Saturday, March 31, 2012

The Superficial - Because You're Ugly

The Superficial - Because You're Ugly


The Most Important People on The Internet: Volume 2.14

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 08:55 AM PDT

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Welcome to this week’s installment of The Most Important People on The Internet where one of you clearly used some form of incredible witchcraft to point out that Paris Hilton looks exactly like George Hamilton’s Gay Zorro if Gay Zorro owned a chicken cutlet factory. My mind is officially blown. On that note, everyone needs Read More ...

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Chevy Chase And Community Creator In NASTY Feud! Actor Might LEAVE The Series!

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 12:40 PM PDT

Wow. This is BAD.

Although Chevy Chase plays the inept, sometimes-villainous Pierce on Community, it appears that the actor himself may not be any better than his fictional, sitcom counterpart - and a feud between he and series creator Dan Harmon has escalated so much that the future of role on the series may be coming to an end!

According to multiple sources, the actor has been notoriously difficult since day one, and walked off the set of the series on the last day of shooting last month without filming one of his scenes - the apparent close-out of the series finale - for which he claimed to not have received the script, while other assert he simply did not find it funny.

Later, during the wrap party, Harmon reportedly got up and not only scolded the actor in front of his wife and daughter, but encouraged the cast and crew to join him in saying "fuck you" to him! In response, Chase left the party, and left his boss an equally nasty voicemail, which has now leaked onto the internet!

Listen (below)!

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Yeesh! NOT. PRETTY!

Especially as you can hear people openly laughing on the recording of his voicemail!

Obviously, Harmon had a good time letting others listen to Chevy's message!

Such a shame, though! Pierce is a fantastic character, and if he ultimately gets the boot because of all of this, he will certainly be missed!

But honestly, we're more concerned with the fate of the series than we are with Chevy's involvement with it! We just want it back for a fourth season!

What do U think?? Team Chevy or Team Harmon??

[Image via WENN.]

Patrick Stump Leaves Music Behind - To Guest Star On House!

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 12:20 PM PDT

Looks like he's expanding his creative horizons!

We approve!

Patrick Stump recently announced that he was taking a break from the music biz for a bit, and it appears that for the time being, he's going to be giving acting a try - as according to the press release from an upcoming episode of House, he'll be guest-starring!

We Need the Eggs airs on Monday, April 16th, and the former Fall Out Boy singer will reportedly be appearing as a character named Micah!

And we hope he's not the case of the week, because whomever it is will be crying tears of BLOOD!

Yuck!

Ch-ch-check out the full episode description...AFTER THE JUMP!

[Image via WENN.]

MONDAY, APRIL 16

--"HOUSE" - (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

PA: Viewer discretion is advised.

THE TEAM DISSECTS DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIPS ON AN ALL-NEW "HOUSE" MONDAY, APRIL 16, ON FOX

House and the team take on the case of a man who starts tearing blood. Meanwhile, House is interviewing for a new favorite hooker, since his current favorite, Emily, has decided to get married and leave the business. Desperate for Emily "companionship," House teams up with his "wife" Dominika to sabotage Emily's budding relationship in the "We Need the Eggs" episode of HOUSE airing Monday, April 16 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (HOU-817) (TV-14 D, L, S)

Cast: Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House; Robert Sean Leonard as Dr. James Wilson; Omar Epps as Dr. Eric Foreman; Jesse Spencer as Dr. Robert Chase; Peter Jacobson as Dr. Chris Taub; Odette Annable as Dr. Jessica Adams; Charlyne Yi as Dr. Chi Park

Guest Cast: Karolina Wydra as Dominika Patrova; Patrick Stump as Micah; Kevin Christy as Henry; Amy Davidson as Molly; Alexis Raben as Wendy; Noelle Bellinghausen as Emily; George Sharperson as Harris; Nik Isbelle as Amy; Beckie King as Debbie; Malana Lea as Fawn; Elizabeth J. Carlisle as Butter Scotch; Eddie Pepitone as Operator; Laura Carpenter as Cindy; Bobbin Bergstrom as Nurse

The Hunger Games TOPS Box Office For Second Week In A Row!

