make herself into one of the richest, most profitable pop stars and celebrities ever. The fact that absolutely nothing went right, that nothing got done, that none of Madonna's promises were fulfilled and that millions of dollars were lost, stolen or simply blown on dumb, useless projects, that all proves to me that Madonna simply doesn't care. That she was just doing all of this for attention, and that it was just some whim, some phase she went through to try to get more attention for being more like Oprah/Angelina/Clooney. She only cared about showing up for the photo-ops. She couldn't even care enough to donate her own money to the projects she announced, sending out a video asking for donations. Her apathy disgusts me, and her atrophied ambivalence regarding the promises she made to the Malawian people is criminal.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Brad Pitt takes his family on a gator-filled “Cajun Encounter”

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 07:28 AM PDT

These photos are a gift! When Brad Pitt had a day off from filming Cogan's Trade, he took his family for a "Cajun Encounter" - which sounds very much like Brad visiting a NOLA hooker/psychic for a BDSM "encounter" (New Orleans-style) that even Angelina wouldn't agree to (don't go there). But really, it involved gators. And family fun! The Cajun Encounters website put up this photo of Brad and the family's tour guide, and they described what went down:

Something pretty exciting happened last weekend at the camp… We were paid a visit by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt!

The two stars, along with their children, drove out to see the alligators during this gorgeous weather. (We can't say we blame them. It's perfect outside.)

As you would expect, they were very gracious and perfect guests on the tour. Brad even took a picture with our Jeff Rogers!

We can't thank them enough for their visit, and for what Brad has done for New Orleans through the Make it Right Foundation. We even pay homage to this by showing passengers Make it Right homes on our New Orleans city tours.

As for the team here at Cajun Encounters, we are all a bit star-struck. Don't worry, though, we're learning to get used to it.

[From Cajun Encounters]

Us Weekly had a story about this as well, claiming that the "encounter" took the Jolie-Pitt family through the Honey Island Swamp. A visitor told Us Weekly, "When the guide stopped to feed the alligators, one rose out of the water and snapped… the boys were so excited, jumping out of their seats!" Us Weekly also claims that it was after this "encounter" that the clan went on their paparazzi-friendly walk, and that when Brad got too far away from Angelina, she yelled "Daddy, wait for us!" Cute.

Photos courtesy of Cajun Encounters.

Mother Crackhead: Linnocent “has never wavered regarding her innocence”

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 07:11 AM PDT

Will the crack hilarity never end? At the end of April, we're now facing the first motions of The Crack Trial of The Century when our beloved Lindsay Lohan faces trial for her crack thievery and her multiple probation violations. Linnocent is still in NYC, as far as I know, with her mother and some of her siblings. There have been reports all over New York that she's still partying her crack off and back to drinking, if not drugging. Linnocent is celebrating her innocence, it would seem. Mother Crackhead agrees - she's given a new interview to Radar where she discusses her darling crackhead daughter's decision to not cop a plea:

Lindsay Lohan never had any intention of agreeing to a plea deal and accepting guilt for allegedly stealing a $2,500 necklace from a Venice Beach jewelers, her mom Dina told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive new interview.

Lindsay’s powerhouse attorney Shawn Holley formally notified the District Attorney and Judge Keith Schwartz on Wednesday that her client would not accept the plea deal, and although her team waited until the final hours to reject the offer, Dina said her daughter never even entertained the idea of copping a plea.

“She was never going to plead guilty to a crime she didn’t commit,” Dina told RadarOnline.com. “All along Lindsay has never wavered regarding her innocence.”

In a statement to RadarOnline.com, Holley said that many people felt Lindsay should take the plea, and advised her to do so, but that she was confident the Mean Girls star would be triumphant after having her day in court.

“Though many advised her to follow the safe route by taking ‘the deal,’ the truth is, Ms. Lohan is innocent; she has a strong defense; and we are confident that a jury will listen to the evidence fairly and acquit her,” Holley said.

Dina is also confidant with Lindsay’s decision and says that she is sure the surveillance tape from the jewelry store will vindicate her daughter.

“I saw the entire security tape, and it showed the necklace clearly being loaned to Lindsay,” Dina claims.

The 24-year-old actress will now appear in front of Judge Stephanie Sautner on Friday, April 22 for her preliminary hearing.

Sources close to the case tell RadarOnline.com that it’s likely only investigating officers will be called to court by Deputy District Attorney Danette Meyers at that hearing.