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 11:40 AM PDT

May the box office numbers be ever in their favor!

Although both Wrath of the Titans and Mirror, Mirror debuted in theaters yesterday, The Hunger Games, which premiered on March 23rd, is still number one, and is projected to earn $64 million this weekend alone, putting its total, 10-day domestic gross at around $250 million!

Titans, however, only brought in $11 million yesterday, while Mirror is expected to debut somewhere between $22 and $24 million!

Not bad! It's the only PG movie out right now, so we wouldn't be surprised to see it do well!

But we're SO THRILLED with Hunger Games!

Certainly deserved, given the quality of the film, wouldn't U say?!

Sophia Bush Revisits Her Old One Tree Hill Sets In The Upcoming Series Finale!

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 11:20 AM PDT

The end is here for One Tree Hill - almost!

After nine seasons and multiple cast changes, the two hour, self-titled series finale is set to air on Wednesday night, and although original castmember Hilarie Burton will not be reprising her role as Peyton for the end, viewers WILL get to see her character's old bedroom!

Well...sort of!

Ch-ch-check out this preview clip of Sophia Bush re-visiting a mock-up of the old set on her character's husband's series adaptation of the town's semi-autobiographical novel, An Unkindness of Ravens (above)!

Wow! We can't believe it's really been that long!

So surreal! On so many levels!

And very bittersweet! It's going to be tough saying good-bye to this CW staple!

Don't U think??

Keith Olbermann Fires BACK At Current TV! Will Be Filing LAWSUIT!

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 10:40 AM PDT

Uh-oh! He is NOT taking this news well!

Keith Olbermann was fired yesterday from his show Countdown on Current TV, after the network's Al Gore called him disrespectful and disloyal to viewers, and now, the commentator is firing back, claiming those statements to be so untrue that he's going to press charges against them!

He says in a statement:

"I'd like to apologize to my viewers and my staff for the failure of Current TV.

Editorially, Countdown had never been better. But for more than a year I have been imploring Al Gore and Joel Hyatt to resolve our issues internally, while I've been not publicizing my complaints, and keeping the show alive for the sake of its loyal viewers and even more loyal staff. Nevertheless, Mr. Gore and Mr. Hyatt, instead of abiding by their promises and obligations and investing in a quality news program, finally thought it was more economical to try to get out of my contract.

It goes almost without saying that the claims against me implied in Current's statement are untrue and will be proved so in the legal actions I will be filing against them presently. To understand Mr. Hyatt's 'values of respect, openness, collegiality and loyalty,' I encourage you to read of a previous occasion Mr. Hyatt found himself in court for having unjustly fired an employee. That employee's name was Clarence B. Cain.

In due course, the truth of the ethics of Mr. Gore and Mr. Hyatt will come out. For now, it is important only to again acknowledge that joining them was a sincere and well-intentioned gesture on my part, but in retrospect a foolish one. That lack of judgment is mine and mine alone, and I apologize again for it.

It goes almost without saying that the claims against me implied in Current's statement are untrue and will be proved so in the legal actions I will be filing against them presently."

The truth of the ethics of Mr. Gore and Mr. Hyatt will come out."

Wow! That's some serious shiz!

We have a feeling that this is going to become a whole lot uglier before it gets resolved, too!

What do U think?? Team Olbermann or Team Gore?

[Image via WENN.]

Paris Hilton BANS Australian News Station From Interviews After Being Asked About When She's 'Not Famous!'

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 10:20 AM PDT

Oh boy! Here she goes again!

Paris Hilton is currently down-under promoting the opening of a brand new club, however, she'll most likely be getting more attention for her antics during a recent interview with Channel 7's Sunrise and reporter Edwina Bartholomew, whom she essentially banned from ever getting screen time with her again - as she did NOT take kindly to a question regarding her life "after fame!"

Yes, that's right!

She was actually OFFENDED by the inference that she may not be famous someday!

Ch-ch-check out the full segment (above)!

And she REALLY thought that they wouldn't turn right around and air everything anyway?

Duh! That is much more interesting a story than her in town for a club appearance! Ha!

Punk'd And Pauly D Top The Thursday Night Ratings!

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 09:40 AM PDT

This is exactly what we like to hear!

YEEAAAAAAHBUDDY!

MTV's rebooted series Punk'd and their new Jersey Shore spin-off, The Pauly D Project, premiered Thursday night to some seriously STELLAR RATINGS!

According to the numbers, the celebrity-pranking show earned a 2.7 P12-34 ratings, with a total of 3.2 million total viewers during its 10pm premiere, while the reality star's solo effort pulled a 2.72 P12-34 rating and 2.9 million viewers at 10:30pm!

Furthermore, they were both the top social series of the evening, as they garnered the most trending topics on Twitter!

Hellz to the yes! VERY impressive, indeed!

We have a feeling these two will NOT be going anywhere anytime soon!

THREE Win The Mega Million Jack Pot!

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 09:20 AM PDT

You had a better chance of being struck by lightning, but the odds were certainly in the favor of THREE very lucky Mega Millions ticket holders last night, who who all selected the winning numbers 02-04-23-38-46 - and will now share - the $640 million PRIZE!

Which means they'll be each taking home around $213 before taxes!

Apparently, the winning numbers were sold in Bed Rud, Illinois - by someone using Quick Pick to select his or her numbers - Baltimore County, Maryland - where someone picked up their ticket from the store, and then in Kansas!

Amazing!

Can U imagine just pretty much being handed that kind of money - out of EVERYONE who went nuts trying to win!

Congratulations are certainly in order!

Spend that moolah wisely, guys!

Mia Wasikowska Is Madame Bovary

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 08:40 AM PDT

For the first time, Hollywood is adapting Gustave Flaubert's masterpiece Madame Bovary, and producers have cast Alice In Wonderland's Mia Wasikowska to play the titular character.

The classic French novel has seen screen incarnations in the UK over the years, but this is the first time it's getting the American treatment. It follows Emma Bovary, the wife of a doctor, who has adulterous affairs and lives beyond her means to escape her boring life.

The young actress has already played Jane Eyre, so we doubt she'll have a problem with this period piece either.

Does this sound like a movie U would want to see?

Celebs Who Look Great In Their 60s!

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 08:20 AM PDT

Regardless of botox or plastic surgery at this point, these folks have some seriously good genes!

And it's keeping them looking GREAT!

Ch-ch-check out a photo gallery of HAWT celebrities in their 60s...HERE!

Ch-ch-check out a photo gallery of HAWT celebrities in their 60s...HERE!

Ch-ch-check out a photo gallery of HAWT celebrities in their 60s...HERE!

Ch-ch-check out a photo gallery of HAWT celebrities in their 60s...HERE!

Ch-ch-check out a photo gallery of HAWT celebrities in their 60s...HERE!

[Image via WENN.]