At the conclusion of the preliminary hearing, Judge Sautner will also determine if Lindsay violated the terms of her probation by being charged with a felony and deciding to head to trial, which alone could send Lohan back to jail for at least six months.

[From Radar]

Wait, what? "I saw the entire security tape, and it showed the necklace clearly being loaned to Lindsay." I haven't seen the full tape, but didn't it just show Linnocent putting the necklace on, her friend causing a distraction, Linnocent covering the stolen necklace with another piece and then walking out of the store? And while Linnocent may have been pleading innocence this whole time, her story has changed about a dozen times. Let's hear the version where she didn't realize she had stolen it and it's the store's fault for not catching her.

In other LINNOCENT FOREVER news, TMZ reports that another criminal case against Linnocent could be pending. Remember how Linnocent violently attacked a Betty Ford staffer who tried to get Linnocent to take a Breathalyzer when she turned up late for check-in? Yeah, the cops are "reigniting their investigation" according to TMZ:

Just when Lindsay Lohan thought her legal problems couldn’t get any worse … TMZ has learned cops are reigniting their investigation into allegations she attacked a Betty Ford staffer.

Sources connected to the investigation tell us … in the last two days, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office sent investigators to meet with key witnesses who were with Lindsay on December 12, 2010 — the night she allegedly got into a tussle with Dawn Holland.

We’re told cops told the witnesses they were conducting the investigation because the D.A. is still determining whether to pursue criminal assault charges against Lohan.

Sources tell us … investigators wanted to know if the witness could testify if it was Lindsay or Dawn who was the “aggressor” during that fateful night. They also wanted to know if the witness could describe any sort of injury Dawn may have suffered during the incident.

We’re told investigators also wanted to know if the witnesses would cooperate with authorities if the case went to trial … but sources say the witnesses wouldn’t give a definitive answer.

[From TMZ]

As far as that case goes, it does feel like it's too little, too late. Didn't Mother Crackhead already pay off Dawn Holland? Hasn't Holland already told prosecutors that she wasn't going to press charges? Yeah, the cops and the prosecution really bungled that one. Linnocent should have gone down for assault. Speaking of, that's the security footage I really wanted to see.

Photos courtesy of photographer Tyler Shields.

Whitney Houston’s coke-snorting daughter Bobbi may get reality show

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:48 AM PDT

The last we heard of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, 18, she was claiming to have been “set up” by an ex boyfriend after photos of her snorting cocaine on two different occasions were published in the National Enquirer. I’m sure he held a gun to her head and forced her to do lines. She was also photographed proudly holding an illegal semi-automatic rifle. That photo came out late last year.

Meanwhile Bobbi is launching some kind of music career, and is tweeting about how her first single is about to drop or something. She’s also tweeting about she’s in talks for her own reality show. Of course she is.

Amid rumors of drug addiction and a sex tape, the teenager might be laying her life bare on the small screen soon in her own reality show – news she Tweeted about on Thursday.

"PS EVERYONE ! Guess what ?! _ we are currently in the process of meetings about starting my very OWN! RealityShow!!" she wrote.

Her megastar parents also starred in their own controversial reality series, Being Bobby Brown, in 2005.

In 2009, Whitney came clean about her own battle over the years with drug addiction.

And photos recently surfaced of 18-year-old Bobbi allegedly snorting cocaine amid rumors of a drug problem, something she has vehemently denied, claiming she was "set-up" by an ex-friend.

But that doesn't seem to bother the young up-and-comer as she looks forward to the future.

"The world needs 2know me 4who I REALLY am_ U all will get 2see my everyday living_ walk with me thro startin my career. . EVERYTHING," she signed with happy faces.

"I would only want to do this reality show so THEWORLD can know me for me. The GodFearing_Young classy_outgoing_silly_ REAL women iAm."

[From Radar]

Maybe she’s as much of an oversharer as her mom and dad are, and we’ll hear all about her bathroom activities and personal issues. At least she didn’t make a sex tape to land a show. All she had to do was be herself, get photographed with guns and drugs and then incessantly complain about it on Twitter. I’m sure all the publicity over that mini-scandal only helped her.