Cele|bitchy

Cele|bitchy


“Ashley Greene’s DKNY ensemble isn’t all that awesome” links

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 10:27 AM PDT

Ashley Greene

Ashley Greene's DKNY ensemble misses the mark. IMO. [Moe Jackson]
Who should play Nora in The Thin Man? Sidenote: I think Amy Adams is a FAR superior actor than Isla Fisher. I could see Emily Blunt, though. [LaineyGossip]
There will be a sequel to Twins. And Eddie Murphy was just cast. [Dlisted]
Game of Thrones isn't just for nerds. [Pop Sugar]
Justin Bieber is changing music. 4 Eva. [Evil Beet]
Horrible photos of Katy Perry with black hair (it's a wig). [Yeeeah]
Emma Stone & Andrew Garfield are still super-cute. [Celebuzz]
Everybody loves Elizabeth Banks. [Pajiba]
Zooey Deschanel talks about big sister Emily. [The Blemish]
Ginnifer Goodwin has a new boyfriend. Sigh… [A Socialite Life]
I kind of like Mireille Enos's dress. [Go Fug Yourself]
Oooh, PBS will be airing Great Expectations soon! [ICYDK]
Spike Lee settled with the family he helped terrorize. [Videogum]
What did Rick Santorum almost say? He started to say "ni…" [Gawker]
See, this video kind of makes me like Newt Gingrich. [OMG Blog]
Spain's prostitutes go on strike. [The Frisky]
Orly Bloom & baby Flynn look cute. [Celebrity Baby Scoop]
Miranda Kerr still works with Victoria's Secret. [IDLITW]

Ashley Greene

Ashley Greene

Jon Hamm covers Esquire UK: “I’m no Ryan Gosling, I don’t aspire to be that.”

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 09:38 AM PDT

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I don't understand the women who say "I don't get Jon Hamm." What's not to get? The man is fine. The man is talented. The man is intelligent. The man is not a boy. The man is not some vapid meathead. The Man is The Hamm. You know what I love about Mad Men's success? The fact that the show is wildly successful outside of America too. Personally, I love so many British shows and movies, and I love that the UK is responding a big way to the quality, content and production value of Mad Men. It makes me proud to be an American! And I shall salute The Hamm (Dong). Anyway, Hamm covers the May issue of Esquire UK. The interview is predictably awesome:

On Don Draper: “There is no Don Draper. Don Draper was blown up in a ditch in Korea. That whole ‘Be Don Draper’ thing, I feel it’s… sad. This is a fundamentally f**ked up human being.”

On the sweetness of his success: “It’s certainly sweet. There’s a lot of talk about, ‘Oooh, you’re so sexy!’ If people put that mantle on you, fine, but you take it with a wink and a pinch of salt. At 41 I’m like, give me a break, man, I’m no Ryan Gosling. And that’s fine. I don't aspire to be that. That's not my jam.”

On using his own struggles with grief and depression to play Don Draper: “If the audience is picking up on some kind of ‘lost’ vibe I’m giving out, then great. I hope that lends a deeper resonance. It’s not anything I'm doing consciously. All we can do as actors is bring our own personal experience to the role. My mother died when I was 10, so I did have far more experience of being raised outside my family than I had from my own home, probably. But who cares?”

On seeing a shrink aged 20 after the death of his father: “Talking to anybody helps. Talking to your friends helps. But your friends are your friends. They’ll tell you what you want to hear. The shrink doesn't sugarcoat it: ‘Hey, you're f**ked up. Do this, this and this. Don’t do this anymore.’ It’s a wonderful third-person perspective that you get from an analyst. It’s invaluable, I think.”

On first reading the script for the Man Men pilot: “I remember picking it up. Mad Men: sh-tty title. AMC: network no-one’s ever heard of. Two strikes. Then I read it. I said to her Jennifer, 'This is the best pilot I've ever read in my life.' She's going, ‘What?’ That's never the response to a pilot. Sometimes, at best, you’re like, ‘Hey! It’s not terrible!’ And I just thought, ‘I have to be in this show.’ And thus began the long, winding road to getting cast.”

On fame impinging on his life: “Obviously you can’t go tear it up and act like an idiot, but at a certain age you should probably stop doing that anyway. I’m not that interesting to follow around. I don’t fall down and you can't see up my skirt.”

[From HuffPo UK]

Did Jon Hamm really just say "that's not my jam"? And what's with all of the Gosling-namechecking lately? I never thought Gosling was that popular amongst dudes, but he's been getting a lot of love lately. Weird. But Hamm is correct – he's no Ryan Gosling. Jon's appeal is completely different and, in my opinion, better. Ryan is "the cool RA". Jon is "The Classic American Man."

Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm

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The Young, Black, and Fabulous

The Young, Black, and Fabulous


RUN IT: LaLa Anthony VS. Fergie In GIVENCHY

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 09:58 AM PDT

IT'S A GIVENCHY FACE-OFF!  Decide if reality chick LaLa Anthony or singer Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson rocked this curve inducing colorful Givenchy Resort 2012 frock the best...

LaLa Anthony first rocked this polychromatic, fitted Givenchy frock for her appearance last week on "Fox & Friends" in NYC.  She threw her hair into a a sleek, high bun while smoking out her eyes and offering up a pink lip.  The 32-year-old reality star kept the jewelry to a minimum with a pair of diamond studs and a few thin gold bracelets.  But La was anything but minimal with her sky high nude, black & coral Louboutin Summerissima sandals.

Fergie also rocked this curve-hugging Givenchy dress while celebrating her 37th birthday in Las Vegas last night.  She hit the carpet at 1 OAK at the Mirage Hotel & Casino with her blonde tresses flowing big and wavy.  Her jewelry was also kept to a minimum with just a ring, in order to let the sky blue hues and coral & hot pink florals and printed studded belt printed around the waist take center stage.  Fergie topped off her birthday look with simple black pumps and a shiny black clutch.

So...

WHO RAN IT?!

Kerry Washington Gets SCANDALOUS In West Hollywood + Rihanna Makes A Tokyo Landing

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 08:50 AM PDT

 

Gorgeous actress Kerry Washington was spotted out in LA yesterday doing promo rounds. See her pics, inside plus pics of Rihanna touching down in Japan.

YBF chick Kerry Washington was spotted amongst her fans at The Grove in West Hollywood, California yesterday.

Wearing a long black shirt-dress and eyepopping red booties, Kerry nearly caused a scandal with her look.  Not a fan of shirtdresses.  Always looks like somebody forgot their pants.

The actress was there to promote the debut of her new ABC series "Scandal" (April 5) with an appearance on "Extra."

 

And in Tokyo..........

Rihanna was spotted arriving at Narita International Airport.  She's in town for her big official Battleship premiere.  She kept it casual in a light grey maxi skirt and grey sweatshirt and Converses:


 

And she signed autographs for her fans upon arrival.

Later on, Rih posed in her Rodarte sweater in front of the fab view in her hotel room tweeting,

'She thinkin phillipe I'm thinkin Ramen noodles.' 

 

Photos via Louie Angelo/WENN/Marcus/Spalsh News 

 

BEACH DAY: Mel B. Takes Angel & Madison For Fun In The Sydney Sun!

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 07:52 AM PDT

Beach, sun, & FUN!  The new host of "Dancing With The Stars Australia" & hot spokeswoman for Jenny Craig Australia is showing us her fab mommy hustle.  And we can't forget her gig on "X-Factor Australia" as well.  Mel B. was spotted on the beaches of Sydney with her two youngest daughters Angel Iris & Madison

 

Pics inside...

Looks like 4-year-old Angel wasn't feeling all the sand in her hair and face.  But as any good mommy would do, Mel multi-tasked and cleaned up the little one while doting on her other little one.

And Ms. Angel was back to her beach dancing.  Clearly this one loves to ham it up for the cameras.  How cute!

Mel tweeted a pic of 7 month old baby Madison enjoying the beach and her big sis.  Awww. 

After the beach day the fam, sans papa Stephen, headed home--accompanied by a male friend/fam/security.  Not sure about flipping off cameras in front the kids though....

Looks like the girls still had some fun times.  Not sure how Mel finds the down time, but she indeed makes the most of it.  

Pics via SPLASH/Mel's Twitter

RAPPERS' DELIGHT: Lil Kim Gets CATTY In New Promo Pic+Jay-Z & His iPad Hit The Streets Of New York

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 05:24 PM PDT

Lil Kim just dropped her new promo pic.  And in a skin baring catsuit, she's sharpening her cat like skills and ASSets.  Hope this works for her this time.  Check the pic, plus Jay-Z & Blue Ivy's bed getting a special delivery, inside...