Photos are from 2/12/11. Credit: Andrew Evans / PR Photos

Jessica Biel is basically stalking Gerard Butler at this point

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:35 AM PDT

A few days ago, Us Weekly reported that Jessica Biel and Gerard Butler might be starting some kind of torrid, grunting, bland affair. Well, they actually claimed that Gerard was all over Jessica and that she just wanted to be friends, insinuating that Gerard is pining away for her or something. Many predicted this turn of events - it's a really obvious move by Jessica's publicity team, hoping to encourage this image of Jessica as a sexy, fun girl who would attract the attention of a notorious ladies' man like Gerard. Because her standard image is of a desperate, clingy, psycho stalker who hangs onto whatever A-list guy she can find. And while Gerard might aim low, so to speak, for the easy pickings like Jessica, he's not pining away for anybody (except me, right?). Anyway, now People Magazine is even getting in on the mutterings about Biel and Butler:

Newly single Jessica Biel and new Playing the Field costar Gerard Butler were sharing dinner (literally!) while on a break from shooting their new movie in Shreveport, La. The two were eating at Tokyo Japanese Restaurant along with other members of their cast and crew. Butler ordered a green tea, and mostly picked off of Biel’s plate, the restaurant’s hostess tells us. But the social actor made the rounds, chatting up his colleagues (and fellow diners) before returning to Biel’s side.

[From People]

God, Biel's publicist is really pushing this potential Butler hookup hard, right? People was like, "Okay, we'll throw her a bone, but we're going to make it sound like he was mooching food and schmoozing the crew." Poor Jessica.

To make matters even worse, even E! News' Ted Casablanca isn't buying it, and he buys everything!

After reports yesterday surfaced that Jessica Biel was getting her revenge flirt on with Gerard Butler, we did some digging around as to what is going down on the set of Playing the Field. Jess and Gerry are filming together in Louisiana and have been seen out flirting on four occasions, according to Us Weekly. So is it lust, love or both?

According to set sources, nothing has happened between the two (yet).

“They have never had dinner alone,” dishes an insider in Louisiana. “They are always in a crew of people on the film.”

Still, that doesn’t mean these two hotties couldn’t sneak away, right?

“There is no romance or relationship,” insists the source.

A rep for Biel did not return our calls for comment. Got it.

Just saying, if Jess didn’t feel like resisting Gerard’s charm for too long we wouldn’t judge. Who says they need to have a relationship? Or romance for that matter. Celebs have needs too!

As we said yesterday, friends of Gerry’s said he was not looking to settle down anytime soon.

So who would you all like to see Ms. Biel with next?

Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis are gearing up for a press tour together, where their fab chemistry is going to be flaunted everywhere—we cannot wait!

It’s only fair that Biel finds herself an equally hot counterpart to cavort around with for a while. We suggested Bradley Cooper. Can you all do better?

[From E! News]

Why am I starting to think that Gerard reacted with horror when he realized Biel was trying to cling to his jock, privately and publicly? Is anyone else getting that impression? Either Gerard is being kind of rude, or one-on-one, Biel comes across like Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction. Take your pick!

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Marc Anthony coaches Jennifer Lopez during commercials on Idol

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:10 AM PDT

I’ve been catching American Idol occasionally this year, but I haven’t kept up with it because it’s just so long. Some of the episodes are like two hours and I have better things to do than sit there through so much filler and dramatic music. You can fast forward, I know, but I always feel like I’m going to miss something. They need to repackage that show for the YouTube generation and stop trying to squeeze so much out of it.

Spoiler for last night’s episode
Anyway the guy who got voted off last night by the voting public, Casey Abrams, was saved by the judges after what was undoubtedly a lot of hand-wringing and dragging out of the process. (There will be two eliminations next week to make up for the save.) The ginger-bearded Abrams was sick this season and was hospitalized twice for ulcerative colitis. He was still allowed to compete after all he went though and generally comes across like a nice guy with a solid voice. Abrams will have to do more to win over the audience if he wants to stay on.

In this week’s Enquirer there’s a story that claims that judge Jennifer Lopez’s husband, Marc Anthony, comes up to her and gives her input on commercial breaks during American Idol. He does it so much that he’s supposedly considered like a “fourth judge” on the show. Here’s what the Enquirer says:

“J.Lo wants to be the most thoughtful and helpful evaluator on ‘Idol’ and Marc is her No. 1 adviser,” an insider divulged.

“He’s been huddling with Jennifer on her picks at home and on breaks during the show. His input truly influences her decisions…”

Marc - the top-selling salsa artist of all time with 30 million albums - attended a number of “Idol” auditions and has either been in the audience or his wife’s dressing room for each live show, the insider revealed.

“What TV viewers don’t see is that during commercial breaks, Marc often leaves his seat and meets with Jennifer at the judges’ table to discuss how the contestants are doing and influence her comments,” the insider said. “If it were up to him, he’d have a fourth chair right next to his wife, Steven and Randy.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, April 4, 2011]

This really bugs me, because I find it unfair. Anthony is a musician and I can understand him influencing Lopez’s decisions on the show with a few conversations at home, of course they’re going to talk about it. He shouldn’t be interrupting her at work like that and trying to influence what she says. The judges’ comments do make a difference.