After dropping her new singles "Keys To The City" and "If You Love me" recently, Lil Kim is tapping into her sex kitten skills and crawling on the floor in a mesh detailed catsuit and boots.

You feelin' it?

 

In other rapper news:

New dad Jay-Z was spotted making his way to his Manhattan office...with his iPad in tow.  Wonder which apps he has.

Dude loves his Timbs and denim doesn't he? 

And speaking of Jay, his baby girl Blue Ivy had a special delivery to MaMa Beyonce's office yesterday:

 

Looks like she'll be spending naptime and playtime right next to mommy's desk in her own bed.  Gotta love it.

 

And what did Auntie Rih Rih have to say about the perfect princess?  While talking to Capital FM in London during her Battleship promos this week, Rihanna gushed about Blue Ivy when she was asked if she'd met her yet:

"Yes I have!  She's, it's unreal. It's unreal!

"You couldn't get more perfect than that child, she's beautiful.  And she really is Jay-Z's twin. It's hilarious. She's beautiful!"

Sweet!

Pics via SPLASH

Oh, There You Are Persia White...

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 01:40 PM PDT

We haven't really seen Persia White since her earthy boho days as Lynn on "Girlfriend."  But with a role on CW's "Vampire Diaries," chick has been out promoting more than usual.

 

Check out the pretty gal inside hitting up "The Wendy Williams Show"...

The 39-year old actress, who also has a teen daughter named Mecca, was spotted arriving at "The Wendy Williams Show" in NYC yesterday.  Persia rocked a cute black dress with eyelet detail, and still looks fab these days:

 She tweeted pics with both Wendy & today's other guest, Charlie Sheen, saying, "Back stage with Charlie Sheen on the Wendy Williams show today. Charlie is such a beautiful and charming man!"

Persia plays "Abby Bennet Wilson" (Bonnie/Kat Graham's mother) on season 3 of CW's "The Vampire Diaries."

Check out Persia discussing her "The Vampire Diaries" role (we'll update with her Wendy Show appearance once it hits the net):

Pics via SPLASH

Chicago's Male Urban Prep Academy Sending EACH Of Its GRADS Off To College...AGAIN!

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Chicago's Urban Prep Academy (an all-male charter school) just pulled a THREE-PEAT announcing that ALL of their graduating seniors have been accepted into four-year colleges! Get the deets on this fabulous feat inside.....

Some folks have no faith in the educational system, but Urban Prep Academy on Chicago's south side must be doing something right.   Once again, 100% of its 2012 graduating seniors are heading off to college in the fall. And by the way, this school is the only all-Black, all-male public prep school in Chicago!

This is the third year in a row that the school has achieved the feat thanks to hard working teachers, dedicated parents, and of course...the amazing students.

The school started with kids whose futures had been left for dead by their public schools: Only four percent of the school's incoming freshmen were reading at grade level when they arrived on campus.

Urban Prep CEO Tim King says the school is so successful because of dedication, saying:

"We devote time and energy to those students so that they understand they can do well and they can have success if they modify their behavior."

And don't assume this is just a fluke.  83 percent of Urban Prep's 2010 graduating class re-enrolled for a second year of college.  Now this is good ish.

Loves it and congrats to the fellas!

Baseball Cash King Matt Kemp Talks $160 Mill Contract In FORBES + LaLa's Bestie Po Rocks PYNK Magazine

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 10:49 AM PDT

MLB star Matt Kemp isn't just known for nabbing Rihanna at one point.  He also nabbed an eight year $160 mill deal from his bankrupt team, the L.A. Dodgers.  And FORBES is talking about just how he did it while Mr. Kemp covers the April 9, 2012 edition.  Check it, plus LaLa Anthony's lovable bestie Po Johnson rocking the pages of PYNK magazine...

Now this is some serious cash.  Guaranteed cash.  27-year-old Matt Kemp has a guaranteed 8-year contract with the Dodgers for $160 milli.  And despite his team (now owned partly by Magic Johnson) being bankrupt, professional baseball is now leveraging television rights all the way to the bank.

The cutie baller is covering the new issue of FORBES magazine.  And here's an excerpt from his story:

The cable companies, the TV networks and incoming team owners alike are taking some risk with the new TV economics of baseball. That’s why most of the regional sports networks have been structured with an equity component—they’re sharing the risk.

There is one group, however, that gets a sure thing from the local broadcasting windfall: star players.
Mega-television deals, after all, are based on the underlying assumption that the team will be competitive—or that, at a minimum, it has some drawing power. So marquee players, the kind that a team can use to *market itself, suddenly find themselves in a better position than ever.

That’s how the Los Angeles Dodgers–a bankrupt baseball team–gives a young star player, Matt Kemp, an eight-year, $160 million contract, even when he isn’t a free agent.

Kemp is a terrific player—the 27-year-old outfielder led the National League in numerous offensive categories last season and finished second in Most Valuable Player balloting.

For the bankrupt Dodgers, headed for sale at auction, a long-term contract with Kemp represented an asset rather than a liability. The team’s enormous valuation is predicated on the ability of the new owner to quickly negotiate a deal worth more than $3.5 billion over 20 years with a regional sports network. Locking up Kemp was an implicit guarantee that Dodgers broadcasts in the foreseeable future would be marketable and, one hopes, worth watching.
A similar rationale drove Arturo Moreno, owner of the Los Angeles Angels, to pay the biggest free agent on the market—Albert Pujols—$240 million over ten years, despite a recent drop-off statistically as *questions swirl about his actual age (remember: baseball contracts are guaranteed). No matter: Moreno now has a face for his franchise—and for Fox Sports West, which recently agreed to give the Angels $2.5 billion over 17 years.

And the players themselves? “It’s great to know I’m going to be here for the next eight years,” says Kemp. A $160 million guaranteed payday has a way of making a man feel like that.

Nice!

And if you love Po Johnson from "LaLa's Full Court Life," check out her brand new PYNK magazine spread.  She cleans up well:

 

Here's the highlights:

On her love life:
"I'm not dating anybody, I'm not seeing anybody, I'm not fucking anybody, I'm not sexting anyone. I am on pause in regards to a relationship zone. I’m very much married to music. I don’t even have the time to be emotionally responsible, and I feel bad, but it is what it is."

On living on camera:
"Once you expose yourself for everyone to see, it's like walking around naked in front of your lover for the first time. Why do you need to be nervous the second and third time?"

On accepting herself:
"You have to be like, “Fuck it, this is me. I like crawfish and crabs. I’m 5'4''. I’m from the south. I had a stuttering problem. And I want be a fucking artist. My name is po. Fuck you if you don't like it.” Once you let those inhibitions go, everything else is irrelevant. I owe it to the audience that's watching; I owe it to all those little girls; I owe it to all those people who feel like geeks and weirdos, I owe it to them to let them know that this is cool. You don't have to be a part of the masses. What everyone sees on TV is me celebrating the fact that I've owned that. I'm not going to apologize for who I am, and I'm not going to apologize for who I want to be."

On her music:
"It’s always been funky, but poppy and fun — very much teen angst. Everything I've always wanted to say, I'm going to say it through my music. If you take punk, pop and the streets, and put it together, that's what my stuff sounds like. Think of Cee Lo as a female artist or No Doubt, but a lot more urban.

I am not signed to anybody right now, so I feel like this is a good time for me to be uninhibited. In regards to artistic limitations, I have none. I want to be very honest about who I am. As eccentric, crazy, and out of the box as I am, I'm still very relatable. What's the point of doing it if you're not relating to anybody?"