It seems surprising to me that he would be at her job every day. I’m surprised these two are even still together.

Photos are from 1/17/11, 2/13/11 and 12/22/10. Credit: WENN and Fame

Will Ferrell is the new boss on The Office: who cried through last night’s episode?

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:06 AM PDT

Okay, I have barely been watching The Office this season, just because… you know, I have other junk to do, other stuff to watch and the show really isn't that good anymore. But I had seen the promos that last night's episode was going to be "The Proposal" and since Bones was a repeat, I watched it. I was shocked to find myself crying for a good five minutes! It was a beautifully written episode, and they gave fans of the show the perfect Michael Scott proposal. And I simply love Amy Ryan - she's such an incredibly gifted dramatic actress, and she's so wonderful and dry and moving in this role of a funky, sweet, cheesy HR rep. I don't want to spoil it for those who haven't watched it yet, but it's really, really good, and they gave Michael Scott a really good reason to leave the show.

So, yes, Michael Scott/Steve Carell is leaving, and there has been endless speculation as to who would replace him. I had my money on Will Arnett, alum of Arrested Development and one of my favorite guest stars on 30 Rock (he was on last night's 30 Rock too, as was Oscar-winning screenwriter AARON SORKIN, which was one of the most awesome things ever). Anyway, it turns out that Carell's replacement is… Will Ferrell! Well, Will is coming in for four episodes, after that, who knows? Show runner/producer Paul Lieberstein (Toby!) tells Deadline: "We are proud to continue The Office’s tradition of discovering famous talent… and we hope that once America gets a good look at Will, they’ll see what we see, tremendous raw sexuality.”

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Angelina Jolie is addicted to Angry Birds, but Jack Black can still beat her

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 05:34 AM PDT

This is a very amusing story in this week’s National Enquirer, who try to make a mini scandal out of what should be just a laughable anecdote. Supposedly Angelina Jolie is addicted to the number one game on iTunes like so many of us, Angry Birds. She’s been playing it nonstop during breaks on the set of Kung Fu Panda 2, and the crew is scared to play her because she’ll make them play until she beats them. She also is said to get so into the game that she’ll “scream and yell and make screechy bird sounds.” I hope she taunts her opponents with those smug “heh heh heh” grunts that the pigs make when you miss them. Those are my favorite even though you’re trying to blast those suckers.

Angelina Jolie is so obsessed with the video game “Angry Birds” that the cast and crew of “Kung Fu Panda 2″ were terrified she’d peck them to death!

The 35 year-old star played the addictive game nonstop during breaks from doing voice work on the animated film, sources say, and her competitive drive wreaked havoc on the set.

“Angelina’s completely consumed with ‘Angry Birds.’ If she had even 10 minutes of downtime, she’d challenge anyone to a quick game,” a set insider told The Enquirer.

“She’d get so into it that she’d scream and yell and make screechy bird sounds. The crew was scared to beat her because if they did, she’d demand a rematch.”

The “Angry Birds” vidieo game, in which players use a slingshot to launch birds at evil pigs - has taken Hollywood by storm…

On Angelina’s movie set, actor Jack Black… was the only person willing to challenge [her], said the source.

“The last thing anyone wanted to do was tick off the biggest movie star in the world, but Jack just ate up all the tension,” said the source. “He’d beat Angelina three out of four times and then razz everyone else because they wouldn’t play with her.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, April 4, 2011]

The people at the Enquirer need to actually play Angry Birds before they write pieces like this. There’s nothing shameful about wanting to smash those pigs. It’s a great game and I know plenty of other people that love to play like we do at my house. My kid even convinced me to buy him a plush toy of that puffy red bird, and it’s his favorite stuffed animal. It’s a great game and I bet Angie’s kids get into it too, with Maddox the reigning champion. You know that Maddox mops the floor with everyone else.

On another note - they’re still working on Kung Fu Panda 2? I thought that was coming out this summer. (Moms pay attention to these things.) I just checked and it has a release date of May 26 this year. No wonder they don’t want Angelina to get distracted during work time. They need to finish that movie already.

Oh in case you’re not familiar with Angry Birds - here’s a link to a video showing the game.

Photo of Angelina from 12/16/10. Photos of Angelina with Jack Black from Kung Fu Panda premiere at Cannes on 5/15/09